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2006 Hunter 36 Galvanic Corrosion Frank Reinhart at 6:44pm 10.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/483 I recently bought a 2006 Hunter 36 and having some serious galvanic corrosion issues. I put a new pr
Universal M 12 Diesel Engine StanleyJ at 6:14pm 10.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1249 I have a quick question folks. I launched my boat late this year (July 15, 2016) and will pull it o
How Do You Adjust a KBW10 Tranmission? robertsapp at 4:39pm 10.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/6387 We're pulling our Kanzaki KBW10 transmission and shipping it off to be rebuilt. The unit seems to sh
Installing Hydraulic steering kimelmore at 4:31pm 10.24.16 Big Boats 5/1489 Our current new to us boat is a Catalina 380. It came with an older Autohelm autopilot mounted on th
Rotted post in 1983 Oday 25 cabin (3) ddooher at 3:55pm 10.24.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3247 129453 On a 1983 Oday 25, the wooden post at the bulkhead separating the V berth from the rest of th
Hunter 42 P cockpit cushions Gary Bush at 3:25pm 10.24.16 Big Boats 6/1196 Just purchased the Passage W/O cockpit cushions. Any ideas on best place to get them? The boat is i
Winter Boat Cover - Cotton Duck or Acrylic Coated Woven Polyester? Ward H at 3:24pm 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2588 Two winters ago I made my own frame and cover using the Kover Klamp system. Cost about half of what
How to Scare your neighbors (4) pclarksurf at 1:28pm 10.24.16 Catalina 22 40/10429 Seriously wish I could have captured the eyes wide open stares that I got from folks driving by this
All internal halyards on early 70's C22? LooseDiamond at 1:21pm 10.24.16 Catalina 22 4/994 Just acquired a derelict C22 with a nice galvanized trailer. Needed the trailer to replace my old n
Seldon headstay attach fitting failure (1) TimHunter340 at 12:14pm 10.24.16 Bavaria 4/8289 I have a Bavaria 46 sailboat. We were out sailing yesterday and had a Forestay failure. It turned
The stern tube size for a 1998 Hunter 410 Perfect Excuse at 11:21am 10.24.16 Big Boats 0/385 Does anyone know the diameter of the stern tube for a 1998 Hunter 410. The shaft is 1 1/4 inches. I
Recovering cushions Bill and Kathy McDonald at 9:27am 10.24.16 Catalina 22 23/3078 The cushions in our 75 C-22 are pretty ragged. Pretty sure the material is not marine quality and t
Keel winch drum kclancy at 8:18am 10.24.16 Catalina 22 0/272 The C22 Tech Manual suggested that when replacing the keel cable to also increase the diameter of th
Splashing her this week jlillie at 8:08am 10.24.16 S2 12/1386 Well, its been awhile since i've posted here but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. The time is
321 Ignition system woes AdamCermak at 7:59am 10.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2753 Folks, I've had an intermittent problem with the ignition system on my '99 321, and am looking for
Hydraulic fluid leak at helm madmike50 at 7:09am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 1/279 My Morgan OI33 is leaking hydraulic fluid from around the helm wheel seal. Anyone know how to replac
Owners manual Morgan madmike50 at 7:03am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/412 Anyone have a Morgan OI33 you would part with?
Boat Without Autohelm - Your Thoughts 51RD55 at 5:34am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1983 It looks like we found a boat to replace our current boat but it does not have an autohelm and we ar
Wire sources? Justin_NSA at 5:58pm 10.23.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1530 I would have thought it was easier to find. I'm looking for marine grade, 22/3 wire. I'm rewiring my
Sails on board Coddiwomple at 5:07pm 10.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1061 Hi sailing world, we are taking off next year from Ontario Canada, through the trent system then the

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Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 04.24.24 Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle, hold his finger right off his hand.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:03pm 04.24.24 Yes. And those had best not be zinc. In Chicago they should use Aluminum or Magnesium. :beer: Mag
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Not perfect launch day... dlochner at 2:55pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 Tally Ho at 2:55pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 anelso29 at 2:46pm 04.24.24 Ralph Thank you for your response! I purchased the prop shaft from this website, as it was listed
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 04.24.24 What's the approximate weight? Off the wooden spool its about 10lbs
Not perfect launch day... Ralph Johnstone at 2:44pm 04.24.24 Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're paying
Keel getting corrosion Tally Ho at 2:38pm 04.24.24
70 FT of LIFE LINE twodzusfittings at 2:32pm 04.24.24 Where are you located? dj Northern Delaware, but my boat is in Georgetown on the Sassafrass
Instead of PropSpeed twodzusfittings at 2:17pm 04.24.24 I cleaned my prop and shaft support two years ago, down to clean brass. Shiny like gold. Acetoned it
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 04.24.24 If it were me, i'd cancel the charge with my credit card company and let PKYS fight to get it back.
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Hayden Watson at 1:37pm 04.24.24
Keel getting corrosion dmax at 1:35pm 04.24.24 Maybe - was this area exposed (not sealed)?
Not perfect launch day... (3) Tally Ho at 1:24pm 04.24.24
Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 1:16pm 04.24.24 This sucks. If they are willing to screw over a customer with suck a minor part, how are they going
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:08pm 04.24.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it an
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:07pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 1:04pm 04.24.24 According to the PYI site: "The Max-Prop Easy is a step forward in Max-Prop design. This propeller

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