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Rudder packing material on Hunter Cherubini kito at 11:15am 01.30.16 The Cherubini Hunters 34/7036 I need help again on my H30. I want to replace the packing on my rudder. As far as I can tell, it lo
FCC online nightmare 25yearslater at 8:49am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 107/17535 Is this some kind of bureaucratic joke? I finally broke down and bought a VHF radio. Next trick is
Question for Florida sailboat owners - haulage in storm? Bryan9 at 7:53am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1769 We're thinking about moving to southwestern Florida (Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor) and bringing our
Water filtration for FW tank ? deltaten at 7:04am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1476 Scenario: I religiously and scrupulously clean and disinfect my 40 gal. tankage at every filling. Th
Morgan 43 1985 - 4 vents question ricorrea2002 at 5:52am 01.30.16 Ask All Sailors 4/405 Hi fellows, This is my first post in this forum. I'm happy owner of a Morgan 43 center cockpit year
Vertically battened gibs for Beneteau 37 S4iln at 9:05pm 01.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1194 We are replacing our gib and are considering a vertically battened one. As I understand it, this wil
How would you cover this up? (1) Bad Obsession at 3:47pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1527 This is a shot of the two holes near my sink. The sink slides in and stows away (thus the folding t
Hinged Step Mast on Skipper 20 mermaid104 at 3:36pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/844 Does anyone have any experience with installing a hinged step mast on a Skipper 20? I am too old to
What size Starboard? Bad Obsession at 3:25pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/842 I have to replace something that a P/O did to my boat. There is a piece of exterior grade plywood t
Need help with spreader tip and boot (1) kito at 2:50pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 25/3918 And yet another question on my 79 H30 project boat. I was going to get some spreader boots and was w
One of THOSE days Bad Obsession at 2:46pm 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1215 I went down to the boat to do some work on her despite the snow on the ground. The day already star
cubic sq. ft. of Hunter 33.5 palmbeachboater at 1:51pm 01.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1403 Does anyone happen to know what the cubic sq. ft. of the cabin is for a Hunter 33.5 (1992)? Adding
Hunter 31 Bilge Hose Replacement Dfisher at 1:44pm 01.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/733 As things usually go, when I was replacing my bilge pump on my 86 H31 today the bilge hose that goes
Fix the Fixed Ports pateco at 8:25am 01.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/5296 In an older closed thread Fixed port repair Steve Deon wrote: I got this information from the Hunter
Email notifications of new posts (2) Phil Herring at 8:16am 01.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1005 This is only of interest for users who rely on email notifications of new posts to a thread you star
Tachometer signal from alternator George Da Porge at 3:56am 01.29.16 Catalina 30 2/1810 In 2104 I had engine pulled to put in new tranny. The tach/hour meter was original (1990). When en
Does anyone know of this boat? Eroc at 3:46am 01.29.16 Catalina 30 2/743 I am trying to locate a 1989 Catalina 30 that was purchased by my family new in CT. We sold it in 19
Tach - Alternator connection (1) RAD88 at 8:00pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1955 Is it possible to hook up a tach to this alternator?
Low Stretch Hi Tech or Polyester for Sheet Lines Ward H at 6:55pm 01.28.16 Ask All Sailors 19/5308 I'm upgrading from a polyester double braid line to a dyneema core low stretch line for my main haly
Fixing seal on sailboat windows (1) Armyaviation at 5:52pm 01.28.16 Trailer Sailors 20/8312 i am redoing the seals on my American 21 cabin windows. They originally had silicon around them and

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replacement of glue-in fixed ports Hayden Watson at 3:14pm 09.17.23 @Hayden Watson , this picture may clarify my question a little better than the previous example. S
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (2) Hayden Watson at 3:13pm 09.17.23 Thanks for your write up (it goes into my collection) as your fixed port mountings are 100% identic
Macerator "stalling out" Rich Stidger at 2:48pm 09.17.23 Finally, I found that the through hull was not opening. Was your failed thru-hull a bronze unit o
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior JoeWhite at 2:36pm 09.17.23 I am not new to this problem. In my case the alternator bracket was broken or cracked allowing the a
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 09.17.23 to the volume of air moved. Here is a quicky overview of mine : 219967 219969 219970 219972
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 2:01pm 09.17.23 I am with Tedd and Ralph on this issue. Outside air directly to Alternator would be far better than
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior sorcererdog at 1:57pm 09.17.23 Yes--will check this out. Thanks
Legend 43 stock propellor Rick D at 1:50pm 09.17.23 I have my old two-blade sitting at the fireplace as decoration off my 40.5. It is exactly as you des
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 1:46pm 09.17.23 Firstly, welcome to the site. This sounds like a partial short in your temperature switch (alarm) c
Push Button Starter Testing sailcapt340 at 1:45pm 09.17.23
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Rick D at 1:43pm 09.17.23 FWIW, about 15 years ago, I put on a Garhauer rigid vang. It's wonderful, and comparatively econo
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Terry Cox at 1:42pm 09.17.23 Why are there two. Hi Dan. You're welcome. The lower one is a fiddle turning block that attaches t
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Rick D at 1:42pm 09.17.23 Hunter 40.5 1994 Went for an afternoon day sail today and now it appears that my topping lift has
Macerator "stalling out" Rick D at 1:37pm 09.17.23 I don't use the macerator much since I do not often get greater than 3 miles offshore. When I last
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.17.23 @Hayden Watson , this picture may clarify my question a little better than the previous example. So
Macerator "stalling out" Rich Stidger at 1:28pm 09.17.23 @Rich Stidger what kind of hose did you use? It is just 1" ID vinyl hose from the hardware store
310 questions from a potential buyer jssailem at 1:28pm 09.17.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:21pm 09.17.23 Crazy epilogue event, can't believe your boat almost sunk after all that. Yes. I have decided she
replacement of glue-in fixed ports (4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.17.23 Thanks for your write up (it goes into my collection) as your fixed port mountings are 100% identica
23.5 unsinkable??? CrispyCringle at 12:33pm 09.17.23 The last thing Id worry about is a 23.5 sinking. But if I was in salt water I wouldn't take it far a

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