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Traveler Removal jmadarang at 12:49pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/872 1985 H34. I would like to remove and replace my original equipment Schaffer traveler with a Garhauer
1983 Hunter 22 Trailer project complete. (4) flagbag at 11:27am 03.21.16 Smaller Boats 23/4637 Recently adopted '83 Hunter 22 on tandem axel trailer. Looks to me like the trailer needs help, but
Prop size 2001 H410 Jim D at 11:14am 03.21.16 Big Boats 3/745 Hello I am looking at a Martec folding prop to replace the fixed prop. Reason to stop the spinning s
1981 Hunter 22 Furling Jib Question Flakeypuff at 10:55am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/824 We are looking to add a furling jib to our recently purchased Hunter 22. We are thinking of buying
new owner questions...help lindacc at 9:44am 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/525 Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug on the stern for a 192 O Day? Also how do you disconn
12" Fluorescent light fixture replacement? (1) pateco at 9:43am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/7318 I have been going through the boat and replacing all of the incandescent bulbs with LEDs. Now I wish
heat exchanger rintys1 at 9:11am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/474 where can i buy a heat exchanger for my hunter27 2006 Yanmar 2ym15 i have $1700 quote.
37.5 quadrant cover garethreeves at 8:44am 03.21.16 Big Boats 1/585 My quadrant cover (stretches from under helm seat to bottom of the pedestal) had a core repair job t
T.V. reception lee oakley at 8:18am 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 45/3249 Hello everyone, My copilot cannot leave home without watching t.v. so has anyone tried the HD TV ant
mystery vent question Craig Cook at 5:42am 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 23/3559 I was running the instrument wire from the chart plotter to the VHF this past weekend and was thread
Chipped Gel Coat near keel hanger thetailwind at 4:42am 03.21.16 Catalina 22 4/911 Hello, I just completed a major project of refinishing my swing keel on my 87 cat 22. In the process
What size trailer winch Greengas at 4:35am 03.21.16 Trailer Sailors 6/2876 I am looking at replacing the very old winch on my trailer. My boat is a Macgregor 25 that displaces
8 bells Bad Obsession at 11:30am 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 11/886 I haven't seen anyone else post on it so I will post on it. Jim passed yesterday. I was told that
What is Listen Back Mode? rpwillia at 7:22pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2133 Was looking at the manual for a Horizon GX2200 AIS Radio. It mentions a "30 Watt PA/Loud Hailer with
Line for Mast Raising System Greengas at 7:16pm 03.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3676 I, well my son and I actually, built our own mast raising system and it works pretty well and was ve
Cockpit Drain - Update - Update Greengas at 6:17pm 03.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/9088 So I was working underneath the cockpit seats and looked towards the transom and noticed that I coul
Y25 Masthead Rebuild : The Ups and Downs (4) Syntonos at 4:16pm 03.20.16 Yamaha 0/1025 Ok, what was planned for 3 days took 7 due to weather and extra time required figuring out how to st
We are in desperate need of help with the swing keel on our 25 foot Catalina Terrypengra at 3:27pm 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1168 We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can
Raymarine 125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:14pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/500 has anyone changed the small battery inside the raystar 125 gps sensor ? How did it work out for y
Raystar125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:11pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 6/980 anyone chnge out the small battery inside a raystar125 GPS sensor how hard is it to do?

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Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 6:55am 03.25.24 Those Imtra markers look very interesting. Fit in the chain link. Nothing to rub against the gypsy (
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... (1) JamesG161 at 6:50am 03.25.24 I had phone call with @knotclewless . Here is his set up.
Boom AngelM at 6:37am 03.25.24 Lots of boats were totaled iin your area a couple of years ago you can probably find a used boom if
Rode for Desolation Sound Hello Below at 6:36am 03.25.24 Pricey little beggars but I have used these chain markers for 12 years and never lost a one. A guess
Boom AngelM at 6:36am 03.25.24 Yes a blast, and no-one will offer ideas and local riggers kinda useless. You have given me a great
Boom kloudie1 at 6:34am 03.25.24 Lots of boats were totaled iin your area a couple of years ago you can probably find a used boom if
Adler Barbour Power Plate kloudie1 at 6:25am 03.25.24 The Power Plate is the (replaces) evaporator.. The gurgling is a solution inside that freezes when t
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... smokey73 at 5:59am 03.25.24 I chose to use a stainless steel main sprocket, drive socket on the drive and stainless steel chain.
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... smokey73 at 5:50am 03.25.24 There was an extensive discussion about it awhile back. There is picture of the Rotary drive in the
Boom jssailem at 5:34am 03.25.24 Not sure what reply you seek. It appears you are rebuilding a boat that was manufactured in the late
Simpson/Lawrance Horizon 1500 Windlass (1) jssailem at 5:18am 03.25.24 It appears to me that the chain specification is supplied in the manual. It is dependent on the Gyps
Rode for Desolation Sound dLj at 4:54am 03.25.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 4:44am 03.25.24
Replacing a frozen autopilot Terry Cox at 4:26am 03.25.24 Has anyone replace one of these before and which model did you use? Our 1991 P42 original Autohelm
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? IWannaGoSailing at 4:02am 03.25.24 @Tally Ho That's a great suggestion! I'm heading to Fort Myers next week and plan to scout out a few
M-12 Oil Change StanleyJ at 3:56am 03.25.24 Jssailem: Is your Universal engine a M-12? It was my understanding that the alternator bracket upg
Simpson/Lawrance Horizon 1500 Windlass Jim Legere at 3:47am 03.25.24 Most of the SL 1500 sold in NA had a gypsy spec'ed for 3/8" BBB chain. I'm not sure 3/8" Gr 43 will
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:18pm 03.24.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 7:40pm 03.24.24 Through a deck fitting. How else? that was my original plan but I could not see a way to get a 3 i
Replacing a frozen autopilot JamesG161 at 6:55pm 03.24.24 Hunter passage 42. Very same issue here... Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... you both n

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