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H3083 danners at 6:24pm 09.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/605 It's true. I not only took out a 20 year old water heater but found another 32 year old water heater
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:49pm 09.22.15 Ericson 1/2520 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
Sheave sizes (and diagram) Kenyon Mast 4873 Dempster1 at 4:36pm 09.22.15 Ericson 0/1118 Hi all, I am at my wits end and seeking a diagram and information on the sheave sizes, pin sizes,
how does one define a "blown out" sail? (1) RussC at 3:58pm 09.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/13592 I've only been sailing for about one year, perhaps 40-60 hours on the water. I started out with a Sn
Spinnaker type? chrisings at 3:44pm 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 3/716 Oh wise internet forum folk, I seek your guidance. When we bought our '83 Catalina 30 2 years ago
On-Air Meetup steve stark at 11:52am 09.22.15 SSB and Ham Operators 17/3513 I know everyone is always busy, but I wonder if it might be nice to schedule a 1-time meetup on HF
Converting long shaft to Ultra long flynhi4u at 11:37am 09.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/4925 We just bought a one year old Tohatsu 4 hp 4 stroke for our hunter 20. We have a 2 year old Nissan 3
Spare Propane locker dimensions H380 bigbrownpilot at 11:24am 09.22.15 Big Boats 8/1899 I just bought a Lehr 5HP propane engine for the dink, and want to store a propane tank in the spare
Removing A Cutlass Bearing & Prop Nelsonhow at 10:58am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 25/7426 This winter I need to replace the cutlass bearing on my H-30 (1" shaft). I'd like to do this withou
depth finder/knot meter combo AUDIS BROW at 9:54am 09.22.15 Bigger Boats 5/1683 I just purchased a 1987 272 Oday. It has a knot meter that I suspect is not working properly. It at
Vent line kinked Ken Cross at 9:30am 09.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 In January we purchases a 1989 Hunter 30 and I finally got around to troubleshooting a restricted fu
Labor Day Lopez Island (4) willsnow at 9:21am 09.22.15 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/2389 My Fiance' and I did a 4 day circumnavigation of Lopez Island over Labor Day Weekend. It was perfec
Oday 322 Sanitaion hose fireman416 at 8:28am 09.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1218 Does anyone know how long the sanitation hose from the head to the holding tank is and is the pump o
Winter layup, 2008 Hunter 27-3 Craig Cook at 7:54am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/988 Any tips on pulling the mast on a 27-3? It appears that the spreaders are below the mid-point on th
Net tonnage and name change Bino at 4:13am 09.22.15 Catalina 22 5/944 We want to change the name of our boat- name and hailing port- that we purchased a few years ago. I
Rudder Bearings Beach Bum at 3:14am 09.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/640 I will remove the rudder and open it up during winter. The foam inside rudder is wet and foam needs
Bow roller on trailer - causing minor damage Macboy at 9:49pm 09.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1028 The PO installed the front roller mod on our trailer but if you miss it and come up just on the side
How does a prop shaft break? (1) THECUSCUS at 7:43pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 28/12696 Discovered my prop shaft sheared off. We motored for about a half hour, no abnormalities . Then sa
Folding prop P35????? THECUSCUS at 7:17pm 09.21.15 Pearson 0/727 Feathering prop P35????? Anyone have a feathering prop on their P35? If so what brand and what siz
Importing from Canada tricyclerob at 7:11pm 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1888 I'm considering buying a 28' sailboat on a road trailer that's in Canada and importing it into the s

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Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Terry Cox at 7:07am 12.31.23 Not sure how to recharge them. Have you done this before? I didn't know they were rechargable. Goo
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? kappykaplan at 6:19am 12.31.23 Try Bacon Sails: Sail search page
Wood species dlochner at 6:16am 12.31.23
Worst holding tank install ever JBP-PA at 6:10am 12.31.23 One would assume the green is overboard discharge. Perhaps the owner wanted to sail somewhere holdin
Wood species john6206 at 6:08am 12.31.23
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? dlochner at 5:56am 12.31.23 This spot on river is only place in Midwest where usually boats can be left in thru cold winter T
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 5:44am 12.31.23 This Red Wing spot on river w warming from power planet is only place in MN where usually boats can
Wood species sailme88 at 4:26am 12.31.23 Why not reach out to Warren Pandy at Catalina (727) 544-6681. Quite possible they either have blank
Wood species shemandr at 7:54pm 12.30.23 If you hang around some wooden boat building sites, you'll see a bewildering assortment of woods whi
Wood species dlochner at 7:00pm 12.30.23 Looks like teak to me. Matching teak can be difficult because there are many varieties. As much as p
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 dlochner at 6:55pm 12.30.23 I have mine plumbed through a macerator and then to a through hull for overboard discharge when 3 m
Wood species jssailem at 6:43pm 12.30.23 Teak is always a go to wood for its resistance to water damage. There is no magic wood. You can use
roller furling replacement jssailem at 6:37pm 12.30.23 I have the Harken MKIV unit 1. Love it. Smooth. Easily maintained.
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement George Braun at 5:05pm 12.30.23 on our 2008 H36 we also have NovaKool units. Air-cooled, that's why the compartment behind the unit
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:36pm 12.30.23 Terry is correct about recharge, and the unanswered questions. There is no info provided on the age
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 4:28pm 12.30.23 Hi Dan. Different model boat, but if it were mine, first I would determine the draw from each unit,
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Alan Gomes at 4:14pm 12.30.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all,
Quick Question - What is this, a cupholder? Tally Ho at 4:07pm 12.30.23 I had an old Autohelm 4000 auto-pilot that mounted on a mount like that in the cockpit. I moved the
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 4:05pm 12.30.23 There is precious little info out there about plumbing porta potties. Very few are plumbed at all, a
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 (2) Gene Neill at 4:02pm 12.30.23 The hold down bracket is taking shape. I had this 12"x12" sheet of 1/4" G10 fiberglass on hand, so t

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