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waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1558 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1492 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1312 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/9675 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1287 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1131 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3037 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/933 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2235 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/624 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/761 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1155 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/480 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1735 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning
Seawater Pump - erratic output - Hunter 38 tvicknair at 1:09pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1232 Hi, On our 2006 Hunter 38 with a Yanmar engine, the impeller disintegrated. After replacement of t
Depth Finder has stopped working Richard Bryer at 12:52pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 3/1369 The original Datamarine S200DL depth finder has stopped working. When I turn it on I get "MSD18.8" o
Need mast Jdaniel343 at 12:40pm 09.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1054 1977 Catalina 27 tall rig Yesterday my shrouds, which was new, failed on the starboard side and mas
First post, O'day 30 restore (2) Bswett at 11:58am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2634 Well hello, This is my first post in this forum. I'm in the process of restoring an O'day 30 w
Anchor locker hinges + AC drain question (1) tredychris at 11:56am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1496 On my O'day 28, one of my anchor locker hinges fractured across the two screws on the deckside of th

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60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 8:41pm 12.31.23 As others point out, you need to ID your criteria better. Based on quality of design and build, I wo
Is this bushing still available? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:20pm 12.31.23 Contact Mike Thomas at the forum store extension 106. He use to order parts for Hunter Marine now w
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 7:53pm 12.31.23 You have the C&C 30 but not the 27. You don't indicate which Mk# of the 30 either, there is a signif
Is this bushing still available? rgranger at 7:23pm 12.31.23 Yeah, What RitSim said. I don't think gluing will work. :plus:
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 rgranger at 7:20pm 12.31.23 Peggie, I don't have much if any of a sludge problem. The two products are essentially the same. Th
Hunter Legend 35.5 Spinnaker? Joe at 6:49pm 12.31.23 Minney's in So Cal is having a sale on used spinnkers. Hurry up, I think it's over tomorrow. Do yo
60 best Boats 30' and under Ted at 6:39pm 12.31.23 Worthy of what? Racing, coastal cruising, crossing oceans? What is your intended use?
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:57pm 12.31.23 We do that sometimes but find that the food in the freezer thaws a bit overnight. I know that this i
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:48pm 12.31.23 No vented loop necessary? Good question...That depends on how high in the pumpout line you put the
roller furling replacement Baja bash at 5:27pm 12.31.23 I have Hunter 41 with with the Furlex 200. For a few years the furler would over ride and jam. Repl
roller furling replacement garymalmgren at 5:24pm 12.31.23 I"m with Gambit. Sometimes a tuneup and replacement of basic parts is the easiest way out. https://w
Is this bushing still available? ggrizzard at 4:38pm 12.31.23 Yeah, What RitSim said. I don't think gluing will work.
Universal(Kubota) M35 electric fuel pump Stu Jackson at 3:05pm 12.31.23 I have an M25 engine. The electric fuel pump runs all the time the ignition switch is on. At one t
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Terry Cox at 2:29pm 12.31.23 There is a small freezer section in the top right part of the fridge that gets frosted up almost im
Worst holding tank install ever Ralph Johnstone at 2:23pm 12.31.23 Im thinking that motorboater that every marina has that creates huge wakes I'm thinking that the
Worst holding tank install ever Project_Mayhem at 1:51pm 12.31.23 various people who the boat seller feels have wronged him in some way over the years. :cuss: Im th
Sea-Fire system ice breaker at 1:48pm 12.31.23 The older bottles ended up with corrading head valves, leaking all the gas out slowly. I replaced m
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement ice breaker at 1:42pm 12.31.23 I have the same frig and freezer. The fridge has worked very well with no maintenance issues. The
Sea-Fire system capta at 1:34pm 12.31.23 If your system uses Halon you should get rid of the halon ASAP. Halon can cause suffocation by displ
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Hello Below at 1:24pm 12.31.23 I think they are consuming a ton of my power budget. Yes all marine fridges/freezers are power hog

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