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Homemade outboard motor mount (1) Seahorse24 at 3:05pm 09.04.15 Trailer Sailors 10/8940 I built a wooden mount for the 6 HP outboard based on the dimensions of the fold down mount that was
Auto pilot part Fire Escape at 1:25pm 09.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/722 I have a Simrad WP5000 Wheel Pilot that came with the Hunter 29.5 that I purchased back in 1995. The
H23 teak needs replaced Earprints01 at 1:15pm 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 4/1122 H23 - Need new teak or whatever is being used now for the companionway hatch, both upper and lower.
Low Bridge-high Mast Jdeneault at 12:22pm 09.04.15 Big Boats 8/2385 I am about the head down the AICW in a Hunter 456 which shows a mast height of 63'. I have a two foo
Appeasing the wind gods JamesG161 at 10:38am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3197 Does anyone have a Roman/Greek ancient ceremony to get the wind gods on my side? Every time I see
Couple of H26 questions CHSN WND at 10:12am 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 16/1639 Spent the day cleaning the deck and cabin - she really cleaned up nice. But, I noticed the plexiglas
Bulbs for Catalina 22 Cabin Lights Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.04.15 Catalina 22 17/5075 Good Morning all ! Next year I want to replace all the cabin lights with LEDs. In the meantime I ne
Conch Republic Cup - Key West to Cuba Race Week pateco at 7:57am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1964 http://conchrepubliccup.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/key-west-cuba-race.png http://conchrepubli
Raymarine MFD "real world use" question holdech at 5:15am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3073 It's time to address electronics on our boat. I have had several people advise me to use a single MF
Bavaria Yacht Owners facebook page (1) Luciano at 4:31am 09.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/929 Hello everyone, I inform you that has opened a facebook page for owners and lovers of boats bavaria
A virtual reality video (1) Delezynski at 10:52pm 09.03.15 Destinations 20/4406 I just posted a new virtual reality video on our Youtube page at. https://www.youtube.com/channe
rope clutch for 86 Catalina 27 (2) Biobob Catalina 27 at 9:55pm 09.03.15 Parts Search 3/1576 Trying to find a dual rope clutch to match the one I have on the port side of my Catalina 27, I have
"TripAdvisor" for marinas? Macboy at 9:00pm 09.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1010 Is there one central marina review site somewhere on this interweb? Something like TripAdvisor?
Tollchester info please DAVA390 at 5:08pm 09.03.15 Destinations 1/1044 Thinking about going to Tollchester this weekend, never been. Is there an anchorage inside or is it
To strain or not? (1) ifmdalvey at 3:04pm 09.03.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1407 This year i have had a problem,well two problems. i keep ingesting seaweed into my seacock for engin
Bilge pump smoothsailing at 2:43pm 09.03.15 Big Boats 7/1373 My bilge pump for my 1998 Hunter 340 crapped out and I need to replace it. Any recommendations on s
O'Day 28 water pump av8rko at 1:55pm 09.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1090 First time to post. Just purchased and there is no running water. There is Plenty of water availab
Docks Steps II (1) chicagodave at 12:49pm 09.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1032 Here is the solution to an earlier post See Photo Below
Newport 30 Rudder Waterline at 11:13am 09.03.15 Newport 2/1925 Had a mishap with our rudder and I am looking for a replacement, Tube "shaft" is bent at the point w
Galley sole reinforcement... Doug/Karen at 10:46am 09.03.15 Big Boats 8/1578 Over the years, the sole at the base of the companionway has shown signs of needing reinforcement.

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Rudder Post Grease Fitting? Tally Ho at 11:28pm 02.02.24 Greg - YES thank you. I found a brown rusted nub (attached) that I wondered about but couldn't ide
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Hayden Watson at 7:55pm 02.02.24 Does your C30 have a quarter turn ball valve or a gate valve for the thru-hull? If it is a gate val
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? (1) Bob_S at 6:56pm 02.02.24 Greg - YES thank you. I found a brown rusted nub (attached) that I wondered about but couldn't iden
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement Tally Ho at 6:20pm 02.02.24 I also add a tray of hot water in the fridge, under the freezer plate. I close the lid and let the
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. Tally Ho at 6:11pm 02.02.24
Rudder Post Grease Fitting? (2) Tally Ho at 5:57pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Tally Ho at 5:45pm 02.02.24 Hrmmm... "winter storage" sure did go up this year :huh: Worse yet, after I got the new main, the
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 5:22pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? twodzusfittings at 5:21pm 02.02.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Tally Ho at 4:31pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail. You could do like I did, and jibe the mai
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). FastOlson at 4:09pm 02.02.24 at least 3 gallons so far. i have the valve closed Given this fact, the thru hull valve does not a
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? dlochner at 2:59pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail. The key to that discussion is "The boat
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Sutric at 2:48pm 02.02.24 Trying to convince my wife to let me get a new mainsail.
DIY Rigging @ West Marine Sutric at 2:47pm 02.02.24 It doesn't look like they have fittings that will fit my 5/32" rigging and I doubt they'd be too ha
Thinking of buying a Hunter 460 or 466 Sutric at 2:41pm 02.02.24 We have a H33.5 so I can't comment on those particular boats but I can say that I believe that while
stalling engine Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 02.02.24 Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Check Ball Valve a
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement tfox2069 at 2:07pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement wpatch at 1:02pm 02.02.24 We had to get a new novacool fridge after a defrosting with a screwdriver went badly. Frustrating,
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 12:45pm 02.02.24 If there isn't much left of the zinc and it looks rough ( as opposed to smooth and conical) you shou
NMEA 2000-Help/Guidance where to start. dlochner at 11:52am 02.02.24 Having the charter-plotter driving the autopilot probably not that big a deal for me either, but it

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