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Removing Hunter 310 Fresh Water Tank wayne007 at 1:32pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/668 Has anyone removed the 50 gal water tank on a hunter 310 1997? Looks hard and I'd appreciate any ad
Headed south doc jim at 12:15pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1333 Having retired am moving my 1981 Hunter 30 from Baltimore to Hilton Head via the intracoastal waterw
Repairing Loose Bow Eye (1) judsonj at 11:18am 04.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3931 Hey All, Getting ready for my first sail of the season next month and trying to get a to a few t
Gasket for power steering cylinder lecombr� schmitt Vitor souto at 11:08am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/502 Where can I get gasket for my power steering cylinder from lecomble cylinder #2200496 A
Transducer Location Yeki at 9:30am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/596 Hello All! I am preparing to install an Airmar B744V thru-hull transducer on my 78 , shallow draft,
mast winch for reefing splax at 9:30am 04.16.15 Big Boats 4/1177 I have been advised that I need a winch mounted to tension the reefing lines through the boom to ree
Zincs in Yanmar 21hp? Canvasback at 9:25am 04.16.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1400 Hey skippers, Does anyone know if there are zincs in a 21hp Yanmar motor, model year 2007? If so, h
Cutting holes on mast markwbird at 7:30am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1181 I want to install a spinnaker sheet. This will require cutting at least one or two holes in the mas
leaking manual bilge pump iSailor at 6:50am 04.16.15 Catalina 310 9/2124 I was preparing the boat for the spring and noticed that the manual bilge pump was leaking (at the p
Repower to 3GM30F H33C prop? Sylvain at 6:39am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1709 I've been looking at re-powering my H33C for quite a while and found a 3GM30F at a fair price in Mon
Living Backwards (1) Roger Long at 6:25am 04.16.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/3119
sail lugs lp_gilbert at 6:09am 04.16.15 Day Sailers 3/931 I think weekenders had some type of imbedded rope in the sail that sled through the channel of the m
Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2262 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3107 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1072 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well
Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1333 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1201 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1086 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/864 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1057 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades

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Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC JoeWhite at 3:14pm 01.31.23 Before you have a puller fabricated, try removing the 2 set screws first. In my case, they sheered o
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 2:55pm 01.31.23 Yep your right ! Thanks
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC jssailem at 2:47pm 01.31.23 I contemplated removing my shaft flange and possibly the shaft. I talked with a prop shop and was ad
Quality Deck electrical connectors Project_Mayhem at 2:33pm 01.31.23 Question ? In regard to the mast wiring harness coming out the bottom of the mast. I normally hard
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC dkinzer at 2:31pm 01.31.23 I can provide pics of what I have if you need them. Thanks, but your description is perfectly clea
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC Sailgunner at 2:06pm 01.31.23 I just did it. You need to make yourself a puller. I had one made at a machine shop. Have a shop t
lithium battery conversion stuendan at 2:00pm 01.31.23 As David says - you shouldn't parallel Lead Acid and Lithium - the Lead Acid sits at 12.8V roughly,
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 1:56pm 01.31.23 Hate to admit it but I became curious about re-certifying CO2 extinguishers. I do have to go alo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Benny17441 at 1:48pm 01.31.23 Our experience is the following: We first got a Honda 3000 which had electric start and produced t
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:40pm 01.31.23 Not sure about CO2 extinguisher regulations now. Technically.. checking the weight is enough, but a
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Ameseys at 1:37pm 01.31.23 Here are some more data points. These are boats I've owned or surveyed. I've added a space where I b
25-II throttle cable replacement Nunavut at 1:13pm 01.31.23 Winter 2023 project on Piccolo is to clean the fuel tank. The previous owner had the boat for 10 ye
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 1:01pm 01.31.23 I thought this might help somebody. It's a wiring diagram that includes the mast lights to where the
Oday 302 keel surface Tin Kicker at 12:46pm 01.31.23 LOL - Thx Ralph The angle grinder, a drywall cutter with a router bit, and a finger sander were on
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Leeward Rail at 12:35pm 01.31.23 need to have the dry chemical recharged every 6 years (Transport Canada). A dry chemical extingui
Stale Forum jssailem at 12:32pm 01.31.23 You're going to need a rich pasture to get the jersey to produce the cream for which they are famous
Oday 302 keel surface (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 01.31.23 A true craftsman serious about his work : grinder. So what do the "visible" parts of your boat loo
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! dlochner at 12:23pm 01.31.23 I have to ask, what are you building? I am over seeing the refit, which is really the completion
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 01.31.23 What CO2 extinguishers are you using? Quick search reveals prices over $200 for a 5 lb CO2 model.
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! DaveJ at 11:58am 01.31.23 I have to ask, what are you building?

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