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mast sheave replacement rkeene at 10:05am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 3/2012 Any instruction on removing mast head sheaves. Do you drill them out and rivet new ones in? Any help
Dink in the fibreglass (1) MickP at 9:48am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1262 Hello, I discovered a hole in the deck just forwards of the saloon hatch (hopefully picture attache
Another 6V battery source Bad Obsession at 8:15am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 1/829 I have found the Duracell batteries for sale at Batteries Plus. These batteries are just a shade un
Fender Covers chicagodave at 7:50am 02.02.15 Ask All Sailors 18/3104 After scrubbing my fenders for three hours yesterday, I decided to look into covers for the fenders.
Engine Removal: C30 MKIII (20) CaptnDean at 6:14am 02.02.15 Catalina 30 22/6838 l thought that others on this forum might be interested in how I removed my engine from a 1995 Catal
CNG Refilling Tumororlater at 5:41am 02.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 46/10788 We keep our CNG in scuba tanks and we need to refill but the nozzle at the refilling station doesn't
Hunter 23 water line stvnm at 7:07pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 17/3335 Hi all, I will be mounting a Garelick/EEz-In 71056 shortly. Can anyone provide a fairly accurate me
The never ending boat-name threads-with a twist rgranger at 6:49pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 33/3971 I know these come up about every six months but here is one with a twist... Its a riddle.... I th
Catalina 30 wire harness replacement (1) Txlawdog at 5:04pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 8/3939 Greetings all. I just purchased a 1985 Caralina 30 which I suspect needs the wire harness fix. My co
LEUCOTHEA, sea goddess who aided sailors in distress Bobbie20101 at 3:32pm 02.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/3613 MacGregor 26d, built in 1988, and rescued by an old boat owner, is desperately looking for an experi
looking at a 1977 c-22 Kazz330 at 2:22pm 02.01.15 Catalina 22 18/2046 Going to look at a 1977 c-22 on Sunday for possibly my first boat! Would the girlfriend and I be ab
foldable rigid inflatable robfmcc at 1:27pm 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1803 Anyone own one of these? How do they handle on the water and do they really fold back up into the "
Winches burnswelds at 1:19pm 02.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1459 Hello, I am having a real challenge locating used self tailing cabin top winches for my 1980 Tallrig
The Store twodzusfittings at 1:09pm 02.01.15 Smaller Boats 2/701 I want to replace all four port lenses. The store shows they have only three 512's clear in stock. D
Help With Jib Frog_Bones at 12:29pm 02.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/780 I have a 1981 27ft Hunter. The jib needs a new roller furling and I dont know what the length of cab
west marine battery charger and reconditioner. dparilla at 11:44am 02.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2774 I have a west marine 40 amp battery charger (bench charger) that has a reconditioning mode where it
1990 Hunter 35.5 Watch Items NewOwnersJCM at 11:10am 02.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2387 We're looking at owning a 35.5 1990 and wanted to know if there are any specific issues or particula
Mooring Pendant CYQK at 9:53am 02.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1070 Reviewing the post from Maine on mooring pendants gettin ready to fab one now How much difference
Can I now take my boat and legally cruise to Cuba if I'm a U Chuckbear at 9:44am 02.01.15 Destinations 7/3385 That's the question everyone is asking. There's a lot of misinformation out there, so we try and ans
34 Hunter Mast hunter healer at 9:38am 02.01.15 Big Boats 6/1188 Still looking for the Mast and Rigging for my 84 Hunter 34 I have located a foot from the earlier 83

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Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Tally Ho at 2:18pm 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg Did you check
Dock and Go Override How-to dlochner at 2:13pm 01.13.23 I'm with @Ralph Johnstone on this, especially if you are sailing far afield. The more complex the sy
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki kloudie1 at 2:05pm 01.13.23 Welcome to the Forum, Marc.. Another option might be to have a machine shop make a new coupling fla
Water stains to lacquer finish RitSim at 2:04pm 01.13.23 I replaced my water damaged salon seating risers. I did find that cherry was the color but had trou
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 smokey73 at 2:02pm 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew Sorry I can't help you with finding the replacement boom but hopefully you'll sort that
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 1:59pm 01.13.23 UV damage to the cables is one concern, since most coax spends some part of its life exposed to UV t
Water stains to lacquer finish stickinthemud57 at 1:43pm 01.13.23 I have a little experience with sanding and restaining from a few pieces I have done in our home. My
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window Ralph Johnstone at 1:38pm 01.13.23 Hi @Presbrou1 and welcome to site. e (post #2) for a full write up : https://forums.sailboatowners
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window FastOlson at 1:32pm 01.13.23 Remove and re-bed the window. The OEM calk will usually start to fail after 20 to 25 years. Saturati
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Kiwidrew at 1:32pm 01.13.23 @Kiwidrew what model boat do you have as it is a 1995 per you? Any markings on either end of the
Dock and Go Override How-to Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 01.13.23 My honest opinion, refraining from any sort of criticism, is to completely remove the system and hon
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck matts997 at 1:23pm 01.13.23 Are there drip loops on the wires? When a wire enters a horizontal opening a drip loop provides a p
boom type ??? Rick.johnson at 1:18pm 01.13.23 Ok let me try them Thanks
boom type ??? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:07pm 01.13.23 Kenyon Isomat now Sparcraft located in Charlotte, nc. Suggest working with Rig Rite. Former Hun
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 12:13pm 01.13.23 local agricultural or industrial hose suppliers? Many will also have access to marine hose. 100%.
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Hayden Watson at 12:04pm 01.13.23 Any idea what the theory is behind greater thermal efficiency at lower compressor rpm's ? Can't se
Water stains to lacquer finish (1) BigEasy at 11:59am 01.13.23 Beneteau recommends Mohawk pre catalyzed lacquer; however, I have had unsatisfactory results with l
VHF Cabling and Connectors HEINZIR at 11:53am 01.13.23 UV damage? Can you cover the exposed portions of your replacement cable with a sleeve or wrap such
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 11:36am 01.13.23 Thanks. I just read in one of the forums a Sailor mixed 50/50 WD40 with linseed boiled oil I belive

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