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Installing a tiller on a 1987 272 (1) Northern Star at 8:01am 12.29.14 Bigger Boats 8/1897 Hello, I own a 1987 Oday 272, equipped with a Wheel, and I consider removing it to install a tille
Teak Oil Outside lpolliard at 7:58am 12.29.14 Catalina 22 8/3028 Looks like my 22 bright work is treated with teak oil and not varnish. What are the pros and cons?
Shakedown Cruise a Complete Success pateco at 7:09am 12.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1127 Had a great sail yesterday. First time out on the Stargazer, and all went smoothly. https://fbcdn
'84 H31 holding tank IH82BL8 at 7:01am 12.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1088 I've come to the conclusion that the head smell in my boat is the result of a leaking seal on the ho
350 Website problem? Air Mobility at 5:37am 12.29.14 Big Boats 3/1317 Is anyone else having problems getting on the Catalina 350 International website? I keep getting rou
did i !!!!! (1) hummingbirdbassist at 9:10pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2082 I have a 30 ft hunter and just picked up a 16 person liferaft for a great price, but my dilemna is n
Telescoping Table Leg windcat at 8:33pm 12.28.14 Catalina 30 3/2191 We bought a table leg from a salvaged Catalina 34. We had hoped to be able to use it on our 1978 hu
Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/3180 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4106 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2903 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5443 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1075 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2106 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2744 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1765 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6712 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/10648 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/8133 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3099 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/4404 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do

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Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 10.10.23 from the factory tank>>pump>>Racor TO tank>>Racor>>pump Can't quite follow your flow diagram. Ca
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help isaksp00 at 12:45pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as th
Invest 93L capta at 12:12pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, and the formation of s
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 12:07pm 10.10.23 Nice overlay display, John. Yes, been up there a number of times, however, just scratched the surfac
Remote shifting of outboard Project_Mayhem at 12:03pm 10.10.23 The remote throttle controls will also control forward, neutral and reverse. They appear to be somew
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 10.10.23 I know the skippers are trying to be helpful to your question. However, I urge you to learn your fu
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction Project_Mayhem at 11:56am 10.10.23 When I got mine, I had to put it a 1/4" away from an incandescent light bulb before it would start s
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 11:53am 10.10.23 Not doing that for year after year almost has to bring an issue. Won't matter what order the filter
P42 Watermaker Install Neffilicious at 11:33am 10.10.23 Jim_H42 - thank you. I put a bit of time measuring available space in different places while trying
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 10.10.23 220579 I could not find a photo showing all of the parts of the inspection hand hole but somewhere
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure pclarksurf at 11:16am 10.10.23 And a missed opportunity I might add-- @Gene Neill has clearly improved on the original design in a
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 JoeWhite at 11:08am 10.10.23 If I may guess, this plate is close to 5" in diameter and bolts extend from the bottom and are faste
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Calif. Ted at 10:51am 10.10.23 It's a 6 bolt cover plate, standard now is 5 bolt, some cars used 6 bolt until the 1960's, there are
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 10:50am 10.10.23 The Hurricane Hunters left from Kessler AFB near me and now checking it out. in a few days.
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (1) Phips at 10:24am 10.10.23 it is a plate mounted on top of the fuel tank
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:24am 10.10.23 It does.
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 10.10.23 Welcome to the site. Can you explain what a "seabuilt plate" is or provide a picture ? I don't get
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 10.10.23 Perhaps this weekend. We'll hold you to it.
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction rgranger at 10:08am 10.10.23 Mine quit some years ago and I got a rebuild kit from Nicro that replaced the motor and battery. I
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Benny17441 at 10:04am 10.10.23 You will need to conduct a Power Survey to estimate your daily overall usage to compare against the

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