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Preventing Mold and Mildew markwbird at 10:32am 12.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3584 So I have a mildew problem. With colder and wetter weather these last few weeks I went from a milde
Teak Bi-parting Door to Head (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:05am 12.01.14 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/5652 Guys, For anyone that can use this, I took my door off 15 years ago. While cleaning out my garage
Glow Plug Short ?? dawsoncrash at 9:15am 12.01.14 Big Boats 3/1157 Hi- I have a 1989 Catalina 36 with a 3 position ignition switch. When I go to position 3 to heat the
Don't Laugh, please Bristol Mike at 7:08am 12.01.14 Bristol 6/3016 When sailing yesterday... I some how last my kicker (6hp) overboard... I was out for 6 hours and hav
Jump starter Rick J B at 6:51am 12.01.14 Big Boats 10/2378 Hi All! I'm seeking your valuable insights on recommendations for a portable jump starter for my Ca
getting south to warm weather Jim Seamans at 5:45am 12.01.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1515 Joan and I have made great progress in the last two weeks. We left Cobb Island on Nov 16 and made St
I'm purchasing a 1987 H28.5 today timtim at 5:19am 12.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1830 Hello, my name is Tim. I looked at the H28.5 the other day and now I'm buying today. Hope you dont
Copper wire lighting ground EnginesForward at 4:15am 12.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1607 I have removed my swing keel for overhaul and complete re glassing. I have a copper wire which runs
Minney's STWinches rbringle at 9:06pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2136 Minney's Yacht Surplus, Costa Mesa, CA has Chromed Lewmar 30 Self Tailing winches for $495. They ar
Need Help Replacing Ports Wood Rot in Core (17) pateco at 6:48pm 11.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 34/8058 The Gray 512 ports on my 1983 Hunter 31 were original, leaking, and had seen better days. So instead
Pocket Jump Starter Outcome: Would Not Crank Yanmar 2Qm20 rardiH36 at 4:56pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 18/5953 On this forum several days ago was a thread about pocket jump starters. I had first noticed these a
Diesel Volvo MD11C Thermostat? RECESS at 4:37pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1519 Any ideas on where I can find a new thermostat and gasket for the MD11C online? I want to do a chemi
Finding people to sail with pupluv at 4:33pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 47/12969 I have a sailboat in Marina del Rey but I live an hour away in Pomona. Consequently it is hard for m
260 Curtain Hardware (1) Kermit at 4:15pm 11.30.14 Smaller Boats 6/1481 So, my First Mate and I have bought fabric for curtains for our '99 H260 and are stuck when it comes
Electrical Panel Upgrade (Hunter 34) (4) Allan12210 at 3:28pm 11.30.14 Ask All Sailors 5/4604 The electrical panel on the 83-87 Hunter 34 is rather spartan. Other than the usual circuit breakers
Is a tilt trailer worth using davidmhull at 2:20pm 11.30.14 Trailer Sailors 34/9545 I am getting ready to get my trailer galvanized and have a question about the tilt feature. I will b
322 Heave To The Tanqueray at 1:58pm 11.30.14 Bigger Boats 7/2100 I was headed for http://www.greatharbourcay.com in the Bahamas and didn't want to go into the shallo
Thinking about re-wiring the control panel BlindCat at 12:06pm 11.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1257 Now the the boat is on the hard, and there is a long winter ahead, I am having thoughts of what the
Bulb replacement mrducks at 11:59am 11.30.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1165 Hi all. Getting the kinks worked out on my new/OLD,1972 Cat 22. Found a running light out and so fus
Jib sheet cleat/winch arrangement (1) umphrey1012 at 11:50am 11.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/4941 Hi all, I recently purchased a 1983 Hunter 27 and am trying to figure out how some of the lines are

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Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (4) jssailem at 3:07pm 10.10.23 Your "seabuilt plate" looks to be an access plate. They are placed on tanks so you can access the in
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 2:06pm 10.10.23
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 10.10.23 Behold, for I have seen the light and it is good.
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 10.10.23 Sorry, you're right. Here's the clarification: from the factory: fuel tank>>pump>>Racor change th
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (3) FreedomCrawler at 1:46pm 10.10.23 This is what it looks like. Top of mast shot, bottom of the line tied to the top of the mast and the
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 1:15pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as t
Invest 93L (2) JamesG161 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic 220586
1975 oday 22 (1) Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 220585
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 12:54pm 10.10.23 From what I can see ,that is a shoal draft keel . The centerboard will be inside the keel . Could y
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

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