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Lubricate plastic through hull valves. gsaoulli at 5:37am 07.22.14 Catalina 310 6/2310 Hi fellow Catalina owners, does anyone know how you lubricate the plastic through hull valves, I hav
Fresh Water Gauge RoyS at 5:35am 07.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/808 I wish to offer a solution for those who do not have a fresh water tank gauge. After failing to find
Salvaged Hunter . How do i decipher hull id ? Seizethecarp at 5:34am 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/704 This is hull ID from transom . Hun 511 28 m7 8b 25 . Have already figured it is a 25 . But the rest
ODay 322 Wiring Diagram, no power to Ignition switch PatTormey at 5:32am 07.22.14 Bigger Boats 10/3096 Where can I find a wiring diagram for my oDay 322? PO was a little carefree with some of his work a
Yanmar 3GM30F Mixing Elbow and Overheating (5) Tom-in-Annapolis at 5:11am 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/9521 I've been having an overheating problem with my Yanmar 3GM30F. I've had the boat for 12 years and k
hot water odor mr. Kempsville at 3:37am 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1450 Our hot water heater (11 gallon) was drained of the antifreeze and filled with fresh water 4 months
panda 5 kw generator mr. Kempsville at 3:33am 07.22.14 Big Boats 1/691 we recently acnhored our hunter 41 (2007) and cranked up the generator for the first time this seaso
Hvac question mr. Kempsville at 3:31am 07.22.14 Big Boats 5/719 We have recently bought a 2007 hunter 41 with a two zone ac system/heat. the units cool very well,
Teak cockpit floor refinish (2) twdevore at 9:31pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1855 I'm trying to finish the refinish project I started last season. I have all the teak stripped and sa
Chain plates through deck CCrane2299 at 8:12pm 07.21.14 Catalina 22 3/797 As mentioned earlier, my chain plates were leaking and have been previously sealed with silicone. Fo
Fuel usage for Perkins 50 rbenyoung at 8:10pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3698 Ok. We have been enjoying our Oceanis 400 for a few weeks. We motored for about 16 hours getting to
H33 - Can you identify this item? (2) Jim Beck at 8:00pm 07.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1475 Found this hard plastic item on my H 33. It is not square...it is more of a quadrangle..6 1/2 inches
Primer Bulb Woes on my 9.9 Merc. Sock Puppet at 7:51pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/7208 OK, so this is a bit strange. 2009 Mercury 4-stroke 9.9. Bought the motor used last year, and this
Details to repair p bracket (strut) on Beneteau First series s2fast4u at 7:38pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1934 Hi, The p bracket on my boat is a bit loose and I can feel it moving side to side creating a smal
So much to do CCrane2299 at 7:32pm 07.21.14 Catalina 22 16/1567 Cleaned up the inside, found wet bulkheads, resealed...found silicone as previous sealant, amazed th
Minneapolis/St Paul area - Best Marina and Lake twalker H260 at 7:27pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1187 Hi all. I'm planning to be in the Twin Cities area Mid to Late August for a week. What is your fav
Choke cable problems Golfdad75 at 6:58pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1005 I have a Columbia 8.7 and have to replace the choke. The problem is the pull is 90 degrees to the ch
Cockpit Railing and Ladder ChattOday at 6:50pm 07.21.14 Day Sailers 2/1182 My 22 O'Day has two cleats rear cockpit. I would like to install a wrap around railing likeI have se
Gates belt finder gave me wrong belt size Jared1048 at 6:37pm 07.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 15/6153 For the yanmar 2gm20f it gave me belt 9309HD (795mm long) and its considerably too short. The qualit
Rudder Tube Hardware (1) rardiH36 at 6:01pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 2/978 Until recently one of the few sections of my boat that I have not really stuck my nose into is the r

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Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... stickinthemud57 at 5:29am 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time. +1
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 4:10am 05.06.23 I agree with all you say except I question if there really is water in the keel. How did the survey
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 4:05am 05.06.23 My worry would be that brick holds moisture once the system is compromised. A solid lead keel obvio
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... ggrizzard at 1:31am 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time.
Reverse Polarity MikeHoncho at 10:15pm 05.05.23 Is this a new issue or has it always been that way?
Hello to the community (3) RSHunter27 at 10:04pm 05.05.23 Well I've nearly finished my top side. Now it's time to begin my work in the cockpit. It is been my
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:24pm 05.05.23 Life as I know it has just come to an end : ut the holding clips, part number 30648-1000 and whethe
Life's Most Infuriating Moments Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.05.23 I figured you would bequeath him a kid who now wants to go to grad school or something:facepalm:
Its funny Friday! (2) Will Gilmore at 9:00pm 05.05.23 Here's to you guys. :beer: rn.co/7b9888ca-2a9a-4b77-a824-603b28bc305e_text.gif So that's what she wa
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install JoeWhite at 8:41pm 05.05.23 Can you remove its knob and the white skirt that is below that. This will allow more room for your c
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 05.05.23 That could only happen if you flush a razor blade that doesn't make it through the joker and keeps
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? CowboyWay at 8:22pm 05.05.23 I agree we need anti-freeze in northern climate, but I just get the premixed 50-50.
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:20pm 05.05.23 Peggie, how likely are you to see a joker valve fail by the sudden loss of a "lip" ? I'll give that
New Hunter arch panel SailorShaggy at 6:50pm 05.05.23 environmentally sealed is another buzzword to search for. a mil-spec circular may be your best bet.
How to remove drain from s600 for anode install High Current at 6:49pm 05.05.23 Can you jury-rig something like a strap wrench (e.g. for an oil filter) to grab it? Or a clamping s
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 6:20pm 05.05.23 Thanks rgranger.... I'll have to attempt again tomorrow and provide pictures.
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges rgranger at 6:13pm 05.05.23 Pics please
Reconnecting water heater and bleeding the system? JoeWhite at 5:57pm 05.05.23 Talky Ho, distilled water contains no salt and most importantly no dirt particles that wear out wate
Do You Recognize This Anchor? Hello Below at 5:40pm 05.05.23 Looks like a Manson supreme ewed by Lloyds Register of Shipping and Manson received SHHP (Super Hig
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 4:37pm 05.05.23 previous thread that is good, advise the poster That is exactly what a "sticky" thread is.

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