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smoke from my bilge pump wiring av8erdunn at 6:39pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 7/2759 Well I was at my boat today and remembered the previous owner had disconnected the bilge pump for so
Hunter 22 ( early 80's ) cover pattern? 203 at 5:56pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 4/1045 I'm curious if anybody has ever developed a DIY cover pattern for the older Hunter 22. I came acros
hatch board material Kivalo at 4:54pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 14/2757 Does anyone know what the companionway hatch boards were made of on a 2003 260? (obviously not the t
Sliding hatch on H23.5: driling new holes Rick Macdonald at 2:30pm 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 5/1806 I've been searching through the forum and found mentions of this issue, but not enough to give me th
masthead whyknot2 at 2:02pm 08.16.14 C&C 2/1162 I have a 1976 25' C ' C, and need a new masthead. does anyone know where one can be found? I reall
Fridge Running off engine Jacksonboat at 1:50pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1003 My fridge or ice-box or whatever it would be called is a large aluminum block that is cooled only wh
Fuel Gauge and Sending unit Jacksonboat at 1:44pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2192 Confused about this. I want to replace my fuel gauge and sending unit from the original which is si
Hood Profurl 810 Jacksonboat at 1:39pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1191 Hi, I have a continuous line furler below-deck on my boat and it is incredibly stiff. (I imagine I
North Shore Lake Superior (17) srust58 at 1:23pm 08.16.14 Destinations 3/2951 Just returned from our two week trip to Lake Superior. We launched in the tiny village of Rossport
primer coat Bob J. at 1:17pm 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/923 Just finished rolling out a primer coat this morning. Although I have uniform coverage I can still s
mast trailering question gitpicker2007 at 12:06pm 08.16.14 Catalina 22 8/1738 I currently have a small post, used to help support the mast during trailering, and it sits on the m
Dorade me (1) rblevens at 9:55am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/781 On Drifter 1980 37' which I have been restoring. .. This is what I have. Either Dorade box I feel s
1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1168 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m
H34 propeller ramon orton at 8:59am 08.16.14 Big Boats 7/1349 I'd like to change my H34 propeller from 2 to 3 blades. Any suggestions re: diameter and pitch. I'
Another question....mixing elbow exhaust hose kito at 8:40am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 28/7087 I am replacing my vertical manifold, nipple and mixing elbow on my ysm12. The exhaust hose is toast
hunter 44ds pilotschneider at 8:13am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/800 I recently purchased a Hunter 2007, 44ds. It is well equipped electronically with radar, gps, ais,
A Word of Warning if you intend major repairs/purchases on M hoges in wa at 5:55am 08.16.14 Destinations 2/1668 We did some major updates on Malta last April/May. Assuming like all the EU you could get your VAT
Jib Halyard Question entmejia at 5:54am 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 10/2413 A PO completely removed the jib halyard on my 240. The manual doesn't show the halyard routing, and
new jib halyard bffatcat at 5:49am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1176 Its been a while since I bought one. In the past I have used New England ropes stay set X Is there
Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/20476 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 10:13am 08.30.23 One other possibility is to anneal the current ferrule so that it is soft again. The ferrules start
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 08.30.23 Lot of Damage done. Storm Surge was high in key spots. One picture I found about houses built on "
2001 HUNTER 320 kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.30.23 I have a Raymarine type 1 linear drive - love it!
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 08.30.23 I think what is far more interesting with the rope/chain splice is its strength after, let's say 20
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:47am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pr
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jssailem at 9:39am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pre
Square top main on water ballast? (1) SkookumZac at 9:36am 08.30.23 219386 I have one on order :cool: I discussed square top vs roachy main with my sailmaker. He sug
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:30am 08.30.23 I have always heard that Volvo was REALLY proud of their parts but $200 for a small return line?!?!?
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 9:28am 08.30.23 This stuff. 3M Dual Lock tape. https://www.amazon.com/Dual-Reclosable-Fastener-SJ3560-Clear/dp/B07
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? jssailem at 9:23am 08.30.23 I had wrap on my exhaust system when I disassembled my engine. It took a sharp knife that ended up d
Need source for winch parts jviss at 9:20am 08.30.23 Excellent! Thanks for the update.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jssailem at 9:18am 08.30.23 Win the lottery... Buy a big yacht and hire a Captain and Crew to care of the boat. All the problems
Winterization? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 08.30.23 See the "Winterizing Plumbing" sticky at the top of the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's the se
Winchbit driver Hayden Watson at 8:42am 08.30.23 Sounds like a plan thanks for your comment. Do you have any pictures? Doesn't seem like it should
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:42am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action.
Raritan PHII long term review Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:40am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan int
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 8:38am 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Incredible stroke
Raritan PHII long term review Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 08.30.23
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks VT Fitz at 8:30am 08.30.23 On the topic of marine lubricants, I just had a rigger down to my boat yesterday to retrieve my main
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 8:25am 08.30.23 How would you describe your pumping action - aggressive or moderate ? Did you lubricate the piston

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