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shallow water sailing mmsailor at 5:39pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 4/950 I am running into some areas where my centerboard on our 23.5 is hitting the bottom . Whats the cons
H26 Top CB Uphaul Sheave BrianW at 4:45pm 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 1/734 On an H26, what holds in the top centerboard uphaul line sheave ' pin? It's right under the mast pla
Windlass switch R. Chapin at 4:34pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 14/3970 I seldom anchor and have only used my Maxwell windlass a few times. It has been at least two years
Engine intake thru hull (1) windcat at 4:24pm 08.10.14 Catalina 30 4/1265 We have Catalina 30, hull # 959. The thru hull for the engine intake appears to be one piece with t
Exhaust hose leak at through hull rukidn at 3:51pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 0/787 Had water in the rear bilge after two 30 minute out ' in motoring sessions following a spirited Lake
Raw Water Pump Replacement Options (4) Blackacre at 2:21pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 21/7162 I'm looking for some troubleshooting advice pertaining to my Yanmar 3GM engine on my 1986 Hunter H34
CDI Flexible Furler pewwind at 2:01pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1966 I have a 26M with a genoa on a CDI Flexible Furler 2 and I would like to take the genoa down to wash
37-C Standing Rigging Help Needed FredV at 1:23pm 08.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2846 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find directions/photos/diagrams/anything on how to attach the va
Electrical panel parts & labels sailfree20770 at 1:07pm 08.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3982 Maybe someone can save me some search time... The electrical panel on our 1998 Hunter 376 has some
Welcome (1) Roger Long at 12:31pm 08.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/2276
Help! Swing Keel Stuck mrudman850 at 10:33am 08.10.14 Chrysler 2/7671 Ts our first year on a mooring and we've kept the swing keel down on our Buccaneer 180. On the advi
Which Caulk?-H26 Upper Compression Post BrianW at 9:42am 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1172 I'm re-sealing the compression post on my H26. On the upper end of the post, on the mast plate to ca
How do you know when to replace the batteries? cymeyer at 8:40am 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1907 This is a question I should not have to ask, but I will. I searched the forum for answers and could
The Kinter MA600. IE:surround sound tv/stereo (3) Chris Patterson at 8:29am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/981 He title just about explains it, but anyways..... I wanted better sound on my tv, and my on board s
O240, first outing (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/864 The wife and I spent the better part of the weekend on the new to us O 240. I'm impress with her spe
How To Clean Accordion Shades (4) SailboatInteriors at 7:47am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/8141
Winches for headsail/sizing sfwatts at 6:09am 08.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1218 Morning we sail a hunter 326. Currently the winches for all lines are near the cabin hatch in front
Which engine scares you? Richard Olden at 4:36am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2313 Looking at two boats. Boat #1: 2001, has been used to cruise the AICW and over to the Bahamas ea
Taking boat off the salt water? Macboy at 1:28am 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1258 Dad and I are about to purchase a new to us 26S and we've narrowed it down to three - one off fresh
Deodorizing unpainted fiberglass repawn at 10:27pm 08.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/870 Hi again, Today I had the joy of pulling of the rotting vberth plywood on my O'day 22. Under the

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Hunter 310 1999 Crazy Dave Condon at 11:18am 09.14.23 Whenever I help someone, I ask them to post their results without mentioning me to make sure the end
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 11:18am 09.14.23 Well, replacing the injectors did not help. I have eliminated every possible scenario so I must beli
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX Crazy Dave Condon at 11:12am 09.14.23 If you have to add oil to the gas without having to add oil to a separate oil tank, you have a two s
Keel - 1968 O'Day Outlaw Crazy Dave Condon at 10:52am 09.14.23 If a magnet sticks to the keel then it is not lead but cast iron
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 10:12am 09.14.23 https://www.electronicproducts.com/din-connector-is-shielded-waterproof A DIN connector "can be " w
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 10:10am 09.14.23 No hard feelings. I'm under the impression we are all here to help each other keep our boats on the
Color of your lines JBP-PA at 9:50am 09.14.23 I try to vary the color of my lines. It's not a hard and fast rule, but I like to be able to tell wh
Collection of Clever Ideas stickinthemud57 at 9:47am 09.14.23 Great idea for a thread. Can't wait! Running out of projects. :eek:
Roll your own! stickinthemud57 at 9:44am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:big
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 9:30am 09.14.23 OK Ralph, pictures it is. I'll take one showing pressure before and after the pressure reducer. An
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 09.14.23 It's possible both the PRV and the 40 psi pressure reducer are bad off the shelf. If I were a bet
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:01am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? Yes I will definitely
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 09.14.23 Can I suggest that you heavily dimple the shaft under the two set screws ? was SS or am I behind b
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 8:48am 09.14.23 Same here. Will it look anything like this ? e support wall for the thrust/block bearing. Don't w
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:48am 09.14.23 Thanks for your reply Ralph. The new PRV is a Watt XL set at 100 psi. The pressure reducer (40 p
Roll your own! rgranger at 8:34am 09.14.23 Nice life hack... From the title... I thought you might be heading in a different direction...:bigg
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 8:30am 09.14.23 219885
Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold (1) rgranger at 8:24am 09.14.23 I would suggest you do not attach the shore water again until all aspects of this problem are solve
Roll your own! Timm R Oday25 at 8:09am 09.14.23 That's a most excellant idea...cost effective as well.
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:51am 09.14.23 gain...

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