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Refinishing salon table fredrickwarner at 5:59am 07.08.14 Big Boats 3/1126 I need to refinish my salon table to repair some water damage. I heard somewhere that Hunter uses a
Keel crack fredrickwarner at 5:55am 07.08.14 Big Boats 6/2007 Anyone else dealing with a hairline crack where the keel meets the hull? This spring, I noticed one
Engine not cranking Hal B at 5:48am 07.08.14 Catalina 30 12/1529 After a looooong repair from Sandy Damage, Hallie Luna finally splashed July 4th weekend. Since the
Dueling Swords Hydro Therapy at 5:35am 07.08.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/776 I took a call from my marina yesterday. I was told that the mast of my 22 was caught up with my neig
Mast Halyard Stuck in Slot mrudman850 at 5:25am 07.08.14 Other Sailboats 2/2759 Hi All I have a Bayliner Buccaner 180 with new sails and a new main halyard. The halyard gets stuc
Purchasing a new Inverter/Charger Rodd at 5:21am 07.08.14 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2480 Maine- I am getting set to replace an aging Heart Interface Freedom 10 which has served me very wel
Cruisers Labor Day Meetup Corpus Christi Bay (1) frimi_captain at 5:18am 07.08.14 Trailer Sailors 1/1375 We have a few sailors and partiers from Austin Sailing Society on a West Wight Potter.19. Looking fo
Pearson Electra 22' (1) mellowsail at 5:02am 07.08.14 Ask All Sailors 17/5595 Hello all! I recently acquired a 1963 Pearson Electra 22' from a dear friend who passed away. The bo
Pearson Electra 22' propulsion (1) mellowsail at 5:01am 07.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1180 Hello all! I recently acquired a 1963 Pearson Electra 22' from a dear friend who passed away. The bo
Welded mast on a Vision 32? Selkie at 4:59am 07.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/814 I'm considering buying a 1992 Vision 32. The surveyor said the mast appears to be two pieces that w
Pearson Electra (1) mellowsail at 4:58am 07.08.14 Pearson 3/2255 Hello all! I recently acquired a 1963 Pearson Electra 22' from a dear friend who passed away. The bo
Hunter Legend 45 CE Certification CaptainMacBudgie at 2:37am 07.08.14 Big Boats 5/1521 Hi, I am considering buying a Hunter Legend 45 (1987) in Florida for export to UK. The yacht will ne
Rubrail Quest (3) Deadline at 2:30am 07.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/690 Following an accident, I need to replace the grey rubrail on H320. Hunter's third party vendor doesn
Sailing to Key West Tattoo60 at 11:18pm 07.07.14 Tattoo Owners 0/3422 Planning to sail directly to Key West from Goodland Florida. Any suggestions. Will carry extra fuel
Finally launched (1) vthardhatdiver at 9:36pm 07.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1190 After waiting nearly a month to get my outboard back from the shop I finally launched Tranquil Water
Jibs Willemvan at 8:59pm 07.07.14 Smaller Boats 4/765 WHat is the biggest Jin you have used??
What is this filler between the fiberglass and the balsa?" (2) Big Dave at 8:52pm 07.07.14 S2 3/1230 Can anyone tell me what this material is? It's black and feels like charcoal. I'm hoping that it's
Yamaha 6HP Four Stroke Oily Spark Plugs shanester at 8:23pm 07.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 13/8919 My new to me Yamaha 6HP four stroke has some minor issues. 2005 model F6MLHD. This is the one that I
Getting Power to the Pedestal Randy6414 at 8:09pm 07.07.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1625 Hi all, I've got a 1984 Catalina 27, with an Edson wheel, pedestal ' pedestal guard that are ori
Have you added 12v fans? njlarry at 7:51pm 07.07.14 Bigger Boats 6/1834 Has anyone added 12v cooling fans to their cabin for cooling? Where are best locations and how did y

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Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak dandelang at 8:27am 07.03.23 Wouldn't it be leaking fuel, if the gasket was an issue? I'm not leaking any fuel, just oil pushing
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout (2) jssailem at 8:08am 07.03.23 I am not sure I would rely on an internet recommendation to cut a bulkhead. Sure your boat was a f
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. TGKENT at 7:55am 07.03.23 Currently located at Shuswap Lake in BC, CAN - though it hasn't been in the water for some time
crystline build up jssailem at 7:53am 07.03.23 No pictures so I'll SWAG it... Boat located in Marina Del Rey. white crystalline substance = SALT Un
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 7:49am 07.03.23 I enjoyed the Lido 14 in my youth. It was not too tippy as @Joe shares... I have tipped them over ma
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak mermike at 7:18am 07.03.23 Probably misaligned the gasket under the pump. Darn near impossible to line them up when you have li
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 7:00am 07.03.23 Thanks for the report back! Yup, saltwater and electricity make a poor mix. I've had two boats wit
Beneteau Grey Water system kappykaplan at 6:53am 07.03.23 Cheers and Happy Independence Day to all! Same to you and yours! :beer:
Beneteau Grey Water system (3) Captedward at 6:49am 07.03.23 here's my update, first thanks for the referral to the jeanneau site, unfortunately I can't access t
st 4000 and rudder position Ward H at 6:40am 07.03.23 Or a guy with a lot of time on his hands in the winter. :cool: :beer: This!:biggrin:
Possible SmartPlug problem Sailm8 at 6:33am 07.03.23 The promised followup. The electrician replaced the wiring from the socket to the AC breaker in the
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 6:28am 07.03.23 I guess I'd be in the super hi-tech category. :biggrin:
st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ward H at 6:20am 07.03.23 If you want to go really super hi-tech, put a wrap of red tape on the port side of the spoke and a
Fresh water leak dlochner at 5:55am 07.03.23
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak dandelang at 5:52am 07.03.23 I had a stubborn fuel leak from the lift pump. I purchased a new pump but did not want to tackle the
Identifying switch under nav station??? shemandr at 5:46am 07.03.23 My H356 had a switch/reset under the Nav Station. I believe it was for the windless. I never under
Fresh water leak danb2k at 5:46am 07.03.23
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? rgranger at 5:36am 07.03.23
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:31am 07.03.23 Your mention of the sail's age/use and three pictures showing the luff pretty eased brings to mind
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 5:15am 07.03.23 No connection ..... New aerial ..... Been replaced .....No brainer! ?

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