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1983 Hunter 31 Fuel Filter davejet at 5:29pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1137 I am wondering if anyone knows if this is a fuel filter or fuel pump. It says Perko on it and does
Fuel tank baffle mmhewes at 5:22pm 07.17.14 Big Boats 0/1189 Is there a baffle in my 1999 Catalina 42, 38 gal. fuel tank? Thx Margie
Is this removeable? (1) justsomeguy at 5:22pm 07.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1084 or do I need to buy a new water pump/impeller housing? The kit I bought seems to suggest that I can
list John11936 at 5:05pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/730 I just pulled my boat and recondition from the deck down. New bottom paint, strips, and polished and
Storage Hatch Strut Project (2) joker460 at 4:50pm 07.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2323 Finally got around to adding a strut. All the new boats have them. Makes life so much easier. Easy t
Diagram of 170 Hull (inside)?? raleighhunter170 at 4:48pm 07.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/546 Anyone have one??
deck repair garethreeves at 1:42pm 07.17.14 Big Boats 0/719 When I bought my 37.5 last year the survey showed some moisture in the deck forward of the deck cove
Fuel tank maintanancev Tim H11493 at 1:18pm 07.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/885 I have a 2006 Hunter 33. Standard maintanace procedure for any fuel tank would be to regularly chec
Replacing fixed port windows Steverhnm at 12:54pm 07.17.14 Big Boats 10/2244 I have cracked windows on the port above the stove, its a long window. How are these windows remove
Fabricating a homemade rudder Ranger_12 at 11:54am 07.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1141 Has anyone had any experience fabricating a homemade rudder for a Mac 25 or any other sailboat? If s
Hunter 33.6 Caperman at 11:28am 07.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1518 Hi There Just a new owner as well new to sailing. Anything I should be aware of from this model? Wer
Charging Amperage at dock SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:47am 07.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/699 When I dock my boat and attach to shore power (30 Amps), I set my Xantrex charger to the lowest sett
New sails, at least new for me !!! Barry B. at 10:27am 07.17.14 Catalina 22 2/681 Recently I bid on a set of 3 sails for a C22 on Ebay. The seller had a buy it now price of $200, and
Another Powerboat rams a Sailboat John Nantz at 10:27am 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2695 Last night, July 16th, on Lake Washington offshore from Seattle, a powerboat rams a sailboat resulti
Replacing Boom Gooseneck Assembly 22 Oday (1) mylesjiii at 10:12am 07.17.14 Day Sailers 2/1208 Does anyone know how to replace a gooseneck assembly? The old one is bent and just about broken and
Must listen sailaway78 at 9:31am 07.17.14 Sails Call Lounge 4/5783 http://www.worldwidephotographersassoc.com/welcome
3 GM 30 copper crush washer size - injector holdech at 6:45am 07.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/10649 Curious if anyone knows the millimetre size of the copper crush washers on the fuel line to injector
update-Jim Seamons Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 07.17.14 Ask All Sailors 24/2583 Jim is currently moored temp. at Solomons and plans to return to his slip on Saturday. Joan and Jim
Max winds seas for Day Sailer II flagbag at 6:10am 07.17.14 Day Sailers 10/6542 Hi.. wondering what you experienced sailers would say is the maximum winds ' seas for 16'9" Day Sail
Passing on the pleasure Guardian at 2:33am 07.17.14 Catalina 22 4/1011 How good is the feeling of knowing that all those years of sailing up and down the northern coast of

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Stowing Winch Handles (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:17am 08.21.23 219128 Exactly what I've got but can't find any pictures now. Mr. Defender supplied this one.
Difficulty raising the main captcoho at 11:13am 08.21.23 I have a 1988 C30 tall and I need to use the winch for the last 3-4 feet but the ST16 handles it ok
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 08.21.23 As I looked closer, the whole setup is super sketchy. Everything should be fine, as long as nobo
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 11:00am 08.21.23 Vinyl pockets Can you link to an example, please?
Sails up at the dock ? Project_Mayhem at 10:51am 08.21.23 Yes. Use your best judgement. Pull up a little at a time if you think the winds might be a little hi
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 10:48am 08.21.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? (1) Hayden Watson at 10:38am 08.21.23 The boat has to make some way through the water for the rudder to exert any force. The old timers (
Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 10:36am 08.21.23 Did you miss adding and emoji or a /s? Because otherwise, that's one of the most inapplicable paral
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 10:31am 08.21.23
CL14 Dinghy Deparlocean at 10:27am 08.21.23 To seal I would dry out the gaps with an hair dryer and after, apply a generous bead of urethane se
Strange gear shifting event, Universal M-12, Hurth HBW50 odaydokay at 10:22am 08.21.23 Thanks, Don. I remember two rules with these trannys: First, do not slowly ease the lever in to ge
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Kings Gambit at 10:14am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heaving-
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heaving-
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck VT Fitz at 10:06am 08.21.23 @RJ, I absolutely didn't see that. It's actually kinda hard to see with the shadows and low quality
CL14 Dinghy (1) Fuzzy_logic at 10:05am 08.21.23 One more photo to show those gap. Taken from the mast to the outside of the boat. It continues all t
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 10:02am 08.21.23 So how to seal it?
CL14 Dinghy (2) Fuzzy_logic at 10:01am 08.21.23 Sorry couldn't get a better angle on the third photo, but I think your explanation confirms what I s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Hayden Watson at 9:58am 08.21.23 Here's the article I had in mind. I read that article back when it first came out and it reinforce
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 08.21.23 Your compartment probably looks something like this : to my old Autohelm-Raytheon-ST30 given the ap
Advice for a Solo Sailor? smokey73 at 9:56am 08.21.23 @Hayden Watson There are apparently two different discussions going on here. One is about heavin

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