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Murphy Oil Soap choover at 12:58pm 06.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3788 As anyone heard of using Murphy Oil Soap on dull top-sides to give them a luster? Do you have a quic
Mast Base Pin replacement question & Gin Pole groove? abk at 11:36am 06.07.14 Smaller Boats 9/1491 Last year when I lowered the H 26 mast I had a hard time removing the bolt that mounts the mast to t
1996 H26 Trailer info abk at 11:26am 06.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/614 I have a 96 H26 and the trailer has no manual with it. I got by ok for last season but had difficul
Best HP outboard for my sailboat eagargary at 11:22am 06.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2016 I recently bought a 1974 MacGregor V2-24 sloop with a 1985 Mercury 9.8 outboard. I want to purchase
Hunter 1996 H 26 Trailer Instruction Manual? abk at 11:21am 06.07.14 Trailer Sailors 3/2430 I have a 96 H26 and the trailer has no manual with it. I got by ok for last season but had difficul
Anyone used a bosun's chair on an H23? isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.07.14 Smaller Boats 12/1777 Wondering how stable it would be at the dock. I could not find my masthead wind vane, and reluctant
HELP,,, can't find the leak. Small Seed at 11:01am 06.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2643 We have a 1990 Beneteau First 285, new to us this year, and have a leak somewhere in the boat that w
hull flex/mast step cracked butchvon at 10:35am 06.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1953 Mast step cracks repaired, ground out wet core ect. filled with plywood/epoxy. next season re-cracke
Cockpit floor. StopRot I curse thee!!! (3) The Garbone at 8:49am 06.07.14 Catalina 30 19/3423 Today I started my cockpit floor restoration. I cut around the outer edge and proceeded to peal up
Non-Marine Alternatives For Bootstripe Paint? rardiH36 at 7:24am 06.07.14 Ask All Sailors 7/4170 The color I want to paint my boot strip this haul-out is only available in ~$50 a quart sizes for In
To drill- or not to drill...new thru hull depth jshanley at 7:23am 06.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1231 I have a 1980 O'Day 22 equipped with an aged but functional Raymarine ST30 BiData, speed and depth.
1984 hunter27 transmission rzweig at 5:49am 06.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/712 Hi, Does anyone know the make of the transmission that HUNTER used with with the 10two WESTERBEKE e
Helm squeak Bcarter at 12:49am 06.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1789 I have a 2006 423 and the helm has a very annoying squeak that I cannot get rid of. I have lubed ev
H22 Companion Way Hatch Removal Inquiry nodachi at 8:15pm 06.06.14 Smaller Boats 3/947 Does anyone know the procedure, or information on, removing the sliding companion way hatch cover on
Soft Replacement for Lazarette Hasp? Ward H at 8:07pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6038 My O'day has the usual (I think) hinged padlock hasp on the cockpit lockers so they can be locked.
Numbering system boblufkin at 7:51pm 06.06.14 Catalina 22 1/763 Anyone know why the factory dropped the 1 for hull numbers greater than 10,000?
Installing 1 1/2" hose to hose barb RAD88 at 7:48pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 11/3431 So - I have to replace the 1 1/2" galley sink drain hose. I have had no luck being able to fit the n
Voltage fluctuations when using ST4000+ arf145 at 7:42pm 06.06.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/3597 Our Garmin echoMap 50s chartplotter was occasionally shutting down, and when I finally noticed that
Smart Plug installed dparilla at 7:15pm 06.06.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1078 Wow, that was easy. I installed the new smart plug cord and boatside plug onboard today. Ran into
okay, some proper questions dfrancis23 at 7:14pm 06.06.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1857 So I'm gettinga lot more confidant with the 23, had it on the lake today and pushed it a little hard

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New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup Benny17441 at 9:20pm 08.17.23 Just check that the oil grade being used is not too thin.
Expectations from solar Benny17441 at 9:14pm 08.17.23 How strong is the Sun at your latitude in Nova Scotia?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 08.17.23 Yes I'll be for all intents and purposes building a solid, sturdy retaining wall that that bearing
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT Ralph Johnstone at 8:20pm 08.17.23 I know we harp on it but ONLY a picture will help identify the switch.
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 8:08pm 08.17.23 My plan is to mount the new battery midpoint in the mostly unoccupied space along with the charger,
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 08.17.23 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell, one end of the fuse connects to the BAT
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 7:20pm 08.17.23 OK just find the fault connection at the switch , those have a very little bridge that make the conn
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 7:13pm 08.17.23 https://www.ebay.com/itm/294172320300 Yep that looks like it. Thanks. so as far as I can tell,
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 quadrille38 at 7:04pm 08.17.23 Greenhouse gases. Your probably thinking of Pfas that is used in firefighting foams. Not typically
Expectations from solar SycloneDriver at 7:00pm 08.17.23 That CMP24 charge controller doesn't look like a very good unit. Check out the Victron line of MPPT
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:56pm 08.17.23 Do I correctly understand you'll be using the shaft bearing shown in your photo #2 : s building a
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mermike at 6:40pm 08.17.23 I enjoyed your tales of Luna's rescue. Hope this one works out for you.
Installing Composting Toilet in Oday 35 DinghySailor at 6:36pm 08.17.23 I ran the vent for our dry toilet through the house roof and covered it with a small clamshell. T
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 6:33pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:13pm 08.17.23 The "porch" side... Sometimes I get a kick out of how the speech to text likes to quote me. Anyway I
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel mermike at 6:10pm 08.17.23 Could certainly be annoying if it blows and you need to replace it to get the whole house system wo
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:06pm 08.17.23 OUCH ! If the grinding has been taking place within the gland, you may have damaged the shaft surf
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mermike at 6:04pm 08.17.23 Was this the boat?
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 08.17.23 It really appears as if the shaft is having its problem within stuffing box. OUCH ! If the grind
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 5:18pm 08.17.23 Well if it comes down to that we'll just have to wait and see. A CV joint takes up less space than a

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