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Replacement Oil Pressure Switch DaveJ at 9:47am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 8/5473 I have a broken prong on my oil pressure switch, a common problem when reading these posts. I called
Boat ref ridge not working (1) steve201 at 8:11am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1284 Any ideas, i have power to a c , power to thermostat. the fan is not getting any power. I'm not sure
Battery Upgrade (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 20/7007 Last year I completed an upgrade on the electrical distribution and charging system. What I didn't
Mac 25 easy Pop-top raising? dickbozung at 7:56am 04.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1921 I'm 70 and its getting really difficult to raise the Pop-top by myself. 2 scenarios - first, dock
Engine commissioning Thom Hoffman at 7:55am 04.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1685 Haven't found this in archive; looking for helpful hints on putting my Universal MX25 back into serv
1984 Beneteau Holding Tank gbgreen59 at 7:46am 04.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/876 I am a new owner of a 1984 Beneteau First 35'. I found that the waist holding tank is missing. It
Flipping the forward Hatch around? rgranger at 7:41am 04.28.14 Balboa 12/4985 Hello Balboa 26 sailors.... So I have a question. Have any of you switched the hinges on your forw
How to make a deck fit back into it's cavity (PICS) (4) Picflight at 6:42am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2261 I ask this question to the audience of this forum because the skills and knowledge I have observed i
San Diego Bay Hurricane CaptDon01 at 2:27am 04.28.14 Catalina 22 1/834 Well, another sailing adventure weekend event is finished, and it's one we'll be talking about and e
where does this water come from and how does this valve work (1) gitpicker2007 at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 22 11/2135 I left the catalina at the slip for a few days while they repaired the outboard (bad impeller). I've
Stuffing Box getting "hot" c130king at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 35/8207 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn
Ready To Launch This Saturday! (5) Ward H at 7:21pm 04.27.14 Day Sailers 19/1572 Last year I got caught up doing a lot of deferred maintenance, including a complete bottom job, on o
Yanmar Fuel Shutoff Cable H376/380/386 bigbrownpilot at 7:11pm 04.27.14 Big Boats 5/4745 The diesel fuel shutoff cable in our Hunter 380 won't pull out to shut down the engine. I was able
Deck Fill Caps 37CC finn1 at 6:59pm 04.27.14 Bigger Boats 5/1154 Does anyone know where to locate replacement deck filler caps? They are black plastic 1 1/2". What
nav table hight chusansail at 6:49pm 04.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1303 can anybody tell me the clearance from the floor to the nav table apron/ on hunter 37 cutter
Heat exchanger pin hole leak R. Chapin at 6:46pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 12/3806 I repeatedly loose small amounts of coolant and think I have located a pin hole leak in the undersid
Mast step core wet Kh3412 at 6:40pm 04.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1228 The core on the deck under the mast step is wet. Drilled some hole to see how far the water spread.
Two Stupid Battery / Connector Questions Ward H at 6:34pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 49/6129 1. My OB neg terminal connector is one size too small for my busbar. Busbar is 3/8, connector is 5/1
Cast iron keel/Hunter 31 Tom Fritz at 6:21pm 04.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/2358 I just bought a 31' that's been out of the water for several years. For some reason the keel is been
Weekend Work (5) Lost Parent at 5:42pm 04.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1266 Just installed my free ST4000+ autopilot with rudder sensor and my Wifes new windlass 74698.vB

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Hunter smile / keel movement (1) Gypsy hunter at 7:10am 07.26.23 Thanks all for the input. Just got some different advice from the local keel guy basically saying i
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 7:10am 07.26.23 Have you found more than three keelboats? My H430 has 3 major sized and 4 minor sized ones. Jim..
Hunter smile / keel movement Gypsy hunter at 6:59am 07.26.23
Hunter 49 Rudder Question (1) JamesG161 at 6:52am 07.26.23 I did major rudder repair on my H430. My lower bearing has a spacer which is now Glued with E5200.
Hunter 49 Rudder Question smokey73 at 6:14am 07.26.23 The disc on my Hunter 40.5 seems to act as a "spacer" and is not attached to the hull or rudder so i
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 6:11am 07.26.23 If a former owner used silicone, sand paper will inbed the silicone to the surface. You need to rele
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 6:01am 07.26.23 I appreciate all of the help, The structure appears to be solid. I'll take a fine grit sand paper to
Hunter 49 Rudder Question JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.26.23 Do you have your Owners Manual? I did major rudder repair on my H430. Jim....
Hunter 49 Rudder Question Daze at 5:49am 07.26.23 I don't know if you have a problem but on my H49 the disc does not spin.
Sliding hatch fix jssailem at 5:43am 07.26.23 An image of your project would be helpful in understanding the design.
Replacing Boat windows jssailem at 5:39am 07.26.23 Most of the quote seemed to be prepping the exterior for install. That is because on a mature boat
Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:37am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Gelcoat repair smokey73 at 5:36am 07.26.23 @jviss - don't leave us hanging! Did it work out for you? How has it aged over time if it matched
Sliding hatch fix Dave at 5:25am 07.26.23 No need for the fiberglass. Maintaining a good coating of a quality varnish should suffice. You do
Replacing Boat windows jviss at 5:24am 07.26.23 The stainless steel ones on my Tartan look a lot like the forward ones in @jssailem 's post, and are
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:23am 07.26.23 I was considering bomar.
Replacing Boat windows dlochner at 5:09am 07.26.23 What type of ports do intend to install?
Gelcoat repair jviss at 5:07am 07.26.23 I once asked in a Sherwin Williams paint store if they could color match and tint gelcoat for me, an
Replacing Boat windows Salvonight at 5:07am 07.26.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I got a quote and it was a bit expensive for me right now so
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 4:53am 07.26.23 I'm also in the process of trying to convert to this set up. What was the cost of having the chain p

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