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Well well well (4) hummingbirdbassist at 11:54pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1581 After interior work, motor work,now comes my dilemma for real!!!!! I have a crack at the back of th
Replacing the rub rail Tallgrass Sailor at 11:45pm 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 24/5813 I have a 1985 Hunter 23. My rub rail was damaged while the boat was in its slip during a storm. I b
getting innovative about painting my keel Piotr at 9:12pm 04.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3921 I've got tired of sanding/repainting my keel every year. So, this year, I tried something different
Masthead Casting Repair elvinfamily at 8:59pm 04.26.14 Catalina 22 7/1290 Has anyone successfully repaired a broken ear on the aluminium masthead casting? This is the unit at
34/35 shower sump njlarry at 8:48pm 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 10/1811 Was working on my very new to me '84 O'Day and couldn't find the shower sumo so I guess there isn't
Continuous furling line splice... now what? rpell46 at 8:45pm 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3347 I recently completed an end to end splice on a new 1/2" continuous furling line for my Hood furler o
Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4026 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1021 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1195 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6125 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/854 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1143 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/1017 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1617 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9915 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1119 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1042 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/778 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1941 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1778 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 7:53am 08.10.23 The conductivity of salt water is really destructive. These images are of the Positive power cable
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 7:52am 08.10.23 a siphon event occurred and water flowed up from the PSS Shaft Seal through the Heat Exchanger The
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Alan Gomes at 7:46am 08.10.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. Idiotic.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 7:37am 08.10.23 p.s. What's it's name? Since the storm Left USA naming Area , Europe names them. Hurricane Seaso
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:36am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:29am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the en
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Alan Gomes at 7:29am 08.10.23 Is that engine raw water cooled? Yes.
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:22am 08.10.23 How is the engine itself? Any damage to it from the water intrusion? (Perhaps the level did not get
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 7:19am 08.10.23 Have you decided on the system best for you? I find these discussions very interesting. There is s
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 7:18am 08.10.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 7:09am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 7:03am 08.10.23 Before you remove the head you might want to check pressure in water jacket with engine running. I u
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 7:02am 08.10.23 I used a 128 MB San disc card that worked well.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? tfox2069 at 6:54am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this n
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.10.23 So now with an electrical rebuild, a lot of decisions face you. Luckily, for John, I had same iss
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:50am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland. Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly w
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 6:48am 08.10.23 Not familiar with your engine. Some engines have cylinder liners with o ring type gaskets to separat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets isaksp00 at 6:46am 08.10.23 I wish my boat had even one robot let alone 4

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