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One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
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Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
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A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
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Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
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Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
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I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
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I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
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Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
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I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
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Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
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Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14
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Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
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I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
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Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra
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Mainsail was right (as usual) There is a deep sump in my keel behind the ballast. Water from the s
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Hi folks, A couple of days ago, my wife and I received our first invoice from the Marina where we
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hello all I have 4 through hulls in my boat that cannot use... they are a bronze ball cock through
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Has anyone installed a NEXGEN 5.5KW generator in an Hunter 40.5? I got a very good deal on a Nexge
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I have Evercoat finishing resin 100518, I am applying on the outside, bottom of hull. The instructio

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Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 8:21am 06.19.23
I have not tightened the coupler bolts photo shows approximate correct alignment. An alignment do
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2
jssailem at 8:17am 06.19.23
Your image is that of a Nylon/Plastic shaft stuffing box and shaft log. Here is a great site with d
Mice vs. Sail
JBP-PA at 8:09am 06.19.23
The top smaller hole is easily a job for sail repair tape. Sail repair tape is dacron cloth with ad
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question
Mike Oldak at 8:05am 06.19.23
From what I see that shelf can be taken out easily. I agree that it looks flimsy for a windlass. Mo
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems
Ralph Johnstone at 8:02am 06.19.23
Buy a Torrid heater if you can Don't buy anything unless you can prove you Kuma water heater is b
Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS
David in Sandusky at 7:58am 06.19.23
Call the store on this website to find out who supplied the original mast and boom for the 2011 Hunt
Mice vs. Sail
meross at 7:52am 06.19.23
I finally got my first boat powered by a sail. It had been shrunk wrapped for a few years, not reg
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question
Claude L.-Auger at 7:50am 06.19.23
From what I see that shelf can be taken out easily. I agree that it looks flimsy for a windlass. Mor
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ?
ricksoth at 7:48am 06.19.23
Yes. I set it for about 30psi using a bicycle tire pump. The water pump puts out 50 psi. My assum
Mice vs. Sail
rgranger at 7:45am 06.19.23
No. I don't think tape is what you want. Send the sail off to a reputable sail loft (I like Bacon
Mice vs. Sail
rgranger at 7:43am 06.19.23
Been there.... sorry for your frustration.
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions...   (5)
soopad00pa at 7:41am 06.19.23
Thanks for all the kind replies; much appreciated. I'll post a couple of pics of keel related stuf
Keel bolts mkI
jssailem at 7:40am 06.19.23
:plus: on joining the Catalina 36 and 34 associations. They know and share the secrets of their boat
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do?
boaterbob at 7:38am 06.19.23
Shaft is true and straight as measured by straight edge and eye. Binding and noise of removal was so
Keel bolts mkI
jssailem at 7:37am 06.19.23
once he drills and find wet wood that we wont be able to seal it again. Once you drill and find we
Keel bolts mkI
dmax at 7:37am 06.19.23
I don't have direct experience but there's a lot of info available on the web. You should consider j
Mice vs. Sail
meross at 7:36am 06.19.23
I finally got my first boat powered by a sail. It had been shrunk wrapped for a few years, not regi
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long
jssailem at 7:31am 06.19.23
I am kinda on my own. You have us. We may not be on the boat with you. but for the basics we can o

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