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H34 - wood stove (2) Guillaume C. at 12:10pm 12.17.13 Big Boats 6/1448 Hola, I had a little bit of free time in the last couple of weeks so I played with a project I had i
Diesel fuel age MickP at 11:33am 12.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1400 Hello, I bought our Hunter 33C just over a year ago. It had a full tank of diesel. Now, 12 months do
Motor Mount Rusty 7sailing7 at 10:34am 12.17.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1155 I found a rear motor mount with rust and the silver paint laying below. Is there anyone else with th
Where to get the arch speaker & light setup rlamb at 10:07am 12.17.13 Big Boats 10/2400 I recently bought a 2004 Hunter 466 and noticed that many of the 466 boats I looked at had a unit at
mounting an after market kicker bracket c22 jagsail48 at 9:41am 12.17.13 Catalina 22 1/891 I am still restoring my 1986 c22 and found a nice kicker mount for the stern. My only problem is tha
deck paint (2) trainmanjess at 6:50am 12.17.13 Kittiewake 16/11164 hello all this fall I became the proud owner of a 1968 Kittiwake 23 sailboat... it has been sittin
Rudder Problems (2) Mick143 at 6:19am 12.17.13 Bigger Boats 22/5670 Hello, I own a 1979 28 ft O'Day. It has a tiller. Here is my question. I have never been able to fig
320 in BC Meriachee at 10:55pm 12.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/965 I'd like to connect with any 320 owners in Bc (Vancouver or the southern island). We are thinking a
perkins m30 operating temperature perse111 at 7:49pm 12.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1951 Does anyone know the proper operating temperature of the perkins m30? The literature from perkins
How best to ID a leak source? crockett305 at 7:10pm 12.16.13 Catalina 22 11/2054 Hi there fellow sailors... The cat 22 and I went out for a short sail this past Saturday. Everythin
Halyards ncsailor634 at 6:54pm 12.16.13 Ask All Sailors 15/3472 I have a 1976 Columbia T-26. I just got the boat about 4 months ago and now need to replace at leas
Traveler needed for 18' Y-FLYER sloop. LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 4:09pm 12.16.13 Parts Search 0/969 looking for an original type traveler - bolts to rear deck on fairly tall risers. please call or tex
Replacing Bulkheads in a 1985 Hunter 23 Bryan_PrestigeVision at 12:58pm 12.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/976 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 23 that was in the middle of a restoration project
Powered winch for H410 b.needalman at 12:35pm 12.16.13 Big Boats 3/1023 Do any readers have a factory installed powered winch on a Hunter 410? I want to do an upgrade us
best Mac software for weather fax over HF radio davidep at 11:09am 12.16.13 Ask All Sailors 4/5996 anyone have any suggestions for the best Mac software for weather fax transmitted over HF radio?
Lewmar Windlass slipping cooper at 10:43am 12.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3106 Hi, we have a Hunter 49 and the electric lewmar windlass has just started to slip when coming up or
Engine Control Panel Hanskuck at 10:18am 12.16.13 Parts Search 0/1360 I am searching for a Standard Engine Control Panel 1990 Volvo Penta Marine Diesel Model 2003 Wher
galley Celtic knot at 9:16am 12.16.13 Parts Search 3/6299 looking for a galley for my mac 25.
Wire / Rope halyards to all rope dive7mmwet at 7:46am 12.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1181 Any one do this conversion? Mine is a Catalina 27 TR I ordered 4 sheave's that will fit my mast he
Ball valve and fittings suggestions kito at 7:43am 12.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/625 I am installing all new bronze thru-hulls on my project boat. I got 1-1/2" and 1" bronze Groco thru

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Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 6:10pm 04.20.23 @Ralph Johnstone that's a really good catch and fascinating analysis. Some way of insulation the sh
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? AndyL at 5:26pm 04.20.23 Thanks everyone. I have the info I need now - I'll be looking for a new one tomorrow.
Corroding galvanized shackle (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:23pm 04.20.23 There's got to be a reason why the shackle is the only thing corroding and corroding so quickly. Lo
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? Rich Stidger at 3:59pm 04.20.23 See if there is a manufacturer name so you can get the same. That way you will avoid having to repla
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 3:55pm 04.20.23 Nicely done, Jim. :beer:
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 04.20.23 it's where you would insert the emergency tiller. Mine has broken and I'm looking for a new one N
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:47pm 04.20.23 My grease gun (used for general lubrication of my JD tractor, rudder tube, etc) always leaks grease
Pumpin up those fenders! Ralph Johnstone at 3:46pm 04.20.23 Yep good-ol turnbuckle pumps Would you say those are closer to a reciprocal pump or a centrifucat
Bottom paints Tally Ho at 3:45pm 04.20.23 Yep, the tube of grease screws into the gun. I didn't think it would work at first, but it does. Gr
O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement (3) Tally Ho at 3:42pm 04.20.23 Not really that difficult (as long as the new hatch is the same size). Remove the screws from the o
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 3:35pm 04.20.23 This may be due to the pump. ..................... or the tubes of the HEX being partially plugg
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:35pm 04.20.23
Bottom paints Rjm st.petersburg at 3:31pm 04.20.23 Yes they do screw into the gun. Just cut down the stem of the grease tube, great set up.
Bottom paints Tally Ho at 3:29pm 04.20.23 Clay, that is VC 17 a freshwater only bottom paint. It will not work in salt water. It is a favorit
Corroding galvanized shackle JoeWhite at 3:08pm 04.20.23 There are stainless steel shackle you can try.
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 3:04pm 04.20.23 The only other cause of high temperature may be that the antifreeze is not circulating as fast as it
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Scott B at 2:47pm 04.20.23 You will need to drop the plywood hard board panel that is above the nav station and starboard sette
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Tally Ho at 2:43pm 04.20.23 What is different between the X and M mast? Can the existing sail be used with either one? If not,
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:23pm 04.20.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:11pm 04.20.23 Making Part 2 soon. The rest of my post#161 Shorter and a bit more professionally done.:pimp: Mor

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