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Lewmar ports leak ben solomon at 10:23am 11.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1090 Has anyone ever replaced either the gaskets on the OEM Lemar metal body ports or the dogs? I have a
Joker Valve? (1) Michael Meyer at 10:06am 11.04.13 Catalina 310 33/7998 Anyone know what valve I need to order to stop the waste tank from back washing in to the toilet? S
Deck filler plug swims with the fishies Odaysailer at 10:05am 11.04.13 Bigger Boats 9/1852 The boat is an 87 O'Day. The deck filler was manufactured by Wright Crittenden, and the threads seem
beneteau 281 logothides at 9:13am 11.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1212 Hello everyone,wondering if anybody out there can help me find a Transom (pilot seat) for my benente
Skinnydipping - Bottomless or not Kermit at 9:07am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2448 My First Mate and I have decided what we really want to do is keep our '99 h260 in the water during
What's a Blooper? Value of Spinnaker pole? LawyerBob at 9:00am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 18/9300 Cleaning stuff out of my "new to me" Islander 28 (getting ready for winter storage) and came across
Keel haul complete!! (2) DAWGfish at 8:50am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/828 I recently posted some questions about a keel bracket. I tried to find that thread again to update i
Hitting the Curveball Roger Long at 7:23am 11.04.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/5519 We had a fantastic road trip out to Ohio, near peak foliage on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through We
lifting venture 22 to get at keel Catskill Eddie at 6:48am 11.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1042 What's the best way to get at the keel. From what I can see it looks pretty darn funky. If I can saf
Source for Cushions and/or covers LawyerBob at 6:47am 11.04.13 Islander 3/8668 Greetings all. I'm a new Islander 28 owner. This is a "refurb" project boat, but she's not a mes
Looking for a C22 Mast sailman5188 at 6:26am 11.04.13 Catalina 22 3/809 Hi, anyone out there have or know where I can get a used mast for a C22 that I am restoring? It is a
Oil overfill on Yanmar 1gm Starrfish at 4:57am 11.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7202 Oops! I overfilled the oil in changing my oil filter. Did not realize until after running motor a bi
New rudder from Beneteau Bluewaters2812 at 4:29am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 19/8141 Hi folks, We have just ordered a new (complete) rudder from the Beneteau factory in France. Our Oce
Splicing / Whipping Apex at 3:43am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1166 Last night, I started splicing shackles to the boats running rigging. First try looks good, but what
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:10am 11.04.13 Smaller Boats 26/3455 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:09am 11.04.13 Trailer Sailors 30/10122 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Lock screw for Selden in-mast furling locking tube bobatkins at 12:05am 11.04.13 Big Boats 8/5318 I have a Selden in mast RC Mk-III furling system on my Hunter 41. About a year ago I was having a lo
Fuel Tank Cleaning wufibugs at 7:35pm 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1439 Anybody have any idea on what I might expect to pay to have someone come out and clean my fuel tank.
Barrier Coat Yes or No? lingerfeltja at 7:11pm 11.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1978 I am having the bottom blasted to remove many layers of old bottom paint. I will let the bottom dry
Cabin top clutch Clydo at 6:54pm 11.03.13 Catalina 310 15/5484 My main halyard clutch stopped working properly. Pushed handle flush with cabin top and won't stay

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Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Terry Cox at 1:02pm 06.27.23 Thanks Terry. Needs a lot of torque. You're welcome, Peter. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 12:08pm 06.27.23 I stand corrected, others have stated that the original speakers were Poly Planer, 5.25" diameter.
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 11:38am 06.27.23 Yep lots of states do not use VIN on trailers just bill of sale, and weight check.
Tiller, Rudder, etc. drgbanks at 11:24am 06.27.23 Thanks capta, very helpful. There's no way I could know what was on it before as I bought it like t
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Tedd at 11:23am 06.27.23 My guess would be that the 5806 is a serial number. The trailer probably pre-dates when VINs were re
Tiller, Rudder, etc. capta at 11:18am 06.27.23 Perhaps it is the pics, but I don't see anything wrong with the metal pieces. If it is just looks yo
Recommendations for a new head plenny7 at 11:12am 06.27.23 Raritan SaniFlex RaritanSaniFlex hose is the top rated hose because it has a 10 yr warranty against
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 11:10am 06.27.23 Our original cockpit stereo speakers that came installed I think by Beneteau or perhaps the Dealer
1x19 cable for standing rigging? capta at 11:09am 06.27.23 It has to do with the number of strands and their size. Obviously 7X7 strand will be lots more flexi
ampacity of disconnects Rick Webb at 10:54am 06.27.23 You could make the pigtail longer and the final connection somewhere for convenient. An additional
Keel position from winch view HeelBoy at 10:36am 06.27.23 I share the concerns and it drove me to completely redo that area of the boat with anew companionway
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 10:35am 06.27.23 Thanks everybody for the responses. I appreciate the time and the insight. The pump is rated at 16
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 10:00am 06.27.23 217316 Judgement day. First day raising sails since I took ownership. 217317 Teaching the young ho
34Mk2 back stay adjustment Stu Jackson at 9:49am 06.27.23 Your question is somewhat boat-specific, so ask here: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/board,11.0.html
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (8) Chase Hartzell at 9:48am 06.27.23 217303 Rub rail vinyl is STIFF and not interested in being told what to do. I knew this going into
1971 Hull #473 Restoration & Refurbishment (10) Chase Hartzell at 9:33am 06.27.23 Whelp, I'm probably due for another update, and this feels like a big one for me. After two years o
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.27.23 "I'm not exactly sure what you mean, I'm nearly in perfect alignment now. What I meant to say is tha
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:09am 06.27.23 After an overnight, there were the slightest spots of fuel. In fact if I had my absorb sheets under
Dissimilar Metals Maine Sail at 9:00am 06.27.23 I am considering putting a jam cleat to my aluminum boom. My concern is attaching it with stainles
Dissimilar Metals markwbird at 8:53am 06.27.23 Stainless screws are fine.

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