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Stuffing box questions? (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1337 Hi All, A couple of questions regarding the stuffing box on my 41DS. I measured the shaft at 1 1/4"
New Brakes dscribner at 10:02am 07.10.13 Trailer Sailors 17/5104 So, for the past year or so, almost every time I pull out, I have one drum or the other locked up ti
Windlass Birtwistle at 9:37am 07.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/899 The bolt securing the fleming support, which prevents anchor chain wrap, fell off. I believe the nu
Broken rudder to keel post Bill Miggins at 9:08am 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 I have an old (1975) Seafarer 21' sailboat with the above problem. Does anyone have any advice on h
Therapy CCrane2299 at 8:01am 07.10.13 Catalina 22 5/1241 That is the name I intend to put on the boat. 10 minutes before this video, I was calling it a day.
too much tension on main? dlewis812 at 5:35am 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1729 sailing on someone else's cat 30, while trimming the main a shackle holding one the blocks to the bo
Heart Invertor/Charger. Is it Smart? rfrye1 at 10:28pm 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1033 My 1998 Hunter 376 has a OEM Heart 2500W Invertor/Charger. I have problems over the winter with my h
Free to me catalina 22. How do I clean out the cabin (3) Davidm816 at 8:43pm 07.09.13 Catalina 22 12/5990 Any thoughts on cleaning this cabin out? The dust is really thick and heavy. I'm thinking water
O'day 322 magazine advertisement Philiponvictory at 7:32pm 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2494 I'm looking for a magazine advertisement for a 1986 to 1989 O'day 322. Will pay.
Can anyone ID this? Photos of unidentified pole and line (5) drchpete at 7:15pm 07.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1311 Attached are a few pics of a pole and a heavy line which were on my boat (H466) when I bought it. N
Well here I am Piratenorm at 7:06pm 07.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/912 After sweating out the details of a solar panel and fridge install, not to mention the keel repairs
Westerbeke 10/2 cruise RPM Mickstr6 at 5:53pm 07.09.13 Bigger Boats 13/3823 I've been limited to a cruising RPM for the last few years by a sluggish raw water flow through the
Should I sell them? dj2210 at 5:35pm 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2124 Purchased ST60+ tridata and wind instrument less than 2 years ago for my C27 but never installed the
Where to install Battery Switch Ward H at 5:13pm 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/810 I plan to install a Blue Sea mSeries battery switch. Any suggestions on where to install it? Coupl
what is this on my deck? (1) dan8152 at 4:18pm 07.09.13 Catalina 22 17/2093 just behind the cam cleats on the pop top. I have two of these (one on each side) and I have no idea
Transmission fluid anchorron at 2:38pm 07.09.13 Catalina 30 2/1468 Can anyone tell me where the dipstick is for checking transmission fluid? Is it under the heat excha
hunter 15 2012 drain pipe faliure gkhanna2000 at 1:42pm 07.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1448 Hunter 15 sank this weekend because of the drain pipe disconnecting from the hull drain plug..anybod
Hunter 27 EDGE speed UNDER SAIL GoldenCrab95 at 1:29pm 07.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4175 Anybody have a Hunter 27 Edge? What was the fastest speed the Edge went UNDER SAIL? What conditions
solution for steering lock on tohatsu (1) kpgraci at 1:08pm 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2270 After complaints from sailors about the lack of a steering lock on the 4/6/9.8 tohatsu did make a st
Mainsail cover jmallard at 11:46am 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1397 Does anybody know the size of the main sail cover? I want to have one made but unfortunately, I don

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Hunter 356 side boarding step? Hello Below at 5:02pm 07.30.22 I tie off around a single point (stanchion or arch leg) and the crew steps in the very middle of the
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? (1) twodzusfittings at 4:56pm 07.30.22 Have you considered a solar array? I made mine for about $600 including the panels. 200watts total,
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:52pm 07.30.22 Can't hurt to try.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:45pm 07.30.22 Actually no. But the resistance is so tight in the cold that I can barely open it without throwing
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather kappykaplan at 4:30pm 07.30.22 Have you tried to lubricate with something like McLube Sailkote?
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly (2) Hello Below at 4:25pm 07.30.22 Well that is odd. Don't rule out galvanic corrosion eroding the prop nut and then having the prop s
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Hello Below at 3:51pm 07.30.22 Yup it happens. That was going to be my next question after you told me there is no th in both forw
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller (2) Hello Below at 3:18pm 07.30.22 207821 This pic shows the underside of the traveller on the starboard side. The line is for the main
Winch replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 2:56pm 07.30.22 The biggest winches you can fit
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? rajhnsn at 2:24pm 07.30.22 Thank you all. Good ideas. I've been looking for Mainesail's information on this. I knew it was o
Winch replacement kappykaplan at 2:18pm 07.30.22 Why two posts with the same question? :beer:
Bow ladder for First 35 (1) Hollyberry at 2:08pm 07.30.22 Not an answer, I know.... but I find it interesting that while here in the PNW we would typically st
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) Sdiring at 1:25pm 07.30.22 The classic indication that the tank vent is blocked. All tank vents have two main functions: to
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 1:21pm 07.30.22 Thanks for the responses. Update, took a dive under the boat and no propeller? How we lost the pro
Adding portable general. NCBrew at 1:12pm 07.30.22 my A/C runs on a 20 amp breaker so I purchased a WAN 3800 watt generator and also changed the 110 v
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 12:57pm 07.30.22 Thanks for the responses. Update, took a dive under the boat and no propeller? How we lost the prop
Hunter 356 side boarding step? danm1 at 11:55am 07.30.22 "The fore and aft lines would not be even so it was far from ideal." I've thought of a fender step,
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (1) DeniseO30 at 11:20am 07.30.22 207819I managed to take a better picture with the Flash I'm impressed with myself because I've alway
Isla Holbox, Mexico dLj at 11:16am 07.30.22 Got home from Boston's Logan Airport at midnight and had to load our jeep for two markets the next
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) (5) DeniseO30 at 10:42am 07.30.22 Well it took a year to finally get it done in case you didn't see my other thread we did clean the t

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