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H260 Stern Leak Gypsea Kids at 6:17am 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/1179 I've found a leak in the stern area of my H260 and am 99.9% certain it's coming from the deck to hul
'85 Hunter 22 Plumbing Chasemixon at 4:54am 09.17.13 Smaller Boats 5/1238 I was able to figure out the sink thanks to some awesome help from here, but I need a little help wi
Friends Along the Way Roger Long at 4:50am 09.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/3512 I anchored inside Charles Island outside of Milford after a 71 nm day of motoring on what a LIS resi
Concordia All U Get at 3:25am 09.17.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2287 I see the Concordia is upright, nice piece of work. Anybody got the details? All U Get
Replacing an A4 with Yanmar 8HP Diesel Muscongus at 3:05am 09.17.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1937 I have a '77 Cat 27 that came with a noon functioning A4. It had pulled in some sea eater and was le
Touching Brian D at 10:31pm 09.16.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/5942 Even if there were no subtitles, I think the message is very clear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
Raise my jib foot? saltysailor at 10:01pm 09.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11648 I have a 12' day sailer that I'm considering raising the foot of my jib. I've decided to make the po
Hillerange sticking control knob obsailor at 9:37pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1157 I have a 1992 Hillerange propane two burner with oven stove. Starting last week the left burner con
Hunter 23.5 Stanchion (1) Gardnera at 8:06pm 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 4/1680 I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and my port stanchion is bent (the one forward that is an "h
Composting heads Kestle at 7:24pm 09.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1349 Has anyone had any experience with these - on a Mac 25 ideally? Our Porta Potti needs replacing, an
Coranado 15 Owner's Manual bavanyo at 7:12pm 09.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1051 Does anyone have a copy of the Coronado 15's owner manual? I'd love to borrow it for a short period.
Could someone please tell me what this is? (1) BWagner at 6:05pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1573 Hi, I posted this under the "Engines and Propulsion" topic and received no response so I thought
Leaky Windows on a 82 Catalina 27 mtitus at 5:53pm 09.16.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/5515 Hello everyone, I am a noob to this boat owning thing and I am hoping to tap into your collective ex
1987 , Hunter 34 Height on trailer DaveMcL at 5:19pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1036 Hi, I'm researching a move for the subject boat. I've found all the specs except height from keel t
Cockpit drain hoses (7) newage1461 at 5:01pm 09.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1057 I developed a leak somewhere this summer that when the harder the wind blew the more water in the bi
Sailboat Parts,Equipment, and more Boater123 at 5:01pm 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 0/94 Boatingaround.com connects boaters with other boaters. You can login, check tides,messages, boatin
Replacing blocks for jib sheets on 1983 Oday 25 ddooher at 4:49pm 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1867 The sheaves in the blocks on the deck to lead the sheets back to the winch are shot, both port and s
running NMEA cable from MFD to VHF on Beneteau 40 Captpete12 at 4:48pm 09.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2052 I have a Raymarine E80 MFDon my center table in the cockpit (common location) and want to run an NME
Can anyone identify this? (1) newage1461 at 4:32pm 09.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3030 Stuck a camera in rear of 1981 H-30 to get pic's for another post about the drain hoses. The black h
Sea dog 422110 panel switches Db421 at 3:32pm 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4775 I have an old Sea dog 422110 fuse panel that I am re wiring. The panel seems to work fine but i can

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Marine Toilet Question jviss at 11:11am 05.29.23 Isn't that just about the same as using these ............... ne TP is cheap enough to not worry a
Early Music Instruments jviss at 11:07am 05.29.23 I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked to the listings. check th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size waterman30 at 11:07am 05.29.23 I'm thinking of getting a Fortress. Pricey but might save my back since aluminum.
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e Don S/V ILLusion at 10:56am 05.29.23 the vibration is really only noticeable on the wheel now, engine compartment area seems fine. vi
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:52am 05.29.23 There is one thing that should NEVER be flushed in any marine toilet, manual or electric: wet wipes
alternator and wiring jcrews63 at 10:24am 05.29.23 Jeff, your repeatedly state that your engine would not start so you are going to change the alterna
Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 05.29.23 I have also had the thought, how the heck would you ever remove this stuff in the future if you had
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size JamesG161 at 10:09am 05.29.23 The Manual , which I linked in post#2, even shows an Anchor in the locker. It may worry them since
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:06am 05.29.23 The original backing plate for the bow eye was a block of wood but later a flat ss steel rectangular
Jib furler basics and maint JamesG161 at 10:03am 05.29.23 Will the bearing balls fall out everywhere? No. All of the swivel bearings are sealed. Normally,
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e capta at 10:01am 05.29.23 From your description, I'd lean towards your prop. Your mechanic has covered what I would have sugge
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size Crazy Dave Condon at 9:57am 05.29.23 If anyone has a 23.5 Hunter, would you measure the anchor locker and post the dimensions how big the
Jib furler basics and maint (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 05.29.23 I had my Spinnaker Halyard loop over the Jib Halyard and foul it. This picture may help clarify.
Furling Head Stay Tension shemandr at 9:46am 05.29.23 I think the starting point is to make sure the spar is centered port to starboard by hoisting a tape
Jib furler basics and maint (1) bonkle at 9:18am 05.29.23 Any idea what will happen if I remove this retaining rig? Will the bearing balls fall out everywhere
alternator and wiring Hello Below at 9:15am 05.29.23 I think Im going to swap out the alternator to a Balmar 80, get the Balmar regulator and research a
What is at the top of my mast. rlongfield at 9:01am 05.29.23 @Joe Thank you, VHF antenna wasn't even a thought. wonder where the radio was located in the cabin
What is at the top of my mast. rlongfield at 8:59am 05.29.23 If you decide to add a VHF, these instructions are about the best on how to make a new cable. http
Weeping keel (1) eherlihy at 8:48am 05.29.23 The original design of the 34 used a cast iron (7.874g/cc) keel. When O'day switched to lead (11.34g
Sail drive raw water intakes Mark Maulden at 8:30am 05.29.23

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