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sealant, Swing Keel Pivot bolt snick at 7:54am 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 3/492 Hi I am looking for suggestions on using a sealant for sealing a swing keel centerboard pivot bolt.
Forestay adjustment Pat cool skip at 7:36am 05.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1456 I have a 306 Hunter 2003 with a furling system for the jib. I was wonderig if i can adjust de foare
lifeline stanchion -. m15? (1) sunlover at 7:25am 05.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/585 can anyone. confirm the size? M14 is too small and M16 is too large.
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. jssailem at 7:20am 05.30.22 Sails Call Lounge 8/554 First I want to thank all of the Warriors who have served in our Armed Forces. I was recently asked
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. (1) Erbardy at 6:05am 05.30.22 Ask All Sailors 10/845 Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. I am looking at the possible purchase of a 1968 J
Origio 2000 alcohol canister cheeseNcrackers at 5:54am 05.30.22 Parts Search 2/781 Hello friends! I just upgraded to an 87 Hunter 26.5. The boat has an origo 2000 single burner stove
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter (2) philiefay at 11:01pm 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 40/3352 After having fuel starvation issues I have switched out my fuel filter on my 9.9hp outboard 3 times
Anchor off Alki? skunther at 10:54pm 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 4/887 Does anyone know if it's possible to anchor off the north side of Alki, between Alki Point and the p
Single-handed docking noanksailor at 8:41pm 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 32/3034 Hello. I will soon buy a sailboat, in the 22-foot range, and will have to single-hand it often. With
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 8:33pm 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 9/650 Quick and easy. How often do you test yours? Annually? Semi Annually kind of a spring fall thing?
Zinc Placement shanker at 8:00pm 05.29.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/395 new to me Hunter 29.5 and I'm wondering where the zincs are located? it's a 95 and has a Yanmar. I d
Heater shanker at 7:40pm 05.29.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/961
H34 Jib Halyard cleat Mike Oldak at 4:36pm 05.29.22 Big Boats 12/1112 i recently replaced our original jib roller reefer with a new Harken roller reefing system. the main
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 4:03pm 05.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/890 hi all, newbie hear, have an oceanis 50, 2010, the shower in the master cabin wont pump out,
Stern tube plugging ricksoth at 10:01am 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/657 Hey Outboard powered sailors... Now that my dead diesel is out of my Cal 27 and the Honda outboard
Mast step help (1) kbapark at 7:00am 05.29.22 Trailer Sailors 6/988
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:08am 05.29.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1134 Hello all! I bought a widgeon this spring, and have used it several times. The centerboard gets ja
A different 37.5 windlass install Mika1 at 7:39pm 05.28.22 Big Boats 5/565 A write-up of how I mounted the windlass on my 37.5 has been humbly submitted to the owner mods for
Balmar alternator on Yanmar 3ym20 (2) SycloneDriver at 7:22pm 05.28.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1198 Today I stated the process of installing a Balmar 60 series 100 amp alternator onto my Yanmar 3ym20.
Packing gland nut getting hot. Mistyseas1991 at 5:23pm 05.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1930 I notice the packing gland nut was getting hot to the touch so I replaced the teflon packing 3/16 it

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pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Siamese at 2:04pm 04.19.24 It'll just crack. Resin doesn't have much strength by itself. If you want to firm it up, use resin
Disassemble Older Morse Shifter twodzusfittings at 2:02pm 04.19.24 It is very likely they were pressed on. There would be an inner and an outer stem. If you tried to p
Catalina 28 steering problem William Weeks at 2:00pm 04.19.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 12:57pm 04.19.24 Steel Dive tanks are the design as CNG tanks and dive tanks may even be at up to 3000 psig or more..
Compressed Natural Gas MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 04.19.24 I don't think so. Propane tanks are at a much lower pressure than a CNG tank. I don't think a pro
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? higgs at 12:25pm 04.19.24 I found Northport and Leland to be two of my favorite spots near Traverse Bay, but I have not been t
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Davenport at 12:01pm 04.19.24 Never use lines to lift a h26 or h260? What if dont have trailer????????????? Have the marina SUP
Companion way H26 Davenport at 11:53am 04.19.24 A normal adult can slide thru the hole left if you leave the bottom h260 panel out. or use front ha
Lifting strap blocking (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 04.19.24 224246 224247 I'm pretty sure they will be able to accommodate you. I would be EXTREMELY cautious
Lifting strap blocking PaulK at 11:04am 04.19.24 It could be a precaution, but it would depend on how wide the lifting slings are. Most yards aroun
Blower Vent Hose Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 04.19.24
Hunter 23.5 new windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:45am 04.19.24 This is the original Hunter factory install from 1998 : removed and filled with black 795.
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 04.19.24 I think a heated water bath would work well without damaging the material I've tried the hot wate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? pgandw at 9:42am 04.19.24 You will probably want to limit any day's sail to less than 20 miles. If you go for a full day of s
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jdrutten at 9:24am 04.19.24 It looks like the Aqua Signal 34 as well as the 40 tri-color lights may have been discontinued. I ha
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 9:19am 04.19.24
Blower Vent Hose jssailem at 8:54am 04.19.24
Catalina 28 steering problem (1) jssailem at 8:34am 04.19.24 William, while not good news at least you have identified what could be the issue. Nearly all rudd
Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 04.19.24 The rubber material either compressed or shrunk over time. One other assist I always use when fitt
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 7:22am 04.19.24 The question are there any screw holes needs to be answered first and then I will respond as I was i

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