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Cold Plate thermostat (1) kingsailor at 7:06am 08.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/893 Any ideas on where to find a replacement thermostat for my Alder/Barbour Coolmatic VD-14-WC ? Pictu
H356 washdown install Bob 04 H260 at 5:24am 08.03.13 Big Boats 10/1769 I am interested in adding a washdown to our anchor locker. I am thinking about T-ing into the AC pic
Help. No power to engine control pannel Time Out at 5:02am 08.03.13 Ask All Sailors 19/4400 The boat 1987 Catalina 27 - Universal M18 diesel - everything is all original ' dead stock - no de
Lift Pump Malfunction c130king at 4:31am 08.03.13 Catalina 310 23/4500 All, Last evening on the way out of the harbor the motor died after about 5 minutes of running. Qu
mast rake for a h33c ? bugaloo at 3:12am 08.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/991 What is the mast rake for a 33c ? I read it on here in the past but have no luck finding it again. T
Gas struts mod ehudm at 10:04pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3235 Thanks for all who share the gas struts mod, I installed them a few days ago and its the best mod f
am i being insecure.... (1) Douglast at 9:06pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2233 or am I just my first mates cupholder...???
Spinnaker Brad1968 at 8:25pm 08.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/959 I have a sail from my boat to sell, but can't figure where to post stuff for sale in the forum.
Keel bushing Hamsandwich at 7:31pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 3/1222 Sorry, I don't mean to bomb post, but one other question. I need to drill the hole in the keel to a
Cockpit floor Hamsandwich at 7:21pm 08.02.13 Catalina 22 1/1079 Hey Fellas, I've noticed a slight but noticeable sag in the cockpit floor, I know a little is norma
port light screens (1) 1Goldie at 6:51pm 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1198 Help. Cannot find screens for the ports. Keep finding rectangles and our boat has lozenge-shaped one
anyone know where to order 'corner rail mount cockpit seats' valhallasailingtv at 3:51pm 08.02.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3984 hello: I have a macgregor 26M and would like to shop around for the corner rail mounted cockpit sea
sleeping like a king - oday 25 (4) boknows at 3:21pm 08.02.13 Trailer Sailors 2/2555 Ive been on a design roll. I made my bench seats on my 1979 oday 25 into almost a king sized bed.
420 went aground, now hard to steer and rudder questions (2) Persy at 2:21pm 08.02.13 Big Boats 27/6078 I went aground on my Hunter 420. The boat was very difficult to steer after the grounding. I took
Beneteau 37 stern perch seats? garychatelain at 1:10pm 08.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1841 Anyone tried the stern perch seats for the 37. I am new to the 37 and can't seem to get comfortabl
Wing keel size Ron Allen at 12:39pm 08.02.13 Catalina 30 0/873 Does anyone know the size of the wing on the 1989 Catalina 30 wing keel?I'm using a boatlift to keep
Will it EVER dry out? Chuck T at 12:17pm 08.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/989 My 1986 Catalina 25 has now been on the hard since Jan. and is not drying out much...Above waterline
florida to bahamas january 2014 boknows at 12:14pm 08.02.13 Destinations 23/9293 Howdy. My wife and I are sailing to bahamas on january 12 2014. Ive never been. I would love to ta
Keel Specs CapeMaySailor at 11:08am 08.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1129 Just purchased a 2001 Hunter 340 and was wondering about the keel specs for calibrating depth. It's
gin pole for oday 25 (5) boknows at 11:03am 08.02.13 Trailer Sailors 13/4342 I built a gin pole for my oday 25. 10 ft long

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Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . Lift the
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 9:35am 06.14.23 Yea, good point. Preventative maintenance. Would have been cool to make new sheaves, eh? I did t
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number Tim Alden44 at 9:32am 06.14.23 What's wrong with it? It can probably be repaired. I had a Maxwell-Nilsson vertical capstan wind
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 9:23am 06.14.23 Because I'm not just coastal cruising or day sailing. The ones that hadn't failed were still expose
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 9:22am 06.14.23 do some research in your engine manual to determine what type of oil to use. Yes, typically non-de
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 9:18am 06.14.23 But why replace the ones that hadn't failed? Because I'm not just coastal cruising or day sailing.
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? BigEasy at 9:05am 06.14.23 Can I just drain the fluid through the dipstick hole with an extraction pump, then replace with n
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 8:55am 06.14.23 crappy Hurth HBW 50 transmission Why "crappy?" I find those to be bullet-proof. And yes, you can
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:51am 06.14.23 You didn't read my original post well - I said a couple had broken, but thought to replace them all
Engine raw water thru hole location Capt_Andy at 8:49am 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed.
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 8:40am 06.14.23 Ha, ha! Wow, you have a dozen of those stanchion blocks? That seems like a lot. I. think I might
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:33am 06.14.23 Mine is a rougher, suede-like leather and is the same as what I have on the rear edge of my dodger.
Thru hole and keel crack, dlochner at 8:23am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Should I switch to hank on? morbidfollower at 8:21am 06.14.23 I used to sail with hanked on and when I wanted to change to a smaller sail, I would point up and th
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem BigEasy at 8:19am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump coo
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:13am 06.14.23 Yeah could be the condensation as described above. Ill look into the g-flex thanks
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 8:09am 06.14.23 Not sure what type of hide is used on my wheel; it is smooth reddish-brown hide with very little "g
Thru hole and keel crack, babadu at 8:08am 06.14.23 Searched all over for a water trail leak but couldnt find anything. Only moisture was water beading
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 8:08am 06.14.23 I ponder that Harken subsidies them secretly so that Harken can maintain higher prices, albeit real
Edson wheel size and leather cover? BigEasy at 8:06am 06.14.23 And that's a good thing! I didn't think you were supposed to put anything on elk hide. I rinse mi

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