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Wind gear La Scandell at 2:36pm 06.08.13 Big Boats 6/1220 Hi all We have a hunter CC 42.6, is it possible to replace the cable in the mast with out taking do
Oil changes with dipstick tube rfrye1 at 1:54pm 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1729 Just bought new Graybeard pump going to change oil on my Hunter 376 next few days. With my old Tempo
Changing fuel injectors jameswelden at 1:51pm 06.08.13 Catalina 30 2/1017 Is it hard to remove fuel injectors on a Universal M25XP diesel engine? If you could provide some i
Bimini Top for a Hunter 30 billpaul at 1:23pm 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1299 I recently bought a 1980 Hunter 30 which had had its bimini cover shredded by a hurricane last year.
Charging the battery JNelson at 1:16pm 06.08.13 Sirius 21/22 5/3477 Hello everyone, We bought our Sirius at the end of last season and spent the winter getting her into
Darn it, my engine studder/stumble is back iSailor at 12:27pm 06.08.13 Catalina 310 8/1742 This is very frustrating! After motoring for 45 minutes or so, the engine occasionally studders and
Fuel Pump - Which End is Up? Windborne at 11:34am 06.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1811 I purchased a replacement fuel pump for what appears to be the original on my 1988 Universal M25. I
Hunter 33 Hour Meter Sarona at 10:17am 06.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1361 I am looking for some information about the hour meter on my 2005 Hunter 33. It has all of a sudden
skipo37 ag123 at 9:26am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/781 Want to add an electric windlass to my 1987 Legend 37 and would like to hear from someone who has do
Fuel Pump - Which End is Up? Windborne at 7:16am 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1355 I purchased a replacement fuel pump for what appears to be the original on my 1988 Universal M25. If
Summer Haul Out Hugh Straub at 6:53am 06.08.13 Smaller Boats 9/1127 A couple of days ago, I pulled my 23.5 for the summer. Unlike those of you in northern climes, for
Capt. Tolley`s works great! DAVA390 at 6:14am 06.08.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1090 For the past few weeks I have been treating a few problem areas with Capt. Tolley`s Creeping Crack C
Fuel filter relocation on Hunter 38 (1) quadrille38 at 5:48am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/960 After one time of standing on my head to change the fuel filter on my 2008 38, I talked to the yard
First 47.7 removing the rudder and changing the packing Luca1467 at 5:32am 06.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1197 For some strange reason my rudder seemd to have a significant ammount of movement. Not sideways but
Mast Step plate moved Milton.Audas at 4:49am 06.08.13 Catalina 22 1/992 Finally got the boat down to the marina yesterday and set up. When raising the mast with my modified
Hunter 460 Headling Attachment SVONDA at 2:03am 06.08.13 Big Boats 1/843 SV ONDA is a 2002 Hunter 460 now over 10 years old. The headlining in the forward cabin and some are
cast iron swing keel coating? jmczzz at 12:15am 06.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1323 anyone ever use a rust converter on a cast iron keel? can an epoxy barrier coat be put on top of tha
Cherubini 33 shower drain sailguy40 at 10:41pm 06.07.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1109 Maybe someone can help me out. water is not draining out of my shower stall. i am trying to figure o
Source for Jib sleave?? Roadking Larry at 10:29pm 06.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/984 I had a problem with my jib sleeve Friday afternoon. Last week I had taken it home and restiched all
getting close to splash day.... (1) bassstar at 9:43pm 06.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/979 65227.vB

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Yamaha 33 fuel tanks sailmandan at 10:52pm 03.27.23 1979 That makes sense. The engine was removed from the front and put under the companionway. so mayb
Yamaha 33 fuel tanks mermike at 10:44pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Engine in front? I have a stainless fuel tank, starboard side. '83, engine
C22 sliding hatch (3) pcharn01 at 8:24pm 03.27.23 Now laminating glass and epoxy to the outer shell. After this cures, peel off the peel ply and 3 mor
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 8:20pm 03.27.23 Ground out the inner shell and composite. Had several issues, the wear through the bottom side of t
H37C Main sail reefing (1) gockleyd at 7:57pm 03.27.23 This is encouraging me to try and get the original system working my gooseneck looks like this. And
Asbestos? dlochner at 7:32pm 03.27.23 The next question is "What do I replace it with?" Fiberglass muffler tape. Find it in the high perfo
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 7:24pm 03.27.23 Thanks, @jssailem , I did a quick read through and it looks quite useful. I'll need to go back and r
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 7:23pm 03.27.23 Right, for instance, would you buy a standard 20' offering for $120 and use it for just one port li
Pedestal guard replacment Tally Ho at 7:21pm 03.27.23 What is different between the old off-set guard, and the new one you were supposed to get? In other
Pedestal guard replacment dlochner at 7:18pm 03.27.23 I'll take the tachometer out and I can mount it next to the chartplotter! That's the only instrumen
Y-33 Midstay sailmandan at 6:57pm 03.27.23 New Owner of 1979 Yamaha 33. The forward baby stay on my boat is a line running back to the cockpit
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (2) Redwood707 at 6:54pm 03.27.23 Wow, thank you all for commenting. So I do need to cut the boom down, which means that sail with E 7
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? SycloneDriver at 6:54pm 03.27.23 I remember seeing a drawing of an engine like this over 40 years ago. I showed it to my father and
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast jssailem at 6:37pm 03.27.23 One of our members @Stu Jackson has sailed and chronicled his cruise here. http://aquavite224.blogsp
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 6:33pm 03.27.23 I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin. When I s
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 03.27.23 There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me! --Peggie
Dieless Crimpers? Rick Webb at 5:43pm 03.27.23 An old Hot Rodders trick is to use a nut cracker with a dulled point. I've seen it done and makes g
Asbestos? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:32pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Asbestos use dropped through out the 80s and was mostly eliminated in the 90
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Terry Cox at 5:22pm 03.27.23 As for how the furler is attached to the chainplate... In looking at how your furler attaches to t
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... artboas at 5:19pm 03.27.23 RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears + Belts - COMPLETE! PERFECT! \| eBay The Course co

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