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Removing Microwave Dubai at 12:26am 06.12.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1466 Any advice on how to remove the microwave oven from a Hunter 326? Short of dismantling all of the wo
Ultrasonic Anti-foul Dubai at 12:19am 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1791 I know this subject has been discussed many times and appreciate that the general opinion is that th
Auto pilot on sale again paulj at 9:12pm 06.11.13 Catalina 310 0/1050 http://www.westmarine.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=30390'catalogId=10001'l
H42 heavy steering eianm at 6:57pm 06.11.13 Big Boats 6/1344 on my 1991 H42, I find that underway my steering is very heavy, while when stationary it is fine. So
binacle cherub78 at 6:45pm 06.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1166 Hello. I have a 27 ft hunter 1978 and I tried taking the compas off to lube the chain and shaft on t
keel winch problem dropping keel (1) jmczzz at 6:39pm 06.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/6040 I have my M25 up off the trailer and tried to lower the keel with the winch. No go the winch only go
Wonderful New Bargain Sails Hunter 270 jimfrankelly at 6:38pm 06.11.13 Smaller Boats 0/961 I bought sails again from Martin at Somerset Sails in Barker New York. I had bought sails from him
Wildfire by GMACH jack egan at 6:33pm 06.11.13 Day Sailers 0/1462 Are there any O'Day wildfire owners out there? I found one in the U K. The boat was designed by Ian
Universal M-18 Oil system KingAirDriver at 6:31pm 06.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1342 Got three quick questions. The stock oil pressure sender on the M-18, I take it it only works the
hunter 310 water heater replacement jimbesikof at 5:59pm 06.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1927 I have a 2000 Hunter 310, The water heater is rusting a the bottom. I am going to replace it, but it
New main or live with the old? Old Sailor 2 at 5:38pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/712 As I work my way upgrading my '92 Passage I find new stuff to do every day. Our boat Gratitude sail
Starting Problem ridetheocean at 2:59pm 06.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1825 Hello, thanks for all the help on the stanchion question. I have another question. Sometimes wh
Sea Slide - anyone use this? gord331victoria at 2:25pm 06.11.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2503 Anyone using this product? I am contemplating using it on my Bene 331, as up here in Canada, I am ti
Battery Box Rant Griffinroydonald at 2:00pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1692 I have been chasing some electrical problems in the wiring for my boat and made the following discov
Boats & Grease wufibugs at 1:27pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3424 Kloudie's comment on another thread about steering cables got me to thinking that when I took down t
Made Some Decisions Bad Obsession at 1:17pm 06.11.13 Ask All Sailors 34/4542 Most of you will remember my post about selling my Catalina 30. There are a lot of decisions that g
Sailboat Trailer IslandDreamer at 12:21pm 06.11.13 Trailer Sailors 1/1718 Does anyone have an experience with Custom Sailboat Trailers located in Bacliff Texas? I am looking
Water temp and sending unit Jtoben at 12:04pm 06.11.13 S2 2/1181 We are considering replacing the engine raw water temp cold/hot gauge with one that has the actual t
sail patching doug fulp at 11:35am 06.11.13 Catalina 22 2/845 I have a small tear in my main sail (catalina 22), can someone recommend the best way to patch the s
Wheel and rudder alignment ranchu56 at 11:29am 06.11.13 Big Boats 1/766 ALCON, Installing Raymarine wheel-pilot on the Admiral's boat. Wheel with keyway centered at the t

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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 1:12pm 05.14.23 Since a few do not click on the Blue Links to read them. This is accurate info still today from this
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:56pm 05.14.23 Funny you should mention that..I am cleaning out some old junk and I found some dot matrix printout
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 12:47pm 05.14.23 There definitely is misalignment, but the left side of the picture is the shaft log, not necessaril
Its funny Friday! dLj at 12:34pm 05.14.23 Makes me think of the saying, "What's the difference between a poor man and a rich man? A rich man i
Stuffing box- dumb question? Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 05.14.23 I don't even see how this is possible, but there it is : out flying apart. You have a major probl
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23 215660
No More Dinghy Butt dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23 @Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23 Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 12:11pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? jssailem at 11:48am 05.14.23 Below is a picture of my stuffing box for my 1980 Oday 30. Always left a small pool of water in th
O'Day 28'. Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 05.14.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was? Dwyer made the mast on my '25
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Project_Mayhem at 11:44am 05.14.23 "DNS66" is a good option for that if you use android devices. Edit: it installs without "rooting"
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 05.14.23 Made me wonder.. are there any diesels that use an oem hall effect sensor for a tach ? Obviously yo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:42am 05.14.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? skunther at 11:38am 05.14.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 11:38am 05.14.23 Btw..are any of you old enough and/or have been online long enough to remember "newsgroups?" --Peg
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:34am 05.14.23 PS: What galvanization is left? Actually, there may be some left. The innermost layer of hot dip
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 11:07am 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? The Yanmar tachs do not work off the Alternator, unless the boat has been
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 11:01am 05.14.23 As others have noted, you have a PSS Shaft Seal. PYI recommends changing the bellows, the black rub
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Leeward Rail at 10:56am 05.14.23 I can't count the number of "My tach isn't working when I'm plugged into shorepower!!!" questions t

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