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Salt water in engine bilge IanJ at 1:19pm 05.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/5429 I have a 1984 Hunter 31, with a Yanmar 2GM diesel. All seems to be running well, but I noticed some
DMI Depth and Knot Meter gholker at 1:06pm 05.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1553 Need some advice trouble shooting a depth/knot meters. DMI 4" round model. I bewlieve their o
Hunter 216 Rudder mcpedersen at 12:51pm 05.28.13 Parts Search 0/1184 Can anyone help with locating a used rudder for the Hunter 216? Mine snapped off at the hull this
Anchor JamesRay at 12:42pm 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 15/1702 Can you have too much anchor? A friend gave me a 20lb danfourth and was reading that's for about a
helm seat (1) iamjonathan620 at 12:16pm 05.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4384 I recently saw a Catalina 35' in a marina in Titusville that had a helm seat at a height that allowe
Snatch Block addboy at 12:15pm 05.28.13 Morgan 2/1650 I'm looking for some snatch blocks to take out my OI 41 the I have recently purchesed. Any good lin
Transom Seat Re-Varnishing (1) jsmac at 11:45am 05.28.13 Big Boats 21/3954 Hello, I have two transom seats on my 1998 Hunter 410, each with a white laminate platform that is
BC Sailors: Porlier Pass YVRguy at 11:37am 05.28.13 Destinations 7/9696 As a reasonably new sailor I'll be transiting Porlier Pass for the first time this weekend. Any tho
Any info on cutlass bearing? FlightRisk1 at 10:38am 05.28.13 C&C 0/1348 We have a C'C 33 that needs a new cutlass bearing. Owner's manual says the prop shaft is 1" in diame
Forstay cable needed Kenneth Hanson at 10:28am 05.28.13 Smaller Boats 8/1336 I need to replace the forestay cable on a Venture 21. Do not know the exact length or what vendor c
Interior cleaning kpgraci at 9:44am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1431 In preparation for moving the boat back to the slip I'm going to remove everything from the inside t
Removing Pedestal Screws - Lessons Learned jibes138 at 9:35am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/7054 Had to replace my engine control cables late last week. Steering system is a classic Edson pedestal
Location of Echo Charger on Hunter 38 Pat Hooyman at 9:30am 05.28.13 Big Boats 12/2347 I'm trying map out the charging wiring system on my 2007 Hunter 38. Does anyone know where the Echo
Spreader Bracket for Balboa 26 (1) rgranger at 9:28am 05.28.13 Parts Search 2/4411 I need a spreader bracket for a Balboa 26. Anyone know if the originals are still available? Or so
H30 Yanmar 2GM RPM question malyea at 9:15am 05.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 25/5900 All's well with 'Bout Time as we go into our third year together.... Every since I've owned her, w
Hunter Stanchion Base, HELP! :( (3) Dawn&Al at 8:49am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2661 Hi, Can anyone Help? We had a collision a few weeks back with our 1984, 31' hunter sailboat, where o
Cabin Dome Lights - 90s era Legend jeepsailor at 8:14am 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1419 Looking at replacing the cabin dome lights in my '92 Legend 35.5. Of course, I was at the boat this
Hauled the P26 (5) drumbeater at 7:52am 05.28.13 Pearson 1/1540 After waiting 4 months for the water to warm up and the dolly to come available we pulled the Pearso
First sail of the season! But nausea strikes :-( JonnyQuest at 7:44am 05.28.13 Ask All Sailors 35/3066 Took care of enough items on the never ending To Do list and got the boat out yesterday. We had a hi
Yanmar YSE12 Engine not reliable (1) seanreid71 at 7:37am 05.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/7742 All, Thank you in advance for your assistance. i have recently purchased a 76 Hunter 30 and got a

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Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 05.17.23 They say that if you test the fabric with water and it beads up, then just send the spray back, it
How many have serviced your Winches thinwater at 2:18pm 05.17.23 Unfortunately our Harken 46.2 and 35.2 winches have two sets of pawls, both riding inside inner gea
Are you ready? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:09pm 05.17.23 The 60 degree water temperature has one advantage. One of the (very few) things we miss about livin
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 2:01pm 05.17.23 Moored off med style in Ft McRee lagoon as part of Northern Gulf coast cruise group .
What sealant to use? (1) BroncoJohn at 1:49pm 05.17.23 I wanted to post an update. I used a tire cutter tool I had that made removing the old sealant very
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung ...3TacksontheWater at 1:39pm 05.17.23 The bottom bracket is never removed. The thumb screw is just to keep the crutch from bouncing out o
Are you ready? (1) kloudie1 at 1:37pm 05.17.23 Kinda nice here on the Gulf of Mexico coast. Rare that our water temperature drops below 55 ish. I w
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 1:23pm 05.17.23 So I don't have your answer yet. My friend's boat is in for sand blasting and painting over the ne
Battery Switch Confusion jviss at 1:13pm 05.17.23 Hmmm, I'm not following the logic of your wiring, @jonelli . It is such that whatever battery is po
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 1:08pm 05.17.23 I received the Fabric Spray dye. It's branded Designer Accents. I ordered it yesterday! Wow. The
Battery Switch Confusion (1) jonelli at 1:06pm 05.17.23 Read what Stu just posted, that's all the info you need. I re-wired my system like this. It solves
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff dlochner at 1:06pm 05.17.23 Also it looks like the actual shut off valve is installed up side down. What makes you think the
Are you ready? jviss at 12:49pm 05.17.23
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff (2) PeteT at 12:49pm 05.17.23 pic is n
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset tfox2069 at 12:46pm 05.17.23 Thanks so much Tom! That would be great. So I don't have your answer yet. My friend's boat is in
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Davidasailor26 at 12:40pm 05.17.23 All good points. I do have good reason for my approach. We have negligible tide changes in our area
Are you ready? dLj at 11:55am 05.17.23 I was once practicing in advance for a memorial day canoe race so it was early spring. The river sti
How many have serviced your Winches Roland5048 at 11:54am 05.17.23 I service mine every couple of years or so. The pawls usualy tell me when it's time when one sticks
Are you ready? Roland5048 at 11:46am 05.17.23 I grew up in MA. where the ocean water was about 60F. in the summer on a good day. Never gave it a
Y30 Settee Problem (1) gouldx at 11:41am 05.17.23 Good ideas, Joe. The picture here shows how the canvas is clamped into place on the back side of th

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