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Terminal Corrosion Rich (P303) at 7:58pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1061 My plug in wire connector to my Garmin Radar is showing signs of green. Left on mast rack exposed to
Hell gate dlewis812 at 6:41pm 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 5/985 Have to do my yearly (only 2nd actually) migration from queens to west 79th st this Sunday. Only fa
Towing a dinghy captcoho at 6:20pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1536 Is a 10' 4" RIB to large to tow??? And how long of a painter/ bridle ??? 90 LBS of hard bottom RIB i
cutlass bearing..1978 30' with yanmar 12hp morganoutisland at 5:35pm 05.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1068 Hello all, I need to change my strut cutlass bearing. Its 1 X 3 inch.. I can only find 1 x 4. inch
O'Day 222 lousy rudder George68fs at 5:20pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 2/2703 Hello All, Bought a 6hp Nissan, installed a compression post, and finally splashed my '84 222 this p
Deck Hardware Hard To Reach slowtype at 5:11pm 05.03.13 Catalina 22 4/905 Hi All, I'm in the process of re-bedding a lot of deck hardware on my 88 Catalina 22. The process
Stop and Smell the Rosehips (5) Roger Long at 4:51pm 05.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2784 The wind came up just after I passed Tolchester Beach in the upper bay this morning. I was soon st
Mast height Tom Joad at 4:05pm 05.03.13 Newport 1/2899 Does any one know the height of the mast on a newport 27?
Oil alarm comes on...now what? weinie at 2:53pm 05.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 20/3880 Just when I think everything is just fine.... Oil alarm comes on today after about a half hour of m
S2 8.5 inboard jibsheet track location Bron at 2:37pm 05.03.13 S2 2/1576 My S2 8.5 uses the toe rail to attach the turning block for the jib sheet from the clew. I'm thinkin
New owner of 2001 340 (5) Vitger at 2:12pm 05.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2040 Greetings! I am super excited as I seem to be entering the distinguished world of Hunter owners. Sur
Hunter 140 purchase advice mshute at 1:23pm 05.03.13 Day Sailers 3/6409 Hello all, considering the purchase of a priced to sell Hunter 140 (1998 model) for my first sailboa
Chesapeake Currents amcmahon at 12:40pm 05.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1017 Hey you Chessy sailors, I'll be heading north from NC thru the Chesapeake on my way to NJ/NY. My c
H34 fuel tank removal? splax at 12:23pm 05.03.13 Big Boats 6/1233 Hello, My quandary about the old diesel fuel in the tank ended as I resigned to dump some more addit
Red Snapper RECESS at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1508 Am I the only sailor here jonesing for June 1st to get here already so Red Snapper season can open?
Just bought 1979 Oday 25 dcranford at 11:44am 05.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2721 Needs a lot of work so I am looking for any info Owners manual specs whatever Any help is appreciat
Need One of These! (1) GorillaToast at 10:55am 05.03.13 Catalina 22 16/1775 Tiller broke off when I sat on it while tacking. does anyone know of someone who is parting out a
Like riding a bike? kpgraci at 10:55am 05.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1111 so....I know you northern latitude sailors deal with long sailing layoffs due to that thing you call
need help fast re 6 hp Merc Piotr at 10:11am 05.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1418 Going down Chesapeake tomorrow, so I decided to check my 2-year old OB I bought brand new from West
lifting bridle for S2 6.7/6.9/22 RonBarr at 10:01am 05.03.13 S2 0/1051 I have just purchased a S2 6.7 and want to go sailing. Has anyone used a lifting bridle on a 6.7/6.9

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Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 12:46pm 02.12.23 This is what my cockpit looks like.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (4) jssailem at 12:44pm 02.12.23 When faced with the decision about the corroded shaft, I asked my sailing buddy @LeslieTroyer what h
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 12:44pm 02.12.23 I was wondering about putting never seize on the drive shaft of the pump. I would not use it on ou
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 12:42pm 02.12.23 Starboard locker 2001 C30
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 Terry Cox at 12:39pm 02.12.23 There are former Hunter Marine technicians available on this site to pose that question. Most of the
Seacock question on a 1981H33 rgranger at 12:38pm 02.12.23 Putting a sea cock on a scupper would mean an obstruction to quickly dumping water should a wave was
Seacock question on a 1981H33 rgranger at 12:35pm 02.12.23 Also, is that the quadrant next to it? That lower post mounting looks suspect to my untrained eye.
Seacock question on a 1981H33 Terry Cox at 12:32pm 02.12.23 Different model boat, but both our cockpit drains have through hull valves. Plenty of room on our bo
Mk III aft locker hatch question (2) stevenhagberg at 12:32pm 02.12.23 I think from your description our boats may be very different. My propane tank is on the port side.
Rear pulpit modification Terry Cox at 12:22pm 02.12.23 To keep my pulpit rail aesthetically clean looking, I would likely go with a matching set of these:
Rear pulpit modification fred1diver at 12:08pm 02.12.23
Rear pulpit modification Caboteur at 11:50am 02.12.23 I had ss wire and pelican on my c&c landfall 38. There were angle braces to support when open. It wi
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A jssailem at 11:48am 02.12.23 take my chances for another season. I would get the shaft threads cleaned. The nut and the shaft
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 10:57am 02.12.23 Good question. The inside surface of the hull is probably not completely flat or smooth. Thickened
New autopilot jssailem at 10:44am 02.12.23 The EV-100 install manual shows the wire install from the motor to the ACU. You route the control wi
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 10:43am 02.12.23 @mforum You probably did but it's worth asking: Did you try the new depth sounder tube in the existi
Rear pulpit modification jssailem at 10:32am 02.12.23
Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 jssailem at 10:26am 02.12.23 You can set up the staysail rig. Go out on the water and observe the contrary bend created in the m
Rear pulpit modification (1) fred1diver at 10:22am 02.12.23 212939 This is the only pic I have at the moment of the aft pulpit
Rear pulpit modification Caboteur at 10:07am 02.12.23 Picture?

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