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When the boat is your office (1) T-Schwan at 2:44pm 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 41/3975 The pandemic taught many people that cruising without quitting work is a real possibility. How do yo
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights (1) Greg Mott at 12:08pm 01.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2302 Hello Hunter friends, I have had my 376 for 3 sessions now. I have made several improvements and we
Missing boom PRoberaon at 5:49am 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 44/3453 Just got a starwind 19. Looking for a boom that will fit that mast. Any ideas?
H41DS what length exhaust? Nachismo at 6:09pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 4/1355
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:38pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 6/1206 My 2004 Hunter 36 manual specifies a 5/16" topping lift line but I'd like to use a 3/8" line. Does
Rent or Charter Alden 44 in New England jknorton at 1:34pm 01.14.23 Alden General Chat 0/3649 Hello, New to this forum. I am looking to rent/charter an Alden 44 sometime this Spring or Summer (
Replaced Motor Mounts Sailgunner at 10:18am 01.14.23 Big Boats 18/3864 Replaced the motor mounts on my 23 yr old 410. Purchased Ellebogen mounts which were a direct replac
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 5:14pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1335 I am happy to be redirected to any thread already discussing this. Copper Antifouling/ablative coati
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window Presbrou1 at 1:18pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1003 Hi boat owners, I am trying to fix a window leak on the outside of my boat and see that the previou
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki ksmax at 1:13pm 01.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/991 Hi! I am having trouble with my output shaft starting to wobble between shaft and coupling on my k
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 12:00pm 01.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6850 Another day, another problem. I experienced total failure of the ZF Dock and Go system on my 2014 Oc
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling Kevin&Karen at 11:22am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/674 We de masted our 27 for a Hunter for transport and now are getting ready to put up the roller furl
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2532 My VHF cable has succumbed to UV abuse. Can anyone recommend decent and reasonably priced cabling an
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 23/3726 Does anyone know the difference between exhaust hose and a typical radiator hose other than the word
boom type ??? Rick.johnson at 6:17am 01.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/549 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter legend An will be purchasing a Sailpar boom lock for her do
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Islanders4Days at 7:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 29/4917 Hey there everyone, I'm new to the site! Nice to meet, and how ya'll doing? So I have an Islander
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:06pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3087 I was starting to see spider cracks around the mast step so I cut away the fiberglass skin and as ex
Water stains to lacquer finish (3) TimFromLI at 5:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1021 My mast boot was leaking while on the hard and with the boat tilted back to the stern a bit, the wa
another great winter movie thou off topic jon hansen at 5:09pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 1/545 TGom0uiW130
Transmission Noise while at idle eapage46 at 2:18pm 01.12.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/1613 I recently purchased a 1995 Beneteau Oceanis 321. It has a Yanmar 3GM30F Engine with approx 2500 ho

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Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box JoeWhite at 2:17pm 05.11.25 Zoom767, the length of the hose is 4", I would think you have to push the rings in no more than 1.5"
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box jssailem at 2:03pm 05.11.25 I can see that space is at a premium. When I did mine, I cut the stuffing to size, then slipped it
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box Zoom767 at 1:25pm 05.11.25 Thx so much for the reply John! Sound advice and the suggestion of the PVC pipe is very ingenious!
M-18 air filter Richard19068 at 11:59am 05.11.25 I use a K&N RE-0240. I bought a couple a few years ago and now am a bit shocked to see what they are
Keel bolt torque values. (1) BigEasy at 11:12am 05.11.25 Have had this table in my files for several years. Don't know exact reference / source; however, it
Pearson 28-1, permeated hoses Dappledawnfarm at 9:05am 05.11.25 You are a jewel, I just bought your book based on so many recommendations!
No reverse? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:58am 05.11.25
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:26am 05.11.25 Look at Hunter systems on the 23.5, 26, 240 and 260 as well as the Catalina Sport 22, 250. The key
No reverse? kloudie1 at 8:03am 05.11.25 Then, disconnect the cable from the shift lever on the gearbox and move it by hand to see if the lin
Seeking West Wight Potter 19' bimini canvas... kloudie1 at 7:57am 05.11.25 Welcome to the forum, David!.. Unfortunately, most biminis are custom made by local canvas shops or
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper shemandr at 7:52am 05.11.25 Looks nice. There is no reason I can think of to use zip ties instead of a halyard. It's not the w
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper boulevardtalonman at 9:34pm 05.10.25 I got the mast up for the first time at the house today. I used Chryslers system from the manual.
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper boulevardtalonman at 9:17pm 05.10.25 PO replaced bunk boards when he painted the hull a few years back. He told me that he had only put
Keel bolt torque values. BAD ORCA at 8:23pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
Looking for ideas (1) fred1diver at 8:15pm 05.10.25 Yes it is gas, Atomic 4 engine Will look into fire port, can easily make one at home, very simple de
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (3) fred1diver at 8:13pm 05.10.25 Hello everybody Worked very hard today, did not have time to take pictures of everything we did tod
Keel bolt torque values. Tom J at 6:48pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather
Hunter Legend 35.5 Stuffing Box jssailem at 6:31pm 05.10.25 how to get the new packing rings back inside One suggestion I heard is to find a short piece of th
Mast Raising Jig Hunter 23 (and maybe others) JoeWhite at 4:42pm 05.10.25 Here is how I raise the mast on H25.5 https://mei1970.org/saillavie/mast_rasing_harness Created a po
Keel bolt torque values. dlochner at 4:38pm 05.10.25 Sabre recommends 90 ft/lbs for all its boats. The torque value is not based on bolt strength rather

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