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Ralph Johnstone at 11:44am 12.15.12
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Has anyone had any experience installing bilge blower hose other than the usual clothes dryer type o
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awesome beautifulll..pix pending...got here with only 1 1/2 oz diesel fuel in tank that was spozed
Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:32am 12.15.12
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Recently we've noticed our keel has been scaling off in large patches on either side of the keel. I
Atlantic Phil at 8:17am 12.15.12
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I bought a sailboat with a diesel on Sept 1st. It had a near full tank of diesel and I haven't used
mlynch66 at 7:57am 12.15.12
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I'm in the market for a 309, and looked at two last week in MA. I was hoping for some input from the
emergpa1 at 7:49am 12.15.12
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Check this out, really cool with some neat ideas. The web site has narrative to go with the illustr
ChrisL at 6:35am 12.15.12
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I'm thinking about adding this system to my Hunter 45. Does anyone have any experience or reviews o
CzechMate at 8:18pm 12.14.12
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I took a small bite out of my rudder blade when I turned to far and hit the prop blade. The bite is
Lee Hadjiosif at 6:28pm 12.14.12
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I have a B381 and would like to add a temp sender and gauge. I have the Captain's westerbeke panel a
FredB at 4:52pm 12.14.12
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I have a 1987 Catalina 30 MK II with an Universal M-25XP engine. My starter button is intermittent.
hudjohnjen at 4:36pm 12.14.12
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I have a 2005 H33. It has several hairline gel coat cracks in the following areas: - water fill -
jfschena at 4:21pm 12.14.12
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It seems to me several things can fail on my oday 26 that can sink the boat. I have thru hull fittin
Bonzai at 4:19pm 12.14.12
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Am looking for other cruiser type sailors in the area to sail in company with, also local crew/help
Roger Long at 4:01pm 12.14.12
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I had a perfect cruising day. Took pictures. I went below with my shoulders still warm from sun th
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Airbornne at 1:58pm 12.14.12
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Can someone tell me what kind of boat this is? It is described as a 1976 28 dutch sailboat with 2 cy
Caboteur at 11:49am 12.14.12
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Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, As winter is closing in and Caboteur is on the hard, my wife
mikewhite7314 at 11:36am 12.14.12
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I have a Hunter vision 32 which has developed a leak from the stuffing gland on the prop shaft. At
bassstar at 10:55am 12.14.12
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Has anyone used a splice fitting on their standing rigging for a temporary fix? Are they hand swaged
mikewhite7314 at 10:32am 12.14.12
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I have recently acquired a Hunter Vision 32 and have noticed a leak in the aft cabin coming from the

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JamesG161 at 2:05pm 04.09.23
Although I am set up to monetize Rumble, I will not do it for SBO posts.:badbad: I have one to mone
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dlochner at 1:43pm 04.09.23
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Tally Ho at 1:35pm 04.09.23
I must live a charmed life, I get very few ads on YouTube. Wasn't always the case and I'm not compl
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel
Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 04.09.23
@smokey73 identified who made the rudders for hunter. Mars Metals casted the keels for Hunter and
Install wash down pump?
Terry Cox at 12:57pm 04.09.23
My wash down system consists of a two gallon bucket with a four foot lanyard. Simple and works great
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina
Hayden Watson at 12:41pm 04.09.23
I had found a list of changes made to the C30 over the years that was posted on the Catalina 30 Ass
Install wash down pump?
dlochner at 12:39pm 04.09.23
My wash down pump is tied to the windlass. Be sure to add a fuse at the windlass connection instead
Thread maintenance on my sailboat
zinahewitt at 12:37pm 04.09.23
Couple of years ago I took this whole rudder head access fitting (looks like the same part, or very
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Will Gilmore at 12:31pm 04.09.23
Nice videos. Sorry to read about the flat. I've only recently noticed ads on YouTube. The annoyin
Thread maintenance on my sailboat
FastOlson at 12:22pm 04.09.23
My sailboat a 1975 Dufour 34 is steered using the ship's wheel, I found the emergency tiller for it
Install wash down pump?
Sailgunner at 12:14pm 04.09.23
I guess you could tie into the windless. I ran a separate line with a new breaker. FYI, the coil h
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dlochner at 11:56am 04.09.23
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Tally Ho at 11:52am 04.09.23
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240   (2)
patbratton at 11:49am 04.09.23
The tanks arrived. They are well made but there is no fitting to plug the openings. I understand tha
Zinc on strut?
Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 04.09.23
Removing Dyneema Core
Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 04.09.23
A simpler method, since splicing DB to Dyneema is complex, is to just pull a polyester cover over t
Zinc on strut?
fstbttms at 10:03am 04.09.23
If the strut is in the bonding system, it is indeed connected to the shaft through the bonding syst
Zinc on strut?
dlochner at 10:01am 04.09.23
The point is that the strut is not in direct electrical contact with the shaft and that the shaft a
Zinc on strut?
fstbttms at 9:59am 04.09.23
Not all struts are electrically isolated. Some are connected to the bonding system. The point is

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