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cost of 10year old 2gm20f Ken13559 at 7:25am 07.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1926 I'm thinking of selling my 10year old 2GM20F with 1300hrs but don't know how much to ask for. Any i
Sailrite sewing machine advise Volksfolks62 at 6:18am 07.11.12 Ask All Sailors 37/22188 I'm going to start replacing the canvas (Bimini and dodger ) on my sail boat and all the upholstery
Snap Ring Impeller Size..Universal 5411/M-15 jrhamp at 4:53am 07.11.12 Catalina 30 9/2354 Currently overseas...will be back on the boat in 3 months...does anyone know the size of the snap ri
AC Maintenance JeffThompson at 4:42am 07.11.12 Big Boats 9/1806 We have a Hunter38 (2005) that we purchased a little over a year ago and were wondering if anyone pe
Anchor Windlass frank balcer at 3:39am 07.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2526 Just purchased a 37 Kirie Elite sllop, keel/centerboard. Previous owner struggled a lot getting the
Rock N Roll Stabilizer chasmoyer at 9:52pm 07.10.12 Big Boats 3/3167 Looking for ideas to stabilize rocking and rolling of Hunter 450...saw an ad for a Magma metal pan h
Fuel Gauge Riga at 8:09pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/930 My fuel gauge meter located in the cockpit (1983 Oday 28) has not worked properly for years. I use
Outboard Bracket ldube at 7:39pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1392 I have to replace the outboard bracket on the ODay 25. I am searching for one with the same footprin
Installing a Binimi on my H-30 Nelsonhow at 6:28pm 07.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1075 My 1983 H-30 is on a mooring in a pretty calm harbor. I have purchased a binimi and want to install
Reefing Setup (1) slowtype at 6:17pm 07.10.12 Catalina 22 3/1493 I want/need to have the ability to reef my main sail. It looks like my boat had a reefing setup at s
Did I screw up the battery? Steve Liggett at 5:51pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1612 Knew I was going to be away from the boat (1988 O'Day 302) for about a month so went up on Saturday
Selling a Stand foolproof at 5:36pm 07.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/41 Hello All: I have a stand that came with my Catalina 30 when I bought it, and we moved the boat to
Adjustable dining table legs FScott at 4:28pm 07.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3488 I'm having a difficult time switching the table legs between the short and long ones. I even have t
Scheafer stanchion base mounting RAD88 at 3:33pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1569 Is there any good reason why I couldn't file the 1/4" mounting bolt holes square to accept a carriag
Parts for Hunter 33 CaptLes at 3:15pm 07.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/905 Ahoy fellow Hunter owners, I am having trouble locating a source for the companionway slats on my
Cleat for Outhaul? Daniel Reichman at 3:10pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1222 I have a 272LE.... The outhaul is threaded forward through the boom to the mast, but it was led down
Diesel Octane Booster gjaffess at 3:09pm 07.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2375 Has Anyone Used Diesel Octane Booster In Their Diesel Engines? Does It Work? Does It Help The Engine
what type brand of new battery redhead78 at 2:18pm 07.10.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1150 Hi all, I am needing a new house battery, and would like some advice. I now mostly sail on the weeke
Folding prop or Feathering prop? therobesons at 1:06pm 07.10.12 Big Boats 12/2377 Hi all Currantly we have a cruising 3 blade 18x17 RH 1 1/4" prop on our boat. I am looking at mayb
Exhaust for P 36 goldengirl at 12:52pm 07.10.12 Parts Search 1/1695 Need new or repaired exhaust system, or name of somebody who repairs them. Mine is letting water fl

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Water in the Rudder Post Tube JamesG161 at 9:37am 05.01.22 I have a complete understanding of how your rudder shaft, bearing etc function. Trust me, more than
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (4) JamesG161 at 9:30am 05.01.22 Thanks for the alert. @jssailem @Hayden Watson Good news! Zero Keel bolts issues.:biggrin: The
Wetnesses under compression post Mark Maulden at 9:30am 05.01.22 If you are floating in salt water and you are tasting fresh, then you need to find the source. The
windlass not working and how to use it solo? Davidasailor26 at 9:25am 05.01.22
windlass not working and how to use it solo? JoeWhite at 9:23am 05.01.22 Yes, I installed wired remote used in the cockpit. Visit Windlass and Anchor \| Sail La Vie. Also v
why not have these built in? (1) sunlover at 9:08am 05.01.22 205006
Dealing with wind shear Don Guillette at 8:53am 05.01.22
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SycloneDriver at 8:31am 05.01.22 A few years ago a coworker had a Cummins generator that had difficulty starting. I replaced the fue
Water in the Rudder Post Tube jssailem at 8:31am 05.01.22 I would direct you to the posts by @JamesG161 concerning his boat repair after the Zeta hurricane. H
Removing Old "Sling" Decals dmax at 8:16am 05.01.22 While I generally prefer the heat/scraper method senang mentions, I have also used one of these, on
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER jssailem at 8:12am 05.01.22
Smoothing boat bottom and painting jssailem at 8:06am 05.01.22 We all compromise our boats to meet our sailing needs. Use your boat. Discover what you like and dis
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 8:05am 05.01.22 Started thinking about maybe a distributor wrench Amazon.com : distributor wrench
Smoothing boat bottom and painting mechjagger at 7:59am 05.01.22
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater Hello Below at 7:58am 05.01.22 Is there a wet muffler in addition to that? One of the easier to follow explanations for your engi
Autopilot drive interface DArcy at 7:54am 05.01.22 Thanks @Den D that is the information I was looking for. So it sounds like the Furuno, B&G autopilot
Companionway step cracked due to weight of keel IASailor at 7:50am 05.01.22 Now that the season is ready to begin, I'm getting ready to handle this repair. Thank you again to a
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater baycloud at 7:43am 05.01.22 It is all about flow....restrictions are the usual culprits.. The exhaust elbow is a prime location
Iso Therm mixing value install twalker H260 at 7:42am 05.01.22 Arrows on the valve body indicate the direction of the flow. KV = incoming cold water VV = incoming
Iso Therm mixing value install (1) jssailem at 7:41am 05.01.22 does it matter which side is HOT ? Sure when you try to dial water temp turning up or down the tem

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