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drilled through hull on accident Jared1048 at 12:03am 05.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/9632 Well I'm an idiot. I'd rather not talk about how it happened but drilled a very small hole into the
prop size for a 1994 Ledgend 37.5 Georgieboy at 9:50pm 05.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/937 Does anyone know the standard prop diameter and pitch size as well as the shaft size for the 1994 le
Weird vibration on Catalina Universal Engine at 2000rpm AMICUS at 9:29pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3076 I have a 1981 Catalina 38'. I have owned this boat and sailed it more years than I can count. I love
Weird Vibration on Catalina Universal Engine at 2000rpm AMICUS at 9:17pm 05.15.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/1796 I have a 1981 Catalina 38'. I have owned this boat and sailed it more years than I can count. I love
How to Check Keel for Corrosion? MacGreg at 7:15pm 05.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/944 I am looking at buying a 1978 Mac 25. I would like to know if it is possible to easily check the kee
Battery Wiring Fred Villiard at 5:49pm 05.15.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2518 Maine need some advice, Over the weekend picked up 4 of Sam's 6 volt golf cart batteries, today wh
Furler Trouble RogerHM at 5:27pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 18/8030 Jib sail won't wind around furler properly. Too tight. Pulling the furler line doesn't wind in t
Shake Down Cruise Dan Hill at 4:19pm 05.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1607 Gotta love the ups and downs of boat ownership, its a disease without cure I think:). Last weekend w
Cockpit Locker Modifications (4) Tom Hoffman at 4:08pm 05.15.12 Trailer Sailors 5/2967 Hi everyone. Finally got to work on the boat for the first time this year. When we got the boat,
New lifeline too long. (1) Ed Schenck at 3:39pm 05.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1491 One of four new lifelines is one inch too long. The marina has a swage machine and could shorten.
Yanmar Transmission Position canuck at 2:25pm 05.15.12 Big Boats 2/1224 Our engine is a 3JH5E on our 2012 Hunter 39. When we had the canvas work done, someone had placed th
When will marine manufacturers get a clue? (4) Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3526 OK, so last fall when I laid-up the boat for the winter, the propane solenoid worked. This Spring-
Blown Scupper Elbows hathawayr@theleeco.com at 1:24pm 05.15.12 Catalina 30 2/1443 Both our scupper elbow fittings, which attach to the scupper inlet itself, are badly cracked. Rain
Fuel tank gage Old Sailor 2 at 1:18pm 05.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1552 I have searched the posts to see if I could find much about fuel tank gages. The only thing I find
Searching for a boom bail forafriend at 12:18pm 05.15.12 Day Sailers 3/1278 My friend has an O'Day prototype,from 1969/1970 (we think). It is about 5' 6" long, can hold two ad
Center Board Rope rjdewey9370 at 11:56am 05.15.12 Day Sailers 5/1682 I have an O'Day 25 and the centerboard rope plastic collar broke, and now my centerboard rope is get
Battery sailnoproblem at 11:19am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1481 I just finished rebuilding my Atomic 4 on a Tartan 34C (1970) Hull#68. The boat was purchased about
V25 Exterior Wood Needs Replaced RonRock at 10:39am 05.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2033 All of the wood on the exterior of my V25 needs replacement. Are the pieces available? Any idea on c
Butyl Tape removal? Jalepeno at 10:26am 05.15.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2654 Got a bit of Butyl Tape pushed into my non-skid deck. Anyone have experience removing Butyl Tape fro
cockpit light srlawless at 10:02am 05.15.12 Big Boats 1/1070 how do you change the light bulb in the cockpit light. mine looks like its all one unit and silicon

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Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. jviss at 5:11pm 04.13.22 Good advice. I did a similar thing, and was "customer support" for the new owner, who wasn't resear
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:10pm 04.13.22
Don't sell your boat to a neighbor. Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 5:08pm 04.13.22 Now that I have the wheel off I understand, all kinds of room after wheel removal! How do you open
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 5:02pm 04.13.22 Now that I have the wheel off I understand, all kinds of room after wheel removal! How do you open t
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 4:59pm 04.13.22 Hi, We were sailing in Orange County Ca. Saturday, Alamitos Bay to be exact. We spotted a small wha
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out jviss at 4:53pm 04.13.22 remove it each fall I remove mine each time I anchor or moor as it's so much easier to move around
Burning insense on a boat jon hansen at 4:50pm 04.13.22 make your own gimbaled incense burner and mount to a bulkhead
Burning insense on a boat jon hansen at 4:47pm 04.13.22 me, i have a fire place on board aeolus. installed by the builder. i can us it while sailing. same
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult jviss at 4:34pm 04.13.22 As a matter of fact, one of the key features of the Profurl furler I bought way back in 2000 was tha
1978 Yamaha fresh water tank lid Arctic Hawk at 4:33pm 04.13.22 I need to take a mirror to see if the port tank underside of the lid has the same flowers.
1978 Yamaha fresh water tank lid mermike at 4:31pm 04.13.22 That's a bit of a surprise.
High SWR on VHF Cabling/Antenna dlochner at 4:21pm 04.13.22 Coax cable has a life span, especially when it is exposed to the elements. Additionally if the conne
Burning insense on a boat kappykaplan at 4:18pm 04.13.22 burn your incense at anchor or slipped. :plus:
Burning insense on a boat Justin_NSA at 4:16pm 04.13.22 After a couple of healed over or wind blown accidents with burned fiberglass. This may be a sign.
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 4:03pm 04.13.22
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Tally Ho at 3:59pm 04.13.22 Greg, Do you actually have to take the wheel off? I do, then I pop the wheel drive cover off to ex
Burning insense on a boat Tally Ho at 3:55pm 04.13.22
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf ice breaker at 3:55pm 04.13.22 Funny story. Last August on a hot no wind day hanging on the hook, I was bored and decided to back
Burning insense on a boat dLj at 3:55pm 04.13.22 Never done it but if I were thinking to do so, I think I'd look for a completely sealed, with vent h

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