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Adler Barbour DMC-12 Parts Needed El_Marinero at 5:03am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1818 Recently purchased a DMC-12 Alder Barbour cool machine. Looks decent, but was curious as to if anyon
Impellor pabraam at 3:14am 08.01.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2962 Removed the original Johnson (not Yanmar!) impeller from my 3JH4E Yanmar engine. However lubrificati
Ran Into a Bridge Today... JoelHoover at 8:19pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3141 Sooo, currently my boat is in the Port of Los Angeles. There's 2 ways out of the port, the long way
anchor windlass causing breaker to pop karenhodgson at 7:38pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 11/5665 we have a 2000 hunter 450 passage and are recently experiencing a problem with our windlass. the cir
Cabin wood finish Chet Knights at 7:12pm 07.31.12 Big Boats 3/1537 My '86,34' needs some restoration of the wood finish in the cabin. Does anyone know how the wood w
Simple Traveler Upgrade (2) primetime at 7:08pm 07.31.12 Catalina 30 35/8570 Hi- I'm in the process of slowly and modestly improving a 1980 C-30 tall rig which is currently in
hunter 28 coastal vs offshore sail2011 at 6:50pm 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 23/8082 i'm planning a cruise from nyc to va beach about 30mi off coast. at the end of AUG'12. 2 sailors a
Foul Smell ad meliora at 6:11pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3854 Hi good evening, I have (family has) a hunter 49 and it sits more than she sails :( - I just recentl
chain plate deck covers - 11.0A and others? Mark Maulden at 5:33pm 07.31.12 S2 8/1845 I had to pull the chain plate deck covers off to reseal the chain plates. I found washers under the
Sell it or scrap it (1) All U Get at 5:25pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1538 Hi all, I just replaced the Wilcox Critenden head and wondered if I should scrap it or sell it. The
Reverse steering Fairhaven at 4:33pm 07.31.12 Bristol 6/9197 I am totally frustrated with my inability to steer to starboard in my Beneteau. Bought a new three B
Tying up at new dock (1) Marc Bergmueller at 4:13pm 07.31.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2181 Hi all, I have a question about docking. I have a hunter 310, and an L shaped dock at the end of my
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 1:25pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1476 We have a 2000 Beneteau 361 and a Whitlock steering unit on ... we would like to stow the wheel when
Wanted, map card, N.C./S.C.-Garmin 182C Chris Patterson at 1:13pm 07.31.12 Parts Search 0/3077 The title about says it all. Some scoundrel liberated my map card from my 182C. So I could use anoth
Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2778 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2117 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,
Stupid propane tank question - tare weight jviss at 12:23pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/8358 I found the specs for my propane tanks, which are 11 lb. capacity steel tanks made by Trident, model
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 12:19pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1312 we have a 361 Beneteau 2000. we have a Whit-Lock steering system. we would like to take off the wh
Salt in propane locker jviss at 12:18pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 My 1984 Catalina 36 has a propane locker for 2 11 lb. steel propane bottles. I don't know if the lo
Solar Doug J at 11:36am 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/8291 I have a question for the electrical guru's (Walt :)). Okay, I know this topic has been discussed

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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?
Seacock question on a 1981H33 jssailem at 9:41am 02.12.23 The water line is the key. Putting a sea cock on a scupper would mean an obstruction to quickly dump
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Maine Sail at 9:33am 02.12.23 Thanks @Maine Sail - good to see you writing again and sharing your knowledge. I am not an electr
Seacock question on a 1981H33 Davidasailor26 at 9:20am 02.12.23 Tricky spot. Adding a seacock would take so much space it might be hard to still connect the top of

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