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Sail damage... Dan Johnson at 1:00pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2705 Returned home from a club cruise on another member's boat last Saturday only to be informed by fello
How to straighten a bent stanchion (1) Mike48 at 12:41pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 15/16857 I have a bent stanchion from storm damage. It is bent about 15 degrees starting about 3 inches above
Sliding doors darlene at 12:02pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/934 Anyone know where to get replacement material for the sliding doors above and below the sink in the
beneteau 351 replacing the galley hot water hose. keven at 11:10am 07.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1687 Seems I have a leak in the hot water hose going to the main sink. The leak is somewhere under the fl
How to make Companionway Screens for 44, 49, 50, etc (1) artboas at 10:24am 07.04.12 Big Boats 1/1280 I've been asked a few times to post this, so here goes... This will show you a very neat way to make
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 9:10am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1821 Packing Gland-Locknut Anyone? I haven't really gotten over losing my rudder (Hunter 33, 1980) b
Long Beach to San Diego Border Run Race (16) CaptDon01 at 9:05am 07.04.12 Catalina 22 0/1097 Attached are some photos taken during last weekends "Border Run-2" race from Long Beach to San Diego
Getting out of the shallows. mrharris@rogers.com at 9:03am 07.04.12 Day Sailers 3/1353 Novice sailor needs advice. Purchased Rhodes-19 with drop keel last year. My dock is in a bay with s
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 8:54am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1000 Holding A Rudder In packing gland-Locknut Anyone? I hav
new owner questions lcook at 8:20am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2312 I have recently bought a 2002 26X and I have some questions: 1) when leaving boat at a mooring, shou
First 38 transom locker jgurley at 7:49am 07.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1069 Can someone describe the stock mechanism used to secure the fold down locker in the stern of the FIR
Macgregor 25 Upstate NY, Newbie wants to see one. ccraigmile at 6:03am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/843 Hey all I'm a newbie whom just got a 1976 Mac 25 that hasn't seen the water in 15 years. Got the K
Keel pin johnkodl at 4:56am 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/923 recently purchased a 1986 McGregor 25' which did not come with a keel locking pin. Anyone know the d
H42 fuel tank inspection ports?? eianm at 11:50pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 4/1776 Now that I have finished the inspection ports to water tanks, I am now considering doing the same to
Hunter 356 3-blade cruising prop size? Solemn Silence at 9:20pm 07.03.12 Big Boats 0/1515 For those of you with a Hunter 356 (27 HP Yanmar) and a 3-blade cruising prop: what size prop are yo
new owner (1) dalekidd1956 at 9:11pm 07.03.12 Smaller Boats 10/2134 Hello, all. I have just purchased a 1988 Hunter 18.5. Plan to pick her up this Friday. This will be
Happy Independance Day everyone! Ken Cross at 8:54pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2651 Happy Independence Day everyone! Well our friends from Canada still get to wait. And the weather is
C-22 Owner's Handbook TJM8187 at 8:40pm 07.03.12 Catalina 22 1/1562 Does anyone know a good way to get ahold of an Owner's Handbook for a C-22? I ordered one through C
Masking Tape Lost Parent at 5:58pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1775 I am hoping to paint my nonskid deck this weekend and was wondering would be good tape to use for a
propane tank solonoid John at 5:42pm 07.03.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2809 Question: Can the solonoid valve at the propane tank leak/not seal up tight? I refilled my propane t

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Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 9:53am 02.07.23 Nope--with the screws removed, cannot lift the panel more than about 3mm on either side. And it wil
Meet your new Forum Administrator rgranger at 9:51am 02.07.23 One account, this one, is my personal civilian account, anything I post on this account is solely a
Missing boom LloydB at 9:42am 02.07.23 My battery box sits about 18 inches from the pivot point of the swing keel from previous owner.
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 02.07.23
Proper Lifeline Tension Hayden Watson at 9:38am 02.07.23 I have installed new 3/16" bare stainless lifelines on our 2007 H41AC. The last task is to tension
Engine Model (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 02.07.23 Anything like this on the back of the engine block ?
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 02.07.23 Please let us know. This problem is worth losing sleep over.
Engine Model jssailem at 9:16am 02.07.23 The plate image is of the Transmission. Identify Your Yanmar Engine To correctly identify your Yan
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 02.07.23 -it needs to lift as it is moved back, right? It's lifted maybe an inch but as @ice breaker says,
Engine Model dlochner at 9:03am 02.07.23 It is probably a 4JH series motor. Not sure which one. https://www.yanmar.com/marine/product/gears
Meet your new Forum Administrator jssailem at 8:58am 02.07.23
Engine Model (1) ivieto at 8:54am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowi
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 8:05am 02.07.23 Trailer Tongue Weight Total tongue weight improvement is ~200 lbs. I still carry the gas tank and B
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Hello Below at 7:59am 02.07.23 212834
bridge clearance question John T1594 at 7:58am 02.07.23 We sail our Hunter 340 in the Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey (NOAA Chart 12324). There are two f
Meet your new Forum Administrator dlochner at 7:58am 02.07.23 Thank you all for the supportive comments and humorous jabs. They are appreciated. A question was
Why??? Will Gilmore at 7:49am 02.07.23 So he was bass-ackwards? Was it the front porch or the back porch? -Will
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:36am 02.07.23 If there is one take home message from this thread, it is to understand what you need for what you
Engine Model dlochner at 7:28am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowin
Miami boat show 2023....you goin? dLj at 7:24am 02.07.23 I've never gone to the Miami show. I go to the Annapolis show in October. I've been going there for

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