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1981 Hunter 33 Rudder Replacement spadaforaj at 1:28pm 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1166 Just heard from the mechanic - Rudder shaft is bent and the entire thing needs to be removed, fixed
Seemed Like a Good Idea... (2) Squidd at 12:34pm 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 22/4069 Had to replace the depth finder as the one that came with the boat was non functional (Fish Finder S
coolant draincocks sailor1950 at 12:16pm 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/932 hunter enclosed the 3ym20 in my 2008 hunter 31 so well that I can't see the draincock in the coolant
Catalina 27 lower shroud eyebolt angle junaido at 11:37am 04.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3330 So I recently bought a Catalina 27 (1976) standard rig. On her maiden sail, we lost the eyebolt on t
Lady J goes home... (6) CharlieCobra at 11:29am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1590 Yesterday was a great day with lots of sun and a good building breeze. I took the ferry over to por
Rudder Repair or Replace-- 1981 Hunter 33 spadaforaj at 11:02am 04.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1282 Well - the mechanic now says my steering problem is due to a very bent rudder - and the cost to remo
Broken Datamarine Depth Sounder 6sailing at 10:25am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 8/9236 I need to replace my Datamarine Depth Sounder S200DL and was wondering if the Raymarine ST 60 will w
Dorade Vent (1) Spcharby at 9:25am 04.08.12 Big Boats 16/7023 50500.vB This photo was taken immediately after a good clean up. The material used in construction
Correct Cradle position O'Day 30 (1) Captainron1 at 9:15am 04.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1971 Hello everyone, I have an O'day 30 which was set on a unknown make cradle last spring and wonder if
resealing outside of portholes Bigjer40 at 9:08am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/959 My ports are not leaking, but the outside seal is starting to crack and there are holes in the bead.
H410 rear sump box scottdube at 8:32am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1010 Has anyone replaced the rear sump box with something less troublesome on their 410? I have a 1998 4
Prop Question jberino at 8:14am 04.08.12 Pearson 2/1168 Hi, I'm new to the forum. Does anyone happen to know the pitch for the original prop on my 1980 P-3
Bilge Cover (2) gpd955 at 8:10am 04.08.12 Catalina 310 3/1707 This morning I noticed that the portion of sole that serves as the bilge cover was uneven. When I p
Water is still very cold... cb32863 at 8:03am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1110 Especially up in northern Minnesota. No information on the size of the boat or the father's sailing
Bottom paint identification Chris Bogle at 4:24am 04.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1494 In process of preparing newly purchased Oday 22 for launching in a few weeks. My aim is to apply new
Diesels Won't Run On Water...Doh'... Maine Sail at 4:21am 04.08.12 Musings With Maine Sail 7/4317 I will cut the story way down.. On Friday a boat I have been re-fitting most of the winter was spl
Sunrise Service on the gulf Terry in Naples at 3:31am 04.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/938 Happy Easter to all, off to sunrise service.
Hunter 340 Parts and accessories. wavehunter at 2:09am 04.08.12 Big Boats 4/1266 Hi Folks, new to this site. I am close to buying a Hunter 340 and would like to know where online I
Insurance coverage dies not cover solo sailing? caguy at 8:26pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3328 Insurance coverage does not cover solo sailing? I got into a discussion with someone I just met who
Honda Saildrive Gearbox (2) drgerafe at 8:25pm 04.07.12 Ask All Sailors 1/4534 We have a 1980 S2 8.0B that has the 9.9HP Honda Saildrive 280 in place of the original OMC Zephyr (r

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Spinnaker, hows and whys jeepbluetj at 4:32pm 04.02.22 If you've never flown a spinnaker I suggest you get someone aboard that has a lot of experience wit
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 4:30pm 04.02.22
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam kappykaplan at 4:04pm 04.02.22 It doesn't look normal to me. Perhaps @Crazy Dave Condon can help.
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer AaronD at 3:55pm 04.02.22 Is it difficult to get this device out of its position? I'd imagine having to rammer the old unit o
Oceanis 400 switches jeepbluetj at 3:52pm 04.02.22 And pictures. We need pictures. I did find some pics of soldered Amiot panels on the web. Made the m
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast AaronD at 3:47pm 04.02.22
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast brockangelo at 3:39pm 04.02.22 Look for damage in the track that the boom gooseneck rides in (I assume you broke the boom off it w
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast brockangelo at 3:30pm 04.02.22
Reuse shrink wrap? Dalliance at 3:27pm 04.02.22 Did that once and then got smart when it dawned on me, put the dang thing on board when the boat is
Oceanis 400 switches jviss at 3:21pm 04.02.22 I am not familiar with your boat or Amiot panels, but I must say that sounds like a poor set-up, and
plastic holding tank odor Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:17pm 04.02.22 Plastic tanks rarely if ever permeate. MaineSail posted several years ago that he had seen only one
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast AaronD at 3:16pm 04.02.22 You didn't post pictures of your gooseneck, but I'm guessing the screw stayed solid in the cast goos
A lost art: Conserving ice. (2) TomY at 1:58pm 04.02.22 3 4X8 sheets of 1" polyiso later. It's a big box,.... des, now 3+" on the bottom and back. Polyiso f
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast Jacktar at 1:43pm 04.02.22 Look for damage in the track that the boom gooseneck rides in (I assume you broke the boom off it wh
Fender cleanup DArcy at 1:42pm 04.02.22 LA's Awesome Cleaner Degreaser works but so does a pressure washer. Just start back a bit and expect
Window Advice Jacktar at 1:39pm 04.02.22 Just a hint, new silicone does not like to stick to old silicon remnants on parts.
Spinnaker, hows and whys DArcy at 1:31pm 04.02.22 If you've never flown a spinnaker I suggest you get someone aboard that has a lot of experience with
Bent Wing (1) Tom J at 1:23pm 04.02.22 This is my C310 being launched on a Brownell trailer. Wing keel is above the level of the trailer.
Circumnavigate in a Hunter DCGULL at 1:08pm 04.02.22 Well, First- sorry I'm so late to the party, and congratulations on just being scared clear of mi
Bent Wing Tom J at 1:04pm 04.02.22 The wings both had yellow paint from the trailer on them, so we assume one may have been stuck unde

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