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drilled through hull on accident Jared1048 at 12:03am 05.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/10356 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 1/962 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 6/3276 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 2/1894 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 2/1001 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 5/2681 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 18/8689 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 6/1682 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 5/3085 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 9/1521 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 2/1268 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 24/3654 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 2/1510 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 11/1690 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 3/1342 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 5/1772 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 3/1526 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 18/2162 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 9/2967 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 1/1116 how do you change the light bulb in the cockpit light. mine looks like its all one unit and silicon

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Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet capta at 10:40am 09.19.22 If memory serves, I went through your thought about the opening in a new valve and settled on the th
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Head Sail at 10:31am 09.19.22 What do you mean by "backflow problem"? I think the joker valve just prevents large chunks of nasty
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Bill Russell at 10:29am 09.19.22 Yes, that photo shows what I'm asking about
2 mm halyard leader - Canada jssailem at 9:55am 09.19.22 I like the Dyneema core lines with polyester (Dacron by any other name) covers. You get the strength
Arch on bigger hunters patfarrell1949 at 9:51am 09.19.22 Our Hunter is a 2010 50CC and I can tell you the only thing I'd be concerned with is understanding a
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet JoeWhite at 9:38am 09.19.22 I recently stopped by at WM to pick up a joker valve. The attendant brought me a valve that had 1/8"
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery JoeWhite at 9:31am 09.19.22 I agree, but how? If you can remove the radio and follow the wires you will be able to trace them
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 09.19.22
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:16am 09.19.22 In cars the battery does not run down due to radio consumption. There are 2 wires powering the rad
FM Radio/CD player connected to starter battery BBC16385 at 9:15am 09.19.22 The starter battery is two years old. Lifeline AGM. It charges from the engine's 100 amp Balmar al
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker dlochner at 9:07am 09.19.22 Do you have a photo of one. The short answer is most modern spinnakers are a triradial design. Thi
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 09.19.22 and that the back pressure of the water would keep it closed). I can remember the joker valves on
Gori propeller DRhoads at 8:27am 09.19.22 I have one on my 420 and had one on my 386. I think they are great. Extra boat speed when sailing.
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 8:11am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fa
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet higgs at 8:06am 09.19.22 Make sure your vent hose is not plugged. Spiders can do this.
Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 09.19.22 LOL LOL ........ not sure what I was THINKING. Yes Telltales.:laugh: Thanks jssailem ......... much
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) dLj at 7:55am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fai
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:42am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 7:33am 09.19.22 I like these kind of thought experiments.... here are my ponderings.... Epoxy will certainly stick
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? FastOlson at 7:11am 09.19.22 I recall reading about dinghies with galvanized steel centerboards but I have no idea if the protect

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