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Wheel Bent Any ideas? PGIJon at 2:43pm 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1212 While tying to install the raymarine wheel pilot on my h34, I have discovered that the wheel is lops
Bunks - for my Cat 22 to sit on - trail rite trailor (2) Sailor boy at 2:33pm 04.21.12 Catalina 22 19/4755 I could use some words on replacing my bunks ... best wood - sealing it - bending it - covering - et
Volvo Ocean Race, who is watching? RECESS at 1:53pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1425 Their coverage this year is outstanding. When they are out away from shore they load a 3 - 5 minute
Storm Jib Chris Bogle at 1:29pm 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1610 Just tried the sails that came with recently purchased Oday 22 ' found that the jib is a storm jib '
Some happy All U Get at 12:28pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2187 Yahoo, I started two outboards today and only had to remember what that turtle means. The two-strok
hunter centerboard removal motdem at 11:16am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1052 hi, does anyone know how to remove the 212 hunter centerboard? tom
oday 25 mast step hinge pins tigereye37 at 10:29am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4972 Does anyone know of a good source for replacement hinge pins for a 1976 oday 25? Also, if anyone kn
Broken stays in sail RDS2012 at 8:42am 04.21.12 Day Sailers 2/1362 Another newbie question. I just bought a '88 Hunter 18.5 and the stays (?) in the mainsail are brok
No Drain To Bilge In Forward Compartment healeyman at 8:08am 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1851 Recently repaired a water leak in the bow berth. (The bow compartment where the fresh water tank sit
Questions on Jib Handling and Reefing treeman at 8:03am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2269 Hello: This is my first season with an O'day 222. At this point, I've got 2 hours of sailing exp
Downwind Surfing Sailm8 at 6:58am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1617 Just returned from a two week trip and I was wondering. I had to motor sail to keep up with our gro
h-34 mast unstepping JFitz at 6:55am 04.21.12 Big Boats 8/2292 I'll be unstepping my H-34 mast for the first time. If I recall correctly, I attach the the crane lo
What would you improve? Maury Wray at 6:44am 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2354 I'm completely refitting a 1981 Venture from the ground up. If you stripped your boat of all riggin
Raymarine Speed Wheel Tim Gunderson at 6:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 4/1631 Hi, My Raymarine Speed Wheel seems to stop turning occasionally, so my speed gauge stops working in
28 FT Rudder Bushing set up (3) Mick143 at 5:50am 04.21.12 Bigger Boats 2/1765 Trying to get the rudder so it does not thump on the mooring. When I took it out I photoed the bush
Hunter 2008 14.6 Rudder needed jwbus2004 at 5:34am 04.21.12 Parts Search 0/2612 I'm looking for 2008 Hunter 146 rudder. Thanks.
Nissan 9.9 oil filter wrench Tim Gunderson at 5:26am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 2/1127 Hi, I have a 2001 Hunter 260 with a Nissan 9.9 outboard. I like to change the oil myself but the o
Chartplotter Baffled Quoddy at 4:51am 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1533 Our chartplotter, Raymarine C70, has 9 different trip logs. Log Trip Log Trip Ground Log / Trip 1 Gr
'84 25.5 Hunter... can someone help me with information... (1) windsurfer101 at 9:00pm 04.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2308 Recently purchased 84 25.5 Hunter - NEED HELP Hello to everyone on this site! I recently purchase
LED Cabin lights, and electric water pump (3) MontanaSailor at 8:57pm 04.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3967 Installed 2 white LED 6 bulb surface mount strip lights. 1 above galley , 1 facing forward into a v

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VHF Cabling and Connectors Leeward Rail at 8:38am 01.13.23 I recently replaced the coaxial cable to the masthead antenna using LMR400UF equivalent. https://abr
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 8:38am 01.13.23 The most important characteristic is the impedance, it must be 50 ohm coax. For such as short distan
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 8:35am 01.13.23 I really only plan on locking it in "destabilizing" conditions, or at anchor if the anti-clunk featu
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:32am 01.13.23 Hopefully only a couple more years. We went to the yard a couple of weeks ago, took one look at the
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:15am 01.13.23 Good price on plywood. Likely to work fine for a few years. How long do you think you will own the b
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 8:12am 01.13.23 but it's starting to snowball. Welcome to the wonderful world of Boat Project Repair creep.
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VHF Cabling and Connectors JamesG161 at 7:57am 01.13.23 It depends on the connection type too. This is 15ft from Lowes with a good brand name too. https:/
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 7:57am 01.13.23 one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone out there have some extra (new or
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:55am 01.13.23 There is a lot of buildup in there with the broken zinc that you will want to remove. over time th
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 7:54am 01.13.23 I'll be replacing the cabling from the radio to the deck. I'm guessing it's a 15ft run. Interested i
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 7:53am 01.13.23 What happens when you undo the hoses and loosen the two bolts circled? or fuel pump and filer on bo
VHF Cabling and Connectors Don S/V ILLusion at 7:51am 01.13.23 My suggestion is to NOT buy coax or the PL259 connectors from Amazon or other generic online sources
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:51am 01.13.23 I'll be using some leftover marine plywood I have on hand, but that's good to know. My local home de
Ice Box Conversion Quandary (1) Hayden Watson at 7:49am 01.13.23 There are also a bunch of very nice stand-alone 12v fridge/freezers. I have both the ice box conver
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 7:48am 01.13.23 Dayco's website states that their automotive cooling hoses can't be used with oil. Unfortunately it
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 7:35am 01.13.23 I assume you are talking automotive radiator hose, since wet exhaust and marine coolant hose are typ
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? jssailem at 7:32am 01.13.23 I understand it is a matter of the heat that the hoses are designed to withstand. Temps in an engine
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 7:31am 01.13.23 I've read that marine grade is made with glue that is more moisture resistant. Is the same true for

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