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AH2 tuner Don S/V ILLusion at 8:02am 03.30.12 SSB and Ham Operators 0/3554 I have an AH2 tuner surplus to my needs which has been sitting in my garage too long and wants a goo
Catalina 385 2012 Short tour at the Atlantic City Boat Show abk at 7:57am 03.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/64 I was at the Atlantic Boat Show in February and shot a quick tour of the Catalina 385. Since it was
Hunter 33, 2012 toured at the Atlantic City Boat Show abk at 7:43am 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/875 I was at the Atlantic Boat Show in February and shot a quick tour of the Hunter 33. It was an inside
Have Your Boat Phone Home... (2) Sumner at 7:29am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2083 Have any of you seen the Jan 2012 Good Old Boat article where you can build a device that will sense
Ordered my new mainsail C Jones at 7:29am 03.30.12 Smaller Boats 8/1576 Ordered my new main sail yesterday from FX sails. It will be a full top batten with 3 partial batten
Broach-sail plan-CB Quoddy at 6:37am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2206 When I find myself in a following sea with high wind, on the edge of motoring, how should I handle i
Installing a Halyard = C&C 32 Catch the Sun at 6:33am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2553 Last spring after I had raised the mast, one of the halyards was still lying on the deck. It had so
Assymetric spinnaker Piotr at 6:20am 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/907 Cannot find it anywhere, or rather I'm getting different answers. So, what is/are "proper": a) way t
Mercury 3.5hp Outboard Shift sailcapt340 at 3:31am 03.30.12 Big Boats 0/1188 I realize it's not a "Hunter" question, but it does get me to my boat. Has anyone ever removed the
Leakin portlight help Dantodd at 1:04am 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2605 Leaking portlight help I have a ~4' long portlight that is leaking. It is glued directly to the fib
Engine / Fuel problems???? Weasel at 9:05pm 03.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1528 Last fall I moved my boat about five miles away to a new marina. It was a very blustery day and the
Quick attach fittings c_witch at 8:52pm 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2960 Hiee all, I just came accross these today and am wondering if anyone on here has ever used them.
Bilg Pumps 1984 Hunter 27 SL Bigjer40 at 8:42pm 03.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/2729 Curious how many bilge pumps you all have on your H27 1975-1984 boats. Mine has several bilges (mot
main sail teacher63 at 8:22pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 9/3921 Does anyone have any pictures or anything that shows how to put the sail on a Zspar mast. I have it
Pictures teacher63 at 8:12pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1002 I have not been able to load pictures on the site. Can anyone lead me through the process. I have
Oil Extraction Pump (1) gpd955 at 7:53pm 03.29.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2618 Just need to be pointed in the right direction..... Have a Universal M25xpb with the sump drain ki
Replacing halyards, topping lift, and footers Blue Pearl Captain at 7:23pm 03.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2957 Just bought a '93 Hunter 27 in great overall shape and am replacing lines. I've already replaced the
Maxwell 17 One speed wench help needed (3) Canonshooternb at 6:50pm 03.29.12 Smaller Boats 0/950 Help Needed I have recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and in the process of getting her ready
Curtain rods maxxx at 6:37pm 03.29.12 Bigger Boats 3/1966 I want to replace the original metal track curtain holders and curtains in the main cabin of my O28
O28 Cockpit Drains maxxx at 6:16pm 03.29.12 Bigger Boats 2/1326 I have to replace the cockpit drain thru hulls on my ODay 28. Does anyone know the size of the hose

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Twin coil water heater dlochner at 4:22am 10.18.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, inc
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 9:47pm 10.17.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours.
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 10.17.22 And if you get hot dipped, run it through the gypsy several times both ways. Make sure there are no
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 10.17.22 Go to a wine store and get a spray can of nitrogen. Couple quick shots in the can and put the lid on
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.17.22 I've had luck with simply leaving normal, ablative bottom paint and one part barrier coating in the
Leaking thru hull Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 10.17.22 Glad to hear you're hauling out. I had the same issue. I was able to nearly eliminate my slow leak w
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 10.17.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, incl
How many impellers? SycloneDriver at 7:06pm 10.17.22 Your impellers probably failed, as you guessed, due to high back pressures. Time will tell.
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:43pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements? I replaced one shortly
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:40pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones y
Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery artboas at 6:19pm 10.17.22 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
How many impellers? Tally Ho at 6:00pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones yo
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 5:48pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements?
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 5:31pm 10.17.22 Hot dipped galvanized chain is dull and has lots of irregularities in the zinc coating. So, when t
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s
engine: belt too much slack and water drop RitSim at 5:23pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the se
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 5:03pm 10.17.22 Haul out on 10/26. Thanks for the advice!
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. Gene Neill at 4:53pm 10.17.22 JGuy, did you ever come up with a solution? See posts #24 and #26

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