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Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box (2) SvenTheGoose at 8:04pm 07.03.22 Irwin 11/2740 Is the stuffing box on these normally sealed with packing or is there a compression nut type of thin
Are you ready for OSCAR jssailem at 5:51pm 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 1/282 One of the latest technological tools to support your electronic needs/habits... Oscar is an optical
Newport 28 mk2 masthead fittings adamv at 5:07pm 07.03.22 Newport 5/1094 Hi I'm fitting an anchor light to my masthead- a friend sent up his drone to take pics and seems the
knot ID sunlover at 4:22pm 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 8/893 anyone know what this knot is? they are used on clasps on my Beneteau.
Roll on Columbia -- like a lot! pclarksurf at 2:32pm 07.03.22 Catalina 22 3/943
Engine Compartment Blower - do you use it? Tim Mills at 11:53am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 39/3819 Just wondering how many of you who have diesel engines use your engine compartment blower when motor
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 11:00am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2 Posted this in a different forum thought I would put it here for everyone..... So hopefully I expla
How to leak-proof a split sliding aluminum frame Catalina window (3) judith at 10:59am 07.03.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/660 Hello, I have leaky windows on my 1978 Catalina 25 so I got the kit from catalina direct to replace
Ignition Switch Boomer2it at 10:58am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1943 So hopefully I explain this correctly. My battery switch (off/1/2/both) 1 position starting battery,
Ignition switch Boomer2it at 10:49am 07.03.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/8 So hopefully I explain this correctly. My battery switch (off/1/2/both) 1 position starting battery,
How to connect a depth sensor to my Samsung tablet and phone? chrisyse at 10:42am 07.03.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1755 Anyone know of a depth sensor that can be linked to my Samsung tablet and phone? Any depth transduce
Two questions (3) rogerbalz at 10:35am 07.03.22 Catalina 22 5/813 206864 What is this? Also what is the autohelm tridata? 206865
Perko Oil Lamp Parts (2) shank at 9:33am 07.03.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1965 Does anyone know where I can a replacement glass for a Perko oil lamp part 230? I managed to break m
I remove broken evaporator and find I need to replace the panel on which food rests (1) MikeTheHunter at 8:14am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1435 I'm installing a smaller evaporator - only one I could get as Isotherms are back-ordered till the en
Broken topping lift Gratto 23 at 6:23am 07.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/869 We just purchased a 1987 23ft Hunter. Topping lift is broken. To order replacement, how long does it
Topping lift halyard Gratto 23 at 6:09am 07.03.22 Smaller Boats 5/1177 We have a new to us 1987 23ft Hunter. Discovered topping lift cable is broken. What is the length we
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) (1) twodzusfittings at 5:24am 07.03.22 Bigger Boats 18/2718 Please note, I found this diagram on the web. It gives the basic idea of how my set up is. My engine
Any ideas, better A/C drainage? (1) SailingFree44 at 9:22pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 6/718
10 guage to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 8:12pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 59/3747 Good evening folks, So the 79 bilge finally went out and I am almost done installing the marine rai
10 gauge to 16 guage? SailingFree44 at 8:04pm 07.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/20

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Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak smokey73 at 3:02pm 02.17.25 Agree with @Rich Stidger! I had the same problem with leaks at the screws. I did the same thing an
interior boom assemblies? shemandr at 2:09pm 02.17.25 I think having a functional outhaul is a great upgrade. As we know it controls the depth of the who
Self-Bailer on Trinka 8' Dinghy Skipper J at 1:00pm 02.17.25 Hi All, I appreciate the feedback. It sounds like I'd be better off leaving it as it is, with the dr
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? BigEasy at 12:43pm 02.17.25 I used a brass gun cleaning brush and rod (22 caliber diameter) to thoroughly clean the tubes. The
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? dlochner at 12:40pm 02.17.25 I used a hole saw of the correct diameter, but without the pilot bit. It was hard to get the hole s
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Tally Ho at 12:16pm 02.17.25
interior boom assemblies? Tally Ho at 12:03pm 02.17.25
Older CDI furler (1) Tally Ho at 11:59am 02.17.25
Hunter 170 crack down to keel Ralph Johnstone at 11:54am 02.17.25 Please keep us informed.
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 David in Sandusky at 11:50am 02.17.25 I would suggest end of boom sheeting if this is at all ,possible. Our '77 h27 is sheeted from the en
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 jssailem at 11:38am 02.17.25 I grew up sailing dinghies and small boats. I understand your experience of having the main sheet in
Hunter 33 water leak at compression post (2) KyleH at 11:15am 02.17.25 Thanks for the reply's. I did investigate the wire box, and it didn't appear to be the source, I'll
Hunter 170 crack down to keel DFD at 10:59am 02.17.25 You definitely have high stresses occurring under the cracks. This will require building up the hu
Older CDI furler Timm R Oday25 at 10:54am 02.17.25 Hopefully this will help . The shackle you show might as well be used securing the foot of the sail
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? Ralph Johnstone at 10:50am 02.17.25 I could provide links to the owner's groups, forums where this has been discussed, etc, but this is
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak Rich Stidger at 9:51am 02.17.25 Try resealing the screws first before escalating the job. Access to the portside tank is hard becaus
Steps to open and check copper tubes on heat exchanger for Universal M25-XPB engine? JoeWhite at 9:19am 02.17.25 On my M35B Universal, the antifreeze drain is a plug on the engine block on the port side. Look on y
Flanged seacocks installation with Beneteau grid liner? jbmia at 9:17am 02.17.25 Hmmm. My last bullet point was this: "- None of this is helping the OP decide whether he can enlar
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak danielsan at 8:44am 02.17.25 Maybe you don't need to remove the lid. I had leaks on my port tank and I simply removed all of th
Re-routing Mainsheet H27 (1) DHembree at 8:35am 02.17.25 There is no traveler car, but a bridle that straddles the companionway with the cleat shown. Now, I

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