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Raising The Rudder tuki01 at 4:54pm 12.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1248 On a Hunter 23, you pull the landyard to lower the rudder....how do you raise the rudder? Thanks fo
Keel install..Huh? (5) Chris Patterson at 4:39pm 12.13.11 Catalina 22 4/1473 Well, I finally broke down the other day and installed the keel. After reading much hand-wringing ab
Biodegradable Descaler ironhors42 at 3:31pm 12.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1710 I was on the internet looking for preventing overheating of diesel engine, when I came across this p
SECO South woodster at 3:26pm 12.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1534 just got off the phone with SECO South this afternoon....was looking for Norsman cone for my 1/4" ca
285 Bulkhead water damage reward1 at 2:09pm 12.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1162 My 1988 Beneteau 285 has water damage at the base of the starboard bulkhead. The plywood veneer is s
Acey-deucey anyone? kpgraci at 1:52pm 12.13.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/10542 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acey-deucey I was in the Marine Corpse Air Wing back in the day, we h
Porthole rot fix H37c (8) MATHURIN2 at 12:31pm 12.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2152 Once again, Mathurin II has an apointment with the boat doctor... This time the rot behind the porth
I found the leak !! clevispin at 12:17pm 12.13.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1452 I thought I'd pass on this (in retrospect) easy to check source of bildge water. For a year, I've
Rudder, lower bushing acqusition corixid at 11:50am 12.13.11 S2 5/2074 Arrived at the slip this past summer to a rudder-less boat. The pin had worked loose and the rudder
Adding Air conditioning to a 376 scallywag at 9:56am 12.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2842 Has anyone added air conditioning to their 376? Comments or Ours was originally ordered without it
# of Cherubini's Redbeard33 at 9:12am 12.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 40/7454 Just out of curiousity does anyone know how many were produced? specifically the 33 but other models
insurance mortyd at 8:43am 12.13.11 Catalina 30 9/1783 having had two minor claims in three years, both storm related and with no injury, boat u.s. has dro
Dry Docks. jho11381 at 7:45am 12.13.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/2911 Whats the price of dry docks or wet slips in south Alabama, mississippi or just in the northern part
Hull Id plate location/YSM oil type HSMCh30 at 6:51am 12.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2265 Greetings Sailors. A few quick questions for the Hunter 30 gang. Where is the Id plate on the boat p
thru hull glenn mosley at 5:06am 12.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1185 Hi we have a 1980 hunter 33 we got it 3 weeks ago the threw hauls have not bin closed in 5 years
Merry Christmas Ctskip at 4:44am 12.13.11 Ask All Sailors 14/2672 Politically correct or not, I'll still say it, Merry Christmas and have a safe and happy New Year to
Blown out sail jho11381 at 4:36am 12.13.11 Catalina 22 16/3971 What is recommended to fix a blown out sail? I would like to try to fix it myself if all posable.
Hunter 26 Hull Repair alllrite at 9:49pm 12.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3231 I'm looking at buying a damaged Hunter 26. It was grounded in a storm. Has a long crack in the bot
26D Rudder? Brad1968 at 8:21pm 12.12.11 Parts Search 1/3379 Looking for an Idasailor or Ruddercraft for my '88 26D. Any suggestions?
Plan now for July 2012 paulj at 8:09pm 12.12.11 Catalina 310 24/6605 http://www.boativated.com/broughton_islands.htm paulj :troll:

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Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic artboas at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Similar to Maverick I plan on making the change to lithium lifepo4 this winter. To help with my pla
Engineless.... jssailem at 10:29pm 11.13.22 Choices are between a rebuild diesel or a desalinator. Why do you need either of these selections?
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery (1) Hayden Watson at 8:48pm 11.13.22 I have my 108Ah Ample Power alternator setup so that it outputs 60A max and on my two 10-days cruise
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery Ralph Johnstone at 7:52pm 11.13.22 I've looked into it and the cost would be around $1700 with alternator, regulator and replacement p
Selden self tacking jib system MaryEllaRose at 7:51pm 11.13.22 Thanx for all the input... I think a little more research is in order as to the length of the track
560Ah LiFePo4 Battery mermike at 7:46pm 11.13.22 I suggest you replace the ANL fuse with a Class T. The ANL does not have sufficient interrupt capaci
C22 Pop Top Assist pcharn01 at 7:35pm 11.13.22 Thanks! Added to the list of projects to prioritize. Since this is topside, will wait till in the
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:15pm 11.13.22 Stingy Sailor also sells a kit. He may be able to help. If you buy a kit, get his. Better quality
C22 Pop Top Assist Leeward Rail at 7:14pm 11.13.22 Great, will see if I can find that. Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pop-top
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Syversens at 6:21pm 11.13.22 Sounds good, I'll take a few measurements, and try out some containers. Thanks!
Mystic to Quincy Hello Below at 5:36pm 11.13.22 Here is a link to an old post in reverse direction. Maiden Voyage - Quincy, MA to Mystic, CT
Mystic to Quincy Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 11.13.22 Been through the canal many times, always timed to coincide with the favorable tide. Lots of options
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) priopel at 4:50pm 11.13.22 I couldn't attach this pic to the above message so am posting it here.
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 4:48pm 11.13.22 Hurray! After installing a 12v pump, I now have water coming out the exhaust. Because the water
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 4:35pm 11.13.22 good ideas... I also drilled 3/8" holes in the seat back - the lowest point of the inside of the sea
Traveler Replacement on 37C Jim Legere at 4:25pm 11.13.22 Since Brian's boat is pre-1982, he has no flat surface for a traveler molded on the cabin top. He wi
35s5 replace windows Linca at 4:19pm 11.13.22 That's interesting to hear. Many thanks again.
35s5 replace windows Mechone at 4:16pm 11.13.22 Thanks also Mechone. A quick look on the internet about DC795 suggests it does not need any expensi
35s5 replace windows Linca at 4:10pm 11.13.22 Thanks also Mechone. A quick look on the internet about DC795 suggests it does not need any expensiv
35s5 replace windows Mechone at 3:53pm 11.13.22 I 2nd Dow795 its used to install glazing in highrises and I have used it to seal my skylights a fe

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