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Stern tube and Cutlass Bearing (1) Weasel at 7:26am 11.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3927 I have a 331, 2004 vintage. I have 200 hours on her and she is lovingly kept. I am taking her out of
Lexan / Plexi thickness on Midship Hatch?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 6:54am 11.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1066 We have noticed cracks on the midship hatch cover and have decided to get a replacement ready. Woul
More H37C battery wiring. (3) Ed Schenck at 6:22am 11.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2071 Yesterday I took the alternator off of the motor to get a good look at the wiring. This project to
A Skipper's Dream Outlives His Beloved 'Petrel' Soundbounder at 6:08am 11.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3930
Hatch Screens for 336 rachelmackenzie at 4:59am 11.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1051 Our 336 is missing the large hatch screens that originally came with the boat. Does anyone know wher
Mass Maritime Academy 2011 Boat Auction Soundbounder at 1:22am 11.16.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2116 I have no vested interest in this....just wanted to pass the info along. Mass Maritime Academy 20
CATALINA 387, Hull No. 1, best dinghy davits-Avon 310 RIB? ddrdbrooks at 10:14pm 11.15.11 Big Boats 4/3596 Help from all of you Catalina owners, please: I have a Catalina 387 (2003) and want to install the
Sucking Racor Dry SteveB at 7:25pm 11.15.11 Big Boats 10/2944 Bottom Line: My Yanmar 3GMF runs long enough (10 - 20 minutes) to suck the fuel out of the Rancor fi
Burping Coolant System lehigh375 at 6:29pm 11.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2090 I changed my coolant today. Drained out as much of the old Dex Cool and flushed the system. I refi
mold rlrmystic at 6:18pm 11.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/1961 Hi, I have a mold problem and assume I'm not alone... The vinyl which is adhered to walls is turnin
PVC frame for a winter cover Nelsonhow at 6:15pm 11.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/9156 A friend asked if I knew of a good article on how to build a PVC frame for a winter cover. I remembe
Replacement Floor Mat Jeff Dunham at 5:33pm 11.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2399 Am refurbishing my '81 H30 and need to find a source for the precut, non-skid floor that sits in the
Hatch screens for 1995 336 rachelmackenzie at 5:16pm 11.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1309 I'm looking to purchase new screens for the two large hatches on our 1995 336--over the V-berth and
Can I cut the fiberglass lip for access to stanchion nuts pcjrusso at 3:14pm 11.15.11 Ask All Sailors 20/3732 I have a new to me 1982 Oday 34. I have it inside cold winter storage to give me more working time o
solid boom vang question mortyd at 2:21pm 11.15.11 Catalina 30 15/11677 i've been thinking about a solid boom vang to eiiminate the topping lift but my rigger says that eve
Edson pedistal warning (1) Richard Shelby at 1:42pm 11.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2555 The attached photo shows the sheave mounting plate from below my Edson pedistal, or what's left of i
Keel Lock Milton.Audas at 1:10pm 11.15.11 Catalina 22 13/2723 Prior to this post I came across an older post regarding the keel lock. The other post was seeking g
Drain Sail Drive Oil? Ducati at 12:54pm 11.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1789 I've just finished winterizing the water system and the diesel. It wasn't that difficult. Now I'm
3QM30 oil sending unit (3) guidera48 at 12:42pm 11.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1475 Originall post is closed http://forums.hunter.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?p=811393'highlight
Annoying minor leaks Milton.Audas at 12:23pm 11.15.11 Catalina 22 8/2427 I have a question regarding those annoying little leaks that beseige us from time to time. We typica

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De-powering water heater for winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 11.21.22
Keel crack Crazy Dave Condon at 3:35pm 11.21.22 Lead keel due to keel shape. Which boat and year? I would scape off coating to see if crack in kee
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 3:31pm 11.21.22 It seems we don't have ravens in Florida. We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow.
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 3:30pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and
De-powering water heater for winter Leeward Rail at 3:28pm 11.21.22 Fwiw I would install a better circuit breaker so that you can simply turn it off in the future. Hope
Keel crack Davidasailor26 at 3:22pm 11.21.22 If you are lucky, what you have is just failed fairing compound. If so, the repair will be fairly e
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:18pm 11.21.22 FUJIMO, famous 50' FRER'S RACER with a red hull. detroit racer came home and told his wife, Jane th
Clever Boat Names jon hansen at 3:12pm 11.21.22 Erie feeling
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 3:05pm 11.21.22 Thank you! There is a breaker for the water heater but it is a push button panel allowing only and "
Racing rule questions Davidasailor26 at 3:03pm 11.21.22 So, the takeaway for me is to always try to pass to windward of a boat on an upwind leg. As long as
De-powering water heater for winter JoeWhite at 2:57pm 11.21.22 There must be a circuit breaker on the panel. If not, disconnect the shore power then disconnect the
De-powering water heater for winter dlochner at 2:53pm 11.21.22 Welcome to SBO. There should be a breaker on the main breaker panel for it. If not you need to inst
Clever Boat Names Wyo George at 2:51pm 11.21.22
Keel crack dlochner at 2:51pm 11.21.22
Racing rule questions stickinthemud57 at 2:39pm 11.21.22 Great responses! It's interesting that the "give way" boat (in this case boat A) can force the "stan
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:37pm 11.21.22 Annapolis buoy reports water temperature of 49.5. Air temperature for the last 24 hours ranges from
Keel crack dlochner at 2:36pm 11.21.22 Wavy Gravy comes to mind! Now there's a reference the young folks won't know! There are many you
Starboard & Port tack confusion! dlochner at 2:35pm 11.21.22 This is easy to verify. The World Sailing Association, the governing body for international sailing
Starboard & Port tack confusion! kappykaplan at 2:33pm 11.21.22 Interesting, but it wouldn't surprise me at all that the Brits are contrary to the continent. As I
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Davidasailor26 at 2:25pm 11.21.22 Interesting. The Racing Rules of Sailing are published by World Sailing, not just a US organization,

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