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cracks in deck ? (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:17pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 6/2827 I am looking at a Hunter 356 sailboat for sale. The deck has a few places with what appear to be cra
Manual head to electric head jmce1587 at 5:34pm 11.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1646 I want to change out my old Jabsco manual head with an electric head. Has anyone done this on a H31
Windrose sailboats voltzwgn at 4:40pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/7168 I'm considering taking a look at a windrose 24 ft, except I know nothing about them anyone have info
replacement of cutlass bearing newboatowner at 4:08pm 11.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1532 Good evening everyone: I suspect that I will have to replace the cutlass bearing on my 1980 Catali
Recore side deck in winter? Cool Beans at 2:27pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2083 Is it possible? I have already recored. . .well, the deck isn't really cored but just has 3/8" plyw
Yanmar digital hour meter intermittent manus at 2:02pm 11.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/4396 Have a Yanmar 3JH4E diesel engine with a Type C instrument panel. The digital hour meter on the tac
H34 Wiring (3) Ed Schenck at 12:56pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 12/2629 Brian beat me to the keyboard. But I had to drive home, he was already there. I took these pictures
Thanks To Ed... brian3820 at 12:39pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 2/1248 I want to take time and thank Ed Schenck for spending time today helping to get my engine winterized
leak above shelf in aft head jpswoope at 11:39am 11.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1040 We have a 1994 hunter 42 center cockpit. the aft head leaks seemingly from a seam above the upper s
Interior cushion dimensions wanted jasmith13 at 10:54am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2650 I'm new to this site so am unsure if this is the place to ask but would be very appreciative if some
Cleaningcockpit cushions Viktor Eysselein at 10:38am 11.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1867 Our cockpit cushions got brown due to dust over time. What is the best way to clean them? Any id
Craigslist - Droid app voltzwgn at 10:11am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1401 If you're a craiglist watcher and a droid owner there's a nice craiglist notification app. You set
Outboard engine dies Pat T at 9:43am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2367 I can start and run my Nissan 3.5, 2 stroke, at low rpm's but as soon as I increase to more than app
Thinking of buying my first sailboat - Mac 23 mowrangler at 8:37am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2211 I recently got back from a trip to the Gulf coast and got a chance to go out on a sailboat for the f
Any ECSA sailors here merlinuxo at 8:16am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1026 that are heading over to Pinedaville? I was going to take my boat over but the 20-30 NNE just didn't
Hunter 44 portside water tank captainpat at 8:14am 11.05.11 Big Boats 1/872 Port water tank only empties about 10 gals. then acts is if empty. I see that the pick-up fitting i
Irwin 10-4 Swing Keel davea510 at 6:58am 11.05.11 Parts Search 0/2470 Looking for swing keel for Irwin 10-4.
Very moving Stroh at 5:39am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2103 My apologies if this has already been posted. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/moving-docume
Repowering my H30 dbecker68 at 4:41am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2545 I'm forced to replace the Yanmar 2GM engine in my 1982 H30, DreamBoat. Threw a rod, cracked the case
Leaks! jorgefife at 7:49pm 11.04.11 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3436 On both sides, at around the fourth port hole, quite a bit of water comes in, and I looked one day a

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Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Dean Strong at 1:53pm 10.31.22 2GM20F is common in 80s-90s sailboats, unlike previous post. Simple solution...hang the ignition ke
Port shades/covers rgranger at 1:51pm 10.31.22 Even if your ports don't leak... I can see these being the bomb in a hot and stuffy anchorage withou
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:47pm 10.31.22 I did make up a special fitting to connect my air compressor to the input of my pump, but that is
Winterizing question Rich Stidger at 1:46pm 10.31.22 New-to-us 2008 Hunter 36. With the goal of winterizing the house water system, drained the tank at
Winterizing question (2) Rich Stidger at 1:42pm 10.31.22 I have a procedure that I have used for years with no damage. I drain all of my water tanks and the
Winterizing question BOSSailor at 1:40pm 10.31.22 If you didn't bypass the water heater, yes you've just got a bunch of antifreeze sloshing around in
Fender covers- Yes or No? Rich Stidger at 1:27pm 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some
Winterizing question T J Furstenau at 1:24pm 10.31.22 Like many "problems", there are often multiple solutions. What has worked for me on the fresh wat
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 1:23pm 10.31.22
Teak Cockpit Panels on My 2000 Oceanis 461 Graham Haire at 1:04pm 10.31.22 I am super interested in how you go with this one. From what I have read elsewhere, this will be a
4.108 winterizing Don Crowther at 12:50pm 10.31.22 My first time winterizing this engine When you run rv antifreeze through the system do you leave i
O'Day 39 mast step nramsey at 12:29pm 10.31.22 I have a 40 and there is no steel plate. I thought the hulls were pretty much the same. Could this
Winterizing question George Braun at 12:20pm 10.31.22 i was actually thinking of using a shopvac in reverse to push air into the main water tank, run the
Refilling CNG Tank jon hansen at 12:19pm 10.31.22 baking under sail is a real treat. soups and chowders are another of my favorites when under way.
Winterizing question Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.31.22 The one time my boat was stored on the hard for the winter, I had good luck in using a super cheap 1
Recommended anchor for Hunter 50 Laid-back at 12:15pm 10.31.22 On our Hunter 50 the main anchor is a 33kg Rocna with 12mm chain. We stay in the Caribbean and I nev
Looking at an s2 7.9 Scott T-Bird at 12:05pm 10.31.22 It's a very nice boat design and quality wise and surely a more desirable boat for sailing performa
Joker valve failures on Johnson Pump Aqua T electric heads serenisea at 11:57am 10.31.22 Actually Peggie, I did exactly that. I was trying to remove the stains on the bowl where the raw wa
Cable port replacement senang at 11:56am 10.31.22
Fender covers- Yes or No? dmax at 11:55am 10.31.22 Read a tip somewhere along the way that you can make fender covers from sweat pant legs - buy some c

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