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Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 3:32am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2039 I have some rudder repair to complete, what is teh general consensus on rudder repairs? Pourable F
Colvic Countess 28 Scraigward at 1:59am 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1947 Hi there, bit of a longshot but does anyone have any experience with the Colvic Countess 28? I'm in
Hunter 45 wrap around window gatrnoles2 at 1:41pm 10.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/565 I am looking at buying a hunter 45, but the wrap around window has separated from its seals in sever
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! kappykaplan at 6:00am 10.13.21 Ask All Sailors 12/836 Go Navy, Beat Army! :beer:
Tiller Tamers for 1965 Widgeon lmddmc at 5:46am 10.13.21 Day Sailers 5/1197 I have a 65 widgeon and want to put some kind of tiller tamer on the tiller I have the updated trav
FP hose clamp failure (2) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 4:40pm 10.12.21 Big Boats 2/669 My Fischer Panda Mini 12 generator shut down automatically when the exhaust manifold sensor reached
H280 Rudder Depth? rhiggins at 1:33pm 10.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 2/595 Does anyone know or know where I could find specs on the draft of my rudder? I can only find specs
Auto pilot installation mounting suggestions Andiamo 34 at 1:23pm 10.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/599 I am mounting and RAM TO auto pilot and to get the right height I need to mount it on a double stack
Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture (2) Captain.Olives at 1:05pm 10.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1287 So I got a bit ham fisted when removing my raw water pump this past weekend on my new to me Catalina
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System (2) John Marrone at 12:34pm 10.12.21 Catalina 22 6/3991 Inherited a slip with pulley system attached on rear piling of slip, each side. This system is new t
Are the water tank outlets accessible? fox9988 at 11:51am 10.12.21 Catalina 30 6/901 I'm considering replumbing the fresh water system as preventative maintenance. The outlet on the sta
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas gfrost39 at 10:47am 10.12.21 Smaller Boats 9/1356 Three months ago I bought a 1987 hunter 23 which I sail out of Santa Cruz Harbor. I now have a new
Accessing Port water tank (5) DeniseO30 at 8:56am 10.12.21 Big Boats 4/891 Noticing a smell but was thinking it was old plastic permeating odor from the holding tank... After
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size Captain Gare Bear at 7:36pm 10.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/859 I'm performing a cabin window replacement on my 1984 MacGregor 25--out with the pink and in with new
Yamaha 25-ii retrofit: Piccolo (3) Nunavut at 6:58pm 10.11.21 Yamaha 18/2409
Repairing an HS35 handset (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2891 Had some trouble with our Simrad HS35 wireless handset that goes with our RS35 VHF. Others with the
name/make of gauge (1) tadd5181 at 3:41pm 10.11.21 Big Boats 11/1081 199204 The picture above is a display on my Hunter 420 (built 2000) which shows the status of the
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix spadaforaj at 1:44pm 10.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1491 Turns out the unit I have, which I believe was stock on this model is missing some "innards" The
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 1:42pm 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/696 I have imperfect continuity of +ve wire only between wago harness connector block1.10 and spade conn
False fume alarm ? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:38pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1270 Just winterizing my Island packet and i always pour RV antifreeze into the bilge to run through the

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No core?? Project_Mayhem at 3:06pm 03.20.24 My 25 is the same around the ports. To make it even more difficult to use straight plexi, the width
outboard hoisting xavpil at 2:53pm 03.20.24 Garhauer is a small family run business. If they have a dozen employees I'd be surprised. They ar
outboard hoisting dlochner at 1:25pm 03.20.24 the problem is that their customer support is terrible. And so is the website. They show only one p
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. ...3TacksontheWater at 1:15pm 03.20.24 Glad you asked. :) I'm hoping to charge it the same way we've always charged the FLA Trojan: two a
outboard hoisting xavpil at 1:06pm 03.20.24 Some of the solutions seem overly complicated. That is until you've injured your back in some way
outboard hoisting xavpil at 1:06pm 03.20.24 the garhauer outboard lifts work great! ours is mounted on our stern radar mast, has a built in ver
No core?? twodzusfittings at 12:33pm 03.20.24 Welcome to "The world of how O'Day took steps to save costs". I find more and more issues as I move
Hull damage mac twenty five (3) rgranger at 12:30pm 03.20.24 Thankyou so much!! No Matter what the cost.I want to make it stronger.Any advice would Great Once
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A McMorgan24 at 12:10pm 03.20.24 I live in St Augustine FL and recently had my injection pump rebuilt by a company in Jacksonville. T
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 12:07pm 03.20.24 awesome!! outboard is 15hp..... but I really like the concept and it's actually what I designed las
My last boat - probably rgranger at 11:45am 03.20.24 According to Uncle Google, the English to Latin translation of Last Call = Ciemus :yeah:
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Tom J at 11:42am 03.20.24 john2. This is a good idea for trapping any initial leakage from the fuel tank. Ideally, you would
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 11:32am 03.20.24 First boat was a '78 Mac Venture 25. Would oil can sometimes even while in the water going through
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 11:31am 03.20.24 I think you are okay. I've owned a few macs (and many other boats) and they will tend to sag if th
Black stuff all over a boat? rgranger at 11:25am 03.20.24 The label identified sodium-hypochlorite as a primary cleanser in the product. Sodium hypochlorite
My last boat - probably Tally Ho at 11:21am 03.20.24
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Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Tally Ho at 10:01am 03.20.24
2005 Hunter 456 Sailboat Prop. Zinc Size? fstbttms at 9:55am 03.20.24 I know the Shaft Zinc is 1 1/4. Any owners know what size I need for a Prop Zinc? A 1 1/4" shaft

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