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steering pedistal cable bracket Dave Huitema at 4:22pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1325 looking for a replacement for my steering pedistal shift and throttle bracket. It is on a 1985 31' h
Lazarette Hatch Siamese at 3:54pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2252 Gotta love the nice big lazarette on the 309. Too bad they goofed a little on the method to secure
Waste Basket Siamese at 3:43pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2462 Stray Cat, aka hull no. 82 is on a 3 week cruise on Lake Michigan right now. I already knew the was
deck fitting swivel block 4boxs69 at 3:35pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 2/1508 deck fitting swivel foot step we have a 23.5 hunter sailboat. In a storm the swivel foot step deck
single lever throttle/shift control stx203 at 3:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1080 my original throttle cable snapped at the control head end on my '77 ODay 25 with inboard. I'm tryin
Casco Bay Gossip Roger Long at 3:09pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2018 Does anyone know anything about the large sailboat that went ashore on the outside of Ram Island yes
Pedestal inserts sailcapt340 at 2:40pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 1/1248 On a 2000 340...Does anyone know where to get insert (Ice box, container, storage box) that is in th
Sailing Pet Peeves...can we keep out of the War Room? BobM at 2:35pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 87/19535 My personal pet peeves, as a sailor, are: (1) Why it is acceptable to place lobster pots in the mi
Will this work? (1) jemicha at 2:07pm 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3302 I am currently fitting a new holding tank and head into a 1969 Ericson 26 sailboat, and thought I wo
Water pump woes bobjames at 1:24pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 12/2954 We spent a week on the boat at the end of June sailing across Lake Erie to Canada and back with a fe
Single axle trailer JamesO256 at 12:25pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 4/1328 I have a 1983 22ft does anyone else use single axle trailer. Need to find out what ply tires you use
additional storage for the C27 jcottert at 11:47am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1809 I have a new (used!!) 1989 C27 and find the space for storage to be quite limited. As I moved down f
Were You Born An A-HOLE? BrianW at 11:34am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6337 Last week, my wife, some old friends, and I were privileged to watch the final launching of the Spac
In-mast furling system problem realkoalat at 11:26am 07.11.11 Big Boats 8/2882 Our boat, a Hunter 466, has a stock in-mast furling system. We have recently replaced the continuous
Mast foot, sealant or boot? saltysailor at 11:18am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2406 Although I don't see any leaks from the cabin this mast must be leaking at least when I'm hosing off
322 leaking hatches mikenovit at 11:04am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1955 I have tried all kinds of solutions (recaulked 3 times, added gasket, etc.) but still I get water co
41DS Stanchions gfrazzle at 10:51am 07.11.11 Big Boats 0/907 I am about to purchase kayak racks for my Hunter. I am not near the boat and don't know if the stanc
Keelbolt Inspection/Repair tklinck at 10:49am 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1502 I have a 1982 25' Catalina, swing keel. It seems to be in excellent shape and I have docked on Lake
Rigging pictures kersse at 10:13am 07.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1107 I recently purchased a 1978 23' O'day. All the lines (ropes) are missing. I'm looking for close up p
Painting the hull jfrench at 10:03am 07.11.11 Catalina 22 2/1372 Probably this fall, I want to paint the exterior hull. I've read about Interlux "Perfection" paint a

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Hot water tank use when at anchor FastOlson at 4:02pm 08.09.22 Our small 4 gal. tank is well insulted, but the real "hot" water is mostly gone by late the next mor
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 3:51pm 08.09.22 if i were you, i might call al declercq, the designer's son and highly skilled sailor, sailmaker. t
hunter 280 main sail effort Tally Ho at 3:50pm 08.09.22
Universal M-12 running hot adamv at 3:45pm 08.09.22 Quick question: When one pulls off both end caps, should any coolant come out or is the coolant p
Rebuild Perkins Diesel jon hansen at 3:38pm 08.09.22 if i were you, i might call al declercq, the designer's son and highly skilled sailor, sailmaker. to
ever seen and been hit by a White Squall? jon hansen at 3:23pm 08.09.22 click on the line that says 'watch on youtube' and watch the movie
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 3:17pm 08.09.22 You indicated that the engine access to place it into the boat was a hatch above which has been gla
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) DeniseO30 at 3:16pm 08.09.22 Without getting into the engineering or building air conditioning or heat pump systems geothermal s
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) JamesG161 at 3:11pm 08.09.22 I was about to do a long thread on how Boat AC systems work. Ok as an Engineer The Fast Way = :t
ODay 34 refrigeratiom eherlihy at 3:09pm 08.09.22 Rather than CONVERT and pay ~$2500+ I bought a Dometic CF-50 and installed (?) it under the nav. sta
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:08pm 08.09.22 You lost me...are you saying you replaced your Jabsco toilet's pump/motor assembly with a Raritan m
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? (1) Will Gilmore at 2:50pm 08.09.22 I told that joke at work once.... a few days later I got a courtesy call from HR:what::kick: Some
Weird Electrical Experience Davidasailor26 at 2:46pm 08.09.22 So, would the router detect this and refuse to power up? Maybe the coax was grounded and some in
Cabin water leak Clydo at 2:44pm 08.09.22 I had a similar problem on my 310. Fill up the water tank and then it ran dry. Water went into th
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 2:29pm 08.09.22 208181
Another quite AC question - Geothermal? (aquathermal) Don S/V ILLusion at 2:27pm 08.09.22 In theory it works but efficacy is a function of water temperature. Kind of a Macgyver method of do
Jabsco electric head vs Raritan, repair or replace? (Thank you Peggy for hte macerator recommendations) SVFreedom at 2:07pm 08.09.22 Raritan toilets really are that much better than Jabsco, but I suspect your problem may be the sole
What kind of battery? Jacktar at 2:01pm 08.09.22 Group 24 or 27 deep cycle brand irrelevant.
ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 2:01pm 08.09.22 Ah, good idea!
ever seen and been hit by a White Squall? rgranger at 2:01pm 08.09.22 The video has been disabled.

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