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Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 6:48pm 11.20.24
Simpson Lawrence Windless dLj at 6:28pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 6:19pm 11.20.24 My take is it sounds good, but wouldn't really work as expected. It is not likely those solid clamp
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 6:19pm 11.20.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 6:10pm 11.20.24
New member--where to start? Dave at 5:34pm 11.20.24 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and am thinking of dropping the mast and both painting the mast and replaci
New member--where to start? clublunasea at 5:27pm 11.20.24 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and am thinking of dropping the mast and both painting the mast and replacin
Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post Jan_H at 5:21pm 11.20.24 You're getting some good suggestions Wilburleft. A plate (SS or Al) over the top will do little to h
Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 4:49pm 11.20.24 Thanks. I'll do that.
Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 4:48pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes mermike at 4:11pm 11.20.24 The gauges are sized such that every boat requires at least two models to tension the rig.:mad:
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 3:53pm 11.20.24 Hey Greg, that is fantastic information, all i have right now was a piece of line holding the clew o
Simpson Lawrence Windless Rich Stidger at 3:38pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Rich Stidger at 3:35pm 11.20.24 Maybe you can borrow one or both gauges from someone here, and pay the shipping both ways. I have on
Extra hose clamps - good idea Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 11.20.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 3:15pm 11.20.24 Thanks, I've been doing the same, replacing the cheap OEM slotted clamps with Scandviks. Besides bei
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dlochner at 2:43pm 11.20.24 So, you're saying the manual pump is to manually pump the tank out to sea via the thruhull; and to
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea 4lane at 2:30pm 11.20.24 So, you're saying the manual pump is to manually pump the tank out to sea via the thruhull; and to d
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes (1) Tally Ho at 2:20pm 11.20.24 There are several scales on the PT1 and PT2 gauges. You just need to get the one that works for yo
Thanksgiving will soon be here. WayneH at 2:07pm 11.20.24 Who knew turkeys can't fly?

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