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Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too (2) SailingLoto at 1:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1249 She's almost ready to go back to the water. Still have some projects to wrap up when she's off the
Bottom paint done c25 (3) SailingLoto at 1:09pm 07.10.22 Smaller Boats 2/1491 After a few months of working on it as time and weather permitted, she buffed, sanded, barrier coa
solution for rigid solar panels installation Udi at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/873 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45 D
Hunter tank monitor wyctoronto at 12:49pm 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/746
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 Udi at 12:47pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1823 Hi! I am looking for solution to install 2 rigid solar panels above/behind the Bimini on hunter 45
Identification Help (3) mulaasigirl at 12:12pm 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 11/793 207143
Mainsail "slug" keeper jsd6410 at 11:56am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/952 Hey guys, My Hunter 26 recently lost the thumb screw that attaches to the sliding slug in the mainsa
Port flange screws loose odaydokay at 10:55am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 5/508 As I was brushing my teeth at the head sink this morning, I happened to look out of the port above a
Raritan PH Tiny Drip odaydokay at 10:45am 07.10.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/566 If I were not a perfectionist on stuff like this, I would not bother. When I pump this head a bunch
Re-constituting 3M 4200 Tedd at 10:43am 07.10.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1386 I didn't find anything about this in the archives. I have a nearly full tube of 3M 4200 that has sta
I did a bad thing. Dipstick tube help. (2) svAtargatis at 9:55am 07.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1164 I was attempting my first oil change on my 93 Hunter 40.5 which has a yanmar 4jh2e the pump I was us
37C: Winter haulout or bubbler? Brazil at 9:43am 07.10.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/668 This question mainly regards assessing risk of water intake at engine exhaust. I have a 1980 Hunter
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:12pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 10/904 I discovered something very strange that leads me to believe I have something wrong connected. It is
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging (1) lsavocchi at 5:16pm 07.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1615 Hi All-Quick question on rigging the mainsail on my Catalina 25. is the line at the end of the boom
Leaks at the Hatch (3) mjsb at 2:45pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/938 Hunter 31, 1987: I have rain water cascading down the inside bulkhead wall between the engine area
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 12:07pm 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/876 Both of the large deadlights (in the cabin top over the saloon) have leaked in the past and need to
H41ds steering lube (1) Nachismo at 10:48am 07.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/467
Replacing Cushions on my Hunter 320 Stephen Dale at 10:00am 07.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/658 We have a 2000 Hunter 320 and my beloved wife says that our 22 year old cushions need replacing. Wh
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration (2) Richard McDonald at 8:18am 07.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3737 A sea trial, earlier this week, on a 2006 Beneteau 423 revealed a Volvo Pentax engine / prop shaft v
View From the Top o' the Mast - H41DS (1) dkinzer at 7:06pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/838 I ascended the mast of our H41DS a few days ago to pull out the existing VHF coax (due to high VSWR)

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Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 small water leak on engine near the water pump. jssailem at 6:16am 06.13.25 :plus: Greg nailed the project.:biggrin: It is an annual project @KGarvey . Learning to do it yourse
Mainsheet rigging alternative jssailem at 6:13am 06.13.25 It is an ideal rig for a racing boat. I consider it a bit much for a cruising boat. It took me some
Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 small water leak on engine near the water pump. KGarvey at 5:57am 06.13.25 Thanks for the quick response.
Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 small water leak on engine near the water pump. Tally Ho at 5:52am 06.13.25
Mainsheet rigging alternative PaulK at 4:59am 06.13.25 Yep, same configuration Like I said - works on a J/36.
Looking for ideas sailme88 at 2:59am 06.13.25 when we had an O'day 28, the raw water valve was at the bottom of the cockpit lazarette. It was a q
The Expression, "Out Island" Foswick at 10:58pm 06.12.25 Mystery solved. I talked to my cousin. She said she doesn't use it but she remembers grandpa telling
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE ricksoth at 10:20pm 06.12.25 Thanks Dave. Mast is not down. When the rigger does the adaptor I will ask him to look at the pins
M25 Rear main seal leak or... Hayden Watson at 9:31pm 06.12.25 It definitely took on water and I pumped the sludge out of it, and flushed it multiple times. The r
M25 Rear main seal leak or... Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 06.12.25 It definitely took on water and I pumped the sludge out of it, and flushed it multiple times. The r
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? BAD ORCA at 8:31pm 06.12.25 I still haven't gotten the thru-hull out nor anything to move. My next step is to try to cut the f
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 8:07pm 06.12.25 I think the design works fine. I've had the boat over 10 years, and the line always held the CB up t
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller dlochner at 7:29pm 06.12.25 I have a 2S2P setup of 6v 230Ah East Penn batteries for total 460Ah of 12v. I have attached 2x50w p
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE dlochner at 7:11pm 06.12.25 The "bent" clevis pin comments, is this the pin shown again with the arrow in my photo here? This
3GM30F problems marcham at 7:08pm 06.12.25 Assuming you are keeping the outside of the engine clean and there's no drips on the top or sides or
The Expression, "Out Island" dlochner at 7:03pm 06.12.25 @kappykaplan is correct although the term is a little more wide spread to any island group. The ou
Looking for ideas (1) Will Gilmore at 6:06pm 06.12.25 https://www.amazon.com/Motorized-Valve-Standard-U-S-Solid/dp/B06XXGMDZK/ref=mp_s_a_1_1_sspa?adgrpid=
Looking for ideas (2) jssailem at 5:58pm 06.12.25 Here are some thoughts. Ball valves are easy when you have direct force rotating the ball shaft usi
Looking for ideas fred1diver at 5:02pm 06.12.25
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA SteveHughessails at 4:34pm 06.12.25

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