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Has anyone else repair / shimed their rudder post? jrowan at 1:09pm 06.06.11 Catalina 30 3/2882 Good day, Has anyone else repaired the banging or creaking of their rudder post? I have a creaking n
P42 single line reefing lgprovence at 1:03pm 06.06.11 Big Boats 6/2417 We recently purchased a '96 Passage 42. The PO replaced all the running rigging but neglected to co
A/C Maintenance (3) mmdesmith at 12:00pm 06.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4144 Was going to do some maintenance on the Mermaid 16,500 BTU A/C unit in my 361 this weekend: 1) it sa
Lake Okeechobee Photos And Update Chuckbear at 11:29am 06.06.11 Destinations 1/2999 We just posted a slide show, on our Beach House site, of photos from our transit across the Okeechob
Buying a new swing keel Amason Grace at 11:11am 06.06.11 Catalina 22 6/3587 Has anyone here ever had to purchase a new swing keel? If so, would you mind answering the usual que
Fresh water pump thaeni at 11:10am 06.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1188 When I leave my water heater on for more than an hour or so my fresh water pump starts to energize
Hunter 33.5 Anchor Type Paul and Judy at 10:53am 06.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2447 We have a Hunter 33.5 and sail the Chesapeake Bay and surrounding rivers. We have an 18 pound danfo
bilge pump maxgeorg at 10:52am 06.06.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/2770 Anyone Please, who knows where I can find the location of the bilge pum in a Bayfiel 25. Urgenty nee
Merriman Deck Organizer Sheaves help crewzen at 9:36am 06.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3480 Hi Gang, I have an '84 Hunter 27 and could use some help locating replacement sheaves. I have br
ice box drain johnweaver at 9:27am 06.06.11 Pearson 12/5326 We have a 1986 Parson 36-2, which has a refrigerator/freezer unit in the ice box, and I can not find
sink drain windwatch at 9:27am 06.06.11 Day Sailers 1/1293 I'm having difficulty squaring away my sink. I have an O'Day 20 with a sink that has a drain hose a
Need rudder for '78 O'Day 25 Sailor Bryan at 8:45am 06.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2593 I crunched my rudder while putting in and would like to locate a used one. New ones are out of my bu
Photo request Brian D at 8:40am 06.06.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2032 Fellow sailors, if anyone has, or knows of someone who has, a Yamaha 9.9HP outboard, I have a reques
Sail Questions geehaw at 8:36am 06.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2313 I did notice the leach of my Genoa had a small line running the length of it and at the clew there
Hunter 36: How to modify that screwy dish rack light/fan deacm at 7:56am 06.06.11 Big Boats 3/1884 While a nice (but unused) touch on our Hunter 36, the switch that turns on/off the light/fan in the
Schooner Aground Near Portland, ME Soundbounder at 7:06am 06.06.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/7144 "Coast Guard Sector Northern New England watchstanders received a report that the 59-foot inspected
control panel issues paulvantol at 6:52am 06.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1209 I just bought a 2007 Beneteau 49 and the control panel (volts, water, fuel) does not appear to be wo
3QM30 Motor Mount (1) guidera48 at 6:48am 06.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/4076 I know, I know, this subject has been flogged to death but I need to make an informed decision. Afte
selden Rodkicker rigid vane drchpete at 4:46am 06.06.11 Big Boats 2/2564 Anyone with a 466 or 460 have a gas spring installed in their rodkicker vang? Does it actually keep
Raymarine ST3000 Autohelm Head Unit Housing rortega46 at 3:53am 06.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1437 Does anyone know where I can get the housing for the head unit of an old Raymarine ST 3000 Autohelm?

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Swing Keel questions captcoho at 1:54pm 09.07.22 Hi - I'm new to the forum and have questions about the C22 swing keel. I'm in the market for a trai
East coast Florida causing spots ggrizzard at 1:53pm 09.07.22 New Smyrna Beach (Central Florida) has several lovely anchorages. The main one is hard by the downt
Hunter 216 tiller brake? chriscampbell at 1:46pm 09.07.22 This is what you want for a tiller holder: Tiller Clutch . Its very well made and you lock and unlo
37.5 1991 mast base plate jssailem at 1:07pm 09.07.22 Hans. A picture of your mast base would help clarify the challenge that you are observing.
McLube........ McLeak? rgranger at 12:07pm 09.07.22 I doubt the ingredients are significantly different between Teflon sprays. I usually get what ever
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 356 / 36 shemandr at 11:35am 09.07.22 On my 2002 H356 the raw water pump (AC current) was under the salon sole (not that it matters). I o
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Scott T-Bird at 11:10am 09.07.22 These fittings aren't in the water ... why would cathodic protection need to be considered? Besid
McLube........ McLeak? markwbird at 10:01am 09.07.22 Graphite would be messy.... I've used this with good results. It is teflon based.
Interesting Smell - 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Apex at 9:55am 09.07.22 isn't there some areas hidden in-between liner that do not drain? I don't recall what boat that is,
1987 Cat 22 Transom Scupper Drain (7) brockangelo at 9:37am 09.07.22 That was one of my first projects, something I did before leaving it in a slip. I had been drinking
1987 Cat 22 Transom Scupper Drain Leeward Rail at 9:37am 09.07.22 All the later C22 have the much better aft scupper design. Installing brass tubes is easy if you ha
Interesting Smell - 1993 Hunter Legend 40.5 Scott NIelsen at 8:44am 09.07.22 Is it a sulfur smell? Could be batteries off gassing, that is if your batteries are lead acid and in
McLube........ McLeak? (1) Leeward Rail at 8:04am 09.07.22 I use the Blaster Dry Lube with teflon on my garage door. It worked great for that but leaves whit
McLube........ McLeak? Leeward Rail at 8:02am 09.07.22 these search results hit a good thread: https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffcm&q=Where%27s+the+PTFE%3F+McLub
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 356 / 36 (4) tfox2069 at 7:36am 09.07.22 Here's the screenshots from the H36 manual showing everything. The pump location is just forward of
Installing Air Conditioning in Hunter 356 / 36 JamesG161 at 7:24am 09.07.22 The AC system layout is in your Owners Manual here.. H 356 Jim...
37.5 1991 mast base plate Hans Baart at 7:18am 09.07.22 Thanks for the reply. Yes you are blessed with a mast base plate that has a number of connection poi
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks Dave Groshong at 7:14am 09.07.22 We can now offer Rutgerson blocks, give me a call if you'd like to discuss 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-F
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? rpell1@msn.com at 7:10am 09.07.22 Ralph Is your permanent moorage influenced by any fresh water source? Does your boat go to dry st
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks PhilaSailor at 7:05am 09.07.22 My search of emails didn't work for this. I'll be at the boat this weekend and send pics. The manu

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