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salon table carneypat at 9:55am 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1661 Just purchased a 29.5 hunter and can not convert salon to bed. HELP ALSO what to do about leaky s
Water Tank Maint? (New Owner) OS2Dude at 8:04am 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1933 I recently bought an O'Day 23. There is not much original paperwork or manuals for it. I figured o
Well, they did it! Brian D at 8:04am 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1913 They did what you ask? Oceanside Marina, located between San Diego and Los Angeles has voted to incr
1984 Hunter 31 MalibuC at 7:53am 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2038 After reading several posts in the Hunter Forums, I am ready to post a few questions of my own as pr
fiberglass repair advice needed (3) mikemo at 7:18am 06.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2350 Hello everyone. I hope you are enjoying the warmer weather. You might remember from another post o
Manuel bilge pumps bffatcat at 7:07am 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2034 On my boat the bilge is over the keel. and the area is raised with gutters on either side of the kee
Another Glitch Roger Long at 6:57am 06.04.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/1829 Maine Sail's been warning people about Schumacher chargers for a while now and unable to get Schumac
Depth Finder Tom Hoffman at 6:24am 06.04.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3174 Ever since I knew I was going to be sailing inland waters, I knew that it would be important to have
swing keel crises pastor kari at 6:24am 06.04.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1755 As I was coming into dock I was cranking up the swing keel of my 20 ft.Venture. I cranked twice, the
anybody make their own wooden port screens? MitchM at 5:59am 06.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2507 well i am about to embark on a project of making some wooden framed port screens. thos
Check your windlass!? Scallywag-l36 at 4:40am 06.04.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2548 Those of you with a windlass made by Simpson Lawrence should get them checked out. Met someone else
Windlass installation on a H27 David M Jackson at 9:55pm 06.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1348 I have a 1978 H27 and I was wondering if any one has installed a windless on their H27's. It looks l
bronze cone seacock capjules at 9:49pm 06.03.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3585 I have a bronze cone seacock that no matter how much I tighten it has a slow drip. I serviced it
Thanks mainsail for the great step by step (2) jimmyb at 8:30pm 06.03.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1644 I followed your buffing procedures step by step and have succesfully completed the sanding, compound
a new flexible rubber holding tank replacement misha93 at 8:26pm 06.03.11 Big Boats 1/1299 I own H36-1981 for 11 years. The originally installed flexible rubber holding tank was really holdin
Amsteel for Standing Rigging oreana123 at 8:14pm 06.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/8923 Have any Mac owners replaced their standing rigging with Amsteel (a Samson Rope Company form of Dyne
Windy Sail But I'm Lovin It. r.oril at 6:41pm 06.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1882 We have been having some real windy days here in the Antelope Valley, CA. Everytime I get a day of
SPX-5 & Rudder Ref Unit Ken13559 at 6:33pm 06.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1524 Has anyone tried using their SmartPilot SPX-5 with a Rudder Reference Unit? Wondering if there's any
Moeller Fluid pumps not made anymore? Hermit Scott at 6:13pm 06.03.11 Ask All Sailors 0/44 I am getting ready to buy a fluid pump and with most things I obsess about it then languish over it.
Trailering an Outboard jfrench at 6:10pm 06.03.11 Catalina 22 14/2870 Is it kosher to trailer my boat with the outboard mounted on the motor mount? I've never encountered

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Hunter 30 and prop walk RoyS at 5:49am 08.30.22 A few years ago I replaced my pedestal mounted dual lever engine controls with a single lever/dual f
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Evan656 at 5:45am 08.30.22
Weird Electrical Experience Leeward Rail at 5:25am 08.30.22 Grounds where not required in 1925 and cords didn't have polarized plugs. I have seen houses where
No More Hot Feet (2) Daze at 5:08am 08.30.22 @Georgedoyle Thanks for the tips on removal. I added MarineMat to my cockpit floor last year (pics
Cleaning the hull sailme88 at 4:28am 08.30.22 Almost anything outlawed in California.....:banghead:
Cleaning the hull NYSail at 4:14am 08.30.22
Mast lights danooxnard at 4:13am 08.30.22 That connector is tricky. If you take it apart you must use a small philips screw driver to remove s
Testing coolant pump? Ralph Johnstone at 12:06am 08.30.22 You might also want to shoot the engine with an IR gun looking for hot spots if there's no water hea
GPS Antenna Removal H49 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:48pm 08.29.22 I'm thoroughly confused by the OP releasing small bits of information on a need to know only basis.
Practice?? Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 08.29.22 they were interested in a practice routine for cruisers. Practice is a good idea if you want to bec
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:27pm 08.29.22 Luna is all tucked into her own bed tonight. The trip home was pretty uneventful, I had more speed w
Island Time Progress report sail sfbay at 9:37pm 08.29.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Isn't sailboat ownership fun?
Why do we bother rant (1) thinwater at 8:36pm 08.29.22 If someone else wants to reply, let them. Move on. Some folks have no sense of self-reliance. Most
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? jssailem at 8:28pm 08.29.22 When faced with a similar challenge, I chose to remove the engine and have a mechanic rebuild the en
Need a throttle cable DeniseO30 at 8:25pm 08.29.22 Did Mine almost a year ago The thread on the cable ends is 10/32 if I remember correctly the clevis
Testing coolant pump? jssailem at 8:16pm 08.29.22 the coolant pump on the Universal MX25 engine is working correctly? That is a reasonable question.
Mast lights Gene Neill at 8:13pm 08.29.22 That connector has made a monkey out of me both times I've replaced it. The first time I even took p
Need a throttle cable Justin_NSA at 7:36pm 08.29.22 Mine has a toggle end / clevis pin in the Edson pedestal and it slips over a pin at the engine. Held
Cleaning the hull Tally Ho at 7:22pm 08.29.22 Bar Keepers Friend, Home y abrasive. I use it on my deck non-skid, and it cleans tough stains an
Need a throttle cable DeniseO30 at 7:20pm 08.29.22 Standard cables by Telex and others should work. If it's an Edson pedestal, there is a friction

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