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Cooling System Zinc sternface at 6:02pm 05.17.11 Catalina 30 2/1850 I have a Yanmar diesel 2GM20 with a fresh water cooling system. I am told Yanmar does not place a z
Hull Liner (carpet) Molding GMCDENT at 3:38pm 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1312 My Hunter 1981 33 ft is going to get a new hull liner (the carpeting on the sides of the salon). I
Hull Liner (carpet) Molding GMCDENT at 3:36pm 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2627 My Hunter 1981 33 ft is going to get a new hull liner (the carpeting on the sides of the salon). I
Torn Sail jetboatn at 2:53pm 05.17.11 Smaller Boats 8/1798 Sailed my 23.5 hunter for the first time today!!! This was my first time to sail and I was having a
Ongoing problems w/ C36 fresh water pump kpmartin at 2:45pm 05.17.11 Big Boats 2/1947 We took delivery of a new Catalina 36 MkII in May '08. We replaced the fresh water pump on it twice
Replacing a genoa roller furler system on a 281 AndyS at 2:30pm 05.17.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1770 I have a B281 that has the stock Z Spar genoa roller system. The gray piece of plastic that forms th
Mainsheet Article Deadline June 10th bobjames at 1:37pm 05.17.11 Catalina 310 0/1255 Hi Captains and Admirals: Now that we are into May it is time to start enjoying our Catalina 310s..I
Captain Who? comfortzone at 11:37am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3821 We've covered boat names but what about nick names for the owners or captains or crew? I have a bud
Naples, Ft Myers to Boca Grande Terry in Naples at 11:25am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 8/5454 I am going to spend the next 2 weeks just puttering around this area in the boat. I have been to sev
O'Day Vinyl Stripes Sail17 at 11:09am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2171 I have a DaySailer 2 (17 foot). The blue and black vinyl stripes look very old and i'd like to repl
DaySailer cuddy door Sail17 at 11:07am 05.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/8535 My original DaySailer 2 cuddy doors had plastic around the outside edges. I just got new ones and th
Main Halyard led aft (1) ehh at 9:52am 05.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 26/15141 Here is a picture...I hope I did it right, of the base of the mast of my new old boat. The main haly
3qm30 water temp sender installation (3) guidera48 at 9:33am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1796 After much research on the location for the new gauge water temerature sender, water hose installati
Is Scurvy Dog in Pensacola still open? ChuckThomas at 9:14am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1904 Does anyone know. I will be in area this week and would like to stop by. They were a great consign
mounting solar panels iwillmott at 8:47am 05.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2097 I want to get a little independance with solar ' wind. Has anyone mounted solar panels atop the bimi
Hunter 280 overhead panel stereo mount Cor280 at 8:16am 05.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/5265 First I just bought a used 1996 Hunter 280 and am very excited to make it my own! Top of my list is
Unknown Boat. Please help! (4) dgheat at 8:12am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3999 I have recently been given a boat by means of abandonment. I'm in the process of getting the officia
New toilet install question Cpt. Jon at 7:53am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4276 I recently purchased a new toilet to replace the 30 year old WC (or something like that), we went wi
How is yours hanging?? (3) guidera48 at 7:45am 05.17.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1770 I finally got the water heater out. It was on it's last leg. 1992 said the label. I found a new muff
"Car Fax" for boats? online research DaveC426913 at 7:28am 05.17.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2104 Is there a place where I can look up the history of a potential purchase if I have the reg # and the

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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
McLube........ McLeak? Leeward Rail at 6:57am 09.07.22 @danooxnard post got me wondering if those guys at practical sailor had done any tests. They have.
Hunter 36 remove bottom stair for impeller and belt changes George Braun at 6:43am 09.07.22 I will take a look at it this weekend, and circle back with any questions. thanks for the update.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? rgranger at 6:32am 09.07.22 Actually, aluminum would work as a sacrificial anode, :yikes: True but why would you want that?
McLube........ McLeak? danooxnard at 6:32am 09.07.22 I use the Blaster Dry Lube with teflon on my garage door. It worked great for that but leaves white
Hunter 36 remove bottom stair for impeller and belt changes tfox2069 at 6:30am 09.07.22 i've just acquired a 2008 H36 - would someone be able to re-post or post pictures and descriptions?

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