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H36 access to aft starboard stanchion thru bolts piper1277 at 9:01am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1079 Can anyone share thier experience in accessing the starboard aft thru hull stanchion base bolts on a
Topping Lift on a O'day 25? Cabby at 8:42am 05.15.11 Day Sailers 1/2389 Well, we finally splashed our new (new to us) 25 fixed keel. It was a lot of work for just a few hou
Spring Launch! gettinthere at 8:35am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1647 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6q38MxQkKk
White Water Marine transom ladder GarEi at 7:53am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1539 Has anyone done business with White Water Marine in Port Heron,MI.If so how was your experience? I n
Packing nut adjustment Captain Gadget at 7:46am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1369 I have done a complete search but did not find an answer. When adjusting the packing gland to get yo
s2 9.2a rotten mast step cwjones321 at 7:22am 05.15.11 S2 1/2495 I've got a 1978 9.2a in Lake Michigan. The stringers under the compression post are wet and forward
Cleaning the interior cushion covers CABixler at 7:12am 05.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5173 Went to the boatyard yesterday to try to get her ready. As predicted it was just plain nasty out so
Pearson Hawk 16 windigo at 7:02am 05.15.11 Pearson 4/9396 I am looking at a Pearson Hawk 16 to purchase and wonder if anyone can answer the following question
Water in Cabin arellana at 7:00am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1719 Hi, I am a new owner of a 1986 Cat 22. It does not rain very much in Colorado, however, last week h
Flushing Problem - Backflow? Not pumping water to the tank. Raftco at 5:24am 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7087 Hi Peggie, New to the 'Head' business and a new to me boat. Just commishioned this weekend, was wo
White Water Marine GarEi at 5:03am 05.15.11 Pearson 1/1508 Has anyone had any dealings with White Water Marine in Port Heron,MI? I am thinking about useing the
Engine replacement on Catalina 27, 1988 Roger Thomas at 4:44am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2092 Hi Guys. My engine Universal M-18 gave up and I need to replace it. If anybody has a rebuilt one or
Mystery Leakage DockH at 4:14am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2804 Even with a tarp over the cabin and the boat still out of the water I am getting a lot of rain in th
Keel Repair (2) DockH at 4:06am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4235 Something took a chunk out of the lower leading edge of my lead/fiberglass encased keel. No other hu
Portlight handle pabraam at 1:24am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1859 One of the locking device/closing handles on my Lewmar portlights detached from the acrylic (it stil
Raritan PHII - smell with each stroke/pump Guest at 10:37pm 05.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3599 Couple of questions: I have a terrible smell, by the head, when pumping my Raritan PHII. I rebuil
Buffalo to Atlantic Capt Andy at 9:50pm 05.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1612 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, 9/1/2011, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can so
New Boat! (1) FourPoints at 9:01pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1615 Ok, not exactly new, but it is performing like a New One! I just got the new sails from Neil Pryde t
Folding Tiller jimfrankelly at 8:47pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 0/1364 Has anyone put a hinge in the metal tillers used on the Hunter 260 ' 270 models??? Picture would be
Dulce, two week update (13) CharlieCobra at 8:41pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2037 It's been two weeks since we started on Dulce. Here are some shots of the progress. Here's some sho

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Yard work done resulting in more problems Rich Stidger at 2:07pm 09.05.22 I have had very limited work done by yard workers. Almost all work was done satisfactory. Not all,
McLube........ McLeak? thinwater at 1:56pm 09.05.22 Never had that problem either. And WD-40 is pretty much useless as anything other than a cleaner an
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Crusty Ol Salt at 1:54pm 09.05.22 Hunter glassed aluminum plates into the hull. they then threaded them, and put nuts and washers on.
Genoa for O'Day 27 Tally Ho at 1:43pm 09.05.22
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Tally Ho at 1:35pm 09.05.22 Pull the battery out of the clock. Keeps it from corroding the contacts if it leaks. You need to r
Yard work done resulting in more problems sail sfbay at 1:31pm 09.05.22 Don........it sounds like bad luck. I have been fortunate to have boatyards in the San Francisco Bay
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram (2) 612lunasea at 1:31pm 09.05.22 Here is the main board with the switches and the smaller board to the right with the display. I t
Yard work done resulting in more problems (1) dlochner at 1:30pm 09.05.22 Trusting marina guys to work on the boat is getting monotonously predictable. Is it my bad luck, po
McLube........ McLeak? kappykaplan at 1:29pm 09.05.22 Never had that problem with any can of SailKote I've used.
Yard work done resulting in more problems JamesG161 at 1:27pm 09.05.22 Is it my bad luck, poor judgment finding competent labor or is this more common than I ever realize
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem kappykaplan at 1:20pm 09.05.22 I pulled the transducer from inside the boat, cleaned it up and spun the paddle wheel easily by han
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 1:04pm 09.05.22 Are you providing power to the pump while cranking the engine? Do you have shore power and a funct
McLube........ McLeak? Tally Ho at 1:02pm 09.05.22
Battery cables H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:02pm 09.05.22 Does your boat have a porta poti on board or a real porcelain head on board? If not, there is a pl
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 1:02pm 09.05.22 It's on demand so not continuous. I connected it to the tank, pointed the outflow into a bucket, c
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 12:58pm 09.05.22 That's an electric pump. Now we are getting some where. Are you sure the electric pump is deliver
Bottom Paint Clarification (1) Tally Ho at 12:57pm 09.05.22
2021 Oceanis 381 Wiring Diagram Davidasailor26 at 12:55pm 09.05.22
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors SycloneDriver at 12:49pm 09.05.22 Walbro low pressure (6-9psi) marine pump. Replaced the Stewart Warner low pressure marine pump tha
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors 2Sheets2TheWind at 12:46pm 09.05.22 You mentioned replacing a mechanical fuel pump near the tank. Please describe it. ? Walbro low pr

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