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weep hole leaking on yanmar 1gm (1) danpan3 at 10:15pm 02.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6423 :)hi i have a 1982 hunter sailboat with a 1 cy yanmar, 9.5 hp.. the water pump weep hole is leaking,
H28.5 Web site Warren Milberg at 11:42am 02.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1257 Just a brief note to say the H28.5 Forums are back up and running thanks to a great webmaster, Steve
sail storage olddude at 9:55am 02.05.11 Big Boats 3/1363 During the winter months my boat is not usable because the marina shuts down. This necessitates the
Prop getmet111 at 9:01am 02.05.11 Big Boats 3/1270 I have a 1989 37 legend with a 2 blade prop 17/10 and I want to change to a 3 blade. What is the siz
Size of turnbuckles JMonda at 8:08am 02.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/5358 Hi Folks, I've been puzzling over whether I should change the rigging on my 26-S so that it can be
Compass repair ebsail at 7:58am 02.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1286 Anyone know of a compass repair person or company, close to the Westchester or Rockland County New Y
Asymmetrical tack block on Bowsprit ???? Phil McCall at 7:41am 02.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2507 Hi, I just bought a Catalina 30 TRFK and would like to rig for a Asymmetrical. Can I mount a tack bl
Dingy storage, stern or foredeck? Captain Gadget at 7:38am 02.05.11 Big Boats 12/6308 We just recently purchased our 1998 H340 and of course most of the extras have been stripped includi
1986 Pearson 36-2 centerboard locks up seporterky at 7:38am 02.05.11 Pearson 1/2175 Having purchased a 1986 Pearson 36-2 the owner mentioned he left the centerboard partially down as w
310 Genoa measurements SBinNSB at 5:41am 02.05.11 Catalina 310 1/1569 Does anyone know the measurements for the standard 135 Genoa on the 310? My local ratings committee
PY Rating of Bavaria 38 (2004) M.Quasi at 2:40am 02.05.11 Bavaria 2/3630 Living on the Philippines on a Bavaria 38 (2004) I would like for the first time to enter a race - t
Old CDI 4/6 B Reefer dem5071 at 8:50pm 02.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3330 Hello Fellow Sailors, I'm new here but not new to sailing. I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 27
Head Sail Shredded in the Wind caguy at 7:21pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3242 I was at the yard last weekend working on my boat at the MDR mastup storage. When I finally came out
Vetus Egines, OK? Florida sail at 7:00pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 2/5506 I am looking at a boat with a Vetus M4.17 43 HP engine. Very low hours. I know nothing about Vetus
Headsail Shredded in the wind at MDR caguy at 6:56pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Last weekend when I was at mastup storage working on my boat. I came out and found a boat down the l
Now I have seen everything CaptChuck at 6:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3642 I wonder what the CG would think of this. http://www.julienberthier.org/Love-love.html
Toe Rail 34ft Hunter 84 Wm Call at 4:53pm 02.04.11 Big Boats 2/1524 :confused:Need to find a six (6ft) section of toe rail for my boat. It's along store however it incl
Suction Tube Length Lee Hadjiosif at 3:39pm 02.04.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2539 I just got a new poly holding tank to replace my leaking aluminum. I will install the suction tube (
Bed-It Butyl Tape Maine Sail at 2:47pm 02.04.11 Ask All Sailors 10/8295 Hi All, I've had lots of emails since I took my Bed-It Butyl Tape ad down. The ad is back up and I
Caught in the act (1) Ctskip at 12:58pm 02.04.11 Sails Call Lounge 0/4383 Would anybody be so kind as give a old man a kick start? Seems lately all the wrong things are getti

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What color for your Bimini? (1) Justin_NSA at 11:10am 12.03.21 Mine is dark blue also. I use 303 fabric guard regularly to protect it. I'm not a fan of tan. I like
H34 chainplate revisited. DayDreamer41 at 10:48am 12.03.21 @HelloOutThere I have to ask what made you look at the chain plate anchors in the first place, you c
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat DayDreamer41 at 10:37am 12.03.21 I used to take the batteries home but I no longer do so. I fully charge them and physically discon
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? walt at 10:36am 12.03.21 I put one reference to an article on black body radiation in that link which is interesting. http://
Score of the day! Tom J at 10:28am 12.03.21 Local tech school shut down their marine mechanics class a couple years ago due to lsck of student
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 12.03.21 'Fraid I can't buy this one. The problem is that the black body will absorb heat and then, as a hot
Raritan PH powerflush retrofit (1) Tom J at 10:08am 12.03.21 My supply of parts for the Wilcox Crittenden headmate on 2003 hull #218 are exhausted so I decided
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? Rich Stidger at 9:58am 12.03.21 I would check the regulations regarding clearances for wood/coal stoves to nearby combustible surfac
Winter Humidity in a Lake Erie boat shemandr at 9:58am 12.03.21 If you take cushions home it is good practice to protect them from mice
H38: Blower Quit, Where is it? Tips? senang at 9:51am 12.03.21 The engine blower (suction would be better) on my H38 is in the middle under the big berth in the ow
hydraulic backstay rebuild DArcy at 9:31am 12.03.21 Seems high if the problem can be resolved by replacing seals, the seal kits seem to be mostly under
A couple trailering questions DayDreamer41 at 9:26am 12.03.21 Kinda an odd question, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, don't let the boat come off
A couple trailering questions waterman30 at 9:16am 12.03.21 Appreciate the replies. I've towed a boat before about same weight as 240 but never any real distanc
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) DayDreamer41 at 9:07am 12.03.21 @AndyL The mast number will be hand etched into the mast at the bottom, that number will allow you
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? jssailem at 8:53am 12.03.21 Andy, Rarely are masts free of holes or fixtures. By all means contact Selden. Perhaps you can remov
hydraulic backstay rebuild jssailem at 8:51am 12.03.21 Better on a fractional or masthead rig? My thoughts are the type of effect it has on the different
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? AndyL at 8:40am 12.03.21 Good point about variability - I guess I either have to make an exploratory hole as suggested or see
Proper Course jssailem at 8:32am 12.03.21 the communications worked in Mark's favor, probably because J105 first put himself in a bad situati
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 8:31am 12.03.21
Proper Course Scott T-Bird at 8:29am 12.03.21 While I agree with the rest of your post, where did you get this from? The rule says nothing about

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