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removing starboard side bulkhead lancquin56 at 8:50pm 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1715 Hi , trying to beef up starboard chain plate cause it is pulling through. Any info about removing bu
water flow through muffler and piping lr172 at 8:08pm 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2426 This is my first post. I bought an '85 Hunter 34 this spring and doing a bunch of maintentance befo
Keel Up or Keel Down? patrickfarley at 8:08pm 04.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1913 I keep my boat tied to a dock in Lake Lanier. With summer coming there will be hundreds of boats ra
Proper Placement of Navigation Lights Tim Banjo at 6:47pm 04.23.11 Day Sailers 1/1912 I am installing original navigation lights on my 1967 Mariner and would like to find out exactly whe
Oday 240 user manual Koenemann at 6:11pm 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2734 Hello there,I like to obtain a user manual and all original (or later) editions that came with the b
Keel cable and turning ball replacement on a C25 Captnkev25 at 6:04pm 04.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2917 Does anyone know of a site or can they provide me with some step by step instructions on replacing t
Leece Neville Alternator Replacement w/ External Regulation Stu Jackson at 5:33pm 04.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 0/3064 As part of my wet cell battery replacement (five years, sadly neglected when I broke my leg skiing i
Stern rail seat for H260 jdiazkropman at 4:11pm 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1321 Hello all, I bought an h260 recently and the port side stern rail seat is bent. I sent it to a local
Genoa for 1993 Hunter 40.5 footerdog at 4:04pm 04.23.11 Big Boats 4/1607 Anyone with a 40.5 know the dimensions of there original genoa? It is a boat that I am interested i
Sealant for threads on through-hull valve. Tomek23582 at 4:03pm 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2200 What do you use to seal the threads on the through-hull to valve connections and further along the l
Is This Enough Bearing to Carry a Boat (1) geehaw at 3:32pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3323 Needing to get the trailer out from under my boat. Will this be enough bearing to not damage the boa
Heat Exchanger issues Bay_sailor at 1:48pm 04.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3330 Hello all, new to the Catalina group. I have a heat exchanger on a M25XP that may have a possible i
Mast top removal (2) betzhunter at 1:11pm 04.23.11 Big Boats 4/1450 Is it possible to remove the top of the mast? What do these bolts do? Thanks
Sailing on Lake Cachuma, CA??? r.oril at 12:49pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3470 Who has sailed on Lake Cachuma, Ca? I have a MacGregor 26D and I know that I have to go there Clea
Heat Exchanger problems Bay_sailor at 12:43pm 04.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1891 Hello all, new to the Catalina group. I have a heat exchanger on a M25XP that may have a possible in
Victron Battery Monitor problem DanM at 12:33pm 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6233 Friends, I've recently installed a Victron Battery Monitor in my Catalina 30 and it's working well
Still have no Sail. anyone got a used O'25 main? gabriel.donnelly at 11:52am 04.23.11 Parts Search 6/3892 I'm missing the best part of the season here, b4 it gets to hot and the wind dies out completely. I
Compass conundrum Scallywag-l36 at 11:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2085 So.... Autopilot shows heading exactly 180deg opposite to my actual heading, boat cursor on chartplo
Hull Sophie1223 at 10:17am 04.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1267 I'm looking at purchasing a hunter 36 1982. The bottom has several layers of paint and has not been
What a Score! Roger Long at 10:17am 04.23.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/3573 One of my secondary nagging worries about having an old boat is the hot water heater. While its fai

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Rudder Bushing Play Don S/V ILLusion at 8:32am 08.09.22
Rudder Bushing Play dmax at 8:15am 08.09.22 As jon says, needs fixin', check out this thread: Another Rudder bushing thread- 1990 hunter Legend
Rudder Bushing Play jon hansen at 8:08am 08.09.22 of course it needs to be fixed.
Hot water tank use when at anchor Calif. Ted at 8:06am 08.09.22 In our temperate climate our hot water lasts 3 days with one of us taking a "navy" shower and me row
Adding solar and a BIG inverter jonelli at 8:06am 08.09.22
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 8:01am 08.09.22 a lot of concerned speculation being offered. like throwing darts at board. doing proper maintenan
Mixing elbow cracked. Ralph Johnstone at 7:57am 08.09.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mixing-elbow-gasket.162996/?highlight=mixing%20elbow See
Mixing elbow cracked. Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 08.09.22 A cracked elbow? :huh: How did that happen? People normally complain about the elbow getting clog
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU dmax at 7:42am 08.09.22 Nice job and write-up.
Mixing elbow cracked. Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 08.09.22 I've never had any problem removing a mixing elbow. After 20 years on my latest (3GM30F) it came of
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Ralph Johnstone at 7:40am 08.09.22 Ah, I see you're looking for a way to sink you're boat :facepalm: . Should the inlet pressure reduc
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.09.22 If you do not have room to route shore water hose through the starboard lazarette locker then sugges
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? brockangelo at 7:34am 08.09.22 Some marinas may have dry storage with rig up: dunk it in the water, and away you go in 15min inst
Hot water tank use when at anchor Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 08.09.22 Your source of hot water can be running your engine. It takes very little time to heat the contents
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Sandy Stone at 7:23am 08.09.22 A couple of far-fetched possibilities here - is the valve cover off? On my engine it's possible for
roller troubles sail sfbay at 7:23am 08.09.22 If it was my boat trailer I would replace the tired rollers, assuming I was happy with its new perfo
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor JBP-PA at 7:21am 08.09.22 To add all the rest of my wants seems just a step away. Am I wrong? I was in the same spot a few y
Hot water tank use when at anchor Ralph Johnstone at 7:15am 08.09.22 If it helps you sleep better at night, take some comfort in the fact that the cold water comes into
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Scott T-Bird at 7:09am 08.09.22 Where you sail, I would have a chartplotter for sure. When we hit bottom, we're touching soft sand
Cabin water leak buddybear at 7:04am 08.09.22 hot water heater? Check to see if the water in the bilge is warm

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