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Replacement for Traveler brackets jamescyu at 11:55am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2010 I have a 1988 H28.5. The end brackets/caps that hold down and secure the traveler track are cracked.
Tornadoes in Deltaville, VA (1) elle at 11:11am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3315 This may be of interest to Hunter owners who have lived in or visited The Middle Peninsula of VA or
Beneteau 373 Dark Blue Paint, Pin Stripe and Exhaust Vent MDZ at 10:22am 04.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1922 I am looking for the dark blue cabin pin stripe and some dark blue touch up paint for my 373. Benet
Keel Reconditioning THECUSCUS at 9:43am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2484 I posted on the other Macgregor site how I reconditioned my keel. For those of you that are interes
Bilge under engine gpd955 at 8:47am 04.18.11 Catalina 310 10/2338 Trying to get a head start on troubleshooting some errant winterizing anti-freeze. Went to the boa
Repair Brydon Boy head ojairon at 8:37am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1650 I have a 1973 Cat 27 and am trying to find parts (pump) to repair my old Brydon Boy head. I tried f
O'Day 28 prop pitch Kevin3447 at 8:22am 04.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/975 Hi everyone, I have on O'Day 28 with the Yanmar 1 cylinder engine. We have a MaxProp 13" 2-blade pr
Catalina 270 Tuning SimplyGern at 7:44am 04.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/16204 Hi Don, I have a 1994 Catalina 270 with a 150 jib that I occasionally race. Against either Catalin
Hot Batteries IanJ at 7:42am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3106 I am trying to get around my battery system, and am still getting problems. I followed Maine Sails
Lowrance LMS 520 C gps/chartplotter doehunter at 7:18am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4969 Hey guys, I have a chance to buy a slightly used Lowrance LMS 520C. Is anyone familiar with this un
h40.5 sole jumbo6592 at 7:13am 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/1669 The sole on my starboard side absorbed oil from a storage leak, another story. Anyway, the sole is t
How would you mount a torpedo? Kermit at 7:12am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5246 My son and I drove past an American Legion building yesterday with static displays in the yard. Whe
M25XPBC Coolant Recovery Tank gpd955 at 7:11am 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4661 New to the deisel engine and I have a question about the coolant recovery system. During the seaso
Yanmar surges briefly when throttle reduced Persy at 6:56am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1727 I have an 01 Hunter 420 powered with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Engine runs fine with 1 hopefully minor bug th
Cabin Vanity Mirrors John Hosty at 6:36am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1127 Alas both the mirrors in the forward cabin on my H41 have broken. Can anybody help me with size spec
Hunter 33 leak - hard to trace (1) Dreamer at 6:27am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3401 Dear All My Hunter 33 (2006) has a leak which shows in the area of the shower pump (lowest part of t
Kids Life Vests (2) gpd955 at 6:07am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1649 Sean is on the cusp of reaching the weight limit for his current life vest, a Mustang Li'l Legends.
Bilge garylinger at 5:41am 04.18.11 S2 15/2948 I have a 1980 9.2C. There is a 'hatch' in the cabin sole just below the companionway stairs, in the
Catalina 270 head issue SimplyGern at 5:34am 04.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/7532 I have a 1994 Catalina 270. The vent for the black water tank is vented through one of the stanchio
Critically Damped Vessel Motion Ariel at 4:50am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1181 Roger, Congratulations on your article "Critically Damped Vessel Motion" in the May/June issue of

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2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 09.01.22 Makes sense. However, if the extreme max support bar can be extended far enough, it would be able t
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer DArcy at 9:14am 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop:
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 09.01.22 Yes, I could lash the motor to a strong point while it is tipped up. However, I am leaning toward r
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 8:50am 09.01.22 Your first clue is his using a hammer. Nope, the first clue is Home Depot. The hammer is second.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Ralph Johnstone at 8:46am 09.01.22 At least 10+ years for Biobor JF. Their website contains no shelf life I can find.
Testing coolant pump? Calif. Ted at 8:43am 09.01.22 Couple weeks ago I got an early AM call from a friend, said they started out to Catalina when tachom
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 09.01.22 Your first clue is his using a hammer.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Mark Maulden at 8:39am 09.01.22 Leave em on the floor and run as fast as you can. I doubt the stainless is a good quality stainless
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry about
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 8:19am 09.01.22 You really don't have many options. Because it is so late in the season, trucking is about it. The c
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:16am 09.01.22 Thanks Crusty Ol Salt, (like that name) My unit/return air is located in the salon. so no air is dir
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 09.01.22 @Richard19068 , I assume your desire is to get the halyard out of the cockpit? I've seen plenty of
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 8:00am 09.01.22 Long story short. The location where boat is being stored wants it out by 5/1/23.
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (3) Rich Stidger at 7:58am 09.01.22 Our refrigerator in our h40.5 is similar. We do have a long shelf that runs across the back of the
Wet core from dodger snaps? dmax at 7:34am 09.01.22 With butyl, I have found that I need to re-tighten through-bolts 3 - 4 times as the bolt will be loo
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Rich Stidger at 7:33am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues. +
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.01.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! There should be a grate on the shel
New lifelines jon hansen at 7:12am 09.01.22 labor on the great lakes is now $135.00 an hour. parts and labor if you did nothing, sounds about r
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 09.01.22
New lifelines Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 09.01.22 I think it pretty much depends on how much service they provided.

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