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42 Passage roller furling Matt at 5:25am 02.03.11 Big Boats 3/1838 Has anybody replaced the below decks roller furling on this model? Mine is slipping and I am consid
Com-Pac 16 Interior brianh64 at 2:53am 02.03.11 Com-Pac 3/16537 I was curious if anybody has gutted their interior and started fresh. Did you separate the upper an
Galley Renovation Godefroy at 7:02pm 02.02.11 Catalina 30 26/13708 My mother-in-law, keen to support our sailboat habit, gifted us with a chunk of money and told us to
H26 modifications MABell at 5:18pm 02.02.11 Smaller Boats 18/4581 I posted a bunch of pictures of the modifications I've made to my boat. These would apply to the H26
Please identify this autopilot (1) jdeatsch at 4:48pm 02.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1980 Good day folks, As the title implies, I'd like it if someone could identify this autopilot. It's i
Rigging Quote... Sumner at 3:33pm 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3996 Ruth and I are looking at a larger boat and it might need to have the standing rigging replaced, whi
Hunter 170/18 outboard bracket mkjohnson at 3:03pm 02.02.11 Day Sailers 2/2199 Hey gang, I have a replacement hull hunter 18 for a hunter 170. So I have a hunter 170/18. I hav
Cleaning/de-scaling heat exchanger rfrye1 at 2:52pm 02.02.11 Big Boats 4/1712 Someone once mentioned pulling the "core" out of my cooling heat exchanger, having it "dipped" at a
Tiller Auto pilots Shemlock at 12:36pm 02.02.11 Bigger Boats 4/1971 Does anybody have a recommendation for a tiller auto pilot?
Anchor Snubbers PrincessoftheLake at 11:47am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6131 I have had occasion to wonder if using an anchor snubber makes sense or not. On Emmanuel when I set
Xanthrex Remote Control - Battery Monitor? shemandr at 11:28am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2853 I am about ready to order a battery monitor but have a question about my Xantrex remote control. Is
H27- Fuel Tank and 1gm Trans removal and repair upsidedown_04 at 11:15am 02.02.11 Mid-Size Boats 10/2250 Hello all.. first time posting and thought I would jump in with both feet. We aquired our '83 Hunter
"Deficiencies" causing insurance problem danstanford at 9:48am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/1756 I recently bought a 1989 Hunter Legend 37, and had a survey done before the purchase so that I would
2007 Test on vasrious rust inhibitors for electronics Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2351 Not sure how useful this is being 4 years old but I ran across it and thought it might be of value g
Havre de Grace Look for me? Marc Bergmueller at 8:53am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2217 Hi all, there used to be a thread here about having some one give a quick look over a boat. I can't
Need new compass cover Mark3807 at 6:54am 02.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1254 I have a 1981 Mac 25 and need a new compass cover. I tried one from a friends Catalina 22, and it s
Replacing festoon ceiling light Claude L.-Auger at 6:16am 02.02.11 Big Boats 7/2695 I am interested in replacing the festoon lamps in the ceiling lights of my 34 galley with LEDs. I b
Atlantic City Boat Show rpwillia at 6:02am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2421 Is anyone going? It looks like they have a few sailboats this year. Since it is February and I got n
Madness Roger Long at 5:14am 02.02.11 Ask All Sailors 43/9176 To Einstein's famous definition of madness, I would like to add: Owning a boat capable of sailing a
Port Holes jorgefife at 10:38pm 02.01.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/3503 I knew there was a vicious storm last night, so I slept at the boat and enjoyed every bit of it: the

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Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring tfox2069 at 10:45am 08.09.22 Interesting. I'm talking to a company now about potentially installing a generator in my boat. Th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:42am 08.09.22 ... audible clunk then froze up, sounds like a wrist pin let loose. that means total rebuild. jus
Adding solar and a BIG inverter Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.09.22 Make sure for your panels and controller that you can disconnect the solar first. Few but rare are
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring NYSail at 10:22am 08.09.22 Curious, if you don't mind sharing, what was the total cost of the install - and did you have someo
Rudder Bushing Play JamesG161 at 10:19am 08.09.22 I agree, check it yearly. That play is not much. If it was 2 inches :yikes: Rudder bearing chan
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 10:16am 08.09.22 Is there an obstruction that prevents you from pulling the engine out of your boat? If not, then IM
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 10:15am 08.09.22 I should add, she has turned my head for sure
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl Hinckley or Die at 10:15am 08.09.22 Thanks. She has been on hard for three years at least. I am at the beginning of the courtship. Ti
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring tfox2069 at 10:12am 08.09.22 I ended up with a new 3.5kw genset that I just installed. Quiet and runs both a/c units when needed
Mainsheet location (1) sail sfbay at 10:08am 08.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! What cleat do you have, where is it located and hwo much purchase do you hav
Hot water tank use when at anchor Tim Mills at 10:06am 08.09.22 I'm always amazed how long the water stays hot after the engine heats up the water in the tank and w
Universal M-12 running hot Hayden Watson at 9:48am 08.09.22 I prefer the 12" long drill bit which is long enough to go all the way through the tubes. You are
Mixing elbow cracked. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.09.22 I would replace the whole thing, flange and all. Maybe not. The flanged part is: 1. Expensive.
Quiet Air Conditioning on Mooring NYSail at 9:37am 08.09.22 I ended up with a new 3.5kw genset that I just installed. Quiet and runs both a/c units when needed.
Mixing elbow cracked. Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 08.09.22 Not a sealant but definitely any type of parting compound. Ma
What's this hole in the shelf for? jdrutten at 9:28am 08.09.22 Hmmm, maybe a dual-use cup holder/toilet brush holder? I mean, nobody likes a single-tasker, right?
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl kappykaplan at 9:27am 08.09.22 Impressive looking boat! Welcome to the forum. :beer:
Rudder Bushing Play Rich Stidger at 9:23am 08.09.22 I discovered about the same slop in my h40.5 rudder 4 years after manufacture. I have never looked
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 08.09.22 In my experience, pressurized shore water on a boat is safe and no different than an rv. RV's ha
Shore power cable problem Sailgunner at 9:15am 08.09.22 GET A NEW CORD! You probably had a loose connection at one time and had a spark at the connection.

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