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Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 RobAL at 7:32am 01.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1531 I raised this subject here before and received some great advice, based on the Eberspacher installat
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) patbratton at 3:46am 01.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1802 As I am sitting here waiting for the weather to warm up so I can install a shelf that I have made f
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) (10) J_Stone at 1:24am 01.21.22 Trailer Sailors 16/3077 201906 I also laid out some basic plans on what I wanted to do with it and what I knew it needed. T
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 CYQK at 4:15am 01.20.22 Ask All Sailors 3/600 Ordering a new one from the west coast All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when s
Starter for 1982 Mercury 7.5 (1) Light air at 3:27am 01.20.22 Parts Search 0/366 1982 Merc 7.5 HP.
Fairleads CaptainStan at 9:03pm 01.19.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4136 In The Sail Trim Users Guide Don talks about moving the fairleads in or out. The fairleads on my boa
First time out of the water in 8 years (4) SailingLoto at 7:30pm 01.19.22 Smaller Boats 18/1615 Finally got around to pulling her out. I just purchased her last year. 8 years tied to dock unused
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration (1) Mat Fournier at 3:33pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 7/820 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I noticed signs
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel (2) Mat Fournier at 3:21pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 5/1006 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I would like yo
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 (1) Mat Fournier at 3:09pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 6/934 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I would like yo
Starter or battery Light air at 2:37pm 01.19.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/1648 I've narrowed down my starting problem on my Mercury 7.5 1982. I believe it is either the battery o
Heat exchanger anode (1) SV At Last at 12:48pm 01.19.22 Catalina 310 13/1823 I have a 2004 Catalina 310 with the Universal M-25XPB engine. It appears I will have to loosen the h
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 11:15am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1681 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 7:57am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2038 Hello I have a Hunter 336 that I recently bought from the original owner. He maintained the boat pe
MMSI Scam? shemandr at 5:04am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1141 I got an email from USPS about my MMSI number. The email asked me to visit the site - with link pro
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Plymouth Sailor at 4:47am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 43/5141 Dear Fellow Sailors, I purchased a new-to-me boat that was Coast Guard registered and was then tra
Head Always Full TheLouie at 8:13pm 01.18.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1814 So I have an issue with the head being full when it truly is not. We will suck out the tank to empty
Filler for Hunter 40.5 factory solar panel (2) smokey73 at 6:18pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 2/361 I have removed the factory OEM solar panel from the sea hood. I have a separate 100 W solar panel a
lubricating anemometer bearings (1) petrenyc at 6:05pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1458 Our TackTick T120 masthead wind indicator needs lubrication. I've opened up the unit but the anemom
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? (2) TWheatley at 2:08pm 01.18.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1343 201850

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322 Mooring lines don't clear anchor on roller (1) Tally Ho at 4:04pm 11.08.24 Does your stem fitting and roller look like this?
Vendee Globe 2024! shemandr at 3:55pm 11.08.24 I took an unplanned visit to the ER today, thankfully not a big problem, but I had a lot of time to
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Dalliance at 3:21pm 11.08.24 Last year, which may be the last time I do a bridge run for a long time, it turned out to be a beau
New Windows for Oday 272 Tally Ho at 3:16pm 11.08.24 I added pics you can see, and yes, I went with bronze ports. I also had some leaking from the forwa
What must be a silly steering question max_sailing at 1:21pm 11.08.24
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? Davidasailor26 at 1:05pm 11.08.24
CNG Stove (2) TomY at 12:44pm 11.08.24 Is it possible or even wise to convert a compressed natural gas stove and oven to propane? Of cours
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? spadaforaj at 12:13pm 11.08.24 thanks all - will probably just get a new sail for the roller and hope for the best - was hoping to
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Shokunin21 at 11:10am 11.08.24 Here is the article that I wrote about the Hood furling drum issue. Hunter 42 Owner Modifications a
Plumbing sailcapt340 at 10:52am 11.08.24 The original fresh water piping was polybutylene tubing, 3/8" ID by 1/2" OD gray Mine was the same
42cc Passage Rudder Post & Ressed Furling Drum Questions Terry Cox at 10:01am 11.08.24 Here is the article that I wrote about the Hood furling drum issue. Hunter 42 Owner Modifications an
Plumbing Terry Cox at 9:48am 11.08.24 I am having some leaking problems on some of the hose coupling and T-fittings. Hi Randy. Just anot
Recore deck around chainplates. monocerosin at 9:29am 11.08.24 Curious how the deck core replacement went around the chainplates for you? I am soon to tackle the
Recore deck around chainplates. Apollo newbie at 9:24am 11.08.24 Curious how the deck core replacement went around the chainplates for you? I am soon to tackle the s
Oil Leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 11.08.24 Does this mean it is a main seal on the engine? DO NOT look for the most difficult (aka $$$) thin
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII JoeWhite at 9:04am 11.08.24 Jim, I sail in San Francisco bay and 20 and 30 knot winds are expected always. She does very well, I
Looking at a Catalina 36 MKII jssailem at 9:03am 11.08.24 Jim. The MK1 and MK2 have the same solid built hull. With nearly 12ft beam drawn well back you get w
Vendee Globe 2024! LakeShark at 9:01am 11.08.24 I thought I remembered seeing that thread and could not find it. No worries. My favorite is like
cabin lightbulb change Rich Stidger at 8:56am 11.08.24 I agree. Twist the white part with both hands and perhaps push upward to remove. CCW definitely.
cabin lightbulb change Ralph Johnstone at 8:47am 11.08.24 I find that washing your hands really well in hot soapy water helps to improve your grip on the cle

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