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beautiful sunday NO wind piedpiperIII at 6:14pm 08.30.10 Catalina 22 5/1665 Again another great day on the lake mostly sittin but we did run the smokers around. Damn I wish the
Auto Bilge Pump Trouble Shooting TAD at 5:23pm 08.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1447 I have a 1999 Hunter 310. The bilge pump light on the elec panel stays on RED, but the bilge pump is
Hatch dimensions Steamboat Steve at 4:56pm 08.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1169 My boat is in KY and I'm in MO. Does anyone have the exact dimensions of the hatch on a '87 Hunter 2
Hunter 23 Headsail Replacement (5) ChrisM at 4:34pm 08.30.10 Smaller Boats 4/2429 Greetings, I've been sailing every chance I get this summer and have the fortune of a friendly and
measurements for 30' O"day cradle bonnielass at 4:16pm 08.30.10 Bigger Boats 0/1411 We have recently purchase a 1980 30' O'Day in CT and have sailed it to Newfoundland, Canada. We now
Sloppy Wheel Steer bmoller at 3:56pm 08.30.10 Bigger Boats 1/1239 We purchase a 272LE with wheel steer; we have a lot of slop in the wheel. Has any one been able to t
How is the wiring run in the mast??? Jimboyyy at 2:26pm 08.30.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1567 anyone know how the wiring is run through the mast of a H27. I need to mount asmall pad eye (on fron
O'Day 35 keel material LouLeverone at 1:39pm 08.30.10 Bigger Boats 8/3574 All, I am trying to determine the keel material (lead or steel) of the O'Day 35. Any info would
33 Morgan Out Island Sail Dimensions ERJ_Pilot at 12:32pm 08.30.10 Morgan 2/4867 Does anyone know the sail dimensions for a 33' Morgan Out Island? I am looking at purchasing one an
Holding Tank on 3 cabin Beneteau 381 svcalypso at 12:27pm 08.30.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/10713 This post begins as I am sure many posts on this forum do with the "I have a smell ..." line. But be
Raymarine X-5 Autopilot Stu Jackson at 11:55am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1164 Just posted on our C34 website, fyi http://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,5848.0.html
Wanted: H19 81-83 boom highflyer885 at 11:55am 08.30.10 Smaller Boats 2/980 Hello, First time posting here, so I don't know if I'm in the right area for the topic, but...I'm
Broken Sheeves At The End Of The Boom (2) Joe Mullee at 11:55am 08.30.10 Big Boats 5/1574 Hello everyone, One of the sheeves at the end of my boom has broken inside the housing that holds
Inadvertant USCG Disruption of AIS Al - s/v Persephone at 11:34am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1426 Alert from Waterway Guides: CAUTION TO AIS USERS NAVIGATING T
Desparately seeking teak. caguy at 11:12am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4504 Desperately seeking teak. Does anyone have a source for teak wood? I need to remake all of the wood
Caution To Mid Atlantic AIS Users Chuckbear at 11:01am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1366 NAVIGATING THE JAMES RIVER, YORK RIVER, UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY, DELAWARE BAY, NEW JERSEY SHORE, AND,
Beneteau 381 Bonding/Ground System sailortaylor at 10:26am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1434 Does anyone know if the boats bonding/lighting protection system should be grounded to the diesel mo
Installing a Holding Tank ERJ_Pilot at 10:04am 08.30.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3361 I was looking at a 33' Morgan Out Island for a first liveaboard, but they head does not have a holdi
venture cat 15 beckerdpj at 9:44am 08.30.10 Ask All Sailors 4/4338 i recently purchased a venture cat 15 that needs the "coupling" (is this called a gooseneck?) that a
Eastern NC Ramps mr14yak at 9:25am 08.30.10 Trailer Sailors 4/2501 Hi all, I touched on this in the Ask All Sailors forum, but I thought this would probably be the bes

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How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 8:11am 04.12.22 Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 8:06am 04.12.22 Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 8:03am 04.12.22 @dLj Really good question. Hopefully the @kjdoyle1 will respond back soon. While this is only a
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? dLj at 7:49am 04.12.22 Ahh, so you guys are saying the bolt should not be the primary means of attachment between the uppe
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch Project_Mayhem at 7:44am 04.12.22 Call D&R to confirm. Rudy used to be the parts manager at O'Day
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? jssailem at 7:39am 04.12.22 @smokey73 Has a very good point. Some Hunters, I have learned, were equipped with fiberglass rudder
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 7:37am 04.12.22 From your owners manual , this might show a better picture. drive (the disk). The radial drive cl
Hull Rot Scott300 at 7:35am 04.12.22 Bottom paint degrades quickly under a strong alkali environment. I used to publish a homemade peel
Renogy jviss at 7:35am 04.12.22 @Maine Sail or anyone else, anything on this?
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 7:33am 04.12.22 @kjdoyle1 If that is a fiberglass shaft (not shaft tube, but actually the shaft) IMHO you are abou
Hull Rot Scott300 at 7:25am 04.12.22 That looks like old bottom paint to me. Fiberglass doesn't "rot". The most common way for solid fib
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (1) JamesG161 at 7:20am 04.12.22 From your owners manual , this might show a better picture.
Raritan rebuild? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11am 04.12.22 The toilet is a Raritan PHII. You can download the owners manual from here Raritan SuperFlush Owner
322 Keel Material Tin Kicker at 7:08am 04.12.22 I found and resurrected this thread because the top of my keel had pin-holes in a blistered loose ar
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? (1) JamesG161 at 6:57am 04.12.22 This is what a new Quadrant looks like and the upper bearing it tight fit to that Quadrant
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 6:51am 04.12.22 If you remove that thru bolt your rudder will drop out of the boat. Sometimes it will not drop sinc
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? kjdoyle1 at 6:49am 04.12.22 Ahh, so you guys are saying the bolt should not be the primary means of attachment between the upper
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:46am 04.12.22 Bladder tanks are ok for water holding, but a good quality tank of that size will cost as much or mo
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 6:45am 04.12.22 Is this a bearing Yes, the whitish colored circle is the upper bearing. Normally made of UHMW. On
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? kloudie1 at 6:37am 04.12.22 OOPS, I didn't see that too well.. John is right, the steering quadrant needs to be split and maybe

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