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Remote Cable Wire Woes TDudley at 7:18pm 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1085 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to cut a remote control engine shut off wire so that it is n
Winch Handle For A Bronze Winche Jim25 at 7:14pm 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3427 :eek:Hi Was wondering if some one new of were i could get a winch handle at not sure of the make of
Mexico East Coast Cruising tmccall at 6:21pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1070 Have any of you cruised down the eastern Mexico coastline between Texas and VeraCruz? Thinking abou
Looking for a Small Old Winch rardiH36 at 5:34pm 05.27.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1040 I'm in need of a small winch. Can be old and not so beautiful any more. If you've found that there
My Beneteau 373 leaks... twofoot at 5:24pm 05.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6158 I own a 2007 Beneteau 373. We have had a water leak for some time. The company I purchased the boat
First day of summer vacation RECESS at 4:57pm 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1931 Both my wife and I are teachers. We spent our first day of summer vacation on Recess all day. It is
Passing on a good deed Bad Obsession at 4:53pm 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1748 It seems that most sailors are good for passing on a good deed. I have received a few good deeds an
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 4:15pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1814 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
scotch drinkers, reccomendations? themadscientist at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 32/7138 I am a rum guy mostly, but I have decided I would look for "my" scotch. I have a buddy who swears by
Leaking Water Pump catealley at 2:40pm 05.27.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1957 I have a 1985 Catalina 27. My water pump is leaking on my Universal M-18. Any suggestion other tha
Adler Barbour Cold machine John1534 at 10:52am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/11484 I have been having problems with my A/B refrigeration after many years of good 24hr service. Before
Have any of you tried this.... Sumner at 9:28am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6063 We would like to add a traveler for the main, but have spent all of our money elsewhere:cry:. I was
Screening Companionway seadaddler at 8:58am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2578 Finally got my wife to go out and anchor over night here in Florida with PGI sailing club,her first
Lube AXEL at 8:46am 05.27.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2875 I've been using baby oil but I remember Peggie mentioning a better long term fix. Can someone post d
Main sheet travller Gwyn at 8:23am 05.27.10 Big Boats 3/1541 I have a H40 1985 and there are two bolts missing from the main sheet traveller. I can not see a w
Type of Battery jrale at 8:15am 05.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1436 Dear Macgregor Owners, I just purchased a 1981 25 ft Macgregor Sailboat. It is missing a battery. T
New h23 upgrade pictures (5) C Jones at 8:10am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 15/2427 I installed new aluminum sliding hatch covers. I was tired of the teak ones breaking when a guest we
No power into the wind RussNorman at 7:54am 05.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1207 I would like to know if anyone knows what I can do to get more power out of my boat. My yanmar engin
Outboard Motor Question tgrass462 at 7:50am 05.27.10 Smaller Boats 6/1874 We have a Hunter 260 with a 8 HP Tohatsu OB. We've been toying with the idea of doing the LOOP one
Non-skid to smooth gel coat repair help? hhcribbs at 6:58am 05.27.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1829 First post...great forum... Greetings, our recently purchased sailboat has some crazing on both the

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Teak seats and trim. Bluenose at 3:20pm 09.27.21 Looks good! I'd like to put some on the companionway steps to the saloon. Where did you buy it?
Water system hoses and connectors (1) Udi at 3:18pm 09.27.21 I wish I won't need one but I believe I do because the flow of the new pump is larger then the deman
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 3:08pm 09.27.21 Brain bleach!!!!! Please, more brain bleach!!!
Water system hoses and connectors sail sfbay at 2:46pm 09.27.21 Maybe you do not need an accumulator. I do not have one on my Hunter 46 and powerboat with a Jabsco
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? timjneedham at 2:34pm 09.27.21 As a former Hunter dealer who introduced that boat for Hunter , I will be glad to assist but max he
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank dlochner at 2:23pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineering, my father was an engineer, I'm an
Furling main replacement (2) sail sfbay at 2:01pm 09.27.21 I would be very interested to see the details. Want to see various options and it helps to hear from
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank jviss at 1:58pm 09.27.21 Peggy, I know how pumps work. My grandfather was an engineer, my father was an engineer, I'm an eng
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! briankoi at 1:56pm 09.27.21 My Hunter 386 and 46 had the same table. I will go down to my Hunter 46 and measure its table and
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues (1) flightlead404 at 1:53pm 09.27.21 No the shaft is the same diameter from the bearing down. You can see the circlip that holds the bea
Inner Jib Tracks and Life Lines Any Sea at 1:49pm 09.27.21 Thanks LakeShark. Great videos. Especially the one with your son. Awesome. That's exactly what
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 1:46pm 09.27.21 You can also disconnect the wires from the macerator and connect them to a light bulb, then turn br
Help me put my head plumbing back right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:34pm 09.27.21
Help me put my head plumbing back right Davidasailor26 at 1:14pm 09.27.21 Because bladders are designed to "hug" the contents it's impossible to maintain the contents aerobi
Help me put my head plumbing back right Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:05pm 09.27.21 You've obviously thought out everything...just couple of observations: Although bladders are ok fo
New Hunter 19-2 update richiemx5 at 1:04pm 09.27.21 Probably seems like a dumb question but being a newbie, only way to learn is to ask. The Hunter 19-
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! sail sfbay at 1:04pm 09.27.21 Great recommendation. However, you had 386, does cockpit table you had for 386 fit 356, which is wh
Panda 6 KW generator / Yanmar 4JH4E oil grade (2) sail sfbay at 1:00pm 09.27.21 Fischer Panda 6KW generator oil grade from owner's manual (attached) page 67: The first oil change
Panda 6 KW generator / Yanmar 4JH4E oil grade Stu Jackson at 12:58pm 09.27.21 Spectacular avatar picture! Wouldn't the answer be what the manufacturers recommend, rather than wh
Hunter 356 cockpit cocktail table..HELP! briankoi at 12:55pm 09.27.21 I assume the cockpit table below is what you had. I had/have the same on my Hunter 386 / 46. Some o

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