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Compass Installation jbrock at 8:42am 06.10.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1548 I'm mounting a Plastimo Mini Contest Compass on my bulkhead where an old compass had been mounted pr
Looking for draw latches for Yamaha 37 Edhavana at 6:51am 06.10.10 Yamaha 11/3604 Hello group: Anyone has replaced the draw latches on the cockpit lockers on your Yamaha? I would
Cruise speed planning (1) Roger Long at 6:37am 06.10.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2792 When I did my tightly scheduled science cruise last spring I based my planning on an average through
Sewing a companionway cover R.S.Cape at 5:31am 06.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3517 I am about to start on our companionway cover after the Sunbrella fabric arrives. To finish the edge
Floating Rudder Tonto at 4:22am 06.10.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2866 Hi , I have a Hunter 240 the rudder floats and is extrmely hard to get it set in place ,is it norm
My O'Day 27 Broken in to, need help Carpe Diem at 9:37pm 06.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2723 Hello fellow O'day 27ers, My boat, Carpe Diem, a 1976 O'Day 27 was recently broken into at mooring.
Hull Buffing j4jrevel@blueriver.net at 9:27pm 06.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1539 I have a 1999 Macgregor 26x that has sit for a few years and was wondering what to use when i buff
Replacement lenses for old light fixtures don kerr at 8:32pm 06.09.10 Ericson 1/2985 Does anyone know where to get replacment lenses for a 1970 Ericson 29.
macgregor parts/mast /cushions/cockpit grego at 8:04pm 06.09.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/2144 hey surfing craigs list found this listing offering mac hatch cover(pop top), keel trunk,cockpit sec
Pre-expanding new head hose (1) RobG at 7:15pm 06.09.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2228 I wanted to pass along a tip I worked out while replacing my head system. Even though the new Triden
jiffy reefed and ready for the wind piedpiperIII at 6:54pm 06.09.10 Catalina 22 1/1385 Well people I have set up my jiffy reefing and I am now ready to try it out. :dance: I have met ano
Help hole near rub-rail neptune2222 at 6:50pm 06.09.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1147 Boat got hung up on a motorboat as someones mooring pulled. Now I have to fix the hole and I was wo
Bahama cell service seadaddler at 6:30pm 06.09.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1503 Anyone use Verizon cell service in Nassua Bahama,my wife is going to me me in Nassua by flying into
Toilet basin fawcets jorgefife at 5:50pm 06.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3428 On my H33 (1982) I have a dual fawcet with a tread in between for the shower cord and attachment at
water pump plate loki2 at 5:34pm 06.09.10 Smaller Boats 1/1022 I have a yanmar single in my flicka, the problem is the plate to get at the intake impeller has 3 sc
Diesel smell fiestaMojo at 5:17pm 06.09.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1868 When I go to step on the boat from the dock, I get the smell of diesel; when I go down below I don'
Diesel smell fiestaMojo at 5:15pm 06.09.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1482 When I go to step on the boat from the dock, I get the smell of diesel; when I go down below I don't
Drain/Change Fuel Filter - Racor 110A Clark at 3:07pm 06.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/12811 I have a 1996 Hunter 280 with the metal Racor 110A primary filter. It is located in a place that ma
At A Loss by myself at 2:19pm 06.09.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1439 my hunter 22, 1984 has a six switch electrical panel, I just purchased it, any way I don't know how
1981 38' Mariner Pilot House Cutter/Ketch Reviews/Comments/Thoughts Usins at 1:57pm 06.09.10 Ask All Sailors 5/11241 Wife and I are possibly interested in either a Tayana or Mariner ketch. Seems there is little to no

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Floorplan overhaul thoughts? Tally Ho at 1:07pm 03.18.22 Good points and appreciated! On boats with a sink against the hull, I've been assuming a vented loo
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions odaydokay at 1:04pm 03.18.22 I also have a 28 1986 and have almost finished replacing all the sanitation hoses and vent . Once I
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? shemandr at 12:58pm 03.18.22 If you are talking about below the waterline, I don't think the Hunter's have a wood core on the bot
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 12:00pm 03.18.22 Are you dealing with an actual physical hole or are you just seeing a small amount of light? Fibergl
Build a Better Boat Hook? Parsons at 11:26am 03.18.22 A sailor standing on a ship's landing platform using a long one to hold a gig alongside the platform
Yanmar Engine Oil Change kappykaplan at 10:59am 03.18.22 If your boat gets hauled each season, I believe it is best to drain the oil and replace with fresh
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Tom J at 10:30am 03.18.22 If your boat gets hauled each season, I believe it is best to drain the oil and replace with fresh a
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 10:04am 03.18.22 This thread :)biggrin:) has caused me to rethink using Tenara or PTFE Lifetime. When I started sew
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 Terry Cox at 9:44am 03.18.22 Wrote an article awhile ago about Hunter brand rudder bearings much of which was provided by Hunter
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? jviss at 9:38am 03.18.22 Good points and appreciated! On boats with a sink against the hull, I've been assuming a vented loo
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Terry Cox at 9:37am 03.18.22 Len offers sage advice. I follow the same schedule.
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? xavierspl at 9:35am 03.18.22 Several points: You can rent autocad software by the month if you need it. For cruising, consider l
Yanmar Engine Oil Change Hello Below at 9:34am 03.18.22 I replaced the oil and filter 12 months ago with 15W40 Diesel Oil. I only put 25 hrs on the engine
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 9:28am 03.18.22 O.K., I got hot, I was warned, posts were deleted. Sorry. Do what you want, of course. and I'll do
DS II Centerboard Cable (4) mikeval at 9:27am 03.18.22 Really appreciate the thorough reply. I've got a couple more questions if you don't mind... I've go
Repurposing a Rope Clutch AaronD at 9:08am 03.18.22 I suspect that the mast material is too thin to mount a rope clutch directly to it. Instead, I woul
Build a Better Boat Hook? thinwater at 9:05am 03.18.22 I wrote a review once for a mag, testing and breaking many. For pushing you want a non-telescoping
Hunter 31 1984 Life lInes Glenn2002 at 9:02am 03.18.22 Is that located in Vancouver ? Care to share the name as I'm going to be in the market for new lin
Build a Better Boat Hook? Brian D at 8:58am 03.18.22 OK... we've had to do a little clean up in aisle 4. No need to pull out the rulers to measure. We ea
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports dLj at 8:43am 03.18.22 Most of the Beneteaus I worked on at that time had Goiot hatches and ports. Goiot supports their o

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