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Stanchion Base for 2004 Hunter 36 piper1277 at 4:48pm 05.03.10 Big Boats 3/1877 Looks like the Lake Michigan winds + Heavy winter cover has caused one of my lifeline stanchion base
Let the painting begin! (12) emkay at 4:41pm 05.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3726 This has been a busy week, I stripped the bottom and boot stripe, faired and barrier coated the keel
First Hunter (2) robert6749 at 3:03pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1698 I have been helping my friend work on a 1979 Hunter Cutter. He passed away and left me this great bo
Erie Canal mast raising & lowering Sailor Sue at 1:45pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1741 I'm wondering if any of you eastern Lake Erie sailors know of any yacht clubs or marinas near Buffal
Water and unknown fluid in bilge sloop6312 at 1:29pm 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1531 1995 C-30 with PSI dripless stuffing box. cannot determine where how water mixed with a petroleoum-
C30 Illustration (1) SailingWebGuy at 1:19pm 05.03.10 Catalina 30 3/2284 Another cleaned up illustration. This one is a side profile.
ArrrrrgH! (H.W. TP relief valve) Roger Long at 1:15pm 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 26/6581 I'm cleaning up the boat preparing for launch when the F.W. pressure set starts cycling every 15-20
O'Day 40 Ocean Sailing holmek at 12:27pm 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 0/1464 Hi Guys, I believe that Jim Hunt had an O'Day 40 that he circumnavigated with after some modificatio
What should I look for in H146 inspection? tpzahm at 12:00pm 05.03.10 Day Sailers 0/1530 I'm going to look at a 2005 Hunter 146 tomorrow, with the hope of buying it. Since I'm new to Hunte
Leaky fresh water system GWG at 11:27am 05.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1771 Is it common to have fresh water leaks? I seem to have them too often, generally caused by washers t
Show me your vang Marc Bergmueller at 10:42am 05.03.10 Bigger Boats 5/1905 My Oday 28 does not have a boom vang. I can find no evidence of a bail or other attachment on the m
Diesel Additives Bad Obsession at 10:33am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3350 What is your favorite Diesel Additives that you put in your boat? What does it do? How well does i
Leaky keel ells at 10:21am 05.03.10 Day Sailers 1/1512 Has anyone ever worked on a leaky Oday 19? I know the part of the leak is around the screws that ho
pulpit repair StillFloat at 10:07am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1737 i have old pulpit with worn out tap screw on bracket where pulpit stanchion connects. Does anyone kn
Popped Blisters and Pox - can I use it for the season if I paint? RonRelyea at 9:40am 05.03.10 Ask All Sailors 15/5179 I've got boat pox and a number (around 20) of larger fluid filled blisters on my hull below the wate
need a deck access hatch for 1980 O'day 23 screamingseagal at 9:28am 05.03.10 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1897 Hello, my name is Jared I'm new to sailboating and I recently took my 1980 oday 23 out for a sail. T
lost my deck access hatch for my o'day 23... HELP! screamingseagal at 9:24am 05.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2532 Hello, my name is Jared I'm new to sailboating and I recently took my 1980 oday 23 out for a sail. T
Danforth is no more? Paul356 at 8:23am 05.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1414 I bought a Danforth compass this spring, had a question, emailed the designated contact and received
Westerbeke 38 engine problem MikeB at 8:05am 05.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1565 I have last fall purchased a new to me, 1994 Morgan Catalina 38 center cockpit, and we love it. It
Refrigerator won't cool down jackzimmerman at 7:56am 05.03.10 Big Boats 5/1793 We have a Hunter 380 with a refrigerator/freezer (built into the counter, doors pull up). We notice

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Bimini mount solar panel install advice chuckwayne at 9:48pm 06.15.22 that approach worked on our 356. it's tricky to get thru the tube junctions and you might run a fish
Lectrosan install oday 35 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:45pm 06.15.22 The LectraSan is obsolete...the current version is the ElectroScan Raritan ElectroScan Promo Sheet
Garmin Wireless wind vs. Raymarine microtalk gateway? (1) Tally Ho at 8:37pm 06.15.22 Does anyone know if this Raymarine i60 wind display can get wireless signal from a TacTic T120 trans
Wire Size mikeracca at 8:33pm 06.15.22 Are you familiar with Ohm's Law: I = E/R It was proposed in 1827 and is still used today. Bigge
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Benny17441 at 8:30pm 06.15.22 What is your Draft, 5' or 6' 6"? From the specs the shallow draft boat has a mast height of 57' 4"
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS (3) Tally Ho at 8:14pm 06.15.22 Right now, I am using these 3M Command hook cord holders for 4 lines on each side of my cabin top.
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 7:57pm 06.15.22 2) Any ideas what might cause this? Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is n
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:50pm 06.15.22 Have you used the alternator bracket to take up or supply slack to the belt you are using ? rry, bu
Replacing engine instrument panel Ward H at 7:36pm 06.15.22 Maybe give Catalina Yachts customer service a call. They may have an idea for a solution.
Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 06.15.22 There gets to a point where the bigger wire will actually have just as much loss as a smaller wire.
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? SycloneDriver at 7:17pm 06.15.22 Diodes are only used because of the dc relay. When the relay shuts off it induces a spike (generate
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark Len Ingalls at 7:12pm 06.15.22 Heat with clothes iron: How to Remove Water Stains From Wood
Replacing engine instrument panel Calif. Ted at 6:59pm 06.15.22 Connects to pedestal with 1 bolt which also serves to hold the anchor piece for the trans and accele
Replacing engine instrument panel Scott T-Bird at 6:44pm 06.15.22 Your instrument pod was discontinued in 1999 when the one in the link on my prior post was introduc
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:44pm 06.15.22 The Buck Algonquin prop puller works well. After pulling the coupling replace it with a split coupl
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:43pm 06.15.22 Ya probably have a giant burr on the shaft where the set screw point was pushing. That is keeping t
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:41pm 06.15.22 Cut the shaft or use-a buck Algonquin coupling puller..your coupling is straight not tapered. There
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark dlochner at 6:37pm 06.15.22 Try wiping with a microfleece cloth. If that doesn't work try cleaning with a paper towel dampened w
Helm seat on 280 Clark at 6:30pm 06.15.22 We leave ours in place the vast majority of the time but ours has cutouts that allows it to hang sec
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 6:25pm 06.15.22 Be sure you DO NOT get any Pb on the output seal or you will be rebuilding the gear box.. Thanks!

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