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Why not to re-use an old shaft coupling.. Maine Sail at 1:08pm 12.03.09 Musings With Maine Sail 11/9194 The video below show's the difference a little bit of rust makes. The fit of a straight coupling t
Sailing-Friendly Caribbean Resorts ? PKFK at 12:01pm 12.03.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2756 Hi - I am looking for recommendations for an excellent caribbean resort that has very good water s
new (to me) autoprop duality at 11:03am 12.03.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1617 i just received my new autoprop and am curious about some details. i'v had feathering props before a
Any recommendations for a homemade mooring? Jud - Vancouver at 10:28am 12.03.09 Trailer Sailors 35/39324 Hi all...new to the board (but post now and then on the Cruising Sailors bulletin, also part of sail
Marchwinds sailingtrader at 9:12am 12.03.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1394 does anyone have the measurements for a dodger and bimini for a hunter 31 1983
Cal 28-2 water heater Chris1514 at 8:12am 12.03.09 Cal 0/1655 Does anyone know the brand and model of the water heater for the Cal 28-2? I took mine out a few yea
Fresh Water Tanks debbiebetts at 7:28am 12.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/4475 What is the best way to keep fresh water pure in the water holding tanks for extended periods of tim
Mast for 39' Ericson IreiSailor at 2:42am 12.03.09 Ericson 1/2952 Hello, I'm wondering if anyone can fill me on the 39' Ericsons, I'm in the process of purchaseing on
Sealing the base of the pedestal jorgefife at 8:21pm 12.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2919 Around the base of my binacle pedestal, whatever is around to seal the base is coming off What shoul
Fire Extinguishers jorgefife at 8:17pm 12.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1475 Ihave a fire extinguisher on my H33, 1982 located right next to the gimbaled stove, to it's left Jus
Great Lake and ICW Transit.. Info Please! Nodak7 at 7:47pm 12.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 16/5190 We have a 2009 33 and are thinking that in the next few years we would like to put her in the Superi
Pits on the metal in cockpit 1Goldie at 7:41pm 12.02.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1333 Our brand new Hunter 36 has what looks like a nick (discoloration and indentation) on the chrome (or
Looking for replacement hatches Jes Hillman at 6:06pm 12.02.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1314 I have an '89 Hunter 333/33.5 that has three opening hatches. They would appear to be made of Plexi
Please look at this emergpa1 at 5:56pm 12.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1249 I noticed there were not that many hits on ed's " rememberence" post. For gods sake please look and
Viadana Hardware RBone at 4:59pm 12.02.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3266 This question was posted in August of last year and there wasn't a response so I'd like to try askin
Muffler Replacement (1) RTB at 3:16pm 12.02.09 The Cherubini Hunters 27/4377 I have searched "Mufflers", but was unable to find what I needed. I'm looking for pics, or at least
Oh Joy Resto 12/02/09 The house comes off. (8) CharlieCobra at 2:53pm 12.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2360 We got the house off and outside today. We hung it from the extra long forks on the big forklift fr
Awlgrip: Great paint or great marketing (2) Tim R. at 2:32pm 12.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/16932 I have always wondered why people think Awlgrip is such great paint. My boat is currently getting s
What Battery Keith13315 at 2:32pm 12.02.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2756 I bought a used 31 ft Hunter it had 2 house batteries and one starting battery. We sail and every ni
How to determine yearly fuel usage geoffschultz at 1:04pm 12.02.09 Ask All Sailors 20/3780 I'm trying to solve a problem for a web site where we want to know how many gallons of fuel a boater

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Hunter 34 Winch Replacement Blitz at 8:19pm 02.05.22 Remember you are dealing with dissimilar metals here (stainless bolt into aluminum backing plate.. U
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) jssailem at 7:49pm 02.05.22 As Stu has shared, the folks at Roche Harbor are very friendly of ran in person experience. The Wa
mast raising MacBeane at 7:22pm 02.05.22 Thanks Tedd, that is certainly a possibility, also mentioned by Topcat a few posts back - the use o
beneteau spare parts Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 02.05.22 I asked a Beneteau dealer I know about this a few days ago.. As for parts, due to sales tax issue
Magazine subscription renewal alert Joe at 6:49pm 02.05.22 If I accept the sub offer, I let them bill me and then pay by check.
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 6:05pm 02.05.22 you should bleed the injectors beginning with the first one. That was going to be the next thing
Magazine subscription renewal alert Ken13559 at 6:03pm 02.05.22 Same thing happened for this side of world with Practical Boat Owners magazine auto renewal. Differe
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change dkinzer at 6:01pm 02.05.22 I do make it a point to fill the new filter and bowl with fresh fuel before closing. Yes, I would h
beneteau spare parts Jackdaw at 5:38pm 02.05.22 I asked a Beneteau dealer I know about this a few days ago.. As for parts, due to sales tax issues
It just keeps going... (3) Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 02.05.22 This project is coming along nicely. I've gone over to the yard a few times to remove all the filler
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Don S/V ILLusion at 5:28pm 02.05.22 the most likely cause after changing the secondary filter is air in the line between the secondary a
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Terry Cox at 5:20pm 02.05.22 I've never had a starting problem with our 4JH2-TE after changing the filters. I do make it a point
mast raising Tedd at 5:05pm 02.05.22 Hi @MacBeane , I see from the photos that the Venture has walkarounds, which the 26S lacks, so my m
Genoa question nightowle at 5:02pm 02.05.22 Had a drifter with my 27' footer and used it a lot. Particularly downwind. Performed as well as an
mast raising MacBeane at 4:55pm 02.05.22 Yes, the mast foot bracket on our Venture has similar attachment points, and that's what I'm using,
mast raising (2) Tedd at 4:48pm 02.05.22 Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls onto
removing fuel tank SJN at 4:02pm 02.05.22 Thank you all for your very helpful information. I plan to do the work this spring and will add inf
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Stu Jackson at 3:22pm 02.05.22 We're coming from Vancouver so no need to cross the Juan de Fuca. What route are you planning? cl
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Jacktar at 2:54pm 02.05.22 Like getting to carnegie hall, practice practice practice!!
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 2:41pm 02.05.22 @Alan2210- Thanks for that info. My original bolts on the strut were Phillip's head flat head bolts.

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