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Reef lines 32 vision Ed D at 5:35pm 11.22.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/952 I have a 32 ft Hunter Vision and would like to replace the reef lines which travekl inside the boom
Water leaking down mast jsalley at 5:31pm 11.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2906 Anyone had a problem with rainwater running down the inside of the mast, and finding its way down th
Important - Check Your Battery Cable!! jsalley at 5:25pm 11.22.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/3155 While changing my engine oil today I happened to notice that the large positive cable (think it's 1-
Water tank and winterizing BobM at 4:44pm 11.22.09 S2 2/1581 Got the the boat this afternoon. I was amazed that it only took me about an hour to flush the fresh
Condensation or a leak rpwillia at 4:23pm 11.22.09 Catalina 310 3/1974 Was on my boat today and it had warmed up to in the low 50's. Laying in the v-berth and on my port s
Life Line Replacement Mike G. at 4:07pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 25/17493 I removed my rust stained - coated life lines today. First, I have read here or on other sites that
Stainless Tubing Felix at 3:56pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2360 I need to enlarge the existing hole in the stainless tubing of the pedestal at my helm to run a new
ASA vs US certification Keiffer at 3:55pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3322 I am planning on sailing lessons this spring and would like the certifications that go with each. Fr
Fuel Expiration Date...? JoelHoover at 2:41pm 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 35/9413 I filled up my gas tanks (2 - 5 gallon portable tanks) with a 40:1 oil mixture in July and have not
P26 Boom Furler lewmutty at 2:05pm 11.22.09 Pearson 1/1481 I have a 1973 P26 Hull #555. It has a Pamit Marine roller furler on the boom. I would like to find a
What is the farthest you've sailed your Mac? JoelHoover at 11:52am 11.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5822 Though our boats are not globetrotters, they are coastal cruisers and freeway amphibians, so we do g
Getting the kinks out of a Jib Mick at 11:50am 11.22.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1159 I have a 96 26 ft Mac Classic. I purchased it this past spring , from a guy in Dallas. He had stored
Catalina Capri 18' cover brads1nc at 11:12am 11.22.09 Smaller Boats 0/2406 I am looking for a boat cover for an 18ft Catalina Capri Can anyone provide assistance to where I ca
Everything you wanted to know about rope... Steve Dion at 10:45am 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3049 I just came across this article about line from a slightly different point of view. Read it and may
Looking for bilge access on S2 6.8 (1978) chongman99 at 9:55am 11.22.09 S2 10/3970 I'm a new boat owner and I'm looking on what the easiest way to access the bilge on an S2 6.8 is? Do
Online navigation training dje at 8:22am 11.22.09 Smaller Boats 1/1942 Can anyone recommend a beginning online nav course for Great Lake sailing?
New posts Quoddy at 7:55am 11.22.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2686 Why isn't Ida rudder(Hunter small boat) in new posts?
H37C rudder rebuild (3) Ed Schenck at 7:17am 11.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1477 This post might be redundant but is to answer a question and not complicate the "40.5 Rudder Stock"
Keith's Dilemma Shoaldrafter at 5:33am 11.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1036 Keith All this discussion on how to fix your line on your mainsheet block - check your sailors bib
rusty keel 8274xray at 5:15am 11.22.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3008 Painted bottom with vc 17 and did well on hull but wing keel(Beneteau 285) has developed some rust,

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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
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? jssailem at 6:31am 04.12.22 Perhaps that is the problem. Before surgery you may wish to examine the quadrant and the linkage as
Seams A Problem? jssailem at 6:21am 04.12.22 Reminds me of the term, Planned Obsolescence. :yikes: A real headache:banghead:

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