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1984 Hunter 22 - rehab questions stevej00 at 2:47pm 11.16.09 Smaller Boats 10/5656 Hi there...this is my first post here. I just aquired a 22' 1984 Hunter, fixed keel. This is my f
Damper Plate Rattle (5) Witzend at 2:14pm 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 34/18330 This is also posted on the C310 Fourm. Well folks, I pulled the engine and split the bell housing to
New to group Irwin 37 MKV Questions Collinsj at 2:10pm 11.16.09 Irwin 5/7792 Let me introduce myself first, My name is John and my wife is Bobbie. We have just purchased a 1981
Damper Plate Rattle (4) Witzend at 2:09pm 11.16.09 Catalina 310 1/1823 Well folks, I pulled the engine and split the bell housing to find out why I was getting so much rat
bimini and dodger for legend 37 jackpot at 2:07pm 11.16.09 Big Boats 0/1457 I just bought a hunter legend 375, and it has the original bimini and dodger. But, the former owner
Rudder Specifications johnorr at 12:53pm 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1551 I own a 1979 Hunter 25 where it broke its mooring in a storm and went on the rocks. The rudder shear
strange granules warner82 at 12:13pm 11.16.09 Catalina 30 3/1649 hi, just bought a cat 30 and there is this strange granules on the port side looks like bug "guanno
1977 Catalina keel crack Taz at 11:15am 11.16.09 Catalina 30 0/1458 There is an article in the Catalina knowledge base by Roger Dupre concerning the keel crack problem
Leaking Forward Hatch YorkshireLad at 10:55am 11.16.09 Big Boats 1/1241 The 'new-to-me' H40.5 has a leaking forward hatch - it's the large Bowmar hatch over the v-berth. T
rebedding windows newboatowner at 10:35am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1873 I need to rebed all of the windows on my Catalina 30. Is there a specific gasket available? What i
Need new plastic rscottweiser@gmail.com at 10:30am 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1438 The plastic cover for my ignition switch and gauges has become cloudy and I cannot read through it.
Smokey engine Texas Lake Sailor at 9:45am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2136 After motor sailing last weekend for about 4 hrs as I returned to the slip I started to lose power a
Corrosion at the entry nipple to my holding tank panamajim at 8:53am 11.16.09 Big Boats 6/1896 I have corrosion on my Ezell 35 gallon holding tank at the nipple that exits the tank with 1 1/2 ID
Westerbeke Radman at 8:21am 11.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1600 I am deciding between to 411's. Does anyone have any strong opinions about issues with the Westerbek
Sticky throttle/shifter Mike H. at 7:49am 11.16.09 Big Boats 10/3062 The throttle shifter on my 94 Vision 36 is very hard to operate. It's a MV shifter, one lever operat
HawkSpeed Prop & Shaft Antifouling Rich Stidger at 7:35am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 20/9061 Does anyone have any experience with the HawkSpeed product? I have resisted the use of PropSpeed du
Relocating the Valves for the Water Holding Tanks ProfDruhot at 7:34am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1195 I own a beautiful Catalina 36 MKII and I find it incomprehensible that there wasn't better engineeri
What anchor size for my Hunter 42 rocna 33 panamajim at 7:29am 11.16.09 Big Boats 5/6131 I have a Hunter 42 passage and I am thinking of buying a Rocna 33 which is kilos. Is this overkill?
TackTick Wireless Wind Instrument Vinny at 6:16am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/2624 In the past on this and other forums as well I have been negative of the TackTick Wind Instrument th
My winter project for grandchildren Capn Ellis at 6:09am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1327 My cousin gave me an Achilles inflatible. It has wear but the tubes are sound. I have a 26' Hunter

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1975 Cal 2-29 Spreader Information - Help Needed Barnacle Bill at 12:54pm 04.12.22 Sitka spruce might be harder to find these days. In the old days, that's what many masts were made
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement ggrizzard at 12:54pm 04.12.22 Placing it within the existing tank after cleaning it out You may find that cutting the aluminum t
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve (1) rgranger at 12:46pm 04.12.22 Sounds like a down home, Maybe rural hills type of solution... I could do that.
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? Barnacle Bill at 12:31pm 04.12.22 I've written about this many a time and I am sure you can find posts if you search. But, there are
Coupling removal.... Steve L22188 at 12:09pm 04.12.22 Heat, PB Blaster, tension, a hammer and patience! job! It's the "patience" part of this kind of
A lost art: Conserving ice. kappykaplan at 12:08pm 04.12.22 Very nice, Tom! :beer:
240 mooring/dock cover LEDMELON at 12:00pm 04.12.22 Ours is basically to keep the birds from leaving a mess In SW VA smith mtn lake. I am hoping we ar
Hunter 240 Payload Capacity rgranger at 11:55am 04.12.22 That still sounds like a lot. I found four or five on my H26 was fine.
Coupling removal.... (2) NYSail at 11:52am 04.12.22 Heat, PB Blaster, tension, a hammer and patience!
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Jacktar at 11:50am 04.12.22 There be dragons,
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 11:41am 04.12.22 I am going to talk to the yard to see how the hull looked when they hauled last Fall, but I am going
Raritan rebuild? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:30am 04.12.22 10 years is the average working life of ANY hose because rubber and plastics dry out over time, beco
Renogy jviss at 10:53am 04.12.22 Thanks for the replies. I should have been more specific, I am looking for opinions on their LiFePo
Catalina 22 Swing Keel pclarksurf at 10:35am 04.12.22 And I can attest to the fact that I learned how to do it from those that had gone before me-- so spe
A lost art: Conserving ice. (1) TomY at 10:19am 04.12.22 <p>
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? dLj at 10:18am 04.12.22 @dLj in that video someone is below the boat (which is currently on stands) moving the rudder. Howe
Sail Trim Chart Question Tom J at 9:59am 04.12.22 What you say makes perfect sense to me, Don. When I was a mechanic in the Air Force, I found the
Seams A Problem? Richard19068 at 9:49am 04.12.22 If you haven't already you might try asking at Avalon rafts.
Raritan rebuild? DeniseO30 at 9:45am 04.12.22 Thank You!!! 86 Hunter 34, I assume nothing's been changed it doesn't stink " yet"
78 H30 Water Tank Replacement MikeHoncho at 9:27am 04.12.22 I don't disagree with what you are saying but I can get a ballast bladder bag with fittings for unde

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