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I was sailing today then winds changed and motored about 45 minutes. The engine (Westerbeke 13 diei
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how wide is the prop shaft on my c27 ? thanks
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Desperate leakinhg
jviss at 5:33pm 04.26.22
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit
eianm at 5:23pm 04.26.22
removing that foam is indeed easy- i used an ordinary wood saw- completed in minutes- after i fitted
Desperate leakinhg
Davidasailor26 at 5:20pm 04.26.22
Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) The hull was broken,
Desperate leakinhg
Tally Ho at 5:17pm 04.26.22
Did you notice he said the hull was broken by too-tight shrouds already? :) I did, but I was thin
Desperate leakinhg
jviss at 5:14pm 04.26.22
Desperate leakinhg
Tally Ho at 5:09pm 04.26.22
Best bet would be to try and borrow a Loos gauge (note that there a few sizes depending on wire si
Docking with a loop
Tally Ho at 4:45pm 04.26.22
Greg, as your editor :cool:, I'm compelled to correct a few items that initially had me so distract
Oceanus 400 transducer location?
Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 04.26.22
and I wonder whether there would be enough loss going through water/hull/water that I'd get a false
ignition key cover Catalina 30 1978 vintage   (2)
jeepbluetj at 4:31pm 04.26.22
1. Hinge a piece of plexi from the top (commercial unit shown, easy enough to DIY): he top: 204818 (
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit?
dlochner at 4:18pm 04.26.22
On a boat with wheel steering linear drive units are typically attached to the rudder post with a sh
Rudder bearing   (3)
Voyager1 at 4:09pm 04.26.22
Just an update, I got ahold of Dr.Marine, they indicated Oday 302 does not have any rudder bearings.
Another Battery Question.....
JoeWhite at 4:07pm 04.26.22
Boomer, this is a good opportunity to test your setup. Buy 2 new ones and series them with the old o
Replace mechanical rotary autopilot drive unit (ST4000Mk2) with linear drive unit?
jviss at 4:01pm 04.26.22
What autopilot control unit have you? If it doesn't have a clutch output, then this is not a practi
Oceanus 400 transducer location?
JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.26.22
There is nothing special about its cable. You can use 4 conductor 24 gauge nickle plated twisted and
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade?
jviss at 3:52pm 04.26.22
This discussion reminded me of someone who added maybe an inch to the leading edge of his rudder, a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade?
Johann at 3:43pm 04.26.22
Here it is, on an H376 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/rudder-on-h376.179301/#post-1297436
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade?
Johann at 3:36pm 04.26.22
That is an interesting story, am currently going through the Raymarine tech support portal & they a
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade?
capt.amory at 3:10pm 04.26.22
Interesting. Thank you for the explanation. That is an interesting story, am currently going throu

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