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changing oil the ancient mariner at 4:36am 05.18.09 Catalina 310 0/1254 This may be an old solution but it's new to me. I connected the existing oil pan drain hose fitting
Upper Rudder Bushing or Sleeve on Y36 Yamaha (2) Rizzman at 4:25am 05.18.09 Yamaha 5/3007 My upper rudder post sleeve or nylon bushing (since I don't know what it is actually called?) is in
Lake Ontario Hunter Rendezvous Ken Palmer at 4:11am 05.18.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/952 :wow: Have all of you Lake Ontario Hunter owners heard about the rendezvous coming up in July? If
Refridgeration Bad Obsession at 2:40am 05.18.09 Catalina 30 2/1232 Who has installed a refridgeration unit on their boat? How much did it cost and how hard was it? W
Sailmaking Mark Major at 1:24am 05.18.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2001 I have been given 55 feet of 55" wide light nylon fabric, and have sewing skills enough to entertain
Stanchion Question hunter 28.5 (1) agittler at 9:19am 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1183 I must replace one of the Stanchion on my 87 hunter 28.5. While I have been able to remove the stanc
compression post noise ajsail1 at 8:46pm 05.17.09 Big Boats 0/933 I've finished my compression post project, minus one decision. There was a thin piece of nylon on t
Trailering with Motor??? tgrass462 at 7:42pm 05.17.09 Smaller Boats 6/1287 I'm taking delivery of our 'new' H-260 this Thursday. We'll be trailering down to Kentucky Lake (ab
water leaks CapN Bill 87 at 7:01pm 05.17.09 Sirius 21/22 7/4564 Hi Folks Has anyone out there figured out how rainwater gets into the cabin under seat lockers???
Whisker pole for H36 Ken Honeycutt at 6:03pm 05.17.09 Big Boats 4/1063 Thinking about adding a whisker pole. Has anyone had experience with an H36? Was it easy to install
priming a raw water impeller Don Crowther at 5:49pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 9/2225 The ice is off the lake the docks are in and we have launched!!:dance: But as we started the engine
Cheek Blocks jibjunkie at 5:09pm 05.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1394 Any of you '84 31 owners know where to buy new cheek blocks? I would like to be able to match up wit
Car Stereo jerry10848 at 5:08pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 33/3933 I'd like to mount a car stereo (AM/FM/CD) over the nav table of my ODay 28 and control it from the c
Newbie question under engine sailliny at 4:59pm 05.17.09 Catalina 310 7/2017
Travelling from West Coast US to Korea... Hopelessone at 4:39pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1065 Hi All, I'm Australian living in Korea...And i want to buy a cruiser sailboat about 30-33ft around
Squeaks (1) La Scandell at 3:18pm 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1164 I have a Hunter Passage 42.6 built 1996, We got caught in rough weather and now the bulkheads squeak
water under diesel engine teletommy at 2:53pm 05.17.09 Bigger Boats 1/1318 I get water under the engine ? Is there a drain hole somewhere down there? I am trying to find out w
Undo a Bad Idea SailorSues at 2:18pm 05.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3591 How do you strip paint off of a fiberglass salon floor? One of the previous owners of my beloved-bu
Need MacGregor 25 Mast step Dan6223 at 1:43pm 05.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/6176 Looking to replace damage mast step for my 83 MacGregor 25. Both the mast base that bolts to the de
Replacement Solar Panel for Hunter 380 thomas_hoole@yahoo.com at 1:09pm 05.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1504 I'm looking at replacing the solar panel (and the fiberglass inset that it is mounted to) on a Hunt

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Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter thinwater at 4:48am 07.06.21 A few thoughts: Hull cleaning in freshwater marinas carries an eletric shock hazard, but the risk
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working Parsons at 4:48am 07.06.21 @kodiak1120 - you are a special contributor because you told us (part of) the resolution to the prob
Macgregor 25 standing rigging question Tsatzsue at 4:44am 07.06.21 It should not. With new shrouds you will have to set and tension your rigging anyway. I have the sto
reinforcing the lower shroud chain plates RoyS at 4:32am 07.06.21 Caution with U bolts for chain plates. Just had one break on my boat. U bolts should be aligned with
Hunter 240 aft lazarett drains DJN51 at 4:27am 07.06.21 I did on my 95 23.5 ,Kind of a pain because of the foam underneath but put them in both ,ran to a t
Simple Reef Hook ShawnL at 3:58am 07.06.21 Nice. I always wondered how others did it, since the manual really doesn't go into too much detail.
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? All U Get at 3:51am 07.06.21 Cool. For me the challenge was making sure you could get the hose back on? Could be hard. Could b
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! All U Get at 3:25am 07.06.21
My dockmate's makin' me look bad! nightowle at 1:37am 07.06.21 Thanks for the heads up. I had my doubts that it would work. That was the only thing I found th
Hunter 420 Fresh Water Cooling normanjj at 12:24am 07.06.21 I have a Yanmar 4JHE3
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? BigEasy at 12:23am 07.06.21
Door hardware- 90's era Beneteaus teneicm at 9:56pm 07.05.21
Waste System Diagram sail sfbay at 8:45pm 07.05.21 .......Why is it necessary to replace toilets before you simplify it?........ Replacing the raw wat
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? patrickkidd at 8:07pm 07.05.21 Cool. For me the challenge was making sure you could get the hose back on? Could be hard. Could b
Standing Rigging jssailem at 8:00pm 07.05.21 That shroud looks like a stem ball fitting. I suspect the Allen screw holds the ball plate in place.
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? MikeHoncho at 7:42pm 07.05.21 Here is where I'm at with MarineTex: Will sand to smooth once cured and see how it goes.
Hunter 420 Fresh Water Cooling sail sfbay at 7:35pm 07.05.21 Engine coolant? What manufacture and model do you have? Once you have that you can do an internet se
Black water in Bilge !I have a 1999 hunter 310. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 07.05.21 Fixed the fitting and poured a lot of hot, soapy water Down the bilge to get things cleaned out. If
Antifreeze in hot water tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:25pm 07.05.21 If you bypassed the water heater before you added antifreeze last fall, how did it get into the wate
Black water in Bilge !I have a 1999 hunter 310. Tally Ho at 7:18pm 07.05.21

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