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Transom height? edsonfarm at 10:31pm 05.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1374 Hunter 26.5 Motor Mount Does anyone know the transom/motor mount height on a Hunter 26.5? Will a 2
Water in the bilge New Hunter owner at 8:06pm 05.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1286 How can I tell if water seeping into the bilge has infiltrated the floor and is in the hull? Can wat
Water in bilge Gene Lovelace at 7:06pm 05.06.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2182 I have a great 1975 o'day 25... that I have been restoring for several years( and sailing it almost
photos of new home made Bolger Nymph (3) sailormanbigd at 5:34pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 18/7428 you asked for pics so i will try and load them. How bout a name? How bout a few salty words for the
H216 Mast Raising Electric Winch rangerpaul at 4:10pm 05.06.09 Smaller Boats 4/1473 I just completed the installation of my electric winch to aid in raising the mast on my H216. Now e
Cool diamond foam sanding blocks. (2) luvitt at 2:21pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3073 this might not be new to you guys, but i found these foam sanding blocks at work. I work on the new
hunter 40, yanmar 44. replace control cables. teleflex? luvitt at 2:01pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1730 i wanna repalace my control cables. the yanmar manual says to use "morse" control cables. can i us
5 watt solar panel Louis at 1:58pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3049 I am thinking of buying a 5watt solar panel from Harbor freight. I believe it got pretty good review
Leak near rudder post jjgizara at 1:49pm 05.06.09 Big Boats 1/1615 I have a leak that we just traced to somwhere around the rudder post. There is no rudder stuffing b
Genset small red LED blew - why? Ron McCoy at 1:28pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1331 Ok, I'm at a loss on this one. Here's the deal. Had a new generator (35 amp/4200 watt) installed
Recommendations on Covering Vinyl Windows and Acrylic Ports Rick D at 1:10pm 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1504 Here is what I got back as replies from the manufacturers to my queries about recommendations to cov
anode replacement for diesel md22, Hunter 450 callejo at 12:35pm 05.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1158 Has anyone replaced the zinc anode on a the TMD-22 diesel in a Hunter Passage 450? How do I get to
Lunatic, Piran T37 Phil at 11:08am 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 2/2699 The link is to a blog about a 72 year old solo circumnavigator lost in the Indian Ocean this winter
Midships line on the genoa track? Taylor at 10:57am 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1611 The discussion landing in a slip in wind focused on a midships line - and my probilem is I don;t hav
Other Crown 28 owners? druid at 10:07am 05.06.09 Cal 0/2789 I'm looking for other owners or previous owners of the Venerable Crown 28. They were built by Calgan
Crazy weather forcasts Ken Honeycutt at 7:59am 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1194 Saturday is launch day and I've been eyeing the weather forcasts. Depending on which weather service
Mixing Elbow: Hairline Crack - Can It Be Saved? (Doubt it) rardiH36 at 7:41am 05.06.09 Ask All Sailors 23/5115 A post for the forums diesel repair knowledgeable: I've noticed a hairline crack on the mixing el
Website for 35s5 CaptRob at 7:40am 05.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1102 Have a look.... http://heartofgold35s5.synthasite.com
fish finder location garyc at 6:29am 05.06.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1246 Just purchased a fish finder. looking for suggestions on where to mount display. I have wheel steeri
Rebedding C30 ports g1gaumond at 5:56am 05.06.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1511 Calling on experience ports rebedders!!! Just started on our spring project of rebedding our C30 l

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Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 10:58am 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 10:57am 07.03.21 There's a reason non-metal anti fouling paints have never gotten much traction in place where fouli
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Terry Cox at 10:52am 07.03.21 Here's the bible on stuffing box maintenance include wrenches https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-
LED Anchor Light KZW at 10:41am 07.03.21 Has anyone used this one? https://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm/product/3186/led-upgrade-navigat
Bleach in water tanks Art12050 at 10:38am 07.03.21
LED Anchor Light (1) KZW at 10:30am 07.03.21 I have had bad luck with replacement bulbs and eventually just replaced the whole fixture with one
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 10:25am 07.03.21 There are copper free anti fouling paints. I've been using them for about 4 years. At least in fres
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter dlochner at 10:15am 07.03.21 There are copper free anti fouling paints. I've been using them for about 4 years. At least in fresh
LED Anchor Light KZW at 10:15am 07.03.21 I have had bad luck with replacement bulbs and eventually just replaced the whole fixture with one
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Ken Cross at 10:12am 07.03.21 Here in Puget Sound, hull cleaning has been outlawed for years with ablative bottom paint. This is d
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 10:03am 07.03.21 That precisely the point (which I didn't "miss"). "Two thirds" isn't compliance, it's part way towa
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ JamesG161 at 9:59am 07.03.21 My lock-to-lock was less that the lowest setting and the pilot would suddenly jump to undamped osci
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 9:56am 07.03.21 There are more than 2 parts to this. Distance from the compass is also dependant on which direction
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Rick486 at 9:53am 07.03.21 https://www.thelog.com/local/commissioners-approve-8-week-pause-for-in-water-hull-cleaning-in-shelt
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 9:52am 07.03.21 You completely miss the point. This is just how it starts. The Port claims that its copper remediat
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 9:44am 07.03.21 It is a shame that there really is no affordable, long lasting, effective, copper free bottom paint
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ JamesG161 at 9:43am 07.03.21
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter kloudie1 at 9:38am 07.03.21 It is a shame that there really is no affordable, long lasting, effective, copper free bottom paint.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 9:38am 07.03.21 Missing one monthly/bimonthly cleaning seems worth the minor concern to demonstrate the impact on
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Sailfanatic at 9:33am 07.03.21 Here's the bible on stuffing box maintenance include wrenches https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-t

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