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Shrouds loosening Mougly at 6:48pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3502 Hello all After going out a few times in brisk winds, I adjusted the tension on the shrouds as t
How do I rig the reefing lines? tomgrigsby at 5:32pm 07.29.09 The Cherubini Hunters 10/9997 My main has three reef cringles(?) at the leach and at the luff. The boom has two lines that run in
oday 23 instruction manual rigging and tuning tony c. at 5:13pm 07.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4390 anyone have that section of oday 23 manual that is pictured here as 1st page (top) riggiging instruc
Does any one know where I can get a companionway slider turtle box for a 1979 Cal 31 Hillman at 4:01pm 07.29.09 Cal 0/1675 Does any one know where I can get a companionway slider turtle box for a 1979 Cal 31? I saw one on a
Hunter 33 - BirthDate, Dimensions, Details KingFish at 3:58pm 07.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3089 Hello Everyone! I was riding my bike thru the boatyard the other day and I came across a Hunter 3
Drivestopped Error on ST6000 PrincessoftheLake at 3:13pm 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2347 I have a Raymarine ST6000 on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 that was already installed when we bought it. It ha
Jib sock info needed strobeone at 1:29pm 07.29.09 Smaller Boats 1/1316 I have a 1994 hunter 23.5 and am looking to buy a jib sock for it. Can someone tell me what is the a
410 Autopilot Sailgunner at 1:09pm 07.29.09 Big Boats 6/1778 I purchased a 2000 410 and it was advertised as having an autopilot. There is a breaker that says A
I'm looking into buying a new sailboat Ctskip at 11:53am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 45/6297 I found a "new" 2 year old boat. I was all set to close the deal and on my way home I realized it's
Delaware City, DE ChetW at 10:58am 07.29.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1564 Can anyone give me any info on facilities capable of off loading, preping and launching my 84 Hunter
Alternator dhmurphy at 10:19am 07.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1559 I have a 26D with a Honda BF8A 8 HP. I would like to hook up the alternator to my battery under the
Reverse troubles Ken Tokarz at 9:42am 07.29.09 Catalina 30 3/1466 Cat 30 tall rig, 2 bladed prop, with Atomic-4 engine. Boat pulls hard to port in reverse and moves s
Hunter 380 "hunting" at anchor SeaLuff10621 at 9:11am 07.29.09 Big Boats 7/2681 Has anyone resolved or improved upon the tendency of large Hunters to swing at anchor. My 2001 H380
Backflow problem TBenolken at 8:53am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3617 i have a 2006 Dufour 455. we are getting backflow from the holding tank into the bowl and i am wonde
Ready to Roll (1) Boat n Bus at 8:38am 07.29.09 Day Sailers 5/1687 This is the first time in the 5 years I have owned my O'Day that it has been on a trailer! Bitter sw
venture 17 dangh at 8:25am 07.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2398 You all have been very helpful in the past. I am looking at maybe buying a Venture 17, but have a
Norcold Icebox Conversion TEQ at 8:00am 07.29.09 Big Boats 5/3945 Has anyone used a Norcold icebox conversion kit to upgrade his/her icebox? If so, let me know if th
trailer/boat weight R.S.Cape at 7:39am 07.29.09 Smaller Boats 5/1682 We are buying a 1995 Hunter 23.5 and we need to know the trailer weight or combined boat/trailer wei
Catalina 22 Sport DirtSailorMOS at 6:17am 07.29.09 Catalina 22 3/1364 I'm considering the purchase of a new Catalina 22 Sport. The Catalina website appears to be down. Ca
Flushing Odors Hal B at 5:18am 07.29.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 20/7123 Peggy - We just replaced our toilet with a Raritan II, replaced all hoses with Trident 101 on our C

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How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 8:14am 04.12.22 If you look at his first picture you can see his rudder is Fiberglass where it is cracked. So that c
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? smokey73 at 8:11am 04.12.22 Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
How fix rudder play from oblong hole in rudder tube? JamesG161 at 8:06am 04.12.22 Ok guys there are two parts to the bearings 1) 2 on the Rudder shaft 2) 2 affixed to the boat The
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

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