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zinc GarEi at 1:38pm 03.08.09 Pearson 1/1565 I have a 1985 Pearson 303 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. I only have room for a 3/4 inch wide zinc on th
Depth Sounder transducer Replacement rozanski2 at 1:34pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 2/1146 I've replaced my depth transducer on a P42 and have no idea how to get the wire back to the helm uni
40.5 Wash Down Pump Michael G at 1:33pm 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/872 I would like to install a wash down pump in the anchor locker on my "93 40.5. Any information on pum
h28.5 mast mainsail slide cover Mike-and-Tracy at 12:41pm 03.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3232 I recently bought a 1988 h28.5. While removing the mainsail, I noticed that the plastic piece that
Placement of shoot thru hull tranducer on O'Day 25 swing keel Mike Whalen at 12:39pm 03.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1877 Greetings, S/O gave me a Unidine depth finder for B-day. I have a 25' with swing keel. Seems like I'
Port Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. seadaddler at 12:33pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2308 Charlotte Yacht Club,Fl. Any one a member and keep their sailboat at the Charlotte Yacht Club,Flo
Plastic pipe. What's it called? Ted at 12:29pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3992 My boat (1983 vintage) is missing some water pipe fittings. The previous owner never got around to f
Sailing around clearwater. Fla.? biorapper at 12:06pm 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3053 I did an archive search and found very little information. Planning a trip in early April, I think,
Why Not To Paint Your Prop (with copper based paint) (1) Maine Sail at 12:04pm 03.08.09 Musings With Maine Sail 16/13997 When we bought this boat the PO had been very upset with the bottom paint job they had done in Flori
Edson Steering Chain and Cable Tha Gaol at 11:52am 03.08.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1408 Edson lists 10 different chain an cable replacement part numbers http://www.edsonmarine.com/marinest
Heat Exchanger Zinc Witzend at 11:23am 03.08.09 Catalina 310 4/2300 The Westerbeke # is 011885 1/4" x 1.75" Does anyone know if the Standard 1/4 zinc they sell at West
Auto pilot installation ranchu56 at 10:29am 03.08.09 Big Boats 1/1184 Raymarine below deck auto pilot To all, I've been offered a below deck autopilot. On the Raymar
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware - HELP Twister Sister at 8:54am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1781 Help: I have a v ery vintage Venture 2-24 which I purchased prior to last season. On our first out
Mac Venture 2-24 1973 vintage - Keel Winch Hardware Twister Sister at 8:52am 03.08.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/3 Help: I have a very vintage Venture 2-24 (73) which I purchased prior to last season. On our first
50knots in 20knots of wind!! Richard Bryer at 8:32am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1688 Interesting design. Hard to get home tho! Note the acceleration from the anchor in "full On" clip.
Buff Magic kseace at 6:38am 03.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/39221 As the weather becomes warmer we all focus our attention toward getting our boats ready for the summ
Raymarine S1 autopilot Benny at 7:36pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 40/14022 Been replacing our unit with an S1 model. It comes with a rudder position sensor that we thought we
hurray!!! Cpt. Jon at 6:13pm 03.07.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1661 We are camping out at last! Hard to imagine we had a snow day earlier in the week and are now spend
Mast Base Organizer - Question for Appleman Shoaldrafter at 5:18pm 03.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3986 Appleman: What brand organizer did you use under mast. I am thinking of adding one while I have
Anchor fox islander at 4:59pm 03.07.09 Catalina 30 3/1323 Wondering what you guys are using for an anchor (type and weight) on your C30's. Mine came with what

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Jabsco Head Swap: Bolts Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 06.21.21 Recently pulled and tossed my Jabsco over the side. The bolts were lag bolts screwed into either a)
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck tfox2069 at 11:03am 06.21.21 Well done on solving the problem. Surprised you got an answer of any sort from the Hunter factory.
Does the thread ever stop unraveling? Will Gilmore at 11:01am 06.21.21 Do you have a picture or two that would make it easier to visualize? Perhaps there is a third pull
Adjust throttle 1991 hunter 30t Rcd1649 at 10:59am 06.21.21 Thank you Stu. I haven't been able to find an owners manual online for the 1991 Hunter 30T that inc
Adjust throttle 1991 hunter 30t Stu Jackson at 10:57am 06.21.21 You should consider finding the manufacturer of your binnacle/steering gear, go to their website and
Adjust throttle 1991 hunter 30t Sailgunner at 10:57am 06.21.21 I think there is adjustment screw in the binacle.
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Muttondressedaslamb at 10:50am 06.21.21 thanks for the advice. I can't really get access to it while it's on the boat. I hope that with eno
looking for parts sail sfbay at 10:42am 06.21.21 It doesn't have a sliding hatch That is even better.....since it would have to be custom fabricated
looking for parts tgrayson at 10:39am 06.21.21 It doesn't have a sliding hatch
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover TimFromLI at 10:35am 06.21.21 thanks for the advice. I can't really get access to it while it's on the boat. I hope that with enou
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 10:25am 06.21.21 I do not have aircon, just a Raritan hot water heater. We never use the heater when inverting (when
1990 Hunter 18.5 Stay T-Ball Receivers Dhozer at 10:24am 06.21.21 The mast has a sticker at the base - Z-Diffusion. It's hard to read the rest, but it looks like it
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Muttondressedaslamb at 10:16am 06.21.21 the arrows are pointing to the pump bolts- they are fine. the issue is the bronze screws to the i
Chainplate adaptor separating from deck (2) gusmuller at 9:39am 06.21.21 Folks Sunday I spent a few more hours working on the boat. Job was completed and I am now ready to
Charging Voltage Question Monterey385 at 9:35am 06.21.21 I know the original post was a bit dated ... but I had to write a major thank you to everyone. Du
What's in your toolkit? dlochner at 9:16am 06.21.21 That's a great idea! Maybe one of those suction-cup mounted vices. I went with a vise with a clam
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Maine Sail at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present dlochner at 9:11am 06.21.21 So this is my goal then: create a new pre-inverter bus as shown in high level overview. Sounds like
What's in your toolkit? Tedd at 9:09am 06.21.21 Oh forgot - I find having a small vice that you can mount somewhere to be extremely useful. That's
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Horse Opera at 9:03am 06.21.21 Thank you for the welcome Will. I'll try my best. :) I researched the design, and heard good and bad

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