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H-23 RIGGING TENSION b.gregory at 9:04am 06.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/918 Looking for rigging tension on my 23. And can anyone tell me what the measurement on the forestay is
Rudder for a S25 Daydreams at 8:50am 06.29.08 Seidelmann 1/1666 I need a rudder for a S25. Are there any other boats with a similar rudder.How much work to build
Furling Jib problem Ron at 8:37am 06.29.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1024 I've got a Hood 705 furling jib that feels jammed, the rig has not been used in 2 years and i've nev
Balboa 20 Water in storage compartments Earthwrk at 11:03am 06.29.08 Balboa 1/2640 I have a 1976 B20, Bought it 3 days ago.I was cleaning out the compartments under the cabin bunk a
Cushions and other questions GregJC at 7:37am 06.29.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1310 ;D Just purchased a 1976 San Juan 24 for $1250. Think I got a good deal. Boat appears solid, has
Rudder help please! mmdtraveler at 7:08am 06.29.08 Day Sailers 1/920 I am in need of plans to build a kick up rudder for my mariner. Does anyone have any plans for one?
Failure to pump Steve Feinsilver at 6:35am 06.29.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1469 Have a 2007 H44DS with 2 electric quietflush (fresh water) heads. Work great, no odors but on two o
Companionway plexiglass slider replacement Nauti Nauti at 12:22pm 06.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2018 I have a Hunter 26' 1996 and the plexiglass over my companionway has cracked letting water in down b
Stern berth access door rumbosun at 12:33pm 06.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/916 I am looking for the door handle and latch for a First 285 rear berth port side
bladder heads galatea54 at 12:28pm 06.29.08 Big Boats 0/832 Anyone replace the bladders in a 84 hunter legend 54 that is under the floor boards. Any suggestions
Hunter 54 water in bilge galatea54 at 12:25pm 06.29.08 Big Boats 3/1342 We just bought a 1984 hunter 54 and in the move fix multiple leaks. I have everything completely dry
Charliecobra paulj at 1:47pm 06.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1127 I think this is the boat you mentioned you wanted to race, sailing on Guemus Channel.You may have
How often do you change the stuffing? Pretender at 5:27pm 06.29.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1255 Just wondering how often most of you change your stuffing in your stuffing box?I know lots of you h
Strainers and Fuel filters Ian at 6:51pm 06.29.08 Other Sailboats 0/735 I have recently bought a 365. The boat is sailing well but I was surprised to find that there isn't
Wasn't wrong after all about battery problems Ken Honeycutt at 11:47am 06.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/887 Posted a couple of weeks ago about a new factory installed battery (last August) that had only gone
Holding tank vent issue wchevron at 9:28pm 06.27.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3700 installed a new head, tank, and plumbing this winter. ran the 1" vent about 5' horizontal then had
Question about fuel additives bffatcat at 10:22pm 06.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 I recently bought a new Tohatsu 8hp 4 stroke. The dealer told me to put a capfull of this blue stu
Maxwell (Smart?) (1) Grizz at 12:48am 06.28.08 Smaller Boats 0/907 Installation procedure for the Maxwell 21 - B replacement top cap went exactly as predicted by Allen
Topping Lift Chris Orr at 4:08am 06.28.08 Big Boats 3/1324 I just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340 and noticed that there is no topping lift for the boom. There is
How to control the heeling... Chris Orr at 3:58am 06.28.08 Big Boats 7/2077 Looking for some advice...I am a new owner, my first boat being my 1997 Hunter 340 (and what a bea

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Seventeen Years and Out! dLj at 2:00pm 09.21.21 Well, that bittersweet day has come. The boat is sold and delivered to a new owner. Bought it in Se
Where to buy need 2" hinged jaw rail slide/clamp? Nodak7 at 1:45pm 09.21.21 https://www.marinecanvasstore.com/products/2-stainless-steel-hinged-jaw-slide
Yanmar 3jh3e Winterize Gary Ryan at 1:38pm 09.21.21 Nah, I checked last year....all they did was winterize the engine. A little pricey. I changed the
1/4 berth bulkhead (H34) Mike Oldak at 1:28pm 09.21.21 I'm doing the same thing but covering my plywood door with the same hull blanket material as the hul
Filler material for teak ggrizzard at 1:26pm 09.21.21 Here's what I did for a similar situation... I taped off the area and used thickened epoxy as a base
Tachometer suddenly stops....... JoeWhite at 1:21pm 09.21.21 When the batteries are fully charged, the internal regulator disconnects from battery, this also sto
Battery cut-off switch? sail sfbay at 1:05pm 09.21.21 Looks like an RV battery disconnect switch like I have on my fifth wheel trailer. Could be anbody's
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler LeeandRick at 1:00pm 09.21.21 Trawler: driving inside, forward, laughing at the rain. Conversion, likely sitting in stern, in the
Seventeen Years and Out! capta at 12:55pm 09.21.21 We are between boats now and I hate it. Couch surfing. Nice enough places, nice enough people, but w
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:49pm 09.21.21 There is no reason you cannot do it. Motoring around a sailboat is not very efficient. Slow and g
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler markwbird at 11:50am 09.21.21 There is no reason you cannot do it. Motoring around a sailboat is not very efficient. Slow and gu
ground wire in mast Off2day at 11:43am 09.21.21 what kind of wire connectors are you using to connect the mask to the boat
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle DeniseO30 at 11:34am 09.21.21 There aren't many piston compressors left out there, they were noisy, hi amperage start, they are s
Tachometer suddenly stops....... sail sfbay at 11:18am 09.21.21 Check the wiring comes to mind. See post #2 on how this boater recommended to fix a non-working tac
Seventeen Years and Out! (1) jssailem at 11:17am 09.21.21 Try model railroading. Can I get one of those Railway Engineer hats too?:biggrin:
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle kloudie1 at 11:16am 09.21.21 My old Marine Air Systems unit from 1993 had a Tecumseh compressor.. It ran fine for 16 years then t
ground wire in mast jssailem at 11:14am 09.21.21 I must have rewired my trailer at least 50 times over the years. WOW... Did not take me that many
Replacement AC Unit / Reverse Cycle DeniseO30 at 11:05am 09.21.21 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Webasto#:~:text=Webasto%20SE%20is%20a%20company,the%20CEO%20of%20the
Keel Mast Plate Replacement sail sfbay at 11:04am 09.21.21 ...............I have an O-day International Tempest.......... Of the most important would be the Ma
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 kbgunn at 10:57am 09.21.21 My A/C condensate and refrigerator/freezer condensate drains to the bilge. The A/C generates a lot o

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