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Rot in the Bulkhead- New Half Bulkhead ?????? Rovic at 12:00pm 06.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1018 I have had to remove the Port main bulkhead on my H37c as dry rot had completely destroyed the plywo
Rot in the Bulkhead- New Half Bulkhead ?????? Rovic at 11:56am 06.09.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1324 I have had to remove the Port main bulkhead on my H37c as dry rot had completely destroyed the plywo
First experience with boat yard Tom at 12:25pm 06.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 11/1732 I have always appreciated the advice from this forum. Now I come to you with what I am guessing is
sea sickness medicine John at 12:18pm 06.09.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1680 Having just returned from a little trip to Half Moon Bay, I'm wondering what sea sickness medicine p
spreader repair for hunter 26 moondancer16718 at 12:50pm 06.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1336 Just put up my mast on my hunter 26, 1994, and when I looked up one of the spreaders is bent. I have
Windows and Ports for a Hunter 40 Tiger Moon at 1:03pm 06.09.08 Big Boats 4/1317 I'm looking to replace my side windows, hatches and portholes on a 1985 Hunter 40. Any helpful sugg
Steering under power Jimm at 10:33am 06.09.08 Catalina 30 8/1692 Being new to the C30TR, I'd be interested in others experience. Is it normal for the wheel to pull t
Oil run out Saylers at 11:48am 06.09.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1323 I just did a launch with my Hunter 31. I had the boat winterized by a paid professional and low and
Rafting and anchoring Scott B at 11:33am 06.09.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1204 I don't want to start an anchoring war again ;) We are going to be anchoring out with friends that
O'Day 19 Roller Furling Roger at 1:25pm 06.09.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3200 By an odd stroke of luck, I managed to buy a 150% genoa to fit my O'Day 19 on EBay. It was advertise
jabsco seal kit problem J Boernge at 1:47pm 06.09.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1808 Boat just out of the yard 1st time since Katrina. Could say the head has been dry for a while!! Ne
Topping lift broken - need advice Brian D at 2:53pm 06.09.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2127 I went down to the boat on Sunday and found my boom on the deck. After a close inspection, I see the
Rigging Check (1) Swandriver at 3:07pm 06.09.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1489 The adventures of Nice N Easy were well discussed. How does one lose a cotter pin on the forestay o
Fuel filter help Pete at 10:52pm 06.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1381 I'm looking for some assistance with process for changing fuel filters. I have a Racor water separa
Need Help to identify two sailboats Hogan at 8:58pm 06.07.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1629 This past week, sailed Pickwick lake and saw three sailboats of same model, 30-32 feet and with very
Electric Panel Master Switch Indicator Light Three Amigos at 10:56pm 06.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1501 Fair Winds.....I have a 1979 27' Tall Rig, and the subject light is burned out. The entire light is
atomic 4 engine neal16836 at 11:03pm 06.07.08 Catalina 30 2/1240 I have a atomic 4 I what to put in place of a 5411 diesel. did the atomic 4 sit on flexable mounts i
Goin' Racin on a h40.5 Capn Grumpy at 12:20am 06.08.08 Big Boats 18/1448 I occasionally race my ' The Princess' 1995 h40.5, pretty much when we are on the same tack as anoth
mast step hinge plate dicknatta at 12:30am 06.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2625 The mast step hinge plate on my O'Day 25 is troublesome for several reasons. Friends with other boa
condensation under bed cushions kim tony l at 2:33am 06.08.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1338 Has anybody had problems with condensation espeally in the master and front cabin under the bed cush

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2007 41DS Water Heater Issue (1) Jake N Eggs at 9:46am 11.03.21 I have a Watts mixing valve and there is a plastic mesh screen at the union fitting where the hot wa
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 9:21am 11.03.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E d
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (2) rgranger at 9:19am 11.03.21 Also... if you opt to mount it on your mast crutch pole and run the line in the pole, I recommend ge
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) rgranger at 9:15am 11.03.21
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type rgranger at 9:11am 11.03.21 I had the foil type... and the bracket was flexible enought to open and slide over the mast. A gent
Tall Rig or Standard jon hansen at 9:00am 11.03.21 run a rope up the mast, mark it, bring it back down, measure on the ground
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:57am 11.03.21 Understood, but you could still be held liable. Just saying.
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:49am 11.03.21 Justin I am 73 and have been retired for 6 years. Sailing to me is something I enjoy, the wind
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? chriscampbell at 8:46am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, a
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:43am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, an
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudder
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 8:35am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
Yanmar Reface All U Get at 8:21am 11.03.21 A magnet might help.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 8:20am 11.03.21 Hi Ric, I'm 66 and retiring next month. I wonder sometimes when I'll be too old to sail and maintain
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 8:10am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware du
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:09am 11.03.21 Justin This is my first cruiser, before this I sailed an MC Scow. I am getting to old to sail
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 8:04am 11.03.21 Disappointment was that Raymarine redesigned the EV100 wheel pilot with a new course computer, compa
Saturated rudder FastOlson at 7:37am 11.03.21 Your rudder interior is very likely hi-density foam. The SS post should have some sort of internal g
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:35am 11.03.21 Hover whoever you want to contact and send a PM
Saturated rudder dmax at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a t

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