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stuffing box packing in 1978 hunter 27/ HELP! pethia at 9:43am 04.30.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1723 I went to replace the packing in my stuffing box/ 1978 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar sb8. As far as I can
Traveler location for 1977 Hunter 27 Cruisin30MKIII at 10:02am 04.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/2080 The orig. setup of the traveler on the "77" Hunter 27 doesn't work well. has anyone added and reloca
Pearson 30 wind instruments and gauges kevinp30 at 7:52am 04.30.08 Pearson 1/1552 I have a 1976 Pearson 30 with omni gauges and anemometer. The anemometer broke off the top of the ma
roller furling (1) barry966 at 7:34am 04.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1029 we had a great sail arround the gulf islands last week 2 days of sunshine out of 6 so not bad but my
Peggy - odor question ?? Pete at 10:49am 04.30.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1389 Peggy, Just interested to hear what you have to say about a product called "Nature's Miracle".
Max Capacity Plate on a 82 Mac 22 John Garner at 10:58am 04.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1196 I can not locate the max capacity rating on the boat - any clues as to where it is?
Gudgeons on a daysailer 1 John S at 11:42am 04.30.08 Day Sailers 2/1600 My gudgeons on my DS1 are attached to the transom through a block of wood. Is this standard issue o
Looking for Passage 42 owners Allen6867 at 10:03am 04.30.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1203 I am looking for Terry Cox so I can ask him a question. Terry if you read this can you respond to th
What make winch is this??? Barry B. at 1:42pm 04.30.08 Catalina 22 3/1187 Does anyone know what kind of winch this is? I've owned my boat for 15 years and never had any probl
Gas tank holding area vent Hawk at 2:43pm 04.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1001 I was wondering what tips you guys may have for venting the gas tank storage area on my friends Mac2
ericson different model 28's james at 4:01pm 04.30.08 Ericson 1/1941 I am looking to purchase an Ericson 28 or 28+. but-I am confused-as I have found very comflicting in
What make winch is this??? Barry B. at 1:24pm 04.30.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2655 Does anyone know what kind of winch this is? I've owned my boat for 15 years and never had any probl
Chrysler Barracuda Steve at 1:01pm 04.30.08 Chrysler 0/2921 I am looking for Chrysler Barracuda owner manual and / or repair manual. I would like to have a cop
Hunter 310 electrical Chris Helgeson at 6:40pm 04.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/1070 I am trying to open up my electrical distribution panel. I have removed the 8 screws holding it to t
electric drive Kemo at 6:23pm 04.30.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1165 We are 144 yrs together and love sailing. my wife cannot start a gas engine in case of an emergency.
Outboard engine bracket Broke sailor SV Marcell at 6:02pm 04.30.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1301 I was installing an OB engine bracket on the stern pulpit and the bracket says to use it on a 2 stro
Tabletop repair... Doug/Karen at 10:10pm 04.28.08 Big Boats 5/1242 Not being an experienced woodworker, I am at a loss as to how to repair the results of setting a hot
H260 heavy weather brad at 10:37pm 04.28.08 Smaller Boats 6/1063 Hi. would appricate feed back in regard to limitations of H260. I sail Cape Cod Bay and the shallow
Selden Main Furler Grease Vita at 11:44pm 04.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3681 Hi - Selden recommends "Furlin' Grease PN: 312-501" to grease the in mast furler on my Hunter 320.
Sailing the chute by the lee (2) CharlieCobra at 12:47am 04.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1147 Have ya done it? We did it Sunday for the first time because the Asymm kept collapsing on the corre

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Need an oil pan for a Perkins LD 20663 (Marine 4.263 diesel) jssailem at 9:10am 11.13.21 Billy I found parts for my Perkins 4107 at PacificPower Group in Richfield WA. https://www.pacificp
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 9:08am 11.13.21 unfortunately its under winter wraps....I'll take a few interior shots and post...
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 bil1215 at 8:39am 11.13.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
They made the cover of People Magazine Leeward Rail at 8:08am 11.13.21 Not Clearwater. Key West, Jacksonville, maybe Pensacola. We didn't get to any of those locations w
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? jeepbluetj at 7:47am 11.13.21 Ayup - just going to be drifting around. I was also over in Catalina 4 weeks ago and must have passe
Sail cover repair question sail sfbay at 7:40am 11.13.21 For future reference a stack pack for a lazy jack system can be purchased on-line, based on your mea
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:36am 11.13.21 LA is only number 17 on the list of busiest ports. Investing in companies which make very long ancho
Stray Induced Current JoeWhite at 7:34am 11.13.21 Place an LED in series in the green wire. If it lights up there is current in the wire.
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? Alan Gomes at 7:33am 11.13.21 No, they are not going to have them "anchor" 150 miles offshore. They are going to have them cool th
Sail cover repair question Tally Ho at 7:18am 11.13.21 I took my Genoa to North Sail a couple of years ago because I noticed that the cloth at the bottom h
Keel to hull joint DeniseO30 at 7:00am 11.13.21 It's almost always a case of keel bolt attachment, torque, age, and decomposition, of the bolts and
2004 41 AC Hex key size for Tiller lever sail sfbay at 6:47am 11.13.21 Long shot............contact the pedestal manufacturer (Lewmar?) for the dimension OR buy a few size
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 6:46am 11.13.21 @dLj Yup The reading will vary with position around the generator housing as more or less of the
Stray Induced Current sailme88 at 6:32am 11.13.21 The QED to determine proximity stray field energy is to remove the testing equipment from the area.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:13am 11.13.21 @dLj Agree. I intend to try a few of those things since they are easy and an interesting experime
Replace Traveler on 35S5 sail sfbay at 6:10am 11.13.21 Suggest contacting the Beneteau 35S5 owner in post #7 in the SBO thread below to find out how he rep
Stray Induced Current dLj at 6:09am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the ge
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:02am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the gen
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:57am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 5:39am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of

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