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Leak by mast Duke13540 at 9:47am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/949 I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
'78 21 foot drop keel housing John at 9:13am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1119 I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch
Engine Mounts For Yanmar 3GMF Dick Dixon at 9:10am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1469 Will someone please tell me the most economical place to purchase engine mounts for a Yanmar 3GMF?
Liferaft...? John at 9:08am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 20/2165 I am looking into getting a used liferaft for coastal cruising. I'm wondering if there are any reaso
Cleaning Stainless steel Bar-B-Q KenHartfield at 9:00am 04.05.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1215 Can anybody suggest a cleaner for a marine stainless steel Bar-B-Q?I have tried a variety of cleane
1972 O'Day 22 help Wackman at 10:10am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1333 I have just become the proud (?) owner of a 1972 O'Day 22.As I basically know nothing about this bo
New Hunter 36 and Jeanneau SO 36i Craig at 10:01am 04.05.08 Big Boats 8/1589 Has anyone got a view on the pros and cons of these two models?Did anyone recently consider both a
Coal Tar from Piling Selena at 10:25am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2449 Any suggestions on how to remove black soot deposit on my ladder area from the exhaust. Next, how t
Centerboard replacement / repair Jerry Ganshorn at 10:20am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1632 My centerboard sticks/jams when in up position. I know it is a composite material. I know there is a
What goes at bottom of mast?????? jackhartjr at 11:51am 04.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1092 Hi folks, I have a 75 Oday 22.Looking throught the D'R Marine site I saw a "Mast Step Casting". I
cabin heat - any natural gas models available ? bob at 11:48am 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2837 my H40 has Compressed natural gas stove which I am happy with. I want to extend the season a bit a
Master cabin storage... Doug/Karen at 1:00pm 04.05.08 Big Boats 1/897 On the aft wall of our newly acquired H356, there is a removable panel held in place by two sliding
Cannot separate shaft coupling from transmission ... MafaldaII at 12:43pm 04.05.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2668 Last year a bought a Catalina 30 84 with a m25 motor. The boat had been basically abandoned for a co
Foam Flotation?? Popeye18296 at 5:38am 04.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1623 Are the foam blocks(flotation?) actually useful? Have a 1976 V25.When I aquired her there were only
Acetone affect on fiberglass? Charlie at 9:48pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 8/26772 Between the paper mills and the marina sanding bottom paint my boat gets a dark coating of I can onl
Shrink wrap help. chinny at 10:43pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 9/1975 I'm trying to put together some semblance of a budget for our Hunter 34, and wondered what most owne
HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1320 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1942 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3023 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1667 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check

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Single handing WI Rigger at 4:48pm 11.21.21 Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy w
La Ni�a (2) jssailem at 4:13pm 11.21.21 The onshore flow of moist air you are experiencing is the result of the High Pressure Cell out in th
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:12pm 11.21.21 Good boy. Hope all is well. Anytime you come back this way. Plan on staying with us. Happy thanksg
H26 Hole in mast cap Crazy Dave Condon at 4:07pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mast
Single handing (1) Will Gilmore at 4:02pm 11.21.21 200356 Get your wires stripped in a unit that weighs only 20 lbs. -Will
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 4:02pm 11.21.21 Stripper in my books refers to stripping old varnish off teak. A stripper material takes off varnis
La Ni�a jssailem at 3:59pm 11.21.21
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:55pm 11.21.21 Weather gurus: What is the connection between our rainy day here and Nino/Nina? And looking at Joh
La Ni�a (1) jssailem at 3:49pm 11.21.21 Tom you have weather. You may have a window Tuesday the 23rd. when the winds shift and come out of t
Single handing Will Gilmore at 3:47pm 11.21.21 @CrazyDave - You said 'stripper' but I think you meant 'striper'. I'm in Vegas and all of our strip
The ENSO Climate affect on our Weather.... dLj at 3:27pm 11.21.21 Just spent a bit of time going through the attached links - extremely interesting! Thank you very mu
La Ni�a shemandr at 3:03pm 11.21.21 Yeah this PM wasn't a lot better than this AM. A lotta rain. But at least from what I can tell fro
La Ni�a All U Get at 2:57pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:48pm 11.21.21
Single handing CaptainRan at 2:45pm 11.21.21 Here is an inexpensive tiller trick I used on my newport 30. Tie a line off on the port side rail, p
H26 Hole in mast cap CaptainRan at 2:34pm 11.21.21 I'd be more worried about hornets than water. Funny you should mention that @rgranger, There is a 3"
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Benny17441 at 2:32pm 11.21.21 Yep, that is a battery "eliminator", literally. What you have is a manual bulk charger that unles
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Benny17441 at 2:10pm 11.21.21 Who changes your fuel filters?
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair jssailem at 1:48pm 11.21.21
H26 Hole in mast cap rgranger at 1:45pm 11.21.21 I'd be more worried about hornets than water.

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