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Jeanneau 36i Opinions jane5097 at 9:59pm 10.09.07 Ask All Sailors 5/4835 I'm thinking about buying a new (078)Jeanneau 36i. Since it's a new boat I'm having trouble findin
Standing Rig Damage Mark Mynsberge at 10:50pm 10.09.07 Big Boats 2/845 My shroud came in contact with an overhead door while being moved and it shifted over 1-2 inches. I
rubber guides at end of yardarms Steve Bondorowsky at 12:01am 10.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/951 Ahoy Mates,Where do I find those rubber guides, one at the end of each yardarm (or whatever they'r
Stern line mooring Michael at 11:55pm 10.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1127 When mooring with a line ( or 2) off the stern, I find it awkward to winch the line in, as the wheel
Hey Phil-where did my picture go? PrincessoftheLake at 12:55am 10.10.07 Big Boats 4/847 The picture that shows up when I post is not the one I had on here. Did Captain Grumpy ask you to r
Replace a single 4D battery with two 6v batteries? tadd5181 at 1:02am 10.10.07 Big Boats 3/1828 I am replacing my single 12v 4D-2 house battery in my 2000 Hunter 420 because of age and a bad cell.
Replace a 12v house battery with 2 6v batteries? tadd5181 at 1:04am 10.10.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1513 I am replacing my single 12v 4D-2 house battery in my 2000 Hunter 420 because of age and a bad cell.
Compass Removal Jim S.11552 at 1:32am 10.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1194 I am trying to remove my Danforth compass housing to get at the steering mechanism in the pedistal.
Interior fabric -- sources and ideas needed! Relic at 1:35am 10.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1484 I'm in the process of removing the stained/mildewed and generally grungy fabric from the cabin of my
Re-installing a tie-down point Doug A at 12:24am 10.10.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1167 I am in the process of re-installing a tie-down point (it secures a strap from the bimimi top) that
H23 Compass Brian M H23 at 2:01am 10.10.07 Smaller Boats 4/1063 I'm curious - where do other hunter 23 owners keep their compass (and other navigation gear). Mine
Head pump friction Georger Kornreich at 2:26am 10.10.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1448 Hi Peggie,The piston of the head pump develops a lot of friction (old problem) and is freed up imm
Hood roller furler Hugh4753 at 3:00am 10.10.07 Big Boats 4/1554 The last 2 times I've been out sailing my roller furler has jammed the last 2 or 3 revolutions when
Taking a Hunter 42 Passage Offshore PDXnative at 3:35am 10.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1340 We are looking at purchasing a boat to take down the Westcoast all the way down to the Panama canal
C-80-SiriusWeather seadaddler at 4:33am 10.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1205 Has any one added Sirius weather to thier C-80and used for off shore NY to Florida.
ProFurl External Mainsail Roller Furler System DJW at 4:40am 10.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/2542 Does anyone have any experience with a 2002 version of a ProFurl External MainSail roller furler sys
Packing Gland for a 1988 45 Hunter Legend GJK at 7:19am 10.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/986 I am looking for a source for a Packing Gland for my 1988 Hunter 45 Legend Sloop. The original plas
Capri 22 vs Hunter 23 Pointless at 8:09am 10.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1006 In my search for a used main (different thread) I realized how similar the Catalina Capri 22 is to t
Need help repairing a Merriman Pedestal Mickey84H34 at 8:24am 10.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1153 The base on the Merriman pedestal on my '84 Hunter 34 is corroded to the point of structural failure
88 h40 head replacement with jabsco bob at 8:24am 10.10.07 Big Boats 1/778 hello allits time to replace my 19 year old head. am looking at the jabsco toilet .bolt patterns

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Late season storage options in Maine. Wgerstmyer at 6:02am 10.19.21
Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Brianstanis at 5:56am 10.19.21 Didn't think it would be difficult to find a marina for my 34' Hunter. Most only accept 40' or bigge
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase dlochner at 5:54am 10.19.21 Yes. I assume this is to replace a Yanmar/Kanzaki transmission. What gear ratio? There are 2 ratios,
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. RoyS at 5:22am 10.19.21 Universal problem with messy oil changes. Some, maybe all, Yanmars have horizontal oil filters. Try
Hunter 410 shaft seal sailing gal at 5:19am 10.19.21 well take some pictures as I am not doing till end of Feb
Air conditioning condensation pump justsomeguy at 12:52am 10.19.21 Surely this is not more than $25 in individual parts? More like $2.50. Welcome to the "marine" ais
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 11:44pm 10.18.21 I have a device that is called a Condensator, and it consists of a venturi, filter and check valve
Hunter 23 shroud tension specifications Joe at 10:14pm 10.18.21 Get your rig tuned using the owner's manual, or any sail or spar makers guide.... they're all over t
Propane Outboard Hello Below at 8:10pm 10.18.21
Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 FDL S2 at 8:08pm 10.18.21 If the boat is hauled out with a travel lift or crane you should be able to set it on the keel and a
Hornets LloydB at 7:59pm 10.18.21 so now we're gona have keeler hornets?
Propane Outboard chuckwayne at 7:39pm 10.18.21 The Lehr, Mercury, and Tohatsu are all made by Tohatsu. The propane versions have almost all the sa
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. TimFromLI at 7:21pm 10.18.21 I think I found what I need and I can store the oil in the pump. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product
Tiller "slop" thoughts LloydB at 6:39pm 10.18.21 Just for grins I think I'd try sliding a couple of old plastic business cards on each side of the po
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 6:35pm 10.18.21 If your boat was originally shipped with only an on-engine filter then it was plumbed the only way i
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. LloydB at 6:15pm 10.18.21 Can you put fresh oil in the discharge container and then run the handpump backwards to fill the eng
Hunter 410 shaft seal Sailgunner at 6:10pm 10.18.21
Hunter 410 shaft seal cagreen75 at 5:55pm 10.18.21 Here's a source of information that should answer all your questions and if not they have excellent
I need help shemandr at 4:58pm 10.18.21 Be stout of heart and carry on. Boat sanitation projects are rarely pretty. Or odor free. You are
Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL chip veres at 4:08pm 10.18.21 You could watch Craigslist Miami. People frequently advertise private dockage in the Boats section.

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