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"Banjo" washers Warren Milberg at 4:47am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2419 Does anyone happen to know the Yanmar and/or Torresen model or part number for the "banjo" washers u
Best Magnetic Compass Capn One Aye at 4:21am 09.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2616 My 1989 Macgregor 26D has no magnetic compass and I want to add one . Does anyone out there hav
Need rudder and post for Hunter 27' 1979 Greg17947 at 5:37am 09.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1168 Does anyone have a rudder and post available? I bent the post and need to replace soon. The winds ar
Lake Erie H37C to Chesapeake Ed Schenck at 5:43am 09.26.07 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1259 Hi Guys, long time no post. But finally on July 29 I left Huron, Ohio and Harbor North marina on La
Change of color Shippy at 7:36am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1196 We are planning to add a dodger and connector this year to our 03 hunter 356 and the admiral really
Neat Tip to Share Marcia at 7:48am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1080 Last April I was really disappointed with the way my cowl vents and solar powered vent looked agains
Garmin 178C Help? Scott A. at 8:21am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1102 I have a new Garmin GPSmap 178C that has been behaving erratically. It will work fine for a few minu
deadlight Ted Thompson at 8:50am 09.26.07 Smaller Boats 0/1804 Has anyone replaced the deck deadlight on the front of earlier Catalina sailboats (22,25 and 27)? Mi
Tuning the satnding rigging - 1994 Hunter 37.5 Van737 at 9:02am 09.26.07 Big Boats 3/1229 Is there a given procedure for tuning the standing rigging of the 1994 Hunter 37.5?Tension values?
Outboard Remote Control Relocation Mergatroid at 9:47am 09.26.07 Smaller Boats 5/1071 My outboard has no control on the handle, in fact, no handle. It is in a fixed position and the rem
3JH2-E Maintenance Van737 at 9:18am 09.26.07 Big Boats 4/1149 My 1994 Hunter 37.5 has a 3JH2-E Yanmar engine with 1400 hours. It has been service evry year except
Hoses and cracks shorty10709 at 9:52am 09.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1605 I had some serious odor coming from the holding tank area that I traced to the hose fittings. I rem
Buying a seidelmann 299 jeff108 at 10:27am 09.26.07 Seidelmann 6/6327 Hello to all,I am looking at purchasing a Seidelmann 299 and am curious about any blue water racin
Changing Manual toilets Doug at 10:11am 09.26.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2217 My Jabsco manual head is six years old and in need of rebuilding. I was thinking of replacing it wi
water heater stevew at 10:49am 09.26.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1294 I have traced a slow leak back to my Force 10 water heater. Before I start this project does anyone
To Twist or Not Stephen K at 11:51am 09.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2208 I have been using Don's sail trim guide and chart for about 1 year...it has really improved my saili
What Are Your Home Waters? Mergatroid at 8:48pm 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 17/1379 I thought it might be helpful and informative if the active members of this forum revealed the home
Mast steaming light troubleshooting saildude at 11:31pm 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 7/3585 I replaced the bulb in the mast/steaming light and it is not working. Checked the fuse and opened th
Running new wires - not as easy as it seemed Kevin C 26S at 9:55pm 09.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/827 I installed a stereo in my Mac26S, and was surprised to find out it is a lot tougher getting wires a
Holding tank fittings Scott B at 10:18pm 09.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1473 This weekends project is to finally get rid of the hose from the holding tank to the macerator that

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New to me needs some work (advice) dlochner at 1:00pm 09.06.21 It looks like a boat with some potential. Asking for advice here is a good start. Be forewarned you'
New to me needs some work (advice) Tom J at 12:58pm 09.06.21 She looks like a good, solid boat. A lot of elbow grease and TLC, and she will be a fun boat to own
Awwww, Nuts!!! dziedzicmj at 12:53pm 09.06.21 he used rivets, would it be better to use stainless bolts I have no clue how to repair the damage.
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:37pm 09.06.21
Atomic 4 no oil dipstick? (1) Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 09.06.21 198011
Awwww, Nuts!!! shemandr at 12:27pm 09.06.21 Uhmm. Aluminum rivets could be too soft and may distort with the compression of the rig on them.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 Above is a photo of the Webbers Cove 12' dinghy tender.
Sailing and rowing dinghy Webbers Cove 12 (1) KieranP at 12:24pm 09.06.21 198010
Fuel delivery issue Tom J at 12:15pm 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know what
Fuel delivery issue SV At Last at 12:08pm 09.06.21 Just a thought. Are you hearing the exhaust fan over the fuel tank?
Anyone know why there are two pick ups on starboard freshwater tank on the hunter passage 450- 456 or where they are located discovery at 12:03pm 09.06.21 Page 57A of the 450 owner's manual Hunter_450_10411156.pdf (sailboatowners.com) shows one starboard
Fuel delivery issue Richard19068 at 11:54am 09.06.21 If there isn't a fuel pump between the tank supply and the Racor, I'd still would like to know wh
Awwww, Nuts!!! Papadave at 11:22am 09.06.21 Thanks everyone for the help! In all my years sailing, I've done a lot of dumb things, but nothing l
Fuel delivery issue Fleet at 11:08am 09.06.21 Turning the start key to position 1, the key stays there and something that sounds like an electric
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 10:42am 09.06.21 It's 1 percent for 6 inches, on my trailer. So, about a thousand times as much as you think. But i
Tongue weight question. Mr. Dave at 10:37am 09.06.21 Yeah, I was way off. So 0.3% of, say, 1000 lbs, is like 3 lbs, ya? I can see the impact on drivabili
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:21am 09.06.21 The alignment was done to 0.025 to start. So not perfect, but I would think I'd see some improvemen
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear Tom J at 10:16am 09.06.21 That looks like some sort of flexible coupling. I think, in order to align it, the flexible core wo
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear dlochner at 10:13am 09.06.21 The spacer is likely a flexible shaft coupling. These are often designed to shear if the prop hits s
Tongue weight question. Tedd at 10:11am 09.06.21 So a couple of inches (2 specifically) would be how much of a percent?... Zero point three percent

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