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Water Tank Lauren Belle at 2:26pm 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/885 During a spring clean-up of the V berth the floor (sole) over the water tank had been ripped from it
DRIVE SHAFT PACKING laheze at 3:58pm 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 11/3245 I have a 1991 Hunter 30. I need to replace ? or add packing to the drive shaft exiting the boat bott
inflatable valves smitroe at 10:52pm 03.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/989 does anyone know where I can get valves for my 1985 Avon - "redstart" inflatable ? its the tender fo
Alternator Replacement chief14326 at 10:41pm 03.24.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1714 I had posted a few months back about replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30 with a Universal M25XP e
Salvage Boat?? Robert at 12:41am 03.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1084 I'm considering purchasing a Catalina 320, and have the opportunty to purchase a 1998 model, that wa
Transom Installation of Swim Ladder LordNelson at 1:26am 03.25.07 Day Sailers 3/1615 I would like to install a swim ladder on the transom of my 1974 O day 20. The transom is hollow fibe
NEW ALUMINUM TRAILERS (1) You Yours at 2:04am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/796
Autopilot woes... Levin at 2:50am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1704 Hello again everyone... Ok now it should become apparent that one of my major tasks after gettin
How tight should the cable be for Merrigan Carl12422 at 6:43am 03.25.07 Big Boats 4/960 steering on a 85 Hunter 34 and what would be a good lubicant also.Fred ???Thanks
Roll and Tip results (1) Tim R. at 6:28am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1253 For those who want to paint their boat. This is a photo of my boom that I just finished applying th
Toe Rail Needed: Goiot 811 (old style) (1) JR Rowell at 6:19am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1775 I need a 16.5 foot section of the old style Goiot 811 aluminum toerail taken off a salvaged boat, re
Wine Rack and Head Light Greg W at 5:26am 03.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 I recently purchased a 1983 H31. When I am looking at the left side of the chart table, I see a win
Question for Rick Dinion-Hunter 40.5 Capn Grumpy at 4:37am 03.25.07 Big Boats 2/929 Rick-I found your holding tank replacement project in the photo archives. I just ordered our new t
Water in Transom (sorry misspelled last time) Madelon at 4:21am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1025 I removed the rubber transom pad where the engine mounts in my Mac 26S (1994) and after a while foun
mast bracket jimforest at 4:16am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1275 Another question: (I really appreciate previous answers!) My mast does not have the square end brack
Outhaul Peter Bothner at 9:43am 03.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1262 Where can I find instructions for rigging the outhaul line on my 27' Hunter. Found a single block a
Props Lyndon Seales at 8:57am 03.25.07 Other Sailboats 0/735 Have any Irwin 38CC owners installed a Campbell Sailor prop and if so I would like to know pros and
An idea perhaps .. for flushing coolant Rick9619 at 11:40am 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1114 I was sitting around after a great day of sailing still pondering a coolant change on my 3GM30F, whe
Commissioning new H44DS Steve Feinsilver at 11:29am 03.25.07 Big Boats 6/1135 Have traded my h410 for a 2007 h44ds, will take delivery in few weeks. The boat is in the dealer's s
Almost ready (1) Jon at 11:25am 03.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1056 Well it is just about ready to go. A year and a half in the restoration/refit. I am getting excite

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Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 2:29pm 09.04.21 Scary when a ship is bearing down on you and is blowing his horn five times! I was sailing up the
Windows for Niagara 26 (1) sail sfbay at 2:20pm 09.04.21 Welcome the forum!! Please post a photo of the wiindows you want to replace. Is it like the one in
Near Miss in Port Huron Tom J at 2:13pm 09.04.21 When a ships captain sounds the ships horn it not random. They are complying with COLREGS. If they
Another Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 1:39pm 09.04.21 Look on the bright side - it makes it harder to pull any more hair out :) Get well soon. Sure.. ma
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 1:08pm 09.04.21 When a ships captain sounds the ships horn it not random. They are complying with COLREGS. If they f
Another Anchorage Gone thinwater at 12:53pm 09.04.21 Sad but true about Boston Harbor and the raw sewage. The government during those years of deliberat
sailboat refrigerator units Terry Cox at 12:35pm 09.04.21 Our 1991 boat came with dual air cooled Adler Barber 12V units; freezer and refrigerator. Freezer un
thru hole replacement BigEasy at 11:57am 09.04.21 This gally sink drain thru hole needs replacement. How do I locate a part? Would it be a reasonab
thru hole replacement Hayden Watson at 11:32am 09.04.21 There are also ABYC approved non-corrosive seacocks by Marelon and True Design.
C25 cabin sole soft spots SailingLoto at 11:24am 09.04.21 Thank you for the advice! I will check it out. As a c25 owner that only weighs 160lbs, the sole in
sailboat refrigerator units jeepbluetj at 11:19am 09.04.21 I wouldn't use a water cooled unit anywhere but possibly the tropics (and likely not there, either).
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Mark Maulden at 11:14am 09.04.21 Where is your raw water strainer wrt the waterline? If it is high, do you have air in it?
thru hole replacement (1) Mechone at 11:04am 09.04.21 I'm on the hard. the outside flange is cracked although the brass valve doesn't seem to want to c
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 10:57am 09.04.21 McMaster-Carr my go-to or anything industrial or unique they have all kinds of sleeve bearings plast
Bilge pump placement on my H376. Diablito at 10:54am 09.04.21 Thank you artboas. The Whale Ic will definitely do the job. It will be a great addition to the bilge
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Head Sail at 10:53am 09.04.21 Did you replace the impeller with the same brand that was "spun"? I had the same problem with the b
M-25XP Raw Water Blocked Richard19068 at 10:45am 09.04.21 Have you pulled off the heat exchanger cover to check for debris there?
FreeJib Sail twodzusfittings at 10:13am 09.04.21 But who reads the first line on any posting HA HA HA
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 9:55am 09.04.21 Where is your boat? I looked around the yard but didn't see a Hunter 260. I'm heading out for a coup
Near Miss in Port Huron Murgatroid at 9:38am 09.04.21 There is another factor I see, it looks like a lot closer passing then it is due to telephoto lens c

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