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FRidge Light-44 Wallace24042 at 4:32am 08.30.05 Big Boats 2/821 Unable to get light on fridge to light. bullb/switch are good.
Windlass for the 1994 Hunter 37.5 Van23888 at 4:08am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1377 I am planning to install a windlass in my Hunter 37.5. I would like to use an all chain 200 ft rode,
Hatch cover plexiglas Doug at 4:00am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1156 The plexiglas on both hatch covers of our 87 H31 has developed a web-like patina due to many years o
Hatch lifter Lenny and Billie at 3:38am 08.30.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/912 Hi , We have just bought a 83 Catalina 27, and the hatch lifter is broken on it, just hangs down, tr
Katrina Info Nice N Easy at 3:35am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 31/2300 So far I cannot get any info. at all out of the Slidell area. Phone service is totally out of the qu
Engine Cutoff Robert at 3:27am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1117 I am buying a '83 Hunter 34 that has a Westerbeke 21. I don't see any engine kill knob. The way the
Kemah Or Galveston to ??? Franklin at 3:24am 08.30.05 Other Sailboats 0/700 I'm thinking of taking a weekend sail down to either Freeport or Matagorda Bay (need crew for this)
Tuning the Hunter 33 rigging Tony Z at 2:44am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2195 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and the rig needs a bit of attention.It is definately not straight anymore
spreaders? J at 2:27am 08.30.05 Day Sailers 3/1162 I recently acquired a 17' daysailer built in 1966 from a friend, and the spreaders have seen better
Battery Charging Question Cris Hazzard at 2:01am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1159 Hi.. I'm just setting up a new electrical system on my 1984 Catalina 27, and I had some newbie ques
winter boat cover Rob at 1:44am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/978 I need a cover for my C 28MkII to get thru the N. Idaho winter in the water. Has anyone had a cover
Waste Tank Vent Steve Perry at 1:39am 04.25.05 Big Boats 1/844 I recently had a macerator pump malfunction with a resulting waste tank overflow through the deck pu
Compression Post Leak Jason Alexander at 1:32am 08.30.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/960 So my compression post is leaking a very little bit around one of the screws that holds the compress
Alternator meltdown tom723 at 12:38am 08.30.05 Big Boats 1/855 I just got back from a great sail on the bay. I turned off the engine and the oil pressure alarm we
B Wilkie Marvel at 12:33am 08.30.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/944 Does anyone have experience on removing their B
Kudos to Customer Service Ray Carter at 12:15am 08.30.05 Ask All Sailors 0/855 I rushed home, from signing the papers on our new boat, to order winch covers. In my hurry, I order
Kenyon No. 2 Winches for O'day 20 Peter Paulsen at 11:52pm 08.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1022 The Kenyon No. 2 winches need repair. Before I buy new winches, are there repair kits available and
Rasmus displacement Karstein Egeland at 11:47pm 08.29.05 Hallberg-Rassy 8/2774 Hello! I am thinking of repowering to something smaller than the original md 21 this autumn. Due to
proper lubricant for head Marc Beroz at 11:18pm 08.29.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1349 Hi Peggy. I want to thank you for your help last spring when you told me that my Wilcox Crittenden I
STANDING RIGGING BARRY at 10:52pm 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/962 WHAT IS THE RECOMENDED TENSION OF THE RIGGING FOR A 27 FOOT, 1977 CATALINA WITH A FIXED KEEL? I HAVE

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Hunter 460/466 Hydrovane Cruising Spirit at 12:55pm 05.10.21
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut jssailem at 12:54pm 05.10.21 Fresh packing at least 3 and possible 4. Properly cut and install with the cuts spaced out around th
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:53pm 05.10.21 I needed 3'. 2X 16" actually. Shipping is almost as much as the tube.
Hardware Rigging (1) rhomberg at 12:49pm 05.10.21 Should I change from a track car block and winch to a fairlead and camcleat for my jib sheets?
Need a clean SS cut dlochner at 12:46pm 05.10.21 I didn't even know they made one for SS :thumbup: Use a good quality pipe cutter designed for S.S
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 shemandr at 12:44pm 05.10.21 To get the boat to the ramp couldn't you sister the mount with metal, wood or composite plate and cl
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? Ron20324 at 12:41pm 05.10.21 thanks Dave will do. AND GET ONE OR TWO SPARES WHILE YOU'RE AT IT! AND get a 30 to 20 adaptor plug
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:31pm 05.10.21 Use a good quality pipe cutter - I use this one, makes a nice clean cut, once you try it you'll nev
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Justin_NSA at 12:30pm 05.10.21 If it were me, I'd replace the shaft. Maybe even install a dripless seal. In fact a new dripless sea
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dlochner at 12:30pm 05.10.21 Time for a new shaft. Shaft strength is related to the cross-sectional area of the shaft. This means
Need a clean SS cut dmax at 12:29pm 05.10.21 Use a good quality pipe cutter designed for S.S. - I use this one, makes a nice clean cut, once you
Mast thickness? markwbird at 12:27pm 05.10.21 Probably around 1/8"
Using Maxwell VW800 Windlass Team118 at 12:22pm 05.10.21 So I will try your thoughts about re--flaking the line. I would assume that if I wrap the rope arou
H216 Bilge Water. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:18pm 05.10.21 Welcome. Its hard to suggest a repair when we don't know the source(s). Check the mast step and any
self centering rudder/tiller? markwbird at 12:17pm 05.10.21 Yes. This appears to be a reference to rudder design. A balanced has the center of force at the rud
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 MySong at 12:15pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the ideas. May try to get a smaller plate to reinforce the cracked area and clamp it all
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:12pm 05.10.21 Porta-a-band. More likely, an angle grinder with fresh cut-off wheel. Mark it first by wrapping wit
Need a clean SS cut Justin_NSA at 12:10pm 05.10.21 Do you have access to a band saw with a fine tooth metal blade? I do have a Delta bandsaw but I've
Cracked motor mount on Hunter 26 rgranger at 12:09pm 05.10.21 I'm partial to JB weld and have used it for many things. But it probably does not matter that much.
self centering rudder/tiller? RussC at 12:07pm 05.10.21 Returning to my dad's home for a visit sometime in the '80s, he loaned me his Ford Probe to go visi

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