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Wax for APC boats bgcampbell at 1:44am 04.11.05 Day Sailers 7/1559 Looking for suggestions for a wax to use on my 170. I've searched the archives, and it seems that m
Dropping a C34 rudder Kyle at 1:37am 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1030 I need to re-form my upper and lower rudder bearings. I have researched the proper repair and am co
Mast Raising Rig O-Day 25 Pat Shannon at 1:36am 04.11.05 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1037 Mast Raising thoughts for the 25(in water)
Water Pump Weep hole Harry at 1:21am 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1014 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F. Yesterday I noticed dripping from the weep hole in the seawater pump. I repl
Freeing Your Mainsail John S at 1:19am 04.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/709 I had a 5 hour sail yesterday, it was great conditions blowing 20-25. I was alone so I was able to h
Crazy Dave said don't put remote on stern pulpit Rich L at 12:58am 04.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/739 I need to move my outboard remote control from the rear vertical surface of the starboard cockpit se
Fuel supply problem Colleen Eichmann at 12:44am 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/889 I recently purchased an O'Day 322. Since I've owned the boat I have not been able to run the engine
Painting the Bottom David10310 at 12:39am 04.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/979 Spring is here and it's time to begin the process of painting the bottom of my Hunter 31'.My quest
Portable 12 V Radio Tony5898 at 12:24am 04.11.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1067 Any suggestions on a 12 v radio with CD changer for marine use - my budget is $75. I'm not sure if
Roller furling bill R at 12:17am 04.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1029 I would like to add roller furling to my new 25. Any advise as to what make, model and price would
roller furling hangs up Dave at 11:31pm 04.10.05 Ask All Sailors 11/4327 Can anyone give me some suggestions about getting the single line roller furling (on a Hunter 326) t
Raising Mainsail on windy day. Tom Roberts at 11:24pm 04.10.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1313 It was windy enough that I reefed the mainsail at the dock befor departing. Once out of the marin
Help with Instrument Replacement for Hunter 31 pimerese at 11:07pm 04.10.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/901 I am in the position of having to change out the navigation electronics in my 1985 Hunter 31. The o
Stiff steering on an O'Day 272 LE Lou 14643 at 11:00pm 04.10.05 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1461 Dear all:I've posted this here a few weeks ago, but have a little bit more information about my O'D
Pre filter question Rob at 10:50pm 04.10.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1227 Good Morning Peggie,A while ago I asked you some questions about installing a prefilter in our head
Woods Hole to Newport? Richard at 10:30pm 04.10.05 Big Boats 3/1408 Greetings,What is the wisdom regarding a passage from Woods Hole to Newport? We are delivering ou
Wind Speed Indicator John Burns at 6:08pm 04.10.05 Big Boats 2/1254 I have a 2002, 356 with Raymarine instrumentation.In 2003, and 2004 the Hunter dealer had to repla
An interesting problem Mark at 5:02pm 04.10.05 Smaller Boats 5/890 Hope someone can help.Whilst sailing with the radio on I could hear a faint click noise thru the sp
Need my cal 34 towed from Redondo beach to MDR JIm at 2:13pm 04.10.05 Cal 0/502 Acquired a Cal34 in NewPort, needs new standing rigging. None of the professionals Sea Tow etc. will
Sweet 16? ex-admin at 1:32pm 04.10.05 Ask All Sailors 53/3945 Nowadays most sailors have either a portable or an installed VHF radio on their boats. Unfortunat

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Dockside pressure washer? dlochner at 2:17pm 03.20.21 We bought a small electric. one from Lowe's years ago, still works. It was about $100.
Catalina 310 propeller sizes leo310 at 2:16pm 03.20.21 I have a 15/9 but also have a yanmar 3gm 29 hp
Catalina 310 propeller sizes JAE at 2:03pm 03.20.21 I currently have a 13 x 9 three blade fixed prop and am wondering if a move to a 15" prop will gain
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Prop shaft zinc 321 Ron20324 at 1:53pm 03.20.21 Well I made it down to Florida and tried to put that 1/2 inch thick zinc on and it does NOT fit. I
Hunter 306- can I add refrigeration? Peter Garver at 1:45pm 03.20.21 ok thanks again
Treat or Replace Corroded Traveler? Richard19068 at 1:41pm 03.20.21 Sure a whole new setup would be the way to go and I agree the bowed track is not the best way to go
Diesel Generator maintenance? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:35pm 03.20.21 Don't kow there is any definitive answer to that question but 10 hours/year is not good
In Boom Outhaul (1) SteveLKN at 1:22pm 03.20.21 Here is the drawing from the 275 owners manual
Wanted Catalina 310 or Hunter 310/320/326 to purchase, WA sail sfbay at 1:19pm 03.20.21 Welcome to the forum!! How far are you wiling to transport one by truck OR are you limiting it to t
Tuning guide sail sfbay at 1:08pm 03.20.21 Welcome to the forum!! 1. Manual - Refer to the owner's manual for that model or similar models.
Prop shaft zinc 321 Wesleymi at 12:56pm 03.20.21 Well I made it down to Florida and tried to put that 1/2 inch thick zinc on and it does NOT fit. I g
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Engine Raw Water Intake Hose Tom J at 12:41pm 03.20.21 So, how frequently should the hoses be replaced? I replaced my hoses about 4 or 5 years ago, so t
Treat or Replace Corroded Traveler? FastOlson at 12:35pm 03.20.21 I just replaced our '88 Harken traveler, mostly due to nicks in the finish and it was getting a bit
Hunter Legend 35.5 (1990) issue sail sfbay at 12:32pm 03.20.21 Ouch!!! Never heard of that so suggest contacting a local boat guy to troubleshoot and develop a re
I have a screw loose! sail sfbay at 12:30pm 03.20.21 Welcome to forum and congratulations on your new 376!! Remove the screw and buy a SAE and metric sc
Treat or Replace Corroded Traveler? dlochner at 12:21pm 03.20.21 Alternatively, must they be replaced? In that case, we're probably facing replacing the entire trav

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