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Hot water from a Yanmar YSM-12 trent at 10:34am 04.02.05 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1168 Can any one tell me how to route the plumbing from the engine to the hot water heater it looks like
Change 3GMF Yanmar Diesel to 3YM30 Charlie L at 9:50am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/894 Does any one have any experience changing out a 3GMF Yanmar to a 3YM30. This is an increase of 10 H
Teak and Awlgrip Clear Debra B at 8:47am 04.02.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1944 OK several folks around here have been talking about the new "high tech" teak treatment applied by s
Telltales - Part 1 Don Guillette at 8:41am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1769 Mates: I have to do this in sections because the subject is too long for this format. It is probably
outhaul on 350 keevers at 8:28am 04.02.05 Big Boats 1/1269 Can anyone help with this? Do Catalina 350s have an internal or external outhaul system. I became cu
New Boat Prices wcole at 7:28am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/959 I am considering purchasing a new Catalina 34. Is the price the dealer quotes firm or the start of n
Cockpit Drains Ernie14800 at 6:31am 04.02.05 Bigger Boats 5/1500 Hi all,I'm back, this time with a Boat! :)I just purchased an 87 O'Day 322, She is generally in gr
Rudder for Oday 15 Trey Bradshaw at 6:30am 04.02.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 I just picked up an Oday 15 that's in pretty rough shape. Only thing keeping me out of the water is
selecting an outboard - 15" or 20" shaft? joe lea at 5:39am 04.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/4532 I've got my eye on a new Yamaha 4 stroke 8hp for my Macgregor 25. Would a the model with 15" shaft b
Steaming Light Problem Sandpiper20958 at 3:54am 04.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1540 Dear Fellow Sailors:I recently purchased a 30' Catalina. Great! However, the Steaming and Mast l
Dropping centerboard on a 26 Al Wharton at 3:21am 04.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/936 The drawings in the manual show a bolt with the nut inside the centerboard trunk. How in the world
Boom Tang!! Rick at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1286 This is not what you are thinking. When I rebuilt the boom on my 1986 C30 I had to ruin the tang at
Prop Nut Tim Pinkham at 2:46am 04.02.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1170 Hello All,I finally got my new prop. So I am anxious to install the new shaft and prop. My questio
216 Asymmetric sail K Floeter at 2:42am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 5/1169 Has anyone purchased a 216 aymmetric sail from Hunter? How does it work?KF
Sailing In The Rain? Bad Obsession at 2:22am 04.02.05 Smaller Boats 4/985 Usually, if I see rain moving in I bring the sails down and turn on the outboard. If you get caught
Mast Head Fly Don Guillette at 12:44am 04.02.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2595 Mates: Yesterday I spoke by phone with a sailor in England (Isn't this internet amazing - years ago
Cutlass bearing Alex at 12:37am 04.02.05 Big Boats 8/1284 I just purchased an 87 Hunter Legend 37'. It surveyed fine, but was recomended to replace cutlass be
"WANTED" Cal25 Mike16341 at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1264 Still looking for a Cal25, had no idea it would be so hard to find one. Please email me at mikekilli
Water heater Terry Flanagan at 11:47pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/821 I have to replace the water heater on a recently purchased 1989 Hunter 35. Does anyone have any sug
Centerboard line Al Wharton at 10:49pm 04.01.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1064 How do I replace the line to the centerboard. It is 10 years old and I do not trust it any longer.

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Is this damage at bow of concern ? dlochner at 4:25am 03.08.21 the boat is a 20 foot beneteau. There are no spider cracks on either end or other crack on bow over
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 4:18am 03.08.21 A little. It looks like the gelcoat got hit and chipped off. The gelcoat is really thick and thick
Is this damage at bow of concern ? dlochner at 4:13am 03.08.21 A little. It looks like the gelcoat got hit and chipped off. The gelcoat is really thick and thick g
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 WasabiRush at 4:01am 03.08.21 On my Oday 34 the water heater was factory installed in the port locker next to the galley. The pl
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 WasabiRush at 3:57am 03.08.21 Not too difficult to install one from scratch, but certainly easier if there was one in there previ
Mast stepping/raising (H26.5) rgranger at 3:40am 03.08.21
Water Heater Install in O'Day 34 daviddp at 2:46am 03.08.21 On my Oday 34 the water heater was factory installed in the port locker next to the galley. The plu
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Ward H at 1:13am 03.08.21 Joe, your PO, was the type of PO we all wished we bought our boats from.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING splax at 12:16am 03.08.21 I'm curious about how you plan this. The H34 bilge is not that big. I was thinking about staggering
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed Drinky Crow at 10:05pm 03.07.21 The load is carried by 6 stainless bolts going through the chainplate, through the 3/4" ply bulkhead
Is this damage at bow of concern ? jssailem at 9:31pm 03.07.21 The damage is not good. It creates a path for water to get beneath the gel coat. It should be fixed.
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 9:23pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. It you use it to pull or guide t
Is this damage at bow of concern ? JamesG161 at 9:16pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. If you use it to pull or guide th
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 Justin_NSA at 8:32pm 03.07.21 I get that. So since your lazy jacks have to be tight to support the boom, how do you raise your ma
Cover pic? Really? DArcy at 7:46pm 03.07.21 oh Scott. So many words, and all of them wrong. Wow, how open minded.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 03.07.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alterna
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 7:17pm 03.07.21 Well, with a little help from my friends :biggrin:, I solved my problem! It's funny how things work
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 03.07.21 I don't see anything in the picture that suggests that women sailors aren't strong, competent, brav
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 6:50pm 03.07.21 The wiring was not changed when the new engine was installed. Couldn't get it started this weekend.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:48pm 03.07.21 When I did this I ran two sets of wires so that I could later add a second back up bilge pump.

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