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Annual maintenance Stuart at 11:05am 06.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1238 Hi Peggy, Some time ago, you mentioned changing some of the parts for the head on an annual basis.
Where's the contact for interior halogen lights? Stuart at 11:01am 06.17.03 Big Boats 0/834 Took off an interior halogen light fixture (we have several that have stopped working). A prior pos
170 Boat Cover George H260 at 10:58am 06.17.03 Day Sailers 4/1395 Any ideas on boat covers out there? I don't have a garage or shed I can put my 170 in and I plan o
Got the fuel tank out of my '82 27', and now . . . Tom Hrkach at 10:45am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 4/927 I'm in a quandry about what to do next. I've looked a little at prefab poly deisel tanks but not eve
Oday History George at 10:43am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 2/1045 I've been searching the web for the history of Oday sailboats but haven't been able to find anything
Garmin GPSMAP 76 Jerry Raznov at 10:36am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/939 I just purchased a new Garmin GPSMAP 76. I downloading and installed GARMIN GPSMAP76 Software Upgrad
Found some bronze deadlights! Olivier Ruhlmann at 10:13am 06.17.03 Bigger Boats 1/2372 Francois,I finally found some deadlights for the V-berth. They are made by A'B Industry. That we
Steaming Light on the mast Matt Wolf at 8:26am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/919 I believe (hope) that I need to replace my steaming light. It's about 3/4 the way up the mast. Doe
Boat Speeds Richard Cain at 7:48am 06.17.03 Big Boats 10/1020 Since the Hunter 356 is a relatively new design, it's difficult finding other owners locally. Can an
Prop shaft strut (1) Brian at 7:40am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/945 I just had a line wrap around my prop shaft the other day, ripping the strut out of the bottom of th
Stuffing Box repacked John at 7:28am 06.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1182 I was wondering how often do you think the stuffing box on a Catalina 27 needs to be repacked? I've
Swinging at Anchor - 240 is wild!! R. Thompson at 7:23am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 14/1065 When at anchor my 240 swings (surfs) as much as 90 degrees - other boats are pointing nicely into th
Keel Damage - what now? R. Thompson at 7:17am 06.17.03 Smaller Boats 4/651 During the first weekend trip of the season I hit my first Reef!Luckily the keel was raised and we
Replacing Marine Air conditioning compressor Jim Logan at 7:10am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 16/10126 I've decided the compressor in my 16kBTU Marine Air Systems air conditioning system is dead - I was
Engine Speed for C-30 w/M-18 Bill Byrd at 7:05am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1033 There will probably be as many different answers to this question as there are respondents, but, her
What size stuffing for stuffing box on 1980 Hunter Richard Marble at 5:56am 06.17.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1188 I want to order new hemp for my drive shaft stuffing box. Has anyone done this? What size did you u
roller furler Brad at 5:42am 06.17.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/898 I have a CDI Flexi Furler that always seems like the line used to furl/unfurl the sail is stretching
Looking for pro/cons for living aboard a sailboat. ted at 4:54am 06.17.03 Ask All Sailors 20/2653 My wife and I have always envied our dock neighbors that live aboard. We would like to sell our our
Keel/hull crack Jim Knack at 4:44am 06.17.03 Big Boats 5/1038 My 2001 410 had a 20" crack at the aft end of the keel/hull joint after one summer of sailing. The
Under sink fridge installation for HV32 Dave Dickey at 4:33am 06.17.03 Other Sailboats 2/787 The compressor of a newly acquired refrigerator sits quite well under the sink. Has anyone had expe

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Worth a shot-- pclarksurf at 3:04pm 08.21.20 The standard 3/8 gudgeons are without bushing-- the beefier 1/2" set from CD bring the bushing into
prop stabilizer issue Swaney at 2:55pm 08.21.20 Yes I believe so. Boats going to the yard for bottom job and refit including fixing strut and chec
Sad day, and no way to fix Jackdaw at 2:40pm 08.21.20 Just saw this, man thats sucks. I know it feels like to lose a boat, and also what it means to belie
Electric/butane stove Dave Groshong at 2:33pm 08.21.20 I've only seen butane come in this canister https://www.fisheriessupply.com/whale-butane-canister-bu
ggrizzard at 2:24pm 08.21.20 There are "factory" caps and there are "after market" caps and then there are defective caps of bot
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops ggrizzard at 2:17pm 08.21.20 My 1979 Hunter 30 C did come from the factory with an Edson system. The stop was a male projection (
Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 1:59pm 08.21.20 Great! Thanks so much!
Selden Mast foot replacement DrJudyB at 1:58pm 08.21.20 Perfect. That's everything we need. I have opened a tech support case with Selden on your behalf.
Worth a shot-- rpludwig at 1:49pm 08.21.20 <86 is metal on metal and only 3/8" and what I have on our '84. Many upgrade to more robust gudgeo
Selden Mast foot replacement (1) Sandra A at 1:46pm 08.21.20 Sorry, I don't mean to be so challenged with the tech, but i just couldn't figure out a way to reduc
Sad day, and no way to fix shemandr at 1:38pm 08.21.20 Yeah, the flaming arrow thing was hit or miss.
Selden Mast foot replacement DrJudyB at 1:28pm 08.21.20 Okay, the mast extrusion for your boat is a F232. Now you need to show me a picture identifying the
How do/would you do it? Jackdaw at 1:15pm 08.21.20 I would vote for not determining overall season champions. What's the point? It only diminishes the
Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 1:13pm 08.21.20 The Selden mast is a furling one, on a 2005 Hunter 46 LE, basically a 460.
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 1:12pm 08.21.20 Will definitely post up relevant pictures when I go back down tomorrow, wish I had the foresight to
Selden Mast foot replacement Sandra A at 1:11pm 08.21.20 Touch on the words "Google Photos," and the picture will be there. The crack is on the port side. If
Selden Mast foot replacement (1) DrJudyB at 1:08pm 08.21.20 The engraving for the mast is usually on port side, right above the mast I can't see the picture of
Sail Rigging Diagrams? (1) sail sfbay at 1:05pm 08.21.20 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Photos of what rigging hardware you
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 1:03pm 08.21.20 Modernized with incendiary rounds from a 12 ga.
Ignition switch headache... weekendrken at 12:51pm 08.21.20 JUST to be clear, M-25s and XPs that use the key switch start position to preheat as you do will hav

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