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Marine Plumbing Standards Tim at 9:07pm 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 4/2021 Does anyone know of a source for marine standards? In particular, I'm seking information on what typ
long beach boat show tom b cat22 at 8:35pm 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/884 when is it?? or did i miss it??
O'Day 25 C/B Richard Wagner at 1:11pm 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/983 I had to pull the centerboard because of binding. The centerboard looks =OK, but the pin shows wear
Which Mac handles heavy seas best? Bill Graham at 1:09pm 03.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/963 After reading about the Mac 26X in heavy seas it has peaked my interest in wonderingif the 26D and
Bomar Hatch and Gray portlights gaskets Richard McDonald at 12:43pm 03.28.03 The Cherubini Hunters 7/5979 I need to replace all of the gaskets on every hatch and portlight of my 1979 H37C. I know that I can
Replacing the rub rail Jerry at 12:42pm 03.28.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1032 I hear that replacing the rub rail is a real....well, let's say, "A difficult job." That's polite.
Rebuild kits for maxwell winches on my 25.5 Ray Juarez at 11:48am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 5/1233 I have two questions the first the winches on my 25.5 (1984) don't catch and have been slipping. Whe
mast light? denis at 11:32am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/835 is there a mast light on the 1989 18.5 model.? there is a wire an as i have ni manual i do not have
Need info on a 1968 sailboat Robert at 10:47am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 2/948 need to know if a boat maker by the name "Pena" ever existed, if so is there anywhere on the web i c
Buying new sails Chris at 9:55am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1242 I have to replace my mainsail for my O'Day 30........I've looked in magazines and upon close exaimin
Forced-air diesel-fueled cabin heater Mike Daus at 9:34am 03.28.03 Big Boats 3/3978 Our old (+20 yrs) Eberspacher D3L cabin heater (3200 W heat output) recently failed and needs replac
Widgeon Spreaders Nate at 9:20am 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1005 I'm looking for the specs on the spreaders found on the Widgeon. ie. length, outside diameter, wall
High Output Dual Alternators Ken Kahn at 7:54am 03.28.03 Ask All Sailors 0/898 Has anyone installed a dual output alternator and jumped the two outputs and used it as a single out
Sanitation hose question. Russell Egge at 7:21am 03.28.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1372 Went to look at the tank configuration and measure the hoses for replacement. I know we are suposed
Why do people not like the wing/swing keel? David Mosley at 5:07am 03.28.03 Smaller Boats 2/867 I have an '85 Hunter 23 and love the performance changes with the daggerboard down upwind, and raise
Peggy, what about the Air Head Dry toilet? Richard Planas at 5:04am 03.28.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1397 Peggy, once again, thanks for your reply to my e-mail. Searching through the forum I ran into someon
Cutless Bearing Alan at 4:53am 03.28.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/824 What size cutless bearing do I need to buy to replace on my 1978 O'Day 27?Boat has a Yanmar YSB8
Sling position Winnie N. at 4:40am 03.28.03 Big Boats 8/2421 What is the proper position for the slings when hauling or launching a 34' Hunter, vintage 1986? I
Mounting Bow Cleats Les Murray at 3:39am 03.28.03 Big Boats 1/935 List Mates,My C-36 has just a single bow cleat. I want to add two more adjacent to the anchor loc
Rust on the rudder? - 1985 Hunter 31 Kevin Muhlendorf at 2:40am 03.28.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/963 On the starboard side of the rudder, there is a rust trail that goes down a good foot and a half - t

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2008 Hunter 33 Anode Replacement jaysweet at 6:02pm 05.17.20 Yes, I do mean the zinc anode to clamp to my prop shaft. I tried a 1 inch and it was a tad too sma
Yanmar 2GM20F: please criticize my plan! BigEasy at 5:52pm 05.17.20 Go for it! Looks like a good plan. All of the remaining engine work can be done in your slip.
PVC Tube in 340 Mast jssailem at 5:51pm 05.17.20 Do you have a "Topping Lift and a Jib halyard? You do not want to trust the Main Halyard to get to
YEAH !!!! jssailem at 5:50pm 05.17.20 :wow3::wow3::wow3::worthless:
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* ontherocks83 at 5:36pm 05.17.20 The bruises and cuts on your forearms from that job are no joke, I was telling someone that after I
F!$#ing Scupper hoses* doublebuffle at 5:30pm 05.17.20 My transom looks about the same. I just pulled the exhaust hose out to replace the through-hull with
Fixed Portlight replacement on Passage 42 eianm at 5:25pm 05.17.20 i just removed one yesterday to re seal it and they are a lot more than a piece of cut perspex! Ther
2008 Hunter 33 Anode Replacement amitchell64 at 5:22pm 05.17.20 Sorry: do you mean what size of zinc to clamp to your prop shaft? (Or do you mean a protective anod
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats jaysweet at 5:17pm 05.17.20 "I'm not a smart man": Forest Gump. But if I were, I would have learned by now that you never post
Diesel fuel leak Hydro Therapy at 5:14pm 05.17.20 My Westerbeke was leaking fuel around the area of the tranny. The lift pump was the culprit. Rust cr
Perko raw water filter justsomeguy at 5:08pm 05.17.20 Have you tried a bit of oil/penetrant, tapping the joint, another drop of oil and then time?
merc 9.9 outboard on my 260- help please gudiss at 5:05pm 05.17.20 andy, thank you very much!! that should do it-
Looking for new mast Meriachee at 4:53pm 05.17.20
Looking for new mast Hunter216 at 4:48pm 05.17.20
R20 Outboard length? (2) AndyVS at 4:38pm 05.17.20 Here are a couple of pics of my 9.9 on my Mac26C. I slip on a small inland lake and rarely lower the
Stuck throttle? (15hp Chrysler/Johnson) sbcwolff at 4:35pm 05.17.20 Going to try and clean carb and start again... maybe when it is running and not quitting we can put
Small cracks in Hunter 28.5 fresh water tank Hello Below at 4:23pm 05.17.20 Mike, I have only general information for you that I found. You can put epoxy on gelcoat (polyester
Looking for new mast Sailavie1 at 4:21pm 05.17.20
Wheel drive auto pilot. Dalliance at 4:10pm 05.17.20
Clean up on aisle 5: how to clean up old cleats thinwater at 4:00pm 05.17.20 Oh no. You really should not have shown us the snap-lock.... A whole new thread on crimp vs. solder

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