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Hose bulge guy, again! Bruce Z at 12:35pm 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1429 Greetings Mistress,I put in a new hose. I cleaned up the aluminum elbow on the tank and it looks o
Battle of the Prop Shaft Flex Couplings! (1) Stirling Hasen at 12:34pm 04.27.03 Big Boats 5/2717 After finally being able to remove my prop shaft on my Hunter 54. I noticed that my Federal Flex Cou
Pumpout Problems Gary Scheir at 11:12am 04.27.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1274 We installed a new Raritan Cricket head in our 1991 Hunter 28 last year, and all seemed to work fine
Loose Strut repairs John Pool at 11:07am 04.27.03 Big Boats 1/989 I am looking for information on repairing my strut so that it doesnot wiggle side to side. Any sugg
Shore Power and gas storage on a 26S Ray at 11:00am 04.27.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1241 I am going to install shore power on our 1994 26S, in which we just bought. I am trying to find som
Water in tanks - stinky! G at 10:36am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/968 Hi,We have a fresh water holding capacity of about 60 gallons. I drained the tanks a couple of wee
looking at 37 cherubini alex at 10:36am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1046 I'm looking at a 1981 37 cutter. I did not see any deck softening or port leaks, my wife saw one. We
Gelcoat or Epoxy paint? (1) Tim Long at 10:19am 04.27.03 AMF 0/1899 I have always finished my fiberglass repairs with sprayed-on white gelcoat paint, because that's wha
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 10:05am 04.27.03 Big Boats 6/1486 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
New boat bottom paint not adhering John at 9:56am 04.27.03 Big Boats 0/789 Our new 356's hull was painted by the dealer with 2 coats of blue Interlux Micron CSC last spring.
ROTTEN WOOD REPAIR JERRY MITCHELL at 9:48am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 2/903 I am looking to repair a soft spot on my deck where I suspect the wood has rotted underneath the fib
Line organizer fitting HELP Stephen Ord at 9:22am 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1240 I have a 2 line organizer that was factory installed on the Startboard side. It is bolted in but th
Does Oday Shipbuilders have a Web Site? Donald Griffin at 9:20am 04.27.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1028 I am restoring/modifing a 1963 Rhodes 19. I need new MFG markers for port and starboard. Does Oday h
Barient winch parts Norm Hittinger at 7:11am 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1044 I sent a great deal of time seeking information and access to Barient winch parts. The most promisin
Cleaning Non-Skid John Young at 6:39am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1229 Does Poly-Glo work on non-skid or does it make it too slick?
Cleaning mildewed lines jcherubini at 6:03am 04.27.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1554 The lines on this old boat are well-aged. Left coiled on the deck for some years by POs, they have
Replacment of Centerboard Pendant Bryan at 5:53am 04.27.03 Day Sailers 1/1090 I am searching for information regarding the replacement of the Centerboard Pendant on a 17 fts O'da
hunter 40 electric panel Tony DiCarlo at 5:35am 04.27.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1006 Does any one know where I can purchase the lights on the electrical panel for DC on and AC on? The b
Question for H37c sloop sailors Ken DeLacy at 3:16am 04.27.03 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1036 Greetings all Wondering if any others have had any issues with the low prifile cowl vents when sail
spinaker downhaul block for racing jimbo at 3:11am 04.27.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/990 on my C30 the spin down haul is too far foward and giving my foredeck crew a pain getting during jib

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Hunter 310 fuel shut off valve location? kloudie1 at 9:13am 10.22.20 Yup.. it is typically right at the tank .. I think that may be a boat building code standard standar
2014 Hunter 22 Drain (1) Hunter216 at 9:05am 10.22.20 howdy folks! Just bought a 2014 Hunter 22 yesterday- as is customary, Hunter documentation is a li
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jim26m at 8:56am 10.22.20 Sorry @Tedd. Going to have to lean more toward @Jackdaw on this one (with regard to the 26m - I hav
Deck organizer on hunter 340 (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:44am 10.22.20 On my 34 I have installed 2 Schaeffer deck organizers: one with 6 sheaves on starboard side (5 are u
Lifting Yanmar 2GM20F Claude L.-Auger at 8:37am 10.22.20 Lifted my 3GM30F out completely and reinstalled using those eyes.
Lifting Yanmar 2GM20F JohnShannon at 8:37am 10.22.20 What does your engine weigh? 300 lbs? Steel is about 100000 lbs per square inch. http://fastener-
Lifting Yanmar 2GM20F (1) dlochner at 8:36am 10.22.20 I had to lift my 3JH2E a few inches to remove the transmission. It works.
Looking for photos of V-berth port and starboard removable shelves - O-Day 28 Fredct at 8:32am 10.22.20 Thanks. I have made replacement shelves, with lamination on both sides. T-moulding on order. Could u
Ice Makers.... BobH57 at 8:31am 10.22.20 I have a small Frigidaire countertop ice maker that I've been happy with. Think it was about a hundr
Aft Bedding for a Beneteau 321 Ron20324 at 8:28am 10.22.20 We used a California King (fitted bottom, flat top) on our Hunter 386 aft berth mattress for the le
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jackdaw at 8:25am 10.22.20 I don't think Macgregor ever claimed these boats were better than other sailboats in some general o
Lifting Yanmar 2GM20F Michael Davis at 8:24am 10.22.20 I have never lifted a Yanmar but have used those eyes to lift a Universal 5411 and a Perkins 4-108.
Looking for photos of V-berth port and starboard removable shelves - O-Day 28 dfp51 at 8:07am 10.22.20 I will be down at my boat this Saturday and will take a picture for you.
1981 22'Cape Dory Ron20324 at 7:56am 10.22.20 The 5 hp will have more than enough power. Do you have a long shaft motor? Most sailboats with outb
Awful Lonely Over Here In This Neck of The Woods Terry Cox at 7:53am 10.22.20 Terry, not a diesel expert, but here's a troubleshooting suggestion... If, as you say, various par
Anchor light dLj at 7:42am 10.22.20 I had to make an adapter (the new light was too short to see over the wind vane). Had to tap new ho
Yanmar 3YM30 air filter Ron20324 at 7:32am 10.22.20 I wonder if that piece of felt is just meant to prevent metal-on-metal noise. mAYBE IT ALSO REDUCES
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Jim26m at 7:20am 10.22.20 You mention vacuum-bagged construction. Pretty sure they never did that. @Jackdaw is correct. The
Fell in love with the MacGregor 26M, but... Tedd at 7:13am 10.22.20 ...our car only able to tow 3500 lbs. That's one area where Macgregor might have buttered the brea
Battery Brands Maine Sail at 7:12am 10.22.20 We physically capacity test 100's of batteries each year using the industry gold standard 20 hour di

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