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Taking on water? Randy at 5:32am 01.09.03 Smaller Boats 2/781 Last summer was my first with a 1988 18.5. The boat was kept on the trailer in dry storage at the ma
Insulation on refrigerator Ronald Land at 5:31am 01.09.03 Big Boats 2/967 I have a 1990 35.5 legend. I have noticed a water drip from the drain line on the refrigerator (12V
hunter 25.5 shroud tension?? ted at 5:02am 01.09.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2398 My hunter 25.5 has two mast shrouds per side. Sitting at the dock with sails down both sides are sla
What is a fair price for new C310 Ed at 4:59am 01.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 14/1212 After 18 months of research we are about to take the plunge on a 310. Does anyone have an idea on
How about this Roger? Alternate plan Pic Alex at 4:03am 01.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/846 If the head had to move forward how about just switching the head around with the dinette. Now there
How about this Roger. Pic Alex at 3:57am 01.09.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/843 If the had absolutely had to move then just switch it around with the dinette that was already on th
AUTOHELM UPGRADE Waldo Emerson at 3:12am 01.09.03 Big Boats 1/970 Have St4000 want upgrade to Mark IIwhat specific is required.
Crazy Dave/anybody need your help John Baumgartner at 3:04am 01.09.03 Smaller Boats 5/866 I just got back from a trip down St. Johns River in FL. The reason that this is important is that ST
Answers, Sources, and Commentary Gary Wyngarden at 1:25am 01.09.03 Ask All Sailors 12/1157 1) You are approaching a harbor in the United States but not on the ICW in thick fog. You can hear a
Retrofitting propane tanks for overfill protection Peter J. Brennan at 12:54am 01.09.03 Ask All Sailors 10/5956 I have two fairly new 1-gallon propane tanks that are not new enough to have the overfill protection
Inflatables with outboard motors Ron Dillehay at 12:00am 01.09.03 Big Boats 5/1153 We have a 34MKII and are looking to get an inflatable to take cruising this summer. What are people
Where do you sleep? Geoff at 10:05pm 01.08.03 Big Boats 13/1501 I'm back!I really apreciated the discussion that ensued from my question re: shoal draft and it hel
Resin Eric S. at 9:24pm 01.08.03 Smaller Boats 3/787 Good morning everybody,Quick questionPolyester resin or Epoxy resin? What's the difference and w
Raw Water Pump Problem Joe Mullee at 8:20pm 01.08.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1012 I have a 1983 H34 with a Yanmar 3GMF. I'm not getting water out the exhaust. I checked the thru hull
Soft Spots Mark Heise at 7:16pm 01.08.03 Other Sailboats 3/1126 I am looking at buying an O'Day 34.She has three softspots on her deck and one on the cabin top.
prop saver chet p at 2:26pm 01.08.03 Other Sailboats 3/842 when i changed my engine last year i questioned you about the prop saver device you sell that goes b
Looking for owners manual 77 hunter25 Bella Del Mar at 11:49am 01.08.03 Smaller Boats 2/744 Would love to know anything on a 1977 Hunter 25,its good, bad and ugly,I just bought it, Thanks for
Used Crosby holding plate system. Should I buy? Richard Mogford at 11:39am 01.08.03 Other Sailboats 2/977 I may be able to buy a complete Crosby holding plate system with both 110v and engine driven compres
Propane Locker Gary at 11:33am 01.08.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1756 I have a Hunter 35 with a Seaward LPG locker in the lazarette. In reading the West Marine catalog (p
Mast straightening Fred Potts at 10:07am 01.08.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1810 I had the misfortune to put about a 5 to 10 degree bend backward in my mast. Does anyone out there h

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Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? MikeHoncho at 3:04pm 09.12.20 Corrosion X is a amazing product. I use it to waterproof my very water sensitive speed controllers i
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? thinwater at 3:02pm 09.12.20 Liquid electric tape would be a nightmare. You couldn't see anything under it and it wouldn't facil
Advertising Advice for selling a boat SFS at 2:55pm 09.12.20 Well that is good news, that he is excited about that model of boat, and is a sailor himself. I woul
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove (1) thinwater at 2:55pm 09.12.20 a. Rehab the canister. Let it dry completely (many days), then cook out in an oven (350F). This is t
Looking to buy c22 questions. rpludwig at 2:55pm 09.12.20 could be it was simply retrieved off center onto the trailer - the keel has some side to side wiggle
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove Tally Ho at 2:43pm 09.12.20
Seeking info for wind-vane replacement kit for 2000 Hunter 320. sail sfbay at 2:34pm 09.12.20 Not much to maintain, except possibly o ring replacement. You can do an internet search on owners m
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES BLUEBURD at 2:09pm 09.12.20 Hello to all and thanks for all the suggestions concerning the depth display & transducer issue I ha
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. thinwater at 1:56pm 09.12.20 ... The hrd part, other than access, is going to be trying to figure out how to get some effective
Adventures in reefing Scott T-Bird at 1:34pm 09.12.20 @Scott T-Bird Thanks, it's starting to make sense. If I run the line through the sheave at the en
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 1:07pm 09.12.20 I have known some really good brokers in the NW, over the last 40 years. For a little teeny while i
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 12:56pm 09.12.20 I'm probably gonna get roasted for this, but I had very good luck using POP Yachts to sell my last
plastic fuel tank repair thinwater at 12:41pm 09.12.20 On a Hunter 45 CC with a Yanmar engine ? a. The OP said gas. b. Yes, diesel too, enough that yo
Cabin paint question Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 12:36pm 09.12.20 Gelcoat is the same on the interior and exterior of a boat correct? Very few interiors have gel co
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. dLj at 12:30pm 09.12.20 I guess a one piece backing plate should handle that though. That's what I would try to do... dj
plastic fuel tank repair Ralph Johnstone at 11:55am 09.12.20 The OP asked about repairing a "poly" gas tank. Not too clear which fuel tank the OP refers to.
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:52am 09.12.20 If some of the nuts prove difficult to remove, use a nut splitter tool to break them. Clearly you n
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:50am 09.12.20 What's the core? Plywood? Plywood can be a backing plate, but there should be a washer at least. I
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. Richard19068 at 11:46am 09.12.20 Any chance that there are aluminum plates laminated in the fibreglass to which the bolts are attach
Cabin paint question Project_Mayhem at 11:27am 09.12.20 good ideas, but the original post was about interior paintsi Gelcoat is the same on the interior a

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