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Swelling Ice Box Lids Dorothy at 10:51am 04.22.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1060 We have a 1984 27 foot Hunter. The problem we are having is that the lid to the ice box swells with
Javelin centerboard repair Cliff G at 9:54am 04.22.02 Day Sailers 1/2698 I recently purchased an O'Day Javelin. The centerboard looks like it might have been galvanized at o
Wheels for Baby,need a trailer for Oday 25(shoal) Patrick Shannon at 8:39am 04.22.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1903 Still searching for a basic Tandam wheel trailer for my Oday25 shoal keel. I can retrofit to the boa
garmin gps76map Carl at 8:31am 04.22.02 Big Boats 8/1362 i just bought one of these handheld chartplotters it is the most fun thing ive had in a while. prior
Boat sinks because of batteries bill walton at 8:30am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1377 As we have discussed many times here,one always needs to look at the interior of a boat upside down
Catalina 30 Owners in Houston/Galveston Dennis Fegan at 8:30am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/984 I am the Fleet Captain for Houston and wanted to announce:NOTICE TO ALL CATALINA 30 SKIPPERSFlee
Harken Magic Box Trevor at 8:27am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 2/3387 Has anyone used a "Harken Magic Box" with a cunningham (see link below)? Looks like an interesting
danger to the paint? Greg aborad "BlueBerry" at 7:34am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 3/834 I am interested in using the IG products to "refresh" the topside on my '88 L37. However, I am a bi
Newbie Questions Scott Freeberg at 6:57am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/816 Hi, I have been racing and sailing catamarans for 22 years but now I'm getting very interested in ke
Fuel Filters Kelly at 6:54am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/990 My Cat 30 has a dsl. Universal 54/11HP enigine. I understand I have 2 fuel filter and that I should
Coming down S. Japhe at 6:43am 04.22.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1308 We are coming down the ICW from NY to Florida ( and thru to the West Coast of Florida) We would appr
plex-glass cover the Yanmar instrument panel Jim Wharton at 6:25am 04.22.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1838 Hi Guys,I have a 1991 Hunter 30T. I'm looking for a vendor that carries the plex-glass cover for t
Removal of the Shelves on the H34 Peter Roach at 5:56am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/876 I am in the middle of a fairly extensive refit of my 1983 Hunter 34. In the process of making the bo
Rig tension? Chris Gonzales at 5:38am 04.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/950 I finally bought a Loos gauge and want to tune the rig on my C30. Anyone have an idea what lbs of te
mermaid Marine Air and self installation Paul Aubrecht at 5:31am 04.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1174 Has anyone attempted this and how difficult would you rate it with 1 being the 2 beer job and 10 bei
110v Refrigerator Peter Roach at 5:19am 04.22.02 Big Boats 3/1019 I have a 1983 H34 and I have been thinking of adding a 110v refrigerator where the plates currently
Bow point Kent at 5:15am 04.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1023 I need some help with the bow of my Javelin. Years ago I got the rubber transition material that go
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:55am 04.22.02 Big Boats 5/1347 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
Rub Rail waldo emerson at 4:48am 04.22.02 Big Boats 0/975 What is a good way to restoreand clean vinyl/rubber rub rail.
The Perfect Engine and Shaft Alignment Lee Hadjiosif-H310 at 4:36am 04.22.02 Other Sailboats 4/877 Last summer I had realized that I had to do something about the shaft vibration but I wanted to do t

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Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? heritage at 4:53pm 08.03.20 looking at the seawater pump assembly and the way it is driven off the end of the cam shaft we susp
Cruising RPM. Alan Gomes at 4:43pm 08.03.20 This thread might prove helpful for those who are concerned about not damaging their engines by cons
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... (3) pclarksurf at 4:38pm 08.03.20 Darn good thing this is smaller than a keel :) Glass faired in, test fit and new holes drilled, gud
Packing nuts question Stu Jackson at 4:31pm 08.03.20 While we are talking about packing, there is a tool expressly made to remove the old packing from t
Beneteau 361 stiff steering SCFoster at 4:31pm 08.03.20 Hence the reason for wanting to establish who exactly supplied the rudder assembly. Now that I know
routing for transom drain 09 26M jeffjuneau at 4:31pm 08.03.20 If this is the pump you are considering; http://newcontent.westmarine.com/documents/pdfs/OwnersManu
Bow thruster hunter capta at 4:29pm 08.03.20
Lets talk tongue weight... Garbonzo at 4:26pm 08.03.20 Lots of variables that effect the amount of tongue weight works. But less is better, IF your tow is
LED replacement bulbs? Rick Macdonald at 4:20pm 08.03.20 Six years ago I put LED bulbs into the dome lights of my H23,5, and my friend's H260. They are wedge
Packing nuts question (1) capta at 4:15pm 08.03.20 While we are talking about packing, there is a tool expressly made to remove the old packing from th
Bow thruster hunter Garbonzo at 4:15pm 08.03.20 When someone compliments us on a nice docking saying, "It must be nice to have a bow thruster." and
Beneteau 361 stiff steering Mechone at 3:57pm 08.03.20 In all honesty all these bearings need to be fitted for proper clearances ,just ordering a bearing a
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? shemandr at 3:46pm 08.03.20 I forgot. I used the mallet to break up the bag of ice I bought for the cooler in case we lost powe
Cleaning Non-skid Gelcoat Surfaces? BigEasy at 3:42pm 08.03.20 I have used Woody's wax in the past with nice results; will start using it again as I still have so
New Boat jaysweet at 3:39pm 08.03.20 In the trailerable category, I think Hake Yachts (Seaward) makes some of the more impressive, solidl
First Sail on 23.5 DayDreamer41 at 3:38pm 08.03.20 OP seems to have ghosted us after first post :-( Ah I see his last post was in May....... hope he'
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? shemandr at 3:38pm 08.03.20 Still one of mine! I used it this weekend to help coax my hurricane shutters together so they can l
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 3:36pm 08.03.20 OK all, again thanks for your input it's always appreciated. To report back the rebuilt water pump
First Sail on 23.5 CrispyCringle at 3:34pm 08.03.20 OP seems to have ghosted us after first post :-(
Packing nuts question shemandr at 3:32pm 08.03.20 The nut closest to the engine is a lock nut. Once you have tightened the other one so the packing

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