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Headliner / ceiling leaks on 1983 Hunter 34 George Quinlan at 5:02am 08.27.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1089 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 and cannot find a leak in my ceiling / headliner. The water appears to be c
Kabota Z 500 Engine Spares Tony at 11:55am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/939 I have just purchased a new Kabota engine to replace the original engine in my C30 and I am looking
Changing the oil Ben Lambert at 10:40am 09.02.01 Mid-Size Boats 5/1031 I going to be changing the oil in my '71 Catalina 27 (Volvo inboard Diesel engine) pretty soon. Can
Mainsail outhaul question Fred G at 4:17am 08.27.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1093 I have an 81' Hunter 30. I was putting on the mainsail and I accidently pulled the outhaul assembly
Depth sounder install ian at 7:38am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1377 Hi! I've been trying to install a uniden qt-206 depth sounder that came with an Airmar shoot-through
My 2GM won't start. Tony Zambella at 4:34am 09.02.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/884 The first fuel pump is pumping fuel but I get nothing out of either of the injector pump outputs. Th
Genoa 150% on HUNTER 376??? Jack McKeown at 4:06am 08.27.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1023 I'm hoping someone out there has installed a Genoa sucessfully on their 376, or has comments to shar
Help! Leak H22 seth at 2:28am 09.02.01 Smaller Boats 2/887 I just made an offer on a '81 H22. The owner said that he took on about an inch of water a week from
Rudder bearings Jim Butchart at 1:51am 09.02.01 Big Boats 3/1396 My boat is currently on the hard to replace my prop. While out I noticed that my rudder has a lot of
Autohelm Knotmeter Malfunction Paul Flanagan at 3:25am 08.27.01 Big Boats 2/1226 Has anyone had the same problem with this instrument? It hasn't worked for a couple of weeks. I pu
adding a kicker Ron F. at 1:26am 09.02.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/932 I want to add a kicker to my C-27 (inboard model). Any recommendations on the locating a spring load
Oday 22 Wiebe Wilbers at 11:29pm 09.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1652 A year ago i bought a Oday 22 in deplorable state, but by now ( after a lot of hard work) it's begin
Managing space in storage areas Dave Z. at 3:08am 08.27.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/880 I have a lot of space in various storage areas under seats, etc. (Catalina 27). However, a lot of th
solar powered vent dave at 9:39pm 09.01.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1148 we are planning on installing this on the forward hatch (above the vberth) as there is less glass to
radio help dave at 9:01pm 09.01.01 Destinations 6/1441 i have a 25 and the radio receives fine but i cannot send. the antenna up the mast works fine as we
Plexi-glass Bow Hatch Chip at 2:57am 08.27.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1316 Captains,I am interested in purchasing a clear, tinted plexi-glass bow hatch for my Hunter 23. Any
motor mount Al Gillberg at 3:38pm 09.01.01 Ask An Oday Owner 2/926 another question about a motor on a 22' oday- I just got an 8hp four stroke(at 87 lbs).I am wonder
Swing keel replacement/refurbishing Josh at 1:02pm 09.01.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3215 I recently purchased a 21 foot 1971 Macgregor/Venture that is in need of some work. I dropped out th
Taking the plunge Paul W. at 2:08am 08.27.01 Big Boats 6/1163 Having looked at new Hunters it now looks like a 1991 37.5 will be the best choice for the family. A
Wooden Spreaders Roger at 10:56am 09.01.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/5032 What happens to wooden spreaders that have not been maintained on an 84 Cat 30? I plan on replacing

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Flex Products Phil Herring at 10:02am 06.06.20 I asked them about that, but they said, "This amazing product can't be found in any store, it's avai
Introducing Myself Tedd at 10:00am 06.06.20 Thanks, Bob. I've been on Sailboat Owners for quite a while now, but I was unable to log on to the l
A sad time.... sailme88 at 9:58am 06.06.20 The offer of a sail was made and accepted.
Flex Products Justin_NSA at 9:55am 06.06.20 I'll bet shows up in Walmart first. It''s their kind of product.
Claude L.-Augers compression post mod for Hunter 34 (3) tkawika at 9:48am 06.06.20 Hello All, I just picked my own 83 Hunter 34. I am in the process of doing some repairs and refits
G-wind wireless capta at 9:46am 06.06.20 I was really interested (anything to replace Raymarine products) but unfortunately I believe I read
More Alternator questions Pizzazz at 9:37am 06.06.20 You are overthinking it. If you have pulley alignment issues, please fix those. Otherwise, just acce
83 Hunter 40. Looking into AC, but worried about where to put it. Anyone already done so who can advise? Pizzazz at 9:30am 06.06.20 There are really only two ways to go, three actually. First is a proper marine unit, best solution b
Flex Products jssailem at 9:25am 06.06.20 I think you might find it at say Home Depot, Phil. Certainly it would be an essential trip to the HD
Propeller jssailem at 9:23am 06.06.20 two or three blade (price not an issue ) Oh boy the this an open Pandora's box type of question.
Flex Products Phil Herring at 9:16am 06.06.20 I ordered some of the Seal about 6 weeks ago for a pond fitting. It never shipped; turns out it was
Propeller Davidasailor26 at 9:15am 06.06.20
How to Access the Back of My VHF Radio Rick486 at 9:09am 06.06.20 Thank you all for your helpful suggestions. I "fiddled" with it today and discovered the entire pane
Shift handles Don S/V ILLusion at 9:07am 06.06.20 Unless you routinely remove and lubricate the shift cable, this is what usually happens. You can try
Line thimble.... Terry Cox at 8:55am 06.06.20
Flex Products jssailem at 8:52am 06.06.20 I am not ready to trust "SealFlex" even if it kept the screen door bottom dinghy dry while speeding
G-wind wireless Hunter216 at 8:43am 06.06.20
Flex Products Don S/V ILLusion at 8:37am 06.06.20 MSDS and advertising conflict regarding what this stuff is - one implies butyl while there is an ad
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 8:37am 06.06.20 We are a giving crew.:thumbup:
Line thimble.... capta at 8:29am 06.06.20 With proper scope (7/1 to 10/1) as the boat rides over the waves it will pick up a small bit of chai

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