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Swing Keel Leak Pete Myers at 1:12pm 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 1/1564 With Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes at nearly historic low levels, we hit bottom a few time
Please any info about G 26 Pavel Syrovatchenko at 1:05pm 04.22.01 Day Sailers 3/1704 Please any info about G26 manufactured by Grampian marine Ltd(CANADA).Boat is not so popular and I
HELP! Diesel Upgrade Advice Allen Schweitzer at 12:25pm 04.22.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/997 I have a 1977 C-30 that's getting a new Yanmar 2GM20F. I've heard that this is a good replacement f
Lavac vs Cricket Charlie at 12:03pm 04.22.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1533 We have to install a holding tank and replace the head on our 28' Pearson Triton. The two heads we
Replacing the keel cable Steve Horn at 11:35am 04.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1282 I need to replace the cable used to raise and lower the keel. I ran into difficulty getting the old
knott meter location Mic Fry at 11:30am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 2/1061 Hello Again gang. you folks have been very helpful with the answersto my questions on my H25.5. Mr
Interior teak finish Rex Noel at 10:32am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1051 I have added some new teak to the interior of my 43. Both Hunter and my local dealer are certain th
Water Heater Kirk Dornfeld at 10:31am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1007 I have discovered some orange-yellow watery (not oily) fluid in the floor of the engine compartment
Replacing stern light bulb on Hunter 26 Rob at 10:29am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1245 I am a new Hunter 26 owner and my stern light bulb and mast light bulb are out. I haven't checked t
battery bang! John Brink at 9:49am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1001 I arrived at my boat today to find the top of one of my batteries completely blown off. Battery acid
Chesapeake Bay Hunter Owners Rendezvous Mark Roskin at 9:22am 04.22.01 Other Sailboats 0/858 HSA Station 1, Northern Star HSA, HSA Potomac, Hunter Marine, and our local Hunter dealers - Tidewat
Gelcoat cracks. Help! Jimmy Richter at 8:04am 04.22.01 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1413 Im restoring a 25 Mac, Its a 79 but really doesnt need paint. Before I use the ISLAND GIRL kit on t
Decksweeper and visibility David at 8:04am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/1083 I have a big, decksweeping, furling genoa and love it in the light winds I often end up sailing in.
Holding tank removal Mike Pederson at 7:55am 04.22.01 Big Boats 2/954 I would like to replace my holding tank on my 1987 37' legend. Has anyone removed theirs?? How did y
Centerboard frozen ranger9037 at 7:13am 04.22.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1133 I am considering buying a 70's Hunter 30. The centerboard is frozen in the up position. Is it possib
Oday 22 scupper John Settle at 5:31am 04.22.01 Day Sailers 2/1477 The outside ring to the scupper on my Oday 22 sheared off. What replacement scupper will fit this m
SPREADER CAPS WALLACE SHAKUN at 5:00am 04.22.01 Big Boats 2/1336 NEED TO REPLACE END CAPS ON UPPER SPREADER ON380. WHERE CAN I LOCATE...
Reefing systems - single / double line Tony at 4:13am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/1141 Has anyone installed a single or double line furling system? I'm thinking of trying one of these app
Zinc will not fit Bill Caiazza at 4:05am 04.22.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1101 The standard Zinc will not fit on shaft. It is too thick between prop and boat. Had one on last year
Inspection hatch in galley Eric Lindstrom at 2:37am 04.22.01 Smaller Boats 3/932 Beyond the jam cleat changes and the electronics console I installed, this improvement is my masterp

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Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Kings Gambit at 7:29am 04.14.20 Sharks are potentially dangerous when they are larger than you are, which seems true of most wild an
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Pirate Dave at 7:25am 04.14.20 You can replace the whole hawse pipe and cover. Defender has them for $55-75.
Specifications help Tbride at 7:05am 04.14.20 There are two more more things to check, in addition to the height of the gooseneck above the mast
Specifications help Tbride at 7:04am 04.14.20 If no one here can help. Try BWY. They may have the measurements. Is the new mast a direct (rotatin
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 04.14.20 FYI SBO now owned by a former Hunter employee who was in retail parts as well. I recommend them fo
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? NYSail at 6:55am 04.14.20 As a start point, hopefully you didn't clean the screw ..... maybe there is some tell-tale aging on
Beaching your sailboat Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 04.14.20 Beaching a boat, care must be given because wave action will cause the bow to move about in sand and
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). capta at 6:46am 04.14.20 In thick gooy mud, it is almost impossible to recover items dropped. They will continue to sink deep
Seemed like a good idea at the time? stickinthemud57 at 6:42am 04.14.20 Shorefun, MA, methyacrylate, correct? I appreciate your steering me away from an unsuccessful atte
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). capta at 6:42am 04.14.20 Slightly off topic: I would have liked to find out how they scrub bottoms in the BVIs. When we pick
Rabbit hole Hayden Watson at 6:42am 04.14.20 My engine is the M25XP with a Hurth Z50 and my understanding is that it has the spring type damper p
Rabbit hole Witzend at 6:31am 04.14.20 I had not previously heard of this issue. Can you check for this wear by putting the tranny in gea
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). thinwater at 6:21am 04.14.20 Dive. It's part of being a sailor. I can't imagine not having the required gear to go in the water
Daysailer Cabin Brian S at 6:17am 04.14.20 The Sailor's Tailor makes this cockpit cover for the Daysailer: Daysailer Cockpit Cover -- One Desig
Toe Rail Brian S at 6:12am 04.14.20 I have no experience with a large O'day like yours, but I have plenty of experience with leaking dec
What deck paint Hunter 33 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:09am 04.14.20 Ask the forum store as they should know. If I recall it was grey gel coat that was used vs white wh
Plastic Hunter Crack Repair Rictifyit at 6:02am 04.14.20 It is a mistake to believe that you will get a decent adhesion from anything but MA or depending 52
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). Justin_NSA at 5:52am 04.14.20 Slightly off topic: I would have liked to find out how they scrub bottoms in the BVIs. When we picke
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? RoyS at 5:42am 04.14.20 Is this the device that limits maximum engine RPM? If so, purchase an optical RPM meter (not overly
Thru-hull replacement and hull thickness RoyS at 5:31am 04.14.20 I would go with the 4200. Using epoxy IMHO requires great care to produce a backing surface that end

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