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Yanmar replacement engine joe at 11:27am 11.29.00 Other Sailboats 1/885 Recently aquired storm damaged 1986 H34 needs a engine. I located a 1979 27HP Yanmar3QM30H. The p
rub rail replacement tomb@sikich-gardner.com at 10:21am 11.29.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1180 Do most boat repair shops perform rub rail replacement? Do you recommend doing it yourself or hirin
Fish Finder or Depth Guage ? Carl Bader at 9:32am 11.29.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1218 I have just purchased a 1994 Hunter 26' and it doesn't have any electronics. It was previously saile
New flooring for C-30?? Peter Ross at 9:30am 11.29.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1075 I just purchased a 1983 30 with a recently installed "carpet" that just looks like an eventual night
Mast Leak Into Cabin Jay Kienast at 8:18am 11.29.00 Mid-Size Boats 7/2052 I have a 1997 H280 with a cabin leak situation.During rain storms water leaks into the cabin viat
Anchors Rick at 7:16am 11.29.00 Big Boats 3/1252 Need Advice!With the '88 36Cat.... what type of permanent anchor rollers are there now available?
Prop Shaft Tony Wilcox at 6:17am 11.29.00 Other Sailboats 2/793 Kevin,As I left my boat all covered for the winter, and having a last look at winter precautions I
Autohelm 4000+ vs Simrad Wheel Pilot 30 Mickey Goodman at 5:53am 11.29.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2578 I currently have an Autohelm 3000 wheel autopilot on my boat. I find that the unit is really to sma
Time to recon Kevin at 5:07am 11.29.00 Other Sailboats 0/869 Hello All,For all of you out there are starting to or have already pulled your vessel for the winte
Catalina 34 vs 36. Which aft cabin is the better? John Drake at 3:45am 11.29.00 Big Boats 5/4208 Hello!I am thinking about getting a 1982-1988 Catalina 36 or 34. I have not been aboard one (hope
Catalina 36 vs 34 Aft cabin 1982-88 models John Drake at 3:44am 11.29.00 Big Boats 2/1342 Hello!I am thinking about getting a 1982-1988 Catalina 36 or 34. I have not been aboard one (hope
Answer to bent shaft strut Sam Lust at 1:27am 11.29.00 Other Sailboats 3/1238 Back on November 5th Gary Elmer asked about how a shaft strut could become bent and at the time I co
KEEL BOLTS Thomas Wanderer at 10:58pm 11.28.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1228 I always have some water in the well of my hunter 25. Since it is sea water and the keel bolts are
Rick Webb tony at 10:21pm 11.28.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1123 Sorry to display so little class (prob comes from being a yankee ), but this is only way i know how
cleaning overheads [ceilings] thomas e mcnamara at 10:14pm 11.28.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/911 WE LIVE ABOARD AND BOTH OF US SMOKE PLUS PEOPLE WHO COME ABOARD.THE BOAT IS NEWAND WE HAVE A PROBLEM
Need to replace hatch John Larsen at 4:19pm 11.28.00 Smaller Boats 4/1019 I need to replace the hatch on a H25 but can not find anyplace that might stock a replacement. Hunt
Delta Deep Set Anchor Guest at 1:40pm 11.28.00 Big Boats 14/1475 I have a 1987 Catalina 36. I am considering an anchor change. I currently have a Danforth 22S with
Need Hunter 170 Advice TR Wilson at 1:29pm 11.28.00 Smaller Boats 4/1401 Hi. I'm considering a Hunter 170 and would be interested in hearing from current owners about your
Cat 30 Leak sloopercat at 12:17pm 11.28.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1047 Thanks for the responses on the purchase question. I have looked at ads and NADA, it does not seem l
Fire Hazard 30 Catalina Ron T. at 11:58am 11.28.00 Mid-Size Boats 2/1189 I just purchased an 81 Catalina that requires a complete overhaul both inside and out. While I was

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Will Gilmore at 5:30pm 03.21.20 Worst vehicle I've ever owned? Where shall I start? Ah yes! 1980 Renault La Car. Do I need to elabor
Hunter Legend 37.5 Head set up destiny12 at 5:27pm 03.21.20 The boat was direct from factory in 1995. the water intake for head has its own through hull in the
What is this on my Keel? jssailem at 5:26pm 03.21.20 Greg, You look like your PPE'd up and ready to visit grand ma ma under the new virus protection rule
Feed water pump dlochner at 5:25pm 03.21.20 Maybe a pump like this would work better, Everflo EF3000 Diaphragm/Demand WATER TRANSFER PUMP 3.0 G
1981 Hunter 30 main sheet / traveler / boom rigging Harbourboy at 5:18pm 03.21.20
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement jssailem at 5:08pm 03.21.20 Hey to you @EnamrdSalr21 and welcome to the fellowship of Cal owners. The guys pretty much have you
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 4:54pm 03.21.20 I've been thinking perhaps we should shift from paper to a bidet. Salt water on the boat. No paper n
Me 4 - Seacocks 0 Mr Fox at 4:44pm 03.21.20 Ah thanks dlochner and mainesail- I have learned something new about plywood and valve construction/
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question Ron20324 at 4:43pm 03.21.20 Use whatever fits through the hole in the turnbuckle, its not rocket science. All the pin or ring d
Main Sheet Rigging jssailem at 4:32pm 03.21.20 You have a rope clutch. It is like a cam cleat, but requires you to throw the lever rather than lift
Feed water pump capta at 4:13pm 03.21.20 Let me see if I understand this correctly, the Water Puppy is trying to push 6.3 gpm into a pump th
Any Marina Del Ray Macgregor 25 sailors here interested in giving a couple of new sailors a day on the water and some hands on experience? Brian D at 4:11pm 03.21.20 Might I suggest taking some sailing lessons as soon as this crisis is over? That would be your best
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 4:10pm 03.21.20 thin, of course to much of what you wrote. like the 'need' part. now what about that rope has stre
Rick486 at 4:04pm 03.21.20 Which... changing from Porsche to BMW because of a girl... or buying a series if hot cars rather th
Main Sheet Rigging Joe at 4:00pm 03.21.20 The mainsheet control line is the part going forward to the mast, then turned back to the cockpit.
Feed water pump JamesG161 at 4:00pm 03.21.20 We have a 110 volt Dometic/March water cooled continuous duty magnetic drive pump (8.3 gpm) that wi
Anchor attachment point to rode thinwater at 3:54pm 03.21.20 In the absence of coral or rock, I think it is true that you don't need chain, with emphasis on the
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement Joe at 3:53pm 03.21.20 Here's my 2 cents. Build yourself a "tapered" halyard.... this means starting with a 3/16" dyneema
jssailem at 3:53pm 03.21.20 I finally abandoned Porsche completely when a girl I loved (at the time) wanted more room, so I mov
Feed water pump Rick486 at 3:52pm 03.21.20 Water Puppy :) Seriously?

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