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Steaming light Dan Geltmacher at 4:48pm 10.31.99 Mid-Size Boats 7/1716 1981 30ft hunter sloop with a mast steaming light(mid way up the mast) with no power. I have checke
Strut bolts leaking James Marohn at 12:52pm 10.31.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1536 Noticed that two of four bolts attached to the strut is leaking... The nuts were fairly loose so I t
Should I buy a 240 or 260 David Britton at 11:52am 10.31.99 Smaller Boats 10/1243 I am considering either a 240 or 260 (water ballast). I like the enclosed head on the 260, but wonde
Pedestal BarryG at 11:50am 10.31.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1367 I have a recently purchased a 1982 H30 with the Yacht Specialties pedestal. I understand they went o
Navigation trey261@aol.com at 11:23am 10.31.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1144 does anyone ever use nobeltec computer navigation? or is it better to have a separate stationary gp
Moving side stays outboard Pete Albright at 10:46am 10.31.99 Mid-Size Boats 2/1208 Hopefully, I will soon own a 1977 H30.I am wondering if anyone else has considered moving the side
LASDROP Propeller Shaft Dripless Seal John Blakely at 10:29am 10.31.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1942 I recently bought a l985 Hunter 31 that has a LASDROP Propeller Shaft Dripless Seal. The Seal curre
blister Kevin at 10:05am 10.31.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1019 In July we bought a 93 C30. While being surveyed one blister was found. See, just one year out of
Retrieving my Hunter 18.5 Peter at 7:01am 10.31.99 Smaller Boats 5/1569 I wonder if anyone else has trouble pulling their H 18.5 out of the water? Mine is very difficult to
Windlass Jamming Rhys Wilkie at 6:30am 10.31.99 Big Boats 0/1283 The anchor windlass on our 1992 C-42 jams on the 5/16 HT chain. It either jams between the stripper
Hood roller furler trouble Ron Hughes at 3:54am 10.31.99 Big Boats 6/2878 I have a Hood furler that is very hard to turn on my 40.5. Have any of you experiance re-building, o
Chapman School Bob Threlkeld at 2:18am 10.31.99 Destinations 3/2394 My wife and I own a Hunter 28.5 on the west coast and are planning to sell it, move to Florida, and
Prop sizing for H34 w' westerbeke 21 Don S at 1:43am 10.31.99 Big Boats 2/1445 H34 prop size.We just purchased an 83' 34 ft.. The westerbeke 21 is running up to 3500 rpm at full t
5411 cooling system h.banick at 1:21am 10.31.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1566 I just got my C30 at the start of 99' summer. The temp always ran about 135, but the exhaust looked
Project Boat Edward Ward at 12:20am 10.31.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/940 I recently purchased a 1974, 25' Hunter. She was on a flatbed trailer for the last three years, wit
H26 goose neck bushings George Henry at 9:30pm 10.30.99 Smaller Boats 2/1168 Just pulled our boat out for winter and discovered the bushings in the goose neck are are worn out a
alternate solution answer red coles at 9:14pm 10.30.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/942 Thanks for you input.The engine ran away due to too much liquid in sump,this caused increased sump p
Harken Battcars? Harvey Small at 7:20pm 10.30.99 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1499 I've been thinking about installing Harken Battcars on the mast of my Hunter 26. Does anyone have a
Security certificate for HOW Emporium Jon Bastien at 4:36pm 10.30.99 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1150 Hi, Phil! It seems the security certificate associated with your secure web pages for the HOW Sto
Replacing fin keel bolts Bernie Wolfe at 2:10pm 10.30.99 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1274 I'm looking at a '76 Catalina 27 to buy and the keel bolts and nuts are rotten. What does it take t

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