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Balance point on Hunter 33.5 mast to enable unstepping operation John Irwin at 8:55am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1043 Recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 33.5. At our yacht club I must unstep the mast for haul out and win
water in engine? gfroch at 8:51am 09.09.19 Catalina 30 5/1239
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 TSACAT at 8:26am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/2971 Hello, Why does my engine loose raw water suction after a day of sailing and/or a fast turn in roug
Why 2 thermostats in Yanmar 3QM30H? (1) Brazil at 8:11am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/1101 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter, with the Yanmar 3QM30H, designed for seawater cooling. The manual sh
Where to find folding winch handles? Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 24/7683 I'm interested in a folding winch handle for my mast mounted winch. So far this is the only reasonab
looking to crew port charlotte Fl. richard9525 at 7:38am 09.09.19 Big Boats 1/444 Hey Hunter owners I use to own a H356 on the chesapeake.Sold it a few years ago. I miss sailing big
Hunter 37 Legend Marek Jadczyk at 7:28am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 4/672 I am looking for complete user manual. I have checked with Hunter, but they do have only partial and
Icebox Conversion...Which to Buy? Simon Sexton at 6:41am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 10/5301 Hey Everyone, By next August I'll be living aboard my Catalina 25 while attending A'M Galv
1985 legend 40 chp at 6:02am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 Looking at a legend 40. Any advice on what to look at. Are the storage tanks aluminum and are they h
Accident statistics excerpt (1) Snorri Eriksen at 5:43am 09.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/1549 The attached image is from the coast guard 2018 accident statistics. Vessel activity at time of acci
Available Crew Forum Mike Oldak at 5:42am 09.09.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/612 I live in the DC area and keep my H34 on the Chesapeake Bay, but spend quite a bit of time in Marble
Lewmar portlight gaskets eianm at 11:22pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/725 Does anyone have any clever tricks to installing new factory gaskets- it seems bloody near impossibl
HX870 VS HX890 DSC Question Ward H at 6:23pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 26/12838 I've had a HX870 for about 5 years. For the past year or so I noticed corrosion on one of the chargi
H26, 1994, missing 3 bolts for stairway- how do I reach the nuts? bmorr at 6:13pm 09.08.19 Smaller Boats 4/471 The 3 bolts attaching the upper portion of the stairwell are missing. not sure how to access to inse
Steering Failure! (2) rukidn at 4:58pm 09.08.19 Catalina 310 21/3315 We were pointing hard yesterday on our way to anchor overnight at Kellys Island. When we tacked we h
Cradle pad location Steve S. at 3:48pm 09.08.19 Bigger Boats 1/613 Does anyone know now far forward of the transom are the rear cradle pads to be set? Also haulout sli
how to secure back of boat to the trailer ? ? ? curt in CO at 2:09pm 09.08.19 Trailer Sailors 13/4079 I bought a Hunter 22 - with open transom. In other words - no transom. How should i secure it to t
MH37 Aft A/C drain (1) Boomer54 at 1:11pm 09.08.19 Big Boats 3/846 I have a 2014 MH37. According to the Owners Manual, the aft unit (in the aft cabin) is supposed to d
Need help repairing/replacing hinged mast step (1) garybeck at 11:49am 09.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2049 Hello! I had a little "issue" with my mast. It came down a little faster than it was supposed to a
Lehr 9.9 propane outboard parts spadaforaj at 10:14am 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1725 Hi - I lost my cowling in a storm for this motor, and have been having a devil of a time finding one

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Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (4) Michael Davis at 4:29pm 07.27.24 After a quiet night we motored across Seaforth to Mathieson Channel and had a good sail up to Oscar
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 4:28pm 07.27.24 I suspect you aren't holding the dry flush button down long enough for all the water to make it to
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West Marine Inventory dlochner at 4:08pm 07.27.24 West Marine has suffered from Private Equity firms that buy businesses and then take the profits and
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West Marine Inventory Rick D at 3:36pm 07.27.24 I think that WM is trying to manage inventory and as Rick D posted may be constrained in capital.
Unusual stuffing box jviss at 3:13pm 07.27.24 I have never seen a stuffing box with a grease fitting (Zerk). Did you create that pic or find it o
West Marine Inventory shemandr at 2:41pm 07.27.24 I think that WM is trying to manage inventory and as Rick D posted may be constrained in capital. I
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shower drain sump pump question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:34pm 07.27.24 Peggie, as long I have your ear, a related question: We have a fresh water (electric) toilet for wh
West Marine Inventory twodzusfittings at 1:44pm 07.27.24 As I understand it from a West Marine manager, its latest model is to take orders and have it availa
Unusual stuffing box (1) jssailem at 1:29pm 07.27.24 I have not seen a stuffing box that uses only grease. Grease only would eventually wear/leak out an
shower drain sump pump question (1) JamesG161 at 1:27pm 07.27.24 And it may or may not fit into the older 800 gph pump but a universal 3/4" inline check valve may f
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? jssailem at 1:15pm 07.27.24 there really wasn't any issues with the helm. She handled this crap with absolutely no problem. Not
West Marine Inventory jssailem at 1:07pm 07.27.24 The gossip I have heard deals with a new ownership out of Shanghi, and overload of inventory that in
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Boat Mocs thinwater at 12:33pm 07.27.24 ...The local REI store has an artificial rock climbing set up. The salesman suggested I try them an
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