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1994 Hunter 19 Centerboard Detail Photos mrcampbell at 6:53am 06.19.18 Smaller Boats 3/1247 I am new to sailing and just purchased a 1994 Hunter 19. The running rigging is in poor condition a
How to fix Rotted Out Bow Eye - 1988 26D (2) onetime at 6:38am 06.19.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2047 Hi all, I have a new to me 88 Mac 26D with a rotten bow eye. What I mean by that is wood that was g
isotemp hot water heater design flaw.. MitchM at 6:20am 06.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/5174 my OEM 2005 isotherm hot water heater malfunctioned. the tank was filled with h 2 0 and
High water alarm short circuit - Hunter 49 tkwhalen at 6:02am 06.19.18 Big Boats 9/1013 My high water alarm for the past year or so has gone off randomly. (Of course I'm never there to exp
Beneteau 36 cc AC clevin1234 at 5:56am 06.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1225 I just purchased a 1999 Beneteau 36 cc and would like to install an AC unit. I was wondering if anyo
Sub-forum suggestion jviss at 5:51am 06.19.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/585 How about a sub-forum in "forums for all users" for Electronics? GPS, wind/depth/speed instruments,
Sailing and Philosophy Will Gilmore at 3:55am 06.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 221/21424 I have been thinking about the relationship of sailing and philosophy and thought it would be great
Hold My Drink! (3) Siren at 10:04pm 06.18.18 Catalina 22 67/9293 What do you use for cup holders while sitting and enjoying drinks in the cockpit? Amazon has a few
Oh, Kermie... What happened? (1) Brian D at 8:09pm 06.18.18 Sails Call Lounge 19/1243 https://scontent.fsan1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/35474717_2082863588438738_1530426151850213376_n.jpg?
Hunter 26.5 Masthead Sheaves and Exit Plate Replacement (1) JasperWa at 1:47pm 06.18.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/723 Greetings- We have a 1987 Hunter 26.5. We raised the mast early in the season and everything tested
445 beneteau cutlass bearing problem (1) norton44 at 12:23pm 06.18.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/546 just purchased a 1996 445 Beneteau. passed survey with minor repairs needed. motored it 24 hours at
How tight is tight enough on the shrouds?? (1) KeukaSailer at 12:10pm 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1017 Just did my first full rig up in preparation for my (new to me) 146's first sail. Noticed something
Replacing Raymarine RS 130 GPS Antenna SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:52am 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2099 I am having issues with the GPS heading indication on my Raymarine E120. As indicated by the RED vec
Inboard raw water not pumping out of back overheating Jkirkendall91 at 11:33am 06.18.18 Engines and Propulsion 33/8109 Checked impeller and its not damaged. Diesel engine overheating and raw water is not exiting back of
Best source for alternator replacement Jimongee at 11:32am 06.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2063 I have a 2002 356 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. It current has the 55@ OEM alternator. There is no problem
Pearson 31-2 outhaul/topping lift set up Daddio417 at 11:19am 06.18.18 Pearson 0/864 wondering if anyone can provide a photo or detailed description of the a/n setup. New to this boat
Three blade vs. two blade rpell1@msn.com at 10:35am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1982 Hi all, I'm in the process of finalizing a purchase on a 1997 Cat30 MKIII. My previous boat, a 199
Massasauga Provincial Park Fred at 10:23am 06.18.18 Destinations 9/2990 We are planning to spend some time in the Georgian Bay, Killbear / Parry Sound area this summer. W
Glow Plug Heater Circuit Issue M18 Diesel (1) Loose Ends at 9:34am 06.18.18 Ask All Sailors 42/3764 I have been chasing my tail with this Glow Plug Heater issue, and I could use some ideas. Problem is
Cat 30 a good first time boat? David Perlis at 9:12am 06.18.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1626

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Useful Technology Ideas smokey73 at 5:14pm 08.04.24 everything from to Python to InfluxDB and Grafana. o_O Well there you are, if I had know that I w
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 5:04pm 08.04.24 If your idle is set right and the engine is running correctly it should not die at idle, even in gea
Bulkhead Strengthening Timm R Oday25 at 4:59pm 08.04.24 As someone who has replaced their bulkheads ,here are my thoughts . Our chainplates had elongated th
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 4:55pm 08.04.24 As we add more Blue Tooth devices a non-proprietary app or device that could display data from multi
The fog of shore Terry Cox at 4:43pm 08.04.24 Pay attention, be alert, listen and sound fog horn every few minutes. You can usually hear other boa
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Timm R Oday25 at 4:42pm 08.04.24 Shawn thanks for taking the time to let us know how things turned out .
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 08.04.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:34pm 08.04.24 Here's a good place to start : that. Did it ever occur to you "There may be a problem with the o
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:33pm 08.04.24 It is the "throttled back to idle" and it died that has me a little concerned along with the other
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:32pm 08.04.24 Yes the oil pressure switch can go bad and can leak a lot. Been there, done that, have the bills to
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:31pm 08.04.24 How many hours on the engine? Have you checked the oil level yet? No idea of the hours on the engi
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I checked the oil level a week before and it was good.
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Davidasailor26 at 4:30pm 08.04.24 I think the Commodorizer should be dumped over the gunwale Sorry, I have nothing of value to contr
The fog of shore kappykaplan at 4:17pm 08.04.24 Just not fun! :beer:
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 08.04.24
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge inkunzi at 3:49pm 08.04.24 Thank you Ralph Johnston for your reply. Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass shemandr at 3:26pm 08.04.24 39 years is pretty good service. I'm pretty sure it's off warantee. I think the best way to do a p
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) Crusty Ol Salt at 3:25pm 08.04.24 Take a look when your under way and watch other Hunters as they go by. A friend of mine has a 34 f
Hunter Rub Rail at the sugar scoop (swim deck) sailcapt340 at 2:46pm 08.04.24 My 340 does. Never been an issue for me, but it is noticeable.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 2:43pm 08.04.24 One shouldn't get so worked up about blisters. For a boat that's spent a lot of its time on a trai

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