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H23.5 Centerboard parts JL Stratton at 6:23am 04.08.18 Smaller Boats 31/4216 I'm preparing to refit my centerboard as the pins and roller are worn and the spacers are cracked. T
Air Conditioner on a Hunter 280 aescobar100 at 6:16am 04.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2363 I just bought a 1996 Hunter 280 and would like to install a small A/C Unit. Any advice?
Hunter market Report 4Q 2017 (3) JamesG161 at 4:28am 04.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/378 This is a recent Hunter Market report, Courtesy of SOLDBOATS.COM
Outboard Electric Tilt and Trim Issues Brian D at 8:17pm 04.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/77 Hi guys. Having an issue with my '11 9.9 Outboard Tile and Trim. The motor is in the up position and
For repairing cracks will devcon work? KeukaSailer at 6:55pm 04.07.18 Day Sailers 3/821 Just order some parts from the site for my 146, including plexus for the cracks. What I got was the
buzzed! jon hansen at 5:51pm 04.07.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2165 sailing from charlevoix to sturgeon bay west of the manitou's a B52 used us as a target for a low le
Engine Alarm and Lights Flashing -Why? Dan_Y at 5:46pm 04.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1023 Motored about two hours without issue to a yard to have our h36 hauled. About 3 minutes out from the
Frozen injector on Yanmar engine 3JH5E hunter healer at 3:12pm 04.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1457 Does anyone have a tool to remove this fuel injector it ie frozen. 3JH5E engine or know where I can
Terrible noise on HF SSB Brian D at 2:58pm 04.07.18 SSB and Ham Operators 20/2210 I went to the boat today to do some work on my SSB and my outboard. The outboard will not go up or d
New Maker tools applied to Sailboats (2) LeslieTroyer at 2:55pm 04.07.18 Ask All Sailors 2/448
Throttle Creep/ Stiff throttle Fast Ed at 2:09pm 04.07.18 Big Boats 8/1899 Hunter 34 with YS pedestal. I am unable to tighten the throttle cable clamp sufficiently to overcom
Port side storage access / use. Grotto at 12:49pm 04.07.18 Catalina 22 19/2543 Ok so the port side area (other than the fuel shelf) on the older 22's is a huge cavern of empty not
New Moeller self-venting portable gas tanks Gunni at 11:59am 04.07.18 Ask All Sailors 2/369 New self venting fuel caps, pop open at +5 PSI to prevent the tank from over pressuring. Manual over
Catalina Rendezvous 2018 Roche Harbor leo310 at 11:03am 04.07.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/1868 Catalina Rendezvous 2018 Roche Harbor May 3-6 Thursday: Roche dock wizards will assist you to the d
National BEER Day!!! (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 04.07.18 Sails Call Lounge 30/2451 Going to begin this celebration soon... ompanionships. Jim...
H41 folding/feathering propeller performance dakno at 9:56am 04.07.18 Big Boats 29/2646 Hello skippers I have a 08 H41 purchased May of 15. We did a sea trial, completed purchase. Boat cam
Steadying Mast While Raising Tedd at 7:50am 04.07.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/4239 My Mac 26S came without a mast raising system, so I've made something myself that works quite well.
Solenoid aft head on 42 hunter passage centre cockpit Hunter passage 42 at 7:42am 04.07.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/1133 Can any of you wise folks tell me exactly where this is. Is it easily accessible. I read that it i
Pawleys Island day sail search jssailem at 7:42am 04.07.18 Ask All Sailors 2/295
10 years ago today, I bought an engine in a PU truck, for my boat. (7) TomY at 7:17am 04.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/2388 The diesel engine, an Nissan SD-22 was in a 1983 Nissan 720 PU. My boat had a Chrysler Nissan CN4-3

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Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! JR19454 at 8:58am 02.22.24 The Hunter 49 looks like a wonderful boat. I'll be sailing on the US East Coast and wonder if any o
New Engine for 23 foot O Day danooxnard at 7:21am 02.22.24 As Stu Jackson suggested I did use a piece of plywood to reinforce the transom. I also had to work o
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:19am 02.22.24 The top of the table on my boat is 29.625 inches off the sole RATS! I didn't get your reply and b
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. dlochner at 7:04am 02.22.24 Why is the pulpit grounded? I would not expect it to be part of any electrical circuit, unless the w
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) dlochner at 6:44am 02.22.24 Am I the only one here who doesn't know what a penboard is? No.
Penboard Measurements 1983 O'Day #) Sailor Sue at 6:34am 02.22.24 Does anyone have the measurements of the penboards for a 1983 O'Day 30? Am I the only one here who
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 6:15am 02.22.24 I'm not 100% following what the issue related to a DC short to the windlass surface itself is. Seei
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 5:24am 02.22.24 I have a 1996 9.9 and an unreliable 15hp inboard on my O'Day 25. I find that the old 9.9 is less res
2GM20F engine issue RoyS at 5:09am 02.22.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a chec
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 02.22.24
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 4:35am 02.22.24 It doesn't really become brittle, in the materials definition of that term. It corrodes and wears.
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 2:53am 02.22.24 Using the inspection camera we did see a messenger string in one of the three conduits. Unfortunatel
WINDLASS dLj at 2:33am 02.22.24
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? dLj at 2:15am 02.22.24 I'm looking for just a sheet winch, not an anchor windlass. my bad... dj
2GM20F engine issue knackers at 11:39pm 02.21.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 marcham at 11:22pm 02.21.24 You should have strings pulled in each conduit from the factory. If you use one, ensure you pull a n
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 02.21.24
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink baycloud at 8:15pm 02.21.24 A bit of long story. After quite a bit of reflection, following unsuccessful tracking even with the
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 7:57pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 7:01pm 02.21.24

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