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Remove Instrument from Bulkhead - DS-10 ChrisHunter at 11:51am 09.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/648 I need to remove the DS-10 from the bulkhead on my 92 Hunter 30. I suspect Hunter used a high quali
Electroscan on a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 5:33am 09.17.17 Big Boats 19/2060 Anyone here have an Electroscan installed on their Hunter 410? If so where did you install it and ha
Yanmar 2gm20 valve clearance issue Oldyanmarguy at 4:14am 09.17.17 Engines and Propulsion 42/9345 Hello, new user here. I have been trying to set my valves on my 2gm20 with the spec of 0.20mm / 0.00
best prop for 322? Mickstr at 6:24pm 09.16.17 Bigger Boats 9/997 322 current/former owners, or anyone with an informed opinion.. I have a folding prop on my 322 of u
Suzuki DF/6 SVMOONDANCE at 5:48pm 09.16.17 Catalina 22 3/488 Anyone here have one. Just replaced the impeller on mine cause it wasn't pissing strong and it still
Painting battery compartment sailcapt340 at 3:52pm 09.16.17 Big Boats 2/592 On my 2000 340, my 4AGM Group 31 batteries are now out. They died! But now I have a very dark an
Cast iron keel p.david at 12:22pm 09.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/5522 I have a Beneteau sailboat with a cast iron keel. It has rusted. Can someone tell me how I would f
Started a winter home for my C22 Megaro76 at 11:25am 09.16.17 Catalina 22 22/1900 I took the plunge today and started plans for building a storage garage n my backyard. Rented a sod
Alternator Cooling jsalley at 7:59am 09.16.17 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2450 Hey RC - I am having a problem with my alternator overheating any time my batteries drop below about
Pacific Hurricane Norma & Dead Max JamesG161 at 7:05am 09.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/392 TS Max was born and died quickly into South Baja California. :clap: _______ Hurricane Norma is bein
NY East River closure All U Get at 5:59am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/253 Hi all, Just a little warning for sailors heading south through Long Island Sound the East River is
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PEGGIE HALL woodster at 5:33am 09.16.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1247 just wishing you a happy birthday...hope all is well with you.and thanking you for all you do on SBO
Transition from Raymarine to B&G jviss at 3:16pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 12/984 With the transition from the C36 to the T3800, I'm also transitioning from Raymarine to B'G. I just
Pictures of Hunter 212 rudder please? JimInPB at 2:46pm 09.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/564 The rudder on my 212 appears to have been "beefed up" by some well-intentioned former owner. It look
Smith Mountain Lake shemandr at 2:25pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1943 We are planning a trip there for the purpose of re-con for a retirement area. My wife already has e
Christened our Aye Pod today ;) (1) RussC at 2:11pm 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 4/449 I liked the old name (Mosey) of our newly acquired V17 ok, but it was kind of like marrying the gal
rain water leak Al Turner at 12:47pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 4/1448 I have rain water leaking thru deck to hull seal. what is the best way to re seal?
keel of Sirius 21 Al Turner at 12:45pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 1/1399 how do I remove the keel and replace?
pop top Al Turner at 12:45pm 09.15.17 Sirius 21/22 5/2042 does the boat sail fine with the pop top up?
rpd has a quest rpd at 9:43am 09.15.17 Ask All Sailors 8/797 I would like to hear experiences of sailors who have sailed or under power on 26x Macgregor and have

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Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:20pm 06.20.23 J boats has a few as well, like the J100. The J 105 might also meet your needs. :plus:
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? rgranger at 1:19pm 06.20.23 (except for the deck which of course is not good) Trees .... are the enemy of a clean boat. I wo
What is this Ralph Johnstone at 1:17pm 06.20.23 Welcome to the site @dcato . You have just connected with one of the best collection of mechanical
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals (1) Hollyberry at 1:09pm 06.20.23 Ralph... the seals/o-rings circled in red. The bottom one is the 'culprit'... I hadn't meant for tha
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 inkunzi at 1:07pm 06.20.23
What is this Timm R Oday25 at 1:05pm 06.20.23 Well..without knowing what engine this is a picture of . Here is my wild guess . That looks like a s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Ward H at 1:00pm 06.20.23 I had to go with a new tranny to replace my HBW50 because my transmission guy, who used to do rebuil
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 06.20.23 Running up to temp, then will cool and top off the antifreeze. Hip hip Hooray !!! Total time fro
Shaft inkunzi at 12:50pm 06.20.23 Hello I meant to add this is 1GM10 yanmar
Mast rewire JamesG161 at 12:48pm 06.20.23 the roller furler is bent/dented. Sounds like frustration from the past owner, jammed mainsail. J
Batten Lengths H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:36pm 06.20.23 When the batten is cut to size to fit the batten pocket, make darn sure all the ends are rounded and
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells kloudie1 at 12:06pm 06.20.23 Go to "Owner Resources" on the top of the home page. Click on that then "General Downloads" then sc
Mast rewire Hayden Watson at 11:56am 06.20.23 After mast was removed it was very evident the roller furler is bent/dented. lower spreaders broke
Portable Generator jviss at 11:52am 06.20.23 It uses about a 1/3 of a quart of oil per change. That's a lot of oil for a little engine!
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 11:47am 06.20.23 @Maureen S Regarding our phone call, you have a Hunter 23 wing keel, 1986 model which is taking on
Portable Generator (3) kbgunn at 11:41am 06.20.23 I purchased this Genkins 2300 watt inverter generator when I owned a Hunter 38. It has a NEMA L5-30
Help finding the right boat BarryL at 11:40am 06.20.23 Hey, Welcome to the sailing world. I understand your desire for a large cockpit and minimum accom
Yanmar YSB 12 Hard to Start Chris_Manu at 11:23am 06.20.23 Hi Doug I have been a long time lurker here, but as your problem is familiar to me I decided to jum
Shaft Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 06.20.23 ??
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Scott T-Bird at 11:21am 06.20.23 I suppose you could do either, but the question is ... why? Sailing is all about freedom from the e

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