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1996 Hunter 260, water ballast, with trailer. SeaLuff at 12:01pm 02.02.18 Smaller Boats 12/864 I own a 1996 Hunter 260 , water ballast, with Hunter trailer. I need to replace the 1000 lb swivel t
Whisker poles? LouisMK at 10:41am 02.02.18 Bigger Boats 4/1158 Cold as hell here in MD ' time to dawdle in obscurities; do any of you 34-35' types use a whisker p
new prop fro a Beneteau 323 Phil Mac at 8:17am 02.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4406 Hi All, I have posted this same question on the Benetau owners google group. I am contemplating rep
Sorry to see January go... shemandr at 6:09am 02.02.18 Ask All Sailors 14/832 Yes. There is one, and only one reason why I'm sorry to see January go. For those of you that have
2008 acrylic partite fixed lens. dakno at 7:14pm 02.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/340 Hello sailors. I am replacing a cracked forward facing salon starboard side fixed portlite. I have f
Anyone know what size of nut holds on my wheel? VisionPNW at 6:15pm 02.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/877 I have a 1990 Vision 32 I noticed I have no nut holding on my wheel. I see Edison sells a couple siz
Return of the what are these do-dads? VisionPNW at 6:11pm 02.01.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1132 The more I clean my boat the more puzzling treasures I find. Any ideas?IMG_20180130_193018 by Vision
Question on deck panel removal Gdindy at 3:32pm 02.01.18 Big Boats 10/1152 Greetings, I have a Hunter 410 that I purchased used. The panel on the deck of the floor between the
Transom thickness? for installing a ladder on Hunter 23 scott hall at 3:01pm 02.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/772 Desire to mount a ladder on transom. SS with a small teak platform. Have to mount 4 bolts. Does any
Moving up from a Hunter 30 (1990 model) Tartaruga Sailing at 1:55pm 02.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 15/5863 I feel that I am at a crossroad with my 1990 Hunter 30. I've only owned this boat for 2-1/2 years n
Automatic, Self Tailing, or Good Ole Winches? Simon Sexton at 9:01am 02.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2753 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I was sailing last Sunday on a C'C 57 center-cockpit racer/cru
Universal M18 coolant leak on the hard in winter in SE MI. Kopite at 8:03am 02.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/834 Hi, my engine ran fine all last season, no overheat and zero coolant loss. Now, after most of the wi
Folding prop sailermaned at 7:04am 02.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 7/915 I'm interested in a folding prop for my Hunter 31. the current fixed prop is a 15x12 2 blade, Made s
Converting 12v house to 'golf cart' 6v s.. MitchM at 3:26am 02.01.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1930 our boat came with 2 huge 8Ds that took 2 hearty men to lift out and put in. when t
Visits from those we love who have passed LuzSD at 6:31pm 01.31.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/2720 My father passed away in 2010. He was the reason we sail now........ and though his sailing days beg
Use pipe dope or anti-seize on cooling water elbow Dan_Y at 5:43pm 01.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/1039 Another Yanmar 3YM30 owner told me the coupling/joint between the exhaust manifold and the mixing el
Rigging (1) Jimmy at 4:06pm 01.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/678
Jib cleats Zerosfault at 1:57pm 01.31.18 Smaller Boats 9/948 I've read on this forum that the best replacement for the original jib cleats on my 23.5 Hunter is a
Rudder post conposition. Hayden Watson at 1:56pm 01.31.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/521 Anyone know if the plate that is welded to the rudder post is stainless or mild steel on the Mark 2
260 depth sounder or fishfinder? GBGraham at 10:25am 01.31.18 Smaller Boats 34/2762 I am getting through a lot of the 260's equipment but come to a sticking point as in which way to go

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Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 7:25am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 7:03am 07.11.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumu
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:59am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure sw
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:57am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure swi
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:53am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:44am 07.11.24 Are you wrapping the rivets in the tape then inserting and riveting? dj No, I just use the brush
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:42am 07.11.24 I've done a lot stainless to aluminum attachments, and using thin white tape between them, and Tef-
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 Gotcha, I'm not familiar with the area; I assume Piers 3 and 5 are in Philly? Yep I'll DM you what
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:40am 07.11.24 I want to say I think the cooling is ok, just by deduction - I'm still getting the same amount of ex
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:39am 07.11.24 I'd be interested in knowing what the "quality" aluminum rivets are. But from all I've seen, the p
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:36am 07.11.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primari
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:28am 07.11.24 I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pier 3 (if there's still a slip) once I get this engi
EV-100 auto helm issues Tally Ho at 6:27am 07.11.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:27am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored? I'm in VA still, I plan on sailing back up to Pie
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:24am 07.11.24 May I ask, where in Philadelphia are you moored?
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:10am 07.11.24 I kinda like this maintenance caution, also. Even with a boat drafting 6', I have churned up some s
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:08am 07.11.24 Nope the boat had an atomic 4 originally I believe (or a universal can't remember atm) - she was re
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:06am 07.11.24 My sympathies for your engine woes, but I think you are burying the lead. "Sold all my stuff, and m
P42 radar mount HoosierSailor at 6:06am 07.11.24 Hmmm.... What makes you think that's they way it came from the factory? Surely that tape wouldn't

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