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Roller Furler forJib JKCMBOAT at 2:03pm 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/678 I have a 1984, Hunter 25.5 and I'd like to explore installing a Roller Furler on the jib. I'm hopin
Mast Height of Catalina 270 Elissatoo at 1:30pm 08.15.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2587 Can anyone tell me the height above waterline of a Catalina 270 with a standard mast? I can find the
Handling Spider Cracks (That Can't Be Seen) Capri at 12:02pm 08.15.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/629 Hello. I took the bow plate off to prepare for a backer plate in the forward berth and it revealed a
Ficsher Panda 6 KW Generator Starting Issues DayDreamer41 at 11:47am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/555 I know there are a number of threads on this subject but please bear with me. I started the generato
catalina 320 cockpit enclosure Ian McColl at 9:17am 08.15.17 Parts Search 1/760 trying to find a template for a complete cockpit enclosure or even a picture of someone that has enc
Photo in this weeks email add for Hunter Owners morsail779 at 8:21am 08.15.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/939 Hey, not sure where to post this but the photo of the Hunter on the email advertisement for Hunter O
Adding a cabin fan (1) Gunni at 7:21am 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1731 I want to add a cabin fan to my aft cabin and I want to do it sort of right... I want to tap into a
Oil Pressure Gauge Marie T. Murphy at 7:00am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/485 PLZ, On my H376 (1997), my Oil Pressure Gauge arrow doesn't move off of " 0 " at low RPMs. Have to "
Fresh water pump replacement options? Puesta del sol at 6:49am 08.15.17 Big Boats 5/605 Looking to replace a water pump on my 1991 P42. Recommendations? Current one is a jabsco 5GPM
Hard to understand VMG and speed values danstanford at 6:20am 08.15.17 Racing 11/1428 First let me say that I have been having some problems with my autopilot and seemingly sometimes wit
84 H31 Diesel Smell in Cabin choover at 5:23am 08.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/786 Our '84 Hunter H31 has a bothersome diesel smell in the cabin. There are no leaks in the fuel system
Uploaded old original Yanmar QM series Operation Manual kloudie1 at 4:33am 08.15.17 Ask All Sailors 0/245 Came across an old (1978) Operation Manual for the Yanmar 2QM20 and 3QM30. The oil information is ou
Sorry - Another Hitachi Alternator Question Rick486 at 4:27am 08.15.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/1419 I have read all the existing Hitachi alternator threads looking for this answer and I couldn't find
Catalina 350 deck crack and transom crazing fsarmast at 3:39am 08.15.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1094 We purchased a catalina 350 two years ago and it had a crack in the deck extending into the port aft
Leak under nav table/head bulkhead Dean Strong at 11:14pm 08.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/735 I've got a 1990 H30, and the port side bulkhead between the head and the nav table is often wet abou
Another great outing on the H23.5 (3) stackwalker at 9:30pm 08.14.17 Smaller Boats 2/469 Had a quick overnight this past weekend. Another trouble free outing. It feels so good when you ge
Convertible hard top on Venture of Newport 23: how to secure it? Kayakeur at 6:46pm 08.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1310 MacGregor Venture of Newport 23: has the hard top section of deck that raises kind of like a hard bi
H235 Lee Helm mmhamer at 4:13pm 08.14.17 Smaller Boats 20/2040 I noticed this weekend that the helm on my H23.5 is neutral or slowly dives downwind (lee helm) if I
Fraud Alert cb32863 at 4:00pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1931 So I am selling the chart plotter that came with my boat. I placed an ad here on SBO. A day later I
Fresh Water Pump Question shemandr at 2:25pm 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 38/4837 On my new to me boat there is "Running" fresh water. But the faucets only work when the pump is run

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Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 3:15pm 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and i
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions jssailem at 3:13pm 12.22.23 My position is to establish a baseline when buying something used. :plus::biggrin:
(re) location of hot water heater Scott T-Bird at 1:43pm 12.22.23 Just a stupid question ... @jssailem , why do you need a hot water heater?
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning fstbttms at 10:43am 12.22.23 Just wondering what people recommend for someone like me, living aboard & happily diving to clean ev
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Dalliance at 10:30am 12.22.23 Seems like overkill, but they can rot out. Best to check them every year. I am in the Midwest,
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.22.23 You may also want to inspect your fuel hoses near the engine for aging. At 24 years in the engine c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 12.22.23 Somewhere on here I posted my steps on flushing the engine and heat exchanger. A+++ on coolant ch
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Justin_NSA at 9:34am 12.22.23 The 2GM in my '92 30T is in the same "boat". My routine is similar. Not so often on the air filter o
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:19am 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and it
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.22.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks
Wood light/wiring mounts Joe at 7:48am 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardwa
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .

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