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Hunter 33 missing water heater MightyMike at 6:39pm 07.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1161 This is a little embarrassing. I believe I bought a boat with a water heater. There are hot and cold
Oil leak / Oil Filter dfast7181 at 4:11pm 07.04.17 Big Boats 5/1761 My 2005 Catalina 387 Hull #71 has developed an oil leak after I changed the oil. When replacing the
Caravelle - electronics upgrade for Wind Song (3) TaborKP! at 1:19pm 07.04.17 Alden General Chat 0/763 Thought I would share my winter electronics upgrade on Wind Song. Replaced failing datamaine instru
Mac 25 mast question DHaning at 1:10pm 07.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/965 On my Mac 25 mast step, there are two holes. I have a bolt for the bottom hole to connect the mast,
Lewmar 40 2 speed Winch Spacer slomotion at 12:04pm 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1316 Happy 4th of July!!! Undertook the annual cleaning of our 1982 Morgan's Lewmar 40 2 speed winch and
Yanmar 2GMF-- Won't start + mystery connector (1) nestorph at 11:47am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/5235 Last week I replaced the oil and fuel filters, impeller, and changed the oil on my Yanmar 2GMF after
Anyone have a prop they would sell? redunculous at 10:54am 07.04.17 Big Boats 11/1165 well it seems lightning really does strike twice for me. Today I lost my strut and subsequently thre
Lewmar 40 ST disassembly Charlie98117 at 9:17am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 1/355 I am trying to disassemble my winches and can not figure out how to remove the 2 gears at the bottom
Kites and cameras Meriachee at 9:05am 07.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1081 Here's a quick piece of video showing the top down furler on the 270. It was shot with the "sailcam"
Transmission Issue - stranded in Racine WI Pat T at 7:09am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1681 On a short trip backed out of dock on way home and then no forward gear. I thought my Kiwi prop fell
She was promoted... (2) Tally Ho at 8:58pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2148 My wife does not really share my passion for sailing, but she will go out on a nice day (light winds
H34, it seems I have to remove 2 cars to reef, help (2) CoastLife at 6:54pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 23/3799 Hi guys. We have our hunter 34 mostly setup, It's new to us and we're just figuring things out.
The 4th of July sailing adventures with HoJoWa, Linda and Izzy. Izzy at 6:45pm 07.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/904 We decided to take HoJoWa, our 1991 26S sailboat, out for my last holiday before the end of the year
Terminal type or better option? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:38pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/771 Recently did some troubleshooting leading me to a broken terminal at what I believe is the coolant t
Head medicine cabinet slider? (1) Tdaddy2000 at 6:32pm 07.03.17 Catalina 310 4/1119 Hello All, Does anyone have a part number for the glass sliders for the cabinet in the 310 head? No
Would someone please help me with this item? (1) Cowpokee at 4:29pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/498 I found this in a box of spare parts that came with a boat that I recently purchased. I have no ide
You may say I am crazy (1) Jerry Taylor at 3:14pm 07.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 36/3185 138220 138220 Bought a pretty old O'Day sailboat... mostly dirty.. hoping I can post a picture I kno
Sailboat manufacturers, please visit the Roadtrek site Bryan9 at 3:03pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/895 Troll bait, it seems. Deleted.
Anybody know where to find the hull ID on a 2005 41 AC? Boyd at 2:55pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 2/653 Boat is remote and I need a pic of the hull id. Marina staff is having trouble finding it? Suggesti
Water ballast leak nopressure at 1:16pm 07.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2956 I Bought A 2005 hunter 260 with the water ballast system. My seasoning for this boat was the ability

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Looking at an s2 7.9 (1) SailingLoto at 7:07pm 07.21.24 Got it loaded up today
My boat stinks! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:48pm 07.21.24 Hi Tiffany To get rid of any odors, it's first necessary to identify the source(s) so we can get rid
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Rick D at 6:34pm 07.21.24 Wonderful! I have always learned from your tests and reviews and look forward to paging through your
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern dlochner at 6:23pm 07.21.24 Try doing a "grave stone rubbing" to read the HIN. Put a piece of paper over the HIN and then use a
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 5:47pm 07.21.24 The edges will be exposed plus it'd be best to seal it from water exposure but then that's exposed
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine heritage at 4:43pm 07.21.24 I noticed 80 written on the oil filter. That couldn't be 1980,, could it?
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Will Gilmore at 4:38pm 07.21.24 Try the bulkhead around the engine compartment. I don't have any idea, but that seems like a likely
Sails for hunter 27 rintys1 at 4:34pm 07.21.24 :plus: Their search tool says they have 2 used mains for a Hunter 270, which I presume is the versi
My boat stinks! Richard19068 at 4:26pm 07.21.24 Umm... This thread and Peggie's book? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/marine-plumbing-and-
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern isaksp00 at 4:19pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel. A se
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel.
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 3:47pm 07.21.24 Thanks for your input @Tally Ho! I think if we matched your pic it might be the last time my wife ge
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva dlochner at 3:39pm 07.21.24 Cheers! Being optimistic? ;) I have always found your articles valuable and informative in you
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 07.21.24 Looks like great reading in my future. :beer:
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:15pm 07.21.24 This website has a good description of the Electroshock Drowning which occurs in freshwater. As has
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 07.21.24 I sailed a Hunter 280 on Lake Michigan as my first boat. Not sure how different the 280 is from the
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.21.24
My boat stinks! Tally Ho at 2:33pm 07.21.24
Sails for hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 07.21.24 @Davidasailor26 .270 has a different mainsail configuration. @rintys1 call this forum store whic
My boat stinks! Ralph Johnstone at 2:19pm 07.21.24 You'll have to get rid of the source of the smell before any improvement will happen. Any idea of t

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