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Now thruster shear pins breaking RWSlater at 5:16am 07.01.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3164 Do any of you that have bow thrusters experience motor shear pins breaking? If so how often?
Yanmar 4JH4E oil fill.... (2) NYSail at 5:00am 07.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 8/6485 So I am familiarizing myself with my new engine and will change the oil before my trip in a few week
Diesel smell in rear cabin. Tipsynippertoo at 4:24am 07.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/3022 Hi Guys/Girls, I have a Hunter 356 2002yr, and am trying to find where I am getting diesel smells fr
Launch ramp to go to Catalina Jerry75 at 7:49pm 06.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1720 Whats the best and secure overnight parking, boat launch to use when going to Catalina island off of
Insurance Claim Ronald Roman at 6:49pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 46/3425 Normally how long does it take to get reimbursed on a insurance claim. The reason I'm asking is beca
Reattaching Raymarine C70 Chartplotter Outer Bezel VT Fitz at 6:03pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 9/935
Monumentally Annoyed kampuniform at 5:48pm 06.30.17 Yamaha 7/1722 I needed to replace the cutlass bearing on my Yamaha 33, so I hunted around for a few reputable shop
Ronin Bad Obsession at 5:27pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 4/602 Well, I have now achieved Ronin status. Saga sold today and I really am happy with the guy who boug
Chronicling the Rescue and Refubishment of my Yamaha 33 kampuniform at 5:20pm 06.30.17 Yamaha 24/9108 I've been thoroughly preoccupied with Yamaha sailboats for 22 years. I was hooked since the day a fr
PEARSON 31-2 Mainsheet, help! Daddio417 at 5:15pm 06.30.17 Pearson 6/2465 Hoping one of those most gracious of owners of Pearson 31-2 could send me a couple of pics of their
Any suggestions on how to enlarge Cockpit Table on 2006 Hunter 38? (2) Rob & Rita at 4:11pm 06.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2296 Hello all, We are looking at a 2006 Hunter 38 and are wondering how we could enlarge the cockpit tab
2006 Hunter 38 Cockpit Table - Would like to enlarge it. Rob & Rita at 4:03pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 0/290 Hello all, We are looking at a 2006 Hunter 38 and are wondering how we could enlarge the cockpit tab
Locking system steve123 at 3:38pm 06.30.17 Big Boats 3/544 Hi All I am looking to change the external locks on our h410. On lockers and companion way. Has anyo
Sometimes the best race is no race (2) Jackdaw at 3:04pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/512 Last night we had a twisty, on and off breeze of 0 to 4 knots holding us in postponment while the RC
Manual operation of windlass... Boyd at 12:56pm 06.30.17 Big Boats 2/1008 New to us 2005 Hunter 41. Crew wanted to know how to operate the winlass manually. We think it's a
Sizing a propellor dehler25 at 12:13pm 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1033 The boat suffered a blade failure due to corrosion where blade meets hub. Throttling up from 2K rpm
Windlass refirbishment (2) All U Get at 10:51am 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 6/439 Hi all, Our windlass has been slowly rusting away so we contacted Schaefer Marine in New Bedford, M
Hark-Over Time kiteflyer at 9:40am 06.30.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/611 Anybody know what the hard-over time is on a Hunter 28? Need to find out to calibrate my Raymarine
Back into the Ham Radio Spirit (1) Brian D at 9:01am 06.30.17 SSB and Ham Operators 13/2943 I love Ham Radio. I have been gone too long from the spirit that is Ham Radio. What ever happened to
2000 Hunter 260 Tiller Question Drhoppy at 8:49am 06.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 I read on another site that the 260's rudder can be "locked" in the down position while underway wit

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Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 3:57pm 07.10.24 Nice pic!
What are these screw things called jviss at 3:57pm 07.10.24 This is an interesting discussion to me, as I like the controversy, and it seems people have prefere
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? LakeOntario270 at 3:56pm 07.10.24 I had a similar problem. I purchased a 30 watt panel from Amazon that came with a controller. The
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 3:55pm 07.10.24 The next three days saw some long hours. It looked like a good weather window so we got an early sta
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? dlochner at 3:26pm 07.10.24 A solar system consists of 3 basic elements, the PV panel, a controller, and a battery, along with a
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 2:49pm 07.10.24 any mechanic re using any copper washers in a yan mar is a big NO. they'll never
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 2:30pm 07.10.24 Hello All, As it turns out the swivel and bracket for my Forespar Boom Vang are not OEM parts. I was
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. MitchM at 2:28pm 07.10.24 2 separate issues: 1/ did running engine to get off the sandbar degrade and destroy
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? (1) jviss at 2:23pm 07.10.24 C.S Johnson Handy Lock Turnbuckle "The 01 Series Handy Lock turnbuckle is one of our oldest product
EV-100 auto helm issues gary16188 at 2:18pm 07.10.24 My autohelm has been acting up and I just wondering if anyone else has experienced this and may pos
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:38pm 07.10.24 If the part is listed on ebay or Amazon with a brand name not found anywhere else but in that ad, I
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rick Webb at 1:29pm 07.10.24 If the part is listed on ebay or Amazon with a brand name not found anywhere else but in that ad, I'
Turnbuckle adjustments for trailer sailers? JoeWhite at 1:24pm 07.10.24 You do not need any thing if you are going to lower the mast at the end of the day. To prevent the b
What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 1:10pm 07.10.24 A line is a piece of rope with a designated purpose. Rope is stored in the rope locker until it is d
What a day! JRacer at 12:59pm 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!! Or, here in Kansas, Toto!
Boom connection woes? jviss at 12:51pm 07.10.24 CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. Yes, that's what I had o
Boom connection woes? Ward H at 12:32pm 07.10.24 I know that on the C30's CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. A
What a day! shemandr at 12:22pm 07.10.24 Nice write up. I'd have to comment that the seal didn't have a very good day!
What a day! Ward H at 12:12pm 07.10.24 Fantastic experience and fun write up to read! Thanks for sharing with us.
What a day! duality at 11:37am 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!!

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