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Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 11:39am 04.21.23 Sails Call Lounge 19/1137 Learning how to cook, and I've made a few good things. Italian cuisine and steaks inspired me to us
How long can a diesel sit idle? davespud at 8:32am 04.21.23 Big Boats 16/2040 We need to leave our boat for as much as eight months. Can we leave the diesel alone during that tim
Rudder stock bushings (1) Avi at 5:16am 04.21.23 S2 8/942 I pulled the rudder on my S2 9.2 c because of leakage (inside the boat) and some side play at the l
393 Throttle hard to shift. tophooey at 2:13am 04.21.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/530 Hoping for an easy solution that doesn't involve a cable replacement. Shifting is difficult into for
"89 H 33.5 Decent for deep ocean cruising? advgaia at 9:21pm 04.20.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/653 Hello fellow sailors. I've come across a good looking and very good condition 1989 Hunter 33.5. With
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 5:36pm 04.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/1844 Hi All, When replacing the steering column we took the opportunity to drop the rudder for inspectio
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? AndyL at 1:56pm 04.20.23 Big Boats 9/758 My 2004 Hunter 36 has a small round screw down hatch above the rudder stock - it's where you would i
Corroding galvanized shackle - anchor (2) skunther at 1:55pm 04.20.23 Ask All Sailors 40/2365
Water in rudder? xavpil at 4:41am 04.20.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1313 Hello friends While my boat is on dry land I noticed a brownish color on the rudder that could be wa
Is BoatUS membership worth it? cymeyer at 4:41am 04.20.23 Ask All Sailors 34/2600 I have been a member for 20 years and never used for 'unlimited towing' or anything else. I think
jabsco holding tank pump repair? Richard19068 at 8:15pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/350 I have an older jabsco (18590-1000) macerating pump ( probably 15 years old) that has the bronze b
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? SirMichael at 5:08pm 04.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1749 Every year I try to go through some of the maintenance on our 88 Hunter 28.5 ' the 2GM20F engine.
O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement BKParks at 4:45pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 4/839 Hello fellow sailors, I need to replace my forward hatch and have already purchased the replacement
Bottom paints (2) Clay Smith at 2:02pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 33/1325 My boats hull has what looks to me like a decent amount of bottom paint on it already. Its quite pos
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Maurice Doran at 1:08pm 04.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/468 I noticed the flat stanchion base in which the stanchion sits is a bit wobbly and there are what loo
Help find correct impeller Ran-Dee9229 at 1:01pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 1/457 In my Oday 28 I have a 1984 Universal M-12 with an Oderdorfer raw water pump (I installed this repla
Progress report on the 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 9:25am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1026 Hi everyone! Idk if you remember or not but @TheBigDeal and I bought that 1984 O'day 26 "the flying
What is this plug on the transom? (1) anastas at 8:54am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 8/677 Does anyone know what this plug next to the shore power AC plug is used for? I can go in and try to
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) dmdiehl64 at 6:51am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/531 Hello, Recently purchased a Navpod for 12" angle guard. Our angle guard however is 11.75". Because
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? davespud at 6:10am 04.19.23 Big Boats 11/729

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Bilge water question Ward H at 5:01am 05.31.24 I have a MKII, aa 93. I agree with the others, the corrugated hose coming in from the left in the pi
Are your PFD's ready? sailme88 at 4:49am 05.31.24 I keep the PFDs in a clear walled storage bin ( several actually). They stay dry and out of the mild
Are your PFD's ready? sailcapt340 at 4:25am 05.31.24 The flag bracket itself is cut in a half moon shape ( a tad too deep) to fit over the stainless pipe
Chain plates Hunter 49 isaksp00 at 4:19am 05.31.24 Would it be feasible to cut the old chainplate just below the rub rail, then slide the top half up a
Engine fire dlochner at 4:10am 05.31.24 . I then have another 200A MRBF fuse where the alternator wire connects to the positive charge buss
Idle and throttle control help dlochner at 4:05am 05.31.24 In neutral, I am able to rev the engine from idle to high RPM with no hesitation or issue. When I s
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 4:04am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 4:00am 05.31.24 It shouldn't be running that cold. Is the smoke black when in gear? Any oil sheen on the water?
Idle and throttle control help 716thomashall at 3:58am 05.31.24
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 2:39am 05.31.24 Another thought . . . What does your exhaust look like in gear and out of gear? You may have a mixi
Idle and throttle control help kappykaplan at 2:21am 05.31.24
Raritan PHII lubricate piston from top? skunther at 11:58pm 05.30.24
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 10:07pm 05.30.24 Terry John, Mast is out, that's, I'm doing rigging replacement and solving or investigating this was
Damned generator JamesG161 at 8:55pm 05.30.24
Damned generator dLj at 8:03pm 05.30.24 I finally just started pulling on the cables and finally found that the previous owner had the cabl
Bilge water question catsails8 at 7:57pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sin
Are your PFD's ready? (1) PaulK at 7:56pm 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in see
Damned generator dLj at 7:52pm 05.30.24 So there are four cables that are hooked onto that main engine solenoid. It was not an easy task to
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 7:43pm 05.30.24 My engine manual says I should run the RPM's up to 3000 rpm for 30 seconds, drop slowly down to idle
Morse MV-2 Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06pm 05.30.24 Contract the forum store as they have the build list of parts for most Hunters

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