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Halyard rope sizes zached1 at 10:18am 03.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1302 I am going to change out my halyards. After reading what Ed posted sometime ago, I would like to go
Will this head sail work on my Hunter 30? TheIrishman at 8:08am 03.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1256 Noob here. Had a nasty tear in in our furling 135 genoa. Had it repaired, but it needs to go. Found
You know it's spring when... Ned Ludd at 7:55am 03.29.17 Ask All Sailors 48/2840 You take acetone into the shower to get epoxy out of your hair.
Knife lehighsail at 5:49am 03.29.17 Ask All Sailors 74/5706 Just was reading an article from Active Captain about lobster pots and the problem with the lines an
Preparation for bottom paint Douginmd at 5:43am 03.29.17 Reliance 4/24390 I have finished the sanding of my O'day's bottom and wondered what you all recommend prior to re-pai
Anchor Watch Software Nodak7 at 2:45am 03.29.17 Big Boats 52/5373 Just curious if anyone has any thoughts regarding what they use for Anchor watch software? I primari
Anchoring Issue Strategies Nodak7 at 2:31am 03.29.17 Big Boats 21/1482 Ok I am certain that this has been covered previously but I will ask again. I have been fortunate an
Repairing reefing system on Vision 32 Thad at 11:47pm 03.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2642 I recently purchased a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. The owner removed a reef during sea trial and wasn't s
Another Leaking Pump .... rardiH36 at 8:43pm 03.28.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1305 The repair to my 2QM20 engine integral anti-freeze coolant pump leak that I queried the forum about
1989 Pearson 27 steering pedestal disconnected from rudder josephporcelli at 6:04pm 03.28.17 Pearson 7/1904 Hi folks, I just picked up a 1989 Pearson 27. Two weeks ago before we sailed the vessel home, a won
Salt water foot pump Slipin Away at 2:41pm 03.28.17 Big Boats 2/775 Has anyone installed a salt water foot pump for the galley sink on a Hunter 45cc?
H31 cabin sole finish Reg M at 5:22am 03.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/958 Does anyone know what Hunter used as a finish on the H31 cabin sole? I am planning to replace just t
Catalina Yachts group Change- 315 joining the 310 Alansails at 4:57am 03.28.17 Catalina 310 2/963 Catalina Yachts has made a decision to add the Catalina 315 to the 310 IA, This has been an ongoing
Finally put something back: (1) pclarksurf at 8:31pm 03.27.17 Catalina 22 13/769 134727 ok it's only a test fit of the trim but I got a decent pic of the namesake on board. And she
Alden 44 (1) BerkeleyChris at 7:45pm 03.27.17 Alden General Chat 23/21839 This is my 1978 Alden 44, Puffin, anchored off Tiburon Ca. Are there any Alden 44 sailors lurking
Consignment shops gettinthere at 7:13pm 03.27.17 Parts Search 7/3313 Marine Connection Liquidators, Ft Pierce Fl; 772-465-646 http://www.marconlq.biz Quality Marine Sur
Vetus Airvent Revisited (2) Dan_Y at 6:18pm 03.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/528 The Yanmar 3YM30 in our h36 has a Vetus AIRVENT H as the siphon break. Vetus says the H version alwa
Spinnaker setup for daysailer Black jack at 5:58pm 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1915 Does anybody have any pictures of their o'day daysailer 17' spinnaker setup? I have no idea how the
Troubleshooting Honda BF15 AWalker at 4:41pm 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 26/10283 I have a Honda BF15 that I ran last about 2 years ago. I tried to start it yesterday but there is no
Enhancing Alternator Charging sea_casper at 1:57pm 03.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3603 In Dec's Sail Magazine Nigel Calder has an article "Charged Up" which discussed "Low-cost options fo

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ABYC wire identification question? (1) rgranger at 3:44pm 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 3:34pm 05.28.24 Thanks John. The boat is 2008 and it has sailed many more miles than others (130,000nm). it would ve
Help with seized fresh water pump Afraal at 3:23pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt Hi
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 kappykaplan at 3:22pm 05.28.24 How old is the sail? If the leach has stretched, it's easy to see how you gained (or lost) the 1/2 i
Help with seized fresh water pump capta at 2:59pm 05.28.24 There are a couple of very large, well stocked pump companies online that often have either new, reb
ABYC wire identification question? dlochner at 2:55pm 05.28.24 Yeah i regret now not being more patient before i started this project. That would have been ideal
Help with seized fresh water pump JoeWhite at 1:49pm 05.28.24 If you replace the alternator, use its ground lug and with #8 black wire conne t to the shunt
Fabric search shemandr at 1:32pm 05.28.24 You can't go wrong with Blue & Gold on a boat! "Anchors away my boys..."
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 1:30pm 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:16pm 05.28.24 Looks awesome and would love to do the same, are the bimini bases on the Genoa tracks? Care to share
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 1:14pm 05.28.24 I was wrong on the spots being gold, I think they were originally white and have yellowed with age.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 shemandr at 1:06pm 05.28.24 With an iron keel rust is the concern. Whenever there is a fresh paint job you should ask -Why? I
Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.28.24 Why not use an electric motor, they are lightweight and most of the weight will be the battery. The
ABYC wire identification question? (1) DArcy at 11:57am 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work w
Love Hate relationship kappykaplan at 11:35am 05.28.24 3 hours later in the sun-- gosh this is pretty good, better get the rear brackets and do this right
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 11:32am 05.28.24 Sure, it may be something else that is causing the hard starting, but those compression numbers are
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 11:27am 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 11:24am 05.28.24 You could pull it and treat and re-paint most of it - the oil pan metal is pretty thick and the rest
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:14am 05.28.24 Thanks. I have on YBW received replies that indicate compression is a nebulous thing, and this is wh
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.28.24

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