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Hunter 33 2QM15 sinister_me at 9:57pm 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/1897 Recently acquired a hunter 33 with a bad engine. PO had rebuilt, but said the alarms kept going off.
Foggy Notions in Southern California (1) Kings Gambit at 9:11pm 03.13.17 Destinations 14/2552 I was more than a little surprised on Saturday to hear NWS forecasting severe fog conditions along t
Albemarle Sound Cruise - North Carolina (1) GL-WindPower at 7:55pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2621 Hi everyone, from Michigan here. Hard to think of sailing when the temp for the day is only 24 degre
Sun Gypsy 2017 cruise Michael Davis at 7:35pm 03.13.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 47/4552 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char
Yamnar Engine mount rubber parts (2) Tally Ho at 5:41pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2439 Does anyone know if the rubber parts of one of these Yanmar engine mounts can be purchased? or is a
B361 Holding Tank Flush Procedure 361BenGary at 4:44pm 03.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3739 We did not capture the procedure for flushing the holding tank with seawater for our 2003 Beneteau 3
Electricity replacement Richard Bayle at 1:23pm 03.13.17 Big Boats 13/1265 OK, moving away from snubbers and rodes to another topic. How to put back the electricity. I have
Do you paint the depth transduceer? markwbird at 1:15pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 34/5598 I am doing a bottom job and I also replaced the depth transducer. This is a through hull transducer
Vinyl Striping Applied Over Vinyl Striping? rardiH36 at 9:52am 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 25/7733 I know that vinyl striping can be successfully removed. Either by careful and very time consuming
2QM20 Engine Integral Cooling Water Pump Replace/Repair rardiH36 at 9:39am 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5697 Has anyone with a 2QM20 engine replaced or rebuilt the engine integral cooling water pump? Mine has
Bottom of mast has broken tabs SameODay at 9:14am 03.13.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2488 I searched this problem and found no results, if it has been addressed please forgive me. I have an
Shaft strut replacement mauruuru at 8:49am 03.13.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/550 Recently bent the strut. I have ordered a new one which I will replace when received. My question is
mast cleat on 40.5 pmcrosta at 8:37am 03.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/484 Hi, I just ordered a mast cleat (http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=40.5'c=6'p=52773) to pu
Lazy jack alternative CapnGL at 8:30am 03.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3809 So I was reading about these in reference to gearing up for solo sailing. The problems encountered
1980 27' Hatch Replacement Options?? TooCoys at 6:59am 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1926 The front hatch on my 1980 27' is beyond repair. The PO put plywood on top after the glass was broke
Ice Box Gasket Vann Cochran at 5:31am 03.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1496 anyone have an idea where I can get a replacement gasket for my icebox on H34? Or, suggest an alter
Swing Keel winch attachment question (4) Clipper87 at 8:26pm 03.12.17 Catalina 22 6/3062 134164 134163 134162 134161 Hi all - I'm a fairly new owner of a 1977 C-22. As I've been cleaning i
Dumb and dummer trying to win Darwin award. alexco38 at 8:05pm 03.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 103/9633 https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=6icd5L9PulI Brave sherrif and harbour pilot save these girls life
Stereo speaker upgrade time suck...rant VanIslandGuy at 7:45pm 03.12.17 Big Boats 43/6918 Ever have a job that should take 60-120 minutes and takes all day and then some? Decided to replace
Hunter 356 Vent Installation (1) Tsutton at 5:32pm 03.12.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1587 I'm a new sailor and bought a 2002 Hunter 356 this week. I'd like to install a solar vent but am a

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How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... (1) Rich 35.5 at 11:06am 06.29.24 That's probably your outhaul as others have said. No, its the reef line. Page 46 of the pdf.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Rich 35.5 at 10:53am 06.29.24 My 23.5 did the same in the bow area. I had it for 10 years or so, no problems.
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap kappykaplan at 10:24am 06.29.24 is it 6 of one / half-dozen of the other? Yes, as long as you calibrate whatever you end up with.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Tiffany at 10:10am 06.29.24 Really enjoyed reading all the thoughtful/enlightening comments posted to the question about the sta
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Foswick at 9:54am 06.29.24 If the tach isn't too old, it may be able to get a signal from something in addition to the output o
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 shemandr at 9:46am 06.29.24 Seems like a lot of flex to me. But I'm no CDC.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 9:41am 06.29.24 Hi Kupe, I replaced my old unit(2007 DS41) with a new one a couple of months ago. The original was b
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Scott T-Bird at 9:29am 06.29.24 I can't imagine there is a simple solution to the rudder shaft alignment. It seems you will just ha
Wiring Alternator Without AC Tap Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 06.29.24 Part two is: I believe there is a way to keep the new alternator if I either replace the tachometer
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:10am 06.29.24 Also, I'm curious about 3 bilge pumps. Three electric bilge pumps or 2 electric and 1 manual? My C
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 06.29.24 @Crazy Dave Condon Your opinion ?
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 06.29.24 BTW, the "Catalina smile" doesn't apply to the boat you are looking at. It was only an issue with m
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Scott T-Bird at 8:43am 06.29.24 A "wet bilge" is not normal unless there is a reason for it. Ask for explanation and then do whatev
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:40am 06.29.24 I'm probably using the wrong term... It is slab reefing already. Its actually two lines joined
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:37am 06.29.24 Sorry about the previous message, had a computer glitch, was supposed to read line up equally on eac
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 8:26am 06.29.24 YES! There is an easy trick. Get a couple small supermagnets. They work through aluminum. Tie a t
Bronze rudder part (6) GarEi at 8:15am 06.29.24 OK I got back to the boat and made the repair. The Pearson 303 has bronze rudder mounts in the skeg,
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 8:08am 06.29.24 Hi Joe, thanks for your input, yes I contacted Catalina about the problem and they wouldn't admit th
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port David in Sandusky at 7:52am 06.29.24 Prop walk = a pull to port is a normal consequence of the way our propulsion systems are aligned. I
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port Joe at 7:27am 06.29.24 Have you contacted Catalina Yachts for their input? It it's an ongoing issue then they would have m

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