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Oberdorfer pump questions pullark at 5:13am 02.03.17 Catalina 30 6/1433 Hi, My 1989 Catalina Mk11 is fitted with a M25XP engine and Oberdorfer raw water pump (cover gasket
Shore Power Joe Madden at 8:38pm 02.02.17 Catalina 30 13/2887 I'm a new Catalina 30 owner (1990), and I'm curious if I need to be doing something when I connect a
Water getting into v-berth lower storage compartment h34 Capt Robbie at 6:43pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2428 Can't find where water is coming from that ends up in the bottom of the storage compartment in my 19
Traveler hardware advice (3) marke14 at 6:19pm 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3762 Hello everyone, We own a 25' sloop, a Universal Marine (St. Pete) Montego 25. It has a traveler tr
Secondary ac Shore panel upgrade Capt Robbie at 5:54pm 02.02.17 Big Boats 7/1192 The original dc/ac electrical panel just is not cutting it on the ac side anymore. When Hunter desig
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 4:15pm 02.02.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3451 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to bu
Rig Tension for 1979 Hunter 37C zached1 at 2:13pm 02.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/719 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37' Cutter. However, it is rigged as a sloop right now. I am going to b
Asymetrical Spinnaker on H26/260 Fred at 11:43am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 21/4131 I would like to delve a bit deeper into this subject that started on another post (Shroud Connection
Gasket material Willemvan at 11:37am 02.02.17 Smaller Boats 9/890 what is the best casket material for the ballast fill/drain valve? Thx
Lake Mooring CHris F at 9:38am 02.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/5473 I am completing a mooring on a small lake in New Hampshire for my new (to me) O'Day 20. The location
36 to 41' Hunters.....what would be your choice and why? Paula at 9:31am 02.02.17 Big Boats 28/3569 As we think we are narrowing down what used hunter we want to purchase, we come across another optio
Spinnaker rigging jeddd at 8:31am 02.02.17 Catalina 22 21/2158 Hello, I just purchased a Catalina 22 that came with a spinnaker and a crane but none of the other r
Whale Cay All U Get at 6:20am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 7/663 Hi all, Went through the Whale Channel, Abaco's yesterday during slack and it was near flat. Since
Have electronic charts changed the way you sail? (3) TomY at 4:19am 02.02.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2487 We are coastal sailors and I rely on electronic charts to get us around the rocky coast of Maine. Ch
Backsplash galley sink (2) Capt Robbie at 7:40pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 2/850 This Easy modification to galley sink Hunter should have incorporated in there design back in the 19
Mast wire inspection plate (1) Capt Robbie at 7:10pm 02.01.17 Big Boats 11/3093 I had to have my mast unstepped to replace all standing rigging and replace a deck light. Fairly si
Anyone have experience with a Hunter 19? Star2Lee at 4:02pm 02.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1903 Looking for my 1st boat in the 15' to 20' range that I can trailer and launch at the boat slip. Any
Yanmar mixing elbow gasket (1) Syrenka at 2:45pm 02.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/5444 Hi I have a water leak at the discharge of the Yanmar heat exchanger, at the mixing elbow. I purcha
Our newest crew (2) Kermit at 2:37pm 02.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 23/1831 This little tadpole was born this afternoon. It'll be a few years but we're looking forward to havin
Dinghy Tow - anyone use one? SeaDragon at 9:09am 02.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/707 I am considering getting a Dinghy Tow. I just heard about it and it looks like it might be suitable

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Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Stu Jackson at 7:12am 06.08.24 Is the leak coming from the stuffing box? Have you properly adjusted the packing gland? Could the
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) JBP-PA at 6:45am 06.08.24 After building a stand much like the others here, I made the uprights much longer so that they can s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's kloudie1 at 6:44am 06.08.24 Another WAG is shaft hitting the shaft log .. The Yanmar mounts are very springy and if the shaft is
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 6:32am 06.08.24
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK jssailem at 6:04am 06.08.24 listings show left or right hooks This reference is to the thread twist. Match the twist to that
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK KGarvey at 5:46am 06.08.24 Thanks for following up. I noticed that some listings show left or right hooks is there a way to det
Hunter 380 non-skid paint jssailem at 5:25am 06.08.24 dimples Dimples are considered sexy by some groups of sailors.
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? SV Maverick at 5:22am 06.08.24 Thanks for the info. Contacted Bacon and Quantum.
No longer an owner Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55am 06.08.24 @dlochner is correct however, your posts will remain
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 4:43am 06.08.24
No longer an owner dlochner at 4:34am 06.08.24 Don't see how to remove or delete my account. Sold my Vagabond 14 and won't be getting another boa
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? dlochner at 4:31am 06.08.24 I once had a similar issue with another sailmaker, wrong slugs installed. The original sailmaker pai
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 2:34am 06.08.24 Should I tackle this myself or can someone suggest a sailmaker for the modification? Located in the
Small Outboard Motor Stands Nichole340 at 1:17am 06.08.24 Thank you everyone. I now have great models to see, ideas to follow and start building my own stand
Propeller shaft length Hunter 376, 380 or 386 marcham at 11:42pm 06.07.24 Just did this on a Mirage 35. We had specs which were close, but the shaft ended up having to go bac
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's marcham at 11:37pm 06.07.24 It will have to come out of the water for investigation and repair.
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK jssailem at 9:50pm 06.07.24 It was too easy to find. https://www.amazon.com/AB-Tools-Deacon-Pelican-Marine-Stainless/dp/B07K33TT
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 9:41pm 06.07.24
STAINLESS PELICAN HOOK BigEasy at 9:31pm 06.07.24 I need to replace a metric Pelican hook for my life line and was wondering if anyone knows where I
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 06.07.24 Bilge pumping about six times per minute. Looks like leak coming from behind stuffing box area and

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