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Transmission fluid questions Sea Phanthom at 9:31am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/836 I have the little Yanmar Y3 with a cone type transmission it is brand-new only 300 hours. I have had
Transmission fluid questions Sea Phanthom at 9:28am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/455 I have the little Yanmar Y3 with a cone type transmission it is brand-new only 300 hours. I have had
Cleaning the OEM 6-in Chrome Trim Ring CCF Salon Light Tip (1) Dan_Y at 9:26am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/497 In our '08 h36 I pulled a 6-in CCF light http://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=36'c=5'p=53520 f
Keel Bolt Repair - Lake Lanier exrhodyred at 9:11am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 0/748 Anyone know who would be a good go to on Lake Lanier to have keel bolts replaced? I have a very sma
SOLAR PANEL FOR MY 1997 376 HUNTER sailing1954 at 8:01am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/752 I am a new sailboat owner and the solar panel that was original on my 1997 hunter 376 is not workin
SCORE!!!!!!! (1) rgranger at 8:01am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1115 Later this week I'm heading out for a 10 day cruise along the coast. And on a whim, I decided to c
Suggestions please for a stiffer boat jimshipsky at 6:58am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 36/3005 Last summer I stepped up from a Siren 17 to a Cal 21. The improvement in performance is wonderful. I
Propane Switch Indicator Light SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:56am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/501 My propane on-off switch red indicator light has burnt out. Has anybody had to change? I do not see
Bimini for O'Day 22 DMBfan436 at 6:37am 06.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3915 Any suggestions on a bimini for an O'day 22. Was hoping to find a standard off the shelf that could
Single line reefing installed (4) flynhi4u at 6:16am 06.20.16 Trailer Sailors 27/10643 And I love it! I had read about the pros and cons to single line versus double line and the other op
Water Tank Mystery rjhicks at 6:07am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3146 First, let me say that I am a beginner at all this, and I'm not particularly handy at these types of
Sourcing Custom-Made Propane Hoses Snotter at 5:57am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 6/811 I am nearing the end of a 2+ year refurb of my Morgan 415 OI. With the launch date of my boat approa
Refidgerator Drain 461 kroywirth at 5:34am 06.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1025 I opened the sink drain sea clock and the water is not draining. Only ice has been placed in fridge
Reefing tackle and other running rigging questions for 26S (C) Bfranchini at 4:04am 06.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2592 good morning fellow sailors! Yesterday we finally managed to put Egret in the water and enjoyed a wo
Loss of power Yanmar 4jh4-hte smartchoice at 1:47am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4598 We have a Hunter 50 just 3 years old and are sailing in Malaysia. Coming up the coast to Rebak Islan
Loss of power Yanmar 4jh4-hte smartchoice at 1:45am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/792 We have a Hunter 50 just 3 years old and are sailing in Malaysia. Coming up the coast to Rebak Islan
Need some Intel on keel winch placement: (5) pclarksurf at 10:43pm 06.19.16 Catalina 22 11/2530 got the new DL 1200 and was taking a look at fit and placement and I have a conundrum: I don't have
Electric bilge pump sometimes fails to prime patrickkidd at 8:34pm 06.19.16 Ask All Sailors 11/5208 Does anyone have problems with their sump pump priming in the bilge? Mine seems to sometimes get air
Removing Galley Faucet GorillaToast at 6:58pm 06.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1513 Does anyone have a picture, or a picturesque desription of how the galley faucet on an h27 is remove
LEWMAR OPENING PORT SEAL REPLACEMENT bsouza at 6:20pm 06.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1160 I have purchased new seals to replace two leaking Lewmar opening ports in my Catalina 36 MKII. My

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Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:44am 03.26.24 Rough to the touch sounds like improper use of cleaning or lack of polishing. Yes, rough to the tou
outboard hoisting (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 03.26.24 That design will work to lift the motor, but when you swing the arm forward to move the motor to th
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 4:55am 03.26.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 3:27am 03.26.24 Thank you Jim for taking the time to speak with me on the phone. I appreciate you taking the time to
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Rick Webb at 7:02pm 03.25.24 Seems to me the further south in Florida you go the more Yankees you find. Venice has always been a
321 Rudder Play - Parts dmdiehl64 at 6:01pm 03.25.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:00pm 03.25.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean t
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Davidasailor26 at 5:48pm 03.25.24 I think you did the right thing given the layout of the channel and your initial reaction to follow
Boom Skipper J at 5:36pm 03.25.24 If that doesn't work, Dwyer Mast and Rigging, with a website online, got back to me quickly with a b
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel colb218 at 5:35pm 03.25.24 Thanks for the re-assurance all. As the person who got me into this said when I took my first boat o
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:11pm 03.25.24 I am not sure of the ColReg siting but this is my understanding. This location does have an Obstru
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 5:05pm 03.25.24 Did I do something wrong? NO. Channel Markers Lateral Marks Lateral buoys denote port and starboa

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