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survey lee oakley at 11:51am 05.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/582 hello would like advice on getting a survey done on my 30' hunter cheribinni. How do you get this do
Yanmar Oil Filters SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:16am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2221 I am being advised by someone I consider an expert to use only genuine Yanmar oil filters on my 4JH-
survey lee oakley at 10:58am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1035 I have a hunter 30' 1979, would like advice on getting a survey done and also how much it costs
Two Steps Forward - One (or more) Step Back (4) Flamingo1 at 10:28am 05.12.16 Catalina 22 2/694 Made some progress this week - prepared the stern for a new motor mount, drilled a template and yest
Halyard knots mm2347 at 10:05am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 37/7226 I've been using a Buntline hitch for my halyards. Would there be an advantage to go to a halyard hi
Centerboard yoke holes donaldbeavin at 8:27am 05.12.16 Smaller Boats 5/983 Does anyone know if you use the same roller pin hole and pivot pin hole on a 240 as you do on a 26/2
Keel Schematics for 322 O'Day Sprague at 7:01am 05.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1164 Does anyone know where I can get a copy (electronic) of the schematics for the keel for a 1987 O'Day
Hunter 50 Transmission Oil SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:26am 05.12.16 Big Boats 5/1055 What type of transmission oil does my new to me 2011 Hunter 50 require? I think it's Dextron ATF, bu
Hunter 450 Battens protrude Chuck Cohen at 5:49am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 4/485 We have 5 horizontal battens in our old Dacron cruising sail. The sail is in the shop for a variety
New Halyard installation time flynhi4u at 5:32am 05.12.16 Smaller Boats 0/536 Well the new halyards finally showed up. The boat was already sitting in her slip so that meant chan
Weldment Repair Turned Hull Repair (4) RustyPelican at 3:15am 05.12.16 Catalina 22 5/2698 Hello, I am a new owner of a 1974 C22 which was gifted to me. This forum has been incredibly helpf
Dangers of spinakers sailnewbie at 2:22am 05.12.16 Ask All Sailors 109/23223 I have a 24' Mac and am new to all this, I have a spinaker but never attempted to try it yet, I hear
brown spots on hull brad minda at 10:35pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 10/2610 I have three fiberglass boats all with white hulls from two different manufacturers. all are from th
Perkins Perama M20 103-06 Parts Scott2 at 9:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2884 Does anyone know where I can get a diagram with engine parts labeled for a 1993 Perkins Perama 103-0
Can This Paint Job Be Saved? (2) GorillaToast at 8:38pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/463 123246 123247 I just finished painting the hull with one-part poly, let it dry for a couple of wee
Terminating return fuel line with angled pipe inside the tank. (8) DinoKanuck at 5:24pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2269 Hello All, Time has come to replace the fuel lines, the fuel pick up and the fitting that takes the
Last coat of Varnish: what now? Ilanortho at 5:23pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5327 Last coat of epiphanes gloss varnish. What do you use for final sanding and how do you then make it
knot meter fred1diver at 5:16pm 05.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/692 Thinking about re-plugging the knot meter on my dolphin. but I'm not sure on how to wire the system,
1985 H31 Stern Bilge (2) Capt-Jack at 3:19pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/948 I've known for several years that my 1985 H31 has a small bilge behind the main bilge. It is under
Knot meter paddle wheel abinkc at 12:41pm 05.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2158 I'm told you can remove it from the inside on a Hunter 30 ('90). How do you do that?

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does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) kappykaplan at 4:49pm 04.02.24 thanks can you show me where the starter motor is? I have circled the starter as shown in PK123's
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (2) PK123 at 4:48pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 Both components should be bolted onto the same bracket (circled in green) . It looks like
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading JoeWhite at 4:43pm 04.02.24 If you think the cable is cut and are able to climb the mast, with the help of a friend , after disc
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) PK123 at 4:35pm 04.02.24 thanks can you show me where the starter motor is? Do have a look at the Yanmar Manual link I sent
Precision 23 mast question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:32pm 04.02.24 @mikevet take a look what is on the Precision site. Are there two sailors around that can help. Th
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 4:31pm 04.02.24 Maybe a metal recycling shop will give you something
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Calif. Ted at 4:22pm 04.02.24 Yes, I just did this last November when re-stepping the mast, see the section on "Testing with Multi
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading JamesG161 at 4:22pm 04.02.24 Call Raymarine or go on their site. Jim...
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 4:09pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 Here are your photos and the corresponding wire colour coding Glow Relay 5R,2L,2B and S
Stem Fitting pclarksurf at 4:02pm 04.02.24 and a second outstanding version of the foredeck retrofit by @AaronD for reference here: https://fo
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Rick Webb at 3:58pm 04.02.24 Rear More tounge weight is better than less.
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) PK123 at 3:45pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 Here are your photos and the corresponding wire colour coding Glow Relay 5R,2L,2B and St
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 3:44pm 04.02.24
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? dmax at 3:26pm 04.02.24 I would put them on the back as you should do for a car - you don't want the rears tires breaking lo
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Fidgit at 3:12pm 04.02.24 Yeah, I tried the synthetic hair/fuzz type rollers, and they are okay, but I ended up settling on th
Starting Engine on pallet JoeWhite at 3:03pm 04.02.24 Increasing the load on the engine by installing higher output alternator causes increased pressure i
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. MitchM at 2:48pm 04.02.24 they say in a Boatworks video to never use a wooll / nap type roller. ' the fibers w
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 2:19pm 04.02.24 Is there a well know place where many people get their Yanmar parts at a good price?
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (2) Ted10028 at 2:11pm 04.02.24 You firmly mounted an electrical device to a more stable platform. The connecting wires don't move
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (2) PK123 at 2:01pm 04.02.24 @Ted10028 You can check the colour coding of the wires and identify the parts from the Yanmar Manual

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