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Portlight Gasket Installation BobBarr at 5:14pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 20/5501 Hi, Can anyone explain the easiest way to replace a portlight gasket on my Hunter passage 42 in the
Water Intrusion BobBarr at 4:59pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/857
Curse you, Joaquin! Goodbye 2015 sailing season... GregL564 at 3:09pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 1/849 Got the call from boatyard today... they are hauling me out in anticipation of Hurricane Joaquin. S
My boat sank today stiggy456 at 2:57pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 47/11511 So this morning i recieved a call from the marina where our boat is stored, they said that this morn
Nav Lights B361 EddieM at 2:48pm 10.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1358 Just purchased a 2001 Beneteau 361 and have to sail it from TX to MS. Would anyone have a list of th
Water Heater Leaking pateco at 1:23pm 10.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/5563 Last night while motoring to a waterfront restaurant for dinner, I noticed the bilge pump kick on mo
Hunter 23.5 companionway dimensions VT Fitz at 1:10pm 10.01.15 Smaller Boats 6/2944 Does anyone have the width, length and height dimensions for the 23.5 companionway? Even an approxim
Cabin ventilation CHSN WND at 12:12pm 10.01.15 Smaller Boats 12/1700 My H26 has a Nicro solar vent fan mounted in the center hatch/winshield. The solar panel gave up the
26.5 Stanchion Damage (3) jwctennessee at 11:26am 10.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1143 Hello Hunter People! First time poster, long time lurker... Visited my 1987 26.5 a few days ago and
oDay 322 washboard storage (1) PatTormey at 11:15am 10.01.15 Bigger Boats 2/1198 92078.vB I finally found a convenient place to store the washboards. Thru drill some short rou
On the hard for the winter Chuck Powell at 10:29am 10.01.15 Bigger Boats 7/1013 My sailing season is ending on a small lake in north western Pa. The marina I'm at is offering winte
Hurricane coming sailaway78 at 10:13am 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 4/800 To everyone on the east coast. I hope all of you guys dodge the bullet, and this thing just goes
COLREGs "right-of-way" charliegrau at 9:51am 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5446 I have noticed in many forums and discussions the use of the term "right-of-way". I reviewed the CO
Water in Engine sandiegosailor99 at 8:15am 10.01.15 Big Boats 35/8209 Does anyone have any experience with water in engine? My Yanmar 39 hp showed a few drope of water s
Strut Alignment - 86 Hunter 31 (4) Dfisher at 8:09am 10.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/888 TO continue the case on my excessive vibration that would not allow the engine to get to full RPM as
Exhaust riser ad elbow replacement sandiegosailor99 at 7:49am 10.01.15 Big Boats 5/1149 Can someone speak to the difficulty of replacing the exhuast riser and elbow on a larger Hunter? I
Motor Mount Wedge j13alber at 7:39am 10.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1490 Hi, I just purchased an O'day 26. Has anyone out there made a motor mount wedge? Right now my moun
Boats on stands during hurricane kito at 7:02am 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 11/3568 Even though I am fairly inland in NC, there are some models showing I could be in it's direct path.
H33 needs a new prop Redbeard33 at 6:58am 10.01.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1043 I have a H33-C that has the original engine/transmission (2qm15) and original prop. (two blade, chi
Hurrican warning Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 10.01.15 Smaller Boats 1/558 For the trailerable sailboats on the east coast, please keep a vigilant eye out on the track of the

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How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Techstyle at 10:26am 08.31.23 I have a 336 but have not worked on the specific area you are talking about but generally, for insta
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 08.31.23 I'm due for changing the coolant (probably end of season). I've never experienced a problem with ov
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Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 08.31.23 the night before launch I needed to add coolant and oil, so I opened the coolant fill and absentmin
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 08.31.23 Hoping not to get any air locks. Does your 3JH3E have an air release fitting as does the 2GM20F ?
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 08.31.23 If you can get it to stop that way then leave it as that then becomes a permenant fix unless someth
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 Hello Below at 8:50am 08.31.23
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 (5) rgranger at 8:44am 08.31.23 I don't know a lot about the construction of the 336 but on the H26 and H260 (also H23.5) the deck
Gulf Storm Potential kappykaplan at 8:41am 08.31.23 I have no idea who thought blindingly-bright LED headlights would be a good idea. I hate those thin
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 8:38am 08.31.23 A last thought about "tender." It often refers to a boat that initially heels quickly as the wind i
New to the forum capta at 8:33am 08.31.23 My first thought was that it is a bit late to check things in your driveway, after you've brought it
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Gulf Storm Potential (1) Kermit at 8:09am 08.31.23 I flew in from Upstate NY and landed at the Charlotte airport. We flew into rain and wind but had no
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Square top main on water ballast? David in Sandusky at 7:32am 08.31.23 Shemandr is right. A high aspect sail is always more efficient. So I'd go ahead with the new mainsai
Replace section of G4 anchor chain JamesG161 at 7:30am 08.31.23 My advice is simple. Look here. Anchor chain Jim...
Replace section of G4 anchor chain jibes138 at 7:15am 08.31.23 If only 60 feet of 100 is corroded then the boat was likely anchored in 9 to 12 feet of water (assum

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