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roller furling replacement s1walk1 at 7:50pm 04.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1560 I just bought a hunter 1991 30T, and am looking to replace an old CDI roller furler the boat came wi
Post Recommissioning Engine Alignment Dan_Y at 7:04pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 1/681 As part of overhaul we replaced the prop shaft, coupler, and cutlass bearing and also reworked the p
Dripless Shaft Seal Waterline on a 2 GM20F? Dan_Y at 6:55pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1370 Just installed a PSS dripless shaft seal on our H30 with 2GM20F and vented the unit per the instruct
Where to sheet a 135% genoa on a 192? (1) Brian S at 6:55pm 04.12.15 Day Sailers 4/1697 Just saw this pic on the main screen (Is that picture Dave Kautz's 192?): http://sbo.sailboatowne
Moving Mainsheet Traveler Saddle Sore at 6:37pm 04.12.15 Smaller Boats 6/2110 I am a relatively new Hunter 23 owner. I am a long time sailer and my last boat was a J22. I have fo
393 Holding tank question (1) Joe Roc at 6:17pm 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1008 86967.vB Can anyone tell me how to open this? Fairly urgent. Thanks!
keel spacer question hawk232 at 5:37pm 04.12.15 Catalina 22 3/635 for those of you who have installed them, how much tolerance do you shoot for between them and the t
Exhaust Riser replacement brien23 at 5:05pm 04.12.15 Big Boats 1/1004 Fresh water cooled engine raw water exhaust in the riser how long should it last or be replaced befo
Profurl forestay furling friesen at 4:58pm 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1084 I have a 2007 Profurl 350 (or 420?) for my 2007 Beneteau B40. The halyard swivel does not rotate
Fluorescent TO LED Tube Conversion (3) Marc14857 at 4:49pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1519 I am trying to convert these (see attached pics) to LED tubes. I have 5 of these fixtures on my H 44
Stanial Cay Exuma Runway Closed BJV at 4:17pm 04.12.15 Destinations 0/1052 Runway at Stanial Cay has been closed for repairs. Flamingo and Watermakers now fly into Black Poin
Thinking too much about keel forces Daveinet at 4:05pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 106/20509 OK, so its going to be another month before the boat is in the water, so my mind is just sitting idl
Oil in exhaust, low power emergpa1 at 2:27pm 04.12.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4949 I have an island packet with a 1986 3GM30F Yanmar. . While motoring down the intercoastal waterway
help with rigging (5) solodare at 2:00pm 04.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1410 Can some one tell me if this looks correct? I have no confidence in what I'm doing. Nothing to rea
Texas Coastal Sailing TXGulfcoaster at 1:45pm 04.12.15 Big Boats 0/509 Across the ICW from Port O'Connor there is a bay called Espirito Santo, has anyone anchored in that
37C bilge question frankiedogs at 1:40pm 04.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/835 The float for our bilge pump is not screwed down to anything and free-floating the bilge. Obviously
1978 atomic 4, can't get dipstick out to change oil MikeLitton at 11:31am 04.12.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1308 Anyone experience this? I've got a 1978 Catalina 30, I bought last year. I went to change oil on t
Catalina 22swing keel Tony23630 at 9:32am 04.12.15 Catalina 22 1/1547 We have had problems, like leaking around the cable. Now that is a very easy to fix. But the one
Mystery Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Leak Steve E. at 7:30am 04.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/5307 Good morning all, I have a mystery leak on my 1999 Hunter 310, with a Yanmar 2GM20F motor. With
first 235 rudder bolts riverroad at 6:25am 04.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1391 I've just been on Beneteau's spare parts site and wasn't able to find a listing for the delrin bolts

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Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? kappykaplan at 6:45am 06.26.23 Oh - I can't seem to find the post with the link to all the Hunter 326 manuals! https://hunter.sai
What battery size and type? isaksp00 at 6:29am 06.26.23 We had no dock power on the lake for my H23 that had a single battery for running lights, radio, a f
Spinnaker sailing Sandy Stone at 6:26am 06.26.23 Expected wind strength? Makes a difference.
Spinnaker sailing JBP-PA at 5:23am 06.26.23 You can do it. Don't be in a hurry, stop and think about each step. You will get some things wrong,
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 5:15am 06.26.23 Well.....It's been a while but I have had good results. To summarize - the prop and shaft were all g
Racing Handicap shemandr at 4:51am 06.26.23 The handicapper may be starting you with a rating favorable to the rest of the fleet since you are a
Some KIB well spent artboas at 10:54pm 06.25.23 They look great Art ... to bad they don't actually vent anything Well aware of that. I guess it w
Raw water system issues. ToddH at 10:12pm 06.25.23 Hey all thank you so much for y'all's input it was very much appreciated. Again thank you and happy
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:57pm 06.25.23 This one really tickled me. I think it's the highly perceptive logic behind it. Boudreaux and Thib
Spinnaker sailing garymalmgren at 8:25pm 06.25.23 What should I expect? Well, I expect you to think, "That's not as hard as I though. Why on earth h
Some KIB well spent tkwhalen at 7:53pm 06.25.23 They look great Art ... to bad they don't actually vent anything
Jabsco Electric "Quiet Flush" Toilet NYSail at 7:36pm 06.25.23
Lazy Jack Separators Tally Ho at 7:24pm 06.25.23 With the EZJax system, I uncover the main, attach the halyard and untie the sail ties so that the m
Leroy Somer windlas repair denasena at 7:08pm 06.25.23 I replaced with Lewmar H3. I am not going to deal with that motor again. I took the whole motor to a
Spinnaker sailing jssailem at 7:08pm 06.25.23 Fun, exciting colors in the sky, speed. Oh wait that might be LSD on July 4th. Never mind.
Spinnaker sailing BigEasy at 7:07pm 06.25.23 Hello all. Will be trying my spinnaker tomorrow morning, not going to lie, a bit stressed, never tr
5 Days in Canada (1) jssailem at 6:59pm 06.25.23 I have heard from a local that there is anchorage in the inlet just NE of Ganges Harbor. You can get
Diesel on Hunter won't start Rich Stidger at 6:58pm 06.25.23 Good info, Rich. So you'd have to also jumper the fuel shutdown solenoid to get it to run with the
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 6:26pm 06.25.23 NOT PC: I always thought sailboats should come with a midget contortionist with 10 inch fingers. I
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:01pm 06.25.23 I found a new Boudreaux joke, just for you, Rob. Boudreaux goes to the brand new chemical plant lo

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