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bent jib spar fortunare at 4:55pm 05.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1076 by mistake when I first bought my Mac 26M I rolled up the jib to transport it, not thinking it had
Deck leaks Hunter240 Gary Byers at 3:23pm 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/608 I have brown water stains coming from the horizontal hull liner joint below the windows on the starb
Looking at 87 285 OS2Dude at 3:04pm 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/649 I'm looking at a 1987 Hunter 285. (Going to see it in a few days) It will be an up-size from my cu
Battery-charger Install Questions (1) dlochner at 2:12pm 05.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1022 Maine, Installing a new charger and batteries (4 GCs series/parallel one bank, separate start bat
What type of foam to use Wakulla212 at 1:52pm 05.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 63/7926 A previous owner of my Mac25 removed much of the interior foam flotation. I would like to replace.
Small boat sails here! (1) Phil Herring at 1:39pm 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1070 This is always kind of a fun day here: our annual shipment of sails for the 140, 146, 170, and 216
Propane Storage on Rail RonRelyea at 1:16pm 05.05.15 Ask All Sailors 15/5221 I'm considering getting a 17 pound fiberglass composite tank for my boat. I have no propane locker
Latest O240 project (1) Hydro Therapy at 1:06pm 05.05.15 Day Sailers 6/925 I never liked the white Formica table in the cabin. I wanted to replace it with wood but was always
Compression post design flaw rodgerforster at 12:46pm 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3060 Have this flaw leaking water into my Hunter34. Does anyone know a boat wright in Vancouver, bc who c
Raritan PHII not pumping in water...will pump out Pat at 12:04pm 05.05.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/12991 My PHII head will not pump in water from the thru hull....it will pump out.. although somewhat reluc
Hunter 23.5 Mast LED bulbs Mike in Cape Cod at 11:44am 05.05.15 Smaller Boats 2/1109 Can anyone give me a make and part number for LED bulbs for the 23.5 original mast fixture. Is t
Forward Hatch Screen Spellman66 at 11:30am 05.05.15 Catalina 310 14/3427 Our forward hatch (Lewmar) doesn't have, and does need, a screen. I ave researched the threads but
Beneteau 311 Tethys3 at 11:07am 05.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2393 I recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 311, I love the boat but have been puzzled by the plumbing. I s
Shore Power cables questions (2) dave_and_dd at 10:55am 05.05.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1999 Hey Folks - have a new (to me) 309, but this question is generic. My boat has 30 amp fittings and 3
Made an "AH-HA" discovery (5) Worldwalker88 at 10:54am 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1097 Paint ing and general things before splash. Never had a furler, never used a furler. I'm thinking t
Slack shrouds on leeward side? solodare at 10:47am 05.05.15 Ask All Sailors 48/8494 Just had my first sail this weekend and had some concerns about really slack shrouds leeward. Is tha
Prop shaft (3) PM in TO at 9:15am 05.05.15 Catalina 310 5/1443 1) On my 2005 310 the diagram (see attachment) in the manual for the stuffing box shows the pa
Flattening The Main Sail Gudenuph at 8:36am 05.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/8615 Just wondering about how to quickly and easily, really flatten the main on a non-bending mast to de-
Interior Liner in the way whichislandnext at 8:21am 05.05.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1093 I am wondering if anyone else has addressed this issue. I have a starwind 27 with an interior liner
Rudder Sensor Installation on Hunter 33.5 mz4wheeler at 8:09am 05.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1962 I just bought a new Raymarine rudder reference sensor for my (almost installed) ST4000+ autopilot.

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3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes jssailem at 5:33am 09.08.23 Nice info @Ralph Johnstone. His HE looks clean. Mine was crusty with evidence of corrosion. The bit
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Jimongee at 5:11am 09.08.23
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX sailme88 at 4:51am 09.08.23 the 100% way of identifying 2stroke vs 4 stroke... look for an oil dip stick on the side of the engi
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kloudie1 at 4:24am 09.08.23 The big o-ring cover seal is Yanmar # 24311-000700.. The gasket that seals the tube sheet to the cov
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX kloudie1 at 4:13am 09.08.23 Yup, I think that it is a Tohatsu. Mercury had Tohatsu make their smaller "portable" outboards..
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 10:18pm 09.07.23 My experience with the sailing world says masthead rigs should go to a smaller headsail before reefi
Anyone know if this Mercury 9.9 is 2 stroke or is 4 stroke? I seems too old to be 4. Its on a Hunter 260. -- ALEX stickinthemud57 at 9:06pm 09.07.23 Looks a lot like this one except the CT designation... https://img.boatdeckcrm.com.au/media/2017070
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:06pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Lee is a very serious Storm. We just reviewed the Hurricane Hunters Flight information.
Invest 95L jssailem at 8:33pm 09.07.23 This is a storm that is well defined. Has a solid core with vertical development. A broad wind field
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (2) jssailem at 8:10pm 09.07.23 It's supposed to be a marine-capable charger. Marketing vs Legality... They think they solve their
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions rgranger at 7:21pm 09.07.23
Adding second reef to main sail? Calif. Ted at 7:10pm 09.07.23 What size genny ? wouldn't reducing the headsail reduce weatherhelm, reefed main with a genny is unb
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question rpwillia at 7:08pm 09.07.23 Used large hose clamps for both.
H42P - new thru hull and seacocks Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 09.07.23 :worthless: Show us what you're looking at replacing and we'll have a better idea of what you need.
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) Tally Ho at 6:51pm 09.07.23
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. twalker H260 at 6:28pm 09.07.23 Connecting the outboard to the rudder is a fairly common modification. Also fairly easy to do in a
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question CowboyWay at 6:12pm 09.07.23 Interesting mount option. I didn't think to mount it lower like that. How did you secure the base to
Adding second reef to main sail? (1) CowboyWay at 6:08pm 09.07.23
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 5:58pm 09.07.23 Hurricane Hunters in storm now.
Used sail? morbidfollower at 5:53pm 09.07.23 I have a 105% that I believe was off a J22 or something like that. I would look for some other si

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