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Hunter 34 Pedestal Guard Steve Olson at 9:06pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 5/1691 I can't seem to be able to find a replacement pedestal guard for my Hunter 34. Any thoughts or tips
1994 Hunter 29.5 Gravydon at 7:00pm 05.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1691 Hello, I am new here and just bought a 1994 hunter 29.5. All my opening portlight windows leak and I
Replacement Rudder Bushings Famos_Amos at 6:59pm 05.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1512 Hey all- I replaced my rudder this spring with a new Foss Foam OEM rudder and need to find replaceme
H34 Nav Light cable through deck - tips on replacement lnikl at 6:18pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 3/972 The electrical wires for the bow Nav light pass through a hole in the deck with "goo" of some sort t
Yanmar 2gm20 circulation pump leak coolant Tom u at 5:42pm 05.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3105 I have a Yanmar 20 GM in my Hunter 28.5 that is leaking coolant around the circulation pump pulley.
Unknown Fule Leak ShawneH at 5:39pm 05.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/925 I have a mysterious leak coming from somewhere. I have gone through the motor and tightened fuel li
Swing keel Pennant line flynhi4u at 5:25pm 05.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/462 I have the swing keel out of or Hunter 20 and I want to replace the keel pennant while it is out. Qu
1994 beneteau oceanis 351 engine? billymc38 at 5:24pm 05.03.15 Bristol 3/3035 I just purchased a 1994 beneteau oceanis 351 and was told she needed an alternator, the owner did no
Bloody hell... (1) SFKjeld at 4:56pm 05.03.15 Smaller Boats 31/3331 Comedy of errors that were nearly not that funny. Went out this afternoon determined to get the main
Hunter 27 Breaker Panel Whiskey Tango at 2:52pm 05.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 12/4436 Dear Fellow Hunter Owners I am looking to renew the DC circuit breaker panel on my 1980 Hunte
What is aux 2 switch (1) Leatherneck at 2:38pm 05.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3249 87638.vB
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle is extremely stiff SVEnchantress at 2:34pm 05.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/10362 Ever since we've had our boat, the throttle has been hard to move -- it has gotten progressively wor
cabin sole ktm500mx at 2:32pm 05.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1204 Looking to see if profin by Daly's I still recommended? if so how many coats and how much for the
Yanmar 2GM20F question about cooling system SVEnchantress at 2:31pm 05.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/2692 My parts manual for our Yanmar 2GM20F shows the mixing "elbow" really as a pipe that comes out and h
Pratical Sailer Test Reports joker460 at 2:19pm 05.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/829 I came across this Summary."Practical Sailor" Guide to sailing Gear It's a bit long in the tooth
need control block double blockm1 1/4" track cooperbill at 1:59pm 05.03.15 Cal 0/1138 need replacement for Schaefer control block double sheave 1 1/4" track
Broken rub rail (1) Crawdaddy282 at 1:43pm 05.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1508 Hello! Attached is a picture of a broken rail. Thoughts on if I can replace just a section or have t
Dodger 25.5 twodzusfittings at 12:40pm 05.03.15 Smaller Boats 0/553 Anyone have a dodger on their Hunter 25.5?
New anchor size for 386 (1) MacBlaze at 10:42am 05.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1030 Well we have bought our first boat: a 2003 Hunter 386. It is pretty close to turn-key and the only t
dirty sailcovers - suggestions for chemical solutions? lnikl at 10:22am 05.03.15 Big Boats 2/644 My sail cover and other canvass is dirty, with some black staining (mildew?). Does anyone have sugge

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3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 7:51am 09.07.23
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 7:49am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace as
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wate
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 7:42am 09.07.23 If we want to look at Vorticity or Shear , we use 500mb This is a quick look at that pressure leve
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 7:28am 09.07.23 Yep, that is my plan I have her on the hook there is clear water about 4 miles away, Strang someone
School's back in session cruise! (1) plenny7 at 7:26am 09.07.23 Last weekend my friend and I went on a spur-of-the-moment night sail when we noticed the wind was pi
New Electronics Networking Help gouldx at 7:23am 09.07.23 @Ward H That was extremely helpful, and it really cleared up the wind transducer situation for me.
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:23am 09.07.23 1. Not likely. Steel alloy like Aquamet would be my guess. Certainly that is what you would be look
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:23am 09.07.23 Where are the NOAA aircraft They and their ground crew are moving now to Puerto Rico. Recon Fligh
3 Blade Prop Swap? dmax at 7:16am 09.07.23 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of a NE shop that I can work with to straighten th
3 Blade Prop Swap? dlochner at 7:11am 09.07.23 If the prop shaft is bronze check carefully for wear at the stuffing box and the cutless bearing. Br
Rudder counterbalance? (2) HeelBoy at 7:10am 09.07.23 LoL Yes... Engineer says... "if it ain't broken, it does not have enough systems" :ass: As I say a
3 Blade Prop Swap? jssailem at 7:06am 09.07.23 1. Is the original prop shaft material Bronze? 2. Our boat is on Lake Champlain VT, anyone know of
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 7:04am 09.07.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? jviss at 7:01am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
3 Blade Prop Swap? Dudenhoeffer at 6:56am 09.07.23 Hi @all - We have determined that the prop shaft is actually bent. There is a visible wobble at low
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 6:50am 09.07.23 * Very good input on the keel angle! I will need to try that, I have been keeping it all the way d
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 6:44am 09.07.23 Well ... that's interesting. We're back to not knowing why that big wooden block is sitting on your
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Rob Hntr376 at 6:39am 09.07.23 Peggie - in prepping for winterization: is that final rinse with the macerator running being done wi
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 6:38am 09.07.23 BTW: I've never owned a Mac 25 but I've owned a Mac 2-22 and two Mac 21's. They have a similar kee

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