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H34 Nav Light cable through deck - tips on replacement lnikl at 6:18pm 05.03.15 Big Boats 3/988 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 9/3145 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 4/948 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 0/476 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 3/3084 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 31/3421 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 12/4530 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 25/3370 87638.vB
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle is extremely stiff SVEnchantress at 2:34pm 05.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/10569 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 3/1236 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 5/2721 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 0/841 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 0/1160 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 9/1544 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 0/557 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 3/1073 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 2/664 My sail cover and other canvass is dirty, with some black staining (mildew?). Does anyone have sugge
rebed ideas? (1) richk at 10:21am 05.03.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1086 Anyone have ideas how to rebed the fitting shown in the attached? I want to make sur it seals and s
Correct impeller for a 1990 C30 MkII - Universal longterm at 9:33am 05.03.15 Catalina 30 8/2149 Twice in the last month, I've started my engine and not seen water from the exhaust. My thru-hull is
Transmission oil burnswelds at 9:32am 05.03.15 Catalina 30 5/1386 Hello all, I will be servicing my trans oil next week. Is the recommended oil dextron or Mercon A

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Broken Rudder (4) JBP-PA at 7:03am 10.09.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgran
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? odaydokay at 6:43am 10.09.23 How much soak time did you use? Sometimes stains that will not come out in just a spray or dip will
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head (1) wkboat at 6:33am 10.09.23 I believe I have found the correct name for these: Adjustable Bunk Light. Innovative Lighting is one
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 6:29am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire. Yes thank you , one of my side stays does as
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help JBP-PA at 6:23am 10.09.23 BTW, in picture 2, your forestay has a broken wire.
what is the standing headroom? dlochner at 6:08am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 5:56am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 5:42am 10.09.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 5:39am 10.09.23 well shes home. came yesterday around noon. and shes not a 1982. misleading information from po and
Rabbit starts shemandr at 5:20am 10.09.23 Rabbit starts are good for when there is no race committee and no starting line. All of the pursui
When to tack shemandr at 5:04am 10.09.23 It is a very good question. If the wind is shifting, and it almost always is, then you want to be
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top dlochner at 4:27am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! W
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help rgranger at 4:22am 10.09.23 As already mentioned. The topping lift line is supposed to be run through the boom so that you can r
Rabbit starts danstanford at 4:12am 10.09.23 A boat is nominated to be the rabbit and all boats advised. At the prescribed time the rabbit sails
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 4:11am 10.09.23 Assuming the primary filter is relatively near the engine and the filter is full, it shouldn't take
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top Four Score at 4:00am 10.09.23 An update: We had our last race yesterday and someone organized a mast climb to reach the swivel! We
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:40am 10.09.23 what is open CPN? It's an open source software for chart plotter software. You can run it on a pho
When to tack jssailem at 8:55pm 10.08.23 staying inside the laylines until very close to the mark is likely favored. This is a generally tr
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... mforum at 8:51pm 10.08.23 I like the dowel idea. Sounds great. Thanks.
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Richard19068 at 8:44pm 10.08.23 I decided to change the transmission fluid in the Hurth transmission of an Universal M18 on a Catal

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