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Throttle Connection Wire YouNMe at 4:00pm 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1554 First post ever, please be kind. My husband is a seasoned sailor, I am not. We just bought an '81 30
mast wiring Time_Out at 3:32pm 04.16.15 Catalina 22 8/1198 Quick question. Ive purchased the all-line, all-internal halyard kit from CD, and also plan to repla
mast antenna install Harlan at 3:22pm 04.16.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2402 Planning to install LMR-400 coax in my OD34. It has the usual Isomat mast, extrusion NG51. The mas
Pearson Vanguard Lifeline Stanchions (4) ghivancich at 2:15pm 04.16.15 Parts Search 11/3130 I am looking to find lifeline stanchions which were used on Pearson Vanguards. I have also seen thes
Adding shore power? Drhoppy at 1:56pm 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 32/6224 Hi All- I'm fairly new to sailboat ownership so forgive any "stupid" questions I may come up with
Removing Hunter 310 Fresh Water Tank wayne007 at 1:32pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/711 Has anyone removed the 50 gal water tank on a hunter 310 1997? Looks hard and I'd appreciate any ad
Headed south doc jim at 12:15pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1440 Having retired am moving my 1981 Hunter 30 from Baltimore to Hilton Head via the intracoastal waterw
Repairing Loose Bow Eye (1) judsonj at 11:18am 04.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4539 Hey All, Getting ready for my first sail of the season next month and trying to get a to a few t
Gasket for power steering cylinder lecombr� schmitt Vitor souto at 11:08am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/568 Where can I get gasket for my power steering cylinder from lecomble cylinder #2200496 A
Transducer Location Yeki at 9:30am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/690 Hello All! I am preparing to install an Airmar B744V thru-hull transducer on my 78 , shallow draft,
mast winch for reefing splax at 9:30am 04.16.15 Big Boats 4/1372 I have been advised that I need a winch mounted to tension the reefing lines through the boom to ree
Zincs in Yanmar 21hp? Canvasback at 9:25am 04.16.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1618 Hey skippers, Does anyone know if there are zincs in a 21hp Yanmar motor, model year 2007? If so, h
Cutting holes on mast markwbird at 7:30am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1309 I want to install a spinnaker sheet. This will require cutting at least one or two holes in the mas
leaking manual bilge pump iSailor at 6:50am 04.16.15 Catalina 310 9/2856 I was preparing the boat for the spring and noticed that the manual bilge pump was leaking (at the p
Repower to 3GM30F H33C prop? Sylvain at 6:39am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1886 I've been looking at re-powering my H33C for quite a while and found a 3GM30F at a fair price in Mon
Living Backwards (1) Roger Long at 6:25am 04.16.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/3313
sail lugs lp_gilbert at 6:09am 04.16.15 Day Sailers 3/1199 I think weekenders had some type of imbedded rope in the sail that sled through the channel of the m
Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2927 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3373 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1293 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well

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I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 12:31pm 10.16.23 Nice discovery Dave.
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 12:27pm 10.16.23 That is some dusting on the roof.
Just how big is British Columbia? (2) Michael Davis at 12:07pm 10.16.23 Just a dusting. :) eldom last more than a week.
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.16.23 where I noticed the temperature gauge going all the way up. Also the beta 28 engine stalls when I t
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 11:49am 10.16.23 My sugestion would be as follows . Remove the rubrail holder about a foot from the bow on both sides
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 11:44am 10.16.23 ket, what about the 2" hole between your fingers ? 220774 Haha, exactly. I was debating buying
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) SoSound at 11:26am 10.16.23 For this particular issue, there does appear to be an adjustment in settings which will improve the
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 10.16.23 220771 Your copper tubes don't look too bad but the SS jacket looks it's had the :poop: beat out of
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge odaydokay at 11:10am 10.16.23
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Scott B at 11:07am 10.16.23 Our cradle has threaded rod attached to the pads, large nut with handle laid loose on top of the tub
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 11:03am 10.16.23 It's the original shipping cradle from Hunter. Having the option to readily remove the pads is what
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.16.23 The extensive pitting is likely from galvanic corrosion over many years. :plus::plus: Most likely
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 10:49am 10.16.23 With heat exchangers, the ends are designed to keep the water inside the unit. The sleeve is design
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so

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