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2 part question about exhaust ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/4160 My exhaust exits the transom just above the boot stripe and it is pretty much submerged when running
rintys1 rintys1 at 8:41am 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1381 i have a 2008 yanmar 15hp have been having an on going problem with the engine. Only gets to 2000rp
Cockpit Life Line rlrobian at 8:30am 04.22.15 Catalina 22 5/1387 Guys, Still working on the restoration of our 84 swing 22. Is there some way to convert/modify the
Almost there jtuner119 at 7:43am 04.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1266 I would like to thank the sailboat owners community. When I first purchased my boat, last fall, I kn
S2 9.2 A stuffing box kegendron at 7:25am 04.22.15 S2 2/1164 I am looking to replace my dripless coupler with a regular stuffing box. I have a 2QM15 and the drip
Crossing my fingers DannyS at 5:31am 04.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1759 I went out on a limb this week with an ebay purchase. I've been searching ebay for some random parts
Lightning Protection Wires to Keel Bolts (1) Richandhelen at 5:14am 04.22.15 Big Boats 11/1994 While replacing my sticking primary bilge pump float switch I found that BOTH of my lightning protec
1989 H30 update depth speed transducers RossP1956 at 4:45am 04.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/876 I'm a proud new sailboat owner and need to know how to access inner hull area to update both speed a
Crack in floor panel Jampit at 3:20am 04.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2166 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 311 which has developed a crack in the salon floor running across below th
Oxidized hull judsonj at 10:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1535 When I run my finger along the hull of my boat I get a white chalky dusting on my finger. Sounds lik
Hunter 30T rubber screw in bummer stopper BAILEY785 at 9:56pm 04.21.15 Parts Search 2/1148 Part number and name needed for the outside aft stern lockers.. rubber screw in bummer stoppers. The
Recent weather forecasts & Santa Barbara Island visit Kings Gambit at 9:48pm 04.21.15 Destinations 4/1757 The weekend visit to Santa Barbara Island (SBI) went well. Weather forecast for Thursday (April 16)
rubber stoppers.. help.. need to find BAILEY785 at 9:11pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/806 Have Hunter 30T 1991. Looking for name of the rubber stoppers that are on the inside of the outside
repower swank at 8:43pm 04.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1525 I just installed a yanmar 2gm20f. In a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I
repower swank at 7:40pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1070 I just installed Yanmar 2GM20F in a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I fe
Outhaul 3:1 purchase conversion KnottyNice at 7:13pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1081 New to sailing and just purchased a 94 Hunter 29.5. The Outhaul did not have any purchase to it and
Roller furler gary at 6:34pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/1024 Are any of you using the CDI continuous line furler? They don't make these anymore, but I love mine
Broken finger nails gary at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 7/1525 So there must be something out there to replace these miserable "key holder" type rings which we use
Hunter 31 Stanchion SUPERWEEDS at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1351 Hello all, has anybody ever changed a stantchion on a Hunter 31 2007? Its bolted inside the bolt and
Keel Blister Repair (2) mcconicoduka at 6:21pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3452 Hi all, this is my first post. I recently came into ownership of a decent Ranger 23. I've sailed h

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Emergency Tiller SwanSong at 5:36pm 11.16.23 If you ever need it $265 will seem VERY cheap. Ask me how I know....
Odd Yanmar issue Tally Ho at 4:42pm 11.16.23 Probably added by a PO. Can you determine the brand? Maybe a model #. That would allow you to co
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Hayden Watson at 4:12pm 11.16.23 I thought a fully charged battery was good to about -70F. ( Helping Your Boat Battery Survive Winte
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 4:01pm 11.16.23 It looks like it HAS been eighteen years. :(
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 3:44pm 11.16.23 I agree. The full battens can cover a lot of sins. But they also extend the life of a sail. The v
Convert Idiot Light to Thermostat Gauge? JoeWhite at 2:39pm 11.16.23 Yes you can as long as you have a grounding point on the instrument panel.
Remove Prop fstbttms at 2:29pm 11.16.23 bup: I do have a Martec folding prop that I may try... If you do, do NOT install it without using
Remove Prop (1) SirMichael at 2:25pm 11.16.23 I finally got my prop off. I went up there with a mapp gas torch and got the prop up to 250 degrees
Teak Inlays Syversens at 2:21pm 11.16.23 We did that on our previous Bene, a 361 in fact. This was 10 years ago but we found it in parts, ord
Whisker Pole RussellBeckner at 1:29pm 11.16.23 I appreciate the replies herein as I had the same question and the input is very applicable. Great t
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update (2) RussellBeckner at 1:11pm 11.16.23 @Simon Sexton. We have an 86' H28.5 and have been thinking to add AC. Would you know the model and B
Suddenly needing some brake work Rick Webb at 12:53pm 11.16.23 . A little past time on that one
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 11:16am 11.16.23 .
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 11:14am 11.16.23 Couple more pics for your enjoyment.
Convert partial battens to full battens Sailor Sue at 10:55am 11.16.23 I also should have mentioned, our full battened main always looks nice, even when it's not properly
Hunter 290 bimini (1) jdrutten at 9:21am 11.16.23 Attachments? Not exactly sure what you mean, but there are diagrams of the arch at least in the 290
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 rgranger at 8:44am 11.16.23 ...replacing one of the 3 clutch units with a 4 clutch setup. I did that on my H26 (well actually
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 11.16.23 Sorry, but I always get a little skeptical when I see specific statements like those of RichH's but
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 8:29am 11.16.23 Regarding the Tides Song Track, I sailed a season of Wed PM and weekend races on a J 34C with the sy
C25 jib downhaul routing Stu Jackson at 8:19am 11.16.23 Joe's right in both posts. :) I never "threaded" my downhaul, always used the second hank down fro

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