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Hunter 270 winch info required jpaull at 7:42pm 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1299 Hi. I have a Hunter 270 and would like to change my winches to self tailing. However when I looked a
Winter Project - Clearing up dodger windows kenvail at 6:51pm 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/970 What are the best methods to clear up the windows on an old dodger? I have heard that you can even g
Name placement slowdog at 4:56pm 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 21/9401 I am going to put a name on my boat is it best on the sides or on the stern
Replaced Glass Windows with Acrylic (5) Seahorse24 at 1:03pm 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1603 I replaced eight glass windows that go on our Yankee Seahorse with Acrylic. The total costs was sixt
Hunter 310 head, raw water hook-up fxg88k at 11:53am 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/829 I recently purchared a Hunter 310. The prior owner replaced the manual head pump but ran the raw wat
Winter Live aboard - How to keep the pipes from freezing? Wisp at 11:47am 11.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4548 I'm a live aboard in the DC area and this is going to be my first winter onboard. I'm looking for su
Rescue or salvage 1986 MAC 25 ? Ranger_12 at 10:57am 11.17.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2370 I have a 1986 Macgregor 25 that I can't decide what to do with. I bought boats for parts and now hav
2QM20 questions from H36 '80-82 new owner - tmjb at 10:55am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 23/6871 As a new owner of a boat that has apparently sat unused for about 17 years I have started working ma
Nav station chair question from H36 '80-82 new owner tmjb at 10:42am 11.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1714 As a new owner of a 1981 H36C I am in the early stages of exploring my boat. One question I am hopin
hiking problem garysisson at 10:20am 11.17.14 Bigger Boats 2/910 I have a problem with falling into the cockpit when sitting up on the very small area of deck while
O'day 25 julu44 at 9:50am 11.17.14 Day Sailers 6/2207
Zinc Anode facini at 7:51am 11.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2859
1980 hunter 27 rudder. Lusitano at 6:17am 11.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/929 Can anyone tell me the proper way to remove the rudder and what to look for, since there's a lot of
chain links gettinthere at 6:15am 11.17.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1658 I'm striking out looking for a chain connector for 5/16 G4 chain. Some of my chain rusted sitting in
Coupeville, WA Terry Cox at 7:47pm 11.16.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1611 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Play in the rudder shaft 79 h27 Bateau Margo at 5:07pm 11.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1416 Well our first year with our first sail boat is in the books. Wrapped it today. One of my winter pro
Vang Adjustment to Stop Flapping Main Leech KZW at 4:40pm 11.16.14 Catalina 310 10/3503 I have C-310, sail no 307. The boat was built in 2005 and has in-mast furling. The leech of the main
Refrigeration problems Perfect Excuse at 4:28pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2642 Refrigeration problem with a Grunert Polar Mate water cooled unit. It runs well for about an hour th
Outboard isn't low enough... Advice on rebuilding mount? (6) Hooks at 3:25pm 11.16.14 Ask All Sailors 30/5254 So I tried to take the boat out today and learned that the motor is not going deep enough in the wat
Mooring cleats question Time_Out at 2:17pm 11.16.14 Catalina 22 7/1339 I'm in the process of reinstalling hardware and need a little help. Where is the best location for t

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3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes Tally Ho at 4:21pm 09.07.23
3GM30F raw water pump missing impeller vanes kappykaplan at 4:21pm 09.07.23 but what about those missing vanes -Is it something I have to worry about or will the system just p
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. kappykaplan at 4:19pm 09.07.23 I've never had a steering wheel. Is it called a "steering wheel", haha? Helm . . .
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 4:16pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experienc
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. labrmnus at 4:08pm 09.07.23 I guess I will learn, but for finer control do people hand move the outboard on a H260, even if they
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. Crazy Dave Condon at 3:59pm 09.07.23 The boat was designed to dump the water out for less weight to tow. Hunter had a design team super
New Electronics Networking Help (1) Tally Ho at 3:58pm 09.07.23 I have a bit of a hodgepodge of instruments on my boat. The only things I purchased directly are th
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location JamesG161 at 3:57pm 09.07.23 If you have an on board Generator, the Blower may be there. My blower is located there. Jim...
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (2) rpwillia at 3:55pm 09.07.23 I would attach the rudder sensor as it cannot hurt and in certain seas should help with performance.
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag Ted at 3:50pm 09.07.23 Sorry to hear of your troubles. I've got 4 sails with LiteSkin on both sides and have not experience
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:19pm 09.07.23 In that case, I would just remove the macerator pump and the hoses connected to it without bothering
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions jssailem at 3:12pm 09.07.23 Perhaps removing the "motor" or, if you feel you need to identify it in the diagram, label it as an
Adding second reef to main sail? (2) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 09.07.23
In hull transducer Johann at 3:10pm 09.07.23 I installed the Garmin GT15M-IH. Works great. I have also installed four other transducers that were
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Richard19068 at 2:58pm 09.07.23 I am far from an electrical expert, especially 110 shore power so I might be misinterpreting somethi
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 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. labrmnus at 2:33pm 09.07.23 The Macgregor 26x was often motored with water ballast out, and then 1 wavy day the boat flipped and
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 2:31pm 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER P
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. rgranger at 2:29pm 09.07.23 I wonder if for hurricanes would be worth it to pump water INSIDE the hull to make a less movable
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. rgranger at 2:26pm 09.07.23 There was someone on here (I forget who now) who was able to use an air mattress pump to push air in

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