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Replacing Hood 810 CL furler Mark48 at 12:15pm 04.28.14 Big Boats 0/706 I have a 1985 H 34 with a Hood 810 continuous line furler. I have been fortunate enough to pick up
Striping Issues (1) hercguy at 12:10pm 04.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2217 I have a 1994 Hunter 23.5 and am in the process of removing the old striping to include the swoosh,
1984 Hunter 31/ Deck Tom Fritz at 12:06pm 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 16/3137 This is new purchase and a re-build project. There are lots of spider cracks around the deck and ca
Outboard and ACR SitkaChum at 11:55am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2320 Hi, A quick question about wiring in an ACR with an outboard motor. I've got a Catalina 30 th
Instrument Panel Nsdnh31 at 11:49am 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1080 Purchasing a Hunter-31 and it is in need of an instrument panel. There's basically lots of putty ho
Painting the pedistal Mark Nooney at 11:41am 04.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/977 Hi all, I have 31 1984 and I am doing spring spruce ups. Has anyone painted the pedestal? The b
Deck organizers for a 37.5 bugsboat at 10:35am 04.28.14 Big Boats 6/975 Has anyone replaced the deck organizers under the deck hood? Ours are in bad shape with sharp corner
radar reflector HaroldW at 10:21am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1321 I have only sailed on inland lakes for the last 30 years and am now sailing in the Galveston Bay and
Hull bottom sealer roncynthiaboomer at 10:09am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 Has anyone heard or have had this product put onto their hull bottom to prevent blister formation af
Replacement Oil Pressure Switch DaveJ at 9:47am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 8/5510 I have a broken prong on my oil pressure switch, a common problem when reading these posts. I called
Boat ref ridge not working (1) steve201 at 8:11am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1284 Any ideas, i have power to a c , power to thermostat. the fan is not getting any power. I'm not sure
Battery Upgrade (4) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:03am 04.28.14 Catalina 310 20/7026 Last year I completed an upgrade on the electrical distribution and charging system. What I didn't
Mac 25 easy Pop-top raising? dickbozung at 7:56am 04.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1923 I'm 70 and its getting really difficult to raise the Pop-top by myself. 2 scenarios - first, dock
Engine commissioning Thom Hoffman at 7:55am 04.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1689 Haven't found this in archive; looking for helpful hints on putting my Universal MX25 back into serv
1984 Beneteau Holding Tank gbgreen59 at 7:46am 04.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/876 I am a new owner of a 1984 Beneteau First 35'. I found that the waist holding tank is missing. It
Flipping the forward Hatch around? rgranger at 7:41am 04.28.14 Balboa 12/4997 Hello Balboa 26 sailors.... So I have a question. Have any of you switched the hinges on your forw
How to make a deck fit back into it's cavity (PICS) (4) Picflight at 6:42am 04.28.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2265 I ask this question to the audience of this forum because the skills and knowledge I have observed i
San Diego Bay Hurricane CaptDon01 at 2:27am 04.28.14 Catalina 22 1/835 Well, another sailing adventure weekend event is finished, and it's one we'll be talking about and e
where does this water come from and how does this valve work (1) gitpicker2007 at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 22 11/2137 I left the catalina at the slip for a few days while they repaired the outboard (bad impeller). I've
Stuffing Box getting "hot" c130king at 7:34pm 04.27.14 Catalina 310 35/8287 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn

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First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 8:12pm 07.28.23 The Hunter is my friend's that is moored near where I live. I spend much more time on it than my fri
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (3) Ralph Johnstone at 7:14pm 07.28.23 I'm not sure how many fuel connections there on the 2GM20F but it seemed like a :poop:load of them w
Lewmar V700 Windlass dlochner at 6:48pm 07.28.23 There are a several considerations with mounting a windlass. First, the windlass must allow for an a
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:17pm 07.28.23 218273
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent quadrille38 at 6:06pm 07.28.23 I went for this recently, and had them powder coat the interior to match the dodger Nice I though
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:56pm 07.28.23 Talking about a different water pump here: when I had a problem with the Johnson pump on my Yanmar 2
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Rich Stidger at 5:55pm 07.28.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:51pm 07.28.23
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:49pm 07.28.23 But the second picture is not clear where it was taken- can you post another picture showing more e
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 kbgunn at 5:40pm 07.28.23 Not junk! Sweet sailing boat. Stiff sailing with fine entry and hollow bows. She is not a blue water
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 5:14pm 07.28.23 Thanks for the link. Answers to your questions below: You have 62 hours on this rebuild and re
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:07pm 07.28.23 https://www.blue-water-marine.com/detroit/yanmar_boat_diesel_motor_repairs_detroit.htm prolly walk
Lewmar V700 Windlass heritage at 5:02pm 07.28.23 Is there any reason that a Lewmar V700 windlass could not be installed on a vertical surface in the
Wind sensor error fix needed Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 07.28.23
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 4:38pm 07.28.23 Thank you all I am just trying to avoid "everyone knows those are junk"
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 4:34pm 07.28.23 The pump is a Sherwood G65. Prices range from $616 to $985 shipping added. Part # for the lip seal
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 07.28.23 I feel your pain. I have a similar problem with a different engine and have been unable to locate t
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 4:13pm 07.28.23 Did you ever find the source of your leak? No I haven't. The leak seems to have either stopped or
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:11pm 07.28.23 Yes the issue has been identified as the lip seal. Water was exiting the weep hole and spraying like
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 07.28.23 per John there are 4 weep holes. He was amazed how much flow too. Jim... Those seals are the most

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