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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 35/8281 I had a leak somewhere. Engine bilge area constantly full of clear/clean water. Bilge pumping runn

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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
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arf145 at 3:54pm 07.28.23 Those are the little flush 3 or 4 inch round jobs with the iffy slider switch? If so, if I recall c
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 3:43pm 07.28.23 Thanks, this gives me a place to start. Makes sense it would be a fuel line connection point, especi
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Tally Ho at 3:32pm 07.28.23 Welcome aboard! So you jumped right into ownership on a Hunter Legend 37? Nice boat. Greg

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