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Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/969 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5695 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1518 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4422 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5435 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/831 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2072 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2904 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1770 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2189 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3256 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3599 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h
Installed new sanitation hose in H336 Rxman47 at 7:29am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/532 Installed new sanitation hose in my H336 yesterday. The job went well and wasn't as tough as I had
Set me straight on this "bluewater" talk Bigjer40 at 6:11am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 41/7783 I have been looking for my second boat for a while now. Am I the only one that struggles with the th
Mounting winches Ted at 6:09am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 9/9312 I was having a conversation with one of my marina mates the other day regarding mounting winches. I
Fuel Overflow in Cockpit - Hunter 33.5 1992 (2) pariseaux at 5:56am 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1644 When we fill up our fuel tank, it tends to overflow out of the area under the captain's seat in the
Taking mast down Tom Marini at 5:48am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 1/3277 I'm scrapping my 30' 1981 Islander that was dropped. I have never taken that mast down. It does ha
Silly Racor Drain Valve question wonkodsane at 5:37am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1003 Hi all, hope the spring is finding you well. What's the OD size of the drain valve's outlet nipple
23.5 Stern Rail Seat kit doc2b4fun at 5:30am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 2/1034 anyone know any good places to look to find a stern rail seat kit for a 1994 23.5? i know they
Thru hull depth finder... jaycrawford97 at 4:49am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/894 As you can see, we are busy preparing the '97 26x for the season... next question with the Garmin

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identify sailboat Barnacle Bill at 12:24pm 08.08.23 How are we possibly going to identify it if you don't post a photo?
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 08.08.23 Some DVMs have a very, very LOW amp rating. That's why I only use high quality instruments.
What is the meaning of this? Richard19068 at 12:09pm 08.08.23 DWSA = Displacement to wetted surface area? ASYMCL= Asymmetrical spinnaker?
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma Alansails at 12:06pm 08.08.23 We have bought sails from Al Declerq - Doyle/Quantum sails Detroit, 586-404-5120 including our lates
AC Fridge overconsumption. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:57am 08.08.23 I had the same compressor on my other Hunter and consumption was one hundred watt not one thousand.
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? Stu Jackson at 11:45am 08.08.23 But, the wiring is kinda tight. You do realize there are two ends to every wire, right?
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Stu Jackson at 11:43am 08.08.23 The only way to prove it is to Good analysis. Only thing to add is make sure your DVM (Digital Vol
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? randydandy at 11:39am 08.08.23 JVISS, I'm assuming you found the location of the pump? In our 3800, it is in the transom just in f
Hunter 212 hull crack Ralph Johnstone at 11:35am 08.08.23 :worthless: Big crack, small crack, matching crack in bulkhead ? Maybe it's only cosmetic or maybe
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 08.08.23 but when using pump with Perkins 4-108 running it trips the water pump breaker on panel. I'll tak
C&C 30 MKII question Apex at 11:13am 08.08.23
AC Fridge overconsumption. henri at 11:08am 08.08.23 It is a fridge and freezer for the kitchen. Current is Alternating current (230V AC). Consumption is
Hunter 212 hull crack jayarmala at 11:06am 08.08.23 Crack runs from shear line at rear of bow pulpit vertically down to keel. Hull is hunter plastic.
engine will not get up to temp. Stu Jackson at 10:14am 08.08.23 now the engine won't get up to temp it sits at about 140 and take a long time to get to that temp.
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 10:03am 08.08.23 There are three bolts as reported holding the keel on but not sure on that I have seen the Shop dr
Leif 8' rigging (New to Sailing) stickinthemud57 at 9:55am 08.08.23 ...keep that mainsheet in hand. I only needed once to learn. Good advice. Of the three times I ha
AC Fridge overconsumption. MikeHoncho at 9:47am 08.08.23 AC = air conditioner or AC = alternating current?
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement JamesG161 at 9:46am 08.08.23 James, do you mean screw the sink flange from below to the Corian counter above? No. Hold down the
VHF Handheld jviss at 9:40am 08.08.23 Today I learned my old, bare bones Standard Horizon HX270S has a better receiver than my new, fancy
Hunter 212 hull crack Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.08.23 No idea without several pictures of the crack from all angles. What is the hull made of, plastic or

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