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Directions Reversed deaconwayne at 8:10am 04.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1107 On my Hunter 28, the forward and reverse lever works backwards. IE: in reverse the boat goes forward
Tabbing in my bulkhead question kito at 8:06am 04.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/578 Well I got my port upper shroud bulkhead tabbed in on my H30 finally. I didn't replace the whole bul
Riding Sail captainpat at 7:32am 04.23.14 Big Boats 4/1287 Hunter 426 ' 44 owners; Looking for riding sail recommendations only. My research suggests that a
New (to me) O'Day Widgeon. (5) Tyler R at 7:20am 04.23.14 Day Sailers 11/11318 What do you think? I'm new to sailing and just getting started and I figured a small sail boat would
Applying restorer cream ronald.hudson1 at 6:21am 04.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/715 I used a cream restorer on the boat sides and rather than use a cloth to apply it I used one of thos
Hood 915 Seafurl mark6405 at 5:59am 04.23.14 Big Boats 0/1633 I have a Hood Seafurl 915 with a badly chafed continuous line reefing system. If I buy a pre-splice
Hooking up an electric start/charging outboard texaspike at 8:23pm 04.22.14 Smaller Boats 7/7371 Finally purchased a new 9.8 outboard for my Hunter 25.5 with electric start and charging.:dance: My
Replacing H34's Depth Transducer PGIJon at 8:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 4/1279 Well it seems as though I'm going to put the boat on the hard in order to repaint the bottom and whi
how to remove rudder? Jared1048 at 6:41pm 04.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1048 replacing it soon and want to be able to do it quickly while its on travel lift... I see the beari
Pearson parts curtis shipp at 5:44pm 04.22.14 Pearson 3/2287 Hi all. This is my first post. I am restoring a 76' Pearson 30. I have come across a few items that
Marine diesel using propane.. newage1461 at 5:01pm 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2375 Has anyone heard of any aftermarket company working on propane conversions for small diesel engines?
Aqua signal series 25 Deck/Steaming light (1) Db421 at 4:18pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 27/8938 I'm re-wiring my mast lighting and am having trouble wiring a combo deck/steaming light. I pulled t
Fridge problems (1) IanJ at 3:49pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1789 Have a small refrigeration unit on my 1984 H31, which up to now has been outstanding, making ice and
New Stern Handles (2) FourPoints at 3:31pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 0/833 At the Defender spring sale last month I picked up a couple new stainless handles for the stern to m
Abandoned Submarine in New York Harbor. (2) Roger Long at 1:53pm 04.22.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/7274 I woke up this morning, looked out, and there it was. Who knew? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamai
Dimensions of stern step verticle portion PJL at 1:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 2/881 I am purchasing a Hunter Passage 42 and want to put its name (vinyl letters) in the vertical portion
part fur Hunter 336 Jutta at 11:56am 04.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/842 I possibly need to order a part but I, unfortunately, do not know the name of it. I already checked
Insurance Dave9854 at 10:04am 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1016 I am sailing my boat to Bermuda this year and my insurance only covers 100 miles offshore, and does
Water in Bell Housing Hansjorg at 9:07am 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1012 Hi There: I have a Perkins 4.326 engine in my Formosa 47. Engine was not running for two years (med
That sinking feeling during our maiden voyage aquanut at 8:49am 04.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2124 Over the weekend we took our newly acquired Beneteau First 32s5 out for a sail. During our maiden vo

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To Rebuild or Replace, that is the question- Yanmar SB8 in 1979 Hunter 27 kloudie1 at 7:52am 08.05.23 1000 mile. No data diagnosis :yikes:.... Overheated scoured piston and rings and possibly cylinder w
New holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 08.05.23 Andrew, you've over-complicated something that's really very simple! And you're using a lot more o
170 Motor Mount Fasteners isaksp00 at 7:19am 08.05.23 Can the plastic block be reversed, and does the other side have the same recess?
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 7:15am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it jus
Winchbit driver Ward H at 7:08am 08.05.23 Greg, When the main reaches full height does the drill try to twist out of your hand or does it just
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (2) Tally Ho at 7:04am 08.05.23 Tallyho has a Corinthian Series DMI. Maybe because it is a Corinthian Performance Series? Mine doe
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Ward H at 6:52am 08.05.23 Ah, the DMI Corinthian Series had NMEA183 I/O. Tallyho has a Corinthian Series DMI. Maybe because
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 6:46am 08.05.23 Thanks for the reply. It is reversible and variable speed but does not have a two-speed gearbox wh
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal Tally Ho at 6:32am 08.05.23 The shaft seal looks more like a PSS with the SS rotor. A Volvo seal is a rubber lip seal. L99fV8e
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 6:24am 08.05.23 I have had no start issues on and off for 3 years on my 1987 TRBS M25. I read on this forum by main
Looking at a c22 need advise newcat22 at 5:48am 08.05.23
Looking at a c22 need advise JBP-PA at 5:33am 08.05.23 Note that you can lift the boat off the trailer using some strong beams and jacks (see multiple you
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal BigEasy at 5:18am 08.05.23 Tone, Agree with @NYSail, that seal is not a Volvo seal. Will take some effort to remove the
Volvo Shaft Coupling Removal dlochner at 5:14am 08.05.23 There's lots of work that needs to be done in that area. The coupling will probably have to be cut
WIFI dlochner at 4:58am 08.05.23 When we were in the Bahamas we found very few, if any free wifi hotspots. We also found that for the
New holding tank Andrew of Oracle at 4:57am 08.05.23 I have added a couple of valves under the sink of my Bavaria 37 so that I can have the option to use
WIFI jssailem at 4:47am 08.05.23 I have found Steve at Seabits to be knowledgeable about this subject. https://seabits.com @Davidasa
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Andrew of Oracle at 4:43am 08.05.23 I have been using my 3D printer, carbon fiber filled nylon to make a number of custom parts for Ora
Heave To Question D Swanson at 4:38am 08.05.23 Plus one on every sailor being proficient in heave to tactics. And in case it hasn't been mentioned.
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel Andrew of Oracle at 4:25am 08.05.23 I would be keen to learn more, I have a Bavaria 37 and the waste tank indicator is almost always ind

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