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Transmission - trouble shifting into reverse csdurand at 10:15am 12.26.13 Big Boats 8/3688 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 and am having troubles shifting into reverse. When I shift between FWD ' N t
Rigging line sizes & Lengths 4packnpeanuts at 9:25am 12.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2076 Good afternoon folks, I have recently obtained a 2005 26M. All standing rigging had to be replaced.
Vent placement The Garbone at 8:04am 12.26.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/957 My water tank vent is busted. Sometime in the past someone thought it wise to place it directly bel
Yanmar engine panel ranchu56 at 6:38am 12.26.13 Big Boats 18/6674 All, Looking for the Yanmar engine instrument/control faceplate located in the cockpit. Mine was
Subsitute Ballast Chiriqui at 5:36am 12.26.13 Smaller Boats 12/1672 I'm visiting the states. I was given a blue water sailing magazine for Christmas. There was a advert
Raising and lowering mast on ODay 19 weh5748 at 5:07am 12.26.13 Day Sailers 7/3331 I believe it was in the spring of 2012 a contributor to this site described a fairly simple homemade
Best way to handle grounding with tide going out cadams at 5:03am 12.26.13 Catalina 30 18/5172 I would be interested in anyone's experience with grounding a Catalina 30 wing keel with the tide go
Sailing video Andreas7699 at 4:49am 12.26.13 Big Boats 4/1436 Hi everyone and merry christmas. Here is a sailing video from the area rond my home town. It is made
Hope you had a Merry Christmas! (1) CaptDon01 at 7:48pm 12.25.13 Catalina 22 2/32535 I just want to take a minute and wish our C-22 and Trailer-Sailor Family a Merry Christmas and we lo
HIN Location & CG Marking 1990 35.5 Steverhnm at 3:07pm 12.25.13 Big Boats 13/2260 Can anyone tell me where I will find the HIN on my boat as well as does anyone have good examples of
Thru-Hull fitting question mainsailman at 3:00pm 12.25.13 Smaller Boats 7/1307 Has anyone ever used these 3/4" thru hull fittings ? I am curious how well then stand up or do th
New Hunter 40 cymeyer at 1:30pm 12.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/968 Curious if there are any owners out there of the new Hunter 40. Looks like a great boat. Just curi
Edson Wheel Shaft size 1990 Legend (1) Steverhnm at 1:20pm 12.25.13 Big Boats 4/1069 I am hoping someone could give me the shaft size for the Edson Wheel. My boat is in MX and I don't
Christmas in Tennessee (1) russlmiller at 12:42pm 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1914 Merry Christmas from East Tennessee Donna ' Russ 1973 Oday 22. Tying the Knpt
Merry Christmas everybody! Phil Herring at 10:57am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1024 Hope you're all having a great day of family, friends, and loot.
TransAt Jacques Vabre: Chemin�es Poujoulat breaks up in Atla finding41 at 9:21am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1417 I just came across this on another site. http://www.sail-world.com/Canada/TransAt-Jacques-Vabre:-C
Yanmar 2qm15 starts hard jim_s_szalay at 8:09am 12.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/9647 I regularly see this problem posted in forums. I have this engine and hard starting was a real probl
Paint Motor Mounts 7sailing7 at 7:47am 12.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/5421 My Yanmar mechanic suggest that I paint the motor mounts on a 3ym30. I should of asked for some spec
How much insulation on Capri 26 MORNING LIGHT at 7:42am 12.25.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/815 Would like to improve insulation on icebox in Capri 26 1991. Spending severals 3 days or more in a r
Throttle / Shifter Teleflex Morse info Mike D at 7:14am 12.25.13 Big Boats 1/1089 We are in Exuma Bahamas. Our single lever shifter / throttle broke. The gear broke that engages the

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Stern Rail tkwhalen at 6:55pm 03.16.23 Hunterowners ... were able to have one made for my 49 when mine got crushed. They were able to go ba
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. shemandr at 6:43pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Dalliance at 6:18pm 03.16.23 I hesitate to answer this as there are so many differences between the different Cherubini Hunter mo
Starwind 19 project boat PRoberaon at 6:04pm 03.16.23 Does everyone enjoy this boat? The more I want a bigger boat, the more I realize this is just basic
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? Mechone at 5:49pm 03.16.23 On the 351 you remove the legs and there is shorter ones to support table ,mine are missing however
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:38pm 03.16.23 I've rigged Lazy Jacks and rerigged the Topping Lift on my boat. For the Topping Lift I added a che
Macerators lehighsail at 5:22pm 03.16.23 Thanks to all for the useful input and I do have a question. Some have suggested "rinsing out the m
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 5:17pm 03.16.23 There is a block at the end of the boom on my rig. The previous owners ran the topping lift through
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? heritage at 5:13pm 03.16.23 I have not read of any problems with the Cherubini chainplates, but it appears that you are concerne
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 03.16.23 The advice on a lazy jack system is not worth the hassle. There is a block you can put on the end
Oil Leak kappykaplan at 4:53pm 03.16.23 oil intake via air intake It's a mist of oil, not enough to support combustion.
Blower issues? (2) ScottySailor at 4:09pm 03.16.23 Also here is a picture of the relay I have I replaced the faulty one that was in there but who kno
Blower issues? (1) ScottySailor at 3:56pm 03.16.23
Everett Fuel Dock JoeWhite at 3:53pm 03.16.23 I use a dock line attached to my stern cleat. As I approach the dock , I hook the line around the do
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. dlochner at 3:49pm 03.16.23 Is this a long term solution or an emergency solution? Didn't your insurance company pay to repair t
Solar q's Maine Sail at 3:48pm 03.16.23 Ok, looking at solar equipment, what type of solar charge controller would you recommend? I know MP
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. stickinthemud57 at 3:39pm 03.16.23 That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing!
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. dmax at 3:23pm 03.16.23 Ooops, only for the loss of cooling water flow. No cooling water flow, the exhaust temp. instantly
410 Owners with Y-Valves for aft head? (1) JamesG161 at 2:59pm 03.16.23 Our H430 Aft hold tank. A PVC Lateral is used. Why? Shared with Deck pump out port. Jim...
Oil Leak leo310 at 2:50pm 03.16.23 Just remember that a diesel engine could continue to run even with the fuel shut off if out side fue

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