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Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1447 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for
Yammar 2gm to Yanmar 2gm20f swap out Nelsonhow at 10:40am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1714 I'm thinking of swapping out my old 1983 2 Yanmar 2gm raw water cooled with a rebuilt Yanmar 2 GMf
New prop question Happy Together at 10:12am 12.07.13 Big Boats 3/1151 I have a Gori folding three blade prop. I am having trouble with it and I want to switch to the Vari
Mast climbing Head Sail at 9:30am 12.07.13 Big Boats 2/1453 Need to change my anchor light an install an antenna for TV. I don't trust either halyard to support
How the Freedom 20 charges wufibugs at 9:19am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 Best Wiring Scheme for the Freedom 20 Inverter/charger? Inverter/chargers take shore power and conv
Oops no sailing today (1) inarathree at 8:43am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/876 Oops no sailing today
Considering a 302 Mackaroni at 7:11am 12.07.13 Bigger Boats 7/1496 Hello. I am new to this forum and thought I would ask for some opinions on the 302. I am consideri
Looks handy for working on seacocks merlinuxo at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2106 while in the water. Wouldn't do any good for the flanged type though. I'd only use this while on the
I want to run my halyards to the cockpit kito at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1154 I am making a list for Santa on what I would need to run my head and main halyards back to the cockp
Spinnaker pole Hobartwoodworks at 5:49am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 18/3017 We recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 22. She came with a spinnaker in great shape, but no pole. My hu
Original Sails mbeil53 at 4:44am 12.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1757 Did the original sails on the Macgregor 25 have any reefing points?
frish water cooling system/ atomic 4 paulcolumbia2700 at 3:54am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/7689 Hi, any you good folks added or have experience with adding a fresh water cooling system to your ato
insurance question Bob 04 H260 at 11:40pm 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2066 If a boat yard supplies a contractor to do work on your boat (boat yard bills you for the work) and
Salt water leak under the liner Cruiser WannaBe at 7:25pm 12.06.13 Big Boats 19/3179 I have purchased a 1987 Hunter 34.5' (shoal) and I have a constant leak that makes my bilge pump com
In Water Seacock Replacement Rick D at 6:29pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1940 Saw this while checking my facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNw3m2yIw
Where to attach tether? MaryEllaRose at 5:23pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/10796 Out of the goodness of her heart, my dearly beloved wife purchased a handsome safety harness and tet
Fresh water flushing with sea water toilet? marchem at 1:11pm 12.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/12037 In a recent thread, Peggy said: "It is true that NO toilet designed to use SEA WATER should ever
Why USPS? justsomeguy at 12:54pm 12.06.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/5586 Howdy. Is there an option when ordering stuff from this website to use an alternate package delivery
More power jean desmarais at 11:28am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/709 Bought a brand new Hunter 31 2012. Want to change the jib for a bigger sail. Cannot get a genoa beca
Boat Ownership Warren Milberg at 10:52am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4815 Over the years, there have been a number of discussions here about all aspects related to "how to sa

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1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... (5) soopad00pa at 7:41am 06.19.23 Thanks for all the kind replies; much appreciated. I'll post a couple of pics of keel related stuf
Keel bolts mkI jssailem at 7:40am 06.19.23 :plus: on joining the Catalina 36 and 34 associations. They know and share the secrets of their boat
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 7:38am 06.19.23 Shaft is true and straight as measured by straight edge and eye. Binding and noise of removal was so
Keel bolts mkI jssailem at 7:37am 06.19.23 once he drills and find wet wood that we wont be able to seal it again. Once you drill and find we
Keel bolts mkI dmax at 7:37am 06.19.23 I don't have direct experience but there's a lot of info available on the web. You should consider j
Mice vs. Sail meross at 7:36am 06.19.23 I finally got my first boat powered by a sail. It had been shrunk wrapped for a few years, not regi
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Charlie98117 at 7:33am 06.19.23
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jssailem at 7:31am 06.19.23 I am kinda on my own. You have us. We may not be on the boat with you. but for the basics we can o
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... jssailem at 7:28am 06.19.23 Welcome @soopad00pa to the SBO forum. KEEL / Anchor Locker / Sails. Greg and dmax nailed the thou
Keel bolts mkI mwill at 7:28am 06.19.23 Thank you @captcoho and @dmax!. Really helpful! We spoke to a surveyor and his recommendation that w
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:27am 06.19.23 The hull is solid glass, just the deck is cored. Jenneau built the 39's and 40's.
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... (3) Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.19.23
Keel bolts mkI dmax at 7:16am 06.19.23 If you have water coming in through the keel bolts then the adhesive/sealnt between the keel and the
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Jim 5757 at 7:15am 06.19.23 Ours had a "tempering valve" about 1" diameter 8" long 'L' shape. If you have that you should remove
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) Mike Oldak at 7:13am 06.19.23 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of th
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type jssailem at 7:12am 06.19.23 It works well. Be aware, it is still a clear plastic. Like your boat deck you need to care for it.
Lowering mast before expected storm? captcoho at 7:08am 06.19.23 I'm assuming the boat is at anchor, not in a slip? Either way, I would give no thought to the mast
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:07am 06.19.23 Oh yeah, the anchor locker is shallow - it can fit a danforth style anchor and rode. I have a Manson
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... dmax at 7:05am 06.19.23 Agree with Greg, unless you have reason to suspect the bolts have deteriorated or the adhesive has f
Keel bolts mkI captcoho at 7:01am 06.19.23 Hard to give a good answer not knowing how the smile might have been repaired. First thought is if i

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