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Monitor Wind Vane wmcminn at 7:42am 09.16.13 Big Boats 2/2242 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Wind Vane by Scanmar. I have a Catalina 400. Thanks. W
Can an anchor windlass be slowed down? Sailduffer at 7:35am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4164 I have a Maxwell VC 500 anchor windlass on my Catalina 320. I need to slow it down by about half. Is
5 pin cable for wind/speed gauge stephanie at 7:32am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1130 We have navigational instruments on our Hunter 23 for depth, speed ' wind direction that have 5 pin
What is this for ? It has started to rattle (1) PKFK at 7:25am 09.16.13 Big Boats 8/1355 68639.vB See center of photo - this is a Yanmar 3ym30. The silver colored screw has a metal sleev
Cutting my keel? DovetailNJ at 6:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 30 3/1429 I sail in Barnegat Bay NJ and am tiring of bouncing off of the shallow bottom. The 5' draft on my 19
Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5245 Hi all, I have a issue with overheating after running for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Here are the ste
Hunter 18 full of water Ksail at 5:47am 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 6/1552 When I take my hunter 18 out of the water for the season, the boat has a lot of water in the hull.
Antifreeze SunCat at 5:47am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1114 I discovered after hauling out my boat for the winter that the antifreeze reads at only 7 degree, my
Brought her home (2) agprice22 at 4:07am 09.16.13 Bigger Boats 6/1303 Picked up our new 272 yesterday. Lowered the mast with an A-Frame. That was not without event, as th
pintle replacement ancbob at 3:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 22 3/1291 This spring I replaced the lower 3/8 pintle on my kick up rudder. My boat is kept in a slip. In abou
Yamaha 37CK - Holding tanks Yamahasailor at 1:34am 09.16.13 Yamaha 1/1826 Hi Has anyone fitted a holding tank on this model? There is both a forward and aft head and both
Poulsbo HAPS Sept 6-8, 2013 Summary (2) Mikem at 10:10pm 09.15.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/3455 Dave, terrific write up. Dave and Susie Bill and Jeannine, great work. Mike ---------- Forwarded
Oceanside, Ca. to Dana Point, Ca. Brian D at 8:41pm 09.15.13 Destinations 10/4654 Left Saturday morning in thick fog. Probably shouldn't have without radar, but there was maybe a 1/4
Bright Green Lights at San Diego Harbor rfrye1 at 8:34pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2447 A few nites ago I was leaving SD harbor about 4am headed for Catalina Is. I was about at buoy #7-5 l
Winterazation for a boat on the water MLampner at 8:33pm 09.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1489 As long as I have owned my Hunter, three years at this point she has spent the winter on the hard. I
H376 handheld shower help rfrye1 at 8:15pm 09.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1044 My 1998 H376 shower hose is always getting kinked up and pinched below the faucet assembly. There is
Level reference position on hull M25 sumrvl at 7:49pm 09.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1721 Where would i place a level that would indicate when the boat is level on the water. My boat is on t
Used Main Sail SailAway1 at 7:21pm 09.15.13 Catalina 22 8/1628 One of the guys at the marina bought a brand new C22 back in 1991. After sailing it a few months he
Electrical issue...or not? IH82BL8 at 6:11pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2091 When I had the boat hauled in May I began to experience a new electrical problem: when the shore pow
Oday 272 Transom Construction and Rudder Hinge Pin Bracket enjoy at 5:41pm 09.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2182 I have a 1986 Oday 272 (converted to Edson wheel steering) Due to massive leaks at the lower rudde

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can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dLj at 6:45am 02.19.23 I have multiple winch handles, but have two 12" locking handles I use at the mast that I wouldn't wa
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 6:42am 02.19.23 213113
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest kappykaplan at 5:12am 02.19.23 SSB :plus:
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 5:11am 02.19.23 How did they manage 20 years ago? In short - SSB dj
Yanmar engine console - yuck nitrogenase at 4:34am 02.19.23 Sand it, repair crack at upper left, prime with 2part epoxy, and top coat with 2part epoxy. I did
yanmar 110 blowout DaveJ at 4:07am 02.19.23 I think maybe the OP is pulling our leg about doing a rebuild on the engine. I know I would be look
Diesel Fuel Link mermike at 10:46pm 02.18.23 I have the same problem and it's next up on the project list to finish off. I've tightened the seco
yanmar 110 blowout Project_Mayhem at 10:38pm 02.18.23 The OP is probably better off with a different boat altogether
yanmar 110 blowout Crusty Ol Salt at 9:16pm 02.18.23 There was a fire, the damage will be extensive. Time to repower with a Nanni or a Beta. I was thi
Diesel Fuel Link Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 02.18.23 The newer copper washers are rubber coated and do a l i t t l e better than the older bare copper wa
Diesel Fuel Link Rich Stidger at 7:59pm 02.18.23 This looks like the engine-mounted secondary fuel filter. The fuel lines connected to it are banjo
yanmar 110 blowout dlochner at 7:34pm 02.18.23 There was a fire, the damage will be extensive. Time to repower with a Nanni or a Beta.
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:12pm 02.18.23 213111
yanmar 110 blowout jssailem at 5:30pm 02.18.23 :biggrin:
yanmar 110 blowout Crusty Ol Salt at 5:30pm 02.18.23 It might be a good time to convert to electric
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 4:35pm 02.18.23 Santa evidently wanted you to be connected. No one argues with Santa.
yanmar 110 blowout kappykaplan at 4:30pm 02.18.23 110 horsepower engine in a Hunter 34?? There was a Hunter 50 that suffered an engine room fire in
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 4:26pm 02.18.23 How did they manage 20 years ago? Handy does not equate to necessity. However, after losing a prop
yanmar 110 blowout heritage at 4:25pm 02.18.23 all me crazy but I just bought this boat " project hunter" I hope for the best. Anyone can recommen
yanmar 110 blowout Ralph Johnstone at 4:20pm 02.18.23 The first thing I'd suggest is an oil change .

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