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Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5711 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 6/1623 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 7/1160 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 6/1438 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 3/1440 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 1/1886 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) 2/3651 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 10/4952 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 7/2707 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 8/1571 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 3/1078 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 12/1832 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 8/1654 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 7/2227 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 4/2272 I have a 1986 Oday 272 (converted to Edson wheel steering) Due to massive leaks at the lower rudde
Catalina 270 Fuel Guage bawlmer at 5:40pm 09.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2653 Hello All. The fuel gauge in my 1997 Catalina 270 just stopped working. Does any one have any sugges
removing bottom paint Kenhup at 4:41pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1182 Can anyone suggest technique for removing bottom paint from a Catalina 22 It is currently poc-marke
On the Move Again Roger Long at 3:26pm 09.15.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4050 I got back to Onset on Saturday after a great road trip of visiting and then flying to Virginia for
AC (120v) Panel jrezab at 3:10pm 09.15.13 Pearson 3/3051 Ref. 1986 My Pearson 303 My AC panel for shore power has a red led light to indicate when there is
Swimming an Instant Cure for Seasickness ? Stretch at 3:05pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 31/12308 YVR got me thinking about seasickness with his post and I read this in the Jan 2013 issue of Sail m

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O'Day Sprite Sail? Sunbird22358 at 8:08am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 7:57am 06.17.23 Bear in mind, repairing a large hole in the hull from a transducer is a fairly major project. Either
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:48am 06.17.23 Now that I can actually get the anode on and off, I'll take some additional readings.
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:48am 06.17.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Fresh water cooling system Hello Below at 7:45am 06.17.23 Often the overflow bottle/reserve tank will be held in place by a bracket or a couple of screws. Fr
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose jssailem at 7:39am 06.17.23 If you do not want the transducer then damaging it during the removal is not a big deal. Take a ho
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:36am 06.17.23 Thank you. Makes sense, will definitely take everyone's advice here to heart. I want the smaller bo
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:31am 06.17.23 What the lady wants... the lady usually gets. True. But YOU might not wish for it!
Newbie jssailem at 7:30am 06.17.23 What the lady wants... the lady usually gets.
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:27am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JBP-PA at 6:25am 06.17.23 What's it for? For a deck wash down pump, sure just toss a hose over the side when you want to use i
Leaving the dock JBP-PA at 6:14am 06.17.23 I'm thinking from your video, you could run a doubled aka slip spring line off your bow, stern out,
Lowering mast before expected storm? dlochner at 6:04am 06.17.23 If you have roller furling, make certain the sheet has multiple wraps around the sail and the sheets
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 5:58am 06.17.23 Removing the transducer through hull should not be difficult unless the prior owner used 5200. Just
Leaving the dock dlochner at 5:49am 06.17.23 At slow speeds, the boat will want to feather with bow pointing downwind and down current. Until the
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 5:40am 06.17.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I re
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:34am 06.17.23 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 5:24am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock danstanford at 5:14am 06.17.23 If I didn't feel like I could swing safely I would back out the fairway till I had room to turn.
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 06.17.23 @jdrutten look at the entire thread particularly @kappykaplan earlier response about pressuring th

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