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Taking on water Jane20407 at 8:48am 08.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1232 Hi-We have a Hunter 140 which is taking on lots of water when under sail. You have to bail constantl
Scary burning smell Old Sailor 2 at 8:12am 08.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1702 Folks please help calm my concerns. 1992 Hunter 42 Passage. Saturday while returning from a great
Converting my ice box to fridg 1dandy at 7:34am 08.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1708 Is there a company that specifically outfits an ice box with refrigeration components that I might c
Missing/overdue sailor, expected in Cuttyhunk 8/18 - any? jviss at 7:18am 08.26.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1437 I was out on Vineyard Sound Sunday and there was a report from the CG of a missing/overdue sailor wh
H27 twin outboards ? slowhandsailor at 7:18am 08.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2282 I know this sounds insane I have a 1979 H27 with a 10 hp johnson kicker on the port side . in a he
Potential For More Regulations Chuckbear at 6:50am 08.26.13 Destinations 15/3286 Another example of the few making it difficult for the many, http://www.keysnet.com/2013/08/24/48948
Clue on the main let go. (2) Brezzin at 6:32am 08.26.13 Big Boats 5/1339 To say the least I'm very disappointed in the Halsey UK sails. My main which is only in its sevent
Water Heater Rich (P303) at 6:16am 08.26.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2945 First time on shore power for me. Think I blew out an element... as heater was on with tank not full
Negative offset for Hunter 44DS Akapeterc at 6:08am 08.26.13 Big Boats 6/1255 Can anyone tell me the negative offset required for the depth sounder on a shallow draft winged keel
h26 motor mount board replacement teebutch at 5:07am 08.26.13 Smaller Boats 6/1606 I just purchased a 1994 hunter 26 and the motor mount boat is broken. Originally it was teak. What
40.5 Main Head Anti siphon valve access (3) Michael G at 4:20am 08.26.13 Big Boats 2/894 I recently had to replace the main head anti siphon valve and quickly found that it was easier said
26 or 272? agprice22 at 3:56am 08.26.13 Day Sailers 2/1233 Anyone had both? If so, which did you prefer? Why? I am considering both boats as options to move up
340 - New Toilet sailcapt340 at 3:52am 08.26.13 Big Boats 4/1300 My 2000 340 Toilet needs to be replaced. Has anyone replaced the original Jabsco toilet in the 2000
Groco Ballcocks/thruhulls issue CYQK at 3:48am 08.26.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5812 Hey Desided it was good logic to upgate my ballcocks to the good groco ones talked so much about.Aga
Energy Management SailbadTheSinner at 10:59pm 08.25.13 Big Boats 7/2163 I recently acquired a Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit. While it's not the biggest yacht I've owned,
Float Valve for h40.5 Refrigerator Drain (8) Rich Stidger at 7:30pm 08.25.13 Big Boats 8/1755 This article applies directly to my h40.5, but I think it is applicable to many other models and man
Helm Brake Steve21992 at 6:57pm 08.25.13 Parts Search 0/2182 I have a 1992 Beneteau 440 Built in France for Moorings. The helm brake no longer holds the helm se
Bottom paint what kind Jimongee at 6:54pm 08.25.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1902 Our 2002 356 last had bottom paint 3 seasons ago. The SV has never seen salt (great lakes only)...W
Dimensions? mark_hannah2002 at 6:15pm 08.25.13 Trailer Sailors 5/3532 I just bought a 1994 Macgregor 26s. I will be picking it up next weekend, but I see Sportsmans Guide
How to keep birds and crabs off Richie50 at 5:36pm 08.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1496 I am moored in the same harbor for 3 years and this year I have crab dinner leftovers on my cabin to

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Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 1:13pm 06.03.23 No experience with electric either, but +1 for Raritan. My presumably 30-year Raritan PH manual he
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 lsavocchi at 1:07pm 06.03.23 Thanks for the response. Could that being disconnected cause an oil leak?
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (1) Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 06.03.23 Yep, it was pretty aggressive. ?
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 12:48pm 06.03.23 That looks like a crankcase breather. It takes the crankcase vapors back to the intake where the vap
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 12:37pm 06.03.23
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 justsomeguy at 12:18pm 06.03.23 Was wondering if I should also clamp down the hose from the side furthest from the boat. Not sure h
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 11:41am 06.03.23 How does one go about repairing a rotted core. It has taken me time to figure my deck has a core in
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:32am 06.03.23 or the older simpler 614 series How about the 612?
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 11:28am 06.03.23 Your Link 2000 R was the regulator controller, and we have no way to know why you had that separate
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 10:46am 06.03.23 Crew shifts are a bitch... I limited my nap to 2 hours. Felt I might be in the way of your aggressiv
New Alternator Regulator? Stu Jackson at 10:42am 06.03.23 ..................... I may just have to abandon the Freedom system. No you don't. Your Link 20
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump (1) jssailem at 10:40am 06.03.23 I have a Perkins not a Yanmar diesel. I have observed the same issue, you describe, happen on my ma
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 10:38am 06.03.23 Thank you all for your guidance. Im on the fence about this purchase now. Am I ready to take on thi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 10:35am 06.03.23
Jabsco volume per stroke Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:25am 06.03.23 Does anyone know the volume per stroke on a Jabsco manual head? Trying to figure out how many to cle
Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:07am 06.03.23 Afraal, Raritan toilets, manual and electric, are top rated because they're they best quality and th
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 10:02am 06.03.23 Was it only 3? All that I know is that I checked out the Gedney Is shore line... A LOT! I think I
Jabsco volume per stroke Ralph Johnstone at 10:00am 06.03.23 Excellent particulars to ponder while sitting on the head. I spent many years dealing with leaks on
alternator and wiring DaveJ at 9:52am 06.03.23 One way to tell if your alternator is charging the batteries, take a voltage reading before you star
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? JamesG161 at 9:51am 06.03.23 lower UHMW bearing is not in place good find. I would only make the lower bearing. The inside prec

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