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91 Hunter 42 Passage Wood Finish brian3820 at 8:55am 08.21.13 Big Boats 9/2352 Hello All, Hope everyone is having a great 2013 season. My question is simple. I have just purch
WARNING - Lewmar Winches Please Inspect (5) Maine Sail at 8:32am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 34/12174 Hi All, I recently came across an issue with a set of Lewmar Ocean Series self tailing winches that
Got to love the Gulf Islands (3) Lost Parent at 8:23am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/973 67818.vB 67819.vB 67820.vB
reinstall pull rope spring on evinrude (3) newsailor72 at 8:12am 08.21.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1762 engine is a 1981 2 hp evinrude. when I removed the engine cover, the pull rope spring came off. It
Y-Valve on a 306? Bedouin at 7:59am 08.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/752 Hello again! So, based on the manuals I take it that only the international version of the 306 come
Battery brand choice IanJ at 7:58am 08.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/938 Ok, heres the biggie. I need to replace my battery bank, which up to now has been two Costco Deep C
Drivetrain coupling shaft problem ? (1) Delawaredave at 7:55am 08.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1355 1982 Hunter 27. Yanmar 1GM. Newbie. All seemingly stock. The pin fell out on the shaft couplin
1967 Tempest single-handed cbyl at 7:50am 08.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1888 Is there a way to configure a 1967 Tempest for single-handed sailing?
Prop in gear or neutral when sailing? Genkigary at 7:34am 08.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1690 Up to now I've been sailing with the trans in neutral. Just read a post saying the transmission need
When Boats Get Too Close Catketch at 7:26am 08.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2251 I just came across this video on YouTube (not really a video...just a collection of stills strung to
Big wheel or little wheel? Benny17441 at 7:18am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 18/5411 Some time ago sailors used to look for small wheels to open up the space around the cockpit, especia
Non Skid gary at 6:51am 08.21.13 Smaller Boats 7/1545 I am hoping to re-do the non skid areas on my deck and am looking for opinions. I have done a fair
310 in Mainsheet bobjames at 6:50am 08.21.13 Catalina 310 2/1327 The fall issue of Mainsheet is just out and the (discontinued) 310 is featured in two articles. Bil
A-frame for raising or lowering mast davemchine at 6:41am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 4/1552 My mast always wobbles all over the place when going up or down so I'm looking to use an a-frame. Do
Portable Inflator for Dinghy Bowedtoothdoc at 6:06am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3895 I am looking for a portable, battery powered air pump for inflating the Dinghy, Fenders, and numerou
Missing Keel Bolts? (2) fjordstar at 5:40am 08.21.13 Catalina 22 18/1882 Started digging around under the boat. Is it just my imagination or am I missing my keel bolts, etc
Our Boat Dog Died med2463 at 3:55am 08.21.13 Ask All Sailors 22/2903 For you dog lovers, our dog Max died this week. He loved going on the boat with us. A memorial vid
Boom to Traveller riging Boydwardo at 1:14am 08.21.13 Newport 2/10737 I have a 1968 Newport 30 which I recently purchased. It is a very solid boat. I have replaced the fo
H40 exhaust (1) JWC at 1:09am 08.21.13 Big Boats 6/2112 Yanmar 4JHE was standard in the H40, anyone have this elbow set up on theirs? This one is from the f
Hunter salesmen/Dealers jms at 10:31pm 08.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1453 I am looking for members opinions on where to find the best people to help me sell my 2007 Hunter 41

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Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) kloudie1 at 8:01am 06.08.23 Wildly overpriced impeller is part # 124223-42092 (Amazon search this part # for the cheaper ones)
Hunter 29.5 Table Ralph Johnstone at 7:39am 06.08.23 There is a release mechanism under the table which allows the table to be raised and lowered. I'm
Newbie rgranger at 7:36am 06.08.23 Get yourself a West Wight Potter 15 or 19 ft. :plus: Those are very nice camping boats for a fun w
Lubricating the top bearing at the top of the in mast furling? BroncoJohn at 7:31am 06.08.23 Great advise! I never thought to use the topping lift line and I just replaced it with a new line.
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:18am 06.08.23
1989-94 Hunter 27-2 schematics or manual dlochner at 7:17am 06.08.23 This article may clear some of the confusion. The late 1988-early 1989 version of the Hunter 27-2 wa
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Johann at 6:59am 06.08.23
Lubricating the top bearing at the top of the in mast furling? tfox2069 at 6:24am 06.08.23 Your topping lift should go all the way to the top - perhaps use that as your primary safety line.
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 6:13am 06.08.23 That info sounds very good. I know on my boat (mast head rig) that I need to tighten the backstay wh
Battery Switch Confusion Ward H at 5:52am 06.08.23 I agree with @jssailem and @dlochner that best practice is not to mix batteries of different ages an
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:50am 06.08.23 Hey Terry!!! We have inspected chainplates and the SS Rods the plates are secured to. Both are grea
Jabsco volume per stroke robinrjellis at 5:38am 06.08.23 Thank you everyone.
SS Rod popping sound Terry Cox at 4:52am 06.08.23 Hi Marty & Annie. No staysail on our boat and no popping sounds either. At rest standing rigs on bot
Help Identifying model apell at 4:04am 06.08.23 that is a 6 (six) the letter B would be capitalized... Yes, my thought, too. I'm heading over th
Help Identifying model apell at 4:01am 06.08.23 Will do and great idea. Thx
Help Identifying model apell at 3:59am 06.08.23 Try checking in with the Mariner Class Association web site. We maintain an updated list of boats
Help Identifying model sailme88 at 3:45am 06.08.23 that is a 6 (six) the letter B would be capitalized...
Help Identifying model Will Gilmore at 3:27am 06.08.23 Try checking in with the Mariner Class Association web site. We maintain an updated list of boats a
SS Rod popping sound kappykaplan at 2:45am 06.08.23 safe passage the rest of the way! :plus:
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion artboas at 12:04am 06.08.23 Hi Art, Our system is planned at 600+ah of lithium and we would like to heat hot water and reduce

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