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The Opposite of 2 Feet-itus. Anyone downsized? JoelHoover at 10:40am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 31/3945 Has anyone gone from big boat to small boat? Did you regret it in the long run? I'm on my 5th
Compliment captainpat at 9:10am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/883 I want to publicly acknowledge the tremendous customer service practiced by Attwood Marine Products.
Light electrical tingle when touching boom RS_Grampian at 8:51am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5024 On a few occasions -- not always -- I've felt a slight electrical tingle when running my hand along
Oracle boat with foils Tim R. at 8:33am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 24/2821 Not sure if others have seen this yet. The Oracle AC boat has added foils. See the video below. h
Channel Fever (1) Roger Long at 8:31am 05.29.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/10988
how to reeve these blocks (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:19am 05.29.13 Big Boats 2/911 I went out on a friends boat yesterday for his first sail of the year. He had just replaced his main
Halyard replacement, no halyard. Happy Daze at 8:08am 05.29.13 Smaller Boats 6/1739 Does anyone know if a 25.5 is stable enough to go up the mast in a sling? Lets say around 200lbs. pe
Termites! The Garbone at 7:09am 05.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2985 Our somewhat new to us old boat has dry wood termites. We had found them in the plywood hatch cove
HOT New Alternator...... (3) Maine Sail at 6:41am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/6339 UPDATED: The Balmar At-165 has been replaced by the new Balmar XT-170. It runs cooler and performs e
Kick up rudder "lock" corbinstein at 6:21am 05.29.13 Catalina 22 4/3121 There's a handle at the pivot point on my kick-up rudder.... I'm assuming it's a locking device of s
Electromaax Serpentine for M-25 (1) dparilla at 5:24am 05.29.13 Bigger Boats 6/1444 Well, we took the next step forward and ordered the serpentine belt kit for the Universal M-25 from
Another solar discussion DannyS at 4:35am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2887 I know this topic has had much discussion here and I've been reading quite a bit in past threads. So
Need a Rudder! (1) odaynj75 at 1:35am 05.29.13 Day Sailers 3/1161 Lost my Rudder when boat turned over.....woopsie......any good tips for replacement or is D'R marine
Raymarine ST4000MK1 Parts wanted BristolSailor at 12:57am 05.29.13 Parts Search 0/2959 I need the clutch lever for this old gem. I would happily buy a whole unit for parts. Thanks in adv
Optimum Engine Size for a Hunter 19 skybuddy at 12:44am 05.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/796 Hi Guys, I just bought a 1994 Hunter 19. I downloaded the manual from this web site (thank you), but
Lifting blocks getting tangled hoges in wa at 12:13am 05.29.13 Ask All Sailors 18/4889 Hi. Let's see if I can explain this without confusing everyone. I have a lifting block and tackle th
Stern Rail Seats syoun10 at 10:34pm 05.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1783 My H33 2006 has stern rail seats (like many newer Hunters) consisting of teak slats fastened onto a
Trolling Motor - Comparison between Kipawa/Stock MinnKota70 Someyawhoo at 10:30pm 05.28.13 Day Sailers 0/4399 I upgraded to a Minn Kota Traxxis 70 from a Motorguide v55 (the v55 controller died after 1.5 years.
belt dusting SOLVED bustedrudder at 8:17pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 0/867 I had to adjust belt tension way too frequently not to mention cleaning the dust from the abraded be
40.5 reefing bustedrudder at 7:57pm 05.28.13 Big Boats 4/1141 I despise single line reefing. There is very limited sail shape control, seems all of the tension go

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Ice Box Conversion Quandary MikeHoncho at 6:43am 01.17.23 Not at all. The LG compressor units in the portable units are more or less self contained (used in
Reefing Sail Trim Morgan donor at 6:38am 01.17.23 Hayden, you have to loosen the main sheet (& vang) to allow the reef line to pull the boom up to the
Iron in saildrive oil forbin at 6:36am 01.17.23 If so the tach is driven from alternator pulses, so not anything related to the gears. My guess i
Anyone selling Hunter 38? csairlie at 5:09am 01.17.23
Anyone selling Hunter 38? jssailem at 5:05am 01.17.23
Swing Keel Fittings danooxnard at 4:29am 01.17.23 Be very careful not to get epoxy on the hanger bolts, if you do you can glue them in pretty solidly.
Selden Rodkicker strut replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 3:42am 01.17.23 @chuckwayne is correct for most of the Hunters never came with gas strut vangs as some of my custome
Iron in saildrive oil Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 01.17.23 My tach was working intermittently, turns out the plug had jiggled loose on the back, so worth chec
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights Crazy Dave Condon at 3:28am 01.17.23 An old marina yard trick is to pressurizing the cabin and look for air bubbling out from anything sc
Iron in saildrive oil Ralph Johnstone at 10:06pm 01.16.23
Iron in saildrive oil forbin at 9:37pm 01.16.23
Corrosion On Engine (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11pm 01.16.23 I was working on changing water pump on 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE 76 hp engine and have some corrosion go
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Benny17441 at 8:50pm 01.16.23 What is the engine, a 2GM-20F? Do not start replacing parts wholesale. I would have the prop clea
Invest 98L BigEasy at 8:25pm 01.16.23 Very Sad news arrived today about a missing victim of Hurricane Ian Brings back memories of the
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights rgranger at 8:06pm 01.16.23 . The short version is to seal the cabin with plastic, pressurize it, and paint soapy water arou
Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:57pm 01.16.23 Thanks for the explanation. The only design flaw that scares me is that 13K one. I don't think i
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40pm 01.16.23 I've notice a number of members here who have replaced the breather hose. What size is it. ID & OD
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 01.16.23 So - it has been recommended that I replace the motor mounts and while I'm at it i should replace t
Water stains to lacquer finish TimFromLI at 7:24pm 01.16.23 Thanks for the replies, getting the color right will be the hard part. the color in photos can can b
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 7:17pm 01.16.23 I started to try to pull the cooler core assembly out but won't budge. I don't want to damage so I

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