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Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/922 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1871 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3911 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1116 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1870 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1071 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1182 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1079 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2161 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9318 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1247 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/5991 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
Sold Mariner, now looking for daysailer mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13 Day Sailers 2/1134 So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i
2012 H33 water heater olegedelman at 7:12pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/666 Fellow sailors, i have a 2012 H33. My water heater sprang a leak and for the first time i noticed:
Hot Water Help (1) Lavender54 at 7:05pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 10/2123 I have a Force 10 electric water heater with a mixer (white knob in photo). When I winterized the s
1981 Universal 5411 Impeller Cooling Blue Hull at 6:26pm 05.19.13 Catalina 30 0/964 I had my engine over heat this weekend and found 3 blades to the impeller in the impeller housing. I
SJ 7.7 rudder post lost sailor at 5:42pm 05.19.13 San Juan Sailboats 1/4458 Hello, I am considering dropping my rudder to repack in effort to troubleshoot stiffness. The til
broken hatch riser arm on H34 srhummer at 5:35pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 19/5050 OK I have broken the riser arm on the forward hatch of my 1985 H34. :cry: I can read that it is a B
The 60 minute compression post hummingbirdbassist at 4:44pm 05.19.13 The Cherubini Hunters 19/4941 Disclaimer: where there may be professional builders, mechanics, technicians and naysayers alike you
Advice speedup at 4:18pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2287 I am very new to sailing. I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 30. Since I am new to sailing

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buzzer alarm upgrade (1) Ward H at 9:33am 04.06.23 Here's a photo of the location of the temp switch on the thermostat housing. The yellow w/strip wire
Potential first boat for me? (1) pinchecharlie at 9:33am 04.06.23 Holly guacamole! You and I are twins most at birth lol! Sometimes I think I should buy a basket case
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 9:32am 04.06.23 Presumably you will be visiting the boat between purchase and move aboard. If you, having the boat i
buzzer alarm upgrade Ward H at 9:30am 04.06.23 Brad, that kit includes a new thermostat housing which is most of the cost. Worth taking a look at y
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 9:30am 04.06.23 The boat looks pretty clean, sails look tired, no surprise. Lots of good advice above.. Check the ar
buzzer alarm upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 04.06.23
Any idea what this is for? Hollyberry at 9:25am 04.06.23 To store/trap a companionway drop board? Previous owner brainwave, no doubt!
Tachometer needle broken - help Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 04.06.23 The only thing I see in the manual that can be changed to affect the tach reading is changing the P
Potential first boat for me? brockangelo at 9:19am 04.06.23 Here's my entire spreadsheet of expenses since I purchased mine last February. Not all of these are
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 9:07am 04.06.23 Well I finally was able to talk with the gentleman who owns the boat and I now have a short list of
Yanmar 1gm questions dlochner at 9:06am 04.06.23 The Yanmar Tach is basically an AC volt meter. The sensor creates an alternating current as the teet
Force 10 cabin heater Hollyberry at 8:58am 04.06.23 Huh... at first I didn't realize your photos were sideways and thought someone had installed the hea
Yanmar 1gm questions Alan Gomes at 8:52am 04.06.23 Here is the print on how it works..Note that the tachometer instrument itself is notoriously inaccu
Potential first boat for me? brockangelo at 8:41am 04.06.23 7. Another thing that you don't always think about when sailing is the axle bearings. Check those an
Potential first boat for me? Chase Hartzell at 8:36am 04.06.23 I actually live in Idaho (where that boat appears to be registered). There isn't too much that stan
Potential first boat for me? brockangelo at 8:36am 04.06.23 6. Get telltales for your sails and learn how to read them. They are the little red and green string
Potential first boat for me? brockangelo at 8:31am 04.06.23 I don't see any red flags from the pictures you've posted. It looks pretty darn identical to my boat
buzzer alarm upgrade dmax at 8:27am 04.06.23 Here's what I used when I re-did my instrument panel, a bit shy of $300.00: Cole Hersee Dual Alarm C
Potential first boat for me? (6) pinchecharlie at 8:10am 04.06.23 A few more pictures
Troubleshooting wind display Captain Larry-DH at 7:52am 04.06.23 I had this exact issue once - I don't remember what resolved it, but the issue was a button setting

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