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Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1888 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 0/1080 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 3/1191 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 0/1109 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 13/2180 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 6/9405 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 7/1256 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 35/6097 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 2/1148 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 0/673 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 10/2168 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 0/982 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 1/4489 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 19/5134 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 19/5021 Disclaimer: where there may be professional builders, mechanics, technicians and naysayers alike you
Advice speedup at 4:18pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/2326 I am very new to sailing. I am considering the purchase of a Catalina 30. Since I am new to sailing
Nice scupper screen replacements (2) agprice22 at 4:02pm 05.19.13 Catalina 22 10/4530 Found these at Lowes. They fit perfectly. They rise above the deck floor, so debris can't block the
Cannot Raise Mainsail tenlions at 3:48pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/794 We have a Hunter 27 with a US Spars in mast furling system. We cannot raise the mainsail because th
Catalina 42 mk II berths crich555 at 3:28pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 6/3837 My wife and I are shopping for a larger live aboard and have been eyeing Catalina 42s as a good valu
Air Conditioning install on Hunter Vision 32 (3) wickedwahine at 2:01pm 05.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/4573 Well finally have the AC installed on the 32 Vision, and is working great. Sacrificed the alcohol o

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Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 3:29pm 04.26.23 @Ralph Johnstone GOOD NEWS. One of my connections was loose and when I put the engine panel back i
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube TimFromLI at 3:01pm 04.26.23 Try a radiator hose pick to break the seal with the barbs. Harbor freight sells them.
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 2:35pm 04.26.23 Man, we have stuck it in the mud so often... Wife demands I buy a MFD for this season. Thing is, y
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? jssailem at 2:29pm 04.26.23 No sure how much running you have done on the Columbia. Beware of the down river side of Memaloose I
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue jviss at 2:23pm 04.26.23 The Wiring though is definitely a very weak link and the cheapest to fix Perhaps, but it's not goi
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? deminimis at 2:22pm 04.26.23 Draft is 6'10" to 17" I love me some daggerboard.
Problems with early 310s 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:20pm 04.26.23 Clyde ...... I have a 310 2003 also. The pad your using, what is it made of.
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue Techstyle at 2:18pm 04.26.23 Well, in his case he changed out the starter and that solved the problem, so apparently not a wirin
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? JamesG161 at 2:14pm 04.26.23 This is the safest Sailing area from BSL to Apalachicola. Doubtful you need to run the ICW. Just go
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue Techstyle at 2:13pm 04.26.23 Take a look at this video: T2nmWplQYXw it solved the issue on my boat with a 3GM30
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) deminimis at 1:58pm 04.26.23 Partially sticking out of my shop, at home, in Oregon. Pulling it out tonight so we can tackle the
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 1:49pm 04.26.23 The latest edition is also available on Amazon. It has more info in it than in the online edition w
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 1:48pm 04.26.23 Stu, that link doesn't work. The link provided by dlochner does work.
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? JamesG161 at 1:47pm 04.26.23 Where is your boat now? A similar boat was hauled out of the water near me.:yikes: My boat is in P
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 1:45pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Single
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dlochner at 1:29pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Single
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 1:28pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Single
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Stu Jackson at 1:21pm 04.26.23 Singlehanded Sailing by Andrew Evans This book is only available as a free download from The Singleh
Lewmar window gaskets NYSail at 1:20pm 04.26.23 I had the same issues and you can fix this too. Go to the auto parts store and ask for 1/8 inch sil
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Leeward Rail at 1:01pm 04.26.23 I've never had much luck with pipe wrenches on the boat. I've found channel lock style more useful

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