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Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has owned their hunter for ten to fifteen years. I am curious if
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nestorph at 11:30am 05.20.13
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Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power?
jviss at 1:56pm 05.14.23
You can ignore my comment... I would never ignore your comment, Dave! I enjoy your contributions
O'Day 28'.
Crazy Dave Condon at 1:55pm 05.14.23
Look up Dwyer Aluminum but under new ownership
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power?
jviss at 1:54pm 05.14.23
Westerbeasts No, that's "Westerbreaks." :)
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power?
jviss at 1:54pm 05.14.23
Why is this even a question from someone with 50 years of boating experience? As I said, "it's the
Stanchion bases
Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 05.14.23
The old factory is now building mostly pontoon boats and a couple of daysailors only. The former em
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power?
dlochner at 1:52pm 05.14.23
If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerbeke based on a Mitsubishi
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power?
jviss at 1:50pm 05.14.23
Don't you have a Yanmar? If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerb
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern?   (1)
dlochner at 1:47pm 05.14.23
Very bad assumption, Sorry Dave. Please read above. Jim.... By 1" I meant 1" rod. It is really
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern?
Terry Cox at 1:30pm 05.14.23
Do I need to replace this chain ASAP or can we complete our trip and replace it after? Replace it
Rudder Bearing
smokey73 at 1:29pm 05.14.23
Most likely stainless steel to aluminum corrosion. It looks like you may have hammered on the pin w
Non working microwave
Tom J at 1:22pm 05.14.23
We got rid of ours shortly after we bought the boat. We weren't hooked up to shore power enough to
Water holding tank fittings broken
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:13pm 05.14.23
If it's the 1.5" inlet fitting you may be able to drill it out and replace it with a Uniseal and sh
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern?
JamesG161 at 1:12pm 05.14.23
Since a few do not click on the Blue Links to read them. This is accurate info still today from this
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:56pm 05.14.23
Funny you should mention that..I am cleaning out some old junk and I found some dot matrix printout
Stuffing box- dumb question?
dlochner at 12:47pm 05.14.23
There definitely is misalignment, but the left side of the picture is the shaft log, not necessaril
Its funny Friday!
dLj at 12:34pm 05.14.23
Makes me think of the saying, "What's the difference between a poor man and a rich man? A rich man i
Stuffing box- dumb question?
Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 05.14.23
I don't even see how this is possible, but there it is : out flying apart. You have a major probl
Its funny Friday!   (1)
Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23
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dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23
@Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern?
jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23
Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l

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