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Lewmar Electric Winch Popping Breaker Brian147 at 5:04pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 3/1128 98/99 Lewmar OP2 keeps blowing the breaker as I try to raise the mainsail. This starts occuring at
fuel economy 4jh2e liters per hour Navicula at 4:07pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 5/1176 I did a 40 knotical mile trip under power this weekend.(frenchmans bay to Port Dalousie).......at 25
How well has your hunter aged? ketchingon at 3:47pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 17/3187 Hi, I was just wondering if anyone has owned their hunter for ten to fifteen years. I am curious if
3GM30F bleed screw splax at 3:05pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 7/1399 I had a fuel leak and tried to tighten the bleed screw on the injection pump and it is stripped, whe
Zip sliders needed for Hunter Legend 23.5 1993 butlins at 2:32pm 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 0/797 I am looking to fit new zip sliders onto all my interior seat covers on my Hunter Legend 23.5 1993.(
sink drain outlet for legend 23.5? butlins at 2:22pm 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 2/766 Hello, i'm based in the U.K and I am in need of a replacement sink drain for a Hunter Legend 23.5 19
Do not reply to this e mail Sailor 3269 at 2:14pm 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1209 Can anyone tell me when I receive a private message from some one on my friends list, I get t in big
Engine Problem? Weasel at 2:10pm 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1646 Checked out my buddys boat this weekend and found a perplexing problem. Engine will only rev to 2900
How do you route the steering cables ColleenIII at 2:02pm 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1753 I am trying to put the system back together after I lost steering on the last trip and had to return
Nearly perfect sail sailaway78 at 1:49pm 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1569 Made the overnighter from Sldell to Pensacola yesterday and last night. Mfy first offshore venture o
exhaust elbow inspection Captain Gadget at 1:42pm 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2474 I would like to inspect my exhaust elbow for carbon build up and was wondering if there was an easy
Mast Float Fitting Neil Gibson at 1:39pm 05.20.13 Day Sailers 6/2250 I recently went "turtle" in my 15, very embarrassing and wet:cry:. I have purchased a Mama Bot mast
Yanmar - Tapping Noise newburyporter at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/6344 We have a tapping noise in our engine. An engine expert I know said it could be that the valves n
Squeaky rudder shaft Captain Gadget at 1:35pm 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/946 My rudder shaft has started squeaking this spring. It was replaced 3 years ago due to slop in the b
New headsail... Doug/Karen at 1:18pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 5/1033 Here in the Midwest, the Spring weather has arrived, albeit a little late this year. Last night, 70
Reaching higher RPM jameswelden at 12:23pm 05.20.13 Catalina 30 2/1042 After changing fuel filter and bleeding engine I cannot get past 2200 rpm under load -- what might c
Potable Water deaconwayne at 11:57am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2334 Just purchased my first sailboat, a 1992, 28' Hunter. Thinking the water has been in the 2 tanks a l
kenyon mast and boom martnj32567substitute at 11:39am 05.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1662 Anyone have rigging instructions for oday 23 with kenyon mast and boom
2GMF hoses? (3) nestorph at 11:30am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1168 I'm a Yanmar newbie, so pardon the question if it sounds simplistic. In looking at the engine the o
Any suggestions on this( front of rudder hummingbirdbassist at 11:26am 05.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1603 I need some assistance on how to tackle this and what to use. I'm thinking some marine -tex to fill

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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 215660
No More Dinghy Butt 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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