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diesel engines ken336 at 9:01am 01.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1450 purchasing a 2000 hunter 380 with 963 engine hours on it. Is this alot or normal for this year? How
Where can I find a used one of these (1) CaptGregg at 7:53am 01.15.13 Catalina 22 14/1982 I have been using a piece of line tied to the mast base to hold this hatch open and the slide on the
San Juan 23 Rebuild Griffinroydonald at 7:20am 01.15.13 San Juan Sailboats 6/13623 I do not post on this site anymore Too many smart ass answers from Phil
Exhaust Texrob at 7:15am 01.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1029 I just replaced the stock exhaust elbow on my 2GM20 with a stainless exhaust elbow from exhaustelbow
'86 Pearson 28-2 chainplate Bonky at 6:43am 01.15.13 Pearson 1/1491 We recently purchased a 1986 Pearson 28-2. The surveyor noted that the port chain-plate needed to b
off gps soldier1964 at 6:24am 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 25/2809 Hello all, I have a small problem that has me confused. I use a handheld megellan and also a laptop
Cruising/live aboard (3) All U Get at 5:38am 01.15.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1498 Hi all, For many years we've thought about cruising full time and with a lot of help from SBO cont
Need for reinforcement on top of rudder post of 26C? (1) Cruiser1 at 3:13am 01.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2285 I recall reading somewhere that the original rudder post came with a reinforcing insert in the top o
O'day 222 Rudder anchorclanker at 9:29pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2381 I thought this question was generic enough that most of the old salts could answer it. I yan
Time for More Burgees (1) ruidh at 8:32pm 01.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 31/4461 I'm gauging interest for another order of burgees. If I can get enough interest, I can probably keep
new sails vs used ? trainmanjess at 8:26pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3245 hello all i am in need of a main sail and jib for my sailboat. i have seen many listed on ebay fo
Rudder Block (1) lipscum at 8:08pm 01.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1071 Can anyone tell me where I can get a new rudder block for my 86 Mac 25?
Diving ken336 at 7:53pm 01.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1271 Is anyone scuba diving off your boat with a walk through transom? Are you using any protection for t
Oday 23 wiring advice - cabin to mast RIOday88 at 7:21pm 01.14.13 Day Sailers 13/3224 I am looking to replace the electrical wiring on my 1980 Oday 23. Does anyone have any advice on wir
Mast wiring MickP at 6:09pm 01.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 18/7269 Have just spent 2 hrs dangling from the mast in a bosun's chair trying to sort out the masthead/stea
Is this a flexible coupling? (2) HokuPaa at 5:03pm 01.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1655 I have a yanmar 2GM20 and am having a lot of cavitation. Discovered this. I believe it is called a f
2005 Hunter 25 Sailavie1 at 5:00pm 01.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/5332 Hello, I am looking for information on the H 25 built in 2005 - 2009. How many were built and why wa
st. lawrence seaway steve dautovic at 4:36pm 01.14.13 Destinations 13/12450 Has anyone sailed the St. Lawrence from Kingston to Montreal ? What can I expect sailing a 24 ft. sa
Free Haul Out Mikem at 4:29pm 01.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/663 I posted an underwater video of our H466 with the new folding prop. That was installed and the bott
Shallow slip dlewis812 at 4:14pm 01.14.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1653 Realized the winter storage slip I'm in is too shallow (checked at low tide, stuck in the mud). Of c

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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:48am 06.16.22 Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is not a high stress area. What is your an
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Here is a tutorial on types of high strength bolts: https://www.tfgusa.com/high-strength-bolts-f
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller JamesG161 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Wait till you have mud on your anchor.:facepalm: It looks normal to me, except we have have two rol
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:43am 06.16.22 @dlochner - thanks -yes I think practice is the key. This morning I did it better. I also raised the
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:41am 06.16.22 @dLj Thanks for the tips - and I have tied the manual pull as you mentioned. I have the roller set
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40am 06.16.22 On our previous boat, we installed a second (lower) roller which facilitated tilting the shank towa
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch (1) rgranger at 6:40am 06.16.22 Yes.... My H26 had the table.... and it fit in the oval under the V-berth
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dLj at 6:24am 06.16.22 I use both the windlass and hands. I'll get the anchor up tight to before it jumps and then I just g
Bimini mount solar panel install advice tfox2069 at 6:16am 06.16.22 I did this a few years ago on my 2009 H36. Don't know how much is translatable to your 39, but my g
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch twalker H260 at 6:04am 06.16.22
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dlochner at 5:57am 06.16.22 I have the same issue with a different setup. With practice it can become smoother. It takes quite a
Trouble removing prop shaft Tally Ho at 4:59am 06.16.22 I pulled my shaft a few years ago, and getting the coupling off the shaft was the hardest part. If
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 shemandr at 4:48am 06.16.22 Nice looking boat!
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch kappykaplan at 3:05am 06.16.22 I'll tag @Crazy Dave Condon for you . . . :beer:
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) StDilbert at 2:57am 06.16.22 Oh yeah still have it for the moment...It's a Wellcraft Starwind version of the Buccaneer....most li
Trouble removing prop shaft (1) NYSail at 1:00am 06.16.22
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 11:36pm 06.15.22 @mikeracca , we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Fair winds, my friend.
Wire Size mikeracca at 11:24pm 06.15.22 No, you DON'T know the first thing about Ohm's Law or you wouldn't be embarrassing yourself by maki
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 06.15.22
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark Sailor_Al at 9:52pm 06.15.22 dlochner and Len, thanks for the advice

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