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Lewmar folding wheel question Pat T at 10:35am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3571 I am considering the purchase of 40 inch folding wheel which is 4 inches bigger than my current whee
Small Parts (3) werner44 at 9:19am 07.19.12 Big Boats 9/1918 God Day I am looking for some parts which I can not get at the Hunteryachts anymore. 1. 5 x Set
New Hunter Dealer CNY and PA dave Eshbaugh at 8:57am 07.19.12 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/23525 To Ken Palmer, thanks for your post. To LOHSA members, Empire Yacht Sales is the new HUNTER dealer
Yanmar and feathering props GWG at 8:31am 07.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4779 Yanmar requires that the tranny be in neutral when sailing. This is problematic for those of us wit
New Hunter 23.5 Owner - used sail shop in Virginia? Cape Charles at 8:17am 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 3/1376 Have a Hunter 23.5 with original mainsail, missing battens and jib. Anyone know of a used sail sourc
play in steering sgarber at 8:07am 07.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1840 I have a play in my edison wheel. Is this something I can tighten or should it go to the yard? This
Capsizing on Mooring Day at 7:27am 07.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3588 As owner of Catalina Capri 16.5, boat has capsized multiple times on mooring in West Falmouth Harbor
2 sailboats on a lake = rgranger at 6:05am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2663 ... a race! Yesterday we had 12- 15 mph winds blowing steady out of the SW. Got my new genoa hanke
mast leak-keel stepped vmaks at 6:00am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/6530 I have read MANY threads re: mast leaks, there is no definitive answer to cure the problem. My boat
Single line reefing setup (8) StanFM at 5:53am 07.19.12 Catalina 22 22/6804 The jib and main halyards and sheets all run back to the cockpit on my boat. But my trusty new boat
oil changes vmaks at 5:52am 07.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 9/2767 Atomic diesel....already know what the rec oil change is via the engine's website. General question
Another intresting sail on the Palpack! joes new addiction at 5:47am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1199 Tues was another freakin hot day here in N.E.Pa. I sure as hell wasn't going to go home and work on
Lake Ontario South Shore Rendezvous Aug.10, 11, 12 #39 at 5:44am 07.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/913 Empire Yacht Sales is the new Hunter Big boat dealer for upstate New York and western PA. They will
What Part of "NO WAKE" Do You Not Get? Maine Sail at 4:46am 07.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 22/7702 So yesterday I am working on an alternator ' regulator on a beautiful higher end sailboat. Despite i
Water through the dorade vents on the 34 Saillife at 9:49pm 07.18.12 Big Boats 15/4511 Having just seen a posting by kloudie on the need to have the dorade vents facing the same way (tha
Reed Creek, Chesapeake Bay Ron20324 at 9:18pm 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2331 Has anyone been into Reed Creek, off the Chester River, off the Chesapeake Bay this year? Troubles g
fuel pump jeagles at 7:30pm 07.18.12 Bigger Boats 1/1097 I disconnected fuel pump (Facet) to take out tank to look for fuel leak. Now trying to reconnect fue
Hats off to Raymarine service windwagon at 6:49pm 07.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1867 After much apprehension, I sent my out of warranty Raymarine autopilot to factory serviice. After re
Early end to the Season (1) Tom Hoffman at 6:19pm 07.18.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3490 Regrettably, my wife and I had to call an early halt to this years sailing season. My Admiral a
New graphics! (2) CHM at 6:17pm 07.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1274 I just finished this on Saturday along both sides of the cabin.

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Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 5:41pm 10.16.22 Yeah, sounds like the backwards throttle and inability to stop are related. Check those cables and
Emergency engine shut off? Davidasailor26 at 5:23pm 10.16.22 actually I Jane to push the throttle all the way forward. All the way back is high rpm, acceleratio
Emergency engine shut off? jssailem at 5:13pm 10.16.22 Please refer to post #11 by @Richard19068 He quotes the Atomic Mdl 5411 manual regarding shut down
Emergency engine shut off? jssailem at 5:05pm 10.16.22 which switch ? My Diesel engine is a Perkins 4.107. Built in 1973. 49 years old. The engine has an
Dropping rudder 35s5 thetone at 4:59pm 10.16.22 Fiberglass rudder stock so it might be difficult to use heat without compromising that.... Looks li
Boat damaged by IAN Sailm8 at 4:13pm 10.16.22 Dave thank you for taking the time to help me out. This is the second boat I have lost to hurricane
engine: belt too much slack and water drop (1) xavpil at 4:12pm 10.16.22 I now found out that the grease cup is loose, super loose like a tooth about to fall. Does it now me
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 4:10pm 10.16.22 The video was from the manufacturer and is NOT a good way to do it. After you watch the video then
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? Project_Mayhem at 4:02pm 10.16.22 I always favor threaded inserts. You can get them in stainless, and I would epoxy them in. Then, us
engine: belt too much slack and water drop JoeWhite at 3:42pm 10.16.22 The video was from the manufacturer and is NOT a good way to do it. After you watch the video then r
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 3:33pm 10.16.22 Did you read my link in post #7? All done with no special tools. Sheez... Ahaha. This reply was lo
Winter Cover (1) Apex at 3:32pm 10.16.22 found this a good way to prevent tarp grommets from tearing out......and if you have a dog, a much n
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 3:31pm 10.16.22
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 3:28pm 10.16.22
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? Apex at 3:26pm 10.16.22 good info: found an article excluding outhaul as a use for LFR. I should have some blocks kicking
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 3:25pm 10.16.22 This is from the manual for the 5411 and re. Thanks a lot just not too sure but what they mtn by i
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 3:20pm 10.16.22 . Hold the switch down. which switch ?
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 3:19pm 10.16.22 Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos showing How To Do It. As I menti
Leaking thru hull JoeWhite at 3:12pm 10.16.22 87Jayhawk, you have not mentioned where it is leaking into. If it is leaking into the toilet, as in
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) jssailem at 3:11pm 10.16.22 @Apex, I am a :plus: with Thinwater. I find the value in LFR's when the path of the line is less th

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