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mac 25, questions about bilge area between hull and liner centerline at 7:39am 08.13.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1641 on the mac 25, how do you know if you have any water in the rear part of the bilge? it seems like th
Stern rail motor mount... Doug/Karen at 7:29am 08.13.12 Big Boats 7/2791 We have acquired a small (40 lbs.) outboard motor for use with our inflatable. I am interested in s
fractional vs. masthead rigged, pros and cons? centerline at 7:29am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/12326 I am familiar with a masthead rigged boat and its easy to figure out how to tune the rigging, but th
sea water in bilge meirgerner at 7:10am 08.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1509 I have a H 33 when we sail for few hours in high inclinations we notice that sea water is accumulate
Stiff Rudder on C&C32 MartinHodgkinson at 6:46am 08.13.12 C&C 3/3614 I bought my 1983 C'C32 a four years ago. The wheel steering has always been really stiff. I have f
Fripp Island sailing RDS2012 at 6:11am 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 1/1999 We've been invited to spend a weekend with friends on Fripp Island. I'm thinking of pulling our boat
Force 10 BBQ-brass orifice Rodd at 6:11am 08.13.12 Parts Search 4/3195 Looking for the brass orifice that goes into the regulator on a large Force 10 propane grill. I bou
Yanmar sour spot Dubo at 6:10am 08.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2399 I am trying to smooth out my 2GM20F's idling roughness. I find between 1200 and 1400 RPM the engine
Cabin top liner keith w at 10:32pm 08.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 Looking to change cabin top winches. To gain access I need to take the cabin liner down in the aft b
Returning a new boat; Too many problems hunter e33 GreggL at 7:28pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/31 New to the whole cruising world and frankly, I'm sick of it already. Starting to think that it's not
Shift cable and fuel / throttle cable eusjim at 7:09pm 08.12.12 Big Boats 7/1980 Having just replaced both throttle cables, wanted to share the correct part numbers of the shift an
Anyone ever bug bomb their boat? Slow Mo^cean at 6:20pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 23/20919 This is more a trailer sailor question, but I guess it can apply to any boat owner with pest proble
Off to Hawaii tomorrow JasonC at 5:58pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2952 Hope to rent a sailboat while I am there, anyone know of a good place
Cat 22 Gin Pole question porchhound at 5:50pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1443 I have constructed my gin pole with a winch. What load test line do I need to use in the winch for
Perseid Meteor Shower stevec22206 at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1491 Gotta say this was a great weekend to be hanging on our anchor in a secluded cove with good friends.
Racing a Hunter 23.5 Rasemans at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Smaller Boats 9/3048 Hi, I was wondering what my fellow sailors' opinion is regarding racing the Hunter 23.5. I am a mem
How do I find the bilge alarm switch RussNorman at 5:19pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1211 I have an 83 Hunter 30. I got on board today and was practically deafened by the bilge alarm. I did
Thank You, All yammy at 4:11pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1691 Hello, all Since June 18, 2011 of my becoming the owner of a macgregor 26s-Blessed, my first boat,
Murphy's Law Team118 at 3:23pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2180 No questions here, just some plain old learn by my mistakes ramblin's... I took the boat out yeste
Over powered by the jib? How do I know? joes new addiction at 3:17pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 32/10132 This has happened a few tiimes before, but until now I've been putting it off as "pilot error", but,

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 5:14pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? shemandr at 5:08pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 5:00pm 02.07.23 And it will slide about 1/2 back and forth, but no further. Still a bit of fore and aft movement,
Capri 18 - time at ramp MarkHejtmanek at 4:55pm 02.07.23 Hi John, your post came out just as I was about to purchase my own Capri 18 out here in Colorado las
When to Replace Aluminum Anodes with Zinc dlochner at 4:51pm 02.07.23 Aluminum anodes are fine for salt water. Stay with Aluminum. Magnesium for freshwater only Aluminum
Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 4:41pm 02.07.23 Mystery solved. There are 2 screw that were put in the top of the cabinet and a piece of trim on the
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 3:35pm 02.07.23 Learning what you really need is a significant learning curve and one that you can only learn by sa
Hunter 380 muffler Ralph Johnstone at 2:36pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced soluti
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC senang at 2:32pm 02.07.23 To keep my mental heath I installed a Sigma drive, so no more engine alignment and flange troubles.
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 02.07.23 Specs for a Knazaki KM3P4 are rarer that chicken's teeth but the KM3P4 is listed as a torque limiter
Hunter 380 muffler senang at 2:12pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced solutio
Has anyone installed a linear drive autopilot in a Legend 37 or 35? senang at 2:04pm 02.07.23 Installed a Jefa linear drive in our H38 a couple of years ago.
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot senang at 2:02pm 02.07.23 I have installed a Jefa lineair drive in our 2005 H38. Bypassed all Hunter instructions for a Raymar
79 Irwin Citation 34 Rudder Issue DBG8492 at 1:45pm 02.07.23 Yes that is a bummer. If the survey was ordered by you and is recent, you may have some recourse wi
Black residue in transmission dlochner at 1:16pm 02.07.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and ha
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 1:08pm 02.07.23 First, don't replace the transmission with another Kanzaki they suck, get a new ZF, it will run abou
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? dlochner at 12:55pm 02.07.23 Perhaps some well meaning soul decided to stop water from entering the well where the steering quadr
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? senang at 12:51pm 02.07.23 I installed a Jefa linear drive on our H38 some years back. I did create my own base for the Jefa un
First Year LD_C310 at 12:50pm 02.07.23 Thanks - I got a lot of insight on problem solving from reading this forum. Thanks to everyone who
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 12:38pm 02.07.23 Yes, engine panel in cockpit is as in your picture above. The round instrument with the override swi

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