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Over powered by the jib? How do I know? joes new addiction at 3:17pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 32/10133 This has happened a few tiimes before, but until now I've been putting it off as "pilot error", but,
In mast furling issues on hunter e33 GreggL at 2:56pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/4166 I seem to be having an issue with my in mast furling setup. The problem seems to be two fold and has
Rubber button with raw water impeller (1) Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 08.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2229 I just replaced my impeller for my Volvo MD22L-B. I had put in a new pump about 16 months ago and w
"Simple" wiring question Db421 at 1:02pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 29/6283 I'm re-wiring my simple DC wiring and can't seem to get started. I have a 10 hp outboard electr
Catalina 320 Prop Size freid59 at 12:11pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2862 Looking at a Catalina 320 to buy and the current owner changed the prop from a 2 blade 13 inch to a
Ryobi Li One-plus batteries dying on board BobM at 11:43am 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 18/6879 I left a couple of one plus lithium batteries on board for a few days and they are totally discharge
Adding Air Conditioning to a 1999 h420 therobesons at 11:16am 08.12.12 Big Boats 2/1200 Our boat came with the ducting and vents for AC but i do not know where the AC unit would go. Has an
Masthead light- deck electrical connector (1) prob at 10:29am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/6344 Hello all, I'm looking for the male portion (mast base) electrical connector that screws into the
Fiberglass repairs...old damage. vizwhiz at 10:21am 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2682 I had posted a couple of these pics elsewhere in other people's posts, but thought instead it would
H310 fresh air vent question canyon at 8:34am 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/912 Can some tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air vents that are inside the cabin sole ceiling. I w
Core Material around port lights? rajhnsn at 6:57am 08.12.12 Bigger Boats 10/2097 We removed, rebeded and reinstalled the starboard salon port light on our Oday 35 last weekend. Whe
Help with a Binding Lewmar Folding Wheel mukilteomaniac at 10:18pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1155 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo
Help - Lewmar Folding Wheel is Now Binding mukilteomaniac at 10:17pm 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2009 Sailboat Owners with Lewmar Folding Wheels: I have a Lewmar folding wheel on my Catalina 320 sailbo
Damaged Sliding hatch paddy4699 at 7:25pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3044 We just purchased a beautiful Catalina 22 , Circa 1986...but we found that the sliding hatch runners
Sculling Ken Prichard at 5:35pm 08.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/9984 I notice helmsmen who constantly have the helm in motion, more so with tillers and more so as the ai
Do I Need A Solar Charge Controller ?? (2) Maine Sail at 5:14pm 08.11.12 Musings With Maine Sail 21/13373 I get asked this question quite often and the answer is almost always a resounding, yes. There are
Reconfiguring main sail halyard hunter111 at 5:09pm 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/935 Has anyone reconfigured the main sail Halyard so that one can lift the main cell from the cockpit ar
Rebedding Stanchion (1) gpd955 at 4:56pm 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/2028 If anyone needs to do this, I did it today and chronicled it so others can use it. It's only one way
Raymarine wheelpilot assembly help needed jibes138 at 4:05pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1327 A friend had his wheelpilot fall apart where the two races and ball bearings and nylon ball separato
Icom Mic Wiring Diagram rpell46 at 4:02pm 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 4/5227 Hi everyone, My ICOM Commandmic II (157B) plug got crushed and I need to replace it completely, (don

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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
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 02.07.23 That "IS" a head scratcher. You've tried everything I would have tried. Any chance you can get an
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? OBG at 11:21am 02.07.23 Our friends were in similar situation. He an accomplished racer, she a white knuckler. Solution - a

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