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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 13/9982 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 21/13372 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 2/933 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 4/2026 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
Catalina 27 bilge leak (1) haynie5 at 3:55pm 08.11.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2321 I have water coming through the fiberglass in the bilge. Is it from a crack in the keel to hull joi

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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
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 10:36am 02.07.23 This is a good reminder. Many people do not know that in order to have a stable trailer you need t
Meet your new Forum Administrator dlochner at 10:22am 02.07.23 Hmmmm.... I smell a tastless joke in there someplace but.... I don't want to get in trouble with
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 9:53am 02.07.23 Nope--with the screws removed, cannot lift the panel more than about 3mm on either side. And it wil
Meet your new Forum Administrator rgranger at 9:51am 02.07.23 One account, this one, is my personal civilian account, anything I post on this account is solely a
Missing boom LloydB at 9:42am 02.07.23 My battery box sits about 18 inches from the pivot point of the swing keel from previous owner.
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 02.07.23
Proper Lifeline Tension Hayden Watson at 9:38am 02.07.23 I have installed new 3/16" bare stainless lifelines on our 2007 H41AC. The last task is to tension
Engine Model (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 02.07.23 Anything like this on the back of the engine block ?
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 02.07.23 Please let us know. This problem is worth losing sleep over.
Engine Model jssailem at 9:16am 02.07.23 The plate image is of the Transmission. Identify Your Yanmar Engine To correctly identify your Yan
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 02.07.23 -it needs to lift as it is moved back, right? It's lifted maybe an inch but as @ice breaker says,
Engine Model dlochner at 9:03am 02.07.23 It is probably a 4JH series motor. Not sure which one. https://www.yanmar.com/marine/product/gears
Meet your new Forum Administrator jssailem at 8:58am 02.07.23
Engine Model (1) ivieto at 8:54am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowi
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 8:05am 02.07.23 Trailer Tongue Weight Total tongue weight improvement is ~200 lbs. I still carry the gas tank and B
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Hello Below at 7:59am 02.07.23 212834
bridge clearance question John T1594 at 7:58am 02.07.23 We sail our Hunter 340 in the Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey (NOAA Chart 12324). There are two f
Meet your new Forum Administrator dlochner at 7:58am 02.07.23 Thank you all for the supportive comments and humorous jabs. They are appreciated. A question was

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