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Hunter 170 Hoisting Bridle shaislet at 1:01pm 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 2/1353 Does anyone have any experience rigging a hoisting bridle for the 170? If so, can you provide what
How "good" is it? Wkemple at 12:08pm 07.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1673 I bought my 380 on a lake and love it; I go out almost every day there is wind. I'm wondering though
Taurus - Southerly Customer Service Taurus at 11:46am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1072 I recently posted an inquiry to "all gearheads" who might have some input on the gear-shifting probl
H-26 Draft. Our Lake is getting low mojobently at 11:46am 07.19.12 Smaller Boats 1/984 I need to know the draft of my H26. I have found different numbers from 3'6" to 1'5". The water at t
Foreguy on a 34 Mk. 1 Dave2424 at 10:57am 07.19.12 Big Boats 4/1806 Hey All Trying to find an elegant way to run the foreguy. Currently faking it using the bow cleats.
Lewmar folding wheel question Pat T at 10:35am 07.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/3750 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 9/2159 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. 0/23758 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 8/5151 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 3/1411 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 5/2061 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 4/3765 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 10/2778 ... 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 7/6853 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 22/7156 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 9/2878 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 3/1252 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 0/944 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 22/7960 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 15/4678 Having just seen a posting by kloudie on the need to have the dorade vents facing the same way (tha

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Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box (1) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 02.14.23
Ouch! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 02.14.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip f
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.14.23 I Also found this potential candidate: Oil Pressure Sender for Yanmar Diesels perhaps the best of b
Ouch! WayneH at 7:27pm 02.14.23 My old marina got bought out last year. The new owners are catering to powerboats. Not just any powe
Superstitous steps rgranger at 7:23pm 02.14.23
Water system leak rgranger at 7:22pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure ai
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 02.14.23 Very nice looking indeed. As a matter of fact, I think it would be even better if you didn't instal
Water system leak twalker H260 at 7:00pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure air
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer Ward H at 6:03pm 02.14.23 Very nice! Remember, we all started somewhere.
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (2) mforum at 5:59pm 02.14.23 I found a local engineering shop and the really nice guy there cut the G10 backing plate for me for
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 juznip at 5:41pm 02.14.23 Yikes, I just looked up the price for that part at one supplier, ~$150! I have the 3 cylinder ver
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Haul Away Jeff at 5:13pm 02.14.23 Thank you. You confirmed my decision.
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Crusty Ol Salt at 4:40pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before star
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit dmax at 4:31pm 02.14.23 Because it sat for five years, I would be inclined to change out the fluids and filters before start
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit kloudie1 at 4:12pm 02.14.23 Couple of other things: check and set valve clearance and replace the anodes after the salt away. Si
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit (1) Alan Gomes at 3:53pm 02.14.23 I've seen some kits, but they seem pretty sketchy. This is a raw water cooled engine so I'm thinkin
Mk III aft locker hatch question Hayden Watson at 3:41pm 02.14.23 If it is bonded with 5200 or even 4200 you can get it loose with little trouble by using Debond Mari
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit justustoo at 3:30pm 02.14.23 I've seen some kits, but they seem pretty sketchy. This is a raw water cooled engine so I'm thinking
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York berner73 at 3:08pm 02.14.23 I have to spend this summer in the Northeast and I'm looking for recommendations for live aboard ma
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit dmax at 3:05pm 02.14.23 There really isn't a tune-up kit per se as diesels don't have spark plugs or points or anything. Thi

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