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Water entering thru exhaust hoagy at 9:45pm 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1505 I have a 1983 Hunter 30'. The engine filled with water that entered from the exhaust. The engine has
1988 Cat.30 Coaming box lower piece of teak (1) LuzSD at 8:49pm 07.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/4976 Anyone have any idea where we might find the lower coaming box teak piece for a Cat30, 1988? The pic
New Cat 22 Owner Caish at 8:27pm 07.23.11 Catalina 22 2/1511 Hey all, I'm in Central Arkansas, I just bought a CAtalina 22 today. Its a 2 owner 82 model. W
Da Stove harryjak at 7:39pm 07.23.11 Yamaha 6/2669 One of the few issues with the new 25 is the stove or lack of. There is a square polished SS box or
25 II PHRF Ratings harryjak at 7:32pm 07.23.11 Yamaha 2/2962 Anybody race their 25II? The one I just bought comes with 8 sails, some of them high end. I have bee
Windlass Inop ProfDruhot at 7:11pm 07.23.11 Big Boats 2/1817 My windlass is not working. Has anyone else had any problems with theirs? It's a Maxwell. Glenn Dr
Hello All Gadagirl at 6:30pm 07.23.11 Smaller Boats 6/1781 I have a new to me 1977 hunter 25 :) I'm looking for specs, manuals, information. It's in the water
Loading C-22 on trailer slosacco at 6:21pm 07.23.11 Catalina 22 46/8367 I need some pointers on loading my C-22 on the trailer. Seems I cant get it all the way to the tra
Cruising the upper MidWest Tom Hoffman at 6:06pm 07.23.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4832 Just got the latest issue of Cruising World. They list 4 easy Charters for 1st Timers. One tha
Replacing prop strut on a Pearson Flyer Gamayun at 6:06pm 07.23.11 Pearson 0/1357 Hello all. I'm planning to look at a Pearson Flyer for sale that needs the prop strut replaced. I ha
battery location jana.gilliland@yahoo.com at 6:02pm 07.23.11 Day Sailers 4/2096 We are finally getting the Daysailor I ready to go back in the water after 20 years of storage. Wond
Costs on repairs recommended by surveyer...on 91 Cat 30 MKII Blue Streak at 5:42pm 07.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1635 Would appreciate anyone out there who has had these items repaired in past year or two giving us an
Need Prop jonesy6245 at 4:34pm 07.23.11 Bigger Boats 0/1292 I have an oday 35 and immediately need a prop. Currently have a 16 X 9 RH and it is now missing a bl
Trying to come up with an offer ali23060 at 4:26pm 07.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2167 I am looking at 1986 O'Day 222 and trying to come up with a reasonable offer. Here are the issues I
Dual alternator belts on 3qm30 (4) MATHURIN2 at 2:59pm 07.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6414 We are finally done with modifying the alternator setup on Mathurin II :). To make a long story shor
Mast mounted or aft pole mount? JeffThompson at 2:50pm 07.23.11 Big Boats 4/1641 Was able to obtain a radar for our boat and have begun the arduous task of mounting the same and del
a new bimini Gina Hopen at 2:40pm 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1717 Can anyone tell me how to install a bimini on a 23.5 hunter
36' Islander $9600 - A Good Buy?? marl at 12:50pm 07.23.11 Ask All Sailors 28/7278 Hi: I found a 1984 36' Islander in Ft. Lauderdale for $9,600.00. The problem is the hull smashed a
Quirky Alarm Yanmar 3QM Jerry A at 12:48pm 07.23.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/2700 My Yanmar 3QM starts immediately and after running for about 2-3 minutes, one of the alarms goes off
Very sad news (1) Phil Herring at 10:37am 07.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2130 Jim Bohart, a great man who was instrumental in the success of HunterOwners.com, passed away last we

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Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 3:34pm 07.02.22 Copper washers with rubber strips are strictly a Yanmar product. Only about a dollar or so a few ye
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 3:31pm 07.02.22
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) (1) Rick D at 3:29pm 07.02.22 I can't comment on the plumbing since what I see does not look stock. Mine also has an add-on overbo
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information jssailem at 3:29pm 07.02.22
Wasps / Mud Daubers Jacktar at 3:17pm 07.02.22 Put 2-3 old style moth balls (naptha not new stuff)in old sock and throw in back recesses of boat in
Wasps / Mud Daubers sail sfbay at 2:52pm 07.02.22 Read this: 11 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Mud Daubers And Their Nest (welllivingideas.com). Do a sear
Wasps / Mud Daubers kappykaplan at 2:27pm 07.02.22 Try dryer fabric softener sheets. :beer:
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:20pm 07.02.22 Copper washers with rubber strips are strictly a Yanmar product. Only about a dollar or so a few ye
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:17pm 07.02.22 I didn't observe and drips at any of the fillings after 16-18 hours - over night and then some. A
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:15pm 07.02.22 where did you get those? McMaster Carr? Also are they technically crush washers? Seems solid. Cr
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 2:09pm 07.02.22 this should further eliminate after the lift pump. After the pump doesn't enter the equation. Th
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:07pm 07.02.22 The air intake for the motor. A diesel motor mostly needs air and fuel to run. You have just about
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 2:02pm 07.02.22 The fuel tank is above the elevation of the lift pump. More or less even with the bottom of the tan
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information Ralph Johnstone at 2:02pm 07.02.22 Double vaccination counts as two individual shots, six months apart. Booster shots are additional s
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 1:47pm 07.02.22 It may be all for nothing if you are not double vaccinated. ArrIveCan app will not allow you to con
Assistance with Entry to Canada Information MikeHoncho at 1:46pm 07.02.22 Bugger. Is your plan to sail or ride a ferry? Pushing back from Tacoma on or around the 15th and h
Invest 94L (1) jssailem at 1:37pm 07.02.22 TS Colin is a threshold Tropical Storm. A lot of rain.
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 1:35pm 07.02.22 So you think the air is getting in prior to the lift pump? Well, according to theory, only before
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 1:13pm 07.02.22 Where are you with TS Colin? Simple Oh My Gosh! :doh::yikes::eek:o_O:puke::wow3: Boy NOAA is bor
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 12:52pm 07.02.22 The whole problem here is you're treating the fuel system and engine too damn good and it just does

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