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leading lines into cockpit Glenn8732 at 9:17pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1803 I have a H33.5 1990 with 4 lines aft on the starboard cabin top. I want to add 3 lines through a de
AGM Battery Life Expectancy (3) MalibuC at 8:50pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3482 Shakedown trip on a newly acquired 31' Hunter (1984) turned up battery issues. I have a starting ba
Mast wiring mandm at 8:43pm 06.28.11 S2 4/2384 I am having issue with understanding the mast wiring. The mast head and streaming lights work but th
Anchor Testimonial? Deadhead at 7:50pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3522 Last Saturday Kathy and I anchored outside of Still Pond for the night. We were about 300' off an e
Hunter 170 cracked hull. jeffwingo at 7:25pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 11/5569 It looks like the Virginia winters are a little too hard for the good old Hunter 170. I have cracks
Purpose of deck hardware (2) alcyone at 7:05pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1552 Purpose of deck hardware on Mac 25... Pic 1- plate with threaded hole, one on each side of mast just
cockpit starting panel tomdempsey at 7:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1114 does anybody know what that 4 pronged receptacle is on the display unit and can i adapt it to a dc i
Downrigger Installation lr172 at 6:54pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 2/4765 I am trying to keep my kids interested in going out on the boat and they have a good interest in fis
So, there we were dscribner at 6:29pm 06.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/9395 7:30 The weather was supposed to be marginal, probably rainy, definitely overcast. The boat was saf
Msst Light Bulb (1) amcmahon at 5:49pm 06.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1769 Does anyone know the bulb type/model # used by hunter for the masthead anchor light of the 1984 h27?
Boom makes annoying grinding sounds Greg McKenzie at 5:32pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3933 Without sails up and taking waves directly to beam, lots of metal on metal noise is created. Have t
Yanmar 3YM20 Undersized water pump belt and loss of power msfeldt at 4:23pm 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/7976 My 3YM20 overheated yesterday and today but only happens when at higher RPM's for several minutes. W
Leaking CAP Pilot64 at 4:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5463 Well I finally hauled the boat up to the lake last night and managed to remember how most of it went
Oday Widgeon swamping sailordude66 at 4:00pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 3/2528 While sailing on a lake last summer, I capsized my Widgeon and swamped it in the process. As the wat
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3393 I have a Catalina 27 (1985) I can not find deck acess for pump out for head. The chimatic I have sho
Beneteau rigging set up mate bill at 3:43pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4281 I am looking for advice on the rigging tensions for the Beneteau 331. I am not a racer but would li
Radar! Roger Long at 3:06pm 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2455 Yes! :dance::dance: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=130998
Grasshopper learns from the Master Roger Long at 3:05pm 06.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5796 Or: Why it pays to get someone who really knows what they are doing. Readers of my forum section kn
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:01pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2466 I have a Catilina 27 - (1985) I cant find the pump out "valve" - not on deck as show in scimatic t
Air Conditioning (A/C) Distribution Problem sstarley at 2:57pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 5/1521 We have a 2003 H356 with A/C which works great - except that very little air flow gets to forward ca

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How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 2:37pm 08.29.22 So. I have to thank Mike from Sailboat owners tech questions for giving me the answer to my boom que
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:35pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 2:31pm 08.29.22 Have you tried twisting the top and removing it? Have you tried removing the nuts? There are no nu
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering AndyVS at 2:15pm 08.29.22 I have a Merc 9.9 with a 25" shaft mounted on a bracket and leave it on all the time. The bracket is
Why do we bother rant jaysweet at 2:12pm 08.29.22 My take on it is that if someone gets snarky, just click away and do something else. Look at another
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:07pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
Hot water heater shemandr at 2:03pm 08.29.22 I think Rick Webb would like us to use the term "Cold water heater." I can't argue.
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 1:59pm 08.29.22 Most marine electronics manufacturers keep copies of old installation guides and manuals on their w
Hot water heater valcour at 1:54pm 08.29.22 You will actually need to cool the hot water instead of heating the hot water after running the engi
Practice?? Kings Gambit at 1:48pm 08.29.22 Lastly, practice bringing the boat head to wind to stop it in anticipation of dropping an anchor.
Why do we bother rant dlochner at 1:46pm 08.29.22 Grey Haired Old Goat?????? Excuse me! I resemble that remark. :biggrin::beer: I prefer curmudgeon.
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? Benny17441 at 1:46pm 08.29.22 You could always start disassembling it to determine the cause and at the same time clean up the spa
Capri 22 - Going up the mast? shemandr at 1:46pm 08.29.22 Look into using a gin pole This guy uses the main sheet instead of a winch. some people use the boo
Practice?? Kings Gambit at 1:41pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant john6206 at 1:32pm 08.29.22 Sailors, in general, are a pretty friendly bunch. When I was starting out there was always a grey ha
Why do we bother rant JamesG161 at 1:28pm 08.29.22 Allow me to present exhibit A Bfrom this very morning: This one is still in the oven. Hunter Hull

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