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Need a Volvo hour meter Celtic Princess at 10:48am 06.11.11 Big Boats 2/1538 I have a 1997 Hunter 40.5 that is equipped with a Volvo MD22 50hp Diesel. the hour meter, which is b
ElectroScan Install lnikl at 10:21am 06.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7219 So after contemplating getting rid of my old lectrasan (20-30 years old) and replacing with a holdin
Freshwater Plumbing Leak jimtidwell at 9:09am 06.11.11 Catalina 310 10/2905 I filled the water tank, and when I turned on the pump, it didn't shut off as quickly as usual. Upo
Manual for a Horizon Depth Guage MLampner at 8:31am 06.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1085 Islander has a standard 5 inch round depth gauge with the Horizon brand on it. It is a digital displ
1992 Passage 42 measurements Tully.J at 8:28am 06.11.11 Big Boats 12/2681 Hello fellow sailors . Im getting a new genset ready for my next boat, a 1992 Passage 42 . If someo
The Old and the New (1) Roger Long at 8:24am 06.11.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2429 The old and the new, the eternal cycle of life. Also, the first new production boat I ever purchas
steering retrofit question semicrazy59 at 8:14am 06.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2006 We bought a 1988 26D last year with tiller steering. I was wondering it it could be converted to a
Hunter 33.5 inspection areas JudeHey at 7:31am 06.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1241 I'm planning to go look at a 1989 Hunter 33.5 for possible purchase. Are there any specific areas I
Battery Charge State FourPoints at 6:48am 06.11.11 Musings With Maine Sail 9/6423 I installed the Ganz 12w solar panel (http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1\|328\|49497\|1471367'
Foresail UV Strip Dubai at 6:24am 06.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1847 My Hunter 326 doesn't appear have a UV strip, hence when the sail is furled there is a portion of sa
Stern rail for bristol 24 StillFloat at 6:15am 06.11.11 Parts Search 2/3647 Looking for stern rail for Bristol 24. If anyone has any info, please drop me a line. Thank you, -s
Grounding Cable (1) Dubai at 6:12am 06.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 12/2260 I have attempted to attach a photo to this post. Hope it works. Boat is a Hunter 326 2003 model.
Bow Cleat Bolts Breaking hunter240 at 5:45am 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 6/2270 Anybody on the 240 or 260 have problems with the bow cleat bolts braking? Has it happen twice now.
Tachometer The chief at 5:09am 06.11.11 Catalina 30 3/1647 Two seasons ago I had my alternator replaced. I went from the standard 55 AMP Motorola to a 70 AMP L
Shaft Alignment The chief at 4:52am 06.11.11 Catalina 30 2/1911 Last season I had a terrible vibration at almost all RPM's and speeds. I tried to get a mechanic to
Finally back in the water (3) Jimboyyy at 4:04am 06.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1164 After a month ...ok 3 weeks and 2 days on the hard Dragon Fly has been returned to the lake. I can'
Tack Tick Race Master Ducati at 3:16am 06.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2453 Our boat came equipped with some toys including a mast mounted Tack Tick Race Master. I'm no physics
boom question bad_com_pany at 3:03am 06.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1197 it would seem I failed to stow my equipment last fall when ending the boating season , I launched la
11.0A panel volt meter Mark Maulden at 11:08pm 06.10.11 S2 5/1816 I have a panel voltmeter made by shurite which seems to indicate 16V all the time. I've opened it up
off to Princess Louisa Carolyn1964 at 10:55pm 06.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1072 I am headed up to Canada and Princess Louisa in a few weeks and I have spent a bit of time getting

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Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 11:30pm 08.02.22 When is the last time your ran the engine at 3600 RPM and for how long. I try to run it at 3400 fo
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') jssailem at 10:37pm 08.02.22 Lots of boats up in the Seattle area. Required? Sound boat with mast and rigging that is sound. Sa
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') Qorgyle at 10:18pm 08.02.22 Do you live in the Portland OR, area? There are excellent boats in that size range for sale here. A
Happened again - Yami T9.9XPA JamesG161 at 9:52pm 08.02.22 The issue is caused by their safety design to NOT let the Motor drop unexpectedly. The same thing i
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') FastOlson at 9:13pm 08.02.22 Do you live in the Portland OR, area? There are excellent boats in that size range for sale here. As
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 08.02.22 When is the last time your ran the engine at 3600 RPM and for how long.
Going to Rio kloudie1 at 8:55pm 08.02.22 Outstanding!
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') Qorgyle at 7:18pm 08.02.22 I'm sure you could find a coupe of competent guys from the local sailing club that would be happy t
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Davidasailor26 at 6:13pm 08.02.22
Jib Height Off the Deck Davidasailor26 at 5:55pm 08.02.22 Lower is better for performance for a few reasons - A lower center of effort means less heeling, ha
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? Rick Webb at 5:51pm 08.02.22
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising SycloneDriver at 5:31pm 08.02.22 It almost has to be rings or valve guides, neither is easy or cheap to replace.
Transport or delivery question (Seattle to Portland, 24-27') SycloneDriver at 5:27pm 08.02.22 I'm sure you could find a coupe of competent guys from the local sailing club that would be happy to
Jib Height Off the Deck sail sfbay at 5:26pm 08.02.22 Unless you are racing and want a deck sweeper Genoa with a crew member on bow then get a jib that is
Seawater pump for A/C SycloneDriver at 5:11pm 08.02.22 If I remember correctly 16k BTU need a minimum of 4 GPM, that might have been for 12k. Surely 2.1 i
Alternator temperatures heritage at 5:09pm 08.02.22 I see your point about the case temperature reading might not be a good indicator of potential damag
Hunter 306 - Lewmar Cobra pedestal 2nd hand market? Brinky63 at 5:00pm 08.02.22 Hi All, just an update on this matter. I was able to order a brand new one from Lewmar. They've had
Remove hard plastic side panels in Hunter 306/2003 Brinky63 at 4:58pm 08.02.22 J, Thanks will look into it. I need to change the headliner also so that works right! Will keep you
Catalina 30 winter storage Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.02.22
Diesel Inboard RPMs jviss at 4:25pm 08.02.22 A couple of things. First, it's that diesels like to be run at 80%+ power, not RPM. So, running an

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