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Packing nut adjustment Captain Gadget at 7:46am 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1363 I have done a complete search but did not find an answer. When adjusting the packing gland to get yo
s2 9.2a rotten mast step cwjones321 at 7:22am 05.15.11 S2 1/2476 I've got a 1978 9.2a in Lake Michigan. The stringers under the compression post are wet and forward
Cleaning the interior cushion covers CABixler at 7:12am 05.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/5158 Went to the boatyard yesterday to try to get her ready. As predicted it was just plain nasty out so
Pearson Hawk 16 windigo at 7:02am 05.15.11 Pearson 4/9303 I am looking at a Pearson Hawk 16 to purchase and wonder if anyone can answer the following question
Water in Cabin arellana at 7:00am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1715 Hi, I am a new owner of a 1986 Cat 22. It does not rain very much in Colorado, however, last week h
Flushing Problem - Backflow? Not pumping water to the tank. Raftco at 5:24am 05.15.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7041 Hi Peggie, New to the 'Head' business and a new to me boat. Just commishioned this weekend, was wo
White Water Marine GarEi at 5:03am 05.15.11 Pearson 1/1489 Has anyone had any dealings with White Water Marine in Port Heron,MI? I am thinking about useing the
Engine replacement on Catalina 27, 1988 Roger Thomas at 4:44am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2087 Hi Guys. My engine Universal M-18 gave up and I need to replace it. If anybody has a rebuilt one or
Mystery Leakage DockH at 4:14am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2793 Even with a tarp over the cabin and the boat still out of the water I am getting a lot of rain in th
Keel Repair (2) DockH at 4:06am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4229 Something took a chunk out of the lower leading edge of my lead/fiberglass encased keel. No other hu
Portlight handle pabraam at 1:24am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1855 One of the locking device/closing handles on my Lewmar portlights detached from the acrylic (it stil
Raritan PHII - smell with each stroke/pump Guest at 10:37pm 05.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3593 Couple of questions: I have a terrible smell, by the head, when pumping my Raritan PHII. I rebuil
Buffalo to Atlantic Capt Andy at 9:50pm 05.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1601 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, 9/1/2011, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can so
New Boat! (1) FourPoints at 9:01pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1613 Ok, not exactly new, but it is performing like a New One! I just got the new sails from Neil Pryde t
Folding Tiller jimfrankelly at 8:47pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 0/1358 Has anyone put a hinge in the metal tillers used on the Hunter 260 ' 270 models??? Picture would be
Dulce, two week update (13) CharlieCobra at 8:41pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2036 It's been two weeks since we started on Dulce. Here are some shots of the progress. Here's some sho
Hunter 54 two week update (11) CharlieCobra at 8:16pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2015 It's been a long two weeks on the H-54. As you can see the cabin sole is done except for some trim,
New h23 shore power (4) C Jones at 6:28pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1330 Just finished it this week. I used a Square D, 30amp. load center with 2- 120 volt breakers. One 20
Registration numbers "hidden" on boat 1Goldie at 6:13pm 05.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2927 We failed our free safety check because we did not have our registration numbers somewhere inside on
Throttle lever - not controlling engine robfmcc at 5:22pm 05.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1893 It seems that my throttle lever isn't controlling the RPMs of the engine, it will put the boat in ge

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Weird Electrical Experience jviss at 3:28pm 08.18.22 Not weird. Wrong. Call the inspector/electrician back to your new to you to you house. Better to fi
Oday 19 centerboard help (1) Sunbird22358 at 3:27pm 08.18.22 222 Cb will not fit the 19. Worth checking with Rudy at D&R Marine in Assonet. MA, he was the Parts
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Crusty Ol Salt at 3:27pm 08.18.22 But I ain't got an extension cord that will reach from Vancouver to Chesapeake Bay, Fort Monroe :fa
Catalina 315 Plumbing Schematic doaker at 3:08pm 08.18.22 Skipper John's diagram matches the one in my 2013 C315's manual. It matches my setup, except that
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 3:04pm 08.18.22 Thanks Smokey. Baycloud, If you notice hysteresis (due to a loose chain) which could lead to huntin
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters dlochner at 2:59pm 08.18.22 Yes, there is a difference in attitude and civility between power boaters and sailors. And within po
420 outhaul length dkinzer at 2:44pm 08.18.22 You can calculate the total length of the existing line by measuring the various sections and adding
Western Lake Erie jon hansen at 2:22pm 08.18.22 N.C.Y.C. Lasalle, Mi
dock neighbour's shore power cord? shemandr at 2:15pm 08.18.22 Thinwater's post regarding attended use with the 15A receptacles, match what one yard, and the elect
Scrap section of rub rail base? rhiggins at 2:11pm 08.18.22 Try Deatons or Sailcraft over in Oriental, NC as they use to work on Hunters. The people I spoke
sea pearl 21 sails rgranger at 2:09pm 08.18.22 I've had good luck with Bacon Sails out of Annapolis for used sails and I've had great results for n
16A breakers (1) rgranger at 2:07pm 08.18.22 208466
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 08.18.22 By code, the 15A receptacles are for attended use only, for tools and similar. Does anyone know the
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 2:00pm 08.18.22 @BrianH This post was from a year ago, and I still haven't tried Lake Erie, but I'm considering get
sea pearl 21 sails (1) sail sfbay at 1:57pm 08.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Get the sail dimensions for your sailboat (see below from SailboatData.com -
dock neighbour's shore power cord? thinwater at 1:54pm 08.18.22 There is no ABYC, NEC, or UL standard for shore power below 20A. By code, the 15A receptacles are fo
Raymarine Axiom vs. Axiom + shemandr at 1:54pm 08.18.22 For most electronics the manufacturer's literature is an exercise in obfuscation and the use of mean
Top Secret nightowle at 1:09pm 08.18.22 You may be able to trade that for a larger Hunter. Something to contemplate.
Shipping a 22 overseas ? nightowle at 12:58pm 08.18.22 Also, double-check the small print in a shipping contract. Pricing offered is not always pricing gu
Rudder Stops Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 08.18.22 The best way would be to pull the cover to your emergency tiller and measure it with a protractor

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