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Kettenburg K-40 free to good home (3) CharlieCobra at 4:27pm 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 16/5531 Folks, I just heard of hull number three being free and is scheduled to be destroyed this week. She
Wild Port entry Grasshopp at 3:27pm 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2933 Is this good sailing skills or just lucky. I think I would have tried to find a different place to
East Coast to The Gulf rickk31 at 3:20pm 11.08.10 Destinations 7/3979 I need some advice. We are heading south around NC. on our way to Panama City. We are 33 foot with a
Parts for a shorepower socket Mickey84H34 at 1:36pm 11.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1292 The plastic threaded ring on our 30A shorepower connector broke and I'm hoping that parts are availa
Lifting Bridle tbtapper at 1:24pm 11.08.10 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2505 Anyone ever launch/retrieve their R23 with a bridle not the straps that go around the hull?? If so
jabsco waterpump dfalewee at 1:18pm 11.08.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1288 My 1982 cutter has an engine 3QM30H with an aftermarket kit made by Sen Dure : heat exchanger/ jabsc
35.5 Mast conduit Halipe�o at 12:53pm 11.08.10 Big Boats 10/2128 I'm trying to run a TV antenna wire and replace the VHF antenna wire to the top of the mast. It seem
O'Day 222: Mast (2) estopa at 11:57am 11.08.10 Day Sailers 28/12455 I also have some mast fixes as well. Mainly the sheaves that the main sheet halyard goes to. Both t
Area lights on 32 hunter mystical_ice at 11:24am 11.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/1552 Looking for suggestions for lights on a 32 hunter. At night it seems like it can be almost TOO dark
O'Day 22 EZ loader trailer weight? AndyS22 at 10:53am 11.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/6283 I'm trying to register my EZ Loader 6.0 trailer which came with my O'Day 22, all I have is a bill of
Engine Replacement on 27 Hunter Craig Zimmerman at 10:42am 11.08.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/3858 Has anybody replaced their 1GM with a Westerbeke 12C Two or with a Yanmar 2YM15 ? If so, please give
O'Day 222: Centerboard (15) estopa at 9:04am 11.08.10 Day Sailers 47/19309 Well Centerboard project to begin. As mentioned in various posts I have a very loose centerboard. M
Picture hanging Tim R. at 8:14am 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 18/3798 I would like to hang some framed photos in our new home. I have seen others who have done this but
Stern Tube Diameter Legend 40.5? Rick D at 6:40am 11.08.10 Big Boats 3/1045 Anyone have the stern tube diameter in their files? I need to order a new shaft bellows. I have an o
New owner of a Hunter 19 (1) jerryreliable at 6:37am 11.08.10 Smaller Boats 0/1349 Well, I have recently purchased a 1993 model Hunter 19. I have not sailed it. I have previously owne
Water Heater Pressure Snellcloud9 at 6:30am 11.08.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2113 Two times now the hot water heater has started making a pounding sound and starts losing water volum
Stanchions reash at 6:11am 11.08.10 Pearson 5/1974 Good morning, I just bent a stanchion a bit on my P34. I'm going to remove it and try to straighten
216 heel angle Captain Paul at 5:59am 11.08.10 Smaller Boats 1/1206 Has anyone figured out the optimum angle of heel for best speed on a Hunter 216?
P42 - Winterizing engine and genset DanColucci at 5:49am 11.08.10 Big Boats 11/2380 Last year - I struggled and removed some of my hoses from the strainer so I could put them directly
How long should be my chain and what size? sailingdiver at 5:29am 11.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1196 We sail a Hunter 49 2010 and i had in mind to put a 200' 7/16 G-4 chain with 150' of line is that so

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oil pressure sensor quandry (2) Rich Stidger at 6:41pm 11.15.21 Easy to troubleshoot. At the sensor disconnect the wires, power up and look at the gauge. It shoul
Maryland Macgregor 26 trial? Justin_NSA at 6:31pm 11.15.21 I had a water ballast 26S and I agree with Greg. They are tender and lightly built. We kept ours sli
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 (1) Dalliance at 6:28pm 11.15.21 Have to love Google. Here is a screenshot of the cooling system diagram for a Yanmar 2qm15. It sho
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 5:39pm 11.15.21 They bottom is incredibly not clean, we've been waiting the whole year for a good time to haul her
Winter Jackstands and Blocking (1) Tally Ho at 5:11pm 11.15.21 I think the stand under the bow is because the hull is more vertical (pointy) at the bow. I have st
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Tally Ho at 5:06pm 11.15.21 Good point, but not an issue on a 2GM20F or other freshwater models. Greg
Maryland Macgregor 26 trial? Tally Ho at 5:02pm 11.15.21 Good idea to get out on one. I was enamored with the idea of a 70hp outboard and getting the boat
Worth the Cutter Rig? twistedskipper at 4:59pm 11.15.21 Technically, adding a staysail to a sloop makes it a staysail sloop, not a cutter. A cutter has the
Second halyard stern hoisted dinghy ScottFreeRick at 4:53pm 11.15.21 Hi Claude, I read through your sailing trips this evening. Lots of miles and some great experiences
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Don S/V ILLusion at 4:49pm 11.15.21 No, Max rpm 2200 in gear forward got that. What I was asking is what is the max RPM in neutral?
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? smokey73 at 4:33pm 11.15.21 Sounds like a governor problem?
Masthead main halyard sheave? PlaneTom at 4:33pm 11.15.21 I have changed a mainsail sheave at the masthead on the Catalina 27 we had before the 310. I went up
Lifting Sling Points for Hunter 40.5 - Help smokey73 at 4:31pm 11.15.21 Hi Bill. I've been following your and Yvonne's posts on FB. Those grandbabies and Spud are really
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? heritage at 4:30pm 11.15.21 You are able to get only 2200 rpms in neutral,, is that correct?
Masthead main halyard sheave? (1) PlaneTom at 4:23pm 11.15.21 This is our masthead. The fitting is different. It is possible that Charleston Spars used the same s
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 4:18pm 11.15.21 No, Max rpm 2200 in gear forward
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans sandpiper10471 at 4:18pm 11.15.21 Many thanks, JC, for the bronze vs. ss shaft response. Makes sense. My first keel boat was a 79 H33
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Don S/V ILLusion at 4:02pm 11.15.21 Max RPM in neutral?
Masthead main halyard sheave? berner73 at 3:53pm 11.15.21 Not sure how the masthead on a 310 goes together, but I'd be hard pressed to attempt replacing a she
yanmar water pump leaking after replacement mjsb at 3:39pm 11.15.21 Just put a new fresh water pump, sending units and t-stat on a 2gm20f, no leaks, and I check every d

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