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How to measure "prebend" isaksp00 at 6:50am 08.03.10 Smaller Boats 3/4443 Finally got my 1991 H23 in the water, for first time as its new owner. Now comes the mast tuning.
Hunter 23 Mast problem cor1son at 6:14am 08.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1964 I have a Hunter 23 mast made by z-spar.. The mast fell and landed on the port side spreader and bent
Hunter 1981 36 ft misha93 at 5:14am 08.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2051 Dear all, This is regarding Grey Series portlights of Bomar/Pompanette. They pretty much look li
First 40.7 forum? Dave555 at 1:44am 08.03.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1360 Hi, I wonder if there is a forum for First? I found a 40.7 forum based in the UK, but it was more or
Centerboard Underwater Repair Open Water Sailor at 12:03am 08.03.10 Ask All Sailors 17/6107 The centerboard to my boat is made of galvanized steel and weighs 203 pounds, and the pendant wire i
Ruth's Sail Pack/Cover (5) Sumner at 9:36pm 08.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5172 I don't have the build up yet, but had to share the pictures of the sailpack/cover/lazy jack system
Bimini Mounting Ideas (6) CaptDon01 at 8:15pm 08.02.10 Catalina 22 0/1365 I got a nice stainless steel bimini with real Sunbrella fabric off Craigslist for $140. It was an al
Cushion Replacement Propnut30 at 7:59pm 08.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1903 What is a good replacement for the cushion material in a mac? Mine has many years of neglect that ha
What is this cleat? (2) B Farrell at 7:50pm 08.02.10 Big Boats 9/2601 Can any one tell me what this cleat is? What is the pivoting bar for and how/why is it used? Tha
Tandem Axle Propnut30 at 7:46pm 08.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2177 Wanted to ask this question. I use a Toyota Tacoma to lug my Mac around, and figured it would help a
Glassed over drain on Hunter 23 JamieDaniels at 6:31pm 08.02.10 Smaller Boats 3/1485 My Hunter 23 is on the trailer. Over the winter it had a leak, and there was a foot of water in the
Darned iron keel (3) EpicAdventure at 6:28pm 08.02.10 Big Boats 8/2720 Question on what I should do with the iron keel on the Hunter 40' we just purchased. Attached are s
DDW Faster Than The Wind Maine Sail at 6:17pm 08.02.10 Musings With Maine Sail 83/26546 I have been following a thread now over on SA for a looooooong while about two guys who set out to p
Newport 30 tiller replacement ukrsindicat at 6:07pm 08.02.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2690 Hey gents, I hope life is good. I just recently bought Newport 30. Great boat for the money paid
what are the most important things needed for a good crew/sailpartner??? zeehag at 5:50pm 08.02.10 Sails Call Lounge 15/7930 what are the most important traits/needs/what-have-yous for crew members/sailpartners ? i am talking
actively seeking sailing partner zeehag at 5:11pm 08.02.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1995 seems the team of nice n easy and zeehag is dissolving due to lack of proximity--louisiana is a bit
Stupid electronic purchase Jeff Bacon at 5:03pm 08.02.10 Ask All Sailors 16/3661 Hi All: A couple of years ago I purchased a West Marine (private label) handheld radio that offers
Newer Hunter 33 Refrigerator Operation Nodak7 at 4:44pm 08.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 29/9390 We have a 2009 Hunter 33. It was purchased new a last year. The refrigerator operation has been poor
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 3:19pm 08.02.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/2891 Shipmates: Frequently I'm asked about sail trim seminars. It's kind of tough doing them in Tuscon, A
adding wind speed or gps davemchine at 2:54pm 08.02.10 Catalina 22 6/1691 On my most recent outing I was wondering what the wind speed was. Of course I don't have anything to

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Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 07.02.22 Primary fuel filter first, then the primary fuel pump (fuel lift pump), next then the secondary fuel
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD SycloneDriver at 12:30pm 07.02.22 I'm too lazy to look it up. Is the lift pump between the injector pump and the secondary/engine mou
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD SycloneDriver at 12:28pm 07.02.22 The whole problem here is you're treating the fuel system and engine too damn good and it just doe
Hunter Legend 40.5 (1993) Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 07.02.22 Welcome to the site. As you become more and more desperate with this problem, one thing you shouldn
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD SycloneDriver at 12:22pm 07.02.22 which housing are you referring to? assume you mean block off fuel flow. if this is regards assume
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 12:20pm 07.02.22 As we predicted , it barely became a Tropical Storm late Friday. TS Bonnie got anTropical Atlantic
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 07.02.22 The whole problem here is you're treating the fuel system and engine too damn good and it just does
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD (1) Alan Gomes at 11:57am 07.02.22 good advice, not easily tested since from the filter housing to the injection pump has those Bango
Threaded Battery Post Reepair? Rick Webb at 11:45am 07.02.22 threaded rods \| McMaster-Carr
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast JamesG161 at 11:41am 07.02.22 The topping lift has become a useless line No. It is key to your In- Mast Furling operation.;) Lo
Threaded Battery Post Reepair? jviss at 11:35am 07.02.22 It's a Windynation AGM circa 2016.
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 11:34am 07.02.22 Well, if you still have the problem running directly to the lift pump, you should focus your attenti
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Alan Gomes at 11:28am 07.02.22 I tried running fuel from a Jerry can directly to the racor filter (same issue), and directly to th
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 10:59am 07.02.22 Have you checked inside the air filter housing? Maybe you sucked up something and it floats around
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD Blitz at 10:56am 07.02.22 When you tried the jerry can, was it above or below the engine? How much? level of Jerry can was ab
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD SycloneDriver at 10:32am 07.02.22 Have you checked inside the air filter housing? Maybe you sucked up something and it floats around
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast SVSEA5 at 10:30am 07.02.22 My guess is that line with the arrow is the topping lift, especially if it's attached to the end of
Canvas treatment Stu Jackson at 10:29am 07.02.22 Any spray on product should be done when there's no wind. I use this, works great: https://www.cana
Persistent air in Fuel - yanmar 3GMD SycloneDriver at 10:23am 07.02.22 When you tried the jerry can, was it above or below the engine? How much?
Threaded Battery Post Reepair? SycloneDriver at 10:09am 07.02.22 I wonder if someone makes a extended stud adapter that could be used or drill and tap it? Knowing t

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