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Engine operator manual Udi at 7:55am 09.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1625 Hi ! My engine is a Yanmar RCD - 4JH4TX2. I searched the web and didn't find an operator manual. Loo
Looking for Tarragona based yacht maintenance services JamieB at 7:52am 09.23.21 Ask All Sailors 6/881 Hey there, We're looking for recommendations for any Tarragona yacht maintenance services. We've
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 09.23.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3099 My daughter came to New Jersey from her home in Montana specifically to sail with me and we hit a ho
Drinking water system hose and connectors (2) Udi at 6:44am 09.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/474 Recently I replaced the drinking water pump in my Hunter 45. I have to connect an accumulator to th
H 19 FURLING HEADSAIL brianp.murray at 6:27am 09.23.21 Smaller Boats 11/1137 IS THERE A STANDARD R/F FOR AN H-19 ? I HAVE JUST PURCHASED. I'VE TRIED TO ORDER ONE FOR MY LAST PRE
gel coat on textured areas (1) sunlover at 6:05am 09.23.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1709 198514. How does repair cracks on textured areas like this? Is there a waxed form l that I could u
Davit for Hunter 45 Udi at 1:29am 09.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1876 Hi ! I'm considering installation of a davit for hanging a 2--3 pax dingy, and solar panels above.
Spinnaker halyard on 272 (1) Jaxn at 8:11pm 09.22.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1355 I just bought a spinnaker (asym) for my 272 and want to make sure I rig the halyard correctly. I ha
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Grip Fast at 5:10pm 09.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1585 Folks, I want to change the Cutless Bearing on my boat while I am changing the shaft seal. I have t
Saildrive Volvo D2 55 Andre_Sail at 5:06pm 09.22.21 Parts Search 1/586
Cannot locate positive bus bar Catalina 42 MK ii theoriginalbudman at 4:20pm 09.22.21 Big Boats 2/1765
Bilge pump not running off of the battery FlyingSailor at 12:31pm 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1064
Locking latch for engine controls cover for Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 11:12am 09.22.21 Parts Search 4/808 Anyone have any idea where I might find a locking latch to hold down the stern engine compartment co
Tempest International (1) BigDream at 8:55am 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1928 Hello all-. I have an O-day International Tempest. This boat was a basket case, but most of the stuf
Has anyone added a secondary holding tank to an THETFORD ELECTRA MAGIC head? (1) Robert1224 at 8:15am 09.22.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/796 Hello, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and want to add a holding tank to my ELECTRA MAGIC head that has 6 ga
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? (5) Robert1224 at 8:00am 09.22.21 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1569 Hello fellow sailors of classic boats, I have a 1979 Hunter 30 and the roller furling has failed. Gr
Replace Stays on a Beneteau 343 sunlover at 7:21am 09.22.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/819 Any leads for me? I would think there would be a cable kit to replace. Also, what's the proce
Selden Furler - jib jam pbeckett at 5:20am 09.22.21 Ask All Sailors 2/922 I have a Selden Furlex 100 on an O'Day 322 (1987) that I have owned since 2005. Recently the jib wou
The Greatest Sailor I Have Known (7) Will Gilmore at 9:24pm 09.21.21 Ask All Sailors 42/4069 The greatest sailor I have known, my father William Humphrey Gilmore, died this Tuesday morning. ed
Yanmar 3jh3e seawater pump - impeller (1) Gary Ryan at 7:57pm 09.21.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/3392 Thought I'd take a look at our impeller only to find I have a different system. Best I can tell is

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Packing hose vs exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 1:34pm 12.27.24 A utility knife may not have been the best tool choice. I always swear by a brand new 32 TPI hac
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 1:19pm 12.27.24 CD's heavy duty hose Stuffing Box HD Hose Kitw/ Clamps 1-5/8" I.D. I'm looking at BA as well as Cat
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 12:53pm 12.27.24 Got it. Only difference with actual shaft log hose is what I mentioned about it taking a couple da
How to remove Whitlock/Lewmar engine kill switch handle Mark Maulden at 12:50pm 12.27.24 Looks like there is a nut below the cable signifying the shaft is threaded. Loosen the nut and the
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 12:49pm 12.27.24 send us a couple of links to what you are looking at. Buck Algonquin makes a log hose but it doesn
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 12:39pm 12.27.24 Yes, regardless of type. That's what had me confused with your comment. I thought you were suggesti
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 12:31pm 12.27.24 Because the prop shaft passes through it. Have to pull either the engine or the shaft, or at least
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Dalliance at 12:29pm 12.27.24 How is shaft log hose different in that respect from any other hose? Because the prop shaft passes
Back stays on my 26d Von Clipper at 11:50am 12.27.24 The other could be a topping lift but it came with a hard boom kick and there are 2 chain plates on
Back stays on my 26d (1) JBP-PA at 11:44am 12.27.24 It should be one backstay, maybe the other is a topping lift? The last section of the backstay is an
Back stays on my 26d walt at 11:28am 12.27.24 Maybe there is some good reason for two backstays on a 26D but I dont know what it is. My 26S is
Hunter 26 - water under inspection port Ajp at 11:28am 12.27.24 I had a '94 26 many moons ago. No inspection port under companionway stairs, but valve and drain pl
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step (1) jssailem at 11:23am 12.27.24 Looking at this image of a Hunter 32 mast base, the deck has a pronounced bulge. The mast step ring
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step jssailem at 11:15am 12.27.24 Hello and welcome to the SBO Forum. I will explore the Hunter32 mast step design further, but I wou
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Alan Gomes at 11:12am 12.27.24
Hunter 290 jssailem at 11:09am 12.27.24 @Tater somewhere I hope you enjoyed your Christmas holiday. While scanning the YouTube videos I ha
Powering starlink Hello Below at 11:01am 12.27.24 Yup, that one puzzles me as well. . I haven't found a cable with a 2.5mm socket. They do exist.
Powering starlink dLj at 10:32am 12.27.24 I see that the Starlink Mini manual shows a 2.5mm barrel plug in their specs; yet, the half dozen o
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? kappykaplan at 10:16am 12.27.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: No Hunter here, but I've sailed on Navy 44s and Nicholson 55s with an i
Powering starlink marcham at 9:35am 12.27.24 Yup, that one puzzles me as well. . I haven't found a cable with a 2.5mm socket.

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