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Oil Change Salty at 2:04pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1998 I am changing the oil in my Yanmar (2GM20F) engine for the first time ( new boat). Is SAE 30 Heavy
Making sense of mainsail trim Clark at 1:55pm 04.09.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5805 I'm trying to develop some personal guides on how to trim the main for various wind conditions. I've
9.2a traveler PatrickS at 1:54pm 04.09.09 S2 0/1296 has anyone modified their original traveler on their 9.2a. car, end block etc.
Old wifi question, new angle KandD at 12:44pm 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2409 I want to connect to the marina's hotspot, but we don't get a solid connection below deck. While I
Looking for a Hunter 310 Manual Steve E. at 11:35am 04.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1651 I am soon getting a 1999 Hunter 310 and was curious if anyone had an electronic copy of the owner's
Whale Flipper Pump Mark III (1) Rich Stidger at 11:21am 04.09.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 7/373 I have two of these removed from service around 1990. Free for the postage.
Extra Water Tank D Finney at 11:03am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1019 As anyone added an extra water tank to a 331? Im thinking aabout trying to add one under the aft ca
Mast Step pin on 2002 Hunter 306 Philip1126 at 10:13am 04.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1752 I have a 2002 Hunter 306. I have a problem that I did not really resolve for last season's launch (m
navpod mods Banooma at 8:41am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3197 Has anyone used Starboard plastic, or other cutting board material as a patch for differently-shaped
Starter issue Deadline at 8:34am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/4294 The starter button on my Yanmar 2GM20F (Hunter 320) continues to vex me. Last year I replaced the
condensation between hull and liner ncbrydon at 7:59am 04.09.09 Big Boats 0/1081 I am a new owner of a 2002 Hunter 380. I noticed a small spot of water on the floor in the aft cabin
473 Cutter Rig Jester II at 7:48am 04.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1644 Has anyone modified their rig (preferably on a 473) to a cutter rig?
OMC Zephyr Saildrive Brucer at 7:22am 04.09.09 S2 0/1585 I've found lots of documentation for my S2 7.3 except info about the saildrive as installed in our b
spider crack repair Susan at 6:46am 04.09.09 Irwin 1/2445 Can you tell me the best procedure to repair small spider cracks? And, we have taken the lettering o
Gas consumption jkincannon at 6:15am 04.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1476 I had an 8 HP motor on a 12 foot alum boat once, but have not run my 9.9 Johnson 2 stroke enough on
Play in Rudder wally252 at 5:54am 04.09.09 Columbia 0/2005 How do you install shims in the rudder to eliminate excessive play at the tiller?
Cheap cleaning tricks (1) Jumpstart at 5:47am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1853 Over the years I've picked up a couple of tricks to solve pesky cleaning problems. The tannin stain
Garmin 3000 series data card questions Roger Long at 3:52am 04.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/4380 I have the Garmin 3205 for my radar installation on order from Tiger. Looking at the downloaded man
Depth finder Tony2367 at 7:26pm 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3490 A few weeks ago we were returning up the St. Mark's River and ran aground. I knew the tide was low b
Motor Mount Bolts Stripped Out Deucer at 6:45pm 04.08.09 Smaller Boats 8/2010 Has anybody had this happen to them? I was puttig the boat in a slip and fighting about 15kts of cr

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Replacing Holding Tank Art12050 at 1:47pm 03.06.22 I replaced the holding tank on our 1992 Hunter 30T several years ago. Peggy is correct as it was a m
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? DeniseO30 at 1:35pm 03.06.22 I'm not going to agree with anyone on this you should not buy the boat (if you didn't buy it already
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 1:28pm 03.06.22 I of course know of Gimli because of the old base, the race track, and the Gimli Glider, but I didn'
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg (2) Leeward Rail at 1:17pm 03.06.22 Gimli may be the best option. It has a big marina, hotels, marine services, restaurants, bar, a larg
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Leeward Rail at 12:54pm 03.06.22 It would be late April or early May, probably. Normally the ice is gone from Lake Winnipeg and Lak
HUNTER 280 ZINC ANODE Tally Ho at 12:44pm 03.06.22
Replacing Holding Tank DArcy at 11:47am 03.06.22 I replaced the holding tank on my last boat and bought the replacement from Plasti-Mart Plastic Tank
Dual band/marine vhf antenna Brian D at 11:26am 03.06.22 Chris, welcome to the board and great question. Dual band is fine if you are going to work two band
hunter 49 steering quadrant SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:59am 03.06.22 I think you may just need to tighten all the bolts & nuts on the "Mamba" steering system and secure
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? FastOlson at 10:57am 03.06.22 If you have the woodworking skills to do this, then it can be a DIY. If you have to pay to have it
hunter 49 steering quadrant (2) Gianni65 at 10:50am 03.06.22 Hello Craig. I'm not next to my H50 so I hope these pictures are of some help. I'm interested in y
AIS Antenna Position kappykaplan at 10:42am 03.06.22 Since then splitter technology has dramatically improved :plus:
General Handbook brockangelo at 9:53am 03.06.22
86 Hunter 25.5 Tom J at 9:47am 03.06.22 It's possible your boat didn't have a bilge pump. I had an old O'Day 23 with no bilge pump. I used
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? dlochner at 9:45am 03.06.22 The one chain plate that can be seen, at the very top of that chain plate, it's was easy to push th
Boat Launches in Lake Manitoba or Lake Winnipeg Tedd at 9:37am 03.06.22 Thanks, @Leeward Rail ! It would be late April or early May, probably. Falcon Lake seems a little
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? (4) Md80max at 9:37am 03.06.22 I am getting some really good advice from all of you and it is very much appreciated. I think what
AIS Antenna Position dlochner at 9:37am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position BarryL at 9:14am 03.06.22 Hello, Note that if you have two radios (VHF and AIS Transponder), only 1 can BROADCAST at a time.
AIS Antenna Position quadrille38 at 9:01am 03.06.22 Our AIS system shares the VHF Antenna. I have been told that our signal seems to come and go and co

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