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1987 Hunter 23 motor mount bracket Yachta Yachta at 6:32pm 03.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/1537 I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 23. I have a Yamaha 9.9hp four stroke. Can the Hunters stock fixe
Pedestal Cables - If Merriman, Something Else to Check While At It (1) rardiH36 at 6:26pm 03.12.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2878 (For what its worth....) this post pertains only if you have an older Merrriman pedestal on your Che
The sailing stimulus package RECESS at 4:48pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 48/6379 I am doing all I can to get this economy going Ah, spring... time to spend spend spend Spent so fa
Yanmar Question sailaway78 at 3:40pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 20/5082 I'm still having a problem with my 3GM yanmar getting air into the fuel system, after it sits for th
Anchor-fixed anchor rode Attalia32 at 2:15pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2103 Our boat came with a plow anchor (not sure of the weight-but it doesn't look heavy enough). However
Replacing Cutlass Bearing Attalia32 at 1:44pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3421 We have been advised to change our cutlass bearing-there is a tiny bit of vertical play. Fortunately
Core thickness renom2 at 12:52pm 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1242 Hello I have an ODay 25 1983 and need to recore around the mast 8 sq ft or so. Can anyone who has
marinas Bogdang at 12:38pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1379 Hi Im hoping to get some info please, well we are moving to Jacksonville FL. in 30 days, been lookin
Engine overheating beached79 at 12:33pm 03.12.09 Catalina 30 9/2053 Coming back to the dock the other day, I noticed the engine wasn't pumping any water overboard and t
Engines Bill C320, Papillon at 12:32pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 41/6817 This is almost as bad as asking is Catalina better than Hunter because it's mostly personal preferen
Battery fusing Roger Long at 12:23pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3628 I am going to add battery fuses to my system. I was looking at the Blue Sea ANL fuses and blocks bu
Spinnaker Thoughts? yodagwb at 12:17pm 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2347 Getting ready to pull the trigger with regards to a spinnaker. The question that I can't make up my
Everware Laminate Cleaning Dave Barber at 11:39am 03.12.09 Big Boats 3/1303 The Everware laminate in the cockpit of my Hunter 38 is stained. I have tried soap and water, but to
I wish.... CMM at 10:28am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1698 I subscribe to several sailing magazines and love to read about the new designs that are "just launc
Nav Station Seat island time21 at 10:00am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1459 I'm trying to find a seat for my nav station that swings in and out. Anyone know where to get one.
More Gloomy News Randy Burns at 9:52am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1473 This trully is a world recession. Boat builders from New Zealand to Maine are being hit hard. Even
Which Prop with the Tohotsu 6 hp Motor Aldo at 9:47am 03.12.09 Catalina 22 2/5151 I finally saved up enough money to replace my (very reliable) '79 Johnson 6 hp 2 stroke motor. I pl
Trailer for Oday 20 tileguyrob at 8:34am 03.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1481 Hello all. My name is Robert and I hail from California's central coast. I'm looking at purchasing
Opinions on Costco's Deep Cell / Starter Battery caguy at 8:22am 03.12.09 Ask All Sailors 24/7437 I was in Costco's Tire store and noticed that they have a Deep Cell / Starter combination battery fo
Anyone heard of a Pop-Top conversion for a mac 26x thebigpulse at 8:02am 03.12.09 Trailer Sailors 8/4714 A pop top would be wonderful on the macgregor 26x. It would turn it from a 5'9" graze to 6'4" + com

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Yanmar 3HM35F Transmission backlash sail sfbay at 5:36pm 03.08.22 Backlash.........sounds like you need a marine machinery engineer or discuss with your transmission
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:26pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cov
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables Sailor Sue at 5:19pm 03.08.22 Without actually seeing the cable - any way you could cut a inch or so out of the middle of the cove
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 5:03pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the ol
Universal M3-20: Raw Water Exhaust out the Shaft Seal heritage at 5:03pm 03.08.22 I thought forcing water through the dripless seal was only for higher speed power boats. Sailboat t
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables heritage at 4:51pm 03.08.22 Cant you carefully cut away a couple of inches of the cable jacket?
H30 cutlass O.D Tally Ho at 4:47pm 03.08.22
Best anchor and chain heritage at 4:46pm 03.08.22 Too many unknowns. We need to know if you have a windlass and if so, what type of capstan it has.
Alternator question - is this AC? Stator pic included baycloud at 4:33pm 03.08.22 The green arrow is pointing to the stator tap. Who converted that alt to external regulation? I bo
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables jssailem at 4:28pm 03.08.22 When you replaced the transmission, is the lever on the transmission in the same location as the old
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) garymalmgren at 4:27pm 03.08.22 203246
H30 cutlass O.D ggrizzard at 4:22pm 03.08.22 Is the boat in question a Hunter 30 or a Hunter 430???
Best anchor and chain ggrizzard at 4:17pm 03.08.22 Kloudie, your link to the Practical Sailor report is only valid to subscribers of their service,,,
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Garbonzo at 4:07pm 03.08.22 How do you do that? Do you presently have an LFP bank ant the setup you describe? Yes and no. I
86 Hunter 25.5 RKMCCORKLE at 3:45pm 03.08.22 Thanks for all the help, duh me the hose that is pictured was connected to the icebox so I had conn
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 3:43pm 03.08.22 Every boat owner with a newish Yanmar... Until they wise up and replace it with external regulatio
Removing wall covering Clutch Cargo at 3:31pm 03.08.22 I've got to replace a piece on the inside of my hanging locker and would be curious to know about wh
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. DArcy at 3:29pm 03.08.22 Abandoned wires is a pet peeve of mine. I have pulled about 20 pounds of unused wire out of my boat.
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 3:08pm 03.08.22 The Newport 28 (all three versions) was designed by the C&C Design Group, the same folks who designe
LiFePo4 Refresh Maine Sail at 2:36pm 03.08.22 n. And, who has a 125A alternator and is using a built-in, dumb regulator? Every boat owner with

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