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Prop shaft removal on a 2002 hunter 340 chris sturrock at 8:55pm 01.04.09 Big Boats 4/2742 My cutlass bearing on my 340 appears to be worn and in need of replacement. What is the best way to
Trailer Conversion for S2 27 (1) Jim11240 at 8:47pm 01.04.09 S2 6/2370 See my album for pictures of the Powerboat trailer I converted for my S2 27. Jim
San Diego Boat Show Question Rick D at 6:23pm 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 18/2659 I see it's up soon, the 8th through the 11th. Any comments on it? I went to the Long Beach show this
Pedestal guards Bill Sloan at 6:01pm 01.04.09 Irwin 0/1786 I just bought a 1977, Irwin 37' ketch, the pedestal is very, very shakey. I will beef up the backin
Flat Larry's trip...for grand daughter's class room and others to enjoy paulj at 5:37pm 01.04.09 Destinations 0/2583 Hello http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/FlatLarry2007?authkey=PD1Rc6iAR2k# paulj :troll:
Does anyone Race their 310? SceptreSailor at 4:59pm 01.04.09 Catalina 310 9/2845 If so, what kind of success have you had. The first year I had "Juliet" I placed third in Dallas Ra
Electrical Redo on Mac 26x TexasEd at 4:18pm 01.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3030 Has anyone rewired a Mac 26x? My electrical looks like a rat's nest and the running lights are inte
Sailor in distress (3) lightning 460 at 3:40pm 01.04.09 Sails Call Lounge 16/7240 I received this email a couple of days ago and am posting it for all to see If you are receiving
Universal M18 Paint Color drh1965 at 2:56pm 01.04.09 Newport 3/3051 Can anyone tell me what the original paint color was on a Universal M18? It should be the same as th
Ports on a Hunter Legend 37, 1988 Marko at 2:00pm 01.04.09 Big Boats 11/7164 I am considering the purchase of a Hunter Legend 37, 1988. I read in the archive and verified on the
Drogues (1) Roger Long at 1:29pm 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 107/17139 The subject of drogues keeps coming up in the threads about heavy weather. Certainly, they are essen
Vang jpaulb1 at 11:45am 01.04.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1238 I have a Vang kit that came with my 26M that is 3/8 - 4:1 size. It seems to be just fine for use as
170 replacement sails - recommendation Art K at 11:14am 01.04.09 Day Sailers 13/7459 I just rescued a badly neglected 2006 Hunter 170. According to the dock master it had only been sail
Mast Rebed Held renom2 at 10:35am 01.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1398 Hello We have an O'Day 25 and this summer noticed a pretty good leak coming from above the bulkhea
PFD Strobe? Ed Schenck at 8:58am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2156 What make/model of PFD strobes are you all using out there? Mine are suspect. They require two
Navman 3100 wind indicator erratic at < 10knts jkalucki at 7:45am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1401 This problem was solved by doing a full software reset and recalibration. It works fine now. >
SeaClear II GPS Tontos Revenge at 5:47am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 21/7230 I've searched all through this site and can't seem to find the information I'm looking for pertainin
Jim Hunt? Shoaldrafter at 5:07am 01.04.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1577 Joe, Did you mean Jim Hunt? C. Ray Hunt had died by 1986, but his son, Jim Hunt and Olympic sailo
What makes a 30' boat heavy sea worthy? Hermit Scott at 2:16am 01.04.09 Ask All Sailors 108/29213 I started participating thisforum 6 months ago. I bought my C30 a month or 2 after I started. I live
Boating & health John at 8:57pm 01.03.09 Ask All Sailors 29/4486 The thread I previously started on issues about sailboat size for a blue water cruiser started to mo

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Add a dedicated starter battery sailme88 at 5:25am 02.11.22 Maybe before you get new batteries, check all your connections, especially the negative. Clean the
Haul out the water sailme88 at 5:10am 02.11.22 My mast gets unstepped at our Club... no cost... Transportation to our house is $400. Roughly a 10 m
Thru Hull Backing Plates dlochner at 4:59am 02.11.22 I pulled my one and only below water thru hull last weekend. What I found was a little surprising.
Add a dedicated starter battery dlochner at 4:48am 02.11.22 @ Davidasailor26 "anything rated in CCA or reserve capacity is not a deep cycle battery. " I don'
When to move up? shemandr at 4:17am 02.11.22 You can always make more money. You can't make more time. You live in a great cruising area and yo
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 4:10am 02.11.22 Thanks Rich and Tom. The thing is that the tank was clean. I soaked it in Seafoamed gasoline just to
Add a dedicated starter battery Davidasailor26 at 3:46am 02.11.22 +1 for the recommendation to get a digital voltmeter and check the voltage drop in the starting circ
Add a dedicated starter battery NYSail at 3:42am 02.11.22 Maybe before you get new batteries, check all your connections, especially the negative. Clean the c
Add a dedicated starter battery Joe at 2:46am 02.11.22 Try Costo or walmart. That's my source. I think there's only 2 actual battery manufacturers anyway.
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 stuendan at 2:10am 02.11.22 I may not have explained myself clearly - the unit is mounted just behind the bulkhead between the V
When to move up? Tally Ho at 11:58pm 02.10.22
Add a dedicated starter battery (2) Tally Ho at 9:46pm 02.10.22 For starting the engine only, you can use the one you indicated. It would not be a good choice for
Add a dedicated starter battery twistedskipper at 9:43pm 02.10.22 What some are saying here is before you replace batteries that are only a few months old, do some re
Thru Hull Backing Plates Tally Ho at 9:24pm 02.10.22 But, here's the odd thing, there's about a 3" circle that had been machined to make the hull thinne
When to move up? Kings Gambit at 9:22pm 02.10.22 Should I stick with the Hunter 23.5' for a few more years or would moving up to something like a 27
Add a dedicated starter battery (1) acudavid at 9:07pm 02.10.22 "check the voltage while cranking the battery with the stop pulled" This sounds like great advice.
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tom J at 9:05pm 02.10.22 The use of E0 gas will prevent almost all fuel problems. :plus: Essential for carbureted engines.
When to move up? Tom J at 9:03pm 02.10.22 Absolutely want something I can solo as half the time it is just me. I find the C310 to be a good
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 8:57pm 02.10.22 Artboas: The reason that you need the return line is incase you walk away while transferring fuel.
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Rich Stidger at 8:53pm 02.10.22 If you had that much gunk in/on the tank filter I would suspect that there is more in the carb. Spra

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