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Repowering Renault with Yanmar 2GM morgantheship at 11:23am 11.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/2111 I am currently in the early stage of repowering my Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 2GM. I currenlty have a R
Sonar Franklin at 9:46am 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1682 I'm getting new instruments this fall/winter and have been wondering about getting a sonar/fishfinde
A "cracking" noise johnrobert at 8:39am 11.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1165 Hi all. I just purchased a 94 Hunter 26. It seems to be in good shape, except I have noticed a noi
EPIRB vs. ResQFox vs. SPOT Deadline at 8:22am 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1533 My old series EPIRB expires in February, so I need to get a new one. The new EPIRBs are mounted o
Little Pearson Sailboat Value stelpe33 at 6:24am 11.03.08 Pearson 2/2055 Hello, I recently inherited a small Pearson sailboat which I believe is an old Hawk model. I do not
LIttle Pearson Sailboat Value stelpe33 at 6:10am 11.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3638 Hello, I recently inherited a small Pearson sailboat which I believe is an old Hawk model. I do n
Halloween Sunset (1) Tim R. at 6:03am 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1137 Probably the last overnight of the season. Plenty of daysailing left though.
zippers bill c at 5:15am 11.03.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2181 Any suggestions for lubricating zippers, e.g. in biminis, sailcovers, etc, in the tropics?
new 1981 37 owner needs info zeeotter at 3:49am 11.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1230 Just bought 1981 37 in La Paz MX. Am back in USA getting parts etc. Forgot to measure diameter of st
lower shroud raised the deck. freshies4me at 8:35pm 11.02.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1839 I have an 1982 Catalina 30. On the port side, forward lower shroud has pulled the deck up about 1/2
Unable to add an attachment? Paul F at 8:30pm 11.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/2380 Adding a picture worked before on this new site. But, tonight 11/2/08 when I tried to add an attach
Replace YSM12 with a 2GM20 or 3GM30 Move Posts Rick2413 at 7:31am 11.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2871 I'm replacing my YSM12 with a 3GM30F on my 1979 Hunter30 in the Spring. The foot print is slightly n
Changing impeller michaelanthony at 5:56pm 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 20/4455 Thank you so much for this forum... Trying to find my way around new (to me) Hunter 34 (1985). To
Where to finde an emergency tiller for a vintage (1981) Hunter 33 spadaforaj at 4:16pm 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2840 Outfitting a Vintage Hunter 33 (1981) and looking for sources of replacement parts. Can anyone dire
spin halyard? Hogan at 1:34pm 11.02.08 Smaller Boats 11/2348 hunter 260 xperts! Does 1998 260 mast have a sheave provision for spinnaker halyard at top of mast?
photo Wednesday ironhors42 at 1:30pm 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1360 Do we still have Wednesday as photo day? If yes, where is it located? Is it in forum or by itself
Crusing Design II Reefer sailsaga at 12:23pm 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1454 I own a Pearson 303 with a Crusing Design II Reefer rolling furling....trying to fiqure out how to g
Watertight Epoxy Filler ??? (1) Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:56am 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/8965 Got a couple divots (dry, not blisters) on the bow/hull, which need addressing before a couple coats
Pointing Ability of Hunter 23? Shaleena at 11:04am 11.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1145 My husband would like to know how high can the Hunter 23 sails on the wind (how high does it point)?
Crewing on a tall ship Capn Ellis at 9:01am 11.02.08 Ask All Sailors 14/3820 I posted the pics from my trip aboard schooner Virginia on my webshots page. We sailed from Norfolk

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I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. (1) Joe at 6:11am 10.20.21 I used Kiwi grip on non skid deck areas. It's water based and will definitely solve your spider cra
VPNs and SBO Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 10.20.21 Does your VPN provider put you in some other country? That could hit some kind of blocking rule. Al
VPNs and SBO jssailem at 6:01am 10.20.21 Perhaps it is the VPN or the server the VPN is using. I use Nord-VPN. Generally no issues when log
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase CYQK at 5:56am 10.20.21 Looks like it will be harbor marine in everett wash Poss same as fred warner
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System Joe at 5:48am 10.20.21 You need a boarding ladder or swim platform on the transom. I flushed my motor with the ear muff sy
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. justsomeguy at 5:44am 10.20.21 It looks like this: Think I saw one of those in an Austin Powers movie once.
Should the prop shaft flange be painted? Justin_NSA at 5:07am 10.20.21 I have used Eastwood products to clean, prep and paint rusty automotive parts. My "new" Buck Algonqu
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. dlochner at 5:04am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this se
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. ShawnL at 3:52am 10.20.21 My hull above the water line was painted (poorly) by a previous owner. I lived with it for this sea
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 10.20.21 What kind of speeds do you get when motoring? The speed under sail does seem low, and the polars fro
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed (1) PEDRO MENDES PINTO at 2:01am 10.20.21 I'm measuring the SOG with two GPS. I have a tunnel bowthruster from origin of the boat.
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. BigEasy at 12:15am 10.20.21 Have not perfected procedure, by any means; however, free standing manual pump canister helps tremen
Trailer lug nut tightness BigEasy at 11:54pm 10.19.21
H280 Service Manual JamesG161 at 8:36pm 10.19.21 replacing the rudder bearing Those are not replaceable.:( Jim...
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor jssailem at 8:34pm 10.19.21 Its been a year with the tighten screws and the pilot motor has had no issues driving the rudder, e
H280 Service Manual twalker H260 at 8:24pm 10.19.21 Some of the information located here might help. https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/M
Hunter 45CC Autopilot Motor Sailor_Al at 7:55pm 10.19.21 Has anyone ever removed/replaced the autopilot motor located in the bottom of the pedestal? It seem
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Ted at 7:54pm 10.19.21 The numbers in the first column are the wind angles.
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed Tally Ho at 7:26pm 10.19.21 6.1 knots definitely is slow for that boat. If you are measuring your speed with a knot meter, it m
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. PaulK at 7:24pm 10.19.21 Also, I wouldn't expect boat paint to hide cracks. Grind 'em out, fill with the appropriate epoxy

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