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Yanmar transmission in neutral Elmendorf at 6:15am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1526 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 50 hp 4JH2E engine and a KM4A transmission. I have foun
Tranmission noises/shuddering Geoff at 6:15am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/967 I have a noisy tranmission - it shudders the whole boat periodically when I change gears into neutra
Hunter performs well Phil Herring at 5:26am 07.22.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1079 This was the title of an email we received today from a proud mom: My son Brett and his wife Naom
C36 Mk. I rudder post diameter? jviss at 4:32am 07.22.08 Big Boats 2/1172 Sorry for yet another annoying "quick question," but I'm not close to the boat, so a measurement wou
Clean Yellow Lead Acid Battery Stain Off White Cockpit Sole Harold at 4:31am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1293 I just replaced my lead acid batteries with AGM,s. The workmen must have tracked the acid residue g
Widgeon repair - toppled mast tekphnx at 4:28am 07.22.08 Day Sailers 3/1229 Hi everyone, I'm a new Oday owner and new to the forums. Also a novice sailor - this is the first b
Clean Yellow Lead-Acid Battery Stain From White Cockpit Sole - How? Harold at 4:24am 07.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/975 I just had my lead acid batteries replaced with AGM's. The workmen must have tracked the residue of
OK, who has my sliding galley? Tom Drake at 1:22am 07.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1286 I know that somewhere, probubly in Minnesota, there is a located my sliding galley. No doubt it is
Mac 19 Mark H. at 10:49pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/925 I have a chance to buy a 1979 Mac 19 w mtr /trl. Mtr needs new low end.Asking $ 2500 Can anyone tel
H340 Furling Line replacement Ken at 9:48pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/944 I have a 1998 H340 and I need to replace the Genoa furling line. The furling is a Type B Mk11 Seldo
Galley sink leak? Oliver at 9:02pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1140 We have a 2004 Hunter 33. The cabinet under the galley sink smells musky and we suspect that water
Lancer 25 leaky rudderpost? mystery M at 8:31pm 07.21.08 Lancer 8/1990 Any thoughts are appreciated. I recently bought a Lancer 25. A small compartment with a 6" screw cov
Solar Panel Wiring Sea Sharp at 8:12pm 07.21.08 Big Boats 5/1327 I am in the process of installing two 80 watt solar panels. I wonder how I should wire them into my
Hunter 34 Chain Plate Failure 24632 at 7:35pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/8988 our recently acquired Hunter 34 had a catastrophic rigging failure when the chain plate rod pulled o
recommended live aboards dbdaniel at 7:34pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1003 I have my hunter p42 on the market. It was my first sailboat and I'm interested to hear any suggesti
Flourescent Tampa Bay Jack at 7:23pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1160 Let me be the first to say that I am a fair weather sailor with the annual 7-10 trip. Mostly I am an
where to put my insrument panel (i already tried that , it hurt) dbdaniel at 7:14pm 07.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/978 My 1995 p42 had no engine instrument panel when i bought it and there was no obvious place to mount
Adler Barbour refrigerator died Yoda at 6:55pm 07.21.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1619 I've posted a similar message on sailnet dot com. After using my 1988 Catalina 30 on July 4 weekend
Battery installation for 26D 1990 Macgregor Sail Boat Rep54947 at 6:35pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1651 I have recently purchased 1990 26D Macgregor Sail Boat. It did not have a battery I have
Battey Location , and hook up Rep54947 at 6:32pm 07.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/838 I have recently purchased 1990 26D Macgregor Sail Boat. It did not have a battery I have

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110 circuit problem kappykaplan at 1:44pm 05.16.21 The other five are 30 year old standard outlets. Should they be replaced with GCFI? Usually, there
I would like to purchase a Catalina 270. Brian D at 1:40pm 05.16.21 You will not get anyone offering to sell a boat on this forum without getting permanently banned. Th
Alternatives to NER Salsa (better price, less ugly) Sailfanatic at 1:24pm 05.16.21 I switched the mainsheet on my P31-2 from Sta-set to 3/8" Salsa, and loved the Salsa line for all th
I would like to purchase a Catalina 270. sail sfbay at 1:20pm 05.16.21 Welcome to the forum!! You will find some for sale on these sites: Catalina 270 Boats for sale (sma
The Cruising Area near Blaine, WA jssailem at 1:19pm 05.16.21 The number is the depth in fathoms. The subscript is in feet. So, 73 represents 7 fathoms 3 feet de
Running Rigging Table, 1991 Hunter 30T, tall mast sail sfbay at 1:09pm 05.16.21 Could not find a manual with that information on this site or on the internet. Suggest making an in
Running Rigging table, 1991 Hunter 30T, tall mast sail sfbay at 1:00pm 05.16.21 Question 1: Suggest making an inventory of all your running rigging and documenting their type/manu
The Cruising Area near Blaine, WA shemandr at 12:34pm 05.16.21 Oh, and I noted with the depth readings for the area some soundings have a number (7) and there is a
The Cruising Area near Blaine, WA shemandr at 12:27pm 05.16.21 Thanks for the narrative. I enjoyed finding those places my electronic charts.
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? Brian D at 12:25pm 05.16.21 Can the PB be eaten afterwards :doh: ? Sure, why knot? :beer:
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 12:23pm 05.16.21 194217
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 12:22pm 05.16.21 194216
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 05.16.21 Looking for the quickest and easiest yet thorough fix. Maybe look for some guy on the dock with a
Question on M25 vent hose off of the valve cover Stu Jackson at 12:14pm 05.16.21 Breather Hose 101 (w/ K&N Filter Pictures from Rick Allen) K&N air filter breather hose and Noah's
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 12:06pm 05.16.21 I'm sorry to hear that. But it was worth the thought. I was going to replace my Mercury 3.5 with a
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 11:55am 05.16.21 I can only suppose that the main breaker was right on the border of tripping for all these years it
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 11:42am 05.16.21 Without re-reading all the responses in this posting I might have missed something, but if the shut
Diesel shutoff question (1) Wm. Gill at 11:35am 05.16.21 The engine stop cable on your engine allows the regulator lever to rotate past the idle position an
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal Tom J at 11:09am 05.16.21 the most expensive boats are the free ones... ;) :plus:My first sailboat was gifted to me and my D
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:03am 05.16.21 On further thought, any chance of something in the line before the strainer (dead fish, small fish)

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