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Enclosing the Head Gregg9020 at 12:13pm 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2801 Does anyone have any type of plan to enclose the head on an older Mac/Venture 25? Since I will be p
Need Lancer Feedback chemoangels at 11:50am 09.30.08 Lancer 3/2007 My husband and I recently found an absolutely beautiful Lancer 40. We have been looking for our futu
Daysailor forum empty txjim at 11:43am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1819 The Daysailor forum does not appear to have the old posts transfered. Is this one of those migration
Yacht Insurance FYI for DIYers Tim R. at 10:33am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1340 With the threats of tropical storms and even huricanes lately I looked at my yacht policy and found
Need to change transmission fluid MaryC at 9:28am 09.30.08 Mid-Size Boats 12/5359 I need to change my transmission fluid, as it's milky white. I have a 19 hp Yanwar on my 1996 Hunte
Could you ever justify the cost? Justin_NSA at 7:59am 09.30.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1348 Anyone ever consider an airlift system or are you all trailer sailors? My 26S is due for bottom pain
Fantasia 35 capjules at 7:28am 09.30.08 Fantasia 35 11/16644 Hello, I own a Fantasia 35 in Miami. Still stuck on land and coastal cruising when I can but hop
Woohoo! BVI bareboat booked for March Tim R. at 7:18am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 12/2279 Just paid my deposit for our 9 day BVI bareboat in March. It will be our first time there. Any tip
Autohelm ST4000, 3-Mount brackets Charlie3472 at 7:16am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 4/2659 Good Morning all, I have an autohelm 4000 on my Catalina 30. The 3 brackets that mount the autohelm
Gear Here? Steve O. at 7:11am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1963 Is the Gear Here forum gone or am I just missing it? All in all I find the new site design much mor
Installing solar ventilator H26 Larry Caillouet at 5:56am 09.30.08 Smaller Boats 5/1580 Has anyone installed a solar ventilator in front of the mast on a Hunter 26? It seems to be the only
A few suggestions Mulf at 4:42am 09.30.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1664 Hi Phil: Just a few suggestions as I keep learning the new site. - On the Home page under the logi
diesel in base madelinemar at 4:40am 09.30.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1654 I own a nonsuch 36. It has a westerbeke 52 engine. I noticed lately the oil level climbing up on the
Exchanger zinc mac1840 at 11:43pm 09.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1134 Two questions on this one; the first is how do you get to the exchanger zinc on a westerbeke for a B
Where Do Hunters Sail? DavidB75 at 9:56pm 09.29.08 Smaller Boats 10/1804 Hello Again everyone, I wanted to see where Hunter Owners sail these fine boats. Are these boats go
deep cycle dieing question Roger (Ninette, Manitoba) at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1870 My deep cycle battery is only 3 years old, but has experienced some fluid loss from being tossed abo
Recoring the deck. (4) Barry B. at 7:49pm 09.29.08 Catalina 22 2/4205 Now that we can post more than one picture per post I decided to chronicle my deck recore project.
Potomac River Raft Up Bad Obsession at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 0/919 A group of us are planning to sail to Bretton Bay this weekend to raft up and hang out for the night
Sailboat Owners Catalina 310 Forum - WTFO rpwillia at 7:25pm 09.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1865 What happened to the Catalina 310 forum? One day I can access it, the next day I get this!
ugly Oil ! thaeni at 7:13pm 09.29.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1547 I have a 12hp Westerbeke. Went to change the oil and found it grey in color and paste like. Does any

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"Hawkeye" PaulK at 8:49am 01.23.22 Hope they have some zincs attached to that hull!
Oil shortage kappykaplan at 8:45am 01.23.22 Thread drift? We started with a simple question about synthetic vs regular oil and now we're on glu
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 8:41am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!!
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR CaptainRed at 8:37am 01.23.22 Measured yesterday. Amazed the wheel came right off without a wheel puller. 1" straight shaft, no t
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sail sfbay at 8:01am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Oil shortage dlochner at 7:57am 01.23.22 Thread dirft: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, glute
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. smokey73 at 7:53am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transf
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:47am 01.23.22 Hmmm maybe they use Oats as the basis of Synthetic oils. Thus my engine is Gluten free. All seriou
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement dmax at 7:44am 01.23.22 Rules of thumb for replacing standing rigging I've heard: 10 years in the tropics, 20 years elsewher
Oil shortage dmax at 7:39am 01.23.22 Thread drift: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, gluten
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? RoyS at 7:21am 01.23.22 Here is another test that you can try. With engine running, loosen injector fuel inputs one at a tim
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RitSim at 7:15am 01.23.22 After tightening the puller to maximum, and heating to 350-400 deg F, give a sharp rap to the rear
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 7:15am 01.23.22 can you load that file as an attachement so we can find it on our computers the next time we transfe
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 rgranger at 7:13am 01.23.22 The 260 would be really small for anthing more than a couple. But you won't burn a lot of gas. :
Oil shortage rgranger at 7:10am 01.23.22 On a related note.... a few years back Quaker marketed a gluten free ver$ion of their oatmeal on the
Oil shortage JamesG161 at 7:00am 01.23.22 Will my old Perkins engine understand? I have been using Synthetic Oil in my Volvo Penta for 4 ye
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 6:54am 01.23.22 Well after the first try, I did not succeed. We attempted to press it off using a socket and the tr
Heat exchanger anode sailme88 at 5:56am 01.23.22 if your concern is having salt water drop onto your mounts, there are a couple of options. The exch
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Dave Groshong at 5:49am 01.23.22 For a C30 I like 11mm (7/16) for a mainsheet, 10mm (3/8) for the vang line, and 8mm (5/16) for trav
Headliner Dave Groshong at 5:42am 01.23.22 We offer headliner and track https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/part.php?m=27&c=4&p=52360

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