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Overheating Yanmar HELP! Gary at 12:09pm 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1084 1987 H28.5 / Yanmar 2GM20FMotored a solid 11 hours at 2800 rpms couple months ago without incident
Who's the overheating guru? Water discharge UNDER waterline!!! Gary at 12:05pm 05.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/873 1987 H28.5 / Yanmar 2GM20FMotored a solid 11 hours at 2800 rpms couple months ago without incident
Hybrid Propulsion Buck2796 at 8:32pm 05.16.08 Ask All Sailors 76/5027 Anyone heard talk that any of the big boat manufacturers are trying/planning to use a Prius(or other
headliner repair Les at 11:21pm 05.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1114 My headliner in the main saloon is plywood coated with a thin plastic type film. The film is crackin
H34 Operation Checklist chinny at 11:51pm 05.16.08 Big Boats 11/1472 I'm looking for some help here......The big splash for my 86 H34 is going to be next Friday. I'm w
Genoe sheet Lateral Ballast at 2:24am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/915 What length of rope is required for each Genoa sheet? Also what Diameter is required?
ranger 28 mast David at 2:14am 05.17.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1940 I need a spreader bracket for my ranger 28 does anyone know where to get one and who is the mast man
Teflon tape Cest La Vie at 12:32am 05.17.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1584 Peggy:While installing a new head on the boat, I replaced the discharge hose. After connecting th
Gibb Winch cleaning Sailoff at 2:38am 05.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/7918 We have a 25' Oday. Our winches say Gibb England. Didn't know til recently that they needed cleani
Hunter 37.5 (1991) Manual Nicky8493 at 2:56am 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2274 We purchased a 1991 Hunter 37.5 last year but as cradle not sturdy enough, we had to dismast it. It
Last night was great for sailing sailortonyb Allied Mis at 3:49am 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/949 Went out in Galveston Bay last night. A little cool out but a great 18-21K breeze. A 3/4 Moon lit up
Belaying Pins and Ratlines (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 8:32am 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1982 I had made a set of Ratlines from Mahogany and also a Belaying Rack and pins. I finally mounted the
cheap bug screen (1) beamreach at 4:31am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1002 Bought a bug screen on ebay for around $20. It's made to go over a 9 foot patio umbrella that's moun
Difficulty in lowering centreboard (Mac 26X) Graham at 6:05am 05.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/906 Ready to launch my second hand Mac 26X for the first time tomorrow and have one more problem to solv
240 Mike B at 9:30am 05.17.08 Smaller Boats 6/1076 Does anyone do much sailing in the (great lakes ) Lake Erie with the 240 water ballast Hunter ? How
Changed Battery Engine wont start biggio at 9:59am 05.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1063 1986 Catalina 27I changed house battery due to it leaking. I tried to start engine and the blower w
Orberdofer Impeller Chief at 9:18am 05.17.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2144 Started to get ready for the season today, yes I know a little late. You try fitting in a job, littl
Hunter 34 1999 Bilge Pump switch Duke13540 at 10:14am 05.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/931 Went to the boat today and found the bilge pump on ( had the auto switch on)and finally 2 dead batte
New Canvas rkssail at 11:23am 05.17.08 Big Boats 7/1175 I should have taken care of this over the winter, but I thought I could squeeze out one more season
J 110 main traveler Marica at 1:17pm 05.17.08 Other Sailboats 0/851 Our main traveler on our '98 J 110 intermittently jams. It will travel freely sometimes but will th

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New to me needs some work (advice) jssailem at 7:45am 09.09.21 Welcome @Judd, and congrats on the new to you boat. You have been getting great advise and it look
If you had one of these... Siamese at 7:29am 09.09.21 We had the two button remote (Space Command) for our black & white Zenith. I remember taking it apa
1987 Cat 22 Fuel Compartment Leak LakeShark at 7:26am 09.09.21 To fill gelcoat cracks open the cracks with a Dremel, mix up new gelcoat, and apply. It's not that
New to me needs some work (advice) JUUD at 7:25am 09.09.21 @JUUD Notice you said you'd be sealing everything. As most will tell you, silicone is not the be
New to me needs some work (advice) rgranger at 7:24am 09.09.21 Lookin' good!:beer:
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines (2) sail sfbay at 7:24am 09.09.21 .......The halyards and topping lift should be easy, but if anyone has some photos of how to rig the
Magazine article rgranger at 7:23am 09.09.21 Do you know which month?
New to me needs some work (advice) (4) JUUD at 7:22am 09.09.21 Congrats and welcome to the forum. I am on Grand Lake so you are not too far away. Like Tally Ho
1987 Cat 22 Cockpit Fuel Tank Lazaret Floor Leaks LakeShark at 7:21am 09.09.21 The Fuel Locker on your boat is part of the deck mold. Access to it is easily gained in the space b
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 7:20am 09.09.21 I talked to my diver. Confirmed "No cotter pin on shaft". Said they had noted some corrosion on th
Circuit panel lights gahOhio H33.5 at 7:18am 09.09.21 Got any info on which ones on ebay? Did you ever find the Red AC LED lights for your panel?
Circuit panel lights gahOhio H33.5 at 7:17am 09.09.21 I am looking for 110V red LED panel indicator lights for my 1993 H33.5. I see the fancy larger ones
Oday 28 1981. Replacing heavy hose and packing box assembly RoyS at 6:19am 09.09.21 All previous boat owners are idiots.
Raymarine autopilot upgrade question dlochner at 6:02am 09.09.21 Doug, I did just that with a B&G system. Most, if not all, below decks AP systems are agnostic abou
New to me needs some work (advice) smokey73 at 5:37am 09.09.21 Secondly I'm going to be sealing. Everything. Beyond that I haven't really made a plan yet. @JUUD
Parts for a 2001 Hunter electrical panel Darb at 5:22am 09.09.21 Thanks Scott. Now that you have reminded me, I'm pretty sure that I have been here before. I have
New to me needs some work (advice) Terry Cox at 4:50am 09.09.21 We used Soft Scrub brand cleaner to remove mold, stains and other discolorations when taking possess
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke kbgunn at 4:43am 09.09.21 I paid $37 plus $10 shipping for the Yanmar part. It appears to be the exact same material as the or
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Nodak7 at 4:14am 09.09.21 Is the new dipstick any better than the old one? I would proactively replace mine, but if it is i
Mysterious Yanmar Vibration - Only in forward gear MikeHoncho at 9:08pm 09.08.21 Hey, just to give you guys an update. A guy at my marina has also had this issue and helped me diag

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