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whale watching novelman17128 at 8:23am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2086 I will be sailing offshore this Saturday looking for whales and porpoise. Have any of you seen eithe
Sail cloth Bugsboat at 9:10am 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1226 I am trying to make a decision about a new dacron mainsail. Was wondering what other Hunter owners t
batteries Mike8193 at 8:30am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 35/1992 I have had my boat for 3 years now. It has two marine batteries, you can turn them on one at a time
My story Don Chesley at 11:05am 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1388 If this effort bothers anybody please let me know and I wiil not do it again. Please excuse the typi
Inverter noise LSCalifornia at 10:54am 01.15.08 Big Boats 37/4545 I'm curious if it's just me or is anybody else bothered by a very high pitched electronic sound comi
Sail adjustment on In-Mast furling Main Weasel at 11:07am 01.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2089 We have a 2004 331 with the in-mast furling main. It is very hard to flatten the sail when the wind
Block Recommendations? dancing bear at 8:33pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/999 The sheaves on most the blocks on my Mac 25 are very dry, starting to chip, and it is time to replac
1978 30' Oday windows NickS2 at 3:43pm 01.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1515
Problems with steering Phil18130 at 3:32pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2813 The steering on my 2002 26X is very stiff. When the motor and rudders are detached from the steerin
catalina 34 factory engine Tim Haibach at 10:52pm 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1642 What was the original factory engine for this model? I'm looking at a boat with a perkins 30 hp and
losses Backstay Jake Landreneau at 10:49pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3046 I have recently purchased a Venture 2-22. However I noticed when stepping the mast I have to lossen
Mooring Pennant configurations chiefjgreene at 10:16pm 01.15.08 Smaller Boats 12/2775 Since there are no bow cleats, chocks or mooring bit on the H23, what does one do to secure the moor
Hull construction John at 1:33am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 54/4708 What do people think of the relative merits/disadvantages of fiber glass boats made with a solid hul
Radar mounting Broke sailor SV Marcell at 2:30am 01.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1087 Do you need to unstep the mast to mount and connect a radar antenna?
wanting first sailboat advice Penetrater at 3:58am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 43/3086 Hi their , to be truthfull, this will be my second sailboat, the frist one i bought last year a 1982
Finally Finished New Orleans area info sailaway78 at 4:28am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1193 Went over to take a look this morning, and sure enough the new Hwy. 90 bridge at the Rigolets is fin
keel pin stainless?? magellan2004 at 4:38am 01.16.08 Catalina 22 3/1198 Am thinking of changing the swing keel pin and was wondering if i should use stainless instead of br
Shroud attachment Dan Philgreen at 3:52am 01.16.08 Ask An Oday Owner 38/2662 Hi everyone,I have done numerous searches for this info without success so decided to ask here. I h
DataMarine Transducer Removal Craig at 3:40am 01.16.08 Big Boats 15/3140 I have the original datamarine instruments in my 1987 34ft hunter...I sent the depth sounder in to d
Trying to clean up weathered anodized rubrails Mickey84H34 at 5:24am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1927 The grey anodized aluminum rub rails on our Hunter 34 are pretty roughed up and need some welding re

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Yanmar 3gm30f manual (1) sail sfbay at 5:43am 09.24.21 While I could down all the files two are too large to atttach to this post so providing you a link i
Yanmar 3gm30f manual Don Crowther at 5:41am 09.24.21 Have a look under owner resourses -general downloads. Several manuals there.
Boneheaded mistakes & living under a lucky star rgranger at 5:31am 09.24.21 Shouldn't those be inaccurate stories? We call it "Talking Story".:biggrin:
Winterizing the Head Holding Tank dlochner at 5:30am 09.24.21 I don't have a macerator, so can't offer any advice on that. For the head, I pull the hose off the
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 Ben4195 at 5:28am 09.24.21 I'm afraid I can't speak to the Tanzer portion of your question, but the Catalina 22 will be plenty
Motor mount questions 37.5 yanmar 3hm35 NYSail at 5:24am 09.24.21 I am pretty sure they are different. My last boat had the engine; a 1986 as well. I called my dealer
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? DayDreamer41 at 5:20am 09.24.21 I have heard where folks push pool noodles up the mast to prevent slapping.
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? DayDreamer41 at 5:19am 09.24.21 I know a silly question but was the battery switch in the correct position?
Polars Beneteau 45f5 The Proud at 5:16am 09.24.21 Thank you so much! I'm excited to try getting the most from this yacht. Her potential seems amazing
Motor mounts 37.5 Hunter Yanmar 3 HM 35 F Lkennedy1958 at 5:04am 09.24.21 thanks
Engine operator manual (1) Tally Ho at 4:59am 09.24.21 I am looking where I drew the red lines (ignore the one by the Mast Engine Center).
IS my 1990 Beneteau s 41S5 alternator working?? JoeWhite at 4:56am 09.24.21 I would not trust aftermarket alternator on a boat. It needs to not cause explosion.
Thru Hull Backers RoyS at 4:47am 09.24.21 If you use epoxy to bond the fiberglass backing plate to the hull, be sure it will hold the thruhull
New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail (1) DayDreamer41 at 4:41am 09.24.21 Just a question, why are you replacing the halyard, with in mast furling the halyard is almost never
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? All U Get at 4:25am 09.24.21 If you can remove your mast maybe you could add and secure your own conduit. Zip ties work until th
Decking forward cutty need pictures previously inhabited by wildlife (Javelin) Timm R Oday25 at 4:21am 09.24.21 Amazing what a pressure washer will do . it looks some much better already
cat22 woe's Gene Neill at 4:07am 09.24.21 Looks like 5/16"
Beneteau 361 Cutless Bearing Repalcement Mechone at 2:50am 09.24.21 Hopefully, this will get the bearing out : https://marinehowto.com/a-new-prop-shaft After it's in
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? Davidasailor26 at 2:34am 09.24.21 One trick is to put zip ties on the wires every few feet and leave the tails on the ties. The tails
New halyard on Selden in-mast furling mainsail Rick486 at 1:54am 09.24.21 It's been awhile since I looked at this but isn't there an access on the opposite side of the mast a

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