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The Boat Exploded and Then I Died wynkoop at 1:33pm 04.06.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2710 Or that could have been the title of this had things gone worse than they did yesterday on "Bottoms
Composite Rudders H41DS Nodak7 at 12:31pm 04.06.21 Big Boats 4/584 Does anyone know where to find out which years of the 41DS Hunter used a composite rudder? Is there
Beneteau Parts Trouble Ron20324 at 12:26pm 04.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1178 Okay, so straight from the Mustang's mouth at the local Benneteau dealer in Annapolis, Annopolis Yac
Windlass foot switch (1) kbgunn at 12:02pm 04.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3029 I have a Simpson Lawrence vertical windlass with Lewmar deck mounted foot switches for up and down.
Tasco binoculars All U Get at 7:01am 04.06.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1119
CHRISTMAS is 60 years old this season. (6) TomY at 5:32am 04.06.21 Alden General Chat 23/13195 What a great boat! One of the more peculiar sailboat builds from the last century, Alden Challengers
New Owner of an H34 WasabiRush at 3:39am 04.06.21 Big Boats 22/1907 I joined the community of Hunter owners with the purchase of a 1986 H34 yesterday after a successful
Cutlass bearing strut set screws jonelli at 5:37pm 04.05.21 Catalina 30 4/1182 I'm going to be attempting to change my cutlass bearing out in a few weeks. I've read that some str
OFF ENGINE FUEL FILTER??Benny 41s5 georgetheleo at 3:45pm 04.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/386 My 1990 41s5 has a off engine fuel filter mounted on adjacent engine box. It takes a NAPA 3166 filte
1983 H30 Chainplates Lance324 at 3:14pm 04.05.21 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2098 Just had a survey done on a 1983 H30. Major issue was the support "beam" handling the load for the c
1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin. (5) Halipe�o at 1:40pm 04.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1235 Hi Guys, I have a leak in the aft. cabin on my 1995 Hunter 35.5 Legend. The leak is coming from the
Polar for Hunter 44 ds henri at 1:19pm 04.05.21 Big Boats 3/876 Does omeone have a polar for a Hunter 44 DS with inmast furling ?
Compac 16 owner (2) NotASailor at 12:27pm 04.05.21 Trailer Sailors 10/3969 Just bought this over the weekend. 1984 Compac16. Looks ok overall. Running rigging is usable but ne
Hunter 260 Opening Port For Deck Windows - Gina at 11:46am 04.05.21 Parts Search 3/838 Looking to replace the galley and head opening deck windows on my 2002 Hunter 260. Found these wind
Engine block de-rusting question LukeAvanti at 10:21am 04.05.21 Catalina 30 8/1478 Hi all. Newbie 1987 Catalina 30 MK II owner here, looking for some advice. The Oberdorfer raw water
Small genset advice Sky Cruiser at 10:08am 04.05.21 Ask All Sailors 2/412 Sorry if this has been asked in the past - can't seem to find anything specific. Still researching,
Fan Belt/Impeller (3) Monterey385 at 8:46am 04.05.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1086 I've just crossed 5 years and 500 hours on my Yanmar 3JH5E. I'm pretty sure I'm dealing with the or
Thinking about painting my hull john6206 at 8:15am 04.05.21 Trailer Sailors 30/3107
Tracing Ownership Jimbeaux at 6:46am 04.05.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1179 Is there a single source that could track the ownership of my boat from the factory to present?
Back on the water. I got carried away, part 2 (7) SailingLoto at 6:22pm 04.04.21 Trailer Sailors 2/909 So.... This weekend was too nice to not sail. Kids were gone. So after a couple hours of work Satur

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new engine? Rebuild? Make do? David in Sandusky at 5:55am 05.29.24 When we bought our '77 h27 in 2000, the Yanmar SB8 engine was working fine, and moved us well when t
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator michel06440 at 5:42am 05.29.24 my autopilot raymarine ST 4000+
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 5:41am 05.29.24 I checked the dipstick for both the sail drive and engine and both look fine and are at the right l
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 5:24am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry. I checked the dipstick for bot
Love Hate relationship Will Gilmore at 5:08am 05.29.24 I'm a fan of dodgers and biminis. Yours looks very pleasant to sit under. -Will
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry.
Damned generator dlochner at 4:57am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines. Find the starter cable and follow it
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 4:53am 05.29.24 The video is not available as it is listed as private. Change the setting in You Tube to "Unlisted"
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:53am 05.29.24 Extending the rigid vang might work to hold the boom up to clear the bimini when you're not sailing,
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:50am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines.
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:34am 05.29.24
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:22am 05.29.24
Damned generator dlochner at 4:18am 05.29.24 How's the start battery? Does it have a separate start battery from the engine? If the battery has b
Racor 220p vent nut broke?? dlochner at 4:13am 05.29.24 The Racor SNAP is inexpensive the first time, however the filter is about twice the cost of a replac
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dlochner at 4:04am 05.29.24 Have you considered a Beta or Nanni? Both are based on a Kubota block with parts readily and inexpen
Engine fire sailme88 at 3:58am 05.29.24 The last pic is the worst.... POO.. point of origin is usually determined by location the lowest poi
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 3:57am 05.29.24 The video is not available as it is listed as private. Change the setting in You Tube to "Unlisted"
Engine fire dlochner at 2:46am 05.29.24 What is scary is that the fire suppression system does not appear to have done its job. Assuming
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator kappykaplan at 2:19am 05.29.24 rudder angle indicator Do you have an autopilot?
Merit 22 owners Drinky Crow at 12:06am 05.29.24 That's a Boomkicker All the cool kids have one. Though yours looks old enough to be a precursor or

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