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Deck Light Dennis Honeycutt at 7:59am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/918 I just became the proud owner of a Hunter 430. During the survey of the boat, the surveyor found th
Reefing Line Pulleys Solace at 7:39am 04.23.07 Big Boats 6/1083 I rented a cat in the BVI earlier this year and it had pulleys on the main for the reefing lines. C
westerbeke 10 two muffler Ken Fraser at 7:13am 04.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/946 I retreived this hull from a storage shed in south western Ontario. It hadn't been properly serviced
Titling a trailer Yankee Sailor at 8:07am 04.23.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/947 I am having a lot of trouble trying to get my macgregor trailer titled. I bought the boat and trail
Waiting Waiting Still Waiting seadaddler at 8:24am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 5/838 First we were waiting for the winter to end,than waiting for spring to start,now waiting for my new
Smokin' Yanmar 2GM20FW JJ at 8:45am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1121 My 89 Yanmar 2GM20 puts out a considerable amount of smoke when I first start it up. The exhust put
swing keel stuck in down position Jon Sansom at 9:10am 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1414 My swing keel is stuck in the down position. I have seen posts concerning keel stuck in the up posi
Thruhull Fittings Norm H at 9:37am 04.23.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1138 I have a 311 1993 Beneteau.I just removed the toilet raw water supply thruhull fitting because it w
fuel tank leak ekko1 at 11:48am 04.23.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1016 anyone have experience in replacing a leaking tank? plastic or metal? repair or replace? cost?
Watertank Replacement / Frank3810 at 11:23am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/915 Original 35gal Alumin. water tank under the vee berth has perforated. Would like to replace it with
Boot Stripe faded out Dave at 10:42am 04.23.07 Big Boats 7/1124 I have a 1983 Hunter 34, the bootstripe is faded out, nothing will bring it back. I was thinking of
Compass Buck at 10:41am 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/954 Would anybody happen to know the manufacturer of the original 1975 Oday 25 compass? I would like to
windlass installation '78 hunter 30 stephan sowash at 10:38am 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1060 Has anyone experience with installing a lewmar 700 vertical windlass in the anchor locker hatch?
Need a break from steering Roger Littleton at 10:25am 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1439 As soon as I let go of the tiller, she turns on me....Is there something out there (besides my foot)
Head backfill Jake9928 at 10:22am 04.23.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2820 I own a 2005 Benetaeu 331 and for some unknown reason - unknown to me at least, the head keeps filli
Catalina water blisters Patrick Quinlan at 12:39pm 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1384 Does anyone know about taking of the gelcoat to repair water blisters. This has been done to the bo
tacktic solar power units Tom at 12:35pm 04.23.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1017 I have been considering purchasing the wireless solar powered tacktic wind instrument. Was wonderin
Calling all 456 owners Discovery at 12:35pm 04.23.07 Big Boats 3/864 Just purchased a 2002 Hunter Passage 456 and wondered if there is anything we need to know? And So I
Anyone notice the S38 listed on YachtWorld.com? Bill 12890 at 12:32pm 04.23.07 Seidelmann 4/1778 I noticed an S38 on YachtWorld tonight, that is suppose to be Bob Seidelmann's 38. I think there is
Hunter 27 Repower MikeT at 12:55pm 04.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1228 I am researching replacing the current Renault RS8D in my Hunter 27 with a Westerbeke 11A/one. Has

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2-stroke Nissan running away Ben16737 at 6:44pm 06.21.21 Hey all, just a quick follow up on this one. I finally got around to working with this some more, an
tachometer not accurate LeslieTroyer at 6:42pm 06.21.21 Along with a new house bank, I plan to install a serpentine belt kit. The battery sense voltage i
New outboard advice Charisma at 6:27pm 06.21.21 Thx Sail sfbay I defiantly will look into that. Seems like it might be perfect. @Tedd at 125lbs I a
Deep Freezer Hunter 45 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:18pm 06.21.21 If this is the same as on my Hunter 50, the first place I would start is to swap out the Secop 101N0
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start JohnShannon at 6:16pm 06.21.21 There is a faulty component. The good news I suspect the expensive stuff is OK the bad news somewhe
Composting toilet on 86 C&C 33-2 sail sfbay at 6:04pm 06.21.21 Composting toilets sounds interesting. I seriously contemplated these for a house I built 40 years a
How would you patch this? withintheruins14 at 5:54pm 06.21.21 As for the dimples, I've been tapering additional glass into those areas. So good so far, but I'm al
H260 Model Year Differences? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:44pm 06.21.21 260 transom easier access to water. Secondly, new forward hatch on 260. Third, wheel steering now a
Replacing 23.5 Centerboard Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 06.21.21 Sent private message but will keep you all posted
1990 Hunter 18.5 Stay T-Ball Receivers Crazy Dave Condon at 5:30pm 06.21.21 That is Z Spar. You can order thru the forum store as they will know what you need or go to U S Sp
Replacing 23.5 Centerboard sail sfbay at 5:26pm 06.21.21 Welcome to the forum!! Same question came up on this thread (see post #8): Hunter 23.5 Centerboard
Best finish for exposed wood? (1) sail sfbay at 5:16pm 06.21.21 Below are photos of 37-year old teak rails after the Cetol was stripped, sanded and then treated wit
Compound after wetsand, or straight to wax/polish? MikeHoncho at 5:09pm 06.21.21 I did not see the part of not using a buffer. This is a critical error. Your finish will be very blo
Whats wrong with my legs? (1) sail sfbay at 5:06pm 06.21.21 What year do you have? Did not see that on the 2008 Hunter 38 below or my Hunter 386 or Hunter 46.
Question - H38 Dockside Water Supply - How to Use? Msweetnam at 4:53pm 06.21.21
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Stu Jackson at 4:46pm 06.21.21 At that initial moment, the only load is the inverter drawing AC to generate DC. Wouldn't one "tes
Adjust throttle 1991 hunter 30t Rcd1649 at 4:41pm 06.21.21 I think I may have it in the documents I got with my 91 30t. I know there's something included about
Replacing 23.5 Centerboard hunter240 at 4:41pm 06.21.21 This is Crazy Dave's territory. I dropped my keel to replace up haul line 1998 240 a couple of years
Furler Twists 31seahorse at 4:39pm 06.21.21 Hello Sirius Pete, We had a similar twist problem on the old, but new to us furler on our recently
New outboard advice sail sfbay at 4:37pm 06.21.21 Interesting read on sailboat outboard sizing: How to Calculate Outboard Motor Size for Sailboats - I

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