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Daysailer type sailboat Ken at 10:47am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 1/937 I am looking for a Daysailer or hunter 170 in good condition with trailer in the Connecticut area. S
Yanmar 1GM question Stephen OBrien at 9:09am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1315 My Yanmar 1GM has a lever on the top. When I raise it, I can crank the engine easily by hand, but w
sail bag Duane Steffens at 9:06am 09.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/855 I HAVE A2003 HUNTER306, IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SAILBAG ATTACHED TO THE BOOM. IS IT SUPPOSE TO STAY UP
stuck CB lever yissbe at 8:38am 09.22.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1005 Greetings I have a new to me, but older oday 16ft. My centerboard is not stuck I can move it up and
Scared of heeling...help? Oday28 at 7:59am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 44/8409 Sailing is not necessarily a new venture, but a traumatic experience on one of my first sailing outi
Paint Removal SGlaker at 7:43am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1425 Good Day All: Does anyone know how to remove paint from gelcoat? I have a hand-painted design on th
Fuse Replacement Spiritus at 7:34am 09.22.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/879 How can I replace a fuse in my boat (First 235)? The are little black squares under each switch mark
Porta Potty chemical that breaks down waste Jeff T. at 7:10am 09.22.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1659 Can anyone suggest potty chemical that effectively breaks down waste, not those just change color an
Protection for footprints on the gelcoat Jim Seamans at 6:31am 09.22.05 Big Boats 8/782 Not sure what you call this? On the newer boats there is nothing to protect stepping on and off the
Connecting a relay switch in the starter switch li David Renoll at 6:30am 09.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/890 I have purchased a relay switch for my starter switch. After speaking with a Yanmar technician, he
Gulf Coast Data RGallagher at 5:56am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1075 I am posting a link to the bouy data for the gulf coast if anyone is interested. The data close to s
Ad inquiry of the week Phil Herring at 4:21am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 12/1168 We filter these our so our classified advertisers never see them, but some are just so good they mus
Cranking a Yanmar Pete at 3:42am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1184 Recently, the sailor next to me found his battery dead. Instead of replacing the battery, he simply
Macerator Pump Nordsea at 2:55am 09.22.05 Big Boats 8/978 My macerator pump groans when the button is pressed to activate, then the amp meter begins to creep
A Twing? Gary Wyngarden at 2:24am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1208 No that's not a typo. This falls into the category of "just when I was beginning to think I knew it
battery charger hookup George Kosta at 2:14am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 0/780 The current hookup of my battery charger is an extension cord running across the aft berth to an out
How long to recharge a battery? uploadjoe at 12:56am 09.22.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1003 Last night I realized my boats battery was dead and I am suppose to be taking the boat out tonight,
78 Hunter 30 steve rainey at 12:51am 09.22.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/759 Does anyone have a diesel Yanmar YSM12 in your boat in the Jacksonville FL area. If so any chance I
2qm15 to 2gm20 ?? S299 Dave at 12:14am 09.22.05 Seidelmann 6/2230 Has anyone replaced their 2qm15 with a 2gm20 ? would this be possible? are the footprints aven close
Sling points for 1980 Cherubini 33 Chiguys at 11:46pm 09.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/946 I sure could use some advice, I can't find any information regarding the proper lift points for the

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Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:17pm 11.03.20
Mast Up Compression Post Fix - Hunter 34 (1) mnmpizza at 9:11pm 11.03.20 I did the same fix on my H34. Removed the mast a reworked the sheaves and rigging attachments at top
Sailmakers surfstud31 at 8:59pm 11.03.20
main flow issue DinghySailor at 8:45pm 11.03.20 Ha! Very likely, Judy. I wasn't paying attention to the precise angle into the wind, so yeah, 30 deg
Propeller shaft key material fstbttms at 8:33pm 11.03.20 1.- In my 26 years experience as a hull cleaner, I have seen only a few overidden keys and not a sin
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 8:00pm 11.03.20 So it sounds like yearly maintenance for feathering props. How often do you guys w/F'oF's need to d
Fold or flex? Jackdaw at 7:56pm 11.03.20 Not even a barnacle? ;) If we sailed less we might get a zebra mussel or two, but thats filed un
Fold or flex? fstbttms at 7:54pm 11.03.20 Max Prop IMHO is not maintenance intensive. The only difficulty is initially finding the proper pit
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:58pm 11.03.20
Loose Yanmar belts, constant issue. SycloneDriver at 6:57pm 11.03.20 Don't tighten the bolts more, tighten the belts more. Are they slipping? Are you getting belt dust
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 6:26pm 11.03.20 The footprint of the YSM 12 on the H30C is slightly wider than that of the 2GM20 that I repowered w
Mast raising/gin pole CrispyCringle at 6:23pm 11.03.20 You could not use the boom, but you could make a raising pole easily, if you had the specs. Nothing
main flow issue DrJudyB at 6:22pm 11.03.20 We were doing about 7 in 4.5 kts of wind and pointing about 30 degrees. Tried uploading the brief v
Chipped varnish Captain W at 6:14pm 11.03.20
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 5:48pm 11.03.20 There are a couple articles of engine mods on your boat here at SBO. One sailor rebuilt his origina
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 Woodrowbr at 5:44pm 11.03.20 Swapped out the old YSB12 with a new 3YM20 12 years ago. Pricey, but in my mind I was planning on
Radar Head Elevation On Mast MikeHoncho at 5:05pm 11.03.20
Repower 1978 Hunter 30 - Ysm12 to 2YM15 (1) ggrizzard at 5:04pm 11.03.20 I repowered my H30C with a 2GM20. The footprint and height of the Yanmar 2ym15 seems to be very si
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 kappykaplan at 5:03pm 11.03.20 All better! :beer:
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 JamesG161 at 4:59pm 11.03.20 Yes folks, even though November 1 ends December 1st the official end 2020 Hurricane season I did i

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