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Awesome article on reading engine data Phil Herring at 7:33pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/298 Just posted in Owner Mods, worth a look. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article'mi
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. (2) Richard19068 at 6:59pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/944 I decided to check out the very hard to get to backing plate under the foredeck deck/anchor cleat on
M-25 oil pan hose "At Ease" at 6:01pm 09.11.20 Catalina 30 8/1032 Just moved up to the C-30 so happy! is there a pump that comes with a suction hose connection that w
TD 19 Thoughts kappykaplan at 3:29pm 09.11.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/556 What do you guys think about TD 19? Tks. :beer:
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 jbrock at 1:52pm 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1465 Has anyone installed a whisker pole for downwind sailing on their Mac 25? What would be involved (be
plastic fuel tank repair Slipin Away at 1:37pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/7141 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I hav
Anchor locker for M25 jbrock at 10:55am 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1131
small boat halyard questions SailingLoto at 10:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/792 The main halyard on my sc22 is wire spliced to double braid and in very poor condition. Is there an
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? markwbird at 8:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 9/979 The manual pump for pumping out my holding tank is in the line from the tank to the deck fitting. T
minimum solar for battery maintenance over winter? richk at 7:02am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/424 I have two house and one starting battery, all AGM. House batts are 200 AH each. What's the minimu
Hunter 336 1995 manual? ipretender at 5:51am 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1033 Hi there! We are struggling to locate the full manual for our new boat. It is not here either Anyone
Great Salt Lake Fables j_schoenfeld at 9:11pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 4/578 My Oday 28 is on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It is a fickle lake with heavy salt water that some ye
Thru hull factory valves Calvin1Calvin at 6:33pm 09.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1092 I have a 1984 Hunter 27 that I purchased in 2013. Don't know the boat/owner history and whether the
Adventures in reefing (4) G0ri11@ at 6:08pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 51/4245 Trying to establish a simple reefing setup and hoping to avoid adding any hardware, if possible. Pi
Things are about to get tight... Project_Mayhem at 5:41pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 9/816 One of my sidestay turnbuckles is having issues with the threads. I figured now is a good time to re
H34 Mainsheet location (1) Greatdaner6 at 1:20pm 09.10.20 Big Boats 6/804 Hello! Quick question about the path of the running rigging for all the Hunter 34 owners out there.
Crack in Companionway Entrance - Catalina 30 MKII Hull #4984 (3) Copper Harbor at 1:12pm 09.10.20 Catalina 30 10/2231 Hello - Last weekend I was out sailing with a buddy and we had a steady 22 knot wind. With both sai
Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 12:48pm 09.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/3365 Is the problem Covid-19 or are sailboats our size just not selling? We have listed our H380 with a b
Merit 22 cockpit drain. sloughsailer at 12:32pm 09.10.20 Trailer Sailors 8/1402 I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockpi
How to work my inverter/charger Jeanneau01 at 11:50am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/306 Hello all - great site and this is my first post. I have a Freedom Marine Series Combi Inverter/Cha

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Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 10:03am 04.22.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another supplie
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 9:55am 04.22.24 balmar says that it is the reseller PKYS problem and PKYS says that it is a balmar problem. Both of
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? SkookumZac at 9:50am 04.22.24 I do NOT recommend riding a storm with the mast lowered. Almost a 3rd or more would just be hanging
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 9:24am 04.22.24 Are the vast majority of fuel vent lines 5/8"? I'm pretty sure mine is the original built in 1978
Airmar DST 810 Drinky Crow at 9:22am 04.22.24 Ok thanks, will find out today.
Rudder crack dmax at 8:57am 04.22.24 Yes - first thing would be to get the rudder off the boat to make it easier to work on and then cut
Metal lathe (2) Rich Stidger at 8:55am 04.22.24 OK, since you need to remove the balance wheel and pulley, here is a tip. I needed to do the same t
Keel getting corrosion dmax at 8:52am 04.22.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it and
Metal lathe dmax at 8:40am 04.22.24 "I will never buy anything else from balmar" That sucks, after hearing that, I won't either - such a
Lifting strap blocking Jan11 at 8:40am 04.22.24 Having spent many years at the marina of a Hunter dealer I can tell you that they did have blocks th
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. kappykaplan at 8:23am 04.22.24 Unbelievable. I know that I will never buy another Balmar part. We feel your pain!
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 7:50am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 7:36am 04.22.24 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on t
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.22.24
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 04.22.24 Interestingly, or not, buddy bought Raymarine w/one of these transducers at boat show and they sh
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 7:22am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 04.22.24 I had the same problem until I used soap to grease it. The silicone that they provide is probably b
Rudder crack shemandr at 7:13am 04.22.24 I'm surprised there hasn't been more response. I suspect a lot of members are engaged in preparing
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58am 04.22.24 I found a YouTube video of a guy who installed a Balmar kit on a Perkins and had the same problem.
Seaward Fox 19 Sparty Ken at 6:45am 04.22.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sa

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