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Charge Alarm Bryan at 11:33am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/920 Hi everyone. My charge alarm started going off coming home this past weekend. We had been motoring
336 Hunter rub rail Don at 10:51am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/936 I have been maintaining the color on the rub rail of my 336 with MEK. It is the only thing I have f
oday 20 bilge puump bob at 10:38am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1041 HAS anyone put A BILGE puMP. .IN A 0DAy 20 How and WHERE, thanks ROB
digny lift sandra mills at 10:35am 07.11.05 Big Boats 9/1083 What system works best with a Hunter 450. We have an Achillies 10'Inflatable and an eight horse po
Archive and Search Use Craig at 10:33am 07.11.05 Smaller Boats 2/796 Would someone please explain how the Search and Archive functions work on the forums? I posted a me
Gwynn's Island Marina suggestions Harvey at 10:15am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1011 Can anybody help make a recomedation as to slips in Gwynn's Island for one night. I need to get to
Leaky bilge/grid area? Leaky Waters at 9:43am 07.11.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1550 Hi there,Anyone experienced mysterious soapy/fresh water surfacing from under the grid area into t
House Battery on Hunter 33 Darryl at 9:03am 07.11.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1876 I have a 2005 hunter 33. has anyone installed a house battery using 6 volt golf cart batteries as t
Trailer Hub grease cap Mike O16610 at 8:45am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1096 Does anyone know the size of the grease cap on the macgregor trailers (1984)? I lost a cap on the w
small hardware replacement rjk61248@comcast.net at 8:28am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/901 My 2000 290 was hit with a little theft will docked. Two small piece were taken and I have had no lu
Close calls with motor boats Keith and Sandi at 8:22am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 49/2716 The past two weekends of sailing we have had two very close encounters with a cabin cruisers while u
1981 Macgregor 36 Cat Trampoline Jon at 8:06am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1617 I recently bought a 36' 1981 MacGregor Cat and I will need to replace the trampoline soon. Does any
Rudder with gas spring strut Hold down John S at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1743 When I changed over to my IdaSailor rudder, I installed a gas spring strut to hold my rudder down, a
Looking for a mechanic Mikes Oasis at 7:20am 07.11.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/921 I am looking for a diesel mechanic to spend a few hours with me on my boat to teach me regular maint
foot pedal frank at 7:17am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/903 I was just trying to figure out what was the make of the head on my boat,it has a foot pedal and a h
Yanmar cooling system windride2712243 at 7:03am 07.11.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1458 I have a Yanmar YSM8, Single cylinder diesel that is raw water cooled. It was rebuilt in 2000. I bo
Sea Vancouver in BC John Nantz at 6:38am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1057 Just received this picture of the tall ships in Vancouver, BC. A fleet of squareriggers/vintage ship
I just got mine karmaf16 at 6:30am 07.11.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/811 Hi all,Just got a 2001 Hunter 340 and as I prepare to take her over, I am trying to figure out the
O'Day 23 Main battens size. AD at 5:50am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1179 In the quest to sort out my friends mooring, I forgot two things before leaving my boat (putting th
Locker liners Shenanigans at 5:46am 07.11.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1057 2 of the drop-in plastic inserts that go into the openings under the berth of my '27 have hardened a

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Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Ward H at 2:19am 04.09.21 At what RPM Ward? Under 1500rpm. We were moving slowly around the anchorage when the wind pushed u
Where do I find this part? garymalmgren at 10:35pm 04.08.21 Vacuum cleaner? Shore power? Cordless vacuum? Diaphragm pump? How about a sponge, rubber gloves an
Halyard wrap with Furlex JRacer at 10:06pm 04.08.21 Yep. Wrong angle for the halyard. Not the furlers fault.
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Stu Jackson at 9:04pm 04.08.21 Is having this bracket breaking actually common? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? BigEasy at 8:55pm 04.08.21 It is intended to keep the car from moving too far forward when the sail is being furled into the m
minimum screw size rgranger at 8:28pm 04.08.21 Can you through bolt to a backing plate?
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket Michael Davis at 8:25pm 04.08.21 Just remembered I did have an anchor line wrap the prop shaft about mid season last year. It pulled
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing rgranger at 8:24pm 04.08.21 waiting for the weather to warm up so we can get our lead belly boats in the water Speaking of lead
Assemetrical No Rush at 8:24pm 04.08.21 A reputable sailmaker will size the spinnaker based on your rig dimensions. Cruising asymmetrical s
Where do I find this part? alexco38 at 8:21pm 04.08.21 The best way to get "ALL" the water out is vacuum cleaner. With shore power (can use inverter): htt
Halyard wrap with Furlex No Rush at 8:07pm 04.08.21 If you have a back stay tensioner, adding some tension before furling also helps.
Halyard wrap with Furlex chuckwayne at 7:39pm 04.08.21 There is a furlex version - I've replaced mine
What is this thing on my Beneteau 361 boom? Jskosmo at 7:37pm 04.08.21 As always - thank you SO VERY MUCH!
Halyard wrap with Furlex Dave Groshong at 7:32pm 04.08.21 There's likely a furlex version as well, I will check with Selden
Halyard wrap with Furlex Ted at 7:30pm 04.08.21 Dave is correct. Another type of halyard deflector is the one made by Harken it's very easy to insta
Dynaplate Brian D at 7:29pm 04.08.21 The main reason for having a Dynaplate is to establish a ground plane for a HF or SSB radio. While
Thinking about painting my hull Ged AU at 7:24pm 04.08.21
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 7:17pm 04.08.21 Andy, I just replaced my lifelines on our 2009 H36. Used stainless steel. The shrouds come close to
Hunter 170 Bow Cover specs and Spinnaker specs. JerryA at 7:11pm 04.08.21 Having owned a 2005 H170 anything H170 on ebay always peaks my interest. I've seen used covers on eb
Dynaplate Don S/V ILLusion at 6:36pm 04.08.21 I can think of no valid reason for using a dynaplate as a substitute for proper RF counterpoise.

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