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Help with a 1980 Hunter 27 Engine hunterowner at 3:02am 06.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1483 Good afternoon,I have several problems i'm hoping someone can help me with. I have a 1980 hunter
1980 Hunter 27 engine issues Hunterowner at 2:54am 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1005 Good afternoon,I have a 1980 hunter 27. and I have two problems, the first problem is that I need
1980 Hunter 27 Renault 8 Diesel problem and info Hunterowner at 2:47am 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1522 Good afternoon,I have a 1980 Hunter 27 that seems to have just cropped up with a problem. First t
28 foot puzzle with no instructions Drake57 at 2:31am 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1042 Good day crew!I recently partnered into a Spirit 28, that was unrigged: the mast was down, sheets
Picking up mooring buoy GregS at 2:23am 06.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1457 Anyone experienced with mooring buoys, if so whats the trick. How do you pull up and grab it? Can
North Channel on Lake Huron WuWei28 at 2:21am 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/810 North Channel - Lake Huron Fellow sailors,I plan to spend the second and third weeks of July in th
Truth about OMC Saildrives Dennis Varley at 2:17am 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1018 Seems clear to me that from many posting, OMC Saildrives are not very popular. But what characterist
Ranger 26, 1971, first time buyer thoughts cbradley at 2:07am 06.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1345 Hi, I'm a first time buyer looking at a Ranger 26. The boat looks like it's ingreat condition, yet
V-Berth mods Chris3720 at 1:45am 06.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1509 While brousing the MacGregor/Venture mod pages I noticed that a lot of Mac26 owners have modified th
Transducer mount location? Wade24030 at 1:15am 06.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1281 I am the new owner of an '86 MacGregor 25 and am trying to add a depth sounder. Having a very hard t
J-Boats ? Gord May at 12:58am 06.15.05 C&C 6/2843
Below Deck Autopilot for C320? CRAshley at 12:52am 06.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1406 Has anyone ever installed a below deck autopilot on a Catalina 320 (circa 2002)? I would really rath
3GM30F Engine Antifreeze Change Jack at 12:46am 06.15.05 Big Boats 12/1641 Can anyone outline the procedure for changing the engine anitfreeze in my 2000 3GM30F Yanmar. I fig
Structure of companionway bulkheads pimerese at 12:42am 06.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/851 I am adding new instrumentation to my 1985 Hunter 31. I would like to mount the displays (Raymarine
North Channel - Lake Huron WuWei28 at 12:24am 06.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1858 Fellow sailors,I plan to spend the second and third weeks of July in the North Channel/Georgian Bay
2002 26X sail slug stopper Jack Keville at 12:22am 06.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/906 Does anyone know where I can buy a sail slug stopper and what size it would need tobe? Thank you.
Teak deck trim Stinger at 11:58pm 06.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1071 After 25 years of use and many repairs, the deck trim is about shot. Would like to know if anyone kn
Lifelines, jacklines sPk at 11:55pm 06.14.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/906 I have two questions. First, on my O'Day 25, I want to add jacklines. I am thinking of the webbing
How to: jib furler line replacement Harken 705 Bob D at 11:44pm 06.14.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1088 The Harken jib furler model I have apparently uses a 'continuous' loop line that makes a single pass
Hull to deck joint Mike at 11:16pm 06.14.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1480 I have a 30 year old C22, that is a sweet sailing boat. The deck, windows, hatch boards, etc are all

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Engine panel cover. Worth it? Justin_NSA at 11:02am 03.25.21 That costs $40,000:yikes: Sorry. Only $40. A bargain at boat prices. If it works.
feathering prop Oday 39 henrykorous at 10:59am 03.25.21 Update... So I went with the FoF 3blade 16x10. I was able to replace the prop with the boat in the
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:58am 03.25.21 The newer ones sound cool but I've never played with them. The Gen 2 and Gen 3 have about the same
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? kloudie1 at 10:55am 03.25.21 as others noted, make sure to maintain the engine zincs..
Help Sealing Under Waterline Through Bolts for New Rudder Port LloydB at 10:55am 03.25.21 The question came to mind how could you check to see if still leaking after 3rd try before splashing
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:52am 03.25.21 I think that the Spot seems like a great option! Do you recommend getting the third or fourth genera
Engine panel cover. Worth it? (1) rgranger at 10:52am 03.25.21 They cost 40 boat bucks. https://shop.hunterowners.com/fisco_img/55094.jpg
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:50am 03.25.21 That sounds more reasonable!
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:50am 03.25.21 Even if you get the EPRIB. The spot is a nice way to put loved-ones at ease. You can click the "i'
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:47am 03.25.21 Thank you so much! I totally forgot about EPIRB's, I'll get one of those. I'll keep practicing my r
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Rich Stidger at 10:38am 03.25.21 I flush my engines with fresh water at the end of the season before layup.
Sailing to Catalina Island? Dave Groshong at 10:38am 03.25.21 I would go for King's Harbor for your 1st trip, only 21 miles downhill, and the sight of land migh
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:37am 03.25.21 Thank you for the idea! That's very true that there is no way that Pacific Seacraft expects you to f
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:34am 03.25.21 Thank you so much! I totally forgot about EPIRB's, I'll get one of those. I'll keep practicing my re
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' rgranger at 10:32am 03.25.21 I see this being a real PITA for the solo sailor who needs to go to the mast to reef and/or adjust t
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Tom J at 10:28am 03.25.21 I believe the Flicka 20 is a pocket cruiser, and is intended for salt water sailing. As such, it wo
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? rgranger at 10:28am 03.25.21 Maintaining the zincs on your prop shaft should be sufficient.
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' dLj at 10:27am 03.25.21 Here I was getting worried I'd have to put a kill switch on my oars! But while I can row mighty darn
Outboard Tilt Release Issue MikeMikeMike at 10:27am 03.25.21 You don't lay it on that side in order to keep oil from finding its way into the carb. But if you
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:27am 03.25.21 Thanks! It seems like it is going a little overboard, but maybe I should do it every few weeks?

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