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Windlass - Free-fall or Power-down? Wanabe at 12:57am 12.13.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1046 Please advise which is better, a free-fall or a power-down horizontal windlass with a 22# plow ancho
Dawn Wilson is Free . . . Nick at 12:20am 12.13.04 Destinations 0/1587 Dawn was arrested by Mexican police walking back to her boat with medication her husband needed. She
Need Help with Water heater hose!!!! Paul Aubrecht at 12:20am 12.13.04 Big Boats 3/861 I have a 2003 356.I have discovered that the blue cold water hose to the water heater is leaking at
rigging costs for winter layup Richard Bonomo at 11:48pm 12.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/930 My yard charges about $12 per foot of boat length for unstepping and stepping the mast before and af
mast cable tension fred at 11:37pm 12.12.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1219 I NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT THE CORRECT CABLE TENSION SHOULD BE ON MY 1984 CATALINA 30'WITH THE TALL MA
OBX Hunter Sailing Association Michael Collier at 11:25pm 12.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/840 The Outer Banks of North Carolina or OBX Hunter Sailing Association is being organized. The Outer
Stuck in the Mud - Yanmar 3HM35F hkstone at 10:19pm 12.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1959 Question: why would air get into the fuel when a load is incurred? Getting out on my boat (88' Lege
below deck autopilot (Raymarine or other?) Debra B at 10:07pm 12.12.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1965 Well my ancient autopilot (Not RayMarine, Not Raytheon, original Autohelm) seems to have given up th
O'Day 302 to the U.K. Mike Wannell at 6:43pm 12.12.04 Bigger Boats 0/1141 My wife and I now the proud owners of an O'Day 302 baught from New Jersey Yacht Sales (can not thank
Hunter 34 Table Modifications ncgarya at 3:56pm 12.12.04 Big Boats 2/886 I just posted some photos of the new table I made for my Hunter 34 in the photo forum. Please let
H 18.5 vs H 19 vs Catalina 18 Tom C at 3:40pm 12.12.04 Ask All Sailors 4/3209 I am moving up from sailing sunfish and the like to a small trailerable cruiser, and am looking at H
minimum size boat for bahamas cruising Tom C at 3:19pm 12.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/9429 I was looking through the archives and came accross a post by someone who was asking about sailing a
Motor mounting Gregg at 1:43pm 12.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/853 Okay..... Here I go again. I am going to install my NEW Yamaha 15HP, and I need to know, My motor
Surf's Up! SailboatOwners.com at 12:33pm 12.12.04 Ask All Sailors 34/2116 Combined wind waves and swell heights along the Washington Coast ran 25-30 feet for a few days last
tandem anchors Richard at 12:18pm 12.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/881 I have been forced to use anchors in tandem (end to end, chain rode to aft of foremost anchor) fo
When Not To Use A Fluke-type Anchor Rick D at 12:18pm 12.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/880 For what bottom conditions does Fortress not recommend their (or other fluke-type) anchor? Are there
Lightweight Anchor Set Rick D at 12:18pm 12.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1003
Is More Chain Better Or Just Ballast? Rick D at 12:18pm 12.12.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1203 I would be able to reduce my bow anchor weight by almost half switching from the stock anchor on my
I am thinking of buying a Hunter 33 "78-83' Julie at 10:37am 12.12.04 Mid-Size Boats 28/2465 I am thinking of purchasing a Hunter 33 '78-83'I like the looks of them and I like the head aft.
Buying a Hunter 33 '78-83 Julie at 10:16am 12.12.04 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3448 I am thinking of purchasing a Hunter 33, '78-83 model.I like the headroom and having the head aft s

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same model engine but different HP Allan12210 at 4:19pm 01.18.21 The 3 HM is rated for 27 hp continuous, 30 max, one hour. It has a bigger bore/ stroke and displace
same model engine but different HP kloudie1 at 4:08pm 01.18.21 The 3 HM is rated for 27 hp continuous, 30 max, one hour. It has a bigger bore/ stroke and displaces
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator mytime at 4:01pm 01.18.21 Thanks Ralph!...I was looking at another Marine Tach and the diameter seems to be the same. It has t
Below Deck Autopilot KZW at 3:55pm 01.18.21 I have a C315 with the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I have found that it mostly works OK. But, any
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm Richard19068 at 3:51pm 01.18.21 Hi Chris Have you had a chance to unmount the Edison pedestal? I have Hunter 306 with the same pede
Yamaha 30 Blue Horizon at 3:50pm 01.18.21 thanks drew_d. appreciate the note and sentiments. wishing you a good start to the upcoming seas
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm take.yvr at 3:39pm 01.18.21 Hi Chris Have you had a chance to unmount the Edison pedestal? I have Hunter 306 with the same pede
Replacing Hull Stripe Jskosmo at 3:35pm 01.18.21 eraser wheel / whizzy wheel. Keep the RPMs low, don't let it get hot. I just removed all my graphics
Wire Size to Bus Bar? ShawnL at 3:29pm 01.18.21 Is it directly from the solar panel, or do you have a charge controller?
One more plumbing project checked off daviddp at 3:17pm 01.18.21 Thanks! On the way to me.
same model engine but different HP Allan12210 at 3:07pm 01.18.21 Can someone explain how my Yanmar 3GM in one boat is rated at 20 HP and in my new to me Hunter 33.5
Brand new coolant pump fail. (2) RitSim at 3:04pm 01.18.21 Taking a guess that your engine is a Universal M25 which is actually a Kubota diesel. The loacl Kub
Rudder collar assembly mmlspace at 3:01pm 01.18.21 Yeah. Definitely looks like a different configuration, but the mechanism looks similar. I'm machin
One more plumbing project checked off Justin_NSA at 2:48pm 01.18.21 Found them on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000EDQQCE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o07_s01
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Captain Larry-DH at 2:48pm 01.18.21 A little spray ends up in the head, which is better than a wet hanging shower curtain. We have a n
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top shemandr at 2:44pm 01.18.21 ...Those tanks are prone to leaking after they've been partially used, because the valves don't al
One more plumbing project checked off daviddp at 2:43pm 01.18.21 Hi Claude. Great minds think alike. The valves I used negate the need for another valve. They are d
Brand new coolant pump fail. Whatfiero1 at 2:40pm 01.18.21 You have 2 pumps now I'd rebuild them both get a puller from auto parts store ( they loan them) pull
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 2:36pm 01.18.21 Thanks to all the posters. I am well aware of the risk of propane on boats. I was not aware that the
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 2:32pm 01.18.21 Thank you all - looks like the finger is pointing at replacing the hoses. Cheers

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