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Replace The Front Hatch Glass? Tom23212 at 1:41pm 10.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/980 My front hatch glass is very cracked and I am sure it is weakened from age and the sun.(18 year old
Yanmar 2GM Question Bubbaloo at 10:45am 10.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3411 Just signed deal to buy a Hunter 31 with a 2GM Yanmar. Broker listed HP as 18. Data plate reads 13
Has anyone replaced their P42 holding tank with a Terry Cox at 10:06am 10.16.04 Big Boats 0/954 plastic unit? If so, how much, are you pleased with the product, and which company?Terry
Holding Tank Seepage Dan at 9:42am 10.16.04 Big Boats 10/1025 After flushing the head, my holding tank system allows slow seepage of waste back into head (toilet)
pivoting wheel on a new beneteau J-P at 8:55am 10.16.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1865 How difficult is it to fit an auto-pilot on a sailboat such as beneteau 323(or 373) with the new piv
Oil pressure gauge which cannot show high pressure Jim Dort at 8:09am 10.16.04 Big Boats 1/935 I recently replaced my oil pressure gauge. The previous one had markings of 20-40-60-80-100. The
More Woodwork Questions Bad Obsession at 8:07am 10.16.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1187 The pervious owner of my boat had refinished all of the interior woodwork. He didn't varnish it tho
Roller Furl II Charlie Katzl at 7:57am 10.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/909 Steve D. This post is directed to you or any other experienced salties.During refit of a H-33 I wa
O'Day 222 Owners Manual Jon6436 at 6:55am 10.16.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/2045 Can anyone offer to loan or FAX a copy of the O'day 222 Owners Manual? I am especially interested in
carter 30 Michel at 3:26am 10.16.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1142 I'm looking information about Carter sail boat.Yhank you
Roller Furling Woody at 3:23am 10.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1025 I recently became the proud owner of a 1986 Hunter 25.5..... I can't say enough great things about t
Hunter 44/426 offshore Larry Jackel at 2:46am 10.16.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/989 We are considering buying an H44 for coastal cruising on the US East coast, and possibly the Bahamas
Thermostat on Fridge stuck Wolf at 2:40am 10.16.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 We just bought a 2002 310 Catalina with a Adler/Barbour Fridge. The thermostat is stuck and will not
1986 Nissan 5 hp part Craig at 2:19am 10.16.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1288 Part of the starting system on my 1986 Nissan 5 hp motor broke in August. Everything else on the mo
150 GENOA ON C18 STEVE MIELKE at 2:15am 10.16.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1762 HAS ANYONE EVER INSTALLED A 150 GENOA ON A CATALINA CAPRI 18? IF SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN YOUR C
310 Y Valve Wolf at 2:06am 10.16.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1049 Catalina is showing a Y Valve on their diagram for the holding tank and thru hull. Well I can not fi
Stove Replacement Bad Obsession at 12:37am 10.16.04 Smaller Boats 4/848 I need to replace the stove in my Hunter 22. I am not sure what I want to replace it with, but I do
19' Mariner: Caulking the perimeter of the deck Steve at 11:11pm 10.15.04 Day Sailers 0/1050 In heavy winds when the gunnel is underwater, I'm experiencing leakage between the hull and the deck
Best way to tow on water? Rich at 11:00pm 10.15.04 Smaller Boats 5/920 So your engine quits and you need a tow back into a marina too tight for your skills to sail into. Y
Xray Ted, where are you? Lamar at 9:27pm 10.15.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/802 Ted, I haven't heard from you since all the hurricanes. I mean it was only three you had to ride ou

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H26 Proposed Reef Configuration justsomeguy at 5:56am 01.07.21 The only concern that I can come up with is - might there be a situation where the boom would be in
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) mermike at 5:54am 01.07.21 I'll add my recommendation to Syclone's. My 3GM30F was really hard to start until I redid the starti
Funny Friday!!! (1) Justin_NSA at 5:52am 01.07.21 188855
Stern Tube Hose Justin_NSA at 5:48am 01.07.21 About midway through this article, MS covers purchasing the correct hose . https://marinehowto.com/
Funny Friday!!! (1) joker460 at 5:45am 01.07.21 188854
Eye Splice double-braid Indysailor at 5:35am 01.07.21 Made my first attempt at splicing. Decided to try a soft-shackle using the Dyneema. Followed the
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) seadaddler at 4:57am 01.07.21 Check mixing elbo and mine would not start at all after winter storage and after replacing mixing el
Hunter 356 dripless shaft seal seadaddler at 4:55am 01.07.21 Did you contact PSS and see what they need for sizing, I did add PSS and I contacted them for info
New dinghy for 2-hp honda seadaddler at 4:50am 01.07.21
A blue water C22? Gene Neill at 4:40am 01.07.21 What a sailor indeed, but also much more. It is profoundly humbling just to know men like him exis
A blue water C22? Joe at 3:15am 01.07.21 Would you sail around the world in this 24ft boat? What a sailor. https://www.sail-world.com/photo
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Apex at 3:12am 01.07.21 for trailer sailing, and often having to re-thread, a clutch may not be ideal. An alternative is t
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? Joe at 2:58am 01.07.21 My 2 cents... a clutch for the winched halyard. PXR for control lines such as vang and downhaul whe
H26 Proposed Reef Configuration (1) Joe at 2:46am 01.07.21 Either place the tack and clew line cleats at the mast, or run the lines back to the cockpit..... wh
Weight at the forward of the Legend 37.5 destiny12 at 11:34pm 01.06.21 Thks SF. i would appreciate we can share some contact details - maybe good to whatapp or email as y
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) HMT2 at 10:35pm 01.06.21 SIr , it is the cold and no glow plugs see post 14 & 8.
New tool :) Terry Cox at 9:27pm 01.06.21 Yup, F4H. Spent the first cruise on the flight deck as a Plane Captain (grunt) on the Kitty Hawk. Th
New tool :) Justin_NSA at 8:33pm 01.06.21 Spent three years in the Navy as a J79 jet engine mechanic and trouble shooter. That tool brings ba
deck light TimFromLI at 7:42pm 01.06.21 Good point about the steaming light being used only while motoring but the other advantage of LED is
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank CoastLife at 7:19pm 01.06.21 This is what we do. We did in fact run out of fuel once, before we started keeping a general track

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