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New Rudder Question Calvin266 at 10:35pm 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/931 Several months ago I purchased a new rudder for my 99 260 from the manufacturer. This rudder has now
Impeller stuck Tom11579 at 9:55pm 07.12.04 Big Boats 3/925 This weekend I tried changing the impeller on my Yanmar 4JHE that is im my Hunter 40 Legend. I trie
H216 sail cover bmwbob at 8:30pm 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/985 Does anybody need a mainsail cover for a 216?I have a new one still in the package you can have for
What does a bad strut bearing sound like? capejt at 6:32pm 07.12.04 Ask All Sailors 4/4806 I just changed my stuffing box this year to a dripless model. Since launching, I'm hearing a rhythmi
First 235 Keel Joe Bainbridge at 4:24pm 07.12.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1537 Does anyone know where I might find a deep keel for my 235? I'm on deep water now and I'm consideri
help I am sinking Diego at 4:15pm 07.12.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1028 On my recently purchased 1989 C22 I noticed a small amount of water beginning to accumulate in lower
new 44AC Steve B22166 at 3:55pm 07.12.04 Big Boats 7/970 I am new to the Hunter list, and in the process of having a new, 2005 44AC comissioned. If anyone on
Gelcoat flaw on new boat Steve B22166 at 3:36pm 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/988 I have a new hunter and notice on the deck, non skid, that there are several, triangular shaped are
Zincs for Yanmar 3GMF Engine? Don12380 at 12:12pm 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1469 I have a 1983 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GMF engine and was wondering if this model engine has any zin
I have oil coming out of the yannar air cleaner. Ed A at 11:21am 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/968 44 h.p. yanmar, just a small amout of oil comes out of the air cleaner, im not sure when it happens,
vibration over 2000 rpm C310-on-Erie at 11:15am 07.12.04 Other Sailboats 2/879 Operating my universal engine over 2000 rpm generates a vibration whith a frequency of about 1 hz. I
Forward Deck Hatch Kelly13387 at 11:13am 07.12.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/879 I work at a Boy Scout Resevation in Missouri at the Lake of the Ozarks, and we have a 1977 27' Hunte
356 Rigging Modification Marc14857 at 11:01am 07.12.04 Big Boats 7/1336 I am considering a couple of simple mods on the running rigging on our 2003 356. The goal is to brin
Coronado-15 Parts Sources dierenarts at 10:49am 07.12.04 Smaller Boats 0/2817 Acquired a coronado-15 last year.....painted it this year....looking for a source of parts for this
Broad reach Sail Settings? Rick at 10:12am 07.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2800 OK, a question me and some mates have been struggling with. Say we're sailing on a braod reach. Wind
Lubrication for head pump Jim O23107 at 8:52am 07.12.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1275 I was considering a warm water/mineral oil mix to lubricate 15 year old seals. Is this viable and w
low frequency vibration ChuckF at 8:24am 07.12.04 Day Sailers 3/1406 While out off Cape Cod yesterday in beautiful weather yesterday, we noticed a strange vibration that
New Rudder or rebuild? Marty15431 at 8:18am 07.12.04 Big Boats 5/947 A couple of weeks ago my 340 dragged her anchor in a very unexpected blow (45-55 knots) while we wer
Smelly heads MutualFun16778 at 8:07am 07.12.04 Big Boats 5/1412 Just curious how many haver smelly heads? Also why does not Catalina install a vented loop in the di
Mac22 CB Winch Maintenance Gerry17163 at 7:59am 07.12.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/896 Any idea where I can find info on maintenance of the centerboard winch for a Mac22?Recently got th

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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
Replacing the gooseneck on the boom, C-18 ladorry at 7:14pm 01.06.21 how do you break an ear off the cap? Sailing or accident?
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? TimFromLI at 7:09pm 01.06.21 I just bought 2 spinlock swivel PXRs to replace the Harken cam cleats on my traveler. I think the

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