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Stern to dock? nancy thompson at 2:18am 05.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1093 We are having to moor the Hunter 19 with the stern backed up to a u-shaped floating dock, because th
Oday 272 vs. Precision 27 Doug Dannen at 11:27pm 05.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1065 I lost my Oday 272 last Aug. because of a lightning strike and I'm searching for a replacement. I f
Opening a NavPod unit Bill C320, Papillon at 11:18pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/5860 I have a 3 gage (wind, speed, and depth) NavPod housing. I need access to the back of the gages for
Won't Start ( NOW RUNNING) (1) nick maggio at 10:17pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1009 I got my yanmar running yesterday afternoon,I was not able to get a diesel pro to look at it and so
YSB12 Diesl ran awayfor 4 mins! No it won't start Dave at 9:23pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1150 My YSB12 ran away for four minutes while I went to get ice. Then it shut itself down. Now it won't s
Profurl Track Mis-alignment Steve Carpman at 8:30pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1327 We cannot raise our jib on our Hunter Legend 37.5. There is a hnag-up about 30 feet up the headstay
Adding air conditioner Lowell at 7:16pm 05.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/907 For those of you that have air conditioning on your Hunter 45 or simular boat where did you locate i
Main Cabin Table Andrew Rose at 6:48pm 05.29.04 Big Boats 0/966 Does anyone have any experience with the extension leaf for the main cabin table? My wife and I have
mooring auger Dan Connelly at 4:03pm 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 5/3465 Does anyone have experience with using an auger as a mooring anchor. The auger in question is 1 inc
260 otboard question free-toe at 11:33am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 2/872 greetings, today i put my 260 into san diego bay for the summer. when i left the launch ramp i no
Angled Mast (new mast plate) Tom at 11:22am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 4/1073 I bought the new, improved mast plate from Catalina Direct for my '79 C-22, installed it last month,
connecting a hobbs meter carl1553 at 11:02am 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1947 hello, what is the prefered way to connect an engine hobbs meter to my yanmar 2qm15 motor. just bou
Boom connection for a boom vang Bill18593 at 10:13am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 8/1187 We splashed yesterday and got the mast raised while we were at it.As I was rigging the boat today,
Toronto sailor interested in 27 or 30 Catalina John Gilinsky at 9:37am 05.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1042 Can any previous or current Catalina owner of any 27 or 30 foot model(S) please advise me as to the
Question on elec. interfacing autopilot with GPS Richard Marble at 8:38am 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1198
oday 272 shore power jim payne at 8:30am 05.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1015 I am interested in a 272 and have been unable to find out the amps for shore power. I need to know s
keel bolts torque settings sylvio leblanc at 7:53am 05.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1091 what is the required torque setting for the keel bolts on my 1992 hunter 27' ?
? on sails. pogosmoke at 7:28am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 6/858 I recently bought a 1975 Hunter 25'. It came with the main and what he called the medium Jib if I r
Hunter 25 Boom Vang Matt at 5:44am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/1200 I would like to ask what brand or type of boom vang went with the Hunter 25, 1982. If anyone could
Hunter 25 Boom Vang Matt at 5:43am 05.29.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2298 I would like to ask what brand or type of boom vang went with the Hunter 25, 1982. If anyone could

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Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Captain Larry-DH at 7:51pm 01.10.21
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Boffin at 7:47pm 01.10.21 In my 1GM10, the manual spec.the hardness of the engine mount is 70 near the gear box, while the oth
Good Read Mikem at 7:45pm 01.10.21 The Rescue of the Bounty is another great book on the subject- one of those page turners that you
Good Read lehighsail at 7:33pm 01.10.21 I remember Hurricane Sandy! So does my last boat seen to the left here, washed up into the marin
Beneteau 323 Marine Gear Access Ron20324 at 7:23pm 01.10.21 ... On the B323, yes I'm referring to the one with the shelf in the rear berth area. Is it secured w
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom MikeHoncho at 6:58pm 01.10.21
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? justsomeguy at 6:41pm 01.10.21 Wow. Usually folks here bemoan the excess cost of the Yanmar mounts. You may be the first to do othe
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom jssailem at 6:19pm 01.10.21 You may find the need to fair the hull. Use a good Epoxy filler to fill any small areas. You may ne
Post Process After Soda Blasting Bottom Captain Larry-DH at 6:09pm 01.10.21 1) If you have blisters it will show. Treatment- there is lots of information about it on the web 2)
Engine alignment issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 01.10.21 Likely a result of how the boat has been placed on the jack stands. Hulls flex and hulls on stands f
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 5:42pm 01.10.21 Any chance the shaft is bent? Did you give it a spin to see if there is a bow? Ya, I did. I cou
Alternator up-keep Scott T-Bird at 5:16pm 01.10.21 Thanks for the information! It make sense to provide that protection. As far as I can tell, there
Engine alignment issue? sailme88 at 4:50pm 01.10.21 Any chance the shaft is bent? Did you give it a spin to see if there is a bow?
323 air conditioner (3) SycloneDriver at 3:59pm 01.10.21 Here are a few pictures of my AC install. The unit is installed under the settee with red and white
Mast Sail Slide Channel (2) jmce1587 at 3:45pm 01.10.21
323 air conditioner SycloneDriver at 3:43pm 01.10.21 Last year I replaced a faulty 12k btu CruiseAir unit with a 16k btu Dometic Turbo Global unit. They
Arch davits / obstructed view VanIslandGuy at 3:36pm 01.10.21 You need to hoist it up until it is absolutely snug on the bars and there is zero risk of movement.
323 air conditioner SycloneDriver at 3:30pm 01.10.21 I believe that statement to be a certainty. You can bet the boat on that one and walk home a winner
Arch davits / obstructed view (2) DannyS at 3:03pm 01.10.21
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) Sailfanatic at 2:43pm 01.10.21 A primary reason for a cold start problem is low compression in one or more cylinders. Get a compr

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