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Exhaust Mike Oliver at 3:01pm 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/922 I just purchased my Hunter 37 and was taking it to it's new berth after about 7 hrs of motoring I d
Exhaust Mike Oliver at 2:57pm 03.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/732 I just purchased my Hunter 37 and was taking it to it's new berth after about 7 hrs of motoring I d
outboard "mileage" Dennis Bidney at 11:51am 03.02.04 Smaller Boats 8/801 I have a 1994 Evinrude 9.9 Yachtwin on my 1980 H25. I realize there are many variables, however, do
Life Raft savings Bob at 11:50am 03.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/945 I just read an interesting letter in my recent Practical Sailor about liferafts. The sender mentions
Lightning and sailboats Struck! at 11:30am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1101 I'm looking at purchasing a used sailboat and have found out that it was struck by lightning a coupl
Archives Phil Herring at 10:36am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1133 They appear to be running OK again (at least, my tests were all successful). Nothing a half gig of
When to reg in florida nick naggio at 10:00am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1114 I was wondering what the rule is in florida waters for registering a boat,how long can you spend in
Harmonic Noise Chris Cronander at 8:19am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1255 We have what seems to be a harmonic noise when the engine is running. It started at 2800 rpm and now
Diesel Fuel conditioner? Ivan Edwards at 8:13am 03.02.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1039 What are people's opinions on Diesel fuel conditioner?In particular, the cetane booster kind.I us
Halyard & Sheet Replacement Bob F at 8:08am 03.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/894 Aside from the obvious signs of wear (fraying/cracking), is there any "rule of thumb" regarding the
CD/Stereo Installation Dave at 7:58am 03.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 12/2801 I want to install a CD player/stereo system in my '89 C-30 this year. Any recommendations as to a g
Adding autopilot to H320 Tom at 6:56am 03.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/950 Hi all,Is it possible to add an autopilot to the H320? Any experiences that you can share?Thank
M-25 Crankase Vent Cedric Thevenaz at 5:19am 03.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1098 I haven't found anything on this issue in the archives. I have a Cat 30 with the M-25 in good condi
Almost an owner of a 1984 Mac 25 Terry Collings at 5:09am 03.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/791 I am thinking about buying a 1984 Mac 25 that will be my first boat. I am relatively new to sailing
Bow Pulpit for O25 ? Ed Viladevall at 4:56am 03.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/847 Hi All,Without getting into unplesant detail...I need a new bow pulpit for 1983 O25. Does anyone h
Pela 2000 Frank Heyniger at 4:10am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1219 A few days ago there was a post concerning the Pela 2000 oil extractor. I have been unable to get a
Cleaning Kenneth Craft at 3:13am 03.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 6/844 Hello all,I am currently about to purchase a 1973 Oday 22. The boat I am buying has sat for a year
How to figure out what sailboat is right to buy? Paul Govoni at 3:12am 03.02.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1258 We are a family of 5 with 3 children under 8 yrs old. My wife and I were power boaters BK (before ki
draft on C27 Tom Monroe at 3:08am 03.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/838 I'm looking at a 1986 C27 tall rig. The boat info page on this site lists the draft as either 3' 6"
Water in the bilge system of the 18.5 Paul Finch at 2:44am 03.02.04 Smaller Boats 2/776 Upon my first observation of the used Hunter 18.5 that I ended up purchasing I noticed a fair amount

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Hunter 260 Bilge Question andreas1960 at 12:24pm 07.06.20 For what its worth, we recently purchased a Hunter 260 with the same issue. We pumped it dry and it
Attaching an outboard to a rudder/tiller Ken Cross at 12:16pm 07.06.20 Lots of powerboats link their kicker to an IO or outboard. The parts are easily available. Ken
How Do I turn off my cockpit lights? marchem at 12:12pm 07.06.20 Oh, oh. I thought you had some special led bulb and/or socket that switched between red/white. Yo
Turnbuckle thread size Ron20324 at 12:09pm 07.06.20 Read the catalogs, dude. There are lh/rh nuts for each size of turnbuckle. If you can't eyeball the
Removing keel crank handle rpludwig at 12:08pm 07.06.20 always good to keep some of these on hand for small repairs.... https://www.westsystem.com/repair-k
Fuel filter relocation Ron20324 at 12:02pm 07.06.20 That CG document number won't pass muster. It is not permanenly attached. I removed mine and put th
Turnbuckle thread size Tedd at 11:59am 07.06.20 Buy a nut of each possible size, in a left and right hand thread. Having nuts around to test with
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys shemandr at 11:58am 07.06.20 Bahia Honda State Park has a launch ramp, some docks, a beach, tent sites and facilities. Reservati
Turnbuckle thread size Ron20324 at 11:52am 07.06.20 Hi, I have an 82' c30 and would like to replace the closed body turnbuckles with open body ones. D
Turnbuckle thread size Tedd at 11:35am 07.06.20 For a couple of bucks you can get vernier calipers that will enable you to easily determine any thre
Schaefer 2100 furling line rpwillia at 11:35am 07.06.20 I use standard Ste-Set. I was using 3/8" but occasionally it would jam so I went back down a size wh
USCG NVDC Vessel Documentation Search Question Kings Gambit at 11:35am 07.06.20 Greetings, I recall not too long ago when performing a vessel search via the Coast Guard's Nationa
How Do I turn off my cockpit lights? rpwillia at 11:33am 07.06.20 Those cockpit lights are not on 2002 Hull #185, most likely something a PO added in. We replaced al
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 07.06.20 That would most likely be Stem to Stern: https://www.stemtostern.net If you use any other company,
Eight month old water pump has changed colors sail sfbay at 11:17am 07.06.20 Looks like corrosion. I had that issue on my 2004 Hunter 386 and discovered a pin-hole leak that ha
Eight month old water pump has changed colors jssailem at 11:17am 07.06.20 If it has gone from Shiny to green grunge, then you are seeing moisture on the metal. The question i
Eight month old water pump has changed colors Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 07.06.20 The green is from corrosion of the bronze pump casing. My first guess would be that the pump's mech
Fuel filter relocation jssailem at 11:05am 07.06.20 As a maintenance and precaution task, I changed out the o ring on the cap. Said to myself " Self, w
Raymarine Rotary drive? scottdube at 11:03am 07.06.20 Scott. Not sure which unit you have.. But worked with a friend on his Raymarine AP with a "DriveSto
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:01am 07.06.20 Btw...would y'all remember to select "thumbnail" when you upload photos? Clicking on the thumbnail

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