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Berth size mods for tall sailors Julia at 12:05pm 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/849 I just sold my Mac 26D, and I am thinking of buying a Hunter 27 75-85 model.I tried the berth in on
Garmin 176 Chartplotter Joe Mullee at 11:55am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/736 Trying to decide if the Garmin 176 is a good chartplotter. Seems a bit small and I'm concerned if it
Rigging a sailboat cathy at 11:07am 09.11.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1122 I have a 17 ft sailboat with a 24ft mast once the mast is up how do I secure it?
Re-fit of a mess... Dana Sprenger at 8:20am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/892
Splicing yacht braid Don K. at 7:22am 09.11.03 Ask All Sailors 13/3050 I purchased the line and a splicing kit for my halyards, read the instruction booklet and set out to
386 can not go hull speed PAUL BONNES at 7:20am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/827 I got my 386 this July and because we had great wind onthe Chesapeake Bay we hardly had to motor. L
autohelm tiilerpilot 1000 fred winter at 6:15am 09.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/869 to whom it may concern, anyone know where to get parts for autohelm 1000 tiller pilots .a little bel
Symmetrical spinnaker w/o pole Scott Wilson at 5:48am 09.11.03 Ask All Sailors 21/4506 is what came with my boat. I haven't taken the chute out of the bag, so I don't know how it is cut.
Lowering the mast on a 27' Paul at 5:07am 09.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2632 I need to lower the mast on my Catalina 27. The boatyard will do it for a small stack of fees. How
280 Autopilot Larry Long at 4:37am 09.11.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/810 Has anybody installed an autopilot other than Autohelm/Raymarine on their Hunter 280? If so; what i
Screens for 26X Mark Galbraith at 4:29am 09.11.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1061 I am looking at the bug screens available on macgregorowners.com in their online store. They clearl
Any thoughts? Jim at 4:28am 09.11.03 Big Boats 2/777 The focus of this note is to create some discussion on the utility of the zinc anode plug used on a
ST 80 - If you have them BEWARE! Ed at 3:22am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/758 My boat had a run in with a bridge that was a little lower that the delivery captain thought. He hi
Raymarine ST80 Wind Instrument replacement Ed at 3:12am 09.11.03 Ask All Sailors 21/7229 The delivery Captain of my Hunter 426 DS called this am to inform me that the boat did't make it thr
Dinghy Storage Art Femenella at 3:01am 09.11.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1072 First time with a rigid inflatable, bought new this year. Will hoist to ceiling in garage. For stora
Trailer Winch Questions Dwight Thomas at 2:13am 09.11.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/853 I recently purchased an Oday 25 it has a roller trailer. I have a winch on the trailer that needs t
Installing a 135 Genny on a 94 Hunter 26 Eric Hartsough at 2:12am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/778 I have a 94 Hunter 26 with original sails that need to be replaced. I want to replace the Jib with
Capri 25 Pointing Joe M at 1:49am 09.11.03 Smaller Boats 5/4207 After quite a bit of searching for a club racer for the very lite wind Salem area, I thought that I
Cutlass bearing replacement-shaft size Dean Morris at 12:46am 09.11.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/806 I just bought the boat and during the haul-out inspection the boatyard recommended replacement. I ag
Water Pressure Problem. Diaphragm or Air Leak ? Marcio Bodnariuc at 11:09pm 09.10.03 Big Boats 5/1016 I recently purchased a H34 1986 which was on the hards for 9 months in NYC.The water tanks had anti

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Well it happened bawlmer at 2:13pm 06.15.20 Unlucky it happened. Lucky it happened in shallow water. To make you feel better, there are similar
Well it happened Ted at 2:05pm 06.15.20 Sorry for your "excitement." The good news is nobody was injured. It's a known problem that the "3"
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. (1) jviss at 2:00pm 06.15.20 I just downloaded the schematic; it's really tough to view; part of it looks like this:
Groco HE head part I cant find Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 06.15.20 If you call Groco, they'll tell you what I'm about to tell you: Groco upgraded the HE to HF couple
Recommendation on a New Outboard Indysailor at 1:56pm 06.15.20 I think if it's difficult to reach the motor for starting then yes to electric start. I've only had
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. Red_Dog at 1:54pm 06.15.20 I do agree something is seriously wrong. After the voltage on both banks settled to 12.8v, I switch
Yanmar starting problem odaydokay at 1:53pm 06.15.20 Chances are high that the fuel pump has a fine strainer (sieve) in it. If it is not cleaned out, yo
Stock outhaul rigging for oday 222 Unremarcable at 1:30pm 06.15.20 Thanks both! That was very helpful
Stock outhaul rigging for oday 222 (2) sail sfbay at 1:27pm 06.15.20 Will this excerpt from the owner's manual help? I'm sure there will be at 222 owners who tell you m
Replacement Chain Plate and Support Rod - 84 H31 Artey1 at 1:20pm 06.15.20 Jmce1587, I'm going through something similar here on my H34. Although luckily my rig has not come d
Yanmar starting problem Ralph Johnstone at 1:19pm 06.15.20 a bad back made me start using so called professional help. YIPES ........................ I'm
Groco HE head part I cant find illusion1024 at 1:16pm 06.15.20 This is the "bowl spud", part number may be ZS-1, IIRC. Is it leaking? Why does it need to be repl
Diesel Wont Start - Completely Frustrated. jviss at 1:09pm 06.15.20 There's something seriously wrong with this. I recommend you do a good visual inspection, literally
Selden furling mast issue Jake N Eggs at 1:07pm 06.15.20 I have not had this happen but I can see that it may be possible if the tack if the sail is looped o
Stock outhaul rigging for oday 222 (1) Waitewigmailcom at 1:06pm 06.15.20 Does anyone have a photo of how the outhaul is rigged on a stock o'day 222? I just got an 84 and th
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Maine Sail at 1:06pm 06.15.20 For all you'd spend to convert to LiFPO4 batteries you could just drop in a few Firefly Carbon Foam
Yanmar starting problem bart at 1:03pm 06.15.20 I used to do the work myself but a bad back made me start using so called professional help.
Traveler - 222? Waitewigmailcom at 1:02pm 06.15.20 @Waitewigmailcom What are you trying to accomplish? No issue, contemplating how I could install on
Grunert Refrigeration Issuue sandiegosailor99 at 12:47pm 06.15.20 Hi Tucson Sailor.... I live in Phoenix but also have a Hunter 380. It's a 2000. I keep her at Sun
Why I ask you, WHY!? Jackdaw at 12:43pm 06.15.20 For the PO - https://lmgtfy.com/?q=Corrugated+Loom+Tubing+Slit+-+cable+flexible+conduit

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