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You were right! Frank Ladd at 2:11pm 05.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1347 There is nobody here. I guess Hunter 170's rule! So much fun to sail and nothing to break so nothing
Glow plugs Universal M25XP Warren at 1:53pm 05.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2374 Is it unusual to always have to make use of the glow plugs to start the Universal M25XP engine. I al
H30 Compression Post Support Problem (1) Steve Young at 12:17pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/1362 I'm about to purchase a 1982 Hunter 30. The surveyor recommended repairing or replacing the I-beam
fresh water hose location from f/w tank carol at 12:17pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/905 I was wondering if anyone knows where the hose leads out of the f/w tank. I have a little water that
Engine Helm??? Steve Fuller at 11:43am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/885 I have a 1997 H-336 that has an annoying pull to port when motoring that is somehow caused by the pr
PSS stuffing box Ludy Vander Hoeven at 10:03am 05.21.03 Big Boats 3/912 Well, I just had to do it! I recently changed out the regular stuffing box on my 340. Despite some
Engine upgrade ciriaco at 9:23am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/799 Has anyone with a hunter 27 (1978-80) replaced the one cylinder yanmar with a two cylinder? Is it t
Mainsheet travelers Randy P at 9:22am 05.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1385 I'm looking for a mainsheet traveler for my 1993 MacGregor 26. The 26M on display at the Pacific Sa
White smoke on cold start S. Hockey at 8:38am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/854 I'm getting more white smoke on a cold start than I used to get, it clears up within a minute. I h
H36 Anchor Locker with no ring for bitter end Jim Boernge at 8:35am 05.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/878 I was supprised that my H 36 does not have a place to secure the bitter end of my anchor line. I wo
75 year old sailer arnie at 7:25am 05.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/829 I last owned a sailboat 40 yers ago. It was a trailable boat called a Picnic. (Anyone remember tha
vinegar and KO richard at 6:49am 05.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1173 Does vinegar in the holding tank reduce the benefit of Raritan KO?
Macerator Pumps RonD at 6:45am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1049 In Peggy Hall's book she mentions how short-lived macerator pump impellers are.Just curious -- How
Bottom Paint Tod Snyder at 6:38am 05.21.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/882 I have a 1999 Hunter 42 Passage that was bottom painted at the Hunter factory in Florida. My problem
Hunter 19 Owners Manual R Avent at 6:27am 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 4/1527 I recently purchased a 1996 Hunter w/swing keel. The previous owner could not locate the manual tha
1975 O'day 27 Tiller hardware needed Scott at 6:03am 05.21.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1008 We've recently purchased a 1975 O'day 27, but the tiller hardware is missing. Any idea where I can p
Peggie's new Book Vic Willman at 5:46am 05.21.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1048 Got my autographed copy of Peggie's new book over the weekend and proceeded to read it cover to cove
Raw water hose replacement Carl Nencetti at 5:26am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 9/7092 I was told by the surveyor when I bought Mambo last month that the raw water hose from the seacock t
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Winch MIke at 4:57am 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/1095 Anyone know where I can get a replacement handle for the trailer winch on the Hunter 23.5 ??? Thanks
Sailing with an infant j at 4:57am 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/841 This is my 1st year sailing. Unlike all the posts I saw, this isn't a technical question. I have a 6

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Repacking the Stuffing Box BillyK at 8:47am 05.26.20 Next year I think I am going to have the shaft pulled so I can replace the stuffing box hose, and I
MMSI Question dlochner at 8:46am 05.26.20 Which VHF did you get?
Underwater metal and paint dlochner at 8:43am 05.26.20 Another option is to use a copper free antifouling paint. Steel and aluminum boats can not use coppe
(1) SkookumZac at 8:42am 05.26.20 +1 for a small cheap Garmin. The Strikers are great but I think the EchoMaps are worth the extra mo
Rolls Batteries Maine Sail at 8:41am 05.26.20 THANKS MAINSAIL Didnt mean to suggest that i am boiling batts just wondered if agm is better being
Underwater metal and paint (3) sail sfbay at 8:35am 05.26.20 did they paint the through hulls too?................... Through hulls were painted with anti foula
MMSI Question shemandr at 8:31am 05.26.20 Well I put the number I got from USPS into the new radio for better or worse. I certainly wouldn't
Rolls Batteries CYQK at 8:28am 05.26.20 THANKS MAINSAIL Didnt mean to suggest that i am boiling batts just wondered if agm is better being s
New main sail - Hunter 23.5 shemandr at 8:23am 05.26.20 Regarding the big roachy main - I agree. It's free sail area and beneficial in terms of aspect rati
Rolls Batteries capta at 8:22am 05.26.20 I've got to agree with Don S/V on this one. You've got some really big problems to work out before y
Underwater metal and paint Pagan Baby at 8:20am 05.26.20 My boat yard applied Prop Speed Primer and Prop Speed Clear Coat to prevent fouling of propellers,
(1) wing15601 at 8:19am 05.26.20
New main sail - Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:15am 05.26.20 Hunter along with B & R believed in a larger main for power with if I recall reefing (1) which in mo
Bent Stanchion Intel jssailem at 8:11am 05.26.20 Welcome to the Forum @Joshua Radice. Congrats on your new boat. Yes the first event is always the wo
Mid-boom sheeting/loose footed main Crazy Dave Condon at 8:08am 05.26.20 If your boom is a Z Spar, contact U S Spars in Gainesville, Fl and talk with them as their masts and
Repacking the Stuffing Box SawyerCurt at 8:02am 05.26.20 One other note on the bronze shafts, the contact area with the cutlass bearing is also subject to c
(1) daviddp at 7:59am 05.26.20 179781
daviddp at 7:58am 05.26.20 Do you have black bakelite squares that sit on the deck with rectangular wood handrail on top of t
Bent Stanchion Intel Joshua Radice at 7:56am 05.26.20 Bingo! Thank you!
Rabbit hole Witzend at 7:56am 05.26.20 Check the connection to the fuel pump.

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