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Where's the archives? Al at 6:28am 05.22.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1030 I have tried to look at the archives section of this site, but it never comes up. Has this function
Elbow pain? Thom Hoffman at 3:57am 05.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/935 One of the projects I'll likely be getting into this summer is the replacement of the mixing elbow o
Battery Charger Monty at 3:42am 05.22.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1062 I have a Shipwright charger and am trying to find out if it is a three phase and get a manual. Any h
Why cotter pins? Why not 'D' rings? Ward at 3:02am 05.22.03 Ask All Sailors 10/3648 All the pins on my standing rigging are held in place with SS cotter pins. I raise and lower my mas
Best material for cushions colin at 2:11am 05.22.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 I am planning on having my cushions recovered and wondered what the best material would be. I like
Is this enough weight for a day anchor? craig at 1:40am 05.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1063 I was going out this morning to a garage sale looking for a used grill to take to our lake home. We
mast bracket and sidestay damage Tim at 1:01am 05.22.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1046 The bracket that holds the mast up and a sidestay broke while docked in a heavy wind. Any ideas reg
C27 PHRF Rating on Lake Huron Ed at 11:34pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/921 What is the PHRF rating for an older C27 in Lake Huron with a standard rig?Can I get some numbers
H23 Main Sail conection to the mast Tim H. at 10:17pm 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 6/1564 Just bought a 1989 Hunter 23 and I noticed that the main sail attaches to the mast via some plastic
mast rake adjustment. Rob j at 6:10pm 05.21.03 Smaller Boats 7/2362 does anyone have a simple way of adjusting the mast rake to improve performance?
Nice afternoon sailing Andrew Brayshaw at 5:44pm 05.21.03 Big Boats 4/829 I just thought you might like to know what I got up to yesterday afternoon - I am anchored just outs
Extra water tank for C310 Sue Innes at 5:04pm 05.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1426 I am purchasing a new Catalina 31 but note that the one water tanks hold less water than my Catalina
You were right! Frank Ladd at 2:11pm 05.21.03 Day Sailers 1/1538 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 3/2772 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 6/1595 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 2/988 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 6/991 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 3/987 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 5/934 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 3/1495 I'm looking for a mainsheet traveler for my 1993 MacGregor 26. The 26M on display at the Pacific Sa

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I win! Glsawyer at 6:31am 10.26.20 That's exactly what I expected. Those are quite robust steering mechanisms, and your's looks to be
I win! garymalmgren at 6:27am 10.26.20 If that system was good enough for Slocum it would be good enough for me.
I win! DArcy at 6:22am 10.26.20 My steering set up. That is a nice setup. Any changes you make will not be as robust, reliable or
problems filling diesel tank RoyS at 6:07am 10.26.20 Vent line must be located on top of tank at the highest point. Line must not dip down after leaving
I win! dLj at 6:05am 10.26.20 My steering set up. That's exactly what I expected. Those are quite robust steering mechanisms, an
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! jssailem at 5:55am 10.26.20 These are electrical signals being sent from the tank sensor to the gauge. First check is to inspect
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! shemandr at 5:55am 10.26.20 Those have been the subject of many threads. Bottom line is that they don't work very well. A sear
I win! (1) Glsawyer at 5:46am 10.26.20 My steering set up.
Lifeline autopsy Morgan donor at 5:35am 10.26.20
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 RoyS at 5:34am 10.26.20 The muffler (Centek, I think) on my boat is nearly impossible to reach under the fuel tank. It has a
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 kloudie1 at 5:24am 10.26.20 https://www.centekmarine.com/product-category/inline-mufflers/?pa_outlet-size=2&pa_inlet-size=2
Battery Sizing RoyS at 5:17am 10.26.20 Another consideration for the future is your lighting. If you are still using incandescent lamps in
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 4:40am 10.26.20 This is different than the low voltage. It's short cycling. And it can be caused by a few things: l
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:34am 10.26.20 JK Boston's comment is valid. Most of these controllers have a low voltage cutout. This is differ
Replacing Danfoss 101N0210 with 101N0212 buddybear at 4:25am 10.26.20 I have had this failure twice. It is the control module -- an expensive, but easy, replacement. A
Stress testing my hydronic heater. Hayden Watson at 12:17am 10.26.20 I am not sure if that is stored in the computer or not. it is all handled by its internal ECU. The
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 mnmpizza at 9:56pm 10.25.20 PO should have scuffed up the blue material a little better, might have held... my $0.02
Stress testing my hydronic heater. Mark Maulden at 9:43pm 10.25.20 Do you know what the duty cycle for the Espar was?
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 longnate08 at 9:05pm 10.25.20 Yeah the inlet and outlet have to be on opposite ends of the chamber for the muffler to fit the spac
Lifeline autopsy Hayden Watson at 8:25pm 10.25.20 The vinyl covers on my lifelines looked just as bad as yours and our local race rules do not allow v

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