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Small motor Mark at 8:08pm 11.17.02 Smaller Boats 7/922 Am trying to purchase a small diesel motor to put in one of our small (18') yachts. Preferably sing
Fuel Tank pickup tube (hose) Dale Thompson at 3:47pm 11.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1250 Past experienc with a Cat30 (hull 3952)found me without engine because Catalina Yachts placed a scre
Sail Handling Leif Askeland at 2:35pm 11.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/866 Sail handling on my Vision 36 is simply too much for me to handle by myself. I have been considerin
Wave height - how high have you been? SailboatOwners.com at 1:27pm 11.17.02 Ask All Sailors 85/6310 Even though wave shape and distance apart may be more critical, wave height and size counts, too.
Cover boy SailboatOwners.com at 1:07pm 11.17.02 Ask All Sailors 0/986 Those of you who have December's Sail magazine may have noticed an article promoted on the cover: P
Perfection! SailboatOwners.com at 1:02pm 11.17.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1228 The following honor roll recognizes the folks who aced Gary's Sailing Skills Quiz... on the first tr
To all San Diego owners. Bob F at 12:33pm 11.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/695 I live in Phoenix, but keep my 376 in SD. 6 weeks ago while heading out of the bay, there was a 35-4
Since we're discussing the changing of impellers.. Bob F at 12:25pm 11.17.02 Big Boats 4/814 IS there any rule of thumb about WHEN to change the impeller as a preventative maintenence item? 50h
Transmission Fluid Barrie McDonald at 12:08pm 11.17.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1637 My Hunter Legend 37 has a Yanmar 3HM35 FC inboard engine . The manual says to use Shell Dextron tra
Rudder replacement Royce at 11:59am 11.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1397 Has anyone with a older h30 with a skeg hung rudder, replaced the rudder with a balanced spade and e
Rigging Tension Tom at 11:25am 11.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1140 I just purchased a Calina 30, very nice but the prior owner just used it as a condo. He never saile
Mattress Condensation MIke D at 10:53am 11.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1079 Does anyone remember the name of the product that was talked about on the owner's Web extensively. I
i will kill my macgregor 25 boatslayer at 10:29am 11.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1350 i got all the papers and plates and stuff for my 1985 macgregor 25. i thought great i now have my fi
Want to purchase a Hunter 40- 89 or 90 model Jerry Oosterhous at 10:10am 11.17.02 Big Boats 1/876 I'm interested in purchasing a Hunter 40 1989 or 1990 model. If you are interested in selling your b
Blisters on the ruder John F at 9:47am 11.17.02 Big Boats 1/875 I recently pulled my Hunter 1998 376 and discovered about 50 - 75 blisters on the rudder. The boat
Beneteau Owners beat the rest Jose Venegas at 8:32am 11.17.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1235 Check out the posting showing that, based on the recent quiz, Beneteau owners were more knowledgeabl
Replacing Wooden Spreaders -- Please HELP ! Chuck at 8:21am 11.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/1120 Felow Cat30 owners, I'm looking to replace my original wooden spreaders with the retro-fit aluminum
Cooling Water Pump John Power at 8:15am 11.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/902 I own a 1977 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar YSM12 inboard diesel engine. I recently took the boat out of th
looking @27' hunter 1979 ?s john at 8:11am 11.17.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/785 I am contemplating the purchase of a 27' hunter 1979. I few questions:-has anyone stepped the mast
Back Railing is 1"? Can someone help? Pat Dye at 8:07am 11.17.02 Smaller Boats 3/732 Hi,I just bought an H26, but it's located a few hours plane ride away at the moment and I want to

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Check your sink drain hoses... S/V Honu at 1:33am 08.15.20 I replaced the sink drain through hull on my boat last week in water, as the plywood pad had deterio
H42 Anodes question eianm at 12:15am 08.15.20 Found the problem! Had to pay a specialist galvanic corrosion expert to come and find it, but he did
What is wrong with this roller furler? DrJudyB at 11:42pm 08.14.20 and you can fabricobble something yourself :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh:
Genoa Clew Ring DrJudyB at 11:21pm 08.14.20 Please share the rest of the story: Advantages. No hang up. No banging. Advantages. Is chafe or UV
Genoa Clew Ring jssailem at 9:50pm 08.14.20 I like soft shackles. So do I Andrew.
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing (1) Sailavie1 at 9:22pm 08.14.20 Hey all I just took the new Russian COVID-19 vaccine shot yesterday.:) I can tell can tell you the
Tire size Benny17441 at 9:16pm 08.14.20 5.30-12 is the size of the tire. Don't know what that 4.50 refers to. Many rims come with a 4.50
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing srimes at 9:13pm 08.14.20 I haven't gotten a dinghy for my boat, but I have a large inflatable stand up paddleboard that shoul
Tire size twistedskipper at 9:01pm 08.14.20 The two things that matter are: 1. Tires correctly fit the rim 2. Tires are rated for the load they
Check your sink drain hoses... jaysweet at 8:55pm 08.14.20 Well, I was pretty sure I wasn't the first one to notice this, but it probably can't hurt to mention
Corroded aluminum tank replacement CarlN at 8:54pm 08.14.20 Because it's under the berth cushion, I'd look at cutting the fiberglass top and lifting the tank ou
Check your sink drain hoses... Benny17441 at 8:42pm 08.14.20 The discharge to the head sink drain is above the waterline where those hoses and plastic through hu
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. CarlN at 8:39pm 08.14.20 Hows the pot density in the Basin? Very few pots in the Basin proper but in the channel on the way
Check your sink drain hoses... Rich Stidger at 8:33pm 08.14.20 Been there, done that. See my post from 2016. Sorry you didn't see it sooner...... https://forums
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 8:32pm 08.14.20 I'm happy to help, give me a call! 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-Fri, 9-3:30 Pacific https://shop.hunterow
Thru Hull Fittings CarlN at 8:31pm 08.14.20 After you see the boat, if the only thing you don't like are the seacocks - buy it. You can always c
Check your sink drain hoses... Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 08.14.20 How very true. Saw someone else mention this problem years ago here and decided to take a look at
Hunter 26.5 sail sfbay at 8:24pm 08.14.20 Welcome to the forum!! The Hunter 26.5 manual did not have these specs so suggest either removing e
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 08.14.20 I think the first thing to understand here is that you are not going into a 40+ ft. racing machine.
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing CarlN at 8:12pm 08.14.20 Definitely go with two bilge pumps for redundancy. A small one for "nuisance water" that will get th

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