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Diesel Fuel Drip Lewis at 7:43am 12.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1108 1993 Hunter 28 - When engine is running I notice a small drip around the fuel pump. The drip seems t
Reference Articles george kornreich at 7:30am 12.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 15/1572 Where have your reference articles been moved to? Can't find them now.
Nexus sailing instruments John Visser at 7:26am 12.02.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1517 Anyyone have Nexus sailing instruments (Brunton/Silvea), or know much about them? i'm interested, b
H33 Engine Dipstick Access Roger Rollins at 7:13am 12.02.02 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1171 I've recently bought a '79 H33. There's a small round plastic port in the inboard wall of the head
Where's my post? John Visser at 7:11am 12.02.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/903 Phil,Where's my post entitled "C36 technical drawings" in the big boats forum? Seems to have disa
Enlarge H340 anchor locker? Ken Kindrick at 6:36am 12.02.02 Big Boats 1/994 On my Hunter 340 I have 300 feet of nylon rode plus 60 feet of chain, using a windless. When retriev
Hunter 170 vs Catalina 16.5 Rod at 6:22am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 15/9377 I'm looking to purchase my first sailboat. I'm leaning toward a daysailor because I'd like to be abl
Catalina 16.5 vs Hunter 170 Rod at 6:21am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 2/2223 I'm looking to purchase my first sailboat. I'm leaning toward a daysailor because I'd like to be abl
Board movement Carl at 6:06am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 1/1019 Just wondering if someone could tell me how much movement there should be at the tip of the board wh
leaking 5/8 pipe fitting on H 34 water tank jim oursler at 5:31am 12.02.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1677 Bottom fitting leaks, the water outlet on the port side tank. Removed fitting and replaced using te
SWAGELESS RIGGING FITTINGS Dave Slepoy at 5:13am 12.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1197 I AM INTERESTED IN CHANGING FROM A SINGLE BACKSTAY ON MY CATALINA 28 TO A SPLIT BACKSTAY SYSTEM. I S
Capsize Screen Francis at 4:43am 12.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1480 Have a question that somebody might be able to answer. I was looking at the different models of macg
Stanchions and Lifelines -Winter Project Graham Kalbli at 4:42am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 1/858 I am planning some winter projects for my '84 Hunter 20. One of which is Lifelines and 18" stanchio
1975 Hunter 25' Matt Shipman at 4:41am 12.02.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2323 Interested in seeing if anyone else has this year and model, I am thinking of buying one and need to
Headsails bunching up on the pulpit- help! Mary at 4:39am 12.02.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/949 Hi,Our 84 OD222 had parted with its furler before we bought her. My question is the attitude of the
Sooner or later its gonna happen Rick Ellis at 4:24am 12.02.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1025 I have been sailing since I was about 5 and I am now almost 50. Spent 23 years as a merchant seaman
Jacksonville FL trip 26 DEC. John Baumgartner at 4:06am 12.02.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1335 I'm trailering my 260 down to Jacksonville Fl. the day after Christmas,I will be staying at the Navy
leaky faucets Christine Haake at 4:04am 12.02.02 Smaller Boats 1/2307 Both faucets leak in my H26 and Hunter says they cannot get replacement parts, only completely new
To haul out or not? Gil Kruemmel at 4:03am 12.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 13/1157 Last winter I hauled my 85 Hunter 31 out for the winter...gave her a new bottom coating and waxing..
Trailering a Cat-27 Randy at 3:48am 12.02.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/955 I am looking for a trailer for my Cat-27. I am wanting to move the boat to Portland soon. Sailing th

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Stink Boat markwbird at 9:58pm 09.23.20 I hadn't heard that a 3-way valve is a problem. I have a T-fitting just ahead of the macerator pum
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries markwbird at 9:52pm 09.23.20 That would definitely be better weight distribution. How many batteries did you get there? I've g
Time to replace standing rigging karellen at 9:49pm 09.23.20 The yard I would like to use is checking to see if their rigger has experience with B&R. They don't
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner whitegc at 8:51pm 09.23.20 Hi Kyle, I'm also a new Widgeon owner in Colorado. Mine is a '78. I bought it on Sept 14, and have
She's creaking at 40 DArcy at 8:23pm 09.23.20 Oscillating multi-tools are great for this kind of work but fiberglass really chews through the blad
Orca Attacks? Brian D at 7:54pm 09.23.20 Most of the Sasquatchs are in California, trying to pick up Orcas. See it all the time on the beach.
Sailmakers DArcy at 6:53pm 09.23.20 Talk to Dave at North. He is the local rep, he is very knowledgeable. Let him know I sent you, hopef
Tank Monitor mytime at 6:48pm 09.23.20 Your boat has several tanks and they all have a name ............... only way us dumbasses can id
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... sail sfbay at 6:29pm 09.23.20 You learn something new every day!!
She's creaking at 40 Project_Mayhem at 6:25pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your b
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... Project_Mayhem at 6:22pm 09.23.20 Made a small hole in the film and attached a vacuum cleaner hose then turned the vacuum on to shrin
She's creaking at 40 Mr. Dave at 6:17pm 09.23.20 Oh, right, that looks a lot better...
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 09.23.20 confusing part is buying foam without getting to feel the firmness Call BuyFoam.com to see if they
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 6:01pm 09.23.20 Ed thanks a lot I really appreciate your advice. I am going to drill and tap. You saved me a lot of
WINTER arrived... shemandr at 6:00pm 09.23.20 And there's a already a Festivus Pole.
She's creaking at 40 Davidasailor26 at 5:59pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your b
Time to replace standing rigging shemandr at 5:57pm 09.23.20 I don't think I would trust standard lengths. The B&R rig is generally pre-tuned off the boat, whi
She's creaking at 40 Mr. Dave at 5:53pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your bo
She's creaking at 40 dlochner at 5:44pm 09.23.20 Access it from underneath don't touch the top . Use an oscillating saw to cut underneath and remo
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 5:43pm 09.23.20 the prop is spinning now (heard it moving when we were getting towed). Somewhat unrelated to the t

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