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Trailer Roller Rich at 12:34am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 4/751 Last year I purchased a '98 240,and enjoyed sailing it this past year.Other then the streach it take
320 TV Location Gary at 12:08am 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1089 Anyone out there have a clever place to put a TV on a 320.(by clever, I don't mean on the nav table
Looking for a depth finder Brad at 11:15pm 10.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1298 What kind of depth finders are people out there using? I'm planning on adding a depth finder to my
Rigid Boom Vang Ben at 11:03pm 10.13.02 Big Boats 5/1426 Looking to add a rigid boom vang. Has anyone done it on a Hunter 34? Which unit would you recommen
choosing the right pole Robert Pell at 4:29pm 10.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/880 I am interested in outfitting 336 with a wisker or spinaker pole. I do not as yet own a spinaker but
Yanmar 3JH2E Marine gear oil ? Morrie at 2:39pm 10.13.02 Ask All Sailors 4/4249 I have a Yanmar 3JH2E in my Hunter 37c with the KBW series Marine gear. The Yanmar manual calls for
Centerboard troubles Charles at 2:39pm 10.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1111 I had an accident with my centerboard while out on the lake this weekend. The centerboard got caugh
Selling Your Hunter Jim Shugart at 1:26pm 10.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1032 Ahoy mates,I am considering "maybe" changing from my multi-purpose 1992 Hunter 27 down to a daysail
H30 Stuffing Box Design David Popken at 1:11pm 10.13.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1898 I have just been through the 400+ archive articles on stuffing boxes and re-packing, etc. and the li
Welding on a mast. Bill Leathen at 12:51pm 10.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/981 Somehow, the top sheave in my mast on my Hunter 23 wing keel boat pulled downward and tore out the p
O'Day Swift restoration Mike at 12:50pm 10.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1901 I have an O'day Swift hull and am looking for someplace to purchase the mast, sail, tiller, and cent
Leaks around mast support Kirk Haverland at 12:49pm 10.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1195 We have a leak in our 1998 280 that appears to follow the wires from inside the mast through the dec
Problem with the compass Carl Manns at 12:46pm 10.13.02 Big Boats 1/942 On my new h410 I have not been able to compensate completely for E/W deviation. After trying everyth
A couple of tips about my ole'leaky Mariner Craig - Boston at 12:34pm 10.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1053 Hey-Though I would share a few successes with my boat.I posted last year on the board about wate
Yanmar 2GM20F emits thick black smoke David at 12:28pm 10.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3493 After a 2 1/2 month lay-up, the 2GM20F diesel on my '88 H33.5 emits a thick black smoke sporadically
Racor 110 Fuel Filter Drain Plug Dick Carey at 12:13pm 10.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1393 Hi Guys ' Gals,I think I have a brain cramp. On the bottom of the Racor 110 Fuel Filter (metal bo
Fine yacht Mark at 11:45am 10.13.02 Big Boats 7/1392 Not often we get the chance down under in Western Australia to view a Catalina 36 MKII. The Mandura
Rudder blues Michael Austin at 10:50am 10.13.02 Big Boats 9/1189 I just bought a 1988 Hunter Legend 37.5I love the boat except with the shallow draft wing keelthe
Tach question Dave at 10:28am 10.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/948 All season there has been no problem .Recently the tach started not regstering. At the same time the
yanmar 2gm robert at 10:26am 10.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1272 how do you drain the coolant on the yanmar 2gm20 to replace the fluid? thanks

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Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 6:18am 09.06.20 The skeg was likely part of the mold when the hull was laid up and not bolted or glassed in later.
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed JDE at 6:01am 09.06.20
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 5:53am 09.06.20 I didn't remove that panel. Vented loop seemed to be ok so left as is. Hi Scott, Maybe I misunders
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed JDE at 5:48am 09.06.20 Flexing of the hull due to inadequate interior support makes sense as there are no visible exterior
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dlochner at 5:36am 09.06.20 Mostly what @jssailem said. There are a couple of issues, the skeg supports the rudder, so lateral
what is it? now with pic (1) SailingLoto at 5:28am 09.06.20 Look around on the boat or mast for possible mounting hardware.... it could be struts for stabilizi
what is it? now with pic sailme88 at 5:05am 09.06.20 Without closer inspection , my best guess is support tubing for a cockpit awning
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner Tim Mills at 4:54am 09.06.20 There should be a separate strainer and seacock just for the ac system. Not the same as the engine r
Hard to raise mainsail Kevin Johnson at 4:50am 09.06.20 I put dry lube on the slugs and into track slots. Final result is even my wife can raise the main a
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jssailem at 3:00am 09.06.20 questions are: 1. Is the amount of movement normal for this kind of rudder? Unknown. Would want to
what is it? now with pic Will Gilmore at 2:17am 09.06.20 How about an antenna mast that mounts to the stern rail? -Will (Dragonfly)
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 1:21am 09.06.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. True, but not all marinized Kubota en
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 Hayden Watson at 11:06pm 09.05.20 FYI all Universal diesels are marinized Kubota engines. As Stu said, M25 = D850, M25XP = D950. Thi
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 weekendrken at 10:26pm 09.05.20
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner BigEasy at 9:24pm 09.05.20
Bilge pump wiring. Old pump wired through the panel + switch. Is that normal? limbodog at 9:21pm 09.05.20 Ok, sounds like I know what to do. Thanks everyone
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner JamesG161 at 9:14pm 09.05.20 I had a survey done All of the through hulls should be called out on that Survey. Look at the bo
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner stm11 at 9:04pm 09.05.20 I didn't know...hence why I ask. Yes. I had a survey done and I had very minor issues, nothing mecha
1995 Hunter 336 Air Conditioner JamesG161 at 8:59pm 09.05.20 isn't the raw/sea water pump inlet (seacock) the same for water circulating through the engine for
Water in bilge while heeling in port tack Joe at 8:56pm 09.05.20 Check vents in freshwater tank....on port tack it would indicate the culprit leak would be on starbo

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