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Rain water inside the hull Jim Baggs at 10:13pm 08.11.02 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2633 I recently bought a 1980 Ranger 20 trailered sail boat. The previous owner said it sat in his yard
Vision 32 Bulkhead Experience Rob Sherrill at 9:49pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/1497 Has any one of you Vision owners ever had the rear bulkhead removed from your boat? It seems to be
Trying to match interior wood. Robert Wenhold at 9:48pm 08.11.02 Big Boats 3/865 I want to replace the radio in the entertainment console with an upgraded radio/cd player. In so do
Halyard configuration Rick Rose at 9:37pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 7/1026 I'm a novice sailor with a 1977 C22, and I have a question about the rig.As found, the jib halyard
Oil pump Bill O'Donovan at 9:34pm 08.11.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1004 Here's a foolproof way to suck the most oil out of a Yanmar 2GM. Buy a 10-inch piece of brass tubing
hatch adjuster and fan john withrow at 9:33pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 1/964 Gut a new v berth hatch on my 94 h26. Got it from hunter. It has holes predrilled for a hatch adju
Worst day on the water SailboatOwners.com at 3:35pm 08.11.02 Ask All Sailors 40/2870 There's an old saying that a bad day on the water is better than a good day in the office. Is that r
steering the 26x robert at 2:47pm 08.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1151 I am new to sailing and the 26x is my first boat. I find that the steering requires a great deal of
compression post Domenic Trella at 1:38pm 08.11.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/936 I have a 1979 30 ft Hunter. The I-beam in the bilge is looking pretty bad. It is very rusted and sta
Mast Painting George Brown at 1:02pm 08.11.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1110 When I purchased my 30 new I brought her to fresh water. Due to the fact she was not going to be ex
Passage 42 interior modification Bruce Hill at 12:52pm 08.11.02 Big Boats 3/809 This weekend I decided to do some overdue cleaning below the cabin sole on our Passage 42. To do th
Boom Connection Joseph at 12:28pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 4/1494 We just bought a Catalina 22 after sailing a MacGregor for years. While preparing to trailer the bo
Transom Ladder Perry Martin at 12:24pm 08.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1267 Our 14 yr old ladder with its wooden treads has finally had it. Any ideas on types of transom ladder
Wind Generator Farm on Cape Cod? Rick D at 12:19pm 08.11.02 Other Sailboats 2/798 The Los Angeles Times had an article about large wind electrical generators on what I think was Cape
My old boat's about to get wet... Alan at 12:06pm 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 0/820 Hey, thanks for your response to my recent inquiries. I'm about to have 22' launched this week and o
Broken weld on bow light. Terry at 11:49am 08.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/942 The weld holding the bow light broke when the lake levels dropped last year resulting in the bow lig
First 310 Bimini Don at 11:28am 08.11.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1047 I own a 1993 First 310 and want to install a bimini. The problem, the boom is too low. One installer
O'Day 20' Need Electrical System Drawing Ruben at 8:16am 08.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1013 I have just bought a O'Day 20 that has no electrical system except for the actual bow, stern ' mast
Stainless Steel Cleaning (Again!) Carl and Juliana Dupre at 6:49am 08.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1194 Our 2001 H340 has LOTS of stainless steel on it, and cleaning at least some of that stainless steel
Inverter questions Monty at 6:13am 08.11.02 Big Boats 6/950 I have a Heart 20 inverter, two battery banks, a seperate starter battery, the remote unit with the

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Help with cooling system Benny17441 at 8:16pm 07.03.20 When you replaced the impeller what was the condition of the old one? Sometimes vanes and pieces b
Propane outboard?? sesmith at 8:09pm 07.03.20 The Lehr has a purge at the carb for this that you activate by pushing a pin or paperclip through a
Wheel pulling to port under power Benny17441 at 8:01pm 07.03.20 How about under sail? How about if you shift to neutral? If it is only under engine power what i
The WTF Thread sesmith at 7:51pm 07.03.20 We got dismasted while sailing our first sailboat (a hunter 23.5) on Lake Champlain. Does that coun
Hunter 260 Bilge Question twistedskipper at 7:46pm 07.03.20 On my Hunter 26, the 260 predecessor, that is definitely the bilge, with a bulge pump and float swit
Will this go boom? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 7:35pm 07.03.20 I have two fuel tanks. Both live in the laz, each side of the engine which sits in a well. BUT Th
Wheel pulling to port under power DaveMcL at 7:16pm 07.03.20
Wheel pulling to port under power victorhoisington at 7:16pm 07.03.20 First off, It is not normal. When you say spin to port, are you talking spin like a round up spin t
Help with cooling system dfp51 at 7:14pm 07.03.20 @SecondWind, I have checked all the hoses from the sea cock to the raw water pump. I have also pull
Will this go boom? jon hansen at 7:03pm 07.03.20 thankyou
Help with cooling system secondwind410 at 7:02pm 07.03.20 Check the hose between the strainer and the water pump. I had seaweed get past the strainer and it r
Will this go boom? secondwind410 at 6:59pm 07.03.20 Never store inside
Will this go boom? cb32863 at 6:57pm 07.03.20 Ummmmm......... no.
Help with cooling system Don S/V ILLusion at 6:48pm 07.03.20 When was the last time you checked the heat exchanger and exhaust elbow?
Hunter 19 (91-94) Floating Centerboard (3) Steve-in-VA at 6:34pm 07.03.20 Evidently the centerboard met with some calamity with a previous owner and they had the centerboard
Will this go boom? jon hansen at 6:14pm 07.03.20 you know the answer!
Advice pbknowles at 5:53pm 07.03.20 OK, I'll fess up. I am paying $18K for a 1984. Good hull, deck and decent interior with freshly re
Hello, new 37C owner here (1) pbknowles at 5:31pm 07.03.20 Here is a picture of the mast step in the (soon to be) mine 1984. The black piece is an odd materia
Hunter 146 cockpit bailer detached from hose stickinthemud57 at 5:21pm 07.03.20
12 volt wiring question. heritage at 5:06pm 07.03.20 The wire from the alternator to starter will cause an additional 0.07v drop in the charging circuit,

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