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One or Two Axles? Don at 9:55pm 09.01.02 Smaller Boats 4/925 I trailer my '86 C22 on it's original trailer which has one axle and 15 inch tires. I have been tryi
Pointing Problem Gary at 4:56pm 09.01.02 Smaller Boats 1/835 Since we sail in an area of extreme tides and frequent strong winds we have the boat reefed alot. M
Boats loans SailboatOwners.com at 2:55pm 09.01.02 Ask All Sailors 64/3592 Does your boat ever go out on the water without you at the helm? If so, who takes the boat out witho
How's a 96 M26x different than newer ones? Gary at 2:07pm 09.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1284 Found a 96' Mac 26x and was wondering what the major differences were between the later models....if
fuel polishing steven f. at 12:34pm 09.01.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1309 Has anybody out there in never-never land used a do-it-yourself fuel polishing kit? I've been readi
Leak between cabin pan and hull? Tom at 8:59am 09.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1015 I'm trying to find the source of a leak in my H34. The leak is below the waterline because it is co
Potomac, Cobb Island to Chesapeake Bay sailing Jim Seamans at 4:28am 09.01.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1385 My wife and I are ready to place our boat into a slippossibly year around. We have currently a Hunt
Mast removal for winter storage Michael Wallach at 3:25am 09.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1508 I have a 1992 Hunter 33.5 which is hauled and stored on land for the winter. Last year I kept my ma
O'Day 22 questions from new owner Ed Hebert at 2:55am 09.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1302 Hi everyone -I just took ownershp of a 1972 OD'22 (for nothing), and had my first chance to go ove
Hole in 336 hull - more info Bob Peters at 2:54am 09.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/876 Hello,I think this might be of interest to other owners. My 336 was hauled and the below note expl
Yo, Steve Dion Bill O'Donovan at 2:52am 09.01.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 Last year you suggested "biocide in the fuel" to keep it clean as well as "Bio-diesel to clean the e
Rudder rigging Terry at 2:41am 09.01.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1603 I have an older (83) MacGregor 22'. I recently overhauled the rudder and tiller. I took off all th
Leaking Hatch Claus Kratky at 2:39am 09.01.02 Big Boats 7/1063 Ok,I will bite.Having just worked my way through 480 postings in the archives,yes I learned a fewt
Stern rail for 25.5 Brad at 1:31am 09.01.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/868 Our stern rail was mangled recently in a hit from another boat and we need to replace it. Hunter gav
replacing halyard clif at 12:05am 09.01.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1000 I have an Oday 23 that i just bought about 1 month ago. I'm getting ready to take if for the first s
engine rpm issue Will Baker at 11:49pm 08.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/919 Yesterday, while out for a nice five hour day-sail on Lake Champlain, I had the following event occu
wheel bearings robert at 3:43pm 08.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1355 Does anyone know the inner and outer bearing sizes for the 26x trailer?
swing keel construction? John at 1:57pm 08.31.02 Smaller Boats 9/1833 I am in the process of purchasing a 1981' 22'(in the water) the swing keel is lowered easily with a
Hope the weather is fine up there. Mark at 1:11pm 08.31.02 Smaller Boats 3/826 Trusting all you Northerners are enjoying sailing in bright sunshine.So who would have thought it w
keel size Luc at 12:15pm 08.31.02 Smaller Boats 9/1017 Hi,I am planning to purchase a 1987 Hunter 23. My only concern is since the keel is kind of small,

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Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? srimes at 12:33pm 09.01.20 Here's a picture of the foot bracket. After cleaning some scuz off, I can see that the mast has be
Companionway Door Lock sail sfbay at 12:32pm 09.01.20 .....The mediocre quality and pervasive corrosion is so annoying that I will not purchase a replacem
Companionway Door Lock PaulK at 12:13pm 09.01.20 You would hope that a door latch & handle set costing $130 would not corrode to unworkability in jus
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? (2) Mickyfin at 12:03pm 09.01.20 184457184458
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 11:46am 09.01.20 Here's a picture of the foot bracket. After cleaning some scuz off, I can see that the mast has bee
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 11:29am 09.01.20 When raising with a gin pole (or by hand ) the mast base will allow a little lift in the vertical s
Forestay breaks for second time in three years walt at 11:27am 09.01.20 FYI, that boat has a rotating mast and no backstay. You need to have a good toggle on the forestay
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES JRacer at 11:20am 09.01.20 I think it is the depth transducer that the OP is having a problem with in this thread. Whoops, m
had the windows are done FastOlson at 11:20am 09.01.20 Small world. Our previous boat was built in Ontario. It had nice looking chromed bronze stanchion ba
Forestay breaks for second time in three years (1) rgranger at 11:19am 09.01.20 On the M25 and lower... the back stay is slack unless running down wind. I don't really know why t
Hunter 216 Chain Plate (5) Glenn8732 at 11:05am 09.01.20 Repair complete. I was shocked at my discovery. Original construction, ACP deck, 1" woodblock a
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors kloudie1 at 10:49am 09.01.20 They will eventually clear through the bypass line, but it may take some hours.. The injector flow r
Tire size vwjay at 10:45am 09.01.20
Motor will not cranked over Don Lucas at 10:35am 09.01.20 Check your wiring connections and the start relay and the solenoid at the engine. I finally had to
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors kloudie1 at 10:33am 09.01.20 The smallest itsy bitsy little bubble in the line from the HP pump to the injector will affect the t
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors ggrizzard at 10:30am 09.01.20 I don't think you do. Whatever air is at the injectors should be pushed out by the fuel in the line
H-34 Manual Fuel Check SabreToothedEngineer at 10:29am 09.01.20 @SabreToothedEngineer It is an easy task to remove the old sensor, clip the wires, stick a stick d
Cheek blocks? Allan12210 at 10:23am 09.01.20 Where do you normally set up your genoa cars my track has numbers on it. Is there a rule of thumb?
1996 HUNTER LEGEND 40.5 DEPTH AND TRANSDUCER ISSUES smokey73 at 10:16am 09.01.20 Testing procedure for the transducer: Testing Speed Transducer I think it is the depth transducer
Motor will not cranked over Johnb at 10:15am 09.01.20 Exactly what the others have said. The starter solenoid can take 20 amps or more to pull in and a po

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