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Hunter 34 Compresion Post Brent Lewis at 11:55am 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1445 Looking at purchasing 85 Hunter 34 and am aware of compression post problems. This boat has slight d
Snapped keel bolts Jerry Moran at 11:47am 06.04.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1127 One of the keel bolts that hold the keel hanger casting to the hull snapped with part of it still in
Head Intake David Popken at 11:38am 06.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1400 I have a 78 H30 that came my way with a self contained all plastic head w/integral holding tank (3ga
first REALLY windy sail jeff #14640 at 11:36am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 9/1030 we had our first really windy sail on sunday. when we arrived at the boat yard the owner, a life lo
How deep am I??? Mark at 11:18am 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1208 I recently bought and installed a depth finder in my '83 Mac 25. The transducer is a "thru hull" so
Another Warning & First again (1) Jim Seamans at 10:12am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 12/895 Sure getting tired of being first!!! ;-)Monday night after being out all Memorial weekend,I was c
We have 23 Cliff Ruckstuhl at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/812 We now Have 23 sailors on the 28.5 Group and we are getting new memebers all the time. Email me for
Help with self tendin jib Dave S. at 9:47am 06.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/996 I bought V2-24 (1972) a while back and am finaly ready to launch her under sail. I dicovered that I
hood furler tony giaccio at 9:01am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/1006 HOOD FURLER--CONTINUES TO OVER LAP IN THE DRUM WHEN I ALLOW IT TO RUN OUT W/O RESTRAINING IT.I'VE PR
Insurance Caribbean Miguel Gonzalez-del-Rey at 8:38am 06.04.02 Big Boats 4/885 Saludos!!I'm trying to get a quote of insurance for a Hunter 356 that is going to be sailing in the
Cradle specs for 27ft oday John Warnick at 8:23am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1383 I would like some sizes for a cradle for a 27ft oday.what is the best type,How many points is best
450/456 Watermakers Gordon Myers at 8:00am 06.04.02 Big Boats 3/953 Not wanting to recreate the wheel. 450 ' 456 owners - Do you have a watermaker? If so please tel
Relocating Traveler on 78 Oday 30 Brad Berlin at 7:36am 06.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/956 I am very interested in any advice and/or pictures of a main traveler relocation to the cabin roof.
Swamped Cockpit Gunter Meyer at 7:20am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/895 These questions concern specifically the 75-84 H27.Has anybody had to sail the boat with a heavily
Possible Keel Housing damage Lewis at 7:16am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 1/935 Recently while winching the keel of my Catalina 22 into the raised position, the cable snapped allow
hard start deisel jim at 7:15am 06.04.02 Big Boats 9/1261 the deisel on my catalina 30 takes longer to start than I'd like. i hold the glow plug for 20 to 30
240 Mast Bill Sieber at 7:12am 06.04.02 Smaller Boats 3/921 I splashed my new 240 for the first time and got it to the dock without incident! When comparing it
Hunter 306 Jim Parks at 6:35am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/2834 I am finally going to be moving up from my venerable Hunter 23. Looking seriously at a new (Wow!) H
Forward Hatch Replacement Dorian Quirk at 6:07am 06.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/931 I have a 1987 Hunter 26.5 and would like to replace the forward hatch with a plexiglass model; the c
Stop over in Canada craig shaw at 5:45am 06.04.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/929 Just to let you know I just made my trip from Port Clinton to Lake Huron. The first night we stayed

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Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? Charles Erwin at 1:12pm 06.21.20 When you drop the pump back in place make sure the rack pin (the pin that sticks out horizontally fr
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 1:12pm 06.21.20 Thanks to all. It looks like the Quest fittings. The Nut, Cone, and Ring picture looks like what is
Nice Run... sailme88 at 1:04pm 06.21.20 No criticism here, but it never would have occurred to me to motor sail with a chute. Interesting i
Nice Run... sailme88 at 1:00pm 06.21.20 Nice. You got to experience several power sources. I like it. Should have been a great introduction
Transducer placement on a 18.5 Hunter Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 06.21.20 Where this "place in a liquid" crap comes from is anyone's guess. Check the archives on this site t
Yanmar starting problem Tim Mills at 12:35pm 06.21.20 The bleed screw or a banjo fitting may have loosened
Newport to Bermuda Race (1) Davidasailor26 at 12:21pm 06.21.20
Battery issues Stu Jackson at 12:06pm 06.21.20 You might also find some help here: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Tim22 at 11:26am 06.21.20 I would. Isn't that the point of a starting battery? For me the only point of having the second ba
Does anyone know a good Diesel Mechanic in Connecticut? PaulK at 11:21am 06.21.20 It seems like power was lost to the whole panel, possibly the common ground for panel wore through
Fitting jacklines with a pop top jssailem at 11:13am 06.21.20 Ken. If you placed a properly backed padeye on the deck of the salon roof would the deck material be
Upgrading to LiFePO4 Head Sail at 10:56am 06.21.20 If I keep an FLA for starting do I need to change the starter wiring to always use the FLA? I wou
Fitting jacklines with a pop top Ken Cross at 10:40am 06.21.20 @srimes I saw this link in my email this am. Reassessing Clip-In Location Points Continue Reading f
Battery issues (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 06.21.20 Hi @Petunia and welcome to the site. Just from your brief write up it's obvious you have real batte
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 10:09am 06.21.20 Here are the levers referenced in the drawing.. Kloudie 1 need your guidance. After assembly and
Fitting jacklines with a pop top jssailem at 10:08am 06.21.20 @srimes I saw this link in my email this am. Reassessing Clip-In Location Points Continue Reading
H31 main sheet jssailem at 9:53am 06.21.20 I whipped the end and tied a simple shackle knot. 3f4Ef7Y3SqU. It more than smoothly works I have
H31 main sheet Flip Rutledge at 9:49am 06.21.20 It is at least 2 times the height from the deck to the top of the mast, plus a bit of tail. For a Hu
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode (1) jssailem at 9:49am 06.21.20 Hale marine shows this image for your listed model. E zincs at BoatZincs.com (978-841-9978) - The O
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 9:40am 06.21.20 Driving home yesterday, I got to thinking about my days of coaching youth soccer and social distanci

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