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Maintenance Parts List - H326 OCSailor at 2:22am 01.20.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/952 I closed on a new (to me) 2004 H326. I know I will have many questions and will keep them to separa
Concrete mooring anchor lifetime? smokey73 at 8:26pm 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 19/4195 Does anyone out there have a feel as to how long a servicable lifetime one can expect for a commerci
Tiller hard to steer Brian Buzz at 8:02pm 01.19.20 Mid-Size Boats 18/3992 On my 1979 Catalina 27 outboard model is it normal that my tiller gets harder to turn the faster I
Forespar customer service 19thol at 8:26am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 3/549 I was looking for a place to do a shout out to Forespar, couldn't find one so here it goes. When I b
Will 35lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller Brad Cross at 8:25am 01.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/949 Will 35 lb Mantus anchor fit 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 381 bow roller
Bald guy problems... agprice22 at 7:23am 01.19.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2018 As a bald person, I have learned that hair not only insulates the scalp, it protects it from scrapes
The Everglades Challenge 300 Will Gilmore at 6:04am 01.19.20 Racing 3/1366 Not your typical sailboat race. The next race is Saturday, March 07, 2020. The Everglades Challeng
Suggested 30' Boats for Short Handed Long Distance Racing Ducati at 5:15am 01.19.20 Racing 11/3342 I have a budget between $20000 - $30000 for a boat around 30' Must be trailerable Single or Double h
Lower Shroud Under deck mounting broken (1) Screen Saver at 11:39pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2705 Hi. Does anyone know how the stainless strut shown in the picture is attached to the underside of th
What is this? ScottySailor at 10:14pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/538 Hey sailor mates this is on my newly bought 84 Hunter 31. Before I remove it or I may want to use i
Antifreeze air lock? Clydo at 6:32pm 01.18.20 Catalina 310 7/1305 On my Catalina 30 with M25 engine when drain and replace antifreeze sometimes would have air lock bl
1980 h37c hot water heater install Jaxg at 5:44pm 01.18.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/856 Where in the heck can I squeeze this thing in? The starboard lazaret os the only place that seems
winter time, sailing videos i like when the boats are in the barn jon hansen at 3:52pm 01.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 7/800 Mf33z9qr8dQ
Electrical Problem, I think.... OdayGeorge at 2:59pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1086 My Universal diesel won't start. It's the D-18 (14 HP) model. When I press the start, there isn't
Juniors Day shemandr at 2:45pm 01.18.20 Racing 4/539 Since moving to FL I haven't had much to do with sailing or for that matter the water. Today I had
Converting a dumb alt. NYSail at 2:26pm 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/799 Hello all, So a couple years ago I upgrade my alt to a balmar 150 with mc614 external regulator. The
New Sails oday 39? henrykorous at 12:25pm 01.18.20 Racing 5/1275 Hi, I am starting to look into getting new sail. I only have experience sailing with dacron sails up
Hunter 49 A/C pump replacement (original pump shorting) TT Tide Together at 11:25am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1908 Trying to find the brand and model, size of raw water pump used (original) for serving all three A/C
Looking for 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend mast. sasafil at 10:48am 01.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/614 Hi all. I have a 1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend and looking for a mast for it (Isomat). Anybody have one fo
Where the rubber meets the road sailme88 at 9:53am 01.18.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1648 Ahoy fellow sailors. This IS the definitive site to get the true feed back to any question. Accord

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2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:56am 03.01.24 I too have a Kiwi prop. Your symptoms are exactly what I get if the prop' hasn't been serviced. The
V berth leak from electric windlass Tipsynippertoo at 2:43am 03.01.24 I have just finished overhauling my windlass. There is a seal just below the Daisy wheel which was w
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 1:20am 03.01.24
V berth leak from electric windlass Ken13559 at 12:29am 03.01.24 The Up/Down Push Buttons could also leak water if bedding is bad.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 12:25am 03.01.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a che
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 12:23am 03.01.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:59pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:37pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replace
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fue
Sigma drive flex coupler American_Mainsail at 7:53pm 02.29.24 I can't recommend it enough. Everything about the Sigmadrive is extremely well thought out and it is
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 7:19pm 02.29.24 I thought the "standing on a comfortable surface" seemed like a good workout. -Will
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A twalker H260 at 7:18pm 02.29.24 From a parts listing it looks like you might be looking for part number 838061? Found this place i
Water maker baycloud at 5:45pm 02.29.24 It's been reported to not work, but I T'd into my vent line. However, I have had the water premature
Keel repair captcoho at 5:31pm 02.29.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a us
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. (1) jssailem at 3:37pm 02.29.24 If you keep track of your current filled capacity, then you could use a tool like this to roughly me
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha

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