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what- no room?? don gifford at 1:19am 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 3/666 Al mechanic has just informed me he is unable to repack thestuffing box without moving the engine,(
Single Handed Rigging Chip Barnes at 1:08am 05.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/971 I am in the process of adding the deck organizer the cheek blocks and the clutches for making my "22
Flyback 20-3 Problems Ted Bergner at 12:44am 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/2596 I am having problems with my installed Flyback 20-3 charger on my 1999 320 Catalina. No current and
Impeller Replacement By The Novice craig at 12:39am 05.05.02 Big Boats 13/2346 We have a 1987 hunter 34 with a yanmar 3gm diesel.I have owned this model for three sailing seasons
Mooring Lines Michael Salois at 10:32pm 05.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/877 I have a 26.5 which I keep on a mooring. Twice last year I arrived at the boat to find one of my moo
HEAD WINDS Terry Cox at 3:40pm 05.04.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1322 Both heads flushed normal during the survey. Keep in mind our new boat (91 model year) spent most o
Regatta Invitation Dan Mulally at 3:23pm 05.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 Black Hills Sailing out of Rapid City, SD is hosting the South Dakota Governor's Cup at Angostura Re
Motor size to drain ballast. Tim at 12:57pm 05.04.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1136 I'm buying a 26x. Could someone tell me how big of a motor I need to drain the ballast while under p
I need help? Keith at 12:51pm 05.04.02 Day Sailers 1/1033 You may not believe this, but I found a perfectly good Oday sailboat at our local dump this week. Th
Visiting SF, CA Eric at 12:48pm 05.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1046 I will be visiting San Francisco from the 6th until the 11th. Would love to go sailing on Friday.
Swing Keel Problems George Womack at 12:22pm 05.04.02 Chrysler 3/2904 I have a problem with my swing keel. Two weeks ago, my wife was letting it down, and the cable broke
Ventilation question? Jay Williams at 12:13pm 05.04.02 Smaller Boats 11/912 The other day I installed a Day'Night 2000 solar exhaust vent in the forward v-berth hatch. It work
Mast wiring Jay Williams at 12:04pm 05.04.02 Smaller Boats 3/820 Tomorrow I plan on running some coax through the mast for my VHF. I looked through the archives and
Snap-On Cable Covers Problem Rex at 11:39am 05.04.02 Smaller Boats 0/918 Is it me or are Snap-On cable covers a royal pain to "span-on in seconds" as the catolog suggests?
CDI final cut Tim Pinkham at 10:51am 05.04.02 Smaller Boats 5/887 Hi,I have a new CDI furler and need to cut it. Anyone know what size it's suppose to be? The instr
Anti-freeze in the bilge Tony Wilcox at 10:37am 05.04.02 Big Boats 1/1105 On my 376 I have anti-freeze solution in the bilge. Over the winter the coolant from the expansion t
Cabin - Vee Berth Storage? GTB at 9:46am 05.04.02 Smaller Boats 7/873 On my H260 in the Vee berth, there is an elliptical cover under the cushions covering a storage area
25.5 Mainsheet length Dave Busby at 9:13am 05.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/984 Does anyone know the approximate length of the mainsheet on a 1986 25.5? I just aquired this boat an
Snap-On Cable Covers Trouble Rex at 8:22am 05.04.02 Ask All Sailors 8/2752 I am replacing the life line covers as they were discolored beyond repair. Bought Davis Snap-On cab
Painting the Center Board carma_house@yahoo.com at 7:21am 05.04.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1110 We're repainting the center board. We're finding rust--is it necessary to use a primer? We using her

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Recommendation on a New Outboard catalanc at 6:18pm 06.14.20 Yup, will get a 9.9 hp if I need a new one. Non-ethanol gas for me. thx cec
Recommendation on a New Outboard Crazy Dave Condon at 6:14pm 06.14.20 Tohatsu builds the smaller engines for Tohatsu of course as well as Nissan and Mercury. Not sure
Helpful little hands Chris Patterson at 6:10pm 06.14.20 Acetone
Morse MV-2 Parts for hunter Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03pm 06.14.20 Boat and year. Outboard or diesel? Cable?
Helpful little hands justsomeguy at 6:00pm 06.14.20 You might try a rag with a bit of alcohol.
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS sail sfbay at 5:59pm 06.14.20 JamesG161.........well spotted!!
Motor for 1978 Hunter 25 Cherubini Crazy Dave Condon at 5:52pm 06.14.20 9.8 hp is max as the transom was designed for a max power of 10 hp. Period!!!! The owner of Hunter
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! BOSSailor at 5:49pm 06.14.20 Alan: Point taken about the prop. You clearly have more experience with this than me. This isn't my
Crack in mast - anyone else seen this? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:48pm 06.14.20 Look on the mast for identifying the mast mfg via sticker.
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS JamesG161 at 5:40pm 06.14.20 If that linked manual above is same for your boat, Page 59B says you ground buss is located In Sett
Rudder pintle Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39pm 06.14.20 Disconnect any shore power from the dock and raise outboard motor out of the water. Then hang a sac
Job sheet tracks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:33pm 06.14.20 Which boat and post photo of tracks
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS JamesG161 at 5:27pm 06.14.20 lost power to bilge pump, water pump, fridge, freezer, maserator, and stove. Check your 12 VDC bre
Beneteau Cabin floors Mechone at 5:23pm 06.14.20 I sanded mine then stained with Minwax English chestnut which was an exact match to Beneteaus cherry
Beneteau Cabin floors RitSim at 5:21pm 06.14.20 Point noted. Thanks.
AC install on my 1996 Hunter 336 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20pm 06.14.20 Concur on 16000 BTU ON THE 336
1990 2GM20F issues - HELP! Alan Gomes at 5:20pm 06.14.20 Hey guys thank you all very much for the advice. Let me work through these replies and answer some
Grounding Issues on 2004 Hunter 44DS JamesG161 at 5:18pm 06.14.20 Seeking location of grounding busbars on the boat Look in your engine compartment near your Start
Rain water in cabin Tarkus at 5:14pm 06.14.20 +1 to all the above.... I sometimes have difficulty in getting the 3 crib boards "seated" or fully
Rudder pintle Bobbi Ullinger at 5:13pm 06.14.20 In addition to replacing the pintel, you might want to check the anode on your motor, and for any st

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