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Raider 33 info wanted jcherubini at 12:03am 06.04.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2108 I have decided to do a book on the Raider 33, touting it as the 'Holy Grail' of boats for the common
Whisker Pole Steve at 11:45pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/988 Does any one know where the mast pads(for the whisker pole attachment) should be placed on the mast
Shower for 272 Frank at 11:38pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 1/1203 Hello All , I am going to install permanent shower in the 272 model. Before I begin I wanted to as
Mast Slot Tangs Skip Gilbert at 11:31pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/918 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 Tall Rig that has mast slot tangs (or eyes) that are attachment points for
Dwyer tabernacle? Jeff Dowling at 11:12pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 1/1528 Im trying to purchase the a Dwyer tabernacle for my 272. I cant get the order form to come up on Dw
Photos of bimini for H33? Ken Palmer at 9:18pm 06.03.02 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1204 The Skipper (my wife) has decided that we will sail in comfort this year on our 1981 H33. We cannot
Need 3 port windows for a O'day 37' Sandra Frangou at 7:35pm 06.03.02 Bigger Boats 3/1432 I have a 1980 37' O'day that I bought in the States and brought with me to Greece 10 years ago. Now
O'Days made in Brazil Danilo Chagas Ribeiro at 7:19pm 06.03.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/999 Hello, Congratulations for your so complete site. I am not sure if you know that O'Days wer
Standing Rigging on 78 H25 Kenny Parker at 6:38pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/882 I have a 1978 H25 I am rigging for the first time. I am not sure if the mast is factory so here is w
boom rigingon my mariner??? mike at 3:47pm 06.03.02 Day Sailers 3/1406 I've got a 63' mariner and It's missing all of its rigging, my question is, is the line starting at
What is the largest outboard I should consider? Mat at 3:42pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 10/1042 What's the biggest engine that should be considered for a Hunter 26.5?Also should I go with a long
outboard Mat at 2:58pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 4/1243 Does anyone know how much weight the outboard bracket can take? I need to replace the original 2-st
Posessed(?) head seacock on a 27_75-84 David Michaels at 2:01pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1088 The head has what appears to be a ball valve type seacock, made of nylon, delrin or marelon. On sev
Voltage Drop John Richard at 1:54pm 06.03.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1174 I religioulsy check my batteries every two weeks. They read 13.78 volts. The volt meter on my elec
Running rigging on H23 Bill Lipp at 1:52pm 06.03.02 Smaller Boats 8/1424 I just purchased a '90 Hunter 23. I have sailed jerry-rigged Islanders and Catalinas in the past, b
Yanmar 1GM10 Zinc John at 1:41pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1063 I have a 1GM10 and am getting ready to inspect/replace the zinc. It appears from the manual that th
Autopilot selection Help John McEnallay at 1:16pm 06.03.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/772 Has anyone out there fitted an autopilot to a hunter 45. I would be interested in the drive setup to
prop type R Winkler at 12:54pm 06.03.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1285 What would be the correct prop for 9hp volvo diesel on a first 26. Not sure of model no.
One more trans question Chip at 12:46pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/923 Now that I have the old trans out, where should I look for a rebuilt or used one? Possibly somewhere
I need help in reverse..... Doug at 12:12pm 06.03.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1001 I bought this boat last spring and have had little luck using the reverse, it will only do 1 knot wi

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Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 08.19.20 Racor filter head could be fouled. That's what happened to my engine. I polished fuel, changed brand
Backstay Failure thetone at 11:03pm 08.19.20 Just to get a better picture of the situation here. It's a 1990 Beneteau 35s5. Just upgraded last ye
Backstay Failure thetone at 10:57pm 08.19.20 https://www.e-rigging.com/06-x-8-Stainless-Steel-Cotter-Ring All rings need to be covered with self
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later JohnShannon at 10:23pm 08.19.20 It can't be electrical, once the diesel is started no electricity is required to keep it running.
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working Ken13559 at 9:57pm 08.19.20 Some years back I too have clicking sounding of but windlass not working. The motor was shot. Replac
Refrigerator repair Ken13559 at 9:51pm 08.19.20 If gap not too big, filled it with a ball of butyl tape. Its easy to handle and can be easily presse
What could this be for? Ken13559 at 9:47pm 08.19.20 You need a spinnaker POLE. Makes the boat look like it HAS a spinnaker! Yes agree. Its not what y
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:29pm 08.19.20 Tropical Depression 13 is now being model tracked, but the main models differ. Still unlikely to gr
Hunter 260 Centerboard twalker H260 at 9:09pm 08.19.20
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? jon hansen at 8:38pm 08.19.20 i like doc's term "competent skipper" more than i like the term "advanced" sailing ability. never h
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later HMT2 at 8:30pm 08.19.20 Fuel vent
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 8:13pm 08.19.20 The solution to the problem is not caulk, but to seal the exposed core created by any penetrations
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later joker460 at 7:59pm 08.19.20 Just a thought. If there is no fuel issue as you say, then I would suspect electrical. As the engin
Jib roller furling line block Dave Groshong at 7:39pm 08.19.20 It's a common cheek block, I don't think you can get that exact one any longer, but give me a call
replacing cdi halyard Serenity on Hudson at 7:35pm 08.19.20 My internal halyard ended up at the top of the furler. No Jib for me. Forced me to try the asym spin
Sink and cook top Clive PC at 7:31pm 08.19.20 Yep, exactly what i did Ron, but i used the original stainless pin. I think i cut about 12-14 inches
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DArcy at 7:21pm 08.19.20 Offshore racers go through this all the time. For the capability of the boat, you could point to the
How do you store HobieDog at 7:15pm 08.19.20 If I were to plumb both engines to a manifold and add an electric pump, I could pump directly into
Somes Sound On MDI HobieDog at 7:11pm 08.19.20 Wow! Have only experienced the area from land, and it's been at least a dozen years... We're doing
Sink and cook top Ron20324 at 6:53pm 08.19.20 Please shoot some pics of your table mod Sounds like what I did on my boat. I raised the table as

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