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owners manual Steve at 10:56am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1291 I am looking for an owners manual for my 1974 macgregor venture and some place that I can buy parts
tuning rigging and sails Dan F at 9:58am 05.31.02 Smaller Boats 3/879 I have a '79 CAT 22, and I know it is not the fastest boat on the water, but when other Catalinas an
POLI-GLOW Jim Bessinger at 9:29am 05.31.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1999 I keep reading about poli-glow, however I don't see it listed in Boat U S or West Marine or in the c
Dinghy Davits Art Eskowitz at 8:36am 05.31.02 Big Boats 6/1758 Has anyone had any experience or problems with Dinghy Davits on a 98 376.If experience was positive
Mylar Sails Joe M. at 8:00am 05.31.02 Racing 5/5119 I am a casual racer of an older H30. My question is can you furl a Mylar sail? - I am getting confli
18 hp Yanmar Bob at 7:54am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/961 I own a 1991 Hunter 28 which came equipped with an 18 hp Yanmar motor. I notice that when I back th
Ladder Mike at 7:49am 05.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/840 Use a step ladder. I have used an extension ladder to go all the way to the spreaders
Lewmar Atlantic Portlight Screens 35.5 fred miller at 7:14am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/938 OK. Maybe I'm dumb but how do the screens fit it. From the outside or inside? Do I have to insert th
Installing transducers Armando at 7:02am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/859 I have to install speed/depth tansducers on my hunter 23.I'm thinking of installing them at the bot
Dodger Fixed Bracing Fred Miller at 6:53am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1086 Like most dodgers, the one on my 35.5 uses two adjustable straps at the rear of the frame to keep it
Tony Re's 1985 Hunter 40 makes the news Dave Royce at 6:43am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/893 As a local sailor in Olympia, Washington and a daily reader of this web site. I thought it was grea
Garmin GPS-Map 76s Colin at 6:36am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/990 Friend has purchased a garmin GPS Map76s. Aoording to the map it is giving the right location, the
Manual for MacGregor 22 Ralph at 5:50am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2291 I just purchased a 1984 MacGregor 22 and need an ownersmaual badly. Apparently the previous owner m
Manual for Guest at 5:49am 05.31.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1438 I just purchased a 1984 MacGregor 22 and need an ownersmaual badly. Apparently the previous owner m
Needed: a better way to flush fresh water tanks Polly at 5:35am 05.31.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/973 Our smelly fresh water tanks need to be emptied and flushed. We've been pumping the contents out th
H35.5 Spreader Light Bulb? Kevin at 5:35am 05.31.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1194 Can anyone save me a trip up the mast to see which bulb is required for the H35.5 spreader light? T
Blue Book for a 22' 1980 Catalina Sail Boat Gary at 5:00am 05.31.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1690 Can anyone tell me the approximate value of a 1980 (22 foot) Catalina Sail Boat. The boat is in goo
Blue Book for a 22' 1980 Catalina Sail Boat Gary at 4:59am 05.31.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/871 Can anyone tell me the approximate value of a 1980 (22 foot) Catalina Sail Boat. The boat is in goo
1985 YENMAR BELLHOUSING GERRY at 4:49am 05.31.02 Big Boats 1/887 HUNTER OWNERS PLEASE WE ARE LOOKING FOR A BELLHOUSING OUR FLYWEEL CAME APART AND DAMAGED EVERYTHING
Removing water heater Mauro C. Dal Canto at 4:03am 05.31.02 Big Boats 3/993 Does anybody know how to remove the water heater in the Hunter 40? I loosened a bunch of screws surr

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Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 11:16am 08.11.20 Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: Maybe Ralph and I should share a post in the SailCallLounge, one day.
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 11:10am 08.11.20 I don't get how that obviates the need for the check valve. Fuel runs up hill?:badbad: The small
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive caverun at 11:07am 08.11.20 I used 3M 4200 on mine, but I just used 3M weatherstrip adhesive for another rubber repair and it wo
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Rick Macdonald at 10:51am 08.11.20 I actually have no idea, and I've been hoping to get an answer to this myself!
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Jimmy at 10:50am 08.11.20 What adhesive would you recommend for replacing my water ballast valve gasket underneath the boat?
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jssailem at 10:47am 08.11.20 CHECK VALVE? I do not remember any check valve on my Racor 500 fuel filter. Then of course I did rem
Coast guard boarding. dLj at 10:44am 08.11.20 I was not exactly stopped, but one time sailing down the coast of France just before we came into Sp
Hunter 240 water ballast valve gasket adhesive Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 08.11.20 @caverun or @Rick Macdonald can you handle? Dealing with SBA & FAA TODAY
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 10:31am 08.11.20 Can't follow this or is there a typo ? Fighting a losing battle with our parrot here so maybe it's
Coast guard boarding. jssailem at 10:24am 08.11.20 Good question @Hardtail70 to start off your discussions here on the forum. Welcome. It is somewhat
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 10:22am 08.11.20 So, when you open the filter housing, the LP pump check valve prevents nothing. Can't follow this
Coast guard boarding. DArcy at 10:18am 08.11.20 Once, off Kingston in the '80s, I think it was the provincial police (not RCMP) that came along side
Coast guard boarding. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 08.11.20 You people (south of the 49) have no idea how lucky you are to have a Coast Guard patrolling your wa
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts (5) Randall Schmidt at 10:06am 08.11.20 Finally got a Mitshibusi starter that fits. I bolted it in place and now need to attach the wires b
Do more zincs last longer? Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 08.11.20 Adding more zince can exacerbate the problem because you are effectively creating a battery by addi
Do more zincs last longer? Rich Stidger at 9:51am 08.11.20 My boat lives on a mooring during the boating season. Zincs last 1-2 years. I have replaced a zinc
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 9:50am 08.11.20 LP pump check valve prevents this. Racor recommends installing the filter on the vacuum side of th
Do more zincs last longer? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 08.11.20 The mass of zincs on the shaft will increase the life expectancy. The surface area will increase th
13- 15 presses on start button before cold Diesel Starts Randall Schmidt at 9:46am 08.11.20 i agree with Stu. But nobody knows what a prior owner might have done with the wiring. If it is ori
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 08.11.20 The check valve prevents the fuel from running back when you change the filter. LP pump check val

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