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Fuel Solenoid Replacement Big Red at 2:07pm 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/881 The Yanmar fuel solenoid is sticking according to 2 mechanics. The first Yanmar certified mechanic
New owner 322 (1) Paul1966 at 10:50am 01.20.19 Bigger Boats 21/2720 just picked up a 322 keel area is in great condition so not worried about that ( I know a lot of di
Electronics with Pos, Neg and Drain wires Ward H at 10:04am 01.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1494 I'm ready to run power connections to a chart plotter, SeaTalkng network and ACU for an auto pilot.
sound proofing material Slipin Away at 10:01am 01.20.19 Ask All Sailors 6/624 After many years of service the white coating on the sound proofing material in the engine compartme
Hunter 46 Water Solenoid Valve Manifold Location sail sfbay at 9:34am 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/446 My new to me 2005 Hunter 46 has multiple water tanks. However, I cannot find the solenoid valve man
Beneteau 393 Throttle Problem David N at 9:30am 01.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2029 All, Hoping for some direction on my query. Extremely well maintained yacht. Engine (55HP Volvo Pen
Ericson 29 weaknesses? sgwright67 at 8:47am 01.20.19 Ericson 10/15460 Hello all, I'm looking at an Ericson 29 in my area which has been listed recently for $7500CAD. It
How to remove the dinette table in the Hunter 260? Pichin at 7:45am 01.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1113 Hi, to remove the dining table (to repair it outside) in the Huter 260 I have to remove the mast or
Bucket List Will Gilmore at 7:32am 01.20.19 Trailer Sailors 48/6119 I wasn't raised a trailersailor. I grew up with big boats in a home marina and sailing the Gulf coa
Okeechobee Waterway on a 310 Deleted member 117556 at 7:19am 01.20.19 Catalina 310 28/4540 It looks like I am starting my last year of full time employment and will be going part time in a ye
Taking a break from the forum: I guess I'll be shoving off too. (1) TomY at 6:20am 01.20.19 Ask All Sailors 2/462 160435 Hahahaha! Just kidding. A couple distractions from the sailing forums for me come from acros
Wolf Moon (1) JamesG161 at 5:31am 01.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 18/1647 160433 Full eclipse tonight. 1/20/2019 https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2019/1/11/how-to-watch-th
84' Hunter 37C Yanmar 4JHE CTsailordan at 5:01am 01.20.19 The Cherubini Hunters 4/823 Does anyone have in information on rebuilding a Yanmar 4JHE? I'm looking to do it myself but I can't
AUTO PILOTS? drewsyntax at 3:32am 01.20.19 Smaller Boats 37/2913 Hi All! Winter storm going in the northeast - has me dreaming about my shrink-wrapped H23 down by th
Robert Perry designs (3) jssailem at 10:01pm 01.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/1554 @LeslieTroyer and I took the opportunity to hear Robert Perry discuss boat design this evening. The
Helsen 22 pop top water seal. Cape Daysailor at 9:56pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/969 Hi everyone, I recently bought a 1976 Helsen 22. I am wondering if anyone can help me with a questi
Project Creep results in new DC Panel (5) Ward H at 7:07pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 37/2151 In early December I posted about one of my winter projects, Instrumentation. That project would requ
Spreaders H26 Big Rog at 5:04pm 01.19.19 Smaller Boats 8/665 I t appears that one of the spreaders on the nightwind has been repaired. The weld looks good but I
Posting pictures "Selah" at 12:55pm 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 25/2183 Hey all, thanks for all the encouragement and advice/suggestions. I have been trying to figure how t
Show us your boat name! (1) Phil Herring at 11:40am 01.19.19 Ask All Sailors 222/33122

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Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:37pm 09.12.24 I assume that you would use the internal threads that are provided to fit the cap ... no? Yes.
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? kloudie1 at 1:35pm 09.12.24 As an Injun-ear, there are prs and cons. Both work well when properly executed.The primary load is d
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:34pm 09.12.24 This whole thread is only one of many reasons I got rid of my traditional marine heads and went to
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E (1) sailcapt340 at 1:32pm 09.12.24 I use this style for my Yanmar 3GM30F on my 340. still going strong. Plenty of suction and the tu
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 1:22pm 09.12.24 Where is that gauge installed? It does not appear to be located on the standard instrument panel sh
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 1:16pm 09.12.24 I guess the point of the thread was a complaint specifically about pump out carts. I've never used
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (1) sailcapt340 at 1:15pm 09.12.24
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) jssailem at 1:12pm 09.12.24 Raising the bar on PPE to handle the dreaded :poop: pump-out.
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass c1Josh at 1:10pm 09.12.24 Odaydokay, I rebuilt mine last winter. It needed a new lens, main diaphragm and a refill with oil. I
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 1:02pm 09.12.24 Good to hear from you. :clap::beer: How close were you to the storm? Any stories to tell?
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? jssailem at 1:01pm 09.12.24 Not true. Keel-stepped masts are easier to design (in my opinion). The deck structure can be a lot
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 12:59pm 09.12.24 All good here!
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 12:53pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of years
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose (3) jssailem at 12:52pm 09.12.24 Ok... I am going to venture outside of the box. The hose you're looking for as a replacement could
Prefer to trailer john6206 at 12:47pm 09.12.24 THIS has been on my mind a lot lately. Small Craft Advisor has a axiom that says that right about 1
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Scott T-Bird at 12:24pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don't
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (3) smokey73 at 10:44am 09.12.24 Here are the pictures I promised. As @Ralph Johnstone noted, you need to find out all the things th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 09.12.24 We may well have answered his question on that very day - he got 14 answers, including schematics,
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 9:48am 09.12.24 @rgranger Can you give some suggestions lifting a hunter23.5 off the trailer?
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A (1) jssailem at 9:46am 09.12.24 I just received an email back from Baldwin. I have used their filters and have found them reasonably

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