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Unexpected Treasure (9) rgranger at 7:53am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2281
Isotherm Thermostat Issue RoyS at 5:35am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 1/861 Recently installed Isotherm refrigeration conversion kit. This kit has the self pumping thru-hull an
Hunter 34 in Gothenburg, Sweden (1) Allan12210 at 5:24am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 0/364 As we continue our voyage through Scandanavia on the Viking Sun, I spotted a Hunter 34 out at the en
Groco toilet won't pick up raw water Steve L22188 at 5:04am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 20/4486 Have an older model Groco toilet. It will dry flush just fine - but won't pull raw water into the b
Help with leaking hatch please Steve L22188 at 4:58am 06.23.18 Ask All Sailors 4/832 After 30 years, the overhead hatch on my O'Day 302 has started leaking. A heavy rain...or a deck wa
Nuts & bolts saver... (1) rpludwig at 2:23am 06.23.18 Catalina 22 2/621 so, we've all hung precariously over the side or on the edge putting those precious screws, nuts, bo
How to clean under the floor pan...a thought Dan_Y at 5:22pm 06.22.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3674 As seems to be with other Hunters, there is thin/cosmetic floor pan covering the unfinished hull in
2000 340 - Loose Accessory Plug @ Breaker Panel sailcapt340 at 2:36pm 06.22.18 Big Boats 4/605 On my 2000 Hunter 340 today at the Breaker Panel I plugged in my cell phone charger cord. I had the
Preparing to Launch SUMB44 at 2:26pm 06.22.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1821 My wife and I are preparing to launch our 'new' O'day 20 this weekend, weather permitting, for her f
Fridge Gasket Rick at 1:23pm 06.22.18 Ask All Sailors 0/318 Has anyone replaced the fridge, freezer , front door gaskets on the bigger hunters circa 2004 ish th
Anyone with experience with the new Shurflo Aqua King fresh water pumps? helmfam at 11:57am 06.22.18 Ask All Sailors 7/3355 I am considering upgrading my current 10+ yr old Shurflo 2095-433-244 fresh water pump to the new Sh
Best ways to split a fleet Davidasailor26 at 7:47am 06.22.18 Racing 15/2368 Our club's non-spin fleet has grown a little and starts are getting a bit crowded. We're considering
Grampian 23 Mast Spreader Dimensions CasualSailor at 5:41am 06.22.18 Grampian 0/1877 Can someone provide me with the dimensions for and pictures of the Grampian 23 mast spreaders? I re
Loose foot or not swank at 9:12pm 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 22/3697 just bought a 1976 Newport 16. Needs a new main, the one that came with it is loose foot, but not s
Spring frustration with my MH37 Juice6576 at 6:23pm 06.21.18 Big Boats 12/1342 It's been a hell of a spring so far: Dealer repair to deck leaks were a complete and utter failure.
2000 Hunter Passage 420 ball valves and LED navigation lights replacement learningasigo at 6:01pm 06.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/590 I have a 2000 Hunter Passage 420 with at least 3 ball valves that are seized in the open position.
How Many?? kmart at 5:46pm 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1435 OK the question is... How many people would you comfortably take on-board and actually sail with?
Clever idea. (1) DAVA390 at 5:33pm 06.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2884
Carrying an inflatable on the swim platform Bluenose at 4:50pm 06.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/5218 Hi folks, my new to me B331 has a nice scoop. I'd like to put the small inflatable across it, suitab
Oday 25 motor mount transom core replacement supercub at 4:12pm 06.21.18 Bigger Boats 1/820 I had to stop everything and remove the rotted core from my transom. Once the engine was set in plac

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Keel bolt nut size Tally Ho at 5:21pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose sailcapt340 at 5:20pm 09.12.24 Glad for the standard fittings. Thank you all. I knew I needed to remove it earlier today, but jus
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot (1) BAD ORCA at 5:16pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don'
PREVENTERS Foswick at 5:08pm 09.12.24 I think it's worth noting that, like me, John sails in an area where sudden wind shifts are the rule
Outboard motor install Willemvan at 5:04pm 09.12.24 There are angled stainless steel brackets that are for the hunter 260 which follow the same bolt pa
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 4:58pm 09.12.24 After dislocating my neck trying to figure why your electric pressure sensor is in a different posit
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks TimFromLI at 4:58pm 09.12.24 I use a shop vac on mine to get all the crud out every season. I clean them every year, vacuum them
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A TimFromLI at 4:32pm 09.12.24 Thanks for all the replies and the options. I've had a hard time finding a cross reference. I'll ch
PREVENTERS jssailem at 4:29pm 09.12.24 What if the line were run from the rail or cleat directly to the mid-boom area, like a vang? And if
PREVENTERS Foswick at 4:22pm 09.12.24 D) All of the above. I have rigged various permutations of a preventer on my previous boat (Catalin
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 4:08pm 09.12.24 That's just it, though. It isn't just your own, unless you have your own private pumpout station.
Keel paint shemandr at 3:58pm 09.12.24 We'd have to know how the keel has been treated in the past. But steel keels are vulnerable to rus
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower marcham at 3:39pm 09.12.24 We just repowered a Mirage 35 with a Beta 20. It's a 10 000 lb displacement and the Beta 20 pushes
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 3:32pm 09.12.24 I get it. But this is not public restroom poop, this is yours. That's just it, though. It isn't jus
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks jssailem at 3:18pm 09.12.24 When I first saw this company's product, I was impressed. It has been about a year, and they are sti
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 3:18pm 09.12.24 Thank you all!
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS shemandr at 3:04pm 09.12.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer to
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. hug3kids at 3:03pm 09.12.24 I assume you're hitting the shore-power switch at the nav station that selects No power, shore power

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