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Controlling shaft key dehler25 at 2:45pm 04.22.18 Ask All Sailors 8/614 Anyone find a trick to keep the impeller shaft key from sliding back on reinstalling the impeller. I
DIY battery pack from recycled 18650 cells Hayden Watson at 2:26pm 04.22.18 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1660 I have to ask. There are a bunch of DIY vids on building a Tesla style power wall battery pack usin
Is it ever OK to see smoke coming from the alternator ... shemandr at 1:16pm 04.22.18 Ask All Sailors 33/9670 Today I hooked up the batteries in order to test some gauge circuits. No shore power. Battery swit
Air conditioner strainer cleaning (1) Vegas at 12:47pm 04.22.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3764 Gonna finally get around to cleaning my air conditioning seawater strainer....see picture. Any tric
N28 Masthead Sheave Size CharlzO at 10:21am 04.22.18 Newport 15/2245 Not sure if others had run into replacements, but when I purchased mine, two of the four were missin
H 34 Bilge Pump wiring faulty hunter healer at 5:59am 04.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/398 I noticed while changing the automatic rule lever on off switch in the nuke that the gear shrink con
red sky in the morning jon hansen at 5:51am 04.22.18 Ask All Sailors 10/809 _SezRHeB8hk
And then there were six, leaks that is, how did you seal the stay attachments? (2) williamtl at 7:07pm 04.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1746
HELP...Shaft cutting advice Solstice at 5:08pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 14/937 kinda need some quick help....went to install my new Gori today and found the end of the shaft needs
Tension on forestay and shrouds Scubagirl62 at 5:00pm 04.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2442 Can anyone give me a good idea how to get the tension right on the forestsy and shrouds on 1996 Hunt
Not filling?? Seaward hw heater. NYSail at 1:50pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 5/449 so commissioning water system. Cleaned tank flushed rinsed all with the winterization water heater b
Another big builder in bankruptcy. Jackdaw at 1:21pm 04.21.18 Ask All Sailors 11/2095 This time Bavaria. Fromm the German journal Boot Magazin. Bavaria Insolvent Fridtjof Gunkel on 20.0
Stanchion leaking Bluenose at 10:53am 04.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/748 Hi folks, on my 331 I have a leaking stanchion, the one by the gate on the starboard side. I have go
Ericson 25: fin keel or centerboard? idearat at 10:26pm 04.20.18 Ericson 1/1790 Any Ericson 25 fin keel owners out there?? I'm trying to determine whether a boat for sale in anoth
311 or similar model mast insides? Pulling wires... stevemitchell at 4:50pm 04.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3140 Does anyone have pictures / know what the inside of a 2000 311 mast looks like? I need to have a n
hunter 310 sliding door cover Dibid at 4:02pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/656 I want to remove the hatch on the top that contains the sliding door, the depth and speed displays a
lower stay attachments (4) Tim22 at 3:11pm 04.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/591 I recently removed the fittings that secure the lower stays to the deck of my Hunter 310. The fittin
Just lost, without my boat... rpell1@msn.com at 2:35pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 58/4046 Hi everyone, This past Tuesday, after finishing up all my chores, bottom painting, polishing, etc.
Re-Bed Stainless grab rail --- best practice ? RonRelyea at 2:05pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 15/890 I've got a grab rail that is 1" stainless tubing (horizontal). It is attached to the boat with scre
Good Old Boat Cover Bob J. at 2:03pm 04.20.18 Ask All Sailors 1/312 Now I only seen a few pictures of this boat but when the magazine showed up in the mailbox today I s

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Compressed Natural Gas dlochner at 2:08pm 04.16.24
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Manipogo at 2:08pm 04.16.24 Apologies for not following up sooner. ed in from the bottom... These keystone blocks get in the w
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Tally Ho at 2:07pm 04.16.24
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 JamesG161 at 1:33pm 04.16.24
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 1:14pm 04.16.24 I will take a picture of the fitting. I think the fitting needs to be replaced. But will post the
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 1:02pm 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 12:44pm 04.16.24 Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking system with the bitter end cleated off at the mast at crew le
Hunter 25 transom Saver Occasional Heeler at 11:59am 04.16.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 04.16.24 I have a set that hasn't been installed yet if you need some pics or have questions about it
Compressed Natural Gas Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 11:35am 04.16.24 Thanks Greg. It won't thread the other way.... At this point, giving these seem to be just popping
Topping Lift Appears Short Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.16.24 Did you already run the line ? Any chance it is caught on something inside the mast? Can you me
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 11:07am 04.16.24 I would think if the lift pump is weak then you could get fuel starvation at the injector pump. Thi
Hunter 25 transom Saver (1) rgranger at 10:59am 04.16.24 You don't need a special transom saver. Take a line around your OB and back to the winches. Put a
Topping Lift Appears Short jssailem at 10:57am 04.16.24 A clever carpenter once told me; (as I was opening a manual to get the length of a piece of wood...)
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:51am 04.16.24 I have seen the Honda on that list in use. It is very quiet
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:50am 04.16.24 Here is a nice review of quiet portable generators https://www.bestreviews.guide/quiet-generators?o
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.16.24 I looked at your modification link and don't understand it. Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 10:42am 04.16.24 Hey there Skipper J You raise an excellent question. Firstly, I discovered not all folding cleats
Compressed Natural Gas Terry Cox at 10:30am 04.16.24 Would anyone be able to share a source where I can get mine refilled? We have a local fill source

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