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1999 or 98 Yanmar 36 HP, Model no. 3JH2E has bluish white exhaust FriscoRon at 3:43pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1502 My Yanmar 1999 or 98 Diesel, model no. 3JH2E, 36 HP, 3 cylinder has bluish white exhaust. The hour m
Cockpit Stereop Power spadaforaj at 3:10pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/413 2004 Hunter 41 - just seems to be no power in the harness - yes - checked the in line fuse after rem
A use for old sails Ken Cross at 2:45pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/474 I just gave our old sails to a painter friend. He can't use them on a roof because they are slippery
Electrical installation Hunter280 (3) Peharo at 12:58pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/309 How has an scheduled electoral installation Hunter280. I need the wiring of boiler refresh.Old wiri
surveyor in New Orleans Monty VM at 11:56am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 3/367 i am due for an insurance survey this fall. I need to coordinate it with my haul out. I am looking f
Vulcan 7 depth offset not working jwerkjr at 11:52am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/3507 I have just installed an Airmar transducer (DST800V) and connected it to my Vulcan 7. The depth read
Ripped off! Jumpstart at 10:09am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/2006 I contacted a guy to compound and wax my boat. I traditionally do it myself but I can't operate a bu
Minor Fuel Leak Yanmar 2GM20F Engine (2) pfaffk at 10:06am 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2439 Years ago I had to replace the Fuel filter on my Yanmar 2GM20F Engine because when I went to bleed t
How to use max and mins on my wind instrument danstanford at 9:50am 05.19.18 Racing 4/772 My new wind instrument has little dots representing maximum and minimum wind angles which can be res
I am sick of this weather in the NE. sailnoproblem at 9:41am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/639 I am really fed up with the recent weather here in the NE! It is putting a major delay in my Hull pa
Installing two voltmeters Reg M at 8:12am 05.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 13/4932 I want to install two small digital voltmeters in my 1984 H31, one for each battery. Rather than hav
Pedestal Base Screws pulled out of deck Rodd at 7:27am 05.19.18 Musings With Maine Sail 11/7323 Again, this is for the Grady White, not the Pearson! My seats are on pedestals, and the bases have
Non skid deck paint (2) HunterMarine280 at 6:32am 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3632 Has any painted the non skid areas on the deck? I'm looking to do mine and would like to keep the sa
Volve Race live from Newport Ron20324 at 5:37am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 9/581 The Weather Channel has live coverage from Newport this morning. I imagine they will reshow it and/o
O'Day 322 port light latch upgrade (2) joshnewbury at 5:10am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/449 I just replaced my annoying Beckson latches with knobs. Wish I had done it years ago... https://www
Hurth HBW50 replacement uralite at 8:30pm 05.18.18 Catalina 30 66/20472 I have recently began to cost share a 1982 Catalina 30 tall rig with original owner. It has been a g
Air conditioner mounting for an oday 25 DRAo'day25 at 6:59pm 05.18.18 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1112 There was a post on here about a gentleman that mounted a window unit in the front hatch of an Oday2
batteries in series Monty VM at 6:19pm 05.18.18 Big Boats 15/1266 I am thinking about installing golf cart batteries for my house bank instead of 8Ds. I know I can wi
I guess I've been living under a rock... Kermit at 4:31pm 05.18.18 Sails Call Lounge 49/3990
Who manufactured this cabin sole? (2) GGordonWoody at 3:31pm 05.18.18 Smaller Boats 3/899 Saw this '93 H23.5 for sale on our website. Very nicely done indeed (I believe Prince Harry would b

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Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we
Yanmar electrical problem. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.29.24 226411 The reason for installing a booster relay is to avoid the complication of running heavier wi
Reefing: Procedural Questions shemandr at 9:50am 07.29.24 I don't think you are supposed to tie the buntlines around the boom - I don't know why. On my Mark
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 9:49am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid s
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 07.29.24
Reefing: Procedural Questions JoeWhite at 9:30am 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. Learning the weather is the key. I do not tie the exc
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 07.29.24 I assume you are okay with what it will look like after painting holes. Alternatively, you might con
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 9:23am 07.29.24 I have the same set-up as you do with single-line reefing and a dutchman system. Don's right that a
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 9:19am 07.29.24 I let my sailpack contain the reefed main. If I knew I'd be maintaining the reef for an extended pe
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 9:15am 07.29.24 That makes sense (and aligns with my experience). I may try tying some "permanent" tie offs on the g
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations kappykaplan at 9:12am 07.29.24 After I bought her I found one chip and 4 very small (pencil lead diameter) holes up in the non-ski
Yanmar electrical problem. duck21 at 9:11am 07.29.24 Here's a previous thread from this form that also details this out with some photos: https://forums
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 9:07am 07.29.24 You can see my keel bolts in the last attachment...they are distributed across three individual bilg
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 07.29.24 Might want to add a strip of starboard to serve as a sacrificial chain guard I certainly wouldn't
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) ggrizzard at 9:05am 07.29.24 Wiring Diagram for 3GM29F Yanmar:
Reefing: Procedural Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 8:41am 07.29.24
davits Rick at 8:34am 07.29.24 Have a look here. Top of the line, sweet customer service. I have never looked back. I have no af
Boat Mocs Scott T-Bird at 8:32am 07.29.24 You have to use sandals that adjust to fit your foot and have a back strap keeping the sandal in pl
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral SoSound at 8:28am 07.29.24 After changing the fuel filter on both my Yanmar and my John Deere compact tractor (also Yanmar), I
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 8:22am 07.29.24 Great find! If I'm not mistaken, the packing gland shouldn't be dripping when the shaft isn't turni

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