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Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass debris in the hull of my vessel gvidor at 7:44pm 08.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3932 Bilge pumps clogged: Fiberglass waste in the hull of my vessel One year ago my partner went down bel
Prop question I should have asked first Jimongee at 4:16pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1523 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. I have convinced myself upgrading the 2 blade prop to a 3 blade would hel
I need to talk installing a deck wash Jimongee at 3:12pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/748 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It came stock without deckwash plumbing. I am so tired of dragging out the
I Need a prop Jimongee at 3:03pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/728 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It has the original propeller on it. Finally after cruising all summer i
To treat or not to treat synthetic teak Dusty Mac at 2:58pm 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/605 I have a new Beneteau First20. What are your views about treating or not doing anything to the synth
Need refinish information imporyant Jimongee at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/211 I have a 2002 Hunter 356. It is finally time to do a little refinishing. Wood surround the sink co
Ice Chest Size In The Galley mikehammond at 2:57pm 08.11.17 Smaller Boats 20/1612 I want to put a Coleman or Igloo Electro power cooler in the Galley of my 1996 Hunter 26. It curren
rub-rail on a 460 Bnealsails at 2:12pm 08.11.17 Big Boats 1/381 Our rub-rail has turned a shade of brown most likely from the sun. Any one have a suggestion for cl
Inmast sail on Hunter 31 Iluna at 1:31pm 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/347 We have a 2007 Hunter 31 (new to us in 2016) and wonder if the inmast sail should be all the way to
Locking centerboard keel on Islands 17 stanirish at 12:14pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 1/426 e
Lazeratte repair (1) Kgatesma at 12:06pm 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1571 Someone dropped or stomped on the lazarette. The rubber bumper had worn away, and the offending scr
My First Race DayDreamer41 at 10:51am 08.11.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1669 Tomorrow I will be attempting my first race, I am worried about the business of the start, I have wo
Outboard Motor Bracket (1) borky at 8:43am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/778 We are the "new" owners of a 1985 Hunter 25.5 with a Tohatsu 9.8 electric start, 4 stroke, long shaf
Thoughts on Marlow-Hunter direction? (1) smackdaddy at 7:57am 08.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/7951 As a Hunter owner, I'm curious what other owners think about the direction Marlow-Hunter is taking t
1977 O'Day 25 - Steering... RosemontSailor998 at 7:53am 08.11.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1080 Good morning, all knowledgeable O'Day owners! I am hoping someone has the answer to my question! Qu
Salon table dehler25 at 6:39am 08.11.17 Big Boats 7/917 The salon table is seldom used and would be easy to lift up to the cabin top to open up the area. Th
Beneteau first 41s5 (1) Harro at 6:05am 08.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/672 Hi everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me find the latch which is missing on my chain locker. It w
Voltage drop at panel redunculous at 6:51pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1347 So I've noticed that my batteries haven't been performing too well which I honestly struggled to bel
Older sailors - upsize or downsize? MightyMike at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask All Sailors 131/8622 After being out of sailing for 15 years or so, I've recently purchased a Hunter 33. Love the boat. I
any Macs interested in sailing to Fort Jefferson in May? TortugasRoyal at 6:44pm 08.10.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/922 thinking of taking the month of May off..........

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:14pm 06.15.23 Update. We tried to start the cantankerous engine. Bled the engine but when we cranked there were
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 8:56pm 06.15.23 Have you changed yours out? Not yet, I am still trying to bump my engine over tomorrow, still on t
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:27pm 06.15.23 Does anyone have any thoughts on what else to check. The heat exchanger may hold a few nasty surp
2gm20f will not start (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 06.15.23 There is no high temp. shut off on the 2GM20F that I am aware of, other than the engine seizing due
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion (2) Sunbird22358 at 8:03pm 06.15.23 Your boat must be newer than January 1974, as the mainsheet was changed at that time to mid-boom (Da
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:56pm 06.15.23 Geesh, Rich; sorry to read about your issue. I assume you have already checked for well-regarded in
Topping Lift Sunbird22358 at 7:52pm 06.15.23 There is no back stay on the Day Sailer. :)
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 7:49pm 06.15.23 Or is this the Pump... I hope not because changing it is a PITA!
Centerboard Repair and access (1) Sunbird22358 at 7:48pm 06.15.23 Here is basically how I move my DS II off the trailer (part way) to allow painting mode of the cente
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 7:40pm 06.15.23
Centerboard Repair and access (5) Sunbird22358 at 7:36pm 06.15.23 Diagrams of Day Sailer II and III Centerboard operation. The two versions used basically the same se
Solar vent recommendations (1) Tally Ho at 7:35pm 06.15.23
Fresh water cooling system NYSail at 7:29pm 06.15.23
2gm20f will not start Tally Ho at 7:25pm 06.15.23 Way too many variables to hypothesiz. I ran my 2GM20F low on AF in the HX the day I took delivery.
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 7:12pm 06.15.23 Are you sure of the sequence of the events? It seems more logical that it happened like this; engin
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long CharlieAnn at 7:00pm 06.15.23 Thanks for all your comments and input to my problem of why my 2gm20f stopped running.I guess to sta
2gm20f will not start Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19pm 06.15.23 Insufficient info to guess
Fresh water cooling system TimFromLI at 6:07pm 06.15.23 I assume that is when the system is cold. Does it have an overflow reservoir?
I am still hove-to in the marina Terry Cox at 5:39pm 06.15.23 Several cruises ago, three of our four flotilla boats waited more than a full week for our fourth me
New Alternator Regulator? Maine Sail at 5:37pm 06.15.23 Hi, I'd like to buy one of those 618s and the temp probes, too. Thanks. I have no ability to ship

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