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Can't find the fresh water leak ... HOB No1 at 10:42am 05.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1041 On a 2008 H36, have a fresh water leak. The water is running to the bilge from under the fuel tank
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat NYSail at 12:00am 05.07.24 Ask All Sailors 8/691
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank KneadingWater at 6:21pm 05.06.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1299 Unable to get a consensus. Noflex Digestor was recommend for holding tank odor. Main ingredient is
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 5:33pm 05.06.24 Big Boats 8/712 Good evening fellow P42 owners. Would you please let me know whether you can identify a part/serial
Maybe we have earned it jssailem at 5:24pm 05.06.24 Weather and Forecasting 12/1194 Does May promise to be a reward? Rufus says we will see sunshine. Monday May 6 Only two damp, ch
Primex Marine Muffler Ken13559 at 4:20pm 05.06.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/497 After 20+years my Primex Marine Muffler suffers a crack at the 2" inlet nozzle resulting in SCW spra
Metal Boxes from the Past (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 05.06.24 Sails Call Lounge 13/1700 Do you remember these Metal Boxes you had to pry open? firecrackers for the Fall Fireworks. Jim.
Bilge Pump in Keel? Sneezewort at 11:48am 05.06.24 Trailer Sailors 13/2333 Hi, sailors! My wife and I are launching our P-18 again after a 7 year delay (we stored the boat whe
SL254 Wind Machine sticking vane and anemometer (1) jonelli at 11:20am 05.06.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/376 My wind vane got stuck first. Worked perfect, then out of the blue was stuck. After a storm it sta
Deckfill CAP from CD question (2) jonelli at 9:27am 05.06.24 Catalina 30 8/729 There is a note on the website that says it is reported that the smaller deckfills (1" inlet) have t
Reefing H37C DanMaine at 7:23am 05.06.24 The Cherubini Hunters 4/581 I have wrestled with different scenarios for reefing my boat, H37C. I'd like to ask what others hav
Halyard Restrainer on Catalina 27 BTC1984 at 4:16am 05.06.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/528 I need to install a halyard restrainer on my Catalina 27. The mast is down. Should I use Stainless
Deck Hardware Bedding Plymouth Sailor at 10:31pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 15/1495 Dear Fellow Sailors, Ive been working on boato for 50 years so I fully understand to seal deck hard
Want to replace my toe rails on my ODay 28 dennisv at 7:00pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 4/756 Some time ago, it seemed fairly recent but was not able to find the post now, a member mention that
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 4:46pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1530
Should prop spin in Reverse? Tally Ho at 4:18pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1280
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting (1) Clutch Cargo at 3:16pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 16/1540 Haven't posted in a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy!! At the beginning of last sea
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 1:53pm 05.05.24 Bigger Boats 77/9021 So after years of procrastination, I've finally decided to recore Karma's bow and side decks. Karma
Over Heating a Yanmar 3gm30F NCBrew at 12:55pm 05.05.24 Ask All Sailors 8/927 What can the possibilites be for overheating a 3GM30F ?
Replacement sealing ring for Hurth HBW 50 transmission dipstick or alternative fix? Monheganlover at 12:07pm 05.05.24 Catalina 310 6/1505 Hello. I was checking the transmission fluid level on my 2002 Catalina 310's Hurth HBW 50 transmissi

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Ward H at 1:26pm 06.27.25 Whether now or later, consider the Marelon OEM Series 93 thru hull with valve, which includes the th
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 Foswick at 1:05pm 06.27.25 You might croak at the cost :yikes: they would quote. I have two 85-gallon tanks. They wanted $2500
Diesel Fuel Polishing - Catalina 270 ice breaker at 12:56pm 06.27.25 An easy way to gain access to the tank is to pull the fuel sender. Generally it is 2 inch hole. It
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 (1) ice breaker at 12:45pm 06.27.25 232495 This is from a 2004 41AC with a fisher panda 6000. The generator return line is also connec
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! Rick Webb at 12:41pm 06.27.25 The Ubolt in the anchor locker probably deserves some attention as well.
H23.5: can the mast be lowered stepped after the rigging is tuned? Rick Webb at 12:39pm 06.27.25 I had completely forgotten about this project. Before I began loosening the forestay when pulling th
Seldon in mast furling - backwards ? (1) ice breaker at 12:38pm 06.27.25 232494 Here is what an original install looks like on a 2004 hunter 41AC
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 jssailem at 12:21pm 06.27.25 If you did to want to try the roulette process of sticking a fuse in till it fails then upping the f
Troubleshooting mainsail trim (1) jssailem at 12:08pm 06.27.25 I am assuming you are not racing this boat. Possibly sailing on Cheat lake. We should agree on exp
Troubleshooting mainsail trim PaulK at 12:04pm 06.27.25 A photo would really help. It sounds like, as you and others say, the sail is tired. If it is too b
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 11:17am 06.27.25 How does one do that? If you do it yourself you are responsible. If the marina does it and things
A SMALL ITEM ON A UNIVERSAL DIESEL 5614 Richard19068 at 11:13am 06.27.25 I also relocated the fuse holder from being hidden under the alternator to a very accessible spot;
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:50am 06.27.25 I think you need to make the marina responsible for this job. dj How does one do that?
A new to me Resource jssailem at 10:43am 06.27.25 There is some info on the website that discusses how the system came to exist. It sounds like the ap
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 10:29am 06.27.25 What is the year of your 45cc. If around 2005 they did have relays to switch the circuits. Located
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Foswick at 10:23am 06.27.25 A key detail that would be useful is to know which leech telltales you can get to fly straight and w
Constrictor Clutches dlochner at 9:58am 06.27.25 Using motors and winch-drill attachments would for me decrease the amount of joy that I experience
Troubleshooting mainsail trim dLj at 9:57am 06.27.25 I understand the basic idea that a fuller sail is more powerful and a flatter sail is less powerful
A new to me Resource Foswick at 9:32am 06.27.25 This looks really promising. Over the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting around with the
A new to me Resource Hello Below at 8:42am 06.27.25 Thanks John. Good sourcing. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all that information available in on

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