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Upgrade original Nav Instuments on 1998 Hunter P-42 schooner39 at 4:17pm 06.26.17 Big Boats 11/653 Hello Hunter Team, I have a Raytheon radar dome, (Raymarine) Raystar 120/112LP GPS receiver, Autohel
Straps to tie 23.5 to trailer cheezbal6 at 1:17pm 06.26.17 Smaller Boats 17/1078 My 1995 Hunter 23.5 did not come with any straps which attach to the trailer and go over the boat to
Jib Sail Cam Cleat Owen Kelley at 11:34am 06.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/559 I am currently restoring a Hunter 170 and need to get two new Jib Sail rope Cam Cleats, can anyone p
Mast,,, short distance towing CapnGL at 10:06am 06.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1268 Hi all, My boat is always kept at my shop and we are only a mile away from our favorite launch site
Engine Hours Meter? VT Fitz at 9:10am 06.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2056
Inline fuse in ignition popped fourwhitesocks at 8:57am 06.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 27/2164 Ok so a few weeks ago I was out sailing and when I went to start the engine to come back into the h
great lakes flies gbrian at 7:07am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 42/2634 we are new great lakes sailors (lake Erie) how do we deal with all the flies that bite like a bunch
Fuel Line Replacement odaydokay at 6:46am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/399 Some of the lines on my O'Day 28 (Universal M12) have been replaced but not the ones from the tank p
Swim ladder question (2) pateco at 6:24am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1671 I am getting rust stains running down my transom from the swim ladder. Also wondering, since it is 1
Removing Soot From Transom (1) GonzoF1 at 6:16am 06.26.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1112 After spending a goodly amount of time using MaineSail's technique to polish up the transom and rein
latest series Raymarine MFD's/ camera's?? eianm at 12:07am 06.26.17 Big Boats 1/371 Has anyone succeeded connecting a camera other than a Raymarine camera up to their MFD? I know it ca
O'day 23 solar project (3) CharlzO at 10:00pm 06.25.17 Day Sailers 8/1630 Went out for this season's maiden voyage on my brother's O'day 23, with him and a couple of his frie
H37C Cockpit Drains frequently clogging sailnc at 6:24pm 06.25.17 The Cherubini Hunters 15/2280 All too often I find the two cockpit drains are clogged with leaves or other plant material that has
Great service from Navstore.com Sefuller at 6:21pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 0/257 Just wanted to give a shout out to Navstore.com where I ordered several Maretron network cables and
What is this called? (2) PNW-Chris at 6:12pm 06.25.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/600 Hello fellow Catalina owners. I'm trying to find a part to replace what's missing on my C28MKii, but
Temperature Controlled Switch for 12v Blower GorillaToast at 5:37pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/500 Hi guys. I need a temp controlled switch to turn a blower on when the temp in a cabinet exceeds a ce
Can't get my lower outboard unit back on Plymouth Sailor at 4:23pm 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3103 I removed my lower unit on my 8hp Yamaha aux outboard to replace the water pump/impeller and now I c
boot strip paint? (1) rpludwig at 1:18pm 06.25.17 Catalina 22 12/2581 137948 likely a dumb question....the boot stripe is heavily oxidized and in the gelcoat, can't bring
Masthead question... (1) rpludwig at 10:08am 06.25.17 Catalina 22 11/3264 Replacing halyard masthead sheaves to accommodate 8mm line, made the mistake of ordering from CD (th
Engine Charging Questions Rick D at 9:00am 06.25.17 Ask All Sailors 31/1661 Ok, so I have not used our boat much last year owing to various projects. I put in some Deka AGM hou

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Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Ralph Johnstone at 6:34pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? An excellent question. I would expect the raw water pump on
Newbie High Current at 6:32pm 06.07.23 A couple of pointers. When we purchased our first boat, I attended a Power Squadron seminar, which
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? Greg
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:48pm 06.07.23 That is correct. It is the stainless steel rod that secures the chainplate. I have been in touch wit
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) jdrutten at 5:18pm 06.07.23 You might need to double check your engine serial number (on the faceplate at the front of the engin
Best Chart Plotter Solution jssailem at 5:04pm 06.07.23 Anyone using a PC product (such as OpenCPN or equivalent) at the chart table I am using OpenCPN on
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. MikeHoncho at 3:48pm 06.07.23 sounds like a lot of cranking....consider leaving the inlet valve closed until it starts.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) MikeHoncho at 3:43pm 06.07.23 Look it up on Toad Marine. I would assume a new pump would come with a impeller and gasket. There
SS Rod popping sound smokey73 at 2:40pm 06.07.23 I am not sure the OP is talking about rod rigging per se. I think he is speaking of the stainless s
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:34pm 06.07.23 If sailing I would try to reduce pressure on the rig till I could find the cause. Might even take a
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:30pm 06.07.23 I admit, I got lazy and didn't give the explanation. There are degrees of bad mix and matches. When
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:29pm 06.07.23 You might quick check the length of the rods. Using the main halyard as a tape measure from mast hea
Battery Switch Confusion jssailem at 2:20pm 06.07.23 @Dudenhoeffer Dave speaks wise words. But why you may ask. Batteries are very helpful. When one is
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:04pm 06.07.23 All the batteries in one bank should be of the same type, manufacturer, and age.
SS Rod popping sound dlochner at 2:02pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) dlochner at 1:59pm 06.07.23 The service manuals and parts catalog for diesels are often online and free to down load. Try a sear
SS Rod popping sound rgranger at 1:17pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
SS Rod popping sound capta at 1:15pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots in
fuel gauge capta at 1:10pm 06.07.23 I'd think it odd that the light works when the key is off, so perhaps the gauge does too.
Battery Switch Confusion kappykaplan at 12:56pm 06.07.23 Is it important to keep the house pack batteries all the same? I think so, but others may disagree

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