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Rear seal leak ment and has gotten worse and seadaddler at 4:38pm 12.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/558 Have had a rear oil leak over year now and finally decided it is coming from the rear engine seal a
Genoa for Hunter41 spadaforaj at 2:25pm 12.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/375 feeling short of sail on 2004 hunter 41. Have the standard Jib but thinking about a larger Genoa.
Uploaded some files I had..... (2) FasterHorses at 1:15pm 12.09.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/546 Season's Greetings To All So, first snow fall of the season, and I haven't gotten clearance to dri
Correct Methods for Fusing, Protecting Circuits? jviss at 7:43am 12.09.17 Musings With Maine Sail 15/1468 Hi MS, I have two related questions. What is the correct method of fusing devices on branch cir
Battery charger mikej21 at 7:32am 12.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/847 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. I just bought a West Marine Jump Starter 12 volt DC 700 amp charger. Is t
Electrical diagrams halitc at 7:26am 12.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1215 i have an 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 461, the other day i have noticed the automatic bilge pump was not r
Anyone Hear from Claude Auger Lately? kloudie1 at 6:50am 12.09.17 Ask All Sailors 19/1247 Haven't seen any posts from Claude Auger in a while.. Was wondering if anyone has heard from my frie
Happy Snow Days jssailem at 5:58pm 12.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/575 May you residents of the gulf coast harbors of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama enjoy the warm wi
310 Shopping OCSailor at 5:12pm 12.08.17 Catalina 310 22/3052 Hi all, I have recently started shopping for a 310 and inspected my first one today. I have been lu
Haggis (3) jviss at 2:29pm 12.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 40/2719 Anyone here familiar with, like Scottish foods, like haggis, meat pies, black pudding, bridies, and
Big ships turming off AIS Allowishish at 1:13pm 12.08.17 Ask All Sailors 36/2346 I'm sure this is nothing new but still something else to worry about. http://www.google.com/url?sa=t
Gel Coat Color Rosetta Stone10263 at 1:07pm 12.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1182 I have a 1996 Beneteau 440. Does anyone know if factory gel coat color is available anywhere?
Hatch Mosquito Screens Rosetta Stone10263 at 1:05pm 12.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1014 I have a 1996 Beneteau 440. It's shrink wrapped for winter so I can't get on it easily. Can anyone
Time To Move South (2) kloudie1 at 10:53am 12.08.17 Sails Call Lounge 49/4082 Not often in South Louisiana .. Last one was 7 years ago.. Won't be here overnight, but it is pretty
Christmas Light Decoration Simon Sexton at 10:21am 12.08.17 Ask All Sailors 1/351 Hey, Guys! Since it's that wonderful time of year to start decorating boats for Chr
Trailer and motor lift questions Tom7219 at 8:35am 12.08.17 Trailer Sailors 9/1198 This past month, I had a problem loading at the ramp. There is a flat piece of 4" steel welded cross
Hunter 386 at anchor ragingfool35 at 7:37pm 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/4346 hello all! I am looking hard at this model to retire and live aboard. Having a 260 that wanders sev
Replacing Maxwell 14's on 86 Hunter 23 drewsyntax at 7:26pm 12.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/820 Hi All - I'm shopping around for winches to replace the original maxwells for the jib sheets on my
West Neck Harbor, Shelter Island jviss at 4:47pm 12.07.17 Ask All Sailors 23/5285 Is anyone familiar with this harbor? We'd like to visit relatives on Shelter Island in the summer,
LA/San Diego Fires (2) Brian D at 4:29pm 12.07.17 Sails Call Lounge 12/689 For the members here who live in the LA area, I do hope that you are not affected by the fires in yo

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Thermostat JamesG161 at 3:45pm 05.25.24 I put my foot in the exhaust water while motoring Wear Goggles or you will need an Eye Patch to g
2024 Hurricane Forecasts JamesG161 at 3:32pm 05.25.24 I am now paying more attention to your forecasts! My cousin lives on the Imperial River in Bonita
Thermostat Ralph Johnstone at 3:30pm 05.25.24
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (1) Tally Ho at 3:26pm 05.25.24 Having just bought a house in Bonita Springs, FL (gulf side just north of Naples), I am now paying m
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 3:25pm 05.25.24 I believe the ABYC is suggesting an 8" clearance to avoid setting up a siphon situation in a worst
Raw water vented loop question (4) Rich Stidger at 3:20pm 05.25.24 @smokey73 . Here are the pictures that I have. Embossed on one side are the letters "ASD". Maybe t
Thermostat Tally Ho at 3:10pm 05.25.24 My understanding is that the stat sets the ideal water temperature for optimum fuel combustion and
Thermostat Hayden Watson at 2:39pm 05.25.24 The thermostat should be able to keep the engine at temperature at any RPM and load. It should clos
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 2:35pm 05.25.24 Will snap some pictures of access and post tomorrow.
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 2:16pm 05.25.24 I believe the ABYC is suggesting an 8" clearance to avoid setting up a siphon situation in a worst
Mast bag? kappykaplan at 1:46pm 05.25.24 A few do not. I prefer the focus of halyards at the mast. I'll continue as long as I am able. :plu
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 1:43pm 05.25.24 Knowledge and preparation can help to reduce stress and worry. :plus:
Thermostat jssailem at 1:19pm 05.25.24 At 1800-2000RPM, you are running your engine at 60%. Your engine specs say it is rated at 44HP at 30
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 1:16pm 05.25.24 Slow but sure progress. Balsa and coosa cores epoxied in place and gaps filled with thickened epoxy
Thermostat Rich Stidger at 1:15pm 05.25.24 When you check the thermostat in water, check the opening temp and the closing temp. I would cycle i
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 1:06pm 05.25.24 I have a CAL35, not a Hunter 42. The bulkhead hid my engine. You can see the hole we made under the
Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 1:04pm 05.25.24 Q. It was a synthetic unit. IDR the brand or source. The valve had a small connection for a small h
Thermostat T33 at 1:02pm 05.25.24 Good suggestions. I've heard is not good for a diesel engine to run cool. They like to run hotter. I
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy rgranger at 12:38pm 05.25.24
Bilge water question dlochner at 12:38pm 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha

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