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Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (3) NYSail at 1:25pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/861 Hello all So one of my winter projects was to re-insulate, reinforce and generally clean up the door
Hunter water ballast transom leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 03.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/292 This thread covers the 19, 23.5, 240, 26, and 260 water ballast Hunter sailboats. I am not sure ab
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/1077 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1760 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/522 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re
Cockpit Handrail on Beneteau Oceanis 400 (1996) Rodrigo Burgos at 7:57pm 03.07.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/641 The fixed center binnacle/console/table in the cockpit has a curved tube of 1/2" SS "handrail" that
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 5:15pm 03.07.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/2221 I'm thinking that perhaps I should clean out through hull for sea water to my yanmar engine. Is ther
Best way to fix this interior wall (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:07pm 03.07.24 Smaller Boats 15/1752 I have this new to me Hunter 26.5. Below the V berth bed, there is some wall damage. This is a newbi
Keel to Hull Connection Driftin II at 2:58pm 03.07.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/969 I'm considering the purchase of a Hunter 30 with a Shoal Keel (currently own Catalina 30T with fin k
Hunter 340 Wing Keel flaking (3) TRS80sailor at 12:40pm 03.07.24 Big Boats 1/483 Seems the outer layer is flaking out. Any suggestions on what kind of filler to apply here? Hunter 3
G-10 discs for thru-hull bob45 at 8:11am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 11/770 I have some through hulls that I'm disconnecting as part of a plumbing upgrade and, since I can't du
Hand grab in cockpit (1) xavpil at 5:16am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 10/667 Hey friends, look at the picture: I would like to add a hand grab like this white shape I drew since
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Kostas Metaxas at 12:43am 03.07.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1094 Previous owner informed that Teamac self-polishing poison paint was used in the last year. Boat is
outboard hoisting fiddle block question xavpil at 6:12pm 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 3/308 dinghy outboard is 110lbs dinghy is hoisted to solar arch. I would like to hoist the outboard to the
Y33 Pulling chainplates (4) rekkabell at 5:38pm 03.06.24 Yamaha 7/1149 Am currently pulling the chainplates off my boat(tall rig, engine in the back). Found some pit corro
Seaward 24 centreboard pin rob mcguffin at 2:39pm 03.06.24 Trailer Sailors 0/525 My Seaward 24, Free Spirit, was on her trailer for 2 years. On launching last summer the centreboar
Hunter 376 main halyard electric winch broke (1) jcrewser at 10:42am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/310 The top disk is loose and I've removed the ring with the self-tailing arm because it doesn't engage.
Black water seacock jcrewser at 10:26am 03.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/816 Suppose the seacock on the discharge of the macerator was stuck. How would you go about freeing it u
Charts? Charts? We don't need no stinking CHARTS! jssailem at 7:07am 03.06.24 Ask All Sailors 30/2113 For many of us it is that time of year when the Chart Renewal notice pops up in our email. "Your c
Dinghy hoisting from solar arch with winch (1) xavpil at 6:01pm 03.05.24 Ask All Sailors 9/460

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what's this bronze fitting with a screw Foswick at 9:44pm 05.01.25 That would be my guess - a raw water strainer. As Dave said, the destination for that reinforced cle
what's this bronze fitting with a screw dlochner at 6:42pm 05.01.25 Where does the hose lead? That will give you a good clue. If you are on the hard, take off the top a
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 6:26pm 05.01.25 The reason to change both: is one wire is intermittent and weak so are the other 30 year old wires..
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 6:20pm 05.01.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 6:13pm 05.01.25 Well I have confirmed I have 13.25v from the start button (we are plugged into shore power and float
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 6:02pm 05.01.25 If placed in close proximity to minimize length of the hose, it will definitely help minimize water
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 05.01.25 While I agree that a check valve is problematic, and an anti-siphon loop is good to have, the anti-
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 You can use a dinghy air pump to get the most of the coolant out of the hoses.... good time to do a
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 Thanks for the detailed instructions!
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 5:15pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 4:47pm 05.01.25 To sum up: 1. Check the terminals at the starter battery and starter battery shutoff switch 2. Conf
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Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 4:07pm 05.01.25
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 4:05pm 05.01.25 Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any significant back flow while not prone
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 05.01.25 Ok, what's the "right tool"? dj Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any sig
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dlochner at 3:22pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the s
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 3:21pm 05.01.25 Even oversizing, you still have the spring pressure that needs to push the valve open. Yeah, that's
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 3:11pm 05.01.25
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. JoeWhite at 3:11pm 05.01.25 Dhandzy, what is the verdict? Have you been able to resolve the problem?
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 05.01.25

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