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Engine RPM's fluxulating thaeni at 12:25pm 05.21.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/842 While mothering in heavy seas (6to8') my rpm's would fluxulate from 2800 down to 2000. This went on
H23.5 transducer placement and install Chris Flanagan at 10:18am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 23/1354 I was following an earlier post by Dave Congdon and still having no luck getting a reading. I chose
Broken Seacock - repair options? (2) dph123 at 8:36am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 18/3425 I went down to the boat to diagnose an overheating problem. I started at the seawater intake. I st
Outboard motor oil RWSlater at 8:31am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/532 Do y'all use synthetic oil in your 4 stroke outboards?
2007 Beneteau 343 aft cabin bed sheets Ciarabc at 8:05am 05.21.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/797 Can anyone provide solution for bed sheets in our aft cabin?
Unstepping an O'Day 25 Quick help needed Nevada Mike at 7:17am 05.21.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/939 I have a new to me O'Day 25 and was able to step the mast with much more worry than actual drama. T
New style shroud retainers (1) Tony_Furst at 5:07am 05.21.17 Smaller Boats 14/1252 Replaced the original rubber shroud retainer plugs on my 23.5 with the new style retainer covers fro
Lifting Rings for dinghy Solstice at 4:38am 05.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3500 Just received my PVC Zodiac and as I suspected I need to add lifting D-Rings to my bow as it will li
Small sail repair azsailing at 10:41pm 05.20.17 Trailer Sailors 4/640 Hi guys, My boat came with a genny on a rolling furler. Most of the sail is in good shape, but it h
Catalina 22 Swing Keel restoration (1) Harley at 10:24pm 05.20.17 Catalina 22 16/2935 So I bought a Catalina 22 and want to restore functionality of the swing keel but as you can see fro
Bottom Paint surfforce 1 at 7:21pm 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 13/1034 Hello all! Seriously, what happens if I don't haul out and paint bottom? If I have to paint bottom h
Hunter 27-3 No Hot Water Pressure VT Fitz at 7:05pm 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/617 We have finally found time and congenial weather here in New England to recommission our new-to-us,
Small rudder disorder :( what should I do about that. (1) CoastLife at 4:55pm 05.20.17 Big Boats 9/956 We bought this 1983 hunter 34 this January and have been in deep in refit work. So it turns out
H27 Bow Pulpits? TooCoys at 2:27pm 05.20.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/760 Has anyone ever added a bow pulpit to their H27, or other Cherubini? I'd like to add one to mine to
Hunter 34 - Easiest way to route wiring from starboard to port jwerkjr at 2:17pm 05.20.17 Big Boats 10/1321 I am looking to run wiring from the head to the DC panel. I've attempted to snake a feed through the
Beneteau 331 Refrigerator gaccess BarryBershad at 12:47pm 05.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1073 My refrigerator keeps shutting off. I'm thinking it may be a problem with heat exchanger perhaps req
Moisture in the foredeck SamRy at 12:21pm 05.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/796 The boat Im looking to purchase has "elevated" moisture in the foredeck. Is this something I need to
Bio-Fuels on Universal M25? patrickkidd at 12:21pm 05.20.17 Ask All Sailors 8/358 hello! Does anyone have any experience with alternative fuels on a Universal M25 engine? I live abo
Newb surfforce 1 at 11:03am 05.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/517 As my kids would say I'm a newb on this site/forum. I'm in Seal Beach California my 1972 Catalina 27
Electric 12v Connector Box? (1) lehighsail at 9:50am 05.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/355 I repacked my stuffing box and in the process, (by my assistant don't ask how) some wires got discon

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Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 9:47pm 06.01.23 A Volvo gauge is $100 :plus: I like OEM stuff. But you repair many things that I don't. Jim...
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 9:35pm 06.01.23 The smile may or may not be a problem. The main issue of concern is whether the plywood in the keel
2014 Beneteau 411 Power Jib Winch Question Tally Ho at 7:05pm 06.01.23
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 6:35pm 06.01.23 Great pictures, thank you for posting them! Brian
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 6:34pm 06.01.23 My DS II was built before the change to this centerboard pivot pin setup, but here are a few pictur
Mast rewire jssailem at 6:22pm 06.01.23 :plus: for MarineBeam LEDs.
First Boat Purchase stickinthemud57 at 6:00pm 06.01.23 I had a Hunter 170 for a while and loved it. Roomy cockpit, so plenty of room for friends. Roller fu
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:57pm 06.01.23 Terry thanks but you might want to be careful with that IPA stuff. I was advised that IPA is Cyril
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 5:55pm 06.01.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 5:13pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Heard a rumor that Bodhizafa might work. Could take
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 5:02pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? No, but if you keep drinking that good wine you won
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass pipedream at 4:56pm 06.01.23 Take a minute. Start at the exhaust elbow and verify raw water traverses the system. four bolts to
Anyone know where I can find one of these? rpwillia at 4:54pm 06.01.23 According to this website... it is not produced in the US but they can order you one from overseas
Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 4:21pm 06.01.23 That explains a lot. Thanks Sunbird22358. -Will
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:51pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Unfortunately, no! My water pump bearing seized tw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 3:51pm 06.01.23 BWY may have an old Mac mast to sell. Shipping is a killer though.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 3:36pm 06.01.23 That is what the boat that was in front of me at the windward mark said the first time I flew it in
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:47pm 06.01.23 Sounds Like a Great Workable solution, Much Thanks John
Non working microwave Alansails at 2:43pm 06.01.23 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 2:40pm 06.01.23 That is one ginormous sail... And you got that qualified to race... That looks like the size of the

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