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Engine Exhaust Related To Engine Condition FlimFlamII at 1:18pm 08.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/741 I have a 1980 Yanmar YSM8 with about 375 hours. At least that's what the engine hour indicator read
Deck Light Switch therealbrianf at 1:12pm 08.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1884 Hi everyone, I have a combination of problems with the foredeck light on my Beneteau 281. It's a Pe
Trying to get my Hunter 19-1 back on the lake.... some questions (2) garybeck at 12:13pm 08.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1160 Hello, I have had this Hunter 19-1 (http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=6218) sitting in
Webasto Diesel Heating and A/C Lee Hadjiosif at 10:21am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/647 I have a 42' sailboat with Webasto diesel heating and 3" ducting throughout. I now want to install A
Law Enforcement Sailing Association Lodi47 at 8:29am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1363 With five years to go before retirement I have begun making plans for leaving Chicago and sailing ba
Fiberglass cutlass bearing??? (3) George Da Porge at 7:15am 08.27.17 Catalina 30 1/961 No question here, for info or discussion only! Had to replace my cutlass bearing. The existing one
Music to calm the savage beast you BlowMeAway at 8:00pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 61/5022 We haul a lot of new sailing folks, potential crew, never been on a sailboat kinda folks for a weeke
Hunter 380 Inverter/Charger replacement PowerWinch at 6:47pm 08.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1370 My Freedom 20 that came with the boat only puts out 90 volts when inverting. I'm looking at 2000w r
Best anchor for the Cheasapeake Bay PAC3142 at 6:12pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3096 My Danforth style Fortress anchor isn't cutting it lately. I've had a hard time setting in Oxford,
Good $ after bad? What is the market today? BobM at 3:58pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1062 Dropped my mast to investigate a dimple in the deck. As a part of it I had a surveyor meter the dec
Line washer (4) All U Get at 2:37pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 13/809
Hello! ... and thinking of purchasing Hunter Vision 32' Girl in a Billion at 2:36pm 08.26.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3059 Hi there! I'm mainly writing to introduce myself, and get the ball rolling in meeting other Vision 3
Mainsail/Mast question DHaning at 2:00pm 08.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1023 What holds the mainsail slugs from dropping out of the slot in the mast when you drop the sail? My M
Height of Hunter 306 With Mast Down - for shipping boat ForeverMrsB at 1:33pm 08.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2302 Can anyone tell me the height of a Hunter 306 with the mast down? It is required information for sh
Deck Leaks Chris Flanagan at 12:49pm 08.26.17 Smaller Boats 1/503 I knew when I bought my Hunter their was an issue with rain water finding it's way in and I thought
Like the Allman Bros. Band? Brian D at 11:59am 08.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/852 Then you should like this! y8wEC5RrP-M
Those in Texas/Hurricane Harvey Alansails at 11:58am 08.26.17 Catalina 310 0/435 Our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the Area where Harvey will cause destruction-Please take
"Windjammer" cruises? Gene Neill at 11:48am 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 26/3405 Has anyone ever done one of these? The old "Windjammer Barefoot" cruise company is defunct now, but
Hunter 23.5 Swing Keel Question (1) Gary JM at 11:32am 08.26.17 Smaller Boats 4/1690 I am considering buying a Hunter 23.5. The boat is in generally very good condition. The one cause
Tachometer Quit Working: 1985 Catalina 30 Steve Jefferies at 10:55am 08.26.17 Catalina 30 3/1809 Tach has quit working and I'm trying to work out if the problem is wiring or the instrument. I did c

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How worried should I be? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:45am 05.05.24 Might not be a bad idea to photo everything involved in the accident showing damage from every poss
How worried should I be? dlochner at 5:43am 05.05.24 I would however be a bit worried they will want to write the whole thing off when they should rathe
How worried should I be? Blitz at 5:33am 05.05.24 What is the Marina saying at this point? Agree with the above. I would think contacting your ins
S2 7.3 1979 kappykaplan at 5:32am 05.05.24 Check with your local sail loft. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Mexico visa question smokey73 at 5:01am 05.05.24 Is it possible that they are considering you as "living" in Mexico since you own a boat big enough t
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:49am 05.05.24 Is the ball valve bad? Just had to replace one on my A/C. Strange. I just had to replace mine on
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:47am 05.05.24 I wonder if any one clicked on my link which was posted by @Phil Herring about this issue. :facepa
Mexico visa question JamesG161 at 4:46am 05.05.24 If you have a Valid Passport, they will simply stamp a Mexico Visa in it. No passport , you must ha
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:42am 05.05.24 I'm guessing that the problem may be sea water mineral buildup in the intake line--and prob'ly in y
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:40am 05.05.24 Good morning, Peggie. Like most all P42s, Hunter built them using Jabsco electric macerator pumps t
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:36am 05.05.24 Why four pumps? Our 1991 original Jabsco pumps work just fine in both heads. Terry, they last abou
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged BBC16385 at 4:31am 05.05.24 Is there a filter in the line? When the seacock is opened with the hose removed, does water come i
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location east coaster at 3:54am 05.05.24 The gfci on my catalina 310 actually failed completely disabling all the downstream outlets on the s
110 volt pulgs reset fuse location brockfromwa at 10:28pm 05.04.24 I assume you have figured it out by now, but I've ran into issues with outlets too. In addition to w
How worried should I be? Ralph Johnstone at 10:07pm 05.04.24 No, you're not being paranoid in the least. Don't sail the boat until you get it surveyed and notif
Rub rail JamesG161 at 10:03pm 05.04.24 Jim whats the best way to clean and preserve it? See my post #7 above or Post #6 Jim...
Mastervolt Inverter Issue brockfromwa at 9:56pm 05.04.24 Update: Inverter does not operate at all when there's no solar/wind to stabilize the battery bank. I
Wood Refinishing (1) hornjb at 9:42pm 05.04.24 Fred, Thank you for this information! It will help me a lot. 1. I will check to ensure deck cleara
How worried should I be? brockfromwa at 9:41pm 05.04.24 I also agree with calling your insurance company. I would be very surprised if your mast is bent o
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (8) Hayden Watson at 7:58pm 05.04.24 I ended up needing to pull the front balancer pulley from the engine and take it to a machine shop t

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