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Different Mixing Elbow Problem Neil McDonald at 11:17am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 16/992 One year ago I changed the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3GM30F. I used an after market elbow from the s
Rig Tuning Guide for Hunter 33 Caspurr at 10:52am 06.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/664 Looking for some good information wrt tuning the rig on the 2007 Hunter 33. I have a slight fall off
Rustoleum Topside Paint alternate usage? pateco at 10:01am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/708 Has anyone here used topside to paint things other than your boat. I am doing some steel cancer rep
Cooling ZF 5M or ZF 10m (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:57am 06.09.17 Catalina 310 3/1042 Been doing a little research and knowledge collecting about the ZF transmissions in the Cat 310. The
Bilge Pump Noise Rick D at 9:44am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2109 Just curious... I have fourtyish Benes on each side of me. Both make a sound intermittently which so
Fuel Filter water separator recommendations JRacer at 9:27am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2180 My Beneteau First 310 has a Volvo Penta 2002 BT HE LD engine. I am looking at changing out the facto
What is under this unusual fiberglass in my P-42? (1) Sean5306 at 9:16am 06.09.17 Big Boats 29/2020 This photo shows what looks like a shoddily fiberglassed-in something on my 1990 P-42. It is locate
Shopping for new Dink rfrye1 at 9:15am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/436 My WM PVC dinghy has died an ugly death in San Diego after 6 years. Time to buy Hypalon. I was looki
2 GoPro video of race start Jackdaw at 8:06am 06.09.17 Racing 0/405 Using two sync'ed GoPro camera, the start of last nights race. We run the line, gybe back, and the p
Hoist a Newport 17? (2) Chrissie7785 at 6:15am 06.09.17 Newport 6/1837 Does anyone know if the Newport 17 can be hoisted on a crane and lifted onto the water using hoist s
Lazy jacks, are they worth it on a day sailer? dzl at 6:06am 06.09.17 Catalina 22 9/3374 I'm working towards making my boat simpler to single hand. I usually sail with company, but it's ine
Universal 5424 oil leak Neil16870 at 4:13am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/795 i just purchased an O'Day 34 and have found that the Universal 5424 has oil leaking down to the moto
H260 Swing Keel problem Flaco at 7:31pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1431 Ever since I bought my H260 I have found it very hard to pull up the swing keel. It takes all the po
Hunter 29.5 broken sail slug Coastin at 6:16pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/517 My "new to me" Hunter 29.5 has one broken main sail slug. On my previous boat (Catalina 25) changin
Space under frig Sailgunner at 3:15pm 06.08.17 Big Boats 1/486 On my 410 there is a blank space under the frig. I know the drain comes out under there but it appea
Which cutoff Ball Valves do you close off when sailing viper at 2:54pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1570 What are the thru hull valves that you generally close before sailing? For example, the fridge comp
1981 Hunter Yanmar 2QM15 scruffy95 at 12:42pm 06.08.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2896 So the voyage of a Sea Scout donation of an above mentioned Hunter has a new wrinkle that I am hopef
FYI Hunter 380 Hull Ports viper at 11:39am 06.08.17 Big Boats 0/320 Well from the outside there are 4 fixed black lexan ports. One in Galley area/starboard is fake.
Help identifying possible sail?? (1) teqmod at 11:00am 06.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/420 Hi All, I am going through the boat I purchased and came across this. At first I thought it was som
Replace spin on Racor... VanIslandGuy at 10:24am 06.08.17 Big Boats 25/2284 My H410 has a Racor R25T which spins on from below. Changing the filter on this is a a pain but doa

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Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:49am 12.02.23 Problem has to be a mismatch between the Yanmar OEM senor and the no name gauge. I would think a Yan
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 11:47am 12.02.23 Temp Gauges have a temp range. They need a sensor that matches the gauge range. I just bought a new
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 10:50am 12.02.23 Your image of the mast base is nice. Would like to see an image of the decal where the mast sets. T
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Johnb at 10:40am 12.02.23 Hello again, The light above sink suddenly stopped working, all others work fine. Checked the switc
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires How is t
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 9:14am 12.02.23 I am a phone tech and I use this wire tracing test equipment to find and ID broken wires https://www
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 8:36am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? David in Sandusky at 8:18am 12.02.23 Lots of good advice already. First, I would say that a roller curler for your foresail is a great i
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? shemandr at 7:54am 12.02.23 Sailboatdata.com shows the 26X as a fractional rig which normally wouldn't suit a 150%. If you want
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank. What makes their
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 12.02.23 @Crusty Ol Salt I concur with you recommending local sail lofts; however, there are many marinas an
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Justin_NSA at 6:55am 12.02.23 I have the SCAD system. I had to install their probe because I have a metal tank.
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 6:50am 12.02.23 I don't have a bypass kit for my hot water heater either. I simply run all hot and cold water lines
Priming AC/heat pump. TimFromLI at 6:48am 12.02.23 Another method is to use use a pony pump to pump the antifreeze through the thru-hull outlet from ou
Electric Motors Scott T-Bird at 6:43am 12.02.23
How are lines run to cockpit for 150% genoa from roller furler? (1) rgranger at 5:57am 12.02.23 I used this fairlead to run the lines outside the stanchions
Priming AC/heat pump. Davidasailor26 at 5:55am 12.02.23 The 4 gallons is probably overkill. The first couple are what I recover from my water heater after w
Priming AC/heat pump. Ted10028 at 4:15am 12.02.23 thanks. wow 4 gallons seems like a lot.i have no idea how many gallons my ac/heat pump requires for
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 10:12pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be
Dodger Needed Michael Davis at 8:59pm 12.01.23 Have you thought about building a hard dodger? Lots of YouTube videos on howto and I think would be

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