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Yanmar 3YM30 coolant drain plug question (2) Vegas at 7:06am 06.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4522 137992 See the drain plug, circled "B" on the diagram. How do you pull that out? Is it threaded? If
Aftermarket Sprit (Spinnaker) Pole for Hunter 18??? Mike At Door County at 4:52am 06.27.17 Day Sailers 4/1214 I am considering the purchase of a used Hunter 18 that seems to have the cutout in the bow for the r
The 1929, John Alden Schooner, VOYAGER. (3) TomY at 4:37am 06.27.17 Alden General Chat 6/6473 John Alden was a master schooner designer. VOYAGER, design #390 B, was one of nine boats built to th
Trying to find cabinet hinge!! '87 Hunter (2) salemsailor at 4:22am 06.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/510 Hi all. Have a 1987 Hunter 31. Still in great shape (the boat, not me) and sailing north of Boston
H410 rigging replacement steve123 at 9:59pm 06.26.17 Big Boats 19/1871 Hi All Its that unfortunate time when the rigging has to be replaced I have gotten 17 years of servi
New Wet Cell Battery Caps (1) JamesG161 at 8:01pm 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/689 After 3.8 yrs of abuse by me, we changed our 4D dual bank 12VDC Lead Acid, Wet Cell house batteries.
Capsizing an O'day 222 mccadamsoday at 7:30pm 06.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 20/8368 I have a 1984 O'day 222 and have been sailing it for about 5 weeks. Has anyone ever had to the boat
Anchor light 423.... NYSail at 6:30pm 06.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1458 so my bulb was burned out..... climb up and find I'm getting no power..... have power at the breaker
Hunter 25 differences in the same year pk66 at 6:04pm 06.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 4/511 Hi, I just purchased 2 1974 Hunter 25 sailboats to make 1 nice boat. In working on them I am findin
Anyone flying a Parasailor Venting Spinnaker? freeheelbillie at 4:22pm 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 5/776 kK7Ld0ZXbbU http://www.istec.ag/us/products/parasailor.html Very interested in the design as a shor
Hatch-Way Slides StargazerP303 at 4:21pm 06.26.17 Precision 2/1311 Hi all! I have a new set of (top) hatchway slides for a P18. You pay S'H and their yours. I Paid $2
Upgrade original Nav Instuments on 1998 Hunter P-42 schooner39 at 4:17pm 06.26.17 Big Boats 11/731 Hello Hunter Team, I have a Raytheon radar dome, (Raymarine) Raystar 120/112LP GPS receiver, Autohel
Straps to tie 23.5 to trailer cheezbal6 at 1:17pm 06.26.17 Smaller Boats 17/1267 My 1995 Hunter 23.5 did not come with any straps which attach to the trailer and go over the boat to
Jib Sail Cam Cleat Owen Kelley at 11:34am 06.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/601 I am currently restoring a Hunter 170 and need to get two new Jib Sail rope Cam Cleats, can anyone p
Mast,,, short distance towing CapnGL at 10:06am 06.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1737 Hi all, My boat is always kept at my shop and we are only a mile away from our favorite launch site
Engine Hours Meter? VT Fitz at 9:10am 06.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2584
Inline fuse in ignition popped fourwhitesocks at 8:57am 06.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3003 Ok so a few weeks ago I was out sailing and when I went to start the engine to come back into the h
great lakes flies gbrian at 7:07am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 42/3569 we are new great lakes sailors (lake Erie) how do we deal with all the flies that bite like a bunch
Fuel Line Replacement odaydokay at 6:46am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/454 Some of the lines on my O'Day 28 (Universal M12) have been replaced but not the ones from the tank p
Swim ladder question (2) pateco at 6:24am 06.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1797 I am getting rust stains running down my transom from the swim ladder. Also wondering, since it is 1

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No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 8:52am 02.18.24 On my boarding for Inspection, one officer went below alone and returned. He told me all was good a
No holding tank options? kloudie1 at 8:42am 02.18.24 Seems like if you are boarded and are pleasant and cooperative, they are more likely to treat you th
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:32am 02.18.24 It is not just "my understanding" that a non-releasable zip tie is acceptable, it is right in the E
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:22am 02.18.24 @Calif. Ted Not sure why you say "you are confused." You are correct that most of the sailboats th
No holding tank options? dlochner at 8:20am 02.18.24 In fifty years I've been boarded by CG twice, neither time did they even look at the sanitation sys
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig Ted at 8:17am 02.18.24 Some masthead rigged boat can have very bendy masts. My triple spreader mast can bend 8". You can us
No holding tank options? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 02.18.24 No, you are confused, most boats have a type 3 (holding tank) sanitation system: Federal law prohibi
Air conditioner replacement dlochner at 7:29am 02.18.24 What's RCR recommending for AC units? They are pretty knowledgeable. Don't over size, as @TimFromLI
Moving Up... dlochner at 7:22am 02.18.24 Hopefully, you guys will allow me to hang with the group...this forum provides MANY improvements th
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 7:19am 02.18.24 Double spreader masthead masts can get pretty bendy, that's why the spreaders are swept back and the
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 7:11am 02.18.24 Here's a link to a video that does a great job of explaining the cooling system of a Yanmar. In par
Prop rotation question robbjd at 6:50am 02.18.24 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd
No holding tank options? dlochner at 6:19am 02.18.24 I am sure there are people who don't comply with the no discharge law for various reasons. If a boat
Bilge Wire Size Question. dlochner at 5:58am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size the
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts (1) patbratton at 4:44am 02.18.24 Up date on struts. I went to the boat today to take the broken ends of the struts off of the studs o
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 4:22am 02.18.24 Have you considered an Engels? Low battery drain, 110/12 v, compressor works very well at almost any
Advice on transcontinental shipping captain69 at 3:49am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar captain69 at 3:45am 02.18.24
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar twodzusfittings at 3:25am 02.18.24 (plus Sam Holmes has one!). Who? :D:laugh:
Bilge Wire Size Question. jssailem at 2:56am 02.18.24 :plus:

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