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water heater and picture or schematic for oDay 302 clementise at 7:02am 07.22.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/927 I tried to locate water heater below deck however all I found is one line hot (after running engine)
VDO Fuel Gauge upgrade? Gunni at 6:32am 07.22.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2775 My VDO fuel sender has gone bad for the second time in two years. I am fed up with the lever-arm se
Port side mid cabin leak glonek5 at 6:25am 07.22.17 Big Boats 1/451 Everyone We have a 2005 hunter 38 This season we seemed to have sprung a leak or leaks. The drips a
Yanmar 1gm10 starting and under load issues Casagf66 at 6:01pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3253 Hey gang, So I bought me a new boat A mirage 27 1985. So far it's been great sails like a dream v
Cutting stainless tube All U Get at 5:44pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 15/813 Hi all, I'm making a solar panel frame using stainless tube and was going to use a hacksaw to cut t
Water heater replacement. (1) scottdube at 3:38pm 07.21.17 Big Boats 2/448 I have the original water heater (20 years old) and it has a couple of issues. None fatal but it's
Electric Winches Lee Hadjiosif at 2:40pm 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3066 I'm interested in upgrading my coach roof manual lewmar winch to electric. I know they make modifica
VHF Antenna Cable Connection at Base of Mast geoffschultz at 11:35am 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 14/6304 After a lightning strike which vaporized my VHF antennas, I'm replacing the antenna cable. At the b
New Electric Panel (3) marchem at 10:30am 07.21.17 Catalina 310 11/2123 It took 1-1/2 years from when I got the panel, but I finally installed it yesterday. The old panel
Second Battery Location VT Fitz at 9:30am 07.21.17 Ask All Sailors 1/296 On our new to us 2007 Hunter 27, I'm looking to install a second battery. The existing battery is in
Yanmar ysb12 Mark F at 4:00am 07.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/4105 I purchased a project s2 9.2a (sat for 3 years) which has a ysb12 engine aboard and as I am new to d
Keel lifting cable tube and guide ball greg_m at 3:33am 07.21.17 Catalina 22 4/757 Hi Guys I read already somewhere that somebody replaced the tube and ball assembly. For the life of
In preparation to repair the trailer of the '73 (5) Sacto Dave at 2:37am 07.21.17 Catalina 22 4/685 I did a few things to get the boat ready for the water. I had two options, river or lake. Initially,
In-boom reefing - setup / diagram needed ArkadiyS at 8:59pm 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/6145 we own 1987 Hunter 35 and it has (I believe) reefing lines setup through the boom. I am trying to f
In-boom reeling - setup / diagram needed ArkadiyS at 8:57pm 07.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/324 we own 1987 Hunter 35 and it has (I believe) reefing lines setup through the boom. I am trying to f
Weather Video BigEasy at 6:51pm 07.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/294 Just saw a "Weather for Sailors" video on You Tube that was posted by the Maryland School of Sailin
Seawater Grounding for High-Frequency Radios Brian D at 3:41pm 07.20.17 SSB and Ham Operators 20/7338 I may have posted this, or possibly someone else did, but in case it was not... This is a good arti
O'Day 22 heaving to Love and Luck at 3:03pm 07.20.17 Day Sailers 3/1157 tried to heave to many times today; instead did a bit of forereaching (I guess) I have a 1972 O'Da
The things you find on Craigslist LakeShark at 2:01pm 07.20.17 Catalina 22 24/2320 Anyone need a swing keel? Better question is how did it get buried in the woods and what happened t
Companionway teak crib boards So Cal Catalina at 12:58pm 07.20.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1823 My middle companionway teak board has a fracture on the edge. I would like to keep the original teak

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Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 2:40pm 07.07.24 It could just be that the bilge pumps can't pump out that last bit of water. Try sponging it out an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Tally Ho at 2:32pm 07.07.24 I am not familiar with the Simrad WP30, but on my Raymarine wheel pilot, the motor unit has a wire l
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:28pm 07.07.24 I used to change impellers every year. I stopped doing that several years ago, as I noted that the
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? BarryL at 2:10pm 07.07.24 Hi, A number of years ago I bought one of the blue 'globe' impellers that was supposed to be able t
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 2:09pm 07.07.24 I think Johnson makes the Westerbeke's pumps. Be sure to compare your OEM impeller with the afterma
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 2:06pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Rich 35.5 at 1:55pm 07.07.24 Just wanted to post an update for future searchers... I was lucky enough to find the shuttle car at
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 1:50pm 07.07.24 I have the pump that uses the 48500 impeller, but even so, there's an updated pump for this engine t
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move JamesG161 at 1:41pm 07.07.24 All Mississippi Gulf Coast Marinas have Mandatory Evacuations for Hurricanes. Choose Wisely :cool:
Gulf Coast, AL to FL Panhandle Move Rick Webb at 1:20pm 07.07.24 Point Cadet This may be dated information but something to check on wherever you end up. When we l
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 eherlihy at 1:16pm 07.07.24 I would place a fixed cleat in line with the center of effort of the boat... Basically slightly aft
Yanmar 20gm starting issue capta at 1:15pm 07.07.24 You haven't reported your progress, which would be nice for those who tried to help you. "What's it
A Little Story About Our GPS capta at 1:02pm 07.07.24 For someone who emphatically stated, "I'm not going anywhere without a working GPS", I find it inter
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 12:53pm 07.07.24 Then I found an aftermarket kit on eBay for $17, so I bought that, too. Any horror stories @jviss
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:20pm 07.07.24 Just so you know, I haven't gotten any better since! Nonsense, Stu. You've always been very helpfu
What are these tracks used for? Joe at 12:14pm 07.07.24
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 12:03pm 07.07.24 In case it was the GPS, I found this on ebay... Hi John. Thanks for the tip. Saw that on the e-bay
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 11:38am 07.07.24 I do not have that pipe below the motor mount. From your other photos it doesn't look like there is
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 11:10am 07.07.24 I learned over the weekend that some of the high temps I saw could have been from going up river an
Auto Pilot Simrad issues Davidasailor26 at 10:59am 07.07.24 Update: re attached all wiring from autopilot to circuit breaker using crimping tools. Same issue,

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