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Replacing portlights on Yamaha 33 (5) kampuniform at 4:50pm 06.29.17 Yamaha 12/4093 Just finished replacing all the portlights on my recently purchased Yamaha 33'. All of the portligh
tartan 33 forward hatch leaky dog (1) cmzs at 4:17pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/687 Hi all, I have a 1979 tartan 33. Forward hatch is great - a massive thing by bowmar that has only o
Newbie questions (6) blindsmokey at 2:46pm 06.29.17 Catalina 22 23/1647 I just purchased a 1981 Catalina 22. According to the PO It's been in storage for the past 12 years.
Engine / Steering Control cmonroe54 at 1:56pm 06.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2428
soldering iron gettinthere at 1:56pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2662 I think one of my problems with electronics is using a crappy soldering iron. I'm making a new VHF c
Stuffer box maintenance question Jimongee at 1:03pm 06.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/397 I have a 2002 356. It has never seen salt weather. We sail every summer on the Great Lakes. I have
Quarter berth mattress pattern H31 1986 SeanP at 10:50am 06.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 17/2107 Hi there, I have found good pricing on mattresses from Portland Mattresses in Maine. The challenge
Keep calm, it's your anniversary :-O Justin_NSA at 8:21am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 18/716 It's our 38th wedding anniversary tomorrow! Being the romantic that I am, I'd like to get a set of 4
Unsafe At Any Speed - No, Not the Corvair (13) Maine Sail at 6:54am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 68/7097 I am now on day four of my cool down after last Saturday nights adventure. I say cool down because i
Adding Batteries smokey73 at 6:27am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/420 Background (1994 Hunter 40.5): I am considering adding capacity to my house bank. Right now I have
Schaffer 750 furler hewebb at 5:25am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/443 Learned that Schaffer does not have parts for furlers that are no longer manufactured. A friend nee
re-powering a 280 Jason F at 9:22pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/889 Greetings and salutations, I think I remember reading someplace that the 280 can fit a Yanmar 2GM in
Dave's not here (1) Meriachee at 8:43pm 06.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/2007 Saw this on the interweb. Whoever this Dave guy is, I'm thinking that he's trying to pigeonhole us a
installed new Raymarine es127 - it shuts down when under sail Captpete12 at 7:54pm 06.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1129 My new es127 MFD shuts down when under sail for two hours or so. i checked with Raymarine and they
Wanting to get a roller furling for my Catalina 25... which one do ya'll recommend? BTWill83 at 7:42pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/4743 I've already got the sail FOR the roller furling that was on the boat and not working. Looking to ge
slippery deck mortyd at 5:55pm 06.28.17 Catalina 30 6/984 the textured cockpit deck on my catalina 30 mkii has gotten a bit slippery with no obvious cause. wh
Stepped my mast in 15 minutes piedpiperIII at 5:14pm 06.28.17 Catalina 22 16/1048 My boat is in my drive so I can do some work. I needed my mast up so I timed myself. From secured fr
Freshwater Tank flush Seute Deern at 2:11pm 06.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1249 Hello, after I bought my 2005 Hunter 38, I was told the fresh water tank was barely used at all. So
Rudder Donal Rice at 12:23pm 06.28.17 Big Boats 4/698 Hi All, I recently purchased a 340, year 2000. The rudder is very stiff, I have isolated the steerin
Genoa Block (2) Capri at 12:16pm 06.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1095 138050 138051 Hi, just purchased my '81 22 foot boat last year and wonder what the difference betwee

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Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 1:04pm 05.25.24 Q. It was a synthetic unit. IDR the brand or source. The valve had a small connection for a small h
Thermostat T33 at 1:02pm 05.25.24 Good suggestions. I've heard is not good for a diesel engine to run cool. They like to run hotter. I
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy rgranger at 12:38pm 05.25.24
Bilge water question dlochner at 12:38pm 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.25.24 Nice write up. much.
Thermostat Ralph Johnstone at 12:28pm 05.25.24 If you've got an IR gun, try shooting around the stat housing when up to temperature to see if you
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 12:24pm 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. ll wor
Thermostat Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.25.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 12:12pm 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 05.25.24 Does the ABYC standard mean 8" above the fully loaded heeled waterline or the static waterline at a
Thermostat T33 at 12:01pm 05.25.24 Themostat is new. I'll try heating it up in water to see what happens. It is suppose to open at 160.
Thermostat JoeWhite at 11:50am 05.25.24 What is the temperature rating of the new thermostat?
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 05.25.24 Having done several alignment "touch ups" on my originally purchased '99 H-310 over the years, the
Bilge water question Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Bilge water question CurtisC at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Thermostat jssailem at 11:35am 05.25.24 Have you changed out the thermostat? It may be showing its age. If so, have you checked that the the
Thermostat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:34am 05.25.24
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy jssailem at 11:34am 05.25.24 If you are going to through-bolt the hardware, how are you going to get to the underside of the deck
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Hello Below at 11:27am 05.25.24 We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I'm g
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 11:25am 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. sion, r

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