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Boom Angle on 2000 H380 viper at 4:05am 06.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/569 New mast , old boom. My boom is attached lower at the mast than its lowest position over the arch
423 battery configuration NYSail at 3:19am 06.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2905 Hello all..... So house batteries on my boat are 2 lifeline agm 4d's that according to po are 5/6 ye
Burping Matpearce at 12:28am 06.04.17 Catalina 310 7/3000 hi what is the options on burping or getting the air out of the cooling system On my Catalina 310
Mooring retrieval options after dropping chain Bill Vernon at 8:29pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2997 I have a helix mooring with a chain coming up to my mooring ball and dropped the chain while removin
Head hose sealing problem eusjim1 at 6:50pm 06.03.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2734 Replaced head and all hoses. Hoses are 1 1/2 inch New Shields Sanitation hose with flat interior.
34/35 shift and throttle cables Sefuller at 6:40pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 8/926 My cables are a little stiff and I suspect should be replaced. Has anyone done this on a 34 or 35 t
Dinghy flooring Brian D at 3:59pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 33/5875 My dinghy does not have a floor per se. Yes it has a floor and it has wood slats, but the slats are
How do you call your tacks/gybes? AlastairLC at 3:22pm 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 32/3025 I grew up saying "Ready about", "Hard alee", and "Gybe ho". Watching the Americas Cup, I hear "Stan
Hoses in starboard cockpit locker of a O'day 1987 272LE Chuck Powell at 1:58pm 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/583 In my starboard cockpit locker are 2 white hoses that attach to the manual pump on the starboard sid
Hull to deck joint 34/35 Sefuller at 1:50pm 06.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/1771 I finally tracked a persistent water leak to the fasteners attaching the hull to deck. On our 34, t
Serious leak between hose and shaft tube Hunter 30 1980 (4) Daydreamer89 at 11:53am 06.03.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2365 I have a leak between the shaft tube and the hose that connects to to the stuffing box. the bilge p
bamboozled by boom (4) bugbitten at 11:44am 06.03.17 S2 18/2327 My poor 9.2A is finally back in the water after fourteen excruciating months on the hard. I accompli
2006 Hunter 38 Salon Table carriemeaway at 8:43am 06.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1528 Hello, Does anyone know how to lower the salon table to make it into a bed? When we try the tabl
Easier Gennaker Gybing? AlastairLC at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 7/651 To keep it simple, I fly my asymmetrical spinnaker with one sheet and a dousing sock. Gybing, howeve
Cockpit drain removal ?? campbelljw5 at 8:36am 06.03.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/722 1978 O'day 23 .. How do I remove and replace the cockpit drain fitting and transom drain fitting so
Swim Deck Shower BarryBershad at 6:23am 06.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2514 Any ideas besides getting a new valve on how to get shower to work on swim deck Beneteau 331. Worked
ENO 2 Burner Cooker Problem onlinelee at 1:39am 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/268 Hi Friends, has anyone had a problem with gas rings not burning evenly? I have given my oven a rea
Dinghy sailing around Santa Cruz, CA? wsmac at 11:36pm 06.02.17 Destinations 5/1996 I may pick up a 12-15ft dinghy on my way down to Santa Cruz, CA this weekend. Short notice, I know,
'73 "Everywhere you look, there is a project" (9) Sacto Dave at 10:22pm 06.02.17 Catalina 22 5/606 137258 137259 137260 137261 137262
HELP- Friend's dad lost contact in Pacific Nurit Katz at 10:07pm 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3334 Dear sailing community, Trying to source help as my friend's father, Richard Carr, is lost at sea,

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23.5 outboard motor Southern Crux at 2:50pm 05.18.24
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted danm1 at 11:50am 05.18.24 The horizontal "glass."
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? jssailem at 11:18am 05.18.24 How about Andrews Island. https://www.deepzoom.com
Hunter 356 seahood advice wanted JamesG161 at 10:51am 05.18.24 I have a crack in the companionway hatch Not sure what you mean. 1 ) The horizontal Sliding part
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 10:34am 05.18.24 Thanks to all that responded! With your assistance and knowledge gleaned from the internet I think w
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? Art12050 at 10:28am 05.18.24 Try maineharbors.com. They have specific tide charts for all of New England including Wickford and N
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 9:45am 05.18.24 Spoke with @kwbones today. He raced on a J 24 , J 30 and others but never owned a trailerable sailb
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 GFlat at 9:02am 05.18.24 I had that last summer too. Universal 5411 on a Catalina 27. Labor day weekend it was spitting milks
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Rick Webb at 8:33am 05.18.24 You can get Coast Guard certified fuel hose at an auto parts store. Not probably at Auto Zone but
out haul cleat Rick Webb at 8:25am 05.18.24 I riveted on a cheek block and a cam cleat to the boom for both the outhaul and the topping lift us
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 marcham at 8:23am 05.18.24 I just remove the engine mount bracket and water pump on my 3jh3 when I need to replace the impeller
What are these treasures? Dalliance at 8:20am 05.18.24 I have no idea what those are, but it took me just as long to sort through all the bits n bobs left
Oceanis 343 In Mast boom assembly B343ME at 8:17am 05.18.24 Appears to be a US Spars make
out haul cleat Dalliance at 8:08am 05.18.24
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 Weasel at 8:03am 05.18.24 Yes it is. The reason for asking was to find out if there was a secret to removing the impeller with
Winch placement FastOlson at 7:57am 05.18.24 If you have reached the (design consideration) point of finding new places for winches, this is a gr
Epoxy vs Varnish JBP-PA at 7:18am 05.18.24 Of course each project varies. If you can't do 100% encapsulation or if removing failed epoxy would
What are these treasures? Rick Webb at 7:14am 05.18.24 Removeable hinge pin and bushing? Do they fit together?
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number Terry Cox at 7:01am 05.18.24 i rely on GPS speed on my Ray screen- Ditto here. However, I prefer to keep our systems in working
What are these treasures? dLj at 7:00am 05.18.24 no indent or hole the little copper piece on the head end. It is hollow, but the end is solid. Gr

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