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New prop for my 390 yorammelnik at 2:57pm 04.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/329 Hello 390 owners, I have a Perkins Prima M50 on my 390 What are your propeller's dimensions? I'm thi
In Hull Transducer Location on O'Day 222 Wood Jigger at 2:11pm 04.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/833 Hi, I'm about to install an in hull transducer for my depth meter (works through my chart plotter)
Running Rigging - am I an idiot? redunculous at 11:56am 04.28.17 Big Boats 9/1683 So I'm looking at my manual and I'm about to pull the trigger and replace all my running rigging but
Pros and Cons of Diesel rgranger at 11:11am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 41/2798 I didn't want to hijack the recent thread on getting diesel smell out of cushions... but that thread
I have a Bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale John A. Smedley at 10:02am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1479 I have a bayfield 25 1976 boat for sale with main, jib on furler, recently surveyed with all repair
H25.5 - replace rope clutches jyjohnson at 9:52am 04.28.17 Smaller Boats 11/948 The (original ?) Easylock handles broke. Rather than trying to replace the handles, I bought a dual
port trim adhesive splax at 9:19am 04.28.17 Big Boats 6/552 The exterior plastic trim oval around a port has come loose and I would like recommendations for whi
Move the vented loop ? (2) nveater at 8:35am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3724 Just reinstalled my 23 year old engine after having a rebuild -the connecting rod was bent fairly s
Any Passage 450-456 owners with Flexafold 20x14 3 Blade prop discovery at 7:56am 04.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/580 I have a 2002 Passage 456 , yanmar 4jh3-te 75 hp turbo engine and have installed a 3 blade flexafol
Diesel smell in boat cushions starledAR at 7:48am 04.28.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5463 I have a Hunter 41 that suffers from having an overfilled tank (once) and being shut up most of last
Running rigging help...(WM 40% off again) need to order... rpludwig at 5:28am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 21/1280 Gents, my 84 C22 has been on the hard, working on interior stuff, hull and bottom/keel, should be go
What Year C-22 Have Interchangeable Keels rustyw007 at 5:24am 04.28.17 Catalina 22 2/480 Hi, I was wondering if a keel from a 1984 C-22 will fit a 1975 C-22? More broadly - what years can
H216 motor recommendation thurter at 10:14pm 04.27.17 Day Sailers 3/1046 About to get my first sailboat since I was a kid a h216 do I'm curious what's a reliable motor to ge
Choosing a hybrid wind/solar charge controller patrickkidd at 7:58pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 45/10832 Hi there! I am looking at wind and solar power, to power a NorCold 2.5A icebox conversion kit (frid
Starting When Start Battery is Dead? DayDreamer41 at 6:54pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 48/8717 We purchased a DS 41 last year in September, sailed her some 500 Nm's to the home port and shortly a
Atomic 4 carb replacement sailnoproblem at 5:53pm 04.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/585 I should know this but I am having brain freeze. I have a early model Atomic 4 w/early model carb.
Git-Rot Ken13559 at 5:41pm 04.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/938 I've some part of rear berth wooden bulkhead rot due to water ingress/leaks. After repairing the lea
Electronic equipment recommendations for San Juan Islands Joseph6510 at 3:25pm 04.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3430 We just moved to Orcas Island (one of the San Juan Islands) of Washington from central Nebraska. We
Bimini for 23.5 with stern rail seats Boatnic at 3:22pm 04.27.17 Smaller Boats 7/1823 I've owned a 23.5 for 5 years and want to install a bimini. It seems the custom made biminis go und
Hood furler rjarrell at 3:14pm 04.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4063 My 37.5 has the factory installed Hood furler. It has not worked as it should since I bought the boa

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Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:00pm 06.07.24 Dip tube screen was clean but removed it. Used thread sealant on fitting to tank. Removed the brass
No longer an owner sbrogden at 6:56pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
No longer an owner (1) Calif. Ted at 6:54pm 06.07.24 Like anything on the internet, you probably can't really remove or delete anything, just don't come
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Jan_H at 6:09pm 06.07.24 Thanks everyone for the replies. I assumed it was a painted finish since after pressure washing the
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jdrutten at 5:41pm 06.07.24 That completely sucks! t "slowed" when taking the engine out of gear, does that mean that water was
Slips in SW Florida - Port Charlotte area heritage at 5:11pm 06.07.24 I have used Charlotte Harbor boat storage in the past. It's unusual in that the canal entrance is i
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 5:07pm 06.07.24 Finally found a solution. A different hose. Apparently the trident and the shield of a slightly smal
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:33pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have changed
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 4:28pm 06.07.24 That helps. I think look under the boat to check what might have happened. A lot might have change
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 4:05pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive trai
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's shemandr at 3:53pm 06.07.24 I am not the one to answer this question but I would look at the alignment of the engine/drive train
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:49pm 06.07.24 Some pictures sound great. The issue with tearing everything out is I have no choice regarding the s
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's Prozac at 3:36pm 06.07.24 WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of issue that could be a lot of things. You sa
Small Outboard Motor Stands (1) FDL S2 at 3:35pm 06.07.24 Here is what I built.
Knocking sound at 2000 rpm's jssailem at 3:18pm 06.07.24 I am guessing a bent prop shaft or struts? WOW. Yours is as good a guess as any. It is the type of
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 2:46pm 06.07.24 I just went through this on a not-a-hunter. Do not try and replicate the original design. Rip it all
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:33pm 06.07.24 The only think I can think to do is to somehow enlarge the hoses that I have with some tool so that
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 2:31pm 06.07.24 Ah, the mysteries of hose fittings. I feel your pain. Been down this road. The PVC barbs are alway
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch (2) skunther at 2:28pm 06.07.24
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 dlochner at 2:25pm 06.07.24 If the strainer in the dip tube is looking ugly, would one want to clean out the sludge in the tank

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