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Espar DW4 Troubleshooting Hunter33MorningStar at 11:13am 12.22.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1984 Looking for help in troubleshooting my Espar DW4 Hydronic heater in my Hunter 33. It worked last sp
Cutlass Bearing Extractor ... (4) walmsleyc at 8:39am 12.22.16 Big Boats 9/2410 Just a FYI thread about building a home made "shaft in place" cutlass bearing extractor. The basis/
frig,freezer insulation sailer dog at 6:25am 12.22.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/723 on my 456 there seems to be no insulation around the frig'freezer .has anyone added insulation and i
Toe Rail Replacement syrena at 6:36pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/939 does anyone have experience with replacing the aluminum toe rail on a hunter 37.5
Surveyor in Charleston peterbud at 6:31pm 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 3/330 I am looking to buy a Catalina 28 on Charleston, Sc. and need a surveyor in the Charleston area. An
How does the Venture 17/21 kickup rudder work? sasjzl at 5:50pm 12.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2211 I am in the process of removing 40 plus years of paint off the 2 piece rudder on my brand new (to me
Rudder removal on 1993 37.5? davjonLegend at 5:27pm 12.21.16 Big Boats 4/1109 Does the rudder have to be removed when pulling the prop shaft on a 1993 Hunter 37.5 Legend? (Couldn
Accessing fresh water tank on 1999 Hunter 310 (2) Tim Ferris at 4:15pm 12.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1310 Hoping you may be able to help resolve this as putting it together 17 years ago is much easier than
Sacrificial hull anode on Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 2:48pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1524 There is no hull anode fitted on my recently purchased2009 Oceanis 37. She has been in used in fresh
Sacramento Catalina 22 Fleet 4 Whale Watching Cruise - Monterey Bay kclancy at 2:00pm 12.21.16 Catalina 22 5/878 Hey All - Are the winter blues getting you down? Come join us over the MLK weekend, January 14th-16
Engine room blower - push, or pull? Gunni at 12:07pm 12.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3395 In the process of sorting out our boat a few years ago I realized that the Plastimo in-line bilge bl
Mast Exit Plates Scott T-Bird at 11:32am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 27/7533 One of my winter projects is to install 4 additional exit plates to supplement the 2 exit plates tha
Repairing grounding damage (3) PotomacDaysailer at 10:33am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2624 My Pearson 26 was grounded in a storm in July and was taking on water. The marina I had her at has
Christmas Bad Obsession at 10:13am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 0/226 Merry Christmas all.... What are you getting for your boat? You know that your boat is supposed to
Getting juiced capta at 8:49am 12.21.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1360 I'm at a loss. I installed a dedicated outlet and breaker for the toaster oven. On the generator it
Considering a 1984 O'Day 26 (7) Carter Mac 26 at 11:37pm 12.20.16 Day Sailers 6/2669 O'Day owners/experts, I'm looking at a 1984 26 for purchase and while the boat has been maintained
Merry Christmas (1) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:02pm 12.20.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1196 131306 A tad early perhaps, but-from My house to all my friends here. Deep south Texas, Christmas mo
Keel bolts Catalina 27 ? C22BC at 6:09pm 12.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/956 Looking at moving up to a Catalina 27 , going to look at one tomorrow that seems to be what I'm look
Wipeout in Annapolis Ron20324 at 4:52pm 12.20.16 Sails Call Lounge 10/1346 Not sure about the exact numbers, but I believe it was 16 Laser sailboats in a race got hit with a c
Adding Lewmar Folding Wheel to 86 H31 Dfisher at 4:41pm 12.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/1098 I'm taking the jump and treating myself to a folding wheel. I'm thinking about going as large as 40

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Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit dlochner at 5:39pm 12.03.23 If anybody know the size of the hose and length from muffler, that would rock! Remember it is bet
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit garymalmgren at 5:39pm 12.03.23 Replace with wireless hose. If trimming back and only replacing the last couple of feet use fibergla
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Rick at 5:35pm 12.03.23 Does anyone want to buy a good used Hunter 420 Passage? Kidding.... here we go again., 25 years I
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 5:17pm 12.03.23
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker Ralph Johnstone at 5:05pm 12.03.23 In order of cheapness and ease, I would suggest : 1. Get into your supply (+) wire and measure the
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit twalker H260 at 4:42pm 12.03.23
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit FastOlson at 4:02pm 12.03.23 While you are there... replace the hose section from the engine to the WL muffler, as well. Any time
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit garymalmgren at 4:01pm 12.03.23 Hi Dick. What is the external condition of the hose at the exhaust manifold (the hottest and salties
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink twalker H260 at 3:58pm 12.03.23
drive shaft length on a 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model Goffriller at 3:45pm 12.03.23 Thanks for that advice and approach to changing out the old shaft John.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Rick at 3:42pm 12.03.23 Thanks JS. Over my 20+ of enjoying yet slaving over a boat, I have done the exhaust once "on my fir
Second Triton2 Dr. D at 3:22pm 12.03.23 BTW, the thing holding the Triton2 is a Navpod PP4102. They also make other size/shape pods for diff
drive shaft length on a 30 ft. Catalina 1983 model jssailem at 3:10pm 12.03.23 If you are like most boat owners, you will be doing this while out of the water. This means no guess
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit jssailem at 3:03pm 12.03.23 First question... Is the through hull above or below the water line? If below, you will get water i
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Rick at 3:01pm 12.03.23 Run new hose from the water lift/muffler to the hull exit now at a minimum. Might be a pain but it
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:53pm 12.03.23 You aren't likely to see anything but actual leaks checking the outside of the tank..the damage is h
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit dlochner at 2:47pm 12.03.23 Run new hose from the water lift/muffler to the hull exit now at a minimum. Might be a pain but it
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit Rick at 2:40pm 12.03.23 Thanks for all the replys so far. Bottom line is I have to address this.
Hydronic heater installation DinghySailor at 2:39pm 12.03.23 What I expected. Heater isn't linked yet, so... bleed the circuit from ... connect heater hoses val
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit garymalmgren at 2:36pm 12.03.23 I am wondering if the hose was not the correct diameter for the exhaust fitting. Inner diameter too

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