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H260 WB Swing Keel attachment question (Dave C?) Tom2909 at 10:59am 02.04.17 Smaller Boats 24/2760 I have a 1999 H260 water ballasted, swing keel; and the keel retaining bolt has corroded to the poin
37c Propane tank SlowFlight6850 at 10:53am 02.04.17 Big Boats 2/532 I have a 1984 Hunter 37C. The propane tank locker is located in the starboard side cockpit seat behi
Hunter 34 Refit, Cabin sole, Compression post and more (1) CoastLife at 9:00am 02.04.17 Big Boats 41/11814 Hello everyone. My names Chad. My wife Katie and I are refitting our newly acquired 1983 Hunter 34
Ignition Wiring Question (1) Kevin S at 8:50am 02.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/3886 Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me: I have a 1993 Catalina 270. I went to start
Hunter 41 Bow Thruster patrick17440 at 7:10am 02.04.17 Big Boats 8/1529 I plan on installing a bow thruster on my 2008 H41 DS and I do have the instructions from Hunter des
3QM30F Loyalist at 5:51am 02.04.17 Parts Search 7/738 Anyone have any rebuildable or unused parts please let me know. Thank You
Sharp Seapilot DMS1958 at 5:29am 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2248 I have a Sharp Seapilot on my 1979 Endeavour37A. I found a rather robust conceversation here from 20
Clean-out for a metal fresh water tank? ArkadiyS at 5:18am 02.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/547 i am thinking of installing a 5" - 6" clean-out / hatch on our fresh water tank. Looking to have ac
Spring cleats Matpearce at 1:33am 02.04.17 Catalina 310 8/1470 Hi I am planning on installing a track and track mounted cleats on the fiberglass toe rail I have s
Chainplates/bulkhead Carl Weathers at 6:51pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2905 Hi all. Introductions are in order, I suppose, so here goes. Retired nurse here and sailor wannabe
How do you change a bulb in this cabin light? (1) evan709 at 6:36pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/891 Picture below is of one of the cabin lights in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. The bulb is burned out in one o
Mi Amor restoration (4) Skipperdan at 6:05pm 02.03.17 Chrysler 77/12071 I am new here so I thought I would introduce myself first. 58 year old retired from water treatment
Irwin 37 Sloop - advice! Tamboat at 5:32pm 02.03.17 Irwin 2/1881 We are in the process of buying a Ted Irwin 37 sloop , and welcome any advice from existing owners -
Yanmar transmission dipstick heritage at 3:29pm 02.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/8147 If you have a GM series yanmar with the kw tranny and your dipstick has the yellow plastic threads
Grounding to keel bolt help (1) tahoemark at 2:16pm 02.03.17 Ask All Sailors 22/7288 In cleaning the bilge of my J100 the ground wire became dislodged. I think it was already severed as
Can't find valves to sink in the head Lotte Lou at 9:55am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1396 Morning everyone, Edited post* Thank you for the replies so far. I should have said that I have alr*
Hunter 320, 2001 tanks monitoring Mity at 9:32am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/689 Hi, I would like to know if someone replaced their Holding tank and water tank monitoring system by
emergency tiller for transom hung rudder Jdlevey at 8:43am 02.03.17 Parts Search 0/635 Can anyone provide diagram or details for fabricating an emergency tiller for an Oday 280 with a tra
Oberdorfer pump questions pullark at 5:13am 02.03.17 Catalina 30 6/1360 Hi, My 1989 Catalina Mk11 is fitted with a M25XP engine and Oberdorfer raw water pump (cover gasket
Shore Power Joe Madden at 8:38pm 02.02.17 Catalina 30 13/2738 I'm a new Catalina 30 owner (1990), and I'm curious if I need to be doing something when I connect a

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Universal M 3 20 Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 05.11.24 In the adage that diesel engines need fuel, air, and compression your symptoms seem to make it unlik
Universal M 3 20 JoeWhite at 5:43pm 05.11.24 Sounds like fuel starvation. Replace both fuel filters. Then clear the fuel hose from tank to prima
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 Brian and Anne on Princess 18 at 5:14pm 05.11.24 Many thanks for your excellent advice and for opening my eyes to the concept of the tabernacle.
Flickering House Lights PeteT at 4:38pm 05.11.24 I wondered about that, but I don't know how to test that. Really strange. I wonder if they are in se
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 4:32pm 05.11.24 If the shaft has not worn evenly, i.e., the shaft is no longer round, it will be more difficult to
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 3:53pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 3:36pm 05.11.24
Refrigerator/Solar Tally Ho at 3:34pm 05.11.24
Anti seize on coupler set screws? rgranger at 3:21pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way?. Greg From the photos it looks like the Ke
Winch placement (3) Tally Ho at 3:19pm 05.11.24 I have a different boat, so I cannot comment on mounting specifics, but on Tally Ho, my primaries a
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Whale Manual Bilge Pump jssailem at 3:12pm 05.11.24 You have good unit, now that you have found the O -ring.. A former owner installed a manual pump o
Major Sun Storm Alert ! kappykaplan at 3:05pm 05.11.24 Dammit Jim... Tks, Dammit Jim! Appreciate the heads up. :beer:
Major Sun Storm Alert ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:17pm 05.11.24 This is a SECOND Solar Alert. d and took 5 minutes to download. :yikes: Dammit Jim...
Anti seize on coupler set screws? Tally Ho at 1:51pm 05.11.24 Is there a reason you cannot put a key in the key way? Do you plan to replace the shaft at the end o
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. Rick Webb at 1:01pm 05.11.24 Bet plain old gasoline would work as well probably whatever can of anything flammable that is sitti
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:17pm 05.11.24 I notice a slight jiggling of the coupler and shaft when idling (resonant frequencies?) It is a ma
Anti seize on coupler set screws? jssailem at 12:08pm 05.11.24 there has got to be a law against that sort of thing One can hope for KARMA.
Anti seize on coupler set screws? dlochner at 11:17am 05.11.24 The deep scarring from the set screw is a concern, however, not visible to the naked eye is the wear
Can't find the fresh water leak ... artboas at 10:57am 05.11.24 Little late now, but I find that using antifreeze is much safer than blowing out lines. There are lo

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