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Has anyone installed a fuel or water level gauge on h34 Capt Robbie at 4:26pm 02.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/633 I have noticed newer boats have fuel and water gauges and was looking into adding one. I can't find
Air conditioner raw water Coil flush Capt Robbie at 4:13pm 02.06.17 Big Boats 12/5121 I have noticed in the area I sail, that alot of my fellow boaters have to flush there Ac unit coils
The danger of not returning everthing where it belongs (1) PGIJon at 2:54pm 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1548 132512 Good thing I opened my eyes before I brushed this morning! -Jon
mast electrical connector question Lafayette Mike at 2:11pm 02.06.17 Catalina 22 5/2224 I have a (new to me) 1987 C-22. The previous owner indicated the various mast lights no longer work
Mast Foot T (2) joelbus at 1:41pm 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1535 On a 1979 30' Hunter Cherubini, The mast rests on a "T" located in front of the bilge area. When I b
Toe Rail rebedding Ned Ludd at 11:30am 02.06.17 Newport 2/973 I know there is not a lot of traffic here but here goes... The toe rail on my N28 is a real leaker.
Raymarne ST60+ Instruments Miles Hutchinson at 10:52am 02.06.17 Parts Search 7/1024 I would like to purchase a replacement for my wind instrument. Mine has two very small components o
BVI's to St.Pete Florida Southpaw at 10:05am 02.06.17 Destinations 22/3202 My wife and I will be going down soon to get our boat and bring it home. We have never done a long
What are these holes? (1) Roy 845 at 9:38am 02.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 31/3169 I'm new to this boat and I'm not sure what these holes are for. This compartment is in the port side
Keel Weldments (1) little breeze at 7:39am 02.06.17 Catalina 22 13/1133 Hello all , I have just finished cutting away to take out keel weldment that the bolt broke off . th
Stay sail traveler car specs zached1 at 7:02am 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1303 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37-cutter. It is currently rigged as a sloop but I have all the parts t
Lead Acid vs Dual purpose Batteries for Solar? McIntoshUSA at 6:54am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1929 I have 300 watts of Solar and a MPPT controller. It is time to replace my house batteries. I current
Cleaning plastic fuel tank IH82BL8 at 4:02am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1961 I have the fuel tank out of my Hunter 31. I want to clean the inside before reinstalling it. Is th
sea water seacock water pump blunt at 8:56pm 02.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3595 well was down working on our motor today,(currently in a refit) went to change out the water pump ho
Cabin Trunk Re-core lyricpekka at 8:28pm 02.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/867 Hi, all, this spring I need to re-core a portion of the cabin trunk on my 1980 Oday 28. Can someone
C50 chainplates - Anyone tackled these? (1) SVBOB at 8:14pm 02.05.17 Big Boats 10/2178 Hi all. Mine is a 1992 Catalina Morgan 50. Two of the six chainplates are in need of replacement. B
Help Identifying Yacht Cordage by Flecking Pattern? (1) Kings Gambit at 7:31pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1140 Can anyone here tell me the manufacturer of this cordage? It's 3/8" or 10 mm polyester yacht braid
New paint for Catalina 22 Asills17 at 7:21pm 02.05.17 Trailer Sailors 8/4685 Hi all, I'm looking into buying a used Catalina 22, I live in So Cal, and I am curious as to how mu
Single hand Setup Bryan L Collins at 6:50pm 02.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6416 Ok so been working on my 26s and having a ball doing it. Now I have a question about setting up the
Current charts peterbud at 6:41pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 13/677 Does anyone know of app that you can pull up the currents in a given area or aplace i can get curren

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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
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Mark Maulden at 11:25am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole. What Dave said
2024 Hurricane Forecasts jssailem at 11:10am 05.25.24 This is not good news This is true. While we can not do much to affect the development of such sto
Thermostat T33 at 11:10am 05.25.24 It's sea water cooled with a heat exchanger and antifreeze. It started overheating and I went throug
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 11:07am 05.25.24 @Rich Stidger What kind of vent valve do you have that you can install a hose to the bilge? This Sc
Mast bag? jssailem at 11:03am 05.25.24 We each have our own styles of sailing. I learned to handle the lines at the mast. I have sailed on
Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 10:59am 05.25.24 FWIW, I replaced my entire vented loop a couple years ago because I couldn't find or repair the valv
Thermostat Rich Stidger at 10:52am 05.25.24 I'm not familiar with your engine. Is it fresh or raw water cooled?
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Davidasailor26 at 10:22am 05.25.24 Thanks for the report! The AGM bank in our 37 reached end of life a couple seasons ago and we went w
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy SoSound at 10:12am 05.25.24 Unless the new installation is going to be through bolted, is it really necessary to drill the origi
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dlochner at 10:10am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole.
Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 9:50am 05.25.24 I once interviewed a single hander aboard the Open 60 he raced around the world. His halyards were
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Sandy Stone at 9:30am 05.25.24 What is the headliner made of? If it's hard plastic, maybe you could drill a small pilot hole from
Mast bag? thinwater at 9:08am 05.25.24 ... If you single hand, as I do frequently, anything that allows you to stay in the cockpit is wort
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Crazy Dave Condon at 8:50am 05.25.24 @Coloradonosea I am a former sailboat dealer now retired. American Fiberglass has been out of bu
Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 8:45am 05.25.24 I would fix everything ASAP
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 05.25.24 The NHC did make their Standard Pie Chart llite era. Dammit Jim...
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 7:45am 05.25.24 I know the ABYC recommends an 8" clearance for no vac. breaker The reason For a Vac Breaker.. Eng
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 05.25.24 You may not be aware that the pump/motor assembly doesn't have to come out the back...it can be inst
Prop Shaft runout Hamish_s at 7:18am 05.25.24 Practical advice for the season - propeller shaft fell out of the coupling. Bought at auction a 200

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