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Hunter 34 cabin leak Ilanortho at 6:08am 08.28.16 Big Boats 34/5883 Anybody who can comment on pulling the toe rail and rebedding on the H34? I have a leak during stro
Volvo vs yanmar NYSail at 5:54am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 20/16567 hello all.... Currently have a yanmar and love the engine. Looking at boats and come across many tha
NECO 8401 Auto Pilot pcjrusso at 3:54am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/633 Hi All I have a 1985 Nauticat 33 Pilot house which I own for a year. Its has a NECO 8401 auto pilot
So, which one of these is more accurate? (3) Tally Ho at 8:35pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 57/8806 sailed my O'Day 322 on the south end of Lake Michigan today. Had a nice south wind at about 12 kts,
Sail Plan (dimensions) for Oceanis 45/ Barryr8195 at 7:47pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1537 I have an Oceanis 45 with the shorter ICW mast. The manual publishes the sail plan and dimensions f
Rain leaking via companionway hatch rsotomayor at 6:43pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4148 Hi. This is on a Benetau Oceanis 321, 1999. Boat has recently developed rainwater leak from companio
Question about an ODay Mariner modification and mast hinge (2) bates221 at 5:53pm 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/658 Hello all, I am looking at an Oday mariner a local has for sale on craigslist. The modification in
New sailor on the forums (1) gimpy117 at 4:03pm 08.27.16 Trailer Sailors 10/1392 Hey all! just signed up for an account and I like what I see here so far. I've been sailing since I
Removing Excess Caulking From Fiberglass (1) FlimFlamII at 3:52pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/6095 Anyone have a suggestion on how best to remove excess caulking from fiberglass?
C22 mkII Boom Stop docon48 at 2:11pm 08.27.16 Catalina 22 14/1373 Does anyone know the correct height above the cabin top where the boom stop should be set. Mine is s
Sealant w/o adhesive capta at 12:31pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1886 I'm seeking an exterior sealant w/o ANY adhesive properties that can be used with uncoated mast grad
Air lock in raw water IslandTimeInVancouver at 12:28pm 08.27.16 Catalina 30 14/7737 I have a recurring problem with my raw water system. Anytime I sail with the motor off I develop an
Yamaha 30 New to me Jdub at 11:57am 08.27.16 Yamaha 1/1265 Hi all! I've just become the new owner of a beautiful Yamaha 30 here in Charleston, SC. Fiddler's
Bbq cleaning fred1diver at 11:04am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/669 ok everyone, time to spill the beans, what do you all use to deep clean a stainless Bbq? mine is in
Desperately seeking a sailing laugh PGIJon at 10:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6557 I really need good laugh today... Any good sailing one liners? e.g.... So how's your jib hanging?
Thinking of Developing an App PGIJon at 9:19am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1177 I was thinking of developing an app where when someone is sailing, they could report the non-measura
Single Line Reefing - reducing drag when hoisting Main Sail (1) smokey73 at 8:27am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4846 It seems I get a lot of drag from the single line reefing line where it feeds through the sail (at t
O'day 27 aux motor bracket recommendation. jhpereira at 8:16am 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/691 Hello, I need some opinions in what brand/model bracket will be the more convenient for my 9.8hp 2 s
Starting issues Keith13315 at 6:43am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/534 can anyone offer advice? I have a Yanmar 2GMF I went to start it and the buzzer sounded sick and not
some p-shaft alignment info MitchM at 3:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/373 I subscribe to an excellent free blog by master surveyor and mechanic Steve D'antonio. h

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3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 6:03pm 04.16.24 Pull the injectors or glow plugs and put a squirt of 40 wt oil in. Replace injectors or glow plugs a
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 5:36pm 04.16.24 Just an observation: I'm surprised your engine even runs at 160 to 170 psi compression levels. Those
Backstay Connection to Mast G Newboat at 5:33pm 04.16.24 We're rebuilding the docks next month, so I'll have to trailer the boat and that will give me a chan
Electric Portable Generator? dLj at 5:19pm 04.16.24 I own the Honda, it is amazingly quiet for a generator. I've owned a number of portable generators.
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 5:13pm 04.16.24 I guess you reach up from the cockpit to the cam cleat on the boom to release and take in the toppi
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 5:12pm 04.16.24 So the project begins. I have purchased Dow 795, HBT from 3M, Glaziers primer, 180 Grit sand paper a
Topping Lift Appears Short ggrizzard at 4:46pm 04.16.24 Many Hunters, including mine, were built with a fixed, wire "topping lift". It had no adjustment pro
Stem Fitting (1) pclarksurf at 4:32pm 04.16.24 You certainly have the upgraded bow eye and block-- the right rigging to secure it to the existing s
Compressed Natural Gas dlochner at 2:08pm 04.16.24
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast Manipogo at 2:08pm 04.16.24 Apologies for not following up sooner. ed in from the bottom... These keystone blocks get in the w
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Tally Ho at 2:07pm 04.16.24
The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 JamesG161 at 1:33pm 04.16.24
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 1:14pm 04.16.24 I will take a picture of the fitting. I think the fitting needs to be replaced. But will post the
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 1:02pm 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 12:44pm 04.16.24 Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking system with the bitter end cleated off at the mast at crew le
Hunter 25 transom Saver Occasional Heeler at 11:59am 04.16.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 04.16.24 I have a set that hasn't been installed yet if you need some pics or have questions about it
Compressed Natural Gas Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 11:35am 04.16.24 Thanks Greg. It won't thread the other way.... At this point, giving these seem to be just popping
Topping Lift Appears Short Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.16.24 Did you already run the line ? Any chance it is caught on something inside the mast? Can you me

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