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Cockpit Drain - Update - Update Greengas at 6:17pm 03.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 51/6554 So I was working underneath the cockpit seats and looked towards the transom and noticed that I coul
Y25 Masthead Rebuild : The Ups and Downs (4) Syntonos at 4:16pm 03.20.16 Yamaha 0/870 Ok, what was planned for 3 days took 7 due to weather and extra time required figuring out how to st
We are in desperate need of help with the swing keel on our 25 foot Catalina Terrypengra at 3:27pm 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/912 We are trying to rebuild the swing keel on our boat and the cast iron is so deteriorated that we can
Raymarine 125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:14pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/458 has anyone changed the small battery inside the raystar 125 gps sensor ? How did it work out for y
Raystar125 GPS sensor sailor5017 at 3:11pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 6/520 anyone chnge out the small battery inside a raystar125 GPS sensor how hard is it to do?
4x8 BS 1088 plywood Midwest area Windtherapy at 1:50pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/425 Just curious if anybody has bought or found BS 1088 plywood 4x8 sheets in Michigan or anywhere near
Doyle sail marker Jib (2) Richie50 at 12:38pm 03.20.16 Catalina 22 4/2626 120877 120876 I'm looking at purchasing a 115 Jib Hank on, from Doyle Sails locally in Huntington NY
Rudder Repair? Bubba4137 at 12:30pm 03.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2854 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I purchased a year ago. The surveyor's moisture detector read high on
reported sailboat manufacturing plant closures?? BigEasy at 12:12pm 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 94/11072 Onremlop reported on March 18 on our site that the Hunter plant in Alachua appeared to be inactive.
Losing antifreeze Tally Ho at 11:35am 03.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 47/3878 i have a Yanmar 2GM20F inboard. Have owned the boat for 2 years, and have been losing antifreeze si
tobermory, ontario fred1diver at 10:22am 03.20.16 Destinations 6/796 hey everyone, I was wondering if any of you have been to the tobermory, georgian bay region? I'm cu
Sta-Loc Terminals Jdaniel343 at 10:20am 03.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/855 I am putting new standing rigging on my Catalina 27. I was wondering is there a difference in overal
1978 H30C Port Light Replacement (2) BlowMeAway at 10:03am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 17/4939 120866 120865 I have a fairly dangerous issue with one of my starboard port lights. We apparently ha
Winch Change Mike 1 at 9:02am 03.20.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/927 I am looking to swap out my lewmar #7 winches with a pair of self tailors on my '82 H27. I was able
Sail cloth weight for light air genoa-- Catalina 30 TRBS Bob M. at 9:01am 03.20.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/1974 Hi I want to add to my sail inventory for racing or cruising on light air days. I'm looking at the
Long distance trailering Mike 1 at 8:54am 03.20.16 Trailer Sailors 23/2075 Hello All, I am helping my sister-in-law move her O'day Javelin about 2500 miles. My biggest conce
H34 water below v-berth Charlie98117 at 8:39am 03.20.16 Big Boats 8/1117 I apparently have a leak somewhere forward and was hoping someone could save me some time searching
We are back in the Bahamas ! Bob 04 H260 at 8:24am 03.20.16 Destinations 7/1167 Finally a weather window opened and we did the jump from Lake Worth Inlet to West End, Grand Bahama
Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... (1) Skip Gundlach at 8:03am 03.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1446 Leaking Raymarine Autohelm Type 2 hydraulic pump... Hokay... Time to reach into the collective kno
Jib Stevensmech at 6:12am 03.20.16 Day Sailers 1/705 Has any one installed a club footed jib to an Ensign? Age makes us want to keep things easier to sai

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Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? Hollyberry at 10:36am 03.24.23 The 2000 series Volvos only use an anode if raw water cooled..
300A T Fuse 12V Hello Below at 9:52am 03.24.23 Good sourcing. Out of curiosity, what size cable is this 300A fuse protecting? What is the length o
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:31am 03.24.23 Have you considered what happens to a glassed wooden box when it flexes when boats move? I would i
300A T Fuse 12V Davidasailor26 at 9:24am 03.24.23
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:24am 03.24.23 What is the existing tank made of? Do you see any signs that it's leaking, or do you just want a l
300A T Fuse 12V Johann at 9:19am 03.24.23 I did eventually find one and hour away and purchased it for $110. It is a Little Fuse made in the
Re-packed Stuffing Box, Unexpected Behavior Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 03.24.23 You can always loosen the stuffing box to induce water, but then Ralph may kick you out of his dry
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? JamesG161 at 9:09am 03.24.23 do I not have an engine anode? No My VP22MD has none or spot for one. Why? Your engine should b
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 9:06am 03.24.23 I did eventually find one and hour away and purchased it for $110. It is a Little Fuse made in the U
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:03am 03.24.23 But then again, this conversation has never happened on any of our boats. Not even the time we al
300A T Fuse 12V Johann at 8:33am 03.24.23 I did look on Amazon. The one you posted is 125v. The ones I saw were on back order. Grainger might
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 8:25am 03.24.23 The group is pouncing on my head pretty hard. I do understand that that the blown fuse is only a sym
300A T Fuse 12V Rjm st.petersburg at 8:19am 03.24.23 Since I have 2 of these fuses, different manufacturers, there was a problem at some point in history
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel (1) tomoncapeced at 8:13am 03.24.23 can't believe I have no responses. need badly. thinking of using 2 3 ft steel plates to re-attach
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 7:45am 03.24.23 there was no punch line. Really?
300A T Fuse 12V (1) JamesG161 at 7:34am 03.24.23 As a start, I would find the owners manual He can download The Hunter 41 manual here. Hunter 41
Tooling for Removing and Re-installing Prop Shaft Flange dkinzer at 7:22am 03.24.23 That looks like it would work for many. However, on our H41AC when the propshaft is pushed back as f
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Kevin Bladsacker at 7:20am 03.24.23 We had a 27-2 for many years and our low tech, low cost solution was a 3-1 purchase system of blocks
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank twodzusfittings at 7:04am 03.24.23 Now understand, thanks.
37c holding tank questions, please help Don S/V ILLusion at 6:51am 03.24.23 Have you considered what happens to a glassed wooden box when it flexes when boats move?

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