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Winterizing Hunter 356 Musetta at 6:44am 06.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1784 Since it takes weeks to get the antifreeze taste out of the fresh water system, I am wondering if it
Help! Need a new prop! (2) dave_and_dd at 6:30am 06.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1352 I have the boat (Catalina 309) out on the hard for bottom paint. there was a bit of 'chipping' on t
Just curious (1) flynhi4u at 6:28am 06.21.16 Ask All Sailors 38/1702 I am curious about something concerning all the "Adimrals" out there. How many of your wifes, girlfr
leaky shower head Justin_NSA at 5:52am 06.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/494 We never use the shower head, but sometimes it leaks water for no reason. I could probably mess with
Looking at '82 C22 this weekend (1) zimm at 5:46am 06.21.16 Catalina 22 9/861 I'm interested in buying my first sailboat. The more I ask, the more people point me to the C-22 as
Follow up on water heater installation efforts (1) Bob4203 at 5:33am 06.21.16 Catalina 30 2/858 I attached a photo to show what was necessary (in my situation) to remove the water heater on my Mar
Assym equipment Clydo at 11:02pm 06.20.16 Catalina 310 40/8263 Looks like our boats came from factory equipped for spinnaker. Looking through binocs appears to be
15MM tube fittings kimelmore at 6:31pm 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/611 Is there an easy way to remove the plastic 15mm tube fittings used on the fresh water system of my b
V berth fresh water tank removal JDemo at 5:21pm 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2717 I have been watching water leak from under the V berth water tank for awhile on my '94 Passage 42'.
Single handed from the foredeck... C22BC at 5:05pm 06.20.16 Catalina 22 16/1845 Does anybody sale single handed without a headsail furler and lines led aft? I'm trying to figure ou
Foam blocks for dingy Meriachee at 2:10pm 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/544 I've seen hard sided dingys on the fordeck from time to time with what looks like poly-foam cut out
Engine instruments on Raymarine Display Hunter 49/50 (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:07pm 06.20.16 Big Boats 1/799 I made a simple modification on my Hunter 50 equipped with a MAS 200 monitoring system. By connectin
Keeping cool, what do you do? Craig Cook at 1:35pm 06.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 19/8208 I'm very curious what others do to keep their boats cool enough to sleep on in the summer. I have a
Rebuild of my Catalina 30's Diesel (4) shazam at 12:44pm 06.20.16 Catalina 30 25/9066 ......thus begins the process of the removal and rebuild of my Universal Diesel on my '83 Catalina 3
Aft Holding Tank on 1985 Hunter 40' Jo Ann Stebbins at 11:06am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2067 We are considering purchase of a 1985 Hunter 40'. There is much discussion about leakage from the t
Has anyone installed an anchor windless on a 1985 Hunter 40'? Jo Ann Stebbins at 11:02am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/418 a) Is there a location in or around the chain locker designed for an anchor windless to be mounted t
has anyone purchased Bimini Top from Hunter Owners Shop? Elie at 10:54am 06.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1601 Thinking about buying a bimini top for my 1995 Hunter 29.5 from the hunter owners shop. After shippi
Universal m25xp now running to cool? ChrisCall at 10:53am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 3/871 Do to overheating issues last season ,I recently installed a new raw water pump, new heat exchanger
Is the topping lift necessary? Bob James at 9:42am 06.20.16 Catalina 310 22/5256 I recently deep-sixted my Dutchman system in favor of lazy jacks and a cradle cover (Doyle). The top
Javelin jib and main sheet locations John Stevens at 9:42am 06.20.16 Day Sailers 2/882 I have a 1969 Javelin. The jib sheets go from an adjustable block on the side of the coaming to a c

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Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 thinwater at 8:52am 04.21.24 Going to change gear oil for 1st time myself. Plain 80/90 wt or should I use gear oil made for mari
New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.21.24 1. He has a below decks motor drive for his autopilot. The red dashed lines in the drawing below
Expected life of a fuel line hose? jssailem at 8:41am 04.21.24
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? jssailem at 8:27am 04.21.24 There is more going on then was evident in the other images. Fingers crossed that Balmar steps up to
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 7:42am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:30am 04.21.24 Thanks for the link. If Balmar does not have the correct size of adapter, I will end up doing what
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 7:12am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie So that hose should be shortened so that it only runs
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 7:11am 04.21.24 my mistake, i was facing aft so you are right about me bei ng wro n g abou t starboard
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 dlochner at 6:50am 04.21.24 Use Marine Oil, it's not that more expensive.
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question (2) chriscampbell at 6:32am 04.21.24 That drawing from your manual only makes my case that boat builders are the WORST sanitation plumbe
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 6:18am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:16am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:12am 04.21.24 Leland is short trip from traverse city by car. But not by boat! Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids and nort
Catalina 28 steering problem Fred at 6:04am 04.21.24 I purchased my Cat28 MkII (2004) last year and immediately noticed that it pulled quite heavy to por
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya

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