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My Grand Adventure With Philter jleblanc31 at 7:18pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1272 I said I was going to start this thread when I picked up the boat but I am working on boat stuff to
Hole in Fuel Pump (1) nveater at 7:15pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/686 So I was going over the engine (yanmar 3gm30f) when I noticed two round holes on top of the fuel inj
4JH57 Break In SteveInMD at 6:53pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2576 I'm trying to do right by my new Yanmar 4JH57 and properly break it in. I have read the break in pro
Couple rigging questions SailShannon at 6:31pm 04.10.16 Catalina 22 2/921 Finally splashed our '89 C22 wing keel that I bought last fall. Rehab projects always take longer th
Knotmeter for 1978 H30C (1) BlowMeAway at 3:35pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4217 121671 Just wondering if older Knotmeter transducers might be available for our older boats. My unde
Beneteau 351 keel Mechone at 1:16pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4345 Purchasing a 351 , currently sitting on a 6 pad cradle. The yard added 2 jack stands at back of boat
Dry Storage near Fairfax, VA Osmosis at 12:14pm 04.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/674 We will be trailering our Mac 25 up to Fairfax, VA and are hoping to find a Marina with dry storage
Vented loop between head and holding tank ? Bob 04 H260 at 11:36am 04.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/942 A friend just asked me about using a vented loop in the head discharge hose going to the holding tan
Old-School single hander Ballast boy at 11:32am 04.10.16 Racing 1/911 Hello, I posted something on the Hunter pages about a boat I am looking at. I haven't had much in te
Needs for hunter 320 Antonio Sails at 9:24am 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/542 hello everyone. I need replacement winches, replacement jib and a swim ladder. Prefer used. Suggesti
Connecting solar panels to batteries ArkadiyS at 6:48am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1231 After searching through the forum topics, I am still unable to find the info that I am looking for.
That sinking feeling.... Warren Milberg at 6:36am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 21/6754 "Hello Boat US: you'll never guess what happened today...." https://www.facebook.com/boatkrazy/vid
Macgregor 25 1981 Knockin Keel patrickfarley at 8:49pm 04.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1702 I cleaned the keel 2 years ago. The keel had 4" of growth on it. I cleaned the keel, went down to
Acu-Guage Ultra 8 bertram at 7:06pm 04.09.16 Parts Search 3/947 Our 2002 Catalina 350 has a Acu-Guage Ultra 8 in it. It does not work and when you turn it on it ju
How far below water should anti cavitation / anti ventilation plate be? BurningDaylight at 6:28pm 04.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/5887 I have a 9.9 mercury 4 stroke long shaft on my sailboat, and am trying to make sure I have the corre
Atomic 4 oil filter, Catalina 27 (1) gavinbailey at 5:48pm 04.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/4631 Hi, I want to change the oil in my Atomic 4 and have looked at the engine manual from Moyer Marine h
Shaft gland packing or dripless shaft seal? Ken13559 at 5:26pm 04.09.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7852 Ok I've put on my helmet and riot gears. I've shaft packing gland for last 14 years. Now I want a dr
Surprise Surprise (1) Greengas at 4:46pm 04.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1130 So I finally took the time to really look at the serial number that is on the transom of my boat. I
Transducer location on H23.5 Karyon at 3:45pm 04.09.16 Smaller Boats 4/683 I got me a new Hawkeye depth finder, I can either mound it on the stern or I can glue it on the insi
1989 Universal M 18 Oil sailors2 at 2:20pm 04.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1170 About to get involved in 1st Maintenance on my 1989 M18. 1st question concerns the oil used. I see

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Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:58am 03.26.24 Tugs were used to get the ship from the dock to the waterway, at which the ship was under its own po
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.24 Not clear (to me) from reporting if tugs ARE or ARE NOT required when transiting that channel. One
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:53am 03.26.24 I listened to one report that the ship had a power outage. Then tried to reverse (Thats the black sm
Fridge: 12V or DC BarryL at 7:52am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy w
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 7:44am 03.26.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inst
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel william24424 at 7:16am 03.26.24 Similar situation I was sailing in wider channel pinned up against buoy, made the starboard to starb
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . dLj at 7:11am 03.26.24 What a major disaster. My heart goes out to all involved. dj
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.26.24 Really remarkable and big news in the Chesapeake area. This was the Francis Scott Key I695 bridge o
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:44am 03.26.24 Rough to the touch sounds like improper use of cleaning or lack of polishing. Yes, rough to the tou
outboard hoisting (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:28am 03.26.24 That design will work to lift the motor, but when you swing the arm forward to move the motor to th
Welding Flaw? (2) LakeShark at 4:55am 03.26.24 That's an unusual pattern. It looks to me more like they may have used a chemical product to clean
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 3:27am 03.26.24 Thank you Jim for taking the time to speak with me on the phone. I appreciate you taking the time to
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 3:24am 03.26.24 Thanks for your input, much appreciated. Just for context - the bottom is clean, the wheel center (
Balmer sg200 problem jssailem at 8:54pm 03.25.24 The manual beginning on page 9 talks about the set up/configuration of the SG200 https://balmar.net/
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 8:48pm 03.25.24 However, based on the chart you posted, there was lots of deep water on the starboard side of the c
Balmer sg200 problem Dave at 7:56pm 03.25.24 This thread was moved to Ask All Sailors for increased visibility. More members will see it here tha
BOAT SERIAL NUMBER Clutch Cargo at 7:51pm 03.25.24 I will try to add some insight as I work with boatbuilders and have also spoken to Rudy Nickerson re
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel (1) thinwater at 7:31pm 03.25.24 You were in the channel, he was crossing, so that potentially makes you stand-on to crossing traffic
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question KCofKC at 7:22pm 03.25.24 Two trains of thought, use 5200 and know it's stuck or maybe a 4200 and it could removed easier in t

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