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Raw Water Seacock wufibugs at 2:25pm 01.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 42/8060 I don't leave that seacock open when the boat is at the slip which means it has to be opened and clo
Horsepower needs for 22 ft ODay Raul A at 11:14am 01.14.16 Ask An Oday Owner 16/8980 Just got a 22 ft Oday without an outboard. Trying to figure on the appropriate safe, adequate size h
Bottom Paint Part II - Advice Flamingo1 at 10:10am 01.14.16 Catalina 22 7/1466 I probably bored many of you to tears with questions and then pictures of my boat before, during and
Hunter 50 AC Radar Install SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:23am 01.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/384 I need to run a radar cable inside the boat from the mast fitting to the nav station on my 2011 Hunt
Emergency NOAA Weather Alert Radio wufibugs at 7:59am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/490 Was looking at a deal for a Midland Radio - ER200 for $29 and wondered if it would be a useful weath
What do I do, what do I do? (1) Kermit at 6:48am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 42/2660 The plastic innards of this block fell apart this week. So now I'm struggling with what to do with i
Less than 12 All U Get at 5:56am 01.14.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2411 Hi all, We're sitting in Velcro Beach waiting to cross and I had a thought, a sort of "What if". L
Whisker Pole Novice PGIJon at 4:45am 01.14.16 Big Boats 14/2356 I am considering buying a used Forespar Whisker Pole - 12' to 22.5' length. 3" OD form my H34. My q
Brass water fittings Mark Maulden at 9:58pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/556 i have to replace the heat exchanger on my old Volvo MD 17C engine. Instead of paying $1600.00 for
O'Day 34 /Adjustable Backstay anyone? LouisMK at 8:37pm 01.13.16 Bigger Boats 1/620 New 34 owner here dreaming of fair weather with plenty of questions! Was wondering whether anyone ha
Shut off valve at racor? SailFysh at 6:23pm 01.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/3200 still trying to figure out what is leaking fuel on my racor. It is weeping at the top then dripping
Furler Suggestions Kper at 5:17pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 35/2477 We have decided it's time to purchase our first head sail furler but before we do, we were hoping we
weather conditions and chemtrails naturguy at 5:12pm 01.13.16 Destinations 10/1621 I'm looking for information from those sailing the caribbean if there are areas where chemtrails are
Earth Grounding Honda Generator gettinthere at 5:02pm 01.13.16 Musings With Maine Sail 15/9172 Just heard about this. Wiring the earth ground to the neutral leg of the 110v output on a Honda 2000
Hunter 30-2 1988 Owner Manual Claude8039 at 4:36pm 01.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3636 Recently purchased a 1988 Hunter 30-2. I assume the 2 is a change in model layout between 1988 and1
Seacocks bigkat22 at 3:18pm 01.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1120 New Question: I am getting ready to have my 30' 1975 Hunter hauled and paint the bottom. While it
Refinishing the interior wood work (1) Casagf66 at 12:43pm 01.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/664 I've got a question for all you wood workers out there. What type of wood vaneer is on my bulk head
Charging domestic batteries Hunter Legend 450 A R Waterman at 11:02am 01.13.16 Big Boats 9/2847 I have recently purchased a Hunter Legend 450 Passage. The diesel engine is only charging the starte
Rudder on a H36 Alctel at 8:49am 01.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/736 So my rudder stuffing box is leaking continuously, I've cinched it up all I can and it still leaks u
Mystery brackets on transom (1) Craig Cook at 6:24am 01.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/1525 I have two brackets attached to the transom just to port of the helm seat and walk through. The lowe

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pros and cons of adjusting valves... dave_and_dd at 8:13am 08.16.23 The OP has done all the typical routine maintenance (oil and filter, fuel and air filters, coolant
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? ggrizzard at 8:12am 08.16.23 I go cruising to get away from jargon and technical complexity. Until the industry learns that cruis
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Ralph Johnstone at 8:04am 08.16.23 The bigger risk in my opinion is that something will be done wrong during the adjustment process le
Cutter 37 Refit ggrizzard at 8:03am 08.16.23 I googled 'Ali Express' and all I see is a reference to a Chinese co in the UK for all things. D
New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup CamaroMan at 8:00am 08.16.23 3gm30, kind of blue, clears up instantly then runs perfectly.. this engine doesnt have glow plugs so
pros and cons of adjusting valves... Hello Below at 7:53am 08.16.23 1. Read over the procedure on 2.2.2(5) - page 23 of the 3YM30 Serivce Manual. 2. Prepare the engine
Vessel Weather Radar Question JamesG161 at 7:44am 08.16.23 Ships radar can detect precipitation, and doppler radar such as Raymarine offers might be able to a
Funny Friday!!! jviss at 7:43am 08.16.23 As opposed to three sheep and one wolf, but only the wolf gets a vote. Democracy seems much loneli
pros and cons of adjusting valves... jviss at 7:39am 08.16.23 The bigger risk in my opinion is that something will be done wrong during the adjustment process le
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 JamesG161 at 7:20am 08.16.23 so I think I have a bad sensor. This old moving float sensor becomes soaked and does not float . I
Mariner Roller-Stay Parts? FastOlson at 7:20am 08.16.23 We are on our second Harken furler, over the last 30 years. Solid product and good support in my are
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks DaveJ at 7:13am 08.16.23 I see you have a cleat aft of where you have your block, I used the cleat with a soft shackle on the
Traveler Replacement on 37C PhilaSailor at 7:06am 08.16.23 Hello, To round out this posting, I went with the Garhauer. They could not have been more helpful.
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 7:01am 08.16.23 If you have a helper, you can have someone dive under the boat with a toilet plunger and hold it ove
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 6:57am 08.16.23 If the PO Did something this foolish, you should assume that there are several, perhaps many, other
Cocpit Table for Merriman binnacle? (2) PhilaSailor at 6:51am 08.16.23 Hello, I think most tables will fit the Merriman pedestal. I especially like the fold out table fo
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks caverun at 6:42am 08.16.23 Thanks for the follow-up, was wondering how that worked out. On my upgrade list for my 260.
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 sailme88 at 6:37am 08.16.23 Recharging might require a hydrostatic testing. Most steel cylinders are good for 12 yrs following t
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 6:34am 08.16.23 Yeah, I haven't gotten up to the boat for a few days to check out the "knotmeter". We've owned the
Vessel Weather Radar Question sailme88 at 6:30am 08.16.23 I have no fewer than 4 weather radar APPs and several wind APPs.. Why? Interpretation, that's why.

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