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anyone ever try this? Boatgeek at 2:14pm 01.10.16 Ask All Sailors 31/2640 wandering around lowes hardware store I found some serious heavyduty hose being sold as hot tub hose
Hot water on hunter 29.5 Elie at 12:34pm 01.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1302 hi guys, I have a hot water switch on my boat... Was wondering - does the engine need to be running
ODay 28 Genoa Track dennisv at 11:18am 01.10.16 Bigger Boats 2/945 Gentleman, My ODay 28 has held up amazingly well, but there are indications that my genoa track may
Clogged head ejessen at 10:34am 01.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1900 I am having trouble pumping my head. After pumping for about 5 times the pump handle gets very hard
What is your tried and true way of chasing down leaks? tkwhalen at 8:26am 01.10.16 Ask All Sailors 12/3589 I have three or four leaks to chase down back to the source of the leak; and I'm searching for the m
Whisker Pole for 373 jim.odom at 8:00am 01.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1087 I'm looking for a used whisker pole for my 373. We have a Genoa 130. Any ideas where to find a used
Looking any advice to repair lower rudder ring on B�n�teau s2fast4u at 7:01am 01.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/505 Dear beneteau owners, I did drop the rudder on my 375 for repair and noticed that there is a small p
Lower rudder bearing on first 345,375,405,.... s2fast4u at 7:00am 01.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1924 Dear beneteau owners, I did drop the rudder on my 375 for repair and noticed that there is a small p
Vented Loop Use GonzoF1 at 5:25am 01.10.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2382 I am closing in on the install of an anchor washdown rig. When we were in the yard last month, we ha
Oday 22 Rudder John Gardner 818 at 5:14am 01.10.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1043 Hi The rudder on my Oday 22 fin keel has been lost in the recent weather. I cannot find any info on
Swing Keel Diver at 8:14pm 01.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1666 I have a recently purchased 1984 23' Oday. Is the forward bolt holding the swing keel accessible fro
2015 Video gpd955 at 6:04pm 01.09.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2770 As usual for this time of year, here is our Summer 2015 video. Photos/videos and lyrics matched gre
Engine key switch replacement? (1) Westcoastcat28 at 5:30pm 01.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1754 Has anyone every changed out the ignition switch? It's on the side of the engine instrument panel in
Lazy jack to main sail cover attachment CptnRn at 3:14pm 01.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/7590 On the B 311 that I bought this fall, it appears that the lazy jacks have been tied way to short. A
What's that rope under the V Berth? (1) Bfranchini at 2:56pm 01.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3686 Good evening fellow sailors. I decided to take advantage of the balmy weather here in Montreal (6C!!
FAUCET LEAKING Viktor Eysselein at 2:23pm 01.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1046 The warm water faucet in my head of my Hunter 45CC does not close anymore. Does anybody know how to
Fuel Filter Exchange on Yanmar 4JH4TX2 Viktor Eysselein at 2:11pm 01.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2867 Please help! I have a hunter 45CC with a Yanmar 4JH4TX2 engine. The fuel filter on the engine has
Hunter 426DS Holding Tank Monitor Airborneheel at 2:06pm 01.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/640 This is one of the snake river systems and I'm trying to figure out if I have a bad tank monitor as
Modern Outboard Repair - carburetors Gunni at 11:00am 01.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 22/4380 Learned an important lesson this season about the nature of maintaining the modern carbureted outboa
steering wheel brake sailerman3 at 10:48am 01.09.16 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 2/2278 I have a 1986 hunter 40 legend. Dose any one have a diagram of what the Y/S brake looks like ? I am

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Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Caboteur at 10:47am 11.04.23 Most of us carry gas and propane aboard and they can go boom. Most power boats have gas engines. Saf
2gm20f water heater circuit Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 11.04.23 That's the difference living on the equator versus the Great White North. => Very true. @Ken1355
2gm20f water heater circuit Allan12210 at 9:40am 11.04.23 I can't imagine any civilized person intentionally wanting to go without hot shower water. I can
Low voltage connectors Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 11.04.23 I typically double-up the wire and use the red (18-22 g) connectors. I also tend to use a terminal
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Hayden Watson at 9:11am 11.04.23 Most of this has been covered but here is what I did when I rewired my mast. It should be noted tha
2013+ MH-40 Discussion matts997 at 9:11am 11.04.23
New winterizing mod - done! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:38am 11.04.23 Adding antifreeze to the tank by just flushing it down the toilet does NOT winterize a sea water to
Interior Wood (1) morbidfollower at 8:12am 11.04.23 I actually sealed and painted my interior bulkheads white. I thought it opened up the cabin visually
Remove Prop dlochner at 7:02am 11.04.23 Steve D'Antonio has some thoughts about prop removal and installation. (Scroll down the page past th
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 6:52am 11.04.23 An Aggie, having inherited a plot of land in the Piney Woods of East Texas, set about to clear some
309 water leaking from mast area with main furling Kazdude at 6:50am 11.04.23
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:43am 11.04.23 Texas is indeed famous for its Hill Country. It is also famous for Aggie jokes.
Remove Prop fstbttms at 6:34am 11.04.23 @fstbttms pulls props under water! He has some videos on YouTube and he uses a different type of
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light LloydB at 6:31am 11.04.23 Those regulations specify minimum requirements but do not address specific maximums other than the l
Remove Prop (1) Tally Ho at 6:16am 11.04.23 The prop and shaft are tapered, so they create a very tight fit. Do NOT bang on the prop with a ham
Remove Prop dlochner at 6:15am 11.04.23 Do not use a slide hammer, it can damage the transmission. Also, be aware the prop can come off wit
Remove Prop barnstormer at 6:02am 11.04.23 The easiest way to remove a prop that has been on a long time is to heat up the prop with a mapp gas
Remove Prop RoyS at 5:54am 11.04.23 Slide hammer will apply unwanted force on your transmission. Heat applied to the prop while using th
Remove Prop jssailem at 5:23am 11.04.23 If you are in a marina see if a shop will lend you a prop puller. The larger ones have a slide hamme
New winterizing mod - done! sailme88 at 5:21am 11.04.23 All of my supply water lines have brass garden hose couplings. The tanks empty into the bilge befor

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