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Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1285 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1131 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3027 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1191 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/932 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2229 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/620 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/758 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1154 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/477 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1720 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning
Seawater Pump - erratic output - Hunter 38 tvicknair at 1:09pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1223 Hi, On our 2006 Hunter 38 with a Yanmar engine, the impeller disintegrated. After replacement of t
Depth Finder has stopped working Richard Bryer at 12:52pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 3/1357 The original Datamarine S200DL depth finder has stopped working. When I turn it on I get "MSD18.8" o
Need mast Jdaniel343 at 12:40pm 09.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1047 1977 Catalina 27 tall rig Yesterday my shrouds, which was new, failed on the starboard side and mas
First post, O'day 30 restore (2) Bswett at 11:58am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2626 Well hello, This is my first post in this forum. I'm in the process of restoring an O'day 30 w
Anchor locker hinges + AC drain question (1) tredychris at 11:56am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1490 On my O'day 28, one of my anchor locker hinges fractured across the two screws on the deckside of th
Spinnaker question Tim22 at 9:21am 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2005 I have had my Hunter 310 for just over a year and have been flying my cruising spinnaker in mostly l
Columbia 22 boom, rigging, sails and other items needed Tinneric at 8:45am 09.08.15 Parts Search 0/693 I have a 1969 Columbia 22. I need Boom Mainsheet rigging Sails Galley Owners manual I am s
Recent purchase of a Columbia 22, need help with rigging Tinneric at 8:41am 09.08.15 Columbia 0/1174 Hello, I just purchased 1969 #375 Columbia 22. The boom is missing, as are the sails. Where can I
succes with a question repawn at 7:31am 09.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1460 Hi all, Well I purchased my O'day 22 July 2014 - finally went out sailing over the weekend. While

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Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Jim Legere at 4:07am 12.18.23 Shaft log hose is what I have known it as. This hose takes a lot of torq. pressure as shaft spins.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (2) sailcapt340 at 2:36am 12.18.23
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 12:06am 12.18.23 Matt, I would love to see the photos of your engine compartment with the 3YM30AE, layout, space arou
Prop rotation question Ken13559 at 12:00am 12.18.23 I've 2GM20F with KM2P. Looking from stern to forward direction, the prop rotates ClockWise CW when g
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose Ken13559 at 11:51pm 12.17.23 Ken, can you take a close up photo of your existing hose to show its condition ? I believe your bo
How's my hull? Gene Neill at 8:35pm 12.17.23 Yeah, even savvy guys have trailer bearings burn out now and then. It happens. Fatally damaged hulls
Prop rotation question dlochner at 7:42pm 12.17.23 Scott, you're in a rabbit hole. What we all call a transmission is really a reverse gear as it chang
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:33pm 12.17.23 Yeah, I think I'm mixing up the "hand" issue. I'm looking at my right hand and making a twisting tu
Prop rotation question dlochner at 7:21pm 12.17.23 CW is a right rotation. Always start at 1200. Yes, this another of those boating things that is conf
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:16pm 12.17.23 As Dave says, your prop is right hand unless someone repowered with a strange engine. The Kanzaki d
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 7:00pm 12.17.23 When I had my hub off, I am able to rotate the blades independently. They instruct to put the hub b
Prop rotation question Stu Jackson at 6:52pm 12.17.23 Like almost every single Catalina model, there is an active owners association: Catalina 320 Intern
Prop rotation question kloudie1 at 6:46pm 12.17.23 As Dave says, your prop is right hand unless someone repowered with a strange engine. The Kanzaki do
Prop rotation question (1) dlochner at 6:32pm 12.17.23 Left hand rotation is not common, I would be surprised if your boat had LH rotation. The rotation is
Prop rotation question jssailem at 6:29pm 12.17.23 Can you find a stamp on the hub with the prop detail. Something with an L or R should indicate the s
Battery charging (2) dkinzer at 5:23pm 12.17.23 My 2007 H41AC has a large solenoid switch on the back of the panel that has the big battery switches
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? jssailem at 5:00pm 12.17.23 Sure looks plausible from what you describe. If a leak can happen it will. It may be just a hose tha
How's my hull? Not Too Shabby at 4:41pm 12.17.23 Yeah. I understand how my approach could come off as overcautious. When I towed my boat home (I'm ne
Battery charging sailing gal at 2:10pm 12.17.23 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last s
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water Tally Ho at 1:42pm 12.17.23 This is what happens if you don't use ten-gel on the threads. The anode decays from the screws inwa

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