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Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1157 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/963 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/2035 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2467 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/710 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/723 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1989 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1134 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1282 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1566 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1539 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1335 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/10021 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1300 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 15/1147 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 17/3101 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 6/1200 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 6/943 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 11/2249 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 4/634 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker

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320 dink (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:54am 02.04.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? It came with the boat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.04.24 @Michael K Review of the swing keel/centerboard for both the Hunter 216 and 22 are the same built
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Stiknrudder at 7:50am 02.04.24 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic
Coupling removal dlochner at 7:30am 02.04.24 Does anyone know if the 380 shaft has a nut inside the flange, and if so, what size is it? Jan Do
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). FastOlson at 7:15am 02.04.24 That's an RC Marine valve, from the 80's. ForeSpar bought them and redesigned the product in the 90'
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 4:09am 02.04.24 IF the valve can be closed completely, consider removing the hose from the top and add on a "T". On
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 6:50pm 02.03.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mast
Coupling removal Jan_H at 6:14pm 02.03.24 It's great that you got the flanges apart! just a caution... some Hunter shafts, like our 356, have
DIY Rigging @ West Marine dkinzer at 6:07pm 02.03.24 I replaced the vinyl coated lifelines on our 2007 H41AC with 3/16" bare stainless using Quick-Attach
Pebble Beach Boats Calif. Ted at 5:45pm 02.03.24 Stillwater Yacht Club, I think those are 2 Santana 22's. https://sycpb.org/about-us
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). JoeWhite at 5:04pm 02.03.24 To check if the valve is closing, loosen the 2 hose clamps and twist the hose . If water starts to l
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). Tally Ho at 5:00pm 02.03.24 That definitely should be the closed position for the valve. Greg
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). (3) ChrisVR1994 at 4:54pm 02.03.24 Thank you all for the insight. Just to follow up, the valve is indeed under the waterline and here a
Pebble Beach Boats (3) Allan12210 at 4:51pm 02.03.24 That is Stillwater Cove, Pebble Beach. We used to take our annual Blue Water cruise down there from
The Show Must Go On jssailem at 4:49pm 02.03.24 Just returned home from the Seattle Boat Show. Had fun. Not a lot of boaters, which was a bit of a s
stalling engine jssailem at 4:44pm 02.03.24
WATCHING PAINT DRY! twodzusfittings at 3:17pm 02.03.24 Thanks for Layer of cloth fine weave first. Then installed PVC core and filled gaps with epoxy resin
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement shemandr at 2:53pm 02.03.24 To go another direction we might do as well or better with a Yeti cooler. I guess it depends on how
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement quadrille38 at 2:19pm 02.03.24 I also add a tray of hot water in the fridge, under the freezer plate. I close the lid and let th
stalling engine Tom J at 1:20pm 02.03.24 Not sure about your M25 on the C30, but on the C310, with the M25xpb, the low oil pressure switch is

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