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Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1935 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2159 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/708 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3118 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?
Oday 22-water coming through the centerboard tube keary N at 8:12pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/734 My 1981 okay 22 gets water up and over the center board tube when in heavy chop or when sailing in
Leaking issues. Bm3moose at 6:59pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 19/2836 I've thumbed through multiple leak threads. I have a 77 and I'm getting significant amounts of water
Air Intake Filter and Silencer jzuk at 6:28pm 08.19.15 Bigger Boats 13/7501 On my still kinda new to me O'Day 35 I've had a fairly large ToDo list. I'm now at the point where I
Failing control panel buttons (1) pf78dhr at 4:53pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/432 Hello, the push buttons on my 2013 h-33 control panel keep failing. Does anyone know an upgrade or w
H33c from Rochester New York to Key West Redskyatnight at 4:16pm 08.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1061 I am planning on taking my 1981 hunter 33 from Rochester New York to Key West. I have most everythin
Oday 25 ft fix 6 ft keel Oliver at 3:31pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/756 Almost done, then must find flat house boat. :dance:
5 Day trip Northern Chesapeake oldlaxer1 at 2:44pm 08.19.15 Destinations 6/1737 We are celebrating our 30th anniversary over Labor Day Weekend and want to do a cruise from Baltimor
Old CDI Reefer replacement Pbarton at 1:35pm 08.19.15 Catalina 30 4/1949 My CDI reefer drum collapsed last week and the upgrade is causing me problems. Any suggestions for a
Companionway boards/Pop top atrometer at 1:33pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 12/3091 In a driving rainstorm is it normal to expect leakage from these areas? Had some repair guys come t
Jensen Cassette Player Peter n Gail at 12:46pm 08.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 Hi I have a 1993 Hunter 30. It has a " jensen auto reverse instalock and tuner". I am trying to
Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Skip Gundlach at 12:11pm 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/1834 Evinrude 6HP 2- cycle question Our engine isn't developing full power. We had not used it for s
sea water filling my head Skipro at 11:48am 08.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/3793 We recently converted the forward head in our Beneteau 400 from standard Jabsco to electric. It has
Volvo MD2B Raw Water seeping into oil SailMaster at 10:53am 08.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1105 Ok guys, I found that the volume of liquid in my oil pan has increased since changing the oil 4 day
please help: First 38 sonar and speed transducer identificat (1) Veit at 10:23am 08.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1675 Hi, this is a 1984 First 38, please give a look at the pictures below, anybody can tell me which one
What's the best size? jdhohmann at 10:23am 08.19.15 Racing 5/2010 I race with a Hunter 40, right now I have a 140% genoa and have been racing and cruising it for 15 y
Sailing to Mackinaw island flynhi4u at 9:30am 08.19.15 Trailer Sailors 43/10561 We are planning on going to the North Channel next summer and will be spending the winter making the

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Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.22.23 You may also want to inspect your fuel hoses near the engine for aging. At 24 years in the engine c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 12.22.23 Somewhere on here I posted my steps on flushing the engine and heat exchanger. A+++ on coolant ch
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Justin_NSA at 9:34am 12.22.23 The 2GM in my '92 30T is in the same "boat". My routine is similar. Not so often on the air filter o
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:19am 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and it
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.22.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks
Wood light/wiring mounts Joe at 7:48am 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardwa
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 2:32am 12.22.23 This old bulkhead had screws holding it in at the top and bottom. Why is HDPE a bad idea? It probabl
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:57pm 12.21.23
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 10:22pm 12.21.23 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 6:33pm 12.21.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 12.21.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whi

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