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4" Rubber hose on engine exhaust to under water danstanford at 9:13am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2627 My new to me H290 has something I do not remember seeing before and I don't see in the manuals. Wher
Propane regulator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:57am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4848 Hi All, Propane stove inoperative due to no gas at stove. Have turned on all 3 burners with solenoi
Standing Rigging HMT2 at 8:05am 08.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/767 Hello Kemah/Clear Lake, Texas sailors, I am about to replace my standing rigging and want to know i
X-Change-R oil change system Jim Beck at 7:28am 08.25.15 Big Boats 5/3235 The MH-40 I recently purchased has the built in oil change system. I have been told that it is diffi
Rigger in Kemah Clear Lake HMT2 at 7:00am 08.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1233 Hey Kemah/Clear Lake area sailors, I am about to replace my standing rigging. Have any of you used
Lake Erie Rendezvous Alansails at 6:24am 08.25.15 Catalina 310 3/859 We have just returned from The 310 Lake Erie Rendezvous which was attended by 8 boats!:dance: It was
standing rigging brad minda at 6:06am 08.25.15 Catalina 30 39/6702 As a new owner of a Catalina 30 I plan to replace the standing rigging. I used Catalina direct for
510 Companionway support Post GDub at 5:41am 08.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/553 Where can I locate the support post for the center island of my B510?
Exhaustelbow.com review Dfisher at 3:28am 08.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/5033 Came across exhaustelbow.com which makes a aftermarket stainless steel mixing elbow and exhaust mani
2 burner Princess alcohol stove on S2 9.2a SundancerII at 10:03pm 08.24.15 Parts Search 2/2645 I need to replace both the burners (all parts) on my 1982 S2 9.2a stove ("Princess" alcohol 2-burner
Joining the "I dropped my Keel club" and a question: pclarksurf at 10:01pm 08.24.15 Catalina 22 19/1547 Nice to be accomplishing tasks so many have already done and were willing to share their collective
Refinishing the Teak hensonrick5 at 9:32pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3867 I'm restoring a Sun Cat. What is the best product for refinishing the teak and should it be removed
Maybe dad will come around yet? Macboy at 8:46pm 08.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/826 So I spent the evening with dad tinkering with the boat (had to tear apart carb and clean up a coupl
VHF low transmit volume salishmermaid at 8:26pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/3589 I have an ICOM M422. It does transmit with both the mic on the main unit and the remote mic, but th
HAPS, Langley, Whiebey Island, Wa August 21-23, 2015 Mikem at 8:12pm 08.24.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/2255 HAPS Langley Cruise Summary August 21-23, 2015 Well, fellow Hapsters these rendezvous continue to i
6 HP Outboard power for an Oday 25! ebsail at 6:12pm 08.24.15 Day Sailers 0/1125 For the last 4 years we have been pushed along by a 1993 2 cycle 9.9 Mercury on our 1983 25. This
Catalina 309 Macerator Pump jamesplatz at 4:19pm 08.24.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/4145 A general request... My Catalina 309 (Hull # 155, 2008) is in Mexico and I am home in the states and
Unusual boat (1) Ken Cross at 3:12pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1562 Our recent trip to the San Juan and Gulf Islands I saw this unusual boat. I was told it was owner co
What's this? Yanmar 2GM20F (1) Ken Cross at 3:05pm 08.24.15 Ask All Sailors 4/629 Does anyone know what this is I'm pointing to. It's right next to the blue wire and about 1/2 inch h
Electroscan revised plumbing Syversens at 2:56pm 08.24.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2623 Hey all, So a few weeks ago we had an incident with our Raritan Elegance and Electroscan unit, wh

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When to tack Drinky Crow at 11:36am 01.30.24 In the '90's I subscribed to Dave Dellenbaugh's "Speed and Smarts" newsletters which were very helpf
Engine Vent Fan Roland5048 at 11:34am 01.30.24 From what I have always believed, the engine room fan is used to evacuate gasoline fumes before tur
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Alan Gomes at 10:59am 01.30.24 It would be fantasticil filter and need to spin it off while trying to hold the hot oil slick baggy
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 10:59am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a lig
Leaking Chain Plates Calif. Ted at 10:29am 01.30.24 I once heard Gerry Douglas tell a bunch of owners at a rendezvous that "You should just plan to rebe
Rub rail leak Ed.S at 10:11am 01.30.24 Thank You Ralph Johnstone for the reply. That's what I expected. I think I will try to isolate the
Android phone app connection issue DArcy at 10:02am 01.30.24 I don't use the app on my android devices. I find it much better to use the web browser. Try just un
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (2) kloudie1 at 10:02am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a ligh
Android phone app connection issue Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 01.30.24 Try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it? Other than that my next suggestion would be to just us
Engine Vent Fan tfox2069 at 9:39am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
Engine Vent Fan Calif. Ted at 9:38am 01.30.24 Most are on the ignition circuit so run while switch is on, Catalinas have a switch on bottom of eng
Engine Vent Fan ggrizzard at 9:28am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
320 dink Scott T-Bird at 9:28am 01.30.24 We have a Zodiac 270 aero floor. It is 8'10" and fits on the bow, but I can't say that I've ever go
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:24am 01.30.24 Pretty lucky with my solar day nite vent running it keeps the interior around 95 max and locations o
Android phone app connection issue Rich Stidger at 9:23am 01.30.24 No VPN, and I'm using the same wifi network. And it failed to connect on a different wifi network a
321 prop anodw/nut and 2 25mm shaft anodes kappykaplan at 9:23am 01.30.24 Wesleymi, you should post this in Digital Dumpster Dive -- Free Gear: https://forums.sailboatowners.
Mast Support Bracket "Event" kloudie1 at 9:16am 01.30.24 I agree that a rigger or someone who is familiar with that mast support structure should be consulte
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hello Below at 8:39am 01.30.24 Then let's give this a try. From my research on this forum, Fred Ficarra (R.I.P.) on Epitome was a
Leaking Chain Plates dmax at 7:48am 01.30.24 Once you get a moisture reading you'll know what your up against - where it shows greater than 20% m
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:09am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to

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