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Walbro fuel pump? eianm at 2:46pm 06.21.15 Big Boats 0/525 I have a 1991 H42 with a Yanmar 4JH2TE - I know I have read that some have added an electric walbro
Main sail furler for a oceanis 400 rbenyoung at 2:39pm 06.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1129 Yesterday we were rolling up the main in about 20 knots of breeze. I did not notice it but the sail
Cruising Florida: Offshore Sailing a Hunter 260 (4) Regular Guy at 12:57pm 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4413 Experiences Shared: There were plenty of opportunities on my trip to have all sails out: down the
Standing Rigging Is this Price Reasonable 1983Hunter31 davejet at 12:41pm 06.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/2266 :eek: Okay I have a 1983 Hunter 31. I have my Hunter on the hard removed the mast. Got a bill for
plastic bow cleat chp at 11:48am 06.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2454 Just built my gin pole mast raising system and have a question for others with this system. I use my
A/C Install on an Oceanis 321 runamuk at 11:40am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1169 I'm looking to install a Webasto 16K BTU Unit in my 321 and was hoping someone had pictures of a fac
Primary fuel filters hvbaker at 10:48am 06.21.15 Catalina 30 6/1250 Has anyone installed two primary fuel filters with Ys before with valves and Ys after so that one fi
loose mast plate c421bdriver at 9:03am 06.21.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1053 Have a 23 O'day on trailer and found the rear port bolt/screw looose. The bulkhead in cabin covers t
1983 hunter 27 cabin Hatch boards wheelsteering27 at 8:50am 06.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/2401 Any suggestions on what material to use to cut new hatch boards? Wood or plastic? Any recommended
General advice on a "wack" sailing idea PeterGade at 7:58am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 55/7486 Dear sailors! This is my first post on the forum, i hope that my questions are not too far out.
hot water plumbing njlarry at 7:32am 06.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1839 My bad. When I disconnected the in feed and supply out lines to the water heater I neglected to la
mast fitting donelanc at 7:09am 06.21.15 Bigger Boats 3/1085 Hi I have a 272 le and a friend was trying to get the anchor light going (not in water yet) He t
My New Cook Table (2) w4swk at 7:03am 06.21.15 Catalina 22 1/591 After discovering that I prefer to cook outside, I built this little table. 2 pieces of PVC (40 in.
table leaf stowage Roma at 7:01am 06.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/942 There appears to be no specific place to stow the dining table leaf which is a hazard if left unsecu
Alternate Waterproof Grease for Maxprop smokey73 at 6:56am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 35/10023 I have a 3 blade Maxprop and my boat is out of the water for a few days. I need to lubricate the pr
Traveler for Day Sailor silversailor at 6:02am 06.21.15 Day Sailers 6/1293 I have a 79 Day Sailor II, with mid-boom main sheeting. I'm considering adding a traveler to enhance
Happy Fathers Day Indysailor at 5:46am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/863 I'm a dad, myself and of course I'll give the old man a call and we'll talk about the U.S. Open, lik
b and g zeus 2 chart plotter operation problems catalina453 at 5:45am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4234 I purchased a B and G Zeus 2 chart plotter 9 months ago and had it installed in my Catalina 320. Th
keel winch cable suvh8er at 8:25pm 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/736 Hello everyone. I have just replaced the hand crank winch with a Badlands ATV winch on my Mac 25. I
White Smoke Lusitano at 8:03pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/863 Fellow mariners, So today I notice some white smoke/steam coming out of my Renault rc8 diesel engin

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Found On Deck RoyS at 5:21am 07.13.23 Looks like a masthead sheave axle for an Isomat masthead. 3/8" x 1-5/8" https://www.rigrite.com/
Prestolite alternator??? SycloneDriver at 4:49am 07.13.23 Diode was probably so it didn't back feed if you're using more than one battery. helping keep the s
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem danooxnard at 4:38am 07.13.23 Awesome glad to help! Have a great rest of your trip. Dano
Lake Granby Colorado David in Sandusky at 4:31am 07.13.23 Anchor out, sleep on the boat?
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 07.13.23 I am replacing all of the Seacocks and discovered this. ow gone, had pencil Zinc to protect it.
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Hayden Watson at 10:17pm 07.12.23 That is why I prefer Marelon or TruDesign composite seacocks to bronze.
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 9:20pm 07.12.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you I was at work. Yes you need to remove the lower plastic
Prop size for my 28.5 Ken13559 at 8:25pm 07.12.23 By Prop size I suppose you meant the diameter and pitch of blade. It depends on the engine you have.
Blisters inside of water ballast tanks? rgranger at 8:24pm 07.12.23
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:22pm 07.12.23 Wow. You could not pay me to take that boat and I love working on boats:banghead:
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 8:19pm 07.12.23 I have seen a couple nice H26 examples and they obviously have much greater interior volume than th
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? soopad00pa at 8:10pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy somethin
Winch handle safe use rgranger at 8:08pm 07.12.23 IMHO, the two most dangerous pieces of equipment on a boat, besides the captain, are the winches
Hunter 30-2 engine instruments? Tally Ho at 7:58pm 07.12.23 You might have to DIY a temp gauge and mount it where convenient to read. or you could buy something
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 7:20pm 07.12.23 Please keep us informed! Sovol had a primeday special on PLA so I plan to learn with that, then add
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May Johann at 7:19pm 07.12.23
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon Have fun
3D printing fun chuckwayne at 6:53pm 07.12.23 Thanks! just ordered my printer - I know I'll need to make this part for my Kanzaki soon
Potential new Hunter owner jaysweet at 5:59pm 07.12.23 I would not characterize the 23 as a trailer sailor. The mast is heavy enough that I would only wan
Your experience with propane outboards? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32pm 07.12.23 @MikeHoncho not familiar with propane

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