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Slacking valve Ken13559 at 5:47pm 07.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 26/4370 I was gapping my 2GM20F valves and notice gap for cylinder #1 exhaust (nearest to gearbox side) chan
companion way trim piedpiperIII at 5:27pm 07.11.15 Catalina 22 11/2539 How is the companion way trim boards "crib board track" attached ? I cant find it any where. Also wo
cleaning the grime? piedpiperIII at 4:52pm 07.11.15 Catalina 22 6/713 Well I have seen it on TV and youtube so I tried it. Mr. clean magic eraser WOW works fast and real
Seafarer 31 masthead arrangement. Rob Groves at 4:33pm 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 1/671 I bought a Seafarer 31 (a fixer-upper) and the masthead piece - the stainless fabrication that carri
77 Cherubini 30 Owners manual jmclean1963 at 3:44pm 07.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/586 Help, I'm trying to find a PDF or downloadable owners manual and also the Yanmar 12 Hp manual. Any i
Home made dodger and bimini Fuligule at 2:12pm 07.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/920 Hi, I though that it would be interesting to put my project link here. I'm working on my own dodger
Will I ever go sailing this year? kito at 2:05pm 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1471 Just venting. I've been wanting to get my C22 out from way back in May. It's in my driveway and fire
Water fill lazaro17 at 1:03pm 07.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2255 I just bought a 1987 hunter 28.5 and i have no idea where to fill the water tank.
Shifter Cable bornin59ca at 9:16am 07.11.15 Big Boats 1/825 Hello again. I was wondering if anyone out there knows the type of shifter cable I need for a 1988
Help! Need trailer tongue extension advice jmczzz at 9:14am 07.11.15 Catalina 22 70/10519 Flooding at my lake raises water level over launch ramp up roadway. This becomes too shallow to laun
How to rig the rudder on a 26S LFC4ME at 8:49am 07.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/10557 Does anyone have a diagram or picture of how the rudder should be rigged? I have just bought my boat
Experiences With Dacron/Mylar Laminate Sail Cloth? rardiH36 at 7:23am 07.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/5330 Any "real-use" experiences with Dacron/Mylar (or "flexible mylar taffeta") sail cloth? In particu
Sailing Puget Sound (Tacoma, Olympia, Gig Harbor) mark_swart at 9:35pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4039 Hello everyone, I'm moving to Tacoma soon and am thinking about getting another sailboat. I'm inter
120 VAC ABYC Code advice? (1) Dan_Y at 8:16pm 07.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3047 Mainsail- The AC circuit on our '91 H30 needs some work and I would like to get it as close to ABYC
capri 15 rigging questions Palmatier at 6:07pm 07.10.15 Smaller Boats 1/513 Hi, I haven't posted questions before or knew about this site. I am cleaning up a capri 15, which
Oday 23 centerboard denise4985 at 5:26pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1225 I have an 1981 O'Day 23. I snapped the centerboard. What years will fit this craft? Thank you.
Centerboard snapped on O"Day 23 denise4985 at 4:57pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/789 I have an O'Day 23 and the centerboard snapped while removing it from the trailer. I need a replace
What do you call this? (1) ken.portwood876 at 4:03pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1143 Hello all, This is my first time on this forum. I call this item (see attachment) a stanchion cover
cushion covers nancyellen at 3:38pm 07.10.15 Parts Search 3/1523 Are sewing patterns for cushion covers for the Catalina 25 available and, if yes, where can I find s
Painting Help RichieR at 3:12pm 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/717 Hi. I need to repaint some areas on my V21. They are all well above the water line. Someone told e d

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Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 4:38am 11.16.23 . Start with this article. https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated-consumer will d
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:35am 11.16.23 Access looks very tricky and I'm not sure whether you're better off on the hard or in the water. I
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 AndyL at 4:27am 11.16.23 Just wanted to thank everyone for a really useful set of posts! I was wondering about access to the
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? dLj at 2:41am 11.16.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49am 11.16.23 @isaksp00 Good call on the tangs so the drum is above deck level. I think CDI account for that.
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 8:17pm 11.15.23 CatalinaDirect has one. Their pic isn't very good and their price is not good at all.
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 7:28pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mount
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 7:23pm 11.15.23 Yes I am planning on a long cruise: winter in the Bahamas... Now, I am sorta okay to buy lithium be
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 7:22pm 11.15.23 I replaced my main a few years ago, and went with a full batten sail. North sail recommended the s
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding Tally Ho at 7:14pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Alan Gomes at 6:40pm 11.15.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Bob S at 6:35pm 11.15.23 I had read that the filter material breaks down over time. Don't recall any specifics, but I do rem
C25 jib downhaul routing Joe at 5:24pm 11.15.23 Thank you! I was planning on running them both to the starboard side, where my halyard run to , bu
Convert partial battens to full battens Joe at 5:22pm 11.15.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose in
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 5:08pm 11.15.23 Mine has a Harken furler and I'm not familiar with the CDI. However, I don't think you have to worry
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:47pm 11.15.23 reality check - while there is no consensus on filter lifespan, it is what it is - a cheap device to
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:22pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mounte
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.15.23 As a former dealer for Hunter on the 23 wing keel, I would suggest the Crusing Design or CDI FF2 F
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:01pm 11.15.23 We have the same model and year and our isolation transformer is in the port locker on the swim plat
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:59pm 11.15.23 xavpil, how old are your carbon foam batteries? Do they still hold a charge? I bought the boat la

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