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Blasted engine water thru hull strainer (1) arf145 at 2:12pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/3759 My Beneteau has oblong strainer-type thru-hulls for the engine water and the dripless shaft seal. Th
Going to look at an O'Day 222- any things to watch out for? mookman at 12:35pm 02.06.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5775 Hey everybody, this weekend I'll be going to look at a 1984 O'Day 222. Are there any known issues I
Replacing outhaul in Selden boom syeldell at 11:51am 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1934 The outhaul on my 450 Passage frayed and broke inside the boom. Does the outhaul line run straight t
Hot rod sailboat jleblanc31 at 7:01am 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6409 So I have an opportunity to get a sailboat but it needs a motor. I was going to fit it with a Chevy
Navico/SIMRAD NAIS-400 ais as gps source on NMEA 2000 (3) TropicalSeattle at 9:38pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 1/2440 I Have applied this software upgrade: http://www.simrad-yachting.com/en-US/Support/Downloads/NAIS-40
Lazy Jack systems Pichin at 9:02pm 02.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3901 Hi, where can I find a Lazy jack systems for may Hunter 260?? Thanks.
28' sailboat (1) Corondalay at 8:54pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1959 An anyone tell me what kind of boat this is or how hard it would be to produce a title that's been l
New 310 Owner Steve in Fl at 8:50pm 02.05.15 Catalina 310 17/1923 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 2001, 310 :D. This site has been very helpful in making that de
380 Hot Water Heater with "the drip" Jay Meyer at 6:50pm 02.05.15 Big Boats 5/1242 I have a 2001 380 with a leak in the hot water heater. So how does one replace the unit. It is loca
A "boats only" BuyNSail at 5:50pm 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 0/72 Greetings all, new to the forum. We own Torrid Marine, and wondered what everyone thinks of the i
Impeller parts are here, now what? (1) DAVA390 at 4:49pm 02.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1305 New parts here, now what??? Actually, I am semi competent mechanically, you yung un`s wouldn`t know
Battery Use Survey Observations Maine Sail at 12:19pm 02.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 24/5797 As of this morning I have over 1000 responses!! While waiting for a new refrigerator to be delivere
Wipe out all sewer smells for good. brettkarst at 11:21am 02.05.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/51 RVTANKDOCTOR along with TankTechsRx has perfected a system that GUARANTEES we solve holding tank pro
Anchor chain All U Get at 11:21am 02.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2227 Hi all, Just thinking of the anchor chain and how it has been on the boat for a few seasons. How
Ground Wire Gauge cb32863 at 11:15am 02.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1142 So the ground wire on my new to me 235 has gone missing. Anyone know what gauge to use? Its the wire
Leak above salon table - 40.5 redunculous at 10:57am 02.05.15 Big Boats 6/1162 Hi all, I have a leak from the light fitting just above my salon table - has anyone else had this p
New Boat Discounts? Schomer at 10:49am 02.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3006
New Reef Lines H34 (4) Blackacre at 10:21am 02.05.15 Big Boats 24/2387 I would like to replace my reef lines. Does anyone have advice on the best type of line to use and a
Does anyone know anything about a Sumner 19? Capn Bucky at 10:20am 02.05.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1697 There is one for sale near me. I've never heard of this boat before. I would appreciate any knowle
Windlass on Hunter 375 (1) Lander at 9:46am 02.05.15 Big Boats 6/1432 Attached is a picture of the Windlass on my 1993 Hunter 375. I wanted to take it apart and service

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Question about main panel breakers AndyL at 4:21pm 01.14.23 FYI, Mike from the Hunter Owners Shop also confirmed that they have some.
Corrosion On Engine heritage at 4:20pm 01.14.23 That can probably be repaired by brazing. The rim can be built up and then honed down to be even wi
Single handing WI Rigger at 3:32pm 01.14.23 Thank you so much! I will give the book a look.
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 3:30pm 01.14.23 I just visited my boat during the rains today. My anchor locker isn't as bad as I thought, very lit
Corrosion On Engine jssailem at 2:22pm 01.14.23 Opps. That is an issue. Looks like an Aluminum heat exchanger body. You may get lucky and the brass/
VHF Cabling and Connectors jssailem at 2:19pm 01.14.23 :plus: PL235 fittings are a 1 and done. Loss in a poor fitting is to be avoided.
Single handing shemandr at 2:12pm 01.14.23 It's really easy to find a complicated book on the subject. Simplified - not as much. I would look
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? dlochner at 1:44pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.
Corrosion On Engine dlochner at 1:37pm 01.14.23 Removing the heat exchanger should not be too difficult, so long as you have cooperative bolts. The
Corrosion On Engine (2) Mclovin at 1:30pm 01.14.23 Ah.. Houston we might ha a problem. Started removing parts a found this! :banghead: I'm guessing i
Single handing jon hansen at 12:43pm 01.14.23 love sailing with gloves
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 12:40pm 01.14.23 Well, Thank you all 3 for input. I was hoping to hear back from the fellow we bought 86' Hunter 28.5
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? dlochner at 12:12pm 01.14.23 A little late to this discussion, I suspect the main difference between exhaust house and radiator h
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 10:57am 01.14.23 This is the picture I was referring to is battery powered, which helps because there no cord tuggi
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:53am 01.14.23 Does anyone know of an easy reading entry level book on Celestial navigation? Thank Ric
Rain water leaking in V berth Ward H at 10:52am 01.14.23 On my 93 C30 there is a limber hole just aft of the v berth water tank. I never get water inside the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 10:47am 01.14.23 I did them on my C30 with about the same procedure except that one of the old bolts was seized into
The keel... is done (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 01.14.23 Shirt answer is, I didn't. Long answer is, I got close with the grinder, which I do have a lot of e
Rain water leaking in V berth RitSim at 10:38am 01.14.23 Stanchion bases? try using the baby powder trick to determine the route.
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 10:14am 01.14.23 Then you could use the same fittings that you've got if they have not been water damaged. It is n

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