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Refrigeration not cooling Perfect Excuse at 9:47am 10.13.14 Big Boats 5/3227 I have no refrigeration knowledge, but appreciate cold beer. Situation: refrigeration on a H410 wi
Transmission Dipstick Source, 3GM30 Steverhnm at 9:27am 10.13.14 Big Boats 6/1785 I need to replace my transmission dipstick on my 3GM30. Its yellow, the one where the cap breaks of
Hmm...didn't expect to find this. (3) IH82BL8 at 9:11am 10.13.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1775 I removed the strbd cabin top winch yesterday for maintenance and found this. It looks like the cor
Locating a manual bilge pump. The Garbone at 8:37am 10.13.14 Catalina 30 3/960 K folks, I know were my pump is. It is in the cavity aft of the galley. To pump it I have to reach
Hunter 410 solar panel placement (1) Jim D at 8:00am 10.13.14 Big Boats 8/3104 Has anyone installed solar panels on top of a hunter arch? looking to install one or two panels on t
Rudder Play Billy the Kidd at 7:03am 10.13.14 Catalina 30 1/895 Our vintage 1978 Catalina 30' is showing signs of excess wear in the rudder shaft -- vibrates aggres
water pump not shutting off? impresa at 6:43am 10.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/867 I accidently left the water pump on my 2007 hunter 41, with nothing running or faucets on, and 2 day
Repairing hairline fiberglass deck cracks (1) O_Barquinho at 5:39am 10.13.14 Ask All Sailors 30/9428 Hello all, I recently purchased a Catalina 27 and noticed a couple of hairline cracks on the deck n
Winterizing AC on Hunter 41DS twenger at 4:37am 10.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/804 While winterizing the A/C system on my 41DS, I ran coolant through the system like I normally do wit
Hunter 356 Legend Rudder wobble Skippern at 3:50am 10.13.14 Big Boats 4/1168 Hello. I'm the proud owner of a Hunter 356 Legend bult year 2003 in England. It's the short keel ve
capable H34 splax at 8:26pm 10.12.14 Big Boats 13/1601 Hello, I have been looking at others' opinions on the H34 regarding blue water capability. Given
23.5 Head Banging Hugh Straub at 8:25pm 10.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/768 For what seems like the 87th time, I have hit my head on the sharp edged bottom of the main hatch co
Removing numbers off of sails donavansails at 8:22pm 10.12.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1481 What's is best way remove numbers off of sails? I bought a good used sail but has same number as ano
Smoke from the engine c130king at 7:27pm 10.12.14 Catalina 310 15/2145 I seem to have light black smoke coming from the "breathing tube" that comes out of the top of my mo
Bilge fuse Tennessee River at 7:02pm 10.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1536 I have a 1992 Hunter 30T; and am trying to locate where an inline fuse would be for the Bilge pump.
Line Replacement mytime at 6:44pm 10.12.14 Catalina 30 21/2848 I would like to replace ALL of the lines on our 1994 Cat 30 tall rig. Is there any information on th
That was a fun! (1) Roadking Larry at 6:41pm 10.12.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1223 Club race a couple of weeks ago. Winds fickle as heck. The committee boat caught this shot just abou
Hunter 31 - flushing fresh water system Lee C - H31 at 6:16pm 10.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1654 I recently acquired a 1985 Hunter 31. :D I need to flush the fresh water system and understand drain
What size AC for a C30? mytime at 6:03pm 10.12.14 Catalina 30 7/3750 I would like to install a Crusair AC unit in our (new to us) 1994 Catalina 30. We are located in MD
Dirty bottom patrickince at 5:06pm 10.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/834 Hauled the boat out for the winter and had a big surprise. The Power washer would not take the Algie

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Are you ready to go to sea? dLj at 6:29am 11.19.22 I just watched that same video a couple days ago. This one focused only on that boat, for info on ot
Questions About Bottom Paint JamesG161 at 5:57am 11.19.22 Not sure what it had, but replaced it with magnesium This is a good Anode choice for Fresh Water s
Passage 42 bulkhead Dan Kelly at 5:53am 11.19.22 Thanks Terry. Don't have any major problems. Need to do maintenance and replace all of the hoses in
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. AlastairLC at 5:52am 11.19.22
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:45am 11.19.22 No, zinc. In this photo the prop looks OK. What's it look like now?
Questions About Bottom Paint (1) cousineddy at 5:25am 11.19.22 Look for reddish pink areas on the prop, they are a sign of the zinc being leached out. Since its
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:03am 11.19.22 You can zoom in to the photo of the prop to see the Anode. Not sure what it had, but replaced it wi
Questions About Bottom Paint (2) cousineddy at 4:55am 11.19.22 You can zoom in to the photo of the prop to see the Anode. Not sure what it had, but replaced it wit
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter (1) garymalmgren at 4:17am 11.19.22 Hi Christopher. Your bend is not radical. It is a gentle curve that will straighten out as rgranger
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 2:52am 11.19.22 I really like the Seawards. They are very much the boat I would design myself. Prefect for trailer
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose artboas at 11:23pm 11.18.22 Here is a spring collar hose clamp that may be used. Available in autostores.. the hole in the dec
Running Backstays Kelda at 11:19pm 11.18.22 I purchased Aphrodite 101 hull #138 last summer. The previous owner had not installed the running ba
C22 Pop Top Assist Gene Neill at 9:02pm 11.18.22 The stainless end fittings are much more durable than the typical plastic ones: I'll say. Where d
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter towchristopher at 8:48pm 11.18.22
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 8:22pm 11.18.22 Yeah, where is my head today? Thanks Rick.
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter rgranger at 8:15pm 11.18.22
Companion Way Screens CrispyCringle at 8:08pm 11.18.22 I sew quite a few things for my boat. The premade ones seem like a pretty fair deal for approximatel
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:36pm 11.18.22 Galvanic corrosion is caused by 2 dissimilar metals immersed in an electrolyte which are at differen
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 7:13pm 11.18.22 Given what I can see in the photo the "wormy things" are the result of galvanic corrosion in which
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:07pm 11.18.22

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