hunter43sail
at 3:44pm 01.17.15
7/1434
I am in the process of changing out the forward head from a salt water to fresh water. We have not u
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calderp
at 2:21pm 01.17.15
0/964
Have a rudder w/ sheared post. I'm about to cut it open to replace the post. Can anyone point me to
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Eddiefuego
at 12:55pm 01.17.15
2/1755
Howdy, I'm putting a new (used) Perkins 4-108 into my Morgan O/I. The original engine was a West
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Boxie
at 12:24pm 01.17.15
5/1720
We have a 1986 Catalina 30 MKII. When i turn on the shower sump pump it blows out the bow port sid
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bugbitten
at 11:02am 01.17.15
11/7559
I've had the cooling system on my 2GM20F torn down, initially just to open ports to the FWP for a ne
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Hydro Therapy
at 9:11am 01.17.15
0/730
My O240 has a table that slides on the compression post. I'm considering making a nice wooden table
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ibDoug
at 8:19am 01.17.15
2/703
Hello all, I am new to hunter sailboats and have not yet bought my first although I have shopped qu
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rowallis
at 7:35am 01.17.15
18/3896
My MKII, "Finally," tends to over steer when coming about sometimes by an extra 90 degrees or more.
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justsomeguy
at 6:41am 01.17.15
34/11034
I have a feeler out to the seller, but before I can get a chance to survey her, I'd like to do a lot
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bobscaggs
at 9:25pm 01.16.15
3/1108
I have a 2003 426 and I need to lower the headliner in the forward cabin. Any idea what magic is ho
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peacheykeen
at 8:41pm 01.16.15
4/5576
I have recently taken possession of a 1983 Hunter 34, working name "30 years of neglect. The previo
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jmkinsfbay
at 8:29pm 01.16.15
2/1037
Re: 2006 Beneteau 343; two questions/problems. 1) My water pump is leaking at the joint where I p
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SnrSlr
at 7:55pm 01.16.15
1/1133
Does anyone know what the standard propeller specs are for the First 310?
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CCrane2299
at 6:28pm 01.16.15
10/2786
I don't know if it's ok to post links, so, craigslist Carbondale Illinois. Trailer for catalina 22 $
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pupluv
at 6:07pm 01.16.15
2/5706
Anyone have a current "Promo Code" for "Practical Sailor"? I thought I would bite the bullet and
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rockingham
at 4:36pm 01.16.15
11/3692
The mast on my boat has a lot of chatter marks. Probably from a previous owner tying the standing ri
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DaveandNan
at 3:09pm 01.16.15
15/7053
Has anyone added a swim platform to their sailboat with a reverse transom? We have a 1984 Hunter 34
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hdhr289
at 2:49pm 01.16.15
6/2735
Does anyone have experience with electromaax E-Maax Controller? Is it comparable to combination of B
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Jdaniel343
at 2:42pm 01.16.15
8/1641
I plan on replacing all original gate valves on my 1977 Catalina 27. What are your thoughts on repla
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woodster
at 2:20pm 01.16.15
28/4980
...ok first dry day we have had here in Ga...so i just mounted the doors i have been working on for
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 3:43pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jon hansen at 3:38pm 06.21.23 what is very clear, you don't know me at all. i have way over 1,000,000 miles at sea. been sailing s |
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Beneteau Grey Water system
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:29pm 06.21.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that goe |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 3:20pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
JBP-PA at 3:12pm 06.21.23 Jviss is right that running it for a bit will "probably" not do too much harm. Mr. Hansen is right t |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
mhessick at 3:06pm 06.21.23 I didn't mean to start an argument. I just want to see if the engine runs before we launch. It app |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 3:02pm 06.21.23 unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds Ha, ha, read |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 2:55pm 06.21.23 if the impeller shreds and goes into cooling water ways, might plug them up. It's clear you don't |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 2:52pm 06.21.23 Then again, impellers are not that expensive nor hard to replace, if you want to run them dry, have |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jviss at 2:47pm 06.21.23 OK, I'M ASKING. how do you know that all outboard engines will not possibly destroy the impeller w |
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Topping Lift
JBP-PA at 2:45pm 06.21.23 I have a related question about how to handle the well-known issue of the boom coming down into the |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jon hansen at 2:42pm 06.21.23 if the impeller shreds and goes into cooling water ways, might plug them up. then over heating dama |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
JBP-PA at 2:32pm 06.21.23 A brief out of water experience is not going to ruin an impeller, it's still wet. A brand new impell |
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Trailer Capacity Estimates?
Project_Mayhem at 2:13pm 06.21.23 Which one is the dinghy for your dinghy? One indicator is the axle capacity. You can usually figure |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jon hansen at 2:06pm 06.21.23 the "rule" is: never run an impeller dry. end of story. |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
Project_Mayhem at 2:04pm 06.21.23 If you've ever had an outboard in heavy waves you know three seconds out of the water isn't uncommon |
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Shroud anchor point
Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 06.21.23 Yeah. I didn't mean to imply it was a good idea. I just can't understand why they did it. I've s |
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Safe to start outboard while out of the water?
jon hansen at 1:59pm 06.21.23 That's baloney. Ask me how I know. OK, I'M ASKING. how do you know that all outboard engines wil |
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Shroud anchor point
mbaker267 at 1:57pm 06.21.23 You are most likely correct. I temporarily plugged the holes with butyl tape. When I go to epoxy, I |