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Fuel Feed Pump for S2 9.2A DrFlySuperfunk at 7:39am 02.24.15 S2 1/1088 Hello all, our 1977 S2 9.2A has a diesel tank under the cockpit like most (that we had to get pulled
Marinco GalvanAlert VF84Sluggo at 6:04am 02.24.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4863 Been a few threads recently about AC connections while in the slip, galvanic corrosion, stray curren
Proof of Armadillos (7) Roger Long at 5:39am 02.24.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 1/1364 First, some back tracking. Just before I ran aground making the turn into Fernandina, this Pelican
Autopilot Drive dehler25 at 5:30am 02.24.15 Big Boats 1/3756 2002 Hunter 450 has a Whitlock steering system, it mounts a DU-120 drive which appears to be a Simra
Battery Amperage App watercayman at 5:09am 02.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/954 After running low on battery power after leaving the AP on too long before an overnight, I wrote a l
Sunken Macgrggor 25 Richard1480 at 2:35am 02.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4019 My 1986 Macgrgor 25 filled with water and sunk. The drain plug was still in so where did the water
Home Port Jack Bernard at 9:35pm 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2543 I am thinking of naming my MacGregor 25. Since it is on a trailer what is the boats home port? It
Main Sheet Block Setup question dadmiral at 9:34pm 02.23.15 Smaller Boats 3/2698 http://i.imgur.com/twhMG9S.jpg Previous owner set up the main sheet as a triple block hanging fro
Hunter 30-2 Owners Manual FernandoHunter30 at 8:11pm 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/975 Hi! I've just bought a Hunter 30-2 (89) and would like to get the owners manual. THXS!
29.5 proprane stove/microwave gary_y at 6:45pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/585 Anyone know how to access the underside of the propane stove in a 29.5? One of my gas controls is b
Beneteau 323 Jib Tracks Size and Make pneirik at 6:17pm 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2006 Hello I winter my Beneteau 323 (2008) way up the coast in BC Canada. So at the moment I am about 50
Access to Mixing Elbow 3GM30FC Steverhnm at 5:47pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/712 So I am looking at replacing my mixing elbow as well as the union and elbow that mounts on the engin
Cabrillo Beach Boat Launch lpolliard at 5:40pm 02.23.15 Catalina 22 2/1777 Any issues launching a wing keel from here?
The Loop ris at 5:24pm 02.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2787 Has anyone completed part or all the great loop in a Macgregor 26x? What motor would be best? I am t
mercury 3.3 graemeg at 4:59pm 02.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1205 Hi all ,I have a mercury 3.3 as an aux on my boat . It went well, now it starts and once I put it i
Fuel Lines CYQK at 3:52pm 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1273 Can you fab your own fuel lines with approved hose and AWAB clamps or do they need to be crimped c
Pearson 303 : Yanmar 2GM(F) Core Cleaning Made Easy (4) StargazerP303 at 2:39pm 02.23.15 Pearson 12/6335 Hello Yanmar fresh water cooled fans! I flushed out my engine system and was going to removed the c
Hunter 34? Swimorsink at 1:37pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4590 I'm looking to buy a hunter 34 and was hoping for people's opinions and advice about this particular
Looking for used sails. Chorniak1 at 1:05pm 02.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1319 If anyone has a mainsail for a O'Day 25' daysailor that they are willing to part with at a resonable
Renewing non skid redunculous at 11:45am 02.23.15 Big Boats 11/2580 So I've decided that after nearly breaking my neck twice today whilst washing my boat that it's clea

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Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 11.11.23
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points (1) thinwater at 9:37am 11.11.23 Capta isn't wrong. You might be able to carry it for limited periods without trouble. I carried a r
Oday 25 cabin roof jssailem at 9:28am 11.11.23 So. Common sailboat building materials, balsa, plywood, and foam core construction sandwiched betwee
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 chp at 9:25am 11.11.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 jssailem at 9:21am 11.11.23 You can also have a competent aluminum welder patch the holes. I have seen that done to a mast. The
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose jssailem at 9:17am 11.11.23 My stern tube connector was 50mm the hose slipped on with a little help.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:46am 11.11.23 Does Hadley have an electric fuel lift pump. If so, you could attach a length of clear hose to see
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:44am 11.11.23 Yes. My Hindsight is 20/20.:biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 8:41am 11.11.23 Good thing you decided against taking out the boat.
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. jssailem at 8:40am 11.11.23 Looks to me like it is installed on a big Catamaran. All that weight and systems hardware is what th
27 Mast Gate Options Indysailor at 8:40am 11.11.23 You could rig jack lines on the luff. It will require a little work by a sailmaker, but it functions
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 8:34am 11.11.23 Surging rpm's is often a sign of air in the fuel lines. I would check that. Given that all of your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:29am 11.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't RussC at 8:24am 11.11.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 8:24am 11.11.23 Progress. Solving one problem at a time.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:20am 11.11.23 Was up on the boat for the past coupe of days during 2 days of no rain. I was able to finish the e
Fischer Panda impeller change JoeWhite at 7:55am 11.11.23 I keep a spare pump aswell, it is a good idea. One has to be careful and not store it completely as
MARINE GROWTH Don S/V ILLusion at 7:41am 11.11.23 If your Micron CSC has been out of the water for an extended period, all you need to do to 'reactiv
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. WayneH at 7:29am 11.11.23 Me? I was thinking about all the extra weight on the boat. 4 cleats with motors, heavy electric cabl
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dungy and Davit lift points capta at 7:17am 11.11.23 I do not believe you will be able to mount that dinghy on davits. A dinghy on davits needs a backbon

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