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fuel sending unit Captian Al at 2:22pm 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/691 I have a Hunter 290. The fuel gauge has shown F since I purchased the boat earlier this season. Now,
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust manifold/heat exchanger question holdech at 12:27pm 09.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 5/3540 My "new to me" 3GM30F has about 350 hrs on it, over a period of 14 years. This winter I plan to c
hairline cracks in hull gell coat need advice (2) wesleysherman at 11:46am 09.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4759 I have a 1982 hunter 27 new purchase last year. I have done a lot of work to "Abandon Land" Over t
Funnel All U Get at 10:14am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 I've been searching for the funnel that you would attach to a raw water filter so that you can winte
M-18 alt bracket vs M-25 alt bracket Skipper at 9:53am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1942 I'm looking at starting the alt bracket upgrade task for my M-18. However, upon further investig
Halyard Snare & My Fix (3) Anonymous 121765 at 8:48am 09.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/862 There was a recent thread on "halyard snare" a bit ago. I have been posting in the "How much is too
First 30E spinnaker sheet setup shyamh at 7:36am 09.17.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1902 good morning ladies and gents, I'm starting to figure out the spinnakers on my recently purchased fi
Motor Mounts Jerry B at 7:28am 09.17.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/627 Speaking of motor mounts (this week) - Has anyone replaced theirs on a Universal model M-12? It seem
Chattering ac distrib relays elanger at 9:46pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/607 My ac panel on our hunter 45cc 2006 has been intermittently chattering for a couple years. Then it f
mast issue efr272 at 7:57pm 09.16.14 Bigger Boats 3/658 Can anyone tell me if there are one or two support hooks on the base of the mast to hook onto the de
In Love (1) the7Cs at 7:56pm 09.16.14 Trailer Sailors 9/1868 What makes the magic that makes me adore my sailboat? Is it the flowing lines. Is it the response to
Atomic 4 Oil seal Golfdad75 at 7:07pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/2261 I have an atomic four with direct drive. How hard is it to replace the rear seal?
Compression post depression (1) Hoosier Kevin at 6:12pm 09.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1183 I own a 78 O'Day 25 - I was thinking that all I needed to do was to use some git rot and my dry r
Buying a P303 SVEnchantress at 4:15pm 09.16.14 Pearson 1/958 Greetings! We are in the process of buying a 303 -- our survey is early next week. Aside from that,
Yanmar 2QM15 freshwater cooled Binkyburdett at 3:18pm 09.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/1285 Gentleman/ladies I know there are years of accumulated experience out there and would like some help
Reefing System on 35.5 Steverhnm at 3:15pm 09.16.14 Big Boats 2/2810 I have not used my reefing system on my new to me, 1990 35.5. It looks as though the previous owner
Gin Pole Attatchmem for mast raising Carel3041 at 2:17pm 09.16.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1570 I am developing a mast raising system for my M-25. Rather than clamping the gin pole to the mast (l
1980 Hunter C 37 JHoward at 11:37am 09.16.14 Big Boats 1/736 Just took ownership yesterday in Bayfield, WI. 3rd owner, boat had excellent care. Have a month or s
H28.5 Ran out of fuel. 49North at 10:30am 09.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1280 Any tips on restarting my Yanmar 2GM20 after I ran her out of diesel :( I'm not getting fuel up to
Yanmar 3YM30 coolant change Jerry21707 at 10:25am 09.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/3540 Recently purchase a 2007 Hunter 31. Not sure how old the coolant is. Would like to replace the coo

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Engineless.... JamesG161 at 8:24am 11.14.22 There are many desalination units available. Three main issues for you. 1) Survival Water 2) Bulk
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions JoeWhite at 8:23am 11.14.22 Here is a link to visit https://www.catalina36.org/forum/technical-discussion/best-procedure-coolan
Engineless.... dLj at 8:16am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bi
Engineless.... rgranger at 8:11am 11.14.22 Judgmental much? Some of you have tried to offer genuine insights but this is starting to get a bit
Selden self tacking jib system John Montgomery at 8:02am 11.14.22 DIY my own selftacker. Not to hard to do. FYI my boat came with a Solent stay so I can still hank on
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:58am 11.14.22 Countdown to launch started today!! The two-hour window for launch opens at 1:04 a.m. EST Wednesday
Engineless.... jssailem at 7:40am 11.14.22 Oh DJ... Applying logic to an illogical query... :biggrin:
Buying used C22. Fresh vs salt water boat? (1) ambler at 7:27am 11.14.22 I've got to agree with Gene. My 1983 C22 spent it's entire life in a freshwater lake and this is wha
Engineless.... dLj at 7:27am 11.14.22 Seems to me you are all missing the point here. The OP said - I'll paraphrase here - due to time c
Engineless.... rgranger at 6:58am 11.14.22 There's a famous sailor(he's name escapes me) that has been sailing almost forever without an engin
Engineless.... Dave Groshong at 6:36am 11.14.22 I sailed my 1963 Cal 28 over 15,000 open ocean miles without an engine or desal system, I feel like
Engineless.... JBP-PA at 6:35am 11.14.22 This couple sails a Cape Dory 25 with no engine. https://www.omick.net/adventure/sailing/engineless
Engineless.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34am 11.14.22 James Baldwin comes to mind sailing on his boat Atom, a 28-foot Pearson Triton. But he has put an o
Engineless.... AlastairLC at 6:19am 11.14.22 Check out the How to Sail Oceans series on YouTube. No engine. He uses a sculling oar to get in and
Older Car 27: any ideas on how to open up the space? Scott T-Bird at 6:04am 11.14.22
Engineless.... jssailem at 5:59am 11.14.22 Sorry - I call foul. The posted query presents a conflict between disassociated items. Would you
Galley table question. KevinKirby at 5:50am 11.14.22 Thanks Kellerd! That's the exact way I was going to approach it if I ended up purchasing the boat. M
Engineless.... dLj at 5:35am 11.14.22 Ok... This is going to be VERY controversial a theme here with gazillions of why I should and anoth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking CaptainStan at 5:35am 11.14.22 I have a line from the mid point back to the cockpit with a loop on the end. When I come in I drop t
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 5:34am 11.14.22 You're going to love the P42. Great boat, easy to sail, stiff and fast. We purchased our 1991 model

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