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Drip less shaft seal cooling hose fitting repair cstonedent at 4:34pm 02.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1955 I have an 02 B311 with Volvo drip less shaft seal. Last fall trying to remove cooling hose, the hose
jib downhaul e714753 at 3:37pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/5881 I want to add a jib downhaul to my 22. Yes I have a hank on jib sail and would like to know the part
Water entering my 2002 hunter passage 456 aft lazerttes discovery at 2:53pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1091 I'm getting a pretty sizable amt of salt water in my aft lazzerette, placed rags around the engine e
weapons on boat Yellowjeepman at 2:40pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6227 I have only traveled in southern U.S. Waters. If I decide to sail over to the Bahamas do I need to n
Oil lamps????? (1) woodster at 2:13pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 22/4528 ok here is one for everybody i have a gimbaled oil lamp in the salon and i went to the boat the othe
Battery Charger Assumptions Brian D at 1:59pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1007 This will be simple. I "assume" when a battery charger has three banks, and the charger is rated at
Balmar Smart Gauge question - Maine Sail? holdech at 1:52pm 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2552 From all that I've read, this appears to be an excellent product but I'm curious how it works with a
windex 10 or windex 15 e714753 at 1:05pm 02.15.15 Catalina 22 8/2958 I want to install a new windex at the top of my 1977 catalina 22 and I want to know what size windex
Legend rudder bearing replacement JPalmerUk at 12:15pm 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/965 I am trying to replace the rudder bearing on my Legend 41 (2004 model) but it is not proving to be s
Boom Vang Mast Fitting Failure (3) KZW at 10:09am 02.15.15 Catalina 310 17/5450 I screwed up big time in a club race yesterday and am seeking help from anyone who may have experien
rakassa sconed at 10:03am 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 0/753 Does anyone know where the Rakassa (75 foot ketch) is located? Or whether the name has been changed?
ASA 101 Tampa-St Pete-Sarasota? richk at 8:26am 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/873 Will be in Fla. Want to book an ASA 101 course. Ideas on where and why there? Thanks from chi
platform on top of binnacle fortunare at 8:23am 02.15.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1531 I've seen photos of a flat sheet fastened to the top of the binacle with several drink holder holes,
Florida boat purchase Captn TJ at 6:08am 02.15.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1042 we spend a fair amount of time in Florida during the winter we're thinking of buying a boat down her
Fridge seals Ninsar at 12:49am 02.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/753 Built in fridge seals on a 450cc How do you remove the top lifting lid to replace the rubber seals?
Confirmation of Battery Charger and ACR smokey73 at 8:57pm 02.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/4608 I am in the middle of starting some upgrades and want to install a new smart charger. I currently h
Tiller Extension Sailor_Jeff at 7:30pm 02.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1769 Would like to sit from time to time in the forward part of the cockpit while sailing. Has anyone
Buy a barehull C&C 30?? SailorBoy1 at 6:44pm 02.14.15 C&C 10/3623 I have a chance to buy a never used C'C 30 hull, with rudder but no keel (where do I get one??). The
adding transom drains hawk232 at 6:28pm 02.14.15 Catalina 22 2/735 I am adding transom drains, and I am at the point where its time to drill them. I have a2 1/8" hole
1987 Hunter 31 Cabin Interior Vent (1) BDRogers at 6:21pm 02.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/1680 Do anyone know if the interior vent is supposed to vent to the outside. I though it vented through t

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Just how big is British Columbia? Hello Below at 4:32pm 10.10.23
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 3:46pm 10.10.23 Get a new cap for the expansion tank?
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) isaksp00 at 3:44pm 10.10.23 That helps, but there are still too many photos taken at different times with different configuratio
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:24pm 10.10.23 Hey gang- As a purely interim measure until I get new batteries, is there any consensus on these ve
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:11pm 10.10.23 Unless you are looking to upgrade your battery charger besides the cost of new AGM's, I would recom
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (4) jssailem at 3:07pm 10.10.23 Your "seabuilt plate" looks to be an access plate. They are placed on tanks so you can access the in
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 2:06pm 10.10.23
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 10.10.23 Behold, for I have seen the light and it is good.
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 10.10.23 Sorry, you're right. Here's the clarification: from the factory: fuel tank>>pump>>Racor change th
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (3) FreedomCrawler at 1:46pm 10.10.23 This is what it looks like. Top of mast shot, bottom of the line tied to the top of the mast and the
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 1:15pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as t
Invest 93L (2) JamesG161 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic 220586
1975 oday 22 (1) Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 220585
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 12:54pm 10.10.23 From what I can see ,that is a shoal draft keel . The centerboard will be inside the keel . Could y
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 10.10.23 from the factory tank>>pump>>Racor TO tank>>Racor>>pump Can't quite follow your flow diagram. Ca
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help isaksp00 at 12:45pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as th
Invest 93L capta at 12:12pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, and the formation of s
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 12:07pm 10.10.23 Nice overlay display, John. Yes, been up there a number of times, however, just scratched the surfac
Remote shifting of outboard Project_Mayhem at 12:03pm 10.10.23 The remote throttle controls will also control forward, neutral and reverse. They appear to be somew
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 10.10.23 I know the skippers are trying to be helpful to your question. However, I urge you to learn your fu

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