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mast issue efr272 at 7:57pm 09.16.14 Bigger Boats 3/808 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 9/2013 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 1/2369 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 9/1245 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 1/1020 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 1/1367 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 2/3088 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 5/1810 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 1/765 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 5/1447 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 1/3778 Recently purchase a 2007 Hunter 31. Not sure how old the coolant is. Would like to replace the coo
Dorade box hole diameter on the Hunter 37? Pilotocopilot at 9:57am 09.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/862 Can anyone tell me what the diameter of the hole is in the Dorade box on our 37, I'm up North and wo
Yanmar 2GM not reaching full rpm rchilders at 9:38am 09.16.14 S2 5/2149 I have a Yanmar 2Gm on my S2 9.2C. It will not go over 2500 rpm under no load in neutral. Under load
A sad sad day (1) SPLETS at 9:08am 09.16.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2574 A sad sad day for Captain Ron, but then again if it wasn't for Captain Ron, She may have had a much
Swapping raw water pumps Sanford H. at 9:06am 09.16.14 Catalina 30 4/1211 Hi Guys! Quick question, Need to change my impeller at some point, and I was going to do last week,
Windlass Maintenance (4) Rick486 at 8:40am 09.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/731 So I'm back from a 2 week cruise and doing some maintenance, including the windlass which saw action
Rgging question on 6.8 jetpilot419 at 4:29am 09.16.14 S2 7/1655 I looked at a project boat recently and besides the hideous window replacements, it seems to be in d
Sail size question ranchu56 at 3:01am 09.16.14 Big Boats 6/1292 All, After a few years with a 155, I've raced this past season with what Doyle says is a 107 head
Just bought an S2 5.5 ,need advice Brewvy at 11:04pm 09.15.14 S2 0/874 Hello,I just bought an S2 5.5 grand slam.Sounds like a fun ,exciting boat.Unfortunately it came with
Hunter 36 - Anyone put in a PSS shaft seal? Alctel at 8:49pm 09.15.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1124 There are a couple of sites with deals on them right now so I'm looking to order - I can measure the

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Engine Alinement Davidasailor26 at 4:25pm 05.19.23
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Davidasailor26 at 3:59pm 05.19.23 @Davidasailor26, What filter do you have? I found a spare filter element that looks just like, bu
ST60 wind machine cable SycloneDriver at 3:58pm 05.19.23 I think so. Update What I found is a very long seatalk cable. Sorry
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 3:56pm 05.19.23 As a data point, here is my filter when I changed it a couple weeks a (new on the left, old on the
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages jssailem at 3:43pm 05.19.23 Especially with a 34' boat and 15lb anchor. Head Sail, He has a #15 Rocna. That would be a 33lb an
RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 Joe at 3:32pm 05.19.23 Did you inspect the boom end for any possible fittings. I'm assuming this topping lift is for boom
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Hello Below at 3:26pm 05.19.23
Wench upside down? Rick Webb at 2:49pm 05.19.23 They can go either way. Ideally the strap should be horizontal to the boat.
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 Rick Webb at 2:48pm 05.19.23 Wondering if it was not pulled all the way up to the bow chock and the winch strap over tightened
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins Traveler7 at 2:10pm 05.19.23 Sounds like you are nesting. Making your comfort retreat. That 1000watt (8-10 amp load) microwave
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:02pm 05.19.23 Not the Facet pump I was referring to which is cylindrical and has a removable bottom to allow acce
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) odaydokay at 1:31pm 05.19.23 Not the Facet pump I was referring to which is cylindrical and has a removable bottom to allow acces
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (1) Rjm st.petersburg at 1:24pm 05.19.23 The Admiral made our cord cover and dinghy chaps. There are nice plug covers on the boat side as wel
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 1:13pm 05.19.23 Keeping anti foul paint on a swing keel and the cleaning of the boat's bottom is more complicated.
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Ralph Johnstone at 1:12pm 05.19.23 The way the filter is discolored at the bottom I suspect trace amounts of water sat in the bottom o
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 1:09pm 05.19.23 It's only money after all. ;) Gene if you knew what it cost to build a house in the Keys you'd unde
07 Hunter 36 light seadaddler at 12:59pm 05.19.23 Thanks I found here
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Davidasailor26 at 12:42pm 05.19.23 As a data point, here is my filter when I changed it a couple weeks a (new on the left, old on the r
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages AaronD at 12:03pm 05.19.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Head Sail at 12:02pm 05.19.23 He seems to want to anchor in/at Port Townsend, WA..... I would also add that holding ground there

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