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Yanmar 3YM20 and Hunter 31 Winterize Jerry21707 at 10:27am 08.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/5508 I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 31. I am not familiar with diesel engines or larger boat systems
repair Raymarine MFD (3) Bob 04 H260 at 9:15am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 0/800 I have a Ray C120w where the rubber membrane behind the malfunction knob has deteriorated. Ray says
I don't own it but sure looks good. Christian Sailing at 8:49am 08.09.14 Morgan 6/1958 Any thoughts on this particular model? We're still searching for a larger boat but can't get too fa
Halyard replacement BobM at 7:51am 08.09.14 S2 8/1934 Can anyone confirm is the sheaves on the 9.2 are rope friendly? Currently mine are of the wire/rope
Engine Panel Re-wire FredV at 7:47am 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/677
Tips on loosening screw (1) carlager at 6:29am 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/1930 I need to remove the cover on the hand cranck shaft on our Yanmar 3gm30f The 2 screws on the cover
Battery questions John_F at 6:27am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1736 A couple questions: 1. Our current house battery is a lead-acid, which is under the aft bunk. We
Beneteau 331 Microwave henryD at 6:23am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1191 Has anyone installed a M/W on a 331 that did not originally have one? If so, how do you remove the
ALWAYS use the safety chains! DAVA390 at 6:11am 08.09.14 Trailer Sailors 32/6727 Lesson learned the hard way. By my rough estimates, I have launched/retrieved my boats about 60-70
Beneteau 331 Steering System Blocks henryD at 5:50am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1783 Has anyone performed maintenance on the blocks on the cockpit floor (under the pedestal) that turn t
Thinking of buying a 2005 Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 4:17am 08.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4680 I currently own a1986 Hunter 34, but I've been looking at the 33. Would like to hear from owners rat
Slide out Galley Remake (12) the7Cs at 9:55pm 08.08.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2303 After living on my Merit 22 several times 2-3 days at a time, I thought it was time to make a galley
Headsail choice Joidevivre at 8:33pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4032 Catalina 27', standard masthead rig (not talk rig). Converting to roller furling, including new sail
How to run new halyards? njlarry at 7:52pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/7859 Is it easier to replace internal halyards with the mast up or down? How do you keep a new halyard fr
going faster olegedelman at 6:40pm 08.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2296 I wanted to find out, How can i get my Hunter H33 go faster under power? Would changing propeller he
Hi ! New member with gearbox drama balmoralbob at 6:14pm 08.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 10/2907 Hi all, am searching for answers to gearbox problem, we are currently restoring our 1962 44' timber
Replacement Companionway Hatch alaskowski at 5:15pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1085 I have a bit of a fixer upper Coronado 23 MKII which I have made a lot of progress on. However, the
Beneteau 343 Panel BigEasy at 4:25pm 08.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/838 Has anyone removed the wooden panel at the chart table that is mounted on the head forward bulkhead
Delivery Style Roger Long at 4:14pm 08.08.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/1817 72 nm. Zip: Long, Fisher, and Block Island sounds done with. Anchored inside the breakwater at Poi
About to join the family Macboy at 2:18pm 08.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/811 Dad and I just sold our beach cat in preparation for making the move to a 26S and lucky for us there

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Hunter 410 door latch sailing gal at 9:31am 05.10.23 That is a ridiculous price for what it is!
Vinyl names and logo/design Dalliance at 9:30am 05.10.23 I've used BoatUS. Any sign shop that can scan an image can make a graphic. More colors equals more
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 9:29am 05.10.23 And be careful of reviving the "self tailing Wench" thread... again....:cool: Why can't we ? . I m
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 9:27am 05.10.23 If you insert a tool into a receptacle within the head, it's a screw. If the tool or bit surround
Windshield and side window material (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:23am 05.10.23 Thanks very much for posting that. You learn something new every day around here. Those photos are
Vinyl names and logo/design danm1 at 9:11am 05.10.23 Just bought from boatdecals.biz. Easy online interface. Came out nice.
When does a screw become a bolt? Dalliance at 9:09am 05.10.23
Vinyl names and logo/design xavpil at 9:06am 05.10.23 If you are in/near a larger city, there are usually multitudes of shops making vinyl signage for tr
When does a screw become a bolt? FastOlson at 9:02am 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Scott T-Bird at 9:01am 05.10.23 What about fasteners installed with torx, Robertson, and other screwdrivers ? What if you use a dr
Vinyl names and logo/design FastOlson at 8:56am 05.10.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 8:51am 05.10.23
Windshield and side window material BabuBoat at 8:39am 05.10.23 It doesn't look as if a folder of files can be uploaded to this site in one fell swoop. Doing pho
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? Monheganlover at 8:35am 05.10.23 Thanks. Luckily, all my coolant hoses are new and I simply need to take them off the old Seaward 20
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? JRT at 8:32am 05.10.23 I've used the approach Joe White described above replacing all my coolant hoses on the engine. Due
Hauturier equivalent in USA? dlochner at 8:26am 05.10.23 If you are going to charter with six or fewer passengers, then you will want the OUPV license, commo
Change Fuel Line jssailem at 8:24am 05.10.23 The interior hoses were starting to get a little harder than the hose material on the outside :plu
Mod for burping fresh water system after installing new water heater - should this work? Monheganlover at 8:21am 05.10.23 Wow! Great advice. Thanks! I was hoping for a way to do this without having to disconnect the coolan
Change Fuel Line (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:13am 05.10.23 I just completed replacing all hoses on the Yanmar 2GM20F within the engine compartment. They were
When does a screw become a bolt? Leeward Rail at 8:08am 05.10.23 Right about now I'm thinking there's a few screws loose here. :cool: Humor and psychoanalysis in o

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