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Engine intake thru hull (1) windcat at 4:24pm 08.10.14 Catalina 30 4/1162 We have Catalina 30, hull # 959. The thru hull for the engine intake appears to be one piece with t
Exhaust hose leak at through hull rukidn at 3:51pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 0/739 Had water in the rear bilge after two 30 minute out ' in motoring sessions following a spirited Lake
Raw Water Pump Replacement Options (4) Blackacre at 2:21pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 21/6533 I'm looking for some troubleshooting advice pertaining to my Yanmar 3GM engine on my 1986 Hunter H34
CDI Flexible Furler pewwind at 2:01pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1850 I have a 26M with a genoa on a CDI Flexible Furler 2 and I would like to take the genoa down to wash
37-C Standing Rigging Help Needed FredV at 1:23pm 08.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2464 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find directions/photos/diagrams/anything on how to attach the va
Electrical panel parts & labels sailfree20770 at 1:07pm 08.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3545 Maybe someone can save me some search time... The electrical panel on our 1998 Hunter 376 has some
Welcome (1) Roger Long at 12:31pm 08.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/2230
Help! Swing Keel Stuck mrudman850 at 10:33am 08.10.14 Chrysler 2/7468 Ts our first year on a mooring and we've kept the swing keel down on our Buccaneer 180. On the advi
Which Caulk?-H26 Upper Compression Post BrianW at 9:42am 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/1055 I'm re-sealing the compression post on my H26. On the upper end of the post, on the mast plate to ca
How do you know when to replace the batteries? cymeyer at 8:40am 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1680 This is a question I should not have to ask, but I will. I searched the forum for answers and could
The Kinter MA600. IE:surround sound tv/stereo (3) Chris Patterson at 8:29am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/960 He title just about explains it, but anyways..... I wanted better sound on my tv, and my on board s
O240, first outing (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/796 The wife and I spent the better part of the weekend on the new to us O 240. I'm impress with her spe
How To Clean Accordion Shades (4) SailboatInteriors at 7:47am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/7458
Winches for headsail/sizing sfwatts at 6:09am 08.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1139 Morning we sail a hunter 326. Currently the winches for all lines are near the cabin hatch in front
Which engine scares you? Richard Olden at 4:36am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2251 Looking at two boats. Boat #1: 2001, has been used to cruise the AICW and over to the Bahamas ea
Taking boat off the salt water? Macboy at 1:28am 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1179 Dad and I are about to purchase a new to us 26S and we've narrowed it down to three - one off fresh
Deodorizing unpainted fiberglass repawn at 10:27pm 08.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/825 Hi again, Today I had the joy of pulling of the rotting vberth plywood on my O'day 22. Under the
Anyone have any experience wIth raymarine wheel pilot on the Pilotocopilot at 8:56pm 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1795 Anyone have any experience wIth raymarine wheelpilot on a 37 I recently had water ingress in the co
Winter Project or ... (1) rpwillia at 5:51pm 08.09.14 Catalina 310 7/1168 Had a friend help my tune my rig today. All went well until I looked at the port shroud and the brac
Any diesel guru's out there? Have a question kito at 4:44pm 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2032 Decided to fire up the diesel on my project boat (Yanmar ysm12). I drained all the old fuel, changed

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30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 1:33pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 1:17pm 06.14.23 I fogot to mention that I would leave the larger sail hanked on when I deployed the small sail. I h
Help Identifying another O'Day apell at 1:03pm 06.14.23 It's an O'Day 15..found it.
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 1:02pm 06.14.23 Water flows continuously. The hose runs through the compartment where the stuffing box is accessed
Engine raw water thru hole location Hollyberry at 1:01pm 06.14.23 Here is a real hair brained idea but desperate times call for desperate measures :yikes: . .... at
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Hollyberry at 12:57pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. Correct and important!!
Thru hole and keel crack, (1) rgranger at 12:56pm 06.14.23 It would probably be worthwhile to replace the hose with one rated for use underwater and replace t
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? jviss at 12:56pm 06.14.23 This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths use Dexron ATF. One or the other, ha, h
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? Stu Jackson at 12:38pm 06.14.23 Yes, typically non-detergent SAE 30. This is completely wrong for a Hurth transmission. Hurths us
Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 06.14.23 I'm shocked. I mean, did you have a survey done, and buy insurance? Forget the past and deal with

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