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injector replacement cjfj at 12:40pm 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1550 I'm reinstalling the injectors on a yanmar 3gmf and cant get the precombustion chambers out to repla
Bow Pulpit Seat (5) LiveAloha at 12:07pm 08.09.14 Big Boats 7/11053 Been wanting a bow pulpit seat for some time now. Finally found one that allows access to the anchor
Venture 17 project boat bls50 at 10:36am 08.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/787 I learned to sail 30 yrs ago, consisted of 4 lessons in a Sweet Sixteen, and have only sailed a coup
Yanmar 3YM20 and Hunter 31 Winterize Jerry21707 at 10:27am 08.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/5865 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 0/846 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 6/2187 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 8/2205 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 2/744
Tips on loosening screw (1) carlager at 6:29am 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2008 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 10/1815 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 1/1285 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 32/7296 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 3/1933 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 4/5001 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 4/2519 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 18/4391 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 11/8409 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 18/2586 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 10/3073 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 2/1122 I have a bit of a fixer upper Coronado 23 MKII which I have made a lot of progress on. However, the

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Florida Marina reconciliation? Sailor Sue at 2:24pm 09.09.23 An old saw in boating: You can berth in Florida on the East Coast. You can pay $600.00 a month. Yo
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 2:15pm 09.09.23 Back to the use of a Cunningham for a minute. I thought the Cunningham was used to add luff tensi
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS GibbyGibstone at 1:46pm 09.09.23 Thanks Greg. I saw those. I'll have to verify the size for that one; as it is an inch taller. Whe
Propane Tanks - 2007, 41DS Tally Ho at 1:43pm 09.09.23
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 1:38pm 09.09.23
Florida Marina reconciliation? shemandr at 1:16pm 09.09.23 St. Augustine has Camanchee Island and several other marinas. The former is a bit of a walk to anyw
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 1:07pm 09.09.23
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 12:43pm 09.09.23
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 12:24pm 09.09.23 I can't fathom how it's easier than just applying more main halyard tension. Quicker? How's th
Spontaneous combustion Ralph Johnstone at 12:20pm 09.09.23 I'll keep that in mind next time I take on a load of coal. :) Also, be careful the next time you
Spontaneous combustion jviss at 11:47am 09.09.23 Wet a cargo of coal and as it dries, poof. Many a ship has been lost that way. I'll keep that in m
Looking for new sails?? morbidfollower at 11:41am 09.09.23 I bought a new main thru Catalina direct. If you don't do the 15% off sale they are running you can
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:37am 09.09.23
I have an 1985 Hunter 40 Legend, Aft Built-in Holding Tank Information RKownurko at 11:30am 09.09.23 TKwhalen, Thank you for the input you have given me some good guidance. Thanks RFK
Spontaneous combustion capta at 11:24am 09.09.23 OK, but why "Ask All Sailors?" I couldn't think of a better place to reach the most people. This i
Florida Marina reconciliation? ggrizzard at 9:50am 09.09.23 An old saw in boating: You can berth in Florida on the East Coast. You can pay $600.00 a month. You
How do I sail from one point to the other? jssailem at 9:46am 09.09.23 All of what has been said is relevant to sailing from one point to the next. Using what you have be
winter cover 37C (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.09.23
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 9:27am 09.09.23 Hurricane Lee current information, from the Hurricane Hunters. orts the Eye, which is Huge.:yikes:
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 9:13am 09.09.23 Well yeah but I could just keep throwing parts at it! Have a link to this book? I went searching an

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