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Lubricate plastic through hull valves. gsaoulli at 5:37am 07.22.14 Catalina 310 6/2484 Hi fellow Catalina owners, does anyone know how you lubricate the plastic through hull valves, I hav
Fresh Water Gauge RoyS at 5:35am 07.22.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/873 I wish to offer a solution for those who do not have a fresh water tank gauge. After failing to find
Salvaged Hunter . How do i decipher hull id ? Seizethecarp at 5:34am 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/770 This is hull ID from transom . Hun 511 28 m7 8b 25 . Have already figured it is a 25 . But the rest
ODay 322 Wiring Diagram, no power to Ignition switch PatTormey at 5:32am 07.22.14 Bigger Boats 10/3244 Where can I find a wiring diagram for my oDay 322? PO was a little carefree with some of his work a
Yanmar 3GM30F Mixing Elbow and Overheating (5) Tom-in-Annapolis at 5:11am 07.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/10145 I've been having an overheating problem with my Yanmar 3GM30F. I've had the boat for 12 years and k
hot water odor mr. Kempsville at 3:37am 07.22.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1558 Our hot water heater (11 gallon) was drained of the antifreeze and filled with fresh water 4 months
panda 5 kw generator mr. Kempsville at 3:33am 07.22.14 Big Boats 1/715 we recently acnhored our hunter 41 (2007) and cranked up the generator for the first time this seaso
Hvac question mr. Kempsville at 3:31am 07.22.14 Big Boats 5/768 We have recently bought a 2007 hunter 41 with a two zone ac system/heat. the units cool very well,
Teak cockpit floor refinish (2) twdevore at 9:31pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1872 I'm trying to finish the refinish project I started last season. I have all the teak stripped and sa
Chain plates through deck CCrane2299 at 8:12pm 07.21.14 Catalina 22 3/823 As mentioned earlier, my chain plates were leaking and have been previously sealed with silicone. Fo
Fuel usage for Perkins 50 rbenyoung at 8:10pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4062 Ok. We have been enjoying our Oceanis 400 for a few weeks. We motored for about 16 hours getting to
H33 - Can you identify this item? (2) Jim Beck at 8:00pm 07.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1575 Found this hard plastic item on my H 33. It is not square...it is more of a quadrangle..6 1/2 inches
Primer Bulb Woes on my 9.9 Merc. Sock Puppet at 7:51pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/7695 OK, so this is a bit strange. 2009 Mercury 4-stroke 9.9. Bought the motor used last year, and this
Details to repair p bracket (strut) on Beneteau First series s2fast4u at 7:38pm 07.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2031 Hi, The p bracket on my boat is a bit loose and I can feel it moving side to side creating a smal
So much to do CCrane2299 at 7:32pm 07.21.14 Catalina 22 16/1607 Cleaned up the inside, found wet bulkheads, resealed...found silicone as previous sealant, amazed th
Minneapolis/St Paul area - Best Marina and Lake twalker H260 at 7:27pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1436 Hi all. I'm planning to be in the Twin Cities area Mid to Late August for a week. What is your fav
Choke cable problems Golfdad75 at 6:58pm 07.21.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1036 I have a Columbia 8.7 and have to replace the choke. The problem is the pull is 90 degrees to the ch
Cockpit Railing and Ladder ChattOday at 6:50pm 07.21.14 Day Sailers 2/1258 My 22 O'Day has two cleats rear cockpit. I would like to install a wrap around railing likeI have se
Gates belt finder gave me wrong belt size Jared1048 at 6:37pm 07.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 15/6576 For the yanmar 2gm20f it gave me belt 9309HD (795mm long) and its considerably too short. The qualit
Rudder Tube Hardware (1) rardiH36 at 6:01pm 07.21.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1003 Until recently one of the few sections of my boat that I have not really stuck my nose into is the r

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Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 07.29.23 Yes but free driveway storage sounded better :) I definitely hear that. Freedom from re-rigging an
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 10:58am 07.29.23 You have likely explored this possibility, but at my marina they have a dry storage area that makes
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 10:45am 07.29.23 Kinda almost the same but very different.. In order to make it work, a new custom shaft (longer and
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 10:41am 07.29.23 You have likely explored this possibility, but at my marina they have a dry storage area that makes
Delayed start. Hayden Watson at 10:38am 07.29.23 I am not sure what you mean by "prime for 15 seconds". Can you describe what this procedure is?
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Anchored87 at 10:31am 07.29.23 Thank you @PaulK and @dlochner - I have a keep capable of 6-7k tow capacity. The expectation would
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 07.29.23 One last thought @matts997 . Be sure to take many pics from many angles of the offending leak when
Solar water heat exchanger PaulK at 10:27am 07.29.23 It might be cheaper and easier to use one of these: Amazon.com Drain the sun-heated water into your
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 10:23am 07.29.23 All the info about an "Oberdorfer pump" sounds great. I could not find a site with information about
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? PaulK at 10:23am 07.29.23 Three thousand pounds and 3' draft. You would want to check the ramps you would plan to use to make
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? dlochner at 10:22am 07.29.23 The Alberg is heavy for its length, at 3200# most 22' boats weigh closer to 2000#. The issue for tr
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 10:21am 07.29.23 218283
Delayed start. Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 07.29.23 When I first start diesel I prime for 15 seconds then hit start. This is a recommended procedure
Delayed start. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 07.29.23
87 hunter 34 value JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.29.23 I use it on my H430 recently, since Progressive Insurance might Total our boat from Hurricane Zeta d
Delayed start. jon hansen at 10:07am 07.29.23 step one: take off all battery cables at battery and engine. wire brush clean and see what happens.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 9:53am 07.29.23 And when you add to all of the other advantages of the Oberdorfer that it doesn't require a gasket f
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 9:44am 07.29.23 Note that the one he is working is a "KM" series.. cone clutches. (motor oil for lube) The "KBW" se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:38am 07.29.23 I located LipSeals at MarinePartSource. They have two online sales sites, one via E-Bay.. Ordered 2
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 07.29.23 I wouldn't worry about how much fuel went where at this stage, only where the hell is it coming from

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