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Transmission leak? moonbounce at 6:20am 07.14.14 Bigger Boats 1/881 Greetings, I've a 1987 Oday 40 powered by a Weterbeke 40. Recently we've noticed some transmission
Hate to ask - but have a deisel fuel additive question... (1) holdech at 5:21am 07.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/2135 Have seen people getting pretty religions about their diesel additives. I'm just curious if anyone h
Leaking injector - Yanmar 3GM30 (1) holdech at 5:14am 07.14.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2679 Smelling diesel fuel for about half an hour after the engine is shut down. Finally tracked it to one
Propane Tank for Oday 322 Tally Ho at 4:53am 07.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1962 Can any 322 owners tell me what size / dimensions of propane tank fits in the propane locker? I am
Faucet replacement (1) Deadline at 4:39am 07.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/915 Before I break something, remind me how these PVC fittings work. Do they twist, pull or push? Thanks
Yanmar SB8 Overheating Problem stollo770 at 12:56am 07.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 38/9469 Hello, I own a 1979 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar SB8 engine in it (hours unknown). Recently the engine
Kent Narrows, MD Paul Mermelstein at 12:23am 07.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 If you have gone throught Kent Narrows in the last month or so, please comment on depth, marker plac
mystery design for rudder post seal (1) Joshua_Diaz at 10:14pm 07.13.14 Irwin 6/2482 Hello all. I own a 1975 Irwin 26' 1040. i noticed water in the bilge coming in at about 1-2 gallons/
Yanmar 3GM30F-YEU, raw water pump query (2) jrevkin at 9:54pm 07.13.14 Engines and Propulsion 26/9726 I did the raw water pump reorientation described by Joker460, to enhance the ability to get at the i
Drain???? raleighhunter170 at 8:01pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/665 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water a
272 Anchor Roller agprice22 at 7:57pm 07.13.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/943 As anyone added an anchor roller to his 272? I am interested in adding one to my 1987 272. If you ha
Hunter 170 drain?? raleighhunter170 at 7:49pm 07.13.14 Day Sailers 7/3300 Ok...forgive me for my ignorance, but I just bought a 170 this summer. I keep my boat in the water
C-22 MK-II Pop-Top Cover CaptDon01 at 7:15pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 7/1517 Getting ready to make way for Catalina Island next weekend,(no, not the "Catalina's to Catalina" cru
Companionway door Okey6772 at 7:14pm 07.13.14 Catalina 30 13/10160 Any advise or plans for DIY project to build a companionway door for our Catalina 30. Thks
Low oil pressure in Universal M4-30 ChangsinLattitudes at 6:58pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1260 Went out for a sail today and while motoring out, noticed the oil pressure was a lot lower than norm
Non Slip phxfan at 6:39pm 07.13.14 Catalina 22 0/774 Help Me Rhonda-- 73 Cat22, hull lnumber 3605 non slip is hellowing badly, gel coat on storage dooor
Evaporator Plates 2005 473 B473 at 6:18pm 07.13.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/659 Holding Plates 2005 473 Does anyone know who would have made the plates in my boat? 2005 Oceanis 4
Broken Mast Step? (2) SpenserSpratlin at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1716 I've been sailing on a Hunter 23, and we've been having some problems with the boat, so we decided t
Can you splice Transducer wire? Depth Sounder question. (4) Sock Puppet at 5:53pm 07.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5040 My boat has a transducer for the depth sounder mounted on the bottom of the hull. It was wired to t
Smart Gauge Installation dlochner at 5:22pm 07.13.14 Musings With Maine Sail 18/5591 Greetings, Looking for thoughts about installing a Balmar Smart Gauge. The gauge is going to be i

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Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 08.14.23 Many foams will dissolve with gasoline or acetone.
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 08.14.23 Has anyone had experience removing this stuff from inside the mast? Is this easy or would I be walk
Funny Friday!!! Leeward Rail at 8:55pm 08.14.23 but it will go faster than the wind dead down wind. Sail GP boats can apparently reach 4 times the
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be i
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 8:01pm 08.14.23 Hi Meriachee, Beautiful job on the sprit! Do you have any photo/videos of your top down furler? Th
Top Down Furler Meriachee at 7:58pm 08.14.23 Any issues with upward loading on that bow (anchor roller) bracket created by the leverage of the s
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast rgranger at 7:52pm 08.14.23 Do you need to get it all out? Or just enough to run wires up the mast?
Owners Manual search (2) rgranger at 7:45pm 08.14.23 218815
pros and cons of adjusting valves... kloudie1 at 7:33pm 08.14.23
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Don S/V ILLusion at 6:54pm 08.14.23 The make/model of the plug should be obvious by noting what it says on the speed display. That in tu
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:49pm 08.14.23 218813
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets Crazy Dave Condon at 6:34pm 08.14.23 Rivets
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 6:33pm 08.14.23 Good Lord man, this could well be the Holy Grail of the perpetual motion machine. erpetual motion"
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick D at 6:12pm 08.14.23 It offended me not to have one, so I purchased one and the bezel from this site and installed it. BT
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck jdrutten at 5:57pm 08.14.23 Zebra mussels. Of course you need the blanking plug as mentioned. But those little buggers can be in
Spreaders stickinthemud57 at 5:42pm 08.14.23 Per Ecletic's suggestion, I would inquire with Blue Water Yachts. I have never seen a mast with shro
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Ralph Johnstone at 5:38pm 08.14.23 I did state the make and model, it's a 1988 Hunter 28.5. The 1998 Hunter 28.5 is a boat, not a ca
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ed Caldwell at 5:26pm 08.14.23 Thanks I'll check it out... Thanks I'll check it out... CharlieAnn, be very sure before you star
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck Calif. Ted at 5:26pm 08.14.23 I did state the make and model, it's a 1988 Hunter 28.5. Not the boat, the knotmeter, Raymarine, B
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck BlowMeAway at 5:22pm 08.14.23 I never considered a blanking plug, but after the 2nd year of ownership and finding my paddle wheel

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