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Side Power SE 55 Bow Thruster Marc14857 at 7:13pm 04.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/916 Anyone have any experience removing the Zinc from this unit. I've been able to unscrew the retaining
Engine shut off cable Calvin1Calvin at 7:09pm 04.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1472 I have a 1983 Hunter 27 and the engine cut off cable is frozen. I have sprayed WD 40 on the cable,
Performing a fuel tank ectomy (7) 31seahorse at 6:23pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 32/7625 Hello SBO Members, To describe Friday as "Good Friday" would be a misnomer in our case. Eileen and I
Rebedding stanchions on 1984 23-2 Ziradog at 6:07pm 04.19.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/801 So, how do I get to the nuts/backing plates? It looks like they are under the liner material. Do I
What is the tube of fiberglass under the cockpit on an h23? (1) Paladin27 at 5:48pm 04.19.14 Smaller Boats 18/1726 Anybody know what this tube of fiberglass is that's on the bottom of the port cockpit seat in the la
Mast stepping darryl1974 at 5:31pm 04.19.14 S2 7/1933 Anyone have a good way to step the mast on a 7.3
Irwin 30 Citation slide out bunk? onthesea69 at 4:31pm 04.19.14 Irwin 4/3204 Hello all, new to the forum but hope someone can help me with this question. I have an Irwin 30 cit
Sticking Throttle kwiggy at 4:18pm 04.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 8/1409 Hi, has anyone had a problem with the throttle sticking on their Hunter? I have a H310 ' recently my
Is this a correct mast pin? (1) gitpicker2007 at 3:30pm 04.19.14 Catalina 22 8/2368 This is the bolt/nut the previous owner used for the wooden beam used to transport the mast during t
finding Excalibur 26 parts? (1) CharlzO at 3:19pm 04.19.14 Islander 0/2178 If anyone by chance has any idea where to try for finding some 70's Excalibur 26 pieces, would be gr
Mast Collar (2) abyssal at 3:13pm 04.19.14 Catalina 310 1/840 Our mast collar has pegs that hold the blocks that run lines from the mast to the deck organizer; th
Motor Boat question shemandr at 2:47pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 I have a runabout I bought after the painful sale of my 356. It gets me out while I'm looking for m
37c. For sale Bill1565 at 2:25pm 04.19.14 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2943 Mary found a37c. for sale in Punta Gorda. Not ours. 1979 model allegedly completely rebuil
Fuel filters RR-Universal-details learned Skipper at 12:10pm 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1778 I've changed fuel filters before. This is the 1st time on a Universal M-18 (Other models are similar
oh oh, the anode broke! odaydokay at 11:42am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2896 Nice NE weather has me out doing my mechancial work. Removed the pencil anode from the heat exchang
raymarine ST4000 autopilot conversion luken7 at 11:29am 04.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5629 Old day all. We have an ST4000 wheel autopilot which I think is grossly underpowered for our Bene361
Kickup Rudder Pulley charmlt at 9:55am 04.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2508 I bought a 85 Hunter 23 at the end of the season last year and only now have I learned what's wrong
Yanmar 3GMF Transmission Oil Question Joe Mullee at 9:44am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 6/2205 I'm using the same oil in the transmission that I use in the engine, Shell Rotella T 15W-40. The "fu
Daydreamer gets a face lift. (4) Daydreamer at 9:04am 04.19.14 Day Sailers 1/721 Here are a few pics of the latest project. The old paint was just getting to be too much of an eyeso
Balmar Smart Gauge setup nautikaljeeper at 8:55am 04.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/2275 I am still a bit confused on the type of battery to select for the setup of the smart gauge. I have

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Beneteau Grey Water system Captedward at 8:04am 06.22.23 Gray water tanks are a lot harder to maintain than black water tanks because the only thing that go
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Hollyberry at 8:02am 06.22.23 Pretty sure a '75 C&C 33 will be a solid glass hull, in that size range I believe the 34 was the fir
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 8:01am 06.22.23 Think about it this way ... The offline tube is going to be installed into the system filled with t
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 7:48am 06.22.23
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 7:34am 06.22.23 Wow, I can't even figure out what that means! Why would there be air in that tank? What does it m
Beneteau Grey Water system BarryL at 7:28am 06.22.23 Hello, There is a good Jeanneau forum site here https://jeanneau.proboards.com Both power and sail
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:26am 06.22.23 My claustrophobia meter pegged when a previous sightseer mentioned that even if they were able to s
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 7:15am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 7:09am 06.22.23 That high idle may cause gearbox problems because of the shock of going into gear (initial shift ) T
Oceangate Titan kloudie1 at 6:59am 06.22.23 Pressure vessel Injun-Ear types will know how touchy/tricky external pressure design is.. some art,
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 6:51am 06.22.23 The idle seems high but the vibration does not seem all that bad. It sounds like a 3 cylinder diesel
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:46am 06.22.23
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:44am 06.22.23 Ralph, Thanks for the reply. I don't want to touch change anything that is working correctly, the p
Oday 25 Swing Keel Rigging Project_Mayhem at 6:29am 06.22.23 The one thing you'll learn about D and R is that the prices are good enough that after you've shoppe
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 6:19am 06.22.23 .75 liter accumulator That's not much of an accumulator. I have a Groco 2 gallon accumulator, whi
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 6:17am 06.22.23 As @kappykaplan highlights, that picture was poached and I don't know what boat it is from. I just
Beneteau Grey Water system dLj at 6:16am 06.22.23 Mea culpa, we sold our sailboat and switched to the dark side but hope sailboatowners.com can come
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? jviss at 6:13am 06.22.23 Deep six it. The PVC tank does not have a bladder and so the water is in contact with the air. Wa
Oceangate Titan jviss at 6:03am 06.22.23 It is scary. It disturbs me, thinking of the passengers. ty, and the system didn't have much of any
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? JBP-PA at 5:47am 06.22.23 It's nice not having the pump cycle for a glass of water, but maybe that is a stupid reason to keep

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