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Oops no sailing today (1) inarathree at 8:43am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/876 Oops no sailing today
Considering a 302 Mackaroni at 7:11am 12.07.13 Bigger Boats 7/1495 Hello. I am new to this forum and thought I would ask for some opinions on the 302. I am consideri
Looks handy for working on seacocks merlinuxo at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2106 while in the water. Wouldn't do any good for the flanged type though. I'd only use this while on the
I want to run my halyards to the cockpit kito at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1154 I am making a list for Santa on what I would need to run my head and main halyards back to the cockp
Spinnaker pole Hobartwoodworks at 5:49am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 18/3015 We recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 22. She came with a spinnaker in great shape, but no pole. My hu
Original Sails mbeil53 at 4:44am 12.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1757 Did the original sails on the Macgregor 25 have any reefing points?
frish water cooling system/ atomic 4 paulcolumbia2700 at 3:54am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/7686 Hi, any you good folks added or have experience with adding a fresh water cooling system to your ato
insurance question Bob 04 H260 at 11:40pm 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2066 If a boat yard supplies a contractor to do work on your boat (boat yard bills you for the work) and
Salt water leak under the liner Cruiser WannaBe at 7:25pm 12.06.13 Big Boats 19/3179 I have purchased a 1987 Hunter 34.5' (shoal) and I have a constant leak that makes my bilge pump com
In Water Seacock Replacement Rick D at 6:29pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1940 Saw this while checking my facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNw3m2yIw
Where to attach tether? MaryEllaRose at 5:23pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/10792 Out of the goodness of her heart, my dearly beloved wife purchased a handsome safety harness and tet
Fresh water flushing with sea water toilet? marchem at 1:11pm 12.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/12035 In a recent thread, Peggy said: "It is true that NO toilet designed to use SEA WATER should ever
Why USPS? justsomeguy at 12:54pm 12.06.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 12/5585 Howdy. Is there an option when ordering stuff from this website to use an alternate package delivery
More power jean desmarais at 11:28am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/709 Bought a brand new Hunter 31 2012. Want to change the jib for a bigger sail. Cannot get a genoa beca
Boat Ownership Warren Milberg at 10:52am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 31/4814 Over the years, there have been a number of discussions here about all aspects related to "how to sa
Mainsheet difficulties wfulton at 9:51am 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/873 Having a very difficult time raising the mainsail - the last six or so feet of the mainsheet is very
CDI roller furler problem Leah and Ted at 8:38am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 25/9178 We have bought a new to us older (1988)ODAY 322 and when we took down the genoa roller furling sail
Water leak into aft cabin TXBay at 5:51am 12.06.13 Big Boats 5/3222 I have a water leak into my aft cabin that gets the lower aft shelving and underneath the bed area w
Anchor Bail (2) All U Get at 5:44am 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2341 Hi all, We had an issue with our anchor chain jumping off the roller while retrieving the anchor w
Door hinges for First 35s5 Julescardin at 5:29am 12.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1818 In 8/06 Russ Hunton 35s5 #55 "Commotion" found a manufacturer for replacement hinges made from stain

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 1:49pm 06.18.23 That was from the earlier model that had an oil cooler on it.;) Jim... Ah Ha!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) Rich Stidger at 1:48pm 06.18.23 So your failure must be the Water pump Bearings Actually, that is what I expected. However the be
Do you trailer with the motor attached? rgranger at 1:16pm 06.18.23
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 1:11pm 06.18.23 The small angled tube is not used and is plugged. That was from the earlier model that had an oil
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 1:07pm 06.18.23 First, I don't understand your "oiler" comment. Please explain. In my first annotated picture, I a
2gm20f will not start jssailem at 1:05pm 06.18.23 Your diesel engine is a simple system. It wants Air, Clean Fuel, and timed compression. But, it want
3D printing fun (1) Tedd at 12:51pm 06.18.23 I made this today. My outboard motor has power tilt, which is nice but it means I should have a way
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:47pm 06.18.23 More to come Thursday or Friday next week.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 12:40pm 06.18.23 Still not finding the knuckle end of the steering arm
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 12:28pm 06.18.23 I do love a happy ending! (OK, almost at the end!)
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (7) Rich Stidger at 12:25pm 06.18.23 Guessing now about the Water pump flow. understand your "oiler" comment. Please explain. The pump
2gm20f will not start BigEasy at 12:02pm 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 11:51am 06.18.23 OK. On my boat (Beneteau) there is only one breaker on the AC power distribution panel for all AC
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 11:50am 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:40am 06.18.23 thanks !! after watching the video it seems that the plates/rings inside the gear box are faulty, i
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 11:29am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant t
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 JBP-PA at 11:25am 06.18.23 A 2003 boat would not have had an ELCI breaker, but if retrofitted it would be your main shore power
Leaving the dock BigEasy at 11:15am 06.18.23 Another great piece of advice! I will give the pirouette a try. Do a bit of research on the
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:55am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant to
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails FastOlson at 10:50am 06.18.23 Previous insurance total loss? If so, be sure that your current insurer will underwrite it, once res

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