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Water softener question (1) Ken Cross at 12:29pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1293 Just wondering: What kind of water softener works in salt water? Well- er- brackish water?
Soft Top korchinskyp at 11:34am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1102 I purchased a Starwind 27 recently and noticed that the topsides are soft and flexible. Is this inhe
winterize wald836 at 11:00am 12.07.13 S2 0/916 I have an S2 80. I have the omc (zepher) sail drive. We have had some icing here and I could not g
Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1447 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for
Yammar 2gm to Yanmar 2gm20f swap out Nelsonhow at 10:40am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1714 I'm thinking of swapping out my old 1983 2 Yanmar 2gm raw water cooled with a rebuilt Yanmar 2 GMf
New prop question Happy Together at 10:12am 12.07.13 Big Boats 3/1152 I have a Gori folding three blade prop. I am having trouble with it and I want to switch to the Vari
Mast climbing Head Sail at 9:30am 12.07.13 Big Boats 2/1453 Need to change my anchor light an install an antenna for TV. I don't trust either halyard to support
How the Freedom 20 charges wufibugs at 9:19am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 Best Wiring Scheme for the Freedom 20 Inverter/charger? Inverter/chargers take shore power and conv
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 7/1496 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 5/1155 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 18/3017 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 9/1758 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 10/7689 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 19/3180 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 24/10800 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 12/12040 In a recent thread, Peggy said: "It is true that NO toilet designed to use SEA WATER should ever

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ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 11:10am 06.19.23 You can also rebuild the HBW 50 for about $500. Hurth HWB 10 Transmission Rebuild dissassembly par
Oberdorfer N202M-908 Pump leaking stevenhagberg at 10:56am 06.19.23 I have a Catalina 30, 2001 hull number 6444. When I bought the boat with 560 hours on the Univeral M
Rub Rail Adventure (2) Brinky63 at 10:30am 06.19.23 Hi All, I figured I'd keep the thread going! Attached are two photos from the stern which show the
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Hayden Watson at 10:16am 06.19.23 Trailer Leaf Spring Hangers \| Trailer Suspension Hangers In truth, on the Clipper 26 I preferred t
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? LloydB at 10:14am 06.19.23 Do you have a diagram of how this supply system is supposed to work with the variable pump?
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 10:10am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You m
Rub Rail Adventure Brinky63 at 10:08am 06.19.23 Hey Jay. Nice work on the deck/hull joint! I saw this thread pop up and wondered about an update. I
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! JFDuBu at 10:06am 06.19.23 This is a bit of a bump and story about my over temp issue. After I install a complete new wiring ha
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:00am 06.19.23 That would have been nice on my Clipper 26 but the spring mounts were welded in place and would not
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 06.19.23 Anyone have a recommendation for a replacement model (that woudl be relatively easy to install ?
Help finding the right boat JoeWhite at 9:43am 06.19.23 I can only comment from my experience.ASA 101 is not sufficient training for a 40ft sailboat. You mi
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 9:41am 06.19.23
Help finding the right boat Davidasailor26 at 9:21am 06.19.23
Mice vs. Sail kappykaplan at 9:20am 06.19.23 why patch an old worn-out sail. sailing with old stretched sails is a buzz kill. lesson nu. one i
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems (1) spadaforaj at 9:03am 06.19.23 Hi all - found this image in an older forum - this is what is on mine - should I also start by repla
Mice vs. Sail jon hansen at 8:49am 06.19.23 when buying a used sailboat, the first thing i do is buy "new" sails. always have , always will. w
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 06.19.23 But that night was the first time the water pump didn't come on several times during the night. :th
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 8:35am 06.19.23 Thanks - just pump some coolant into the intake until it comes through on the outlet pipe ? If yo
Low fresh water pressure WayneH at 8:34am 06.19.23 When we bought our boat, she was a project. Surveyor said to replace the water lines as they were no
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Hayden Watson at 8:32am 06.19.23 When I first got my boat the tongue weight was far too low. I found that it was actually quite easy

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