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New prop question Happy Together at 10:12am 12.07.13 Big Boats 3/1151 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 5/1154 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 18/3016 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 10/7687 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 24/10795 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 12/12037 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) 12/5586 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 25/9179 We have bought a new to us older (1988)ODAY 322 and when we took down the genoa roller furling sail

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Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 06.18.23 Deep six it. The PVC tank does not have a bladder and so the water is in contact with the air. Wat
2gm20f will not start (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32pm 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. If I
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.18.23 To bleed the injector pump of air, you must have someone crank the engine while you crack an inject
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 8:27pm 06.18.23 Thanks again for the info! One additional note. On two occasions, I had an amber ground fault ind
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 8:20pm 06.18.23 When I first got my boat the tongue weight was far too low. I found that it was actually quite easy
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 8:19pm 06.18.23 Most trailerable sailboats overhang the back end of the trailer by quite a bit. So, unlike with pow
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? FastOlson at 8:08pm 06.18.23 If the PVC tank does not leak, look at it as a way to have a little added water storage. In general
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? ricksoth at 7:59pm 06.18.23
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jssailem at 7:56pm 06.18.23 bleed fuel lines, confirm starter is receiving charge. I unscrewed the injectors and did not obs
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Hayden Watson at 7:54pm 06.18.23 Back when I had a Clipper 26 on a trailer, I removed the engine and attached it to a mount on the st
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? obxjeff at 7:32pm 06.18.23 Keep, without an accumulator when you run the faucet the pump runs to keep the set pressure, once
ZF Hurth transmission slipping (1) Hayden Watson at 7:31pm 06.18.23 Thank you for the response and for the valuable info. You mean to tell me it's not as easy as just
Do you trailer with the motor attached? HEINZIR at 6:41pm 06.18.23 Most trailerable sailboats overhang the back end of the trailer by quite a bit. So, unlike with powe
Home Built Stack Pack Hayden Watson at 6:34pm 06.18.23
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jviss at 6:33pm 06.18.23 Opening or closing the raw water seacock will have no effect on starting your engine.
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 6:32pm 06.18.23 If you look at the schematics for the HBW 10 gearbox, the clamping pressure is created by a set of 3
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 6:26pm 06.18.23 - please don;t tell me I need to replace the coolant pump.... :(
Gloucester 22 (1) rgranger at 6:23pm 06.18.23 @LloydB makes a goof point about the PO You never know on a 30 yo boat. There may be nothing orig
3D printing fun (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 06.18.23 Over the winter I got some anchor rode labels to more easily tell how much line is out. Unfortunatel
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? rgranger at 6:05pm 06.18.23

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