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91 Vision Cast iron wing keel bolt sequence tinman530 at 2:41pm 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1626 I have a rigg-less spar 91 Hunter Vision and wondering if anyone knows the function of the 3/8 SS th
Water coming into head from shower drain rfrlaw at 11:58am 12.08.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/1486 I have a 1982 Cherubini 33. I hauled her in October. Today December 8 I went to the boatyard and sa
Have you exposed your gel coat? (4) PSR at 10:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 48/11811 I'm interested in whether you have ever seen the gel coat below the water line on your boat, and whe
Adventures in Paradise! 2sticks at 10:09am 12.08.13 Bigger Boats 8/1343 It's time to update our progress with the Oday 32 and her new marina home. We brought Fairwinds fro
HELP-Windlass for 37.5 Hunter Legend Biggin at 9:59am 12.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2619 Skippers, I am trying to get some ideas about the placement for a windlass on my 37.5 Hunter. An
Prop guard installed. (1) DAVA390 at 9:50am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1573 prop guard installed on a 6H.P. Tohatsu. Hints. : This guard purchased here, (as was the one I pu
Suggestions for Haul Out near ST Pete FL.?? Sanford H. at 9:29am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2474 Hi All! The wife and I are looking at a Catalina 30 down near Gulfport FL. We are going down for s
jack stay on a Beneteau 393 garyburch at 8:52am 12.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1858 The 393 has a jack stay while most other Beneteau's around this size do not. I d' like to store my
New liveaboard Clintsurfs at 6:13am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1688 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Hello Clintsurfs at 6:06am 12.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/765 Just wanted to say hello. Acquired my first sailboat, a 1985 O'Day 31, back in August, moved aboard
Additional Refridgeration JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 4:36am 12.08.13 Catalina 310 9/1551 I cam across an interesting post on a blog I read. They installed a "spill over kit" to make an ice
So School me on the ICW around St Augustine JRacer at 1:11am 12.08.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1516 Been doing some research on some land my mom has in FL. It's in St Augustine, approx 1/2 to a mile i
Replace Forestay on 35.5 w/Hood 810 furler Steverhnm at 7:37pm 12.07.13 Big Boats 9/5557 So I just discovered that the wire at the top of the forestay on my boat is 50% broken. Luckily I h
Solar and engine charging gettinthere at 7:06pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1795 I have an ARS 5 balmar regulator on my engine alternator and a Blue Sky 2512 on 280 watts of solar.
Water softener question (1) Ken Cross at 12:29pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1296 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 7/1448 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 2/1717 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 3/1156 I have a Gori folding three blade prop. I am having trouble with it and I want to switch to the Vari

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Engine Monitor RoyS at 5:53am 06.21.23 Details: The installation was somewhat limited by my old Raymarine C120 plotter. That plotter can on
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? JBP-PA at 5:39am 06.21.23 From the photos is pretty clear someone has redone the non-skid and now it is failing. Kloudie1 is
Furler q's Kevin&Karen at 5:38am 06.21.23 I have a Hyde stream stay II on my 78 Hunter 27 and the track serves as the actual forestay. It has
Dockside water connection dlochner at 4:47am 06.21.23 Here's a story to consider when thinking about adding city water to your boat. https://www.sailmag
Dockside water connection jviss at 4:21am 06.21.23 I would check with my insurance company before I connected to dock water. The water in your water t
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 4:16am 06.21.23 you are far luckier than me. But remember that when it rains or snows, the water will dilute then
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L sailcapt340 at 4:04am 06.21.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning! I agree completely, well said and execute
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 3:57am 06.21.23 In general engines with fewer cylinders run rougher at idle than those with more cylinders. A 1 cyli
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 06.20.23 Same thing I have at 1200 RPM with a 1999 Yanmar 2GM20F. The engine is vibrating at a specific freq
Dockside water connection artboas at 9:50pm 06.20.23 Art - how would that then feed back to the manifold for the rest of the system. No check valves any
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Mark Maulden at 8:52pm 06.20.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning!
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 06.20.23 My dad's so old he needs one of these for a hearing aid.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? CarlN at 6:49pm 06.20.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. justsomeguy at 6:37pm 06.20.23 Thanks. Is the hardware that is attached to the stem fitting attached to the end of a turnbuckle i
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? (1) Marmalade at 6:28pm 06.20.23 Should have a d-ring shackle in the top of the gooseneck pin. Picture is on loan from the internet.
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual (1) FDL S2 at 6:27pm 06.20.23 If you PM me your email, I will scan and email you all the documents I have tomorrow.
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 5:55pm 06.20.23 ause it is my dad. Just forwarded this to him. I'm afraid he will laugh himself to death. His
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 5:50pm 06.20.23
Its funny Friday! (1) DaveJ at 5:35pm 06.20.23 217092
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Tally Ho at 5:30pm 06.20.23

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