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2GM20 - How quickly does it freeze? Bedouin at 5:51am 11.24.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/2420 So I am planning to haul out the first week of December. But we have a cold snap in progress here on
suitcase generators elfking at 5:38am 11.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/5670 Recently Honda released a new model of inverter type generator called EB2000i. The main new feature
Timber maintenance in cabin (3) Akapeterc at 2:04am 11.24.13 Big Boats 8/1490 In my new 2003 Hunter 44 DS there is a lot of timber wall panelling, I would like some advice on the
Radar arch or dingy davits on S-2 cc BobnCamie at 8:14pm 11.23.13 S2 7/3785 Looking into either arch or davit system for our cc. Davit would not leave much head room unless I s
Help me clean my dirty bottom (1) capejt at 7:06pm 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2370 Hi all, My '79 Hunter 33 has been sitting idle at dock for two years (including Hurricane Sandy). I
On the hard...finally! (8) Mr Mac at 4:45pm 11.23.13 The Cherubini Hunters 0/876 It was cold this morning, very cold. Overnight the lows dropped to just below freezing and my day w
Any experience with Razor scooter? smokey73 at 3:53pm 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1111 Anyone have any experience with using something like one of the Razor E300S or similar sit on type s
What is this?? (1) Uno Mast at 11:14am 11.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/2888 What is this? There is power to it evaluate it lights up but I don't what it's for.
water leaks on 47-3 jameartchs b at 9:25am 11.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/928 hello just looking to see if other 47-3 owners have experienced leaking at the stainless steel shaft
reasons for not getting an 8 hp outboard? txtowman at 8:39am 11.23.13 Catalina 22 37/6226 I want to upgrade my engine. Right now I have a 93' yacht twin 6 hp 2 cylinder. Pushes the boat fine
New anchor Bonzai at 8:24am 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1035 I have a dbl. roller on bow..... have a Fortress rigged and ready on starboard roller with 12 ft. of
Auto-pilot options? Bonzai at 8:17am 11.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2733 Considering adding auto-pilot to my 35 ft., 20,000 lb. displacement hydraulic steer sloop. Looking f
Port replacement geek_guy at 5:33am 11.23.13 Big Boats 5/1260 We purchased a 1987 Hunter 37 last spring. It has plenty to do.. I took out one of the port light
Tablet navigation jenquay at 9:20pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 75/15864 Has anyone had experience using a tablet for GPS navigation? Specifically the Nexus 7? If so, have y
Looking Surveyor in/near Charleston SC drtsr1 at 6:45pm 11.22.13 Big Boats 1/776 Looking recommendation for a top notch Sailboat Surveyor in/near Charleston SC
Destin sailing troutman at 6:43pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2129 I plan to sail in the Destin area next month. Can anyone enlighten me on what to expect? I know th
1979 Hunter 30 Roller Fuller markc1976 at 6:04pm 11.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1008 Hi Everyone, I am again turning my attention to the money pit When I bought this hunter 4 years a
Oil Everywhere!!! Nereussailor at 5:45pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1489 I have a Yanmar 2GM in my Hunter 30. I'm not sure what all work was done to it before I owned it, bu
Question Regarding Installing Solbian panels on a bimini? firehoser75 at 4:38pm 11.22.13 Musings With Maine Sail 13/6290 I have read several threads regarding solar, and in particular the Solbian flexible panel threads...
Redford`s Boat DAVA390 at 4:09pm 11.22.13 Ask All Sailors 29/3981 Going with friends to see "All is lost" tomorrow. Someone in the group will surely ask me "What is t

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34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 12:59pm 07.03.23 If you remove the small bulkhead in front of the V-berth you might get a visual and perhaps even som
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:57pm 07.03.23 i have a bill of sale from the marina stating the boats past and their right to sell her to get her
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:55pm 07.03.23 allow me to add the lola sat abandoned for roughly 30 years in a marina before i took posession. sh
Engineering Issues Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 07.03.23 Give me 15 minutes and 4 tubes of JB Weld. No problem.....
cant identify my venture2? kappykaplan at 12:34pm 07.03.23 Please post photos. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question SabreToothedEngineer at 12:32pm 07.03.23 I have both the shelf and the cut-out in the bottom of the locker. The shelf is clearly original to
Fresh water leak danb2k at 12:29pm 07.03.23 danb2k ....I am not familiar with the sink setup on a Catalina 36. My 30' O'Day has a 1-1/2" hose r
Transducer medium? dlochner at 12:18pm 07.03.23
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:09pm 07.03.23 I guess I'd be in the super hi-tech category. :biggrin: That's "next generation", for sure!
Transducer medium? Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 07.03.23 My Airmar in hull transducer mount slowly seeps the mineral oil filler over a period of about 2 wee
Engineering Issues (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 07.03.23 217478 After cart went past. Well, almost anyway.
Lower unit gear oil Ralph Johnstone at 11:34am 07.03.23 I always feel a bit weird changing my gear oil every year given that I probably put less than 2 hou
crystline build up Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 07.03.23 So our theory now is that raw water found it's way back flowing down the exhaust pipe and what did
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak dandelang at 11:16am 07.03.23 I hope I don't ever have to do that job again. Gasket got mangled. I had a spare and I am no longer
Engineering Issues kappykaplan at 10:26am 07.03.23 Saw this on the news this morning - not a good thing! Fortunately, no one was injured.
Transducer medium? kappykaplan at 10:20am 07.03.23 All things tend to leak a little as they age.:biggrin: I resemble that remark! :facepalm:
Pendant Choices jssailem at 10:17am 07.03.23 Best discussion I have seen regarding a pendant on a mooring was done by Maine Sail. It is not jus
Pendant Choices shemandr at 10:15am 07.03.23 Here is what I'd be looking at: https://www.westmarine.com/mantus-anchors-universal-mooring-bridle-s
Transducer medium? jssailem at 10:15am 07.03.23 No. Mineral Oil appears to be the product most used. You might try and find the site of the leak. I
crystline build up jssailem at 10:11am 07.03.23 Ralph, One of the theory's about my engine seizing was that raw water got into the cylinders and ru

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