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37 aft water leak geek_guy at 6:34am 09.30.13 Big Boats 2/1112 Hoping someone may have a clue where to look on this. I was doing some work way aft of the aft ber
Thoughts on -200 PG Antifreeze? Solstice at 6:19am 09.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4047 I noticed that WM now has a -200 rated (pure) PG. Wondering if anyone has any thoughts on whether th
A few trim questions for the slow kid .. puddlejockey at 5:43am 09.30.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/2780 I posted a variant of these on another forum, but thought throwing them into a "deeper pool " of tri
Splicing fans into DC system Creola at 5:17am 09.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1307 I have a couple of 12v DC Bora fans that I'm trying to install in the forward berth. I do not want t
transducer through hull Johnkent at 4:47am 09.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2200 I have an Oday 25 that I'm looking to install a nav/gps/depth finder unit on. I did a test yesterda
Keel joint inspection/maintenance (1) Dufour4800-175 at 3:20am 09.30.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4034 Hello! This is my keel joint! Im wondering what it tells us and what should I do with it?? Also, my
DIY Mercury Low Pedro Trailer Plans Hughitt at 10:00pm 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 2/1904 I have a hand drawn plan for a "Low Pedro" Mercury Class sailboat trailer that I will scan and email
Identifying a Beneteau First 310 & H.I.D. location (5) kevman1421 at 7:11pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1607 Hello All, I'm trying to identify what year this 310 is, its a salvage boat. I found a pic of a 1
Stowaways??????? woodster at 5:51pm 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 49/8377 ok have some visitors on board...little fat mice..and wondering what you guys do to get them off the
Fiberglass Deck (1) Mr Mac at 5:48pm 09.29.13 Smaller Boats 10/1543 Is there any hope for cleaning this deck? http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z112/jaguars_fan/Sail
Water in Cabin 1981Lancer at 5:42pm 09.29.13 Lancer 6/2552 So getting water in the cabin can happen tons of different ways but as I was walking inside the cabi
s2 ecclipse 1979 eliz at 5:16pm 09.29.13 S2 11/1742 boat s-2 cheap floating site unsean (just pictures) 1979 22 foot what do i have to inspect for supp
Water in the boat leehoward at 4:40pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2314 Today when I went to my boat in a slip, I found about 12 inches of water in all storage compartments
Macgregor on the North East River - September 28??? Piotr at 4:31pm 09.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1420 So my family and I took our end-of-season trip up Chesapeake from Rock Hall to the Harbor North Mari
My Keel (5) ncbyrdman at 3:34pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 12/1777 Well guys, what do you think past helping or salvagable?
Oil change for winter ?? newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/3071 I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1083 Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day
Operation information Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/756 I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav
Yanmar 18 WTF Deadline at 2:22pm 09.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1253 I was motoring my H320 on the York River when the Yanmar 18 suddenly ran away, not in gear but revvi
Lewmar 16st winches Found at Sea at 12:56pm 09.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1261 Prior to servicing the winches on my 1984 H34 I discovered that Lewmar no longer makes parts for the

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New owner of C310 Hull#23 Mike Mc at 1:20pm 05.29.23 It's made with the cutout to hang on the lifeline.
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 1:18pm 05.29.23 ok I scaled the drawing and it should be close.
alternator and wiring Johnb at 1:05pm 05.29.23 The reason I asked the question is because I went through starting problems similar to what you desc
Hunter 26 almost sunk in wind Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 05.29.23 The Hunter 26 was introduced by me in the early 90's plus I was involved in the design of it. I ha
Replacement portlight windows? Sailgunner at 12:59pm 05.29.23 Try calling Phil. I found the fixed ports for my 2000 410 here.
Leroy Somer windlas repair (3) denasena at 12:37pm 05.29.23 I was able to pull the shaft just recently. While dismantle, do not remove the motor from the housin
Sail drive raw water intakes Captain Larry-DH at 11:48am 05.29.23
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e Hayden Watson at 11:40am 05.29.23 The only time I have had a helm vibrate was on my first boat which was a Clipper 26. With enough wi
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 11:39am 05.29.23
Marine Toilet Question jviss at 11:11am 05.29.23 Isn't that just about the same as using these ............... ne TP is cheap enough to not worry a
Early Music Instruments jviss at 11:07am 05.29.23 I wish. No... they are listings in Reverb dot com. Both pics are linked to the listings. check th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size waterman30 at 11:07am 05.29.23 I'm thinking of getting a Fortress. Pricey but might save my back since aluminum.
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e Don S/V ILLusion at 10:56am 05.29.23 the vibration is really only noticeable on the wheel now, engine compartment area seems fine. vi
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:52am 05.29.23 There is one thing that should NEVER be flushed in any marine toilet, manual or electric: wet wipes
alternator and wiring jcrews63 at 10:24am 05.29.23 Jeff, your repeatedly state that your engine would not start so you are going to change the alterna
Window Replacement Installation Advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 05.29.23 I have also had the thought, how the heck would you ever remove this stuff in the future if you had
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size JamesG161 at 10:09am 05.29.23 The Manual , which I linked in post#2, even shows an Anchor in the locker. It may worry them since
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:06am 05.29.23 The original backing plate for the bow eye was a block of wood but later a flat ss steel rectangular
Jib furler basics and maint JamesG161 at 10:03am 05.29.23 Will the bearing balls fall out everywhere? No. All of the swivel bearings are sealed. Normally,
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e capta at 10:01am 05.29.23 From your description, I'd lean towards your prop. Your mechanic has covered what I would have sugge

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