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1998 Hunter 410 Freezer Evaportator leak jsmac at 9:02am 07.29.13 Big Boats 8/2285 Hello all, As mentioned above, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 with a factory installed water cooled Pola
Raymarine X5 to Garmin 492 connection wcletien at 8:32am 07.29.13 Catalina 30 0/892 I'm still looking for exact wire to wire hook-ups for X5 Auto-pilot to Garmin 492 chartplotter. I h
Windows Nicolas Babic at 8:13am 07.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1019 I have noticed the last few years that my windows look like they are crystallizing when the sun hits
Cracks at rudder mount (3) mark2 at 7:11am 07.29.13 Day Sailers 2/4705 Hi all, while under sail in a strong breeze I recently noticed some "give" in the rudder mount and s
NJ to Block Island GeorgeC1 at 6:38am 07.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2239 We are making the trip from Atlantic City, NJ to Block Island (direct ocean route) and was looking f
Mainsheet length J19315 at 6:16am 07.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1045 Does anyone know the mainsheet length and diameter for an 83 Hunter 34 led back to cockpit?
Electrical Ghosts vmaks at 5:58am 07.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1175 '83 O'Day, 28 ft: Started with the Navman and Depth suddenly and randomly shutting off. Running the
West Marine down-the-hatch ventilating sail & C27 Loose Ends at 5:47am 07.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1634 Anyone out there with a C27 or similar using the West marine down the hatch ventilating sail with an
B361 Water build up under engine when running AllertonHC at 4:52am 07.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1916 Hi I have water build up under the engine when motoring long distances its dry all other times. It h
Gennaker question pcjrusso at 4:40am 07.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2042 I have what I was told is a gennaker that came with my Oday 34. Well after 2 years I had time to pul
Corrosion in chain plate fittings (1) PeterWare at 2:42am 07.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1049 Looking for advice on the best way to treat corrosion in the fittings attaching the main shrouds to
1983 Hunter 34 Anchor light bulb lnikl at 9:53pm 07.28.13 Big Boats 9/2925 Would anyone happen to know the type of stock light bulb that was used for the Anchor light? I would
Question for Dana Point folks. rfrye1 at 9:34pm 07.28.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1147 Hi y'all. Planning a trip up to Avalon from San Diego in Sept. We usually hustle directly up to Cat
Outboard Mounting Bracket Plate Darkarcher at 7:00pm 07.28.13 Catalina 22 1/1057 Looking for just the mounting plate itself. The outboard bracket I have is fine it just had a woode
bow lights stevieb at 6:57pm 07.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2377 Is there a time when only bow lights are used? I have a switch on my nav. panel that says "Bow Light
high thrust prop katana750 at 6:54pm 07.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/12316 I know this has been talked about before, but I cant seem to find it or maybe somebody can help me w
Jib sheet catching on base of shroud (1) WellerH at 6:35pm 07.28.13 Catalina 310 2/1444 I'm sure many of you have found solutions to the problem of the jib sheet catching at the base of th
Lost trailer 26 bmorr at 6:15pm 07.28.13 Smaller Boats 3/973 I have a friend who lost his H26 trailer (along with his house) in the Black Forest fire in Colorado
Victron BM working correctly? (2) Solstice at 4:52pm 07.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2239 I finally completed my rewire project and I have a question regarding the BM. I have digital Blue Se
Drain from under engine nestorph at 4:36pm 07.28.13 Islander 2/6160 I had some water accumulate in the basin that's under the engine. I vaguely recall on that on my pr

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SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 8:37pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol. Was it only 3? All that I know is th
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass Ralph Johnstone at 7:11pm 06.02.23 If you have flow, and you see scale plugging the tube at the elbow, you found your problem. And i
bulb number Yanmar tach (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:02pm 06.02.23 Bulb size ? New one on me and I thought I knew something about Yanmar tachs. Don't bother with the
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 06.02.23 Ahhh yes. Night sailing, or should I say re-sailing x3. Lol.
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 6:34pm 06.02.23 Stu is of course correct. Here is an intermediate step that I believe would be valuable for anyone
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:29pm 06.02.23 Centek Marine is a major supplier of wet exhaust mufflers. They literally have pages of them. One of
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 6:14pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin: Are you sure that we can't just skip part 4 an
Identifying Keel Layers - Need for Primer? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:11pm 06.02.23 Most dealer and yards applied epoxy barrier coats on lead keels. Cast iron keels need a primer pai
Anyone know where I can find one of these? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:04pm 06.02.23 Did you talk with Dave who is a salesman for U S spars near Gainesville Florida?
Addicted to Sailing mermike at 6:01pm 06.02.23 Tosca is named for an opera about a beautiful jealous woman, and they all die in the end. So appropr
First Boat Purchase Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00pm 06.02.23 @amistret As a former dealer, I asked my customers what they wanted to do with the boat as there
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 5:35pm 06.02.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 06.02.23 Hi Peter, Just returned from a few days at Port Graves and then back to Snug Cove before returning
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:32pm 06.02.23 All Hurth gears will eventually slip. It's a bad design and defective from the factory. If changing
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:27pm 06.02.23 I use to call it a K Whopper with the issues. I had a 23 wing keel on a KW trailer one time get s
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:24pm 06.02.23 As others mentioned your prop needs to be matched to your motor and boat. What is the maximum RPM
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:21pm 06.02.23 First, you are seriously over-propped if you reach maximum speed at 2000 rpm, you should be reachin
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 06.02.23 @kappykaplan thank you as I have to be careful. @WesternTraveler I know the boat well. In the V
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 5:11pm 06.02.23 Just wait to see what happens in part 4. :biggrin:
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Garester at 5:08pm 06.02.23 What trans do you have there??? I have the HBW50

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