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How to remove the small plex fron a side port to install an abk at 8:42pm 07.10.13 Smaller Boats 5/1324 I am going to install a portable standing A C unit that will be vented outside. About 6000 BTU's. I
I am installing a Air Conditioner (portable unit vented) How abk at 8:41pm 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/7806 I am going to install a portable standing A C unit that will be vented outside. About 6000 BTU's. I
Looking for the height of my boat. ahab4000 at 8:32pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1754 Hello everyone. I just bought a 1981 Balboa 24 and I am looking to sail it under some bridges to ge
ESD-(Electric Shock Drowning)-no swimming Pat T at 8:08pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 22/4707 Have you read the Boat US July issue of Seaworthy? There is a good article on ESD. Under What You Ne
Sunbrella source zpeteman at 6:05pm 07.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3425 We need to recover our cabin cushions. Does anyone know of the best source for Sunbrella fabric? I r
Prop for Evinrude E-tec 60 drterryh at 5:50pm 07.10.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/787 OK, so I'm a trusting dummy. 2012 26M sailing lakes, Charleston Harbour and the Florida keys. Leav
Possible deck delamination BobDivine at 5:23pm 07.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3115 We owned a 40' Beneteau in charter service several years ago (Moorings 405), then kept it for a coup
general questions about a 1982 hunter delaware novice at 5:07pm 07.10.13 Smaller Boats 0/919 I am sailing and refurbishing a 1982 hunter 19. My immediate concern are replacing the two springs
Boom vang Captn TJ at 5:00pm 07.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2413 Has anyone figured out a way to silence the boom vang? Mine has developed a bad squeak - I can minim
New NOAA Chart App for Android rpwillia at 4:38pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1487 This one is from NOAA; out on trial now for download. http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2013/20
Where Have The 1992 Mazda Cup Boats Go MetricMountie at 4:20pm 07.10.13 Big Boats 1/937 Four years ago I bought one of the 1992 35.5 Hunter Mazda Cup boats and after sailing her for the la
1984 Catalina30 House water pump?? csharp at 3:27pm 07.10.13 Catalina 30 16/7525 I recently purchased a 1984 Catalina 30. The overall condition is very good. However, I can not get
Venturi Effect Formula (1) capta at 3:23pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/2270 If I were to take a standard cowl 4" (see pic) and desire to change it into a venturi exhaust system
replacing fuel pump filter dlewis812 at 3:17pm 07.10.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1451 replaced the fuel filter no problem and now trying to inspect/replace the fuel pump filter. not sur
Inverter and Solar Panels Long Story at 2:03pm 07.10.13 Catalina 310 3/1562 Has anyone added an Inverter/Charger in place of the standard charger for minor 110V electrical need
Size of chainplate clevis pin holes on H-33 1981 ?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:22pm 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/995 I am buying replacement double jaw toggles that connect my shroud toggles to the chainplate, after w
Swageless Terminals Isla-Mae at 12:58pm 07.10.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1248 Has anyone used Suncor Stainless swageless terminals for your stays? If yes, has there been any prob
Bottom Dweller Chuck T at 12:58pm 07.10.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/923 I purchased a 1986 Catalina 25 late last year and had it pulled to the boat yard for bottom paint. M
O'Day 23 ID help please? (2) itsjojo at 11:45am 07.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1968 Found this 23 while driving. Snapped a quick pic of it with my phone and examined it in photoshop. W
in mast furling line splicing ssardone at 11:09am 07.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1809 Out sailing last Friday night (2001 Hunter 320) and the furling line for the mainsail broke at the s

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Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity (3) jssailem at 4:35pm 04.21.23 The time and duration of slack tide varies each day. Using a tool like DeepZoom you can see the chan
Bilge Hose Ralph Johnstone at 4:28pm 04.21.23
Bilge Hose dlochner at 4:01pm 04.21.23 The hoses need to be strong enough to with stand oils and chemicals that end up in the bilge. The h
Squeaky companionway cover JoeWhite at 4:00pm 04.21.23 The lanocoat I used on the track has fixed the squick for me
Squeaky companionway cover Project_Mayhem at 3:58pm 04.21.23 Take a pic of the track. Sometimes the materials wear away over time and the vertical aft edge of th
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:58pm 04.21.23
Bottom paints Davidasailor26 at 3:49pm 04.21.23
Squeaky companionway cover dmax at 3:35pm 04.21.23 You can put down strips of HDPE like this: Rockler Nylo-Tape Friction-Free Drawer Slide Tape, 3/4" W
Squeaky companionway cover kappykaplan at 3:28pm 04.21.23 McLube SailKote should do the trick.
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 3:18pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out b
Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions jviss at 3:17pm 04.21.23 You don't replace fresh water pump impellers. You can remove it and re-install with a new gasket.
Injector Pulling Tool dkinzer at 3:08pm 04.21.23 From what I can tell, my injectors are a light press fit into the head - I couldn't pull them out by
Injector Pulling Tool jviss at 2:51pm 04.21.23 I'm confused, are the injectors pressed into the head? Why is a puller necessary? The only injecto
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 2:41pm 04.21.23 Always on the flood or "flood slack". The flood slack that you refer to - is that at the beginning
Injector Pulling Tool kappykaplan at 2:39pm 04.21.23 Initially, I was planning to make a screw-based pulling tool like Yanmar's but I decided instead to
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? RitSim at 2:09pm 04.21.23 I just uploaded several Kubota Parts manuals to the files section. As others have said above. Get
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? jviss at 1:43pm 04.21.23
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity FastOlson at 1:42pm 04.21.23 That looks like Peacock Spit on a brown shorts day.... "Brown!" Rather accurate! :) Note that t
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 1:40pm 04.21.23 Yes, you don't tell them it's a marine-ized engine, something Kubota never did, anyway. You give t
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Jacktar at 1:32pm 04.21.23 Hell its how I got thru college and graduate degree, ha ha.

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