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It's about the little things... (2) StinkBug at 8:19pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 43/5433 I know most of us are always tinkering with our boats, customizing them to fit our individual needs.
Spreader BrokeNotBroken at 7:47pm 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1509 Anything special about the spreader tube? I need to replace mine and picked up some 1" OD aluminum
Hiller alcohol stove replaement parts sam1939nl at 7:40pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1140 I am looking to replace parts in the alcohol stove burners. where do I find parts?
Cheap Pet Trick (2) rpwillia at 6:23pm 06.23.13 Catalina 310 1/906 Admiral got me a rechargeable handheld VHF from West Marine years ago. Never used it as I have the S
Hatch Cover for Daysailor silversailor at 6:00pm 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1880 I want to build a hatch cover for my Day sailor II. I was wondering if anyone could shoot me some pi
Tiller Problem AaronMacMullin at 5:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/695 Hello, Having a problem with my tiller. It's making a loud squeaking noise and there's quite a bit
Bow light csd0606 at 5:50pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/662 We are not close to our boat ' have our first sailing lesson Tues. evening but our bow light is out.
exhaust hose Larry D West at 4:48pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/865 Need to replace my exhaust hose from mixing elbow to muffler on a 83 hunter 30' . I need help with
Transducer wire Shadownav at 4:47pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/987 Hi all! I have an '83 Hunter 31 project boat. Looks like it's had a couple transducers during its
C&C 35' Mark 1 1973 gabriel32724 at 3:36pm 06.23.13 Big Boats 1/1078 I have a sailboat with a pump or macerator, there is several hoses going to it. I dont know what tur
mainsail rigging PD Harding at 2:49pm 06.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/987 Recently bought a 1989 Hunter 30 that had the mainsheet diverted from its original position through
Tests For proper Amount Of Twist Don Guillette at 2:42pm 06.23.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/4172 I had an interesting conversation with a Aussie sailor today. I love those folks and the mates from
Is this ok for tranny? odaydokay at 1:40pm 06.23.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1933 I need to do a transmission oil change in my Universal M12 (Hurth HBW 50 gearbox). I have an unopene
Hunter 356 Bilge Pump problem SwanAround at 12:56pm 06.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4881 In my 2004 Hunter 356 the bilge pump is having trouble pumping the water up the 5' it needs to go to
how to make safety line covers? pugetsoundsailer at 12:24pm 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2614 wondering what people are using to make those niffty safety line covers? Not sure what they are call
Y30 rudder bushing kbuckley at 11:18am 06.23.13 Yamaha 2/2088 I have some play in my rudder post that allows the rudder to change position slightly and move up an
Key Switch DeniseO30 at 10:49am 06.23.13 Bigger Boats 9/1451 Need to replace it on my O30 I'll take pics.. Gad..what a mess of wires back there! :Liar:
Rudder Repair Question (6) RonRock at 10:40am 06.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1218 I am repairing my rudder as you may have guessed. I have cut and shaped new aluminum side plates for
MOB equipment Jwhy at 9:52am 06.23.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1102 I'm looking at equipment to aid accidental swimmers. What combination of poles, throwable line and
Buying a Boat - Water in Bottom? Oceania at 9:50am 06.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1225 Hello All, I'm a beginner sailor looking for my first boat this summer, and recently looked at a

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Hunter 410 Yanmar 4JH3E Temperature Sensor sailing gal at 6:23am 05.08.23 have no idea who that is and just hoped for an answer It appears to be 120130-91370 in case someone
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 6:11am 05.08.23 Fill the ill advised holes you drilled, and go sailing.
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger (1) bonkle at 6:10am 05.08.23 When was the last time you checked all the wiring and particularly the integrity of all power conne
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? (1) rgranger at 5:58am 05.08.23 Here is a pic of a McGregor 22 that I had restored. I had just furled the main and was getting rea
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:55am 05.08.23 Hmmm Not sure about that one
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger Don S/V ILLusion at 5:54am 05.08.23 When was the last time you checked all the wiring and particularly the integrity of all power connec
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.08.23 Raymarine Dragonfly 7 Most Raymarine devices shut off when less than 12 VDC at the device, not jus
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:53am 05.08.23 Yes it is. You loosen the thumb screw and the boom rotates so that you can reef the main. you can
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? rgranger at 5:51am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bol
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Rick Webb at 5:47am 05.08.23 See lot's of guys using these: 14 ft. Reach, Type I, 250 lb. Portable Telescoping Ladder (harborfre
Electronics die, perhapse after starting engine, recently 1 month off charger dlochner at 5:40am 05.08.23 Many electronic devices will shut down if there is a voltage drop which can occur while starting th
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff jviss at 5:13am 05.08.23 Now you made it simple, keep it with the ladder. Ha! Good idea. I usually try to find a ladder
What do I need to get this boat able to sail somewhat nicely? dlochner at 5:09am 05.08.23 The gooseneck connection to the mast looks suspect. Is this the standard Venture 22 method? The bolt
Finding Stuff After Re-buying Stuff Rick Webb at 5:07am 05.08.23 Well, here's the thing. When I grease the prop the boat is on the hard, and I don't know if I'm go
depth transducer and plumbing issue JamesG161 at 5:01am 05.08.23 distance from bottom of keel to depth transducer, in order to set the thing properly. Anyone know t
depth transducer and plumbing issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.08.23 Bleed the HW tank. The easiest way is to open the valve on the pressure relief valve. Water should c
Life's Most Infuriating Moments JamesG161 at 4:52am 05.08.23 The shipping will be more than the clips. With your trending LUCK, buy 2 sets. :laugh: Jim...
Hunter 240 mast replacement rgranger at 4:11am 05.08.23
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 4:09am 05.08.23
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? CowboyWay at 3:43am 05.08.23 2)))) Noooooooooo 1)))) seems like something EXTERNAL is your problem, like a bag wrapped around

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