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PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? rpell1@msn.com at 7:31am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2885 Hi all, I have a 1997 Cat30 with a Universal M25XPA 3 cyl. diesel. I periodically check my primary
2008 B43 Traveller Issue Dave9854 at 6:22am 05.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/616 I noticed the starboard side of my traveler on my 2008 B43 is pulling up and is loose. Has anyone ha
07 Hunter 36 light seadaddler at 4:51am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/886 Looking for a saloon light that are up on ceiling for my 07 H-36 I damaged mine and maybe some one
Winch upside down? jodyjuli at 4:15am 05.19.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1652 I was loading my boat the other day and someone said my wench was mounted upside down and below the
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 3:23am 05.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1506 My reefing lines keep getting stuck, in particular in the narrow clearance around the pulleys at the
Boats in Portland and boatwork begins (9) Traveler7 at 3:46pm 05.18.23 C&C 3/1078 Hi all...visited the boat last week and outfitted the Galley with a Galanz 4 in 1 Microwave, Convect
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round jimmcgee at 2:09pm 05.18.23 Catalina 22 6/1456 I started out on a 1994 C22 wing keel on the Delaware River many years ago, before going to a 1995 C
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 11:10am 05.18.23 Ask All Sailors 6/721 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was easy
Love to Hear the Story Behind This (1) Rick Webb at 8:21am 05.18.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1008 215787
Where to post Sabre for sale eastCoastAllen at 7:18am 05.18.23 Sabre Sailboats 4/1985
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch eherlihy at 5:17am 05.18.23 Bigger Boats 12/2612 In preparation for another season, I took a close look at the above the waterline plastic through hu
Jib Line Overlaps (1) tailboom at 6:41pm 05.17.23 Catalina 22 15/2617 Great day yesterday. My first solo sail on a beautiful light wind day on my new '84 C22. Only issu
Are you ready? jssailem at 10:32am 05.17.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1565 It is fun to jump into the water. Not so much fun when you are pushed. As we all look forward to tha
Installing Anemometer on Masthead - what should I expect? arcadiahunter28 at 8:30am 05.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 15/3317 I'm adding a Raymarine wind transducer to the top of my Hunter 28 mast this weekend. I've already ru
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 7:12am 05.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 30/4258 OK, wizards, I think this will be a tough one to solve. Bear with me, this is a long post. I have
Getting Closer to Launch Gudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung ...3TacksontheWater at 6:50am 05.17.23 Catalina 22 8/1291 Last weekend's project was to replace the OEM 1/2" gudgeons with CD's retrofit 1/2" kit with the sta
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 9:03pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/3810 Hi everyone, I'm planning to take the boat up to the Puget Sound area from Portland, OR at the end
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? (1) jonelli at 7:13pm 05.16.23 Catalina 30 16/2208 215744 Just saw this. Any tricks on dealing with this aside from pulling out the whole cabinet and m
2004 Raymarine C80 Display (1) MichaelStacy at 3:07pm 05.16.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3069 Anyone have experience with an intermittant display on their Raymarine c80 chartplotter? I have the
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff PeteT at 2:16pm 05.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/2431 I purchased the 3.5HP for the dinghy. It was used and supposedly out of the shop. Oil Site glass was

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Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 10:41pm 09.13.25 We started using the sun shade boom tent a couple of weeks ago after a rather pricey detail. There's
Hunter 49 Solar Panel Installation Advice tkwhalen at 7:02pm 09.13.25 I put my controller under the floor boards hanging vertical on the forward end of the bilge. One hol
First Day out on the Hunter 240 CrispyCringle at 6:54pm 09.13.25 I always just opened the ballast valve just after loading on the trailer. Then load up and pull her
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Stu Jackson at 6:33pm 09.13.25 from condensation inside the engine block Plus a (very?) small amount from combustion that may co
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? dLj at 5:44pm 09.13.25 Just an observation. The oil takes a very long time to degrade. There are diesel engines used in rem
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Rich Stidger at 5:35pm 09.13.25 Thanks for all of your opinions. I decided to change the oil, and I dumped the oil out of the filter
have a leak can't find it Clutch Cargo at 5:09pm 09.13.25 Can you explain what the "center pocket" is? Better yet, can you share an image or 5?
Rigging Arrgh at 5:05pm 09.13.25 For my 35 I paid less than $1.5K in 2019 for all new rigging, except the headstay, from Rigging Onl
Question About a Keel Masted Boat GeneraiT001 at 5:03pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat? Hi, Its a 1989 Bayfield 36. I just moved here fr
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 Hello Below at 5:01pm 09.13.25 Did you make any progress with your sprit? I'm looking for the same solution and the image posted b
Question About a Keel Masted Boat marcham at 4:57pm 09.13.25 Very nice looking interior.... what is the boat?
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash Scott T-Bird at 4:42pm 09.13.25 Update: Repair is done. See photos. That looks like a very professional repair. You seem to have
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Michael Davis at 4:28pm 09.13.25 I change the oil / filter every 100 hours but we use the boat all year long. May not get to many ho
Access to water heater ( C 320) Scott T-Bird at 4:21pm 09.13.25 I've never heard of an anode for this tank. If there is one, that's news to me. Looks like it
Access to water heater ( C 320) (2) Scott T-Bird at 4:13pm 09.13.25 I've thought of replacing my heater but it has been functioning well so I have left it alone for now
Permission To Come Aboard!! (1) rgranger at 3:41pm 09.13.25 234354 :beer: :beer::beer::beer::plus::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
First Day out on the Hunter 240 rgranger at 3:36pm 09.13.25 I read somewhere folks are using an air pump to blow air in and the water out. Is this ok to do? Ho
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:35pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking
Really low engine hours this season- oil/filter change necessary? shemandr at 2:41pm 09.13.25 I'm not an engine guy but I would change the oil. Over the layup it would drive me crazy thinking a
1972 Ranger 29, in 2025 shemandr at 2:36pm 09.13.25 I had a Ranger 29 for several years back in the 90's. The manual wasn't much. And it didn't need t

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