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oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1447 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3625 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2835 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/907 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1850 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3743 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1101 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1842 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1064 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1171 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1061 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2096 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa
Tiller Handle Length and Other Questions... amilkovits at 8:20pm 05.19.13 Sirius 21/22 6/9208 Hi All - I am a new owner of an '81 Sirius. The boat was left on the trailer for the past 10 ye
1983 Hunter Check list > generational issues-what to check HiZ at 8:05pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1227 I have a 1983 Hunter that I have just purchased over winter and have done some research to find that
why don't people sail. (1) campuscab at 7:56pm 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 35/5869 I bought my boat to sail it and I noticed that most of the boats at my marina do not move. There are
Sold Mariner, now looking for daysailer mjp83 at 7:54pm 05.19.13 Day Sailers 2/1119 So I reluctantly sold my beautiful Mariner! Two main reasons: lake is too small i had her docked i
2012 H33 water heater olegedelman at 7:12pm 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/657 Fellow sailors, i have a 2012 H33. My water heater sprang a leak and for the first time i noticed:
Hot Water Help (1) Lavender54 at 7:05pm 05.19.13 Big Boats 10/2072 I have a Force 10 electric water heater with a mixer (white knob in photo). When I winterized the s
1981 Universal 5411 Impeller Cooling Blue Hull at 6:26pm 05.19.13 Catalina 30 0/947 I had my engine over heat this weekend and found 3 blades to the impeller in the impeller housing. I
SJ 7.7 rudder post lost sailor at 5:42pm 05.19.13 San Juan Sailboats 1/4427 Hello, I am considering dropping my rudder to repack in effort to troubleshoot stiffness. The til

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 10:07am 02.17.23 Wednesday, the Prop Shop came through. They gave me a call having completed the new shaft prep and f
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest leo310 at 9:45am 02.17.23 Sailing around Campbell River and north cell/internet service will be a hit and miss example 15 mile
Replaced all my sanitation hoses T J Furstenau at 9:27am 02.17.23 Art - You just sent shivers down my spine! (and not the good kind!) I'm having moderate PTSD read
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Beneteau323 at 9:26am 02.17.23 Peggie - I did purchase a copy of your book and did send an email to Ward Richardson at Beneteau pa
Embrace the freeze. jssailem at 9:19am 02.17.23 Dammit Jim... I just can't seem to get a break..... It feels like the boat likes to be on the hard.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? arf145 at 9:12am 02.17.23 My favorite winch handle is one with no locking mechanism---it obviously had one but a previous owne
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Benny17441 at 9:07am 02.17.23 Not a dumb question, you made me think. Some racers may have different needs and opinion than rela
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Benny17441 at 8:55am 02.17.23 Backstay less rigs have shown no larger incidence of dismasting than those with backstays. Keep th
Cleat backing plates? AaronD at 8:51am 02.17.23 Guys, so the fix seems to be G10 from Jamestown, thinking below and above glassed in....what do you
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Parsons at 8:49am 02.17.23 The B&R rig discussed above is standard on all production catamarans. Think about the huge number of
Hunter 27-2 1989-94 traveller Crazy Dave Condon at 8:48am 02.17.23 I checked the owner of this website and there are no information for location of embedded aluminum p
thru-hull size needed for bilge Benny17441 at 8:44am 02.17.23 The Bilge pump is not a safety issue, 500GPH is plenty to meet its function. These are small pumps
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Parsons at 8:42am 02.17.23
Sirius 21 owners manual tonyr at 8:36am 02.17.23 Hi Mark, I uploaded the owners manual I got with my 1984 Sirius 21. This manual did not originally
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:25am 02.17.23 @DAP007 I am a retired Hunter dealer who introduced the 23.5 with no backstay having sold nearly a
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 8:23am 02.17.23 I have been following it every morning and it does apear that just about everyone has had wind vane
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 8:17am 02.17.23 Thought I would give an update as I forgot about this thread. I went ahead and purchased Endura Bra
Dockside water connection sailme88 at 8:12am 02.17.23 We have shore water on our C34. There is a female hose fitting in the cockpit combing storage area.
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions Crazy Dave Condon at 8:08am 02.17.23 First you want a flat surface for the keel tray. Should you goof and the keel is on the wing, the we
DX Cup LakeShark at 8:02am 02.17.23 I replaced my Jib sheets with these a couple seasons back and love them. No stretch in the line and

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