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Overheating A4 Ink Dude at 5:23am 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2191 I am in crisis. My engine runs at 200F under load. I bought a reconditioned short block A4 from Moye
Cutless bearing removal with drive shaft in (1) alexco38 at 4:52am 05.27.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/4510 The cutless bearing was replaced due to excessive play and vibration. A bearing press was manufactur
Fuse catealley at 4:01am 05.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/982 I have a Catalina 27, 1985...having difficulty finding the right fuse for my macerator. Fuse cap sa
Instrument covers (back/inside) hangin at 3:25am 05.27.13 S2 3/1588 Anyone know where I can find covers for the back / inside view of instruments installed to the left/
Heating time for hot water at anchor Sarona at 10:35pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2325 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and was wondering when at anchor, how long does it take to get hot water wh
Dead stick landing agprice22 at 8:49pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 41/9116 Helped a couple the other day. They were motoring into the marina in their 26 foot trailer sailer w
Maintenance Schedules FredFlintstone at 7:56pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 1/919 Greetings! Looking for a spreadsheet or app for the maintenance for my boat. Does anyone have some
anchor holder civilwar1969 at 7:25pm 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 7/2761 I was wondering if anybody out there built there own anchor holder instead of buying one. I have use
Egg on my Face. rfrye1 at 6:34pm 05.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/834 My SL windlass on my '98 H376 was straining last week. I thought I'd end up hauling up the chain han
Catalina 27 Fuel Gage (1) Cataholic at 6:25pm 05.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/4149 Hello Problem Solvers, I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with an inoperable fuel gage. (At least I THINK it
Mainsail, Furling to Traditional rgtet at 5:12pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2917 Question for the group-- if I want to change my main from a furling to a traditional, do I need to r
Hatch and Windows ivieto at 4:31pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 4/1212
New companionway doors! (1) longterm at 4:09pm 05.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1948 I updated my 1990 Catalina 30 Mark II last week in a way that has me absolutely thrilled with the re
Precision water tank supplier., Crazy dave? DAVA390 at 4:07pm 05.26.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2112 I`ve been rehabbing a 1988 Precision 23 brought home a few weeks ago. In the evenings in the downsta
MacGregor 26 owners in Knoxville TN area pewwind at 3:45pm 05.26.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1206 I would like to hear from any MacGregor owners in the Knoxville and surrounding area aebigbus@comcas
Sail Number Placement daleyellin at 2:58pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3365 Can any one help with the protocol for the placement of mainsail numbers? Thanks, Dale
conpanionway doors Hunter (5) Navicula at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Big Boats 17/2234 I just put together some conpanionway doors for my 430 that turned out kind of cool..........I used
Replacement cabin windows Tabi II at 1:08pm 05.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1351 Our new-to-us 1978 O'Day 25 has leaks which we are trouble shooting. Major leak in a rear cabin win
Main bulkhead composition Bladeswell at 11:41am 05.26.13 Catalina 30 5/1132 Hi all, I would like to mount a new flat screen TV to the saloon main bulkhead. Can anyone tell me i
Window replacement shanker at 11:24am 05.26.13 Smaller Boats 2/1025 I have to replace a smashed starboard (large) window on my Hunter. I can't figure out how to remove

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Cleaning Shore Power Cord SycloneDriver at 6:41pm 05.15.23 How about a "magic eraser"?
Reverse Polarity SycloneDriver at 6:36pm 05.15.23 The "reverse polarity" indicator isn't really accurate. What it really should say is "voltage on ne
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Hayden Watson at 6:30pm 05.15.23 I have a blower for my diesel powered engine that pushes air out. It is on its own switch. I ran
Insurance question xavpil at 6:24pm 05.15.23 Gowrie Group in Westbrook CT handles a large number of clients, including US Sailing programs. Fan
Insurance question xavpil at 6:23pm 05.15.23 I highly recommend Peter Ricks at Novamar Insurance Brokers in the Seattle office. They are worldw
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 6:22pm 05.15.23
Insurance question NYSail at 6:18pm 05.15.23 Heading the other direction, Gowrie Group in Westbrook CT handles a large number of clients, includ
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat higgs at 6:17pm 05.15.23 I have a blower for my diesel powered engine that pushes air out. It is on its own switch. I ran
Insurance question higgs at 6:14pm 05.15.23 I recently left Boat US (Geico) after 15 years due to unexplained near doubling of my rates. Landed
Rudder Bearing Mechone at 6:08pm 05.15.23 First off that pin is never coming out either way as you have mushroomed both ends beating on it w
Cleaning Shore Power Cord justsomeguy at 5:23pm 05.15.23 Yeah, my dockmate was trying to make me look bad by using a West Marine product specifically markete
Hunter smile / keel movement MysticBlue at 5:14pm 05.15.23
Hunter 18.5 and trailer opinions on this boat please Crazy Dave Condon at 5:11pm 05.15.23 Look at the mast raise system for the hunter 19 water ballast and then send a private message to me
Curved step for 420 Passage Crazy Dave Condon at 5:06pm 05.15.23 Contact the forum store as they have the build list of parts for your boat
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity kappykaplan at 4:59pm 05.15.23 Or, it's also possible that this guy was sailing in the Southern Hemisphere, and did it to correct
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 4:56pm 05.15.23 Well you guys were right, everything is working and not even the faintest reverse polarity light to
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:54pm 05.15.23 @dmax and @Ralph Johnstone are both correct particularly torqu per pounds and the use of 5200. I al
Engine compartment ventilation jon hansen at 4:48pm 05.15.23 my $0.02, i would want the OP's air vents, one forward, one facing aft. ventilation. i run the bl
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity PaulK at 4:48pm 05.15.23 We turn our GPS antenna "upside down" on purpose when we haul out so it doesn't chafe the cover all
Insurance question PaulK at 4:44pm 05.15.23 Heading the other direction, Gowrie Group in Westbrook CT handles a large number of clients, includi

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