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oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1492 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 18/3807 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 3/2945 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 3/933 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 12/1879 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 10/4032 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 2/1133 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 4/1888 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 0/1080 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 3/1192 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 0/1110 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 13/2182 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 6/9408 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 7/1256 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 35/6100 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 2/1148 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 0/673 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 10/2169 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 0/983 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 1/4491 Hello, I am considering dropping my rudder to repack in effort to troubleshoot stiffness. The til

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Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux rgranger at 7:58am 04.27.23 This could be fun... So in Charleston, boat disposal has spawned a cottage industry. For example
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam smokey73 at 7:57am 04.27.23 I am a little confused? I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5. Are you calling the area under the cabin sole w
How long can a diesel sit idle? Ralph Johnstone at 7:53am 04.27.23 There are many myths when it comes to boats. Agreed. I'd say more than most things in life. You
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 7:39am 04.27.23 Ok, A couple of things The drain in the fridge is connected to a hose, which is supposed to easily
How close is too close to shore? rgranger at 7:32am 04.27.23 One more thing about swells.... if you have 10' of water under your keel but you are anchored in 5
How close is too close to shore? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:31am 04.27.23 Oh... no. I'm trying to figure out if I can take people to the beach on the boat... using it as a p
How close is too close to shore? (2) rgranger at 7:29am 04.27.23 You said you anchor in a lake sometimes.... in a lake I don't think there is that much to worry abo
How close is too close to shore? dlochner at 7:13am 04.27.23 Oh... no. I'm trying to figure out if I can take people to the beach on the boat... using it as a p
Hunter 295 1996 model rgranger at 7:08am 04.27.23 Imma betting that you will need to drill out he rivets on the end cap... pull the cap and search for
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (1) smokey73 at 7:06am 04.27.23 You have a lot of options if you are going to remove all of the cabin sole with a range of cost from
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 7:04am 04.27.23
How close is too close to shore? jdrutten at 7:03am 04.27.23 ... -Bottom is sandy sand sand and gentle slope. Might be a little muckier on the bay side. If yo
How close is too close to shore? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:00am 04.27.23
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? LakeShark at 6:48am 04.27.23 @jdrutten agreed but man I gotta give it to Simon Curwen. He definitely deserves credit for stopping
How close is too close to shore? (1) bonkle at 6:40am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor s
Anyone following the Golden Globe RTW race? jdrutten at 6:38am 04.27.23 Looks like Kirsten Neuschafer is on track to win in the next few hours. https://goldengloberace.com
How close is too close to shore? (1) Tally Ho at 6:22am 04.27.23 I think you need to understand the tidal changes first. I am on an inland ocean (Lake Michigan), s
How close is too close to shore? dlochner at 6:12am 04.27.23 Too many variables to give a good answer. Is the wind offshore or onshore? How well is the anchor se
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:10am 04.27.23 And slightly further down the list, if you didn't get around to changing the oil last fall, now's a
De-winterization Tally Ho at 6:06am 04.27.23 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mu

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