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Dolphine with shark bites rgranger at 8:21am 07.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/522 These photos are from a turtle watch FB page. sunsetbeachturtles/photos/a.1929761140598854/32859909
interior panels (2) Don Crowther at 7:13am 07.18.22 Big Boats 3/497 Good Day All I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 I'm trying to figure out how to remove the panels. They have
Custom sailboat holding tanks sheardc at 3:00am 07.18.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/503 Who make custom sailboat holding tanks in poly?? Need one for a C'C 30' MkII. The present metal tank
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:50pm 07.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1616 The dipstick on the Hurth HBW 50 transmission (aka ZF 5 M) is an open ended metal tube inserted into
Catalina 30 Maintenance List tym2 at 7:36pm 07.17.22 Catalina 30 6/1809 Sailors, I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 30 and I am compiling a document for maintenance. Fo
Dual Lever Sticking (2) KBraz2k at 5:17pm 07.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/625 Having some issues with my throttle/shifter. The throttle is sticking to the shifter when I put the
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:55pm 07.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 36/3243 I normally see 175 +/- but now 195 at 80% throttle. Not down on power, but some small wisps of whit
H34 FUEL tank access plate & cleaning (5) DeniseO30 at 1:19pm 07.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/877 207389Miserable job! But it's done, the six inch hole saw helped a lot really made the job a little
Dropping rudder 35s5 (1) thetone at 12:43pm 07.17.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1676 I need to replace the bearings on my rudder post. Got the nuts off the collar and the bottom pin out
Hunter H240 trailer sway problem. (5) GL-WindPower at 12:12pm 07.17.22 Smaller Boats 18/1285 I've been having trailer sway problems so I got my trailer weighed. Trailer weight is 4080# and tong
Shower Sump Pump Troubleshooting (1) rpwillia at 7:35am 07.17.22 Catalina 310 3/995 My shower sump is not working. Pump runs, I took the hose off where it connects to the Pump-Gard and
Malfunction- ACR or operator Pagan Baby at 7:21am 07.17.22 Ask All Sailors 3/367 The other day I was setting up to flush my engines cooling system and connected the transfer pump to
Previos talk about residue from ethanol in fuel (2) SailingLoto at 7:20am 07.17.22 Ask All Sailors 1/411 This isn't off a sailboat, but a pwc. Water/fuel/ethanol result in this white slime/corrosion quit
Electric Horn RoyS at 5:25am 07.17.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1279 Last year I installed a small electric horn near my bow with a button at the helm. Proved useful. We
Catalina 315 Quick Genius 600 Windlass Anchor Rode CaptBob at 5:05pm 07.16.22 Catalina 310 10/1647 Captains of the 315, Quick recommends their 1/4 chain, 3 strand polyester rope for their windlass.
Bimini information for 1997 336 Sonny Sails at 4:11pm 07.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/380 Hunter 336 Hello, are there any 336 owners that can suggest any premade Bimini kits? I have my tr
Transmission "whistling" B331 Yanmar 3GM Bluenose at 11:03am 07.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/455 Hi there, we took our B331 out for the first sail of the year. We stopped the motor and the shaft wa
O Rings for Deck Fill Caps Nichole340 at 8:59am 07.16.22 Big Boats 15/1447 Does anyone know where I can get Deck Fill O Rings for my Hunter 340 (2000). Mine are worn, brittl
There goes the neighborhood! (1) Kings Gambit at 8:25am 07.16.22 Destinations 32/3170 Arising to a new day in Newport Harbor to find:
Water leak on starboard bow1. NCBrew at 7:44am 07.16.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/550 Preview I have water infusion on the starboard bow. It shows up around the wall slats between the 2

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Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Rick Webb at 10:09am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Just asking....don't send me to th
Small brass screw ggrizzard at 10:04am 08.10.24 Here's an off the wall idea: Does your son wear boat shoes or boots or sneakers with a tread? Does y
Remote Pressure Tank and Expansion Tanks. John Maull at 10:03am 08.10.24 On page 24 of my Westerbeke 44 owners manual it states "The plastic coolant recovery tank is not use
30-2/30T - rudder bearing removal and replacement? Don Crowther at 8:59am 08.10.24 Are you replacing both bearings? Could you cut the top one out and push the bottom one up. Then sli
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge FastOlson at 7:47am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Good catch. That is a possibility.
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 7:15am 08.10.24 Nothing succeeds like success. Sorry, but I don't remember after all these posts what is controlli
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Adam.Butler636 at 6:51am 08.10.24 In theroy, as this boat is plastic, could I cut a 'U' shape with a dremmel, peel back the top layer,
Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 6:08am 08.10.24 Yanmar 2qm20 attempt See video^^^^ it's short. ok gang! We are working hard on our Unicorn Hunter
Solar Voltage walt at 5:45am 08.10.24 The question is.. Lets say we have panel that has a open circuit voltage of 100 volts (or a maximum
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge twodzusfittings at 5:45am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Just asking....don't send me to th
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 5:23am 08.10.24 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I call it CYA. I had to look up the word "terti
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 5:08am 08.10.24 Plastic or metal medium with counter sunk hole. Possibly threaded, or maybe there's a nut and washe
Solar Voltage twodzusfittings at 5:03am 08.10.24 The equation doesn't balance. Now I know where Jimmy Buffet got the idea for his song "MATH SUCKS"
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 4:57am 08.10.24 For this scenario I carry a fully charged Weego ent the need for back up systems. An ounce of preve
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (1) twodzusfittings at 4:51am 08.10.24 The value of separating the house and start/reserve bank varies based on how much time on spends cr
Small brass screw Joe at 4:45am 08.10.24 Plastic or metal medium with counter sunk hole. Possibly threaded, or maybe there's a nut and washer
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 08.10.24 On newer hulls Beneteau switched to an LED from the factory. You can get the fixture they used from
Solar Voltage dlochner at 3:14am 08.10.24 Instead, the voltage of the panel becomes the battery voltage and its still limited to 5 amps. Ho
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Jim Legere at 3:10am 08.10.24 Tape on the turnbuckle threads certainly works but an even more reliable method is to measure the di
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 3:06am 08.10.24 The value of separating the house and start/reserve bank varies based on how much time on spends cru

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