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40.5 Holding Tank replacement hun4449 at 12:07pm 08.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1209 Have been trying to reach out to Triple M plastics to order new holding tank for 1995, 40.5. Numerou
Beating, but not going anywhere? Bennito at 10:15am 08.24.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/1709 Hi All! Second season now of sailing on our '81 Hunter 27, and its been amazing. Last weekend we t
Peggie Hall Head Mistress Archives Stu Jackson at 9:17am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1565 Phil advised me: Peggie's forum was moved out of Featured Contributors and into Shared Forums where
376 wine glass rack minnella at 8:42am 08.24.12 Big Boats 2/1110 Does anyone know where to purchase and what make and model wine glass fits in the rack above the gal
Question on Original Ground tackle for early 2000 era boats? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:34am 08.24.12 Big Boats 7/1834 My 2000 Passage 450 has the original Simpson Lawrence windlass, Delta anchor, 30ft chain, and 250ft
Cone of uncertainty approaching kpgraci at 7:38am 08.24.12 Ask All Sailors 26/3750 Isaac has the gulf coast in the crosshairs so I have to decide - pull the boat or not. A cat 1 hitt
Best Bottom Paint-Florida Keys jrhamp at 5:43am 08.24.12 Catalina 30 21/12204 Will be heading back to Key West..and 1st item on the agenda is to paint the bottom. Being a new Cat
Passage 450 Masthead Sheaves Chuck Cohen at 4:58am 08.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/653 Does anyone know how to change the masthead sheaves on a Hunter Passage 450? There are two at the to
Jib Stuck At Top Of My Furler Foil (Can"t Get Down) (1) rardiH36 at 7:55pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 26/17383 My jib is stuck right at it's full up position. It's attached to the head swivel unit by a pendant
Paint your boat (1) higgs at 7:10pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2158 Saw this at the National Yacht Club in Toronto. I am told it is somewhat controversial.
Sails raul_moreno at 6:40pm 08.23.12 S2 7/1986 Hey guys, new to forum. Just bought a 1978 S2, 8.0B. Need to ask you guys about the best place to bu
Cetol Removal-Chemical or Sand It Off Ducati at 6:20pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2855 OK the Cetol has to be removed from the toe rail and then reapplied. Is there a chemical paint/v
Some new Endeavour Mods.... (1) Sumner at 5:40pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4766 Due to some health issues and not getting what we wanted done at home we didn't get to the boat unti
Full Keel vs. Shoal Keel Reduction brooklyn3 at 5:24pm 08.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2060 I currently have a 5 foot keel; I am looking to reduce the depth to the Shoal Keel, which is 4 foot
Beneteau Holding Tank Special Fitting (2) Lee Hadjiosif at 5:22pm 08.23.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4098 On my Bene 381 I have this unused fitting that I've never seen before and I'm dying to figure out wh
Full Keel vs shoal Keel reduction brooklyn3 at 5:18pm 08.23.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/8157 I currently have a 5 foot keel; I am looking to reduce the depth to the Shoal Keel, which is 4 foot
Brand deck fill caps outrageous at 3:57pm 08.23.12 Pearson 0/1203 Waste deck fill cap jammed and then broke when extracted with difficulty. Cannot find matching fill
ventilation question bffatcat at 2:57pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1562 I recently had the exterior of my vintage p26w completely restored I removed carpeting that the pr
catalina 27? Manureva at 2:25pm 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1158 I have a line on a very well priced catalina 27, it is an earlier one since it has single lifeline.
Water Tank Plug catealley at 2:20pm 08.23.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1195 Cleaning my water tank today - lost my threaded cap on the deck overboard. I have a catalina 27 - w

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Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Secret sail at 3:01am 10.29.22 even with a great drain plug you cant get all the oil out of the different recesses inside the head
Knot Transducer kappykaplan at 2:54am 10.29.22 Yeah, I think it's best practice to put the blank in when the boat is idle. :plus:
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 2:28am 10.29.22 Oops Senior moments. They come and they go.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking rgranger at 10:34pm 10.28.22 Oops Brain fart
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 10.28.22 I could be wrong but I think that is the inside of the thermostat housing. Until I see otherwise,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:12pm 10.28.22 Thanks @SycloneDriver , for that info. It appears that there is some attempt to measure the pump o
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 10.28.22 Undaunted, I removed the thermostat housing, connected a clear poly tube to the water supply line w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 8:01pm 10.28.22 Some pumps have a removable / replaceable cams. He should make that the cam is in place. A photo
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 7:54pm 10.28.22 I think he measured it directly at the output of the pump. That's what it looks like in the pictur
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 7:45pm 10.28.22 More or less. Or an excuse for under staffing. Most the staff do good to very good customer servi
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 10.28.22 This brings up an interesting point, the lack of a drain plug on the 3YM series. I swear that I saw
Al Fooks shemandr at 7:35pm 10.28.22 More or less. Or an excuse for under staffing. Most the staff do good to very good customer servi
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 7:30pm 10.28.22 Please describe the exact location in the sea water circuit where you measured the flow rate of 1 G
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 7:25pm 10.28.22 Also I will more than likely make a updated form with photos on it progress so you all can know how
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase artleyt115 at 7:18pm 10.28.22
Al Fooks SycloneDriver at 7:13pm 10.28.22 For example I'm retired from my career. But I work part time. My part time employer cut all of th
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust SycloneDriver at 7:10pm 10.28.22 How about some photos of the pump during the rebuild process? An impeller pump is a simple device t
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil jssailem at 7:00pm 10.28.22 Very good advice @Hello Below
Al Fooks shemandr at 6:59pm 10.28.22 For example I'm retired from my career. But I work part time. My part time employer cut all of the
Yanmar 3YM30 Engine oil Justin_NSA at 6:56pm 10.28.22 :plus: You have to suck it out so you never get all of it. I'm looking into replacing the plug with

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