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Battery charging Huntington41ds at 6:31am 07.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1493 I have been on a mooring for 2 days after motoring for 8 hours. Running just the fridge, elec toilet
Another "identify this part" thread. (2) Chris Patterson at 6:24am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1854 In the process of building another spinnaker pole, my neighbor,(on a San Juan 30), donated this pole
Help Identifying Refrigeration Compressor pkaplan at 6:14am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 0/939 I have a seized up engine mounted, belt driven, refrigeration compressor. I believe that it is a 'f
Cooking on the boat med2463 at 6:05am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6313 I love cooking on the boat and also love my cookbooks. But they do take up space. Bought a Nook rece
Hunter (e)33 bluewater capable? GreggL at 5:55am 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1237 Just completing my 50 hour engine service and I'm starting to think about my future cruising plans.
This is how to sell a boat. dlandersson at 4:28am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1693 This is how to sell a boat. ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZAwqDpWYaI I have now decided
Sail story and teaching point... dlandersson at 4:18am 07.08.12 Ask All Sailors 38/4226 Went out with a sailing buddy late yesterday - did some really nice sailing. Same boat, different le
H310 aftermarket A/C canyon at 4:13am 07.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/1005 I'd like to know if anyone has installed an aftermarket A/C on a 310, and the best way to route the
Catalina 445 looking for other 445 owners JO-DE 5 at 3:21am 07.08.12 Big Boats 29/16147 We have had our C445 No.66 now for 8 months and cruised or raced over 3000nm in that time. We are lo
Plumbing raritan water heater to Perkins 4.236 engine edwmama at 10:51pm 07.07.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3054 Hello fellow sailors Hello I have a cal cruising 46 built in 1968. This gem has an original Perk
H340: Diesel fuel in aft cabin KenKindrick at 8:06pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 2/954 After I fill the diesel tank, a small amount of fuel, maybe a few cups worth (!) will trickel into t
New owner confused by small pump bmorgan at 6:53pm 07.07.12 Catalina 30 10/1661 Hey ya'll I am new to the Catalina line and have a question about a small pump hooked to an electric
Off to NY seadaddler at 6:37pm 07.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/848 seadaddler is all stripped down with extra dock lines and all canvas removed for our 2 month trip fr
sailing racing a widgeon bobkehoe54a at 6:37pm 07.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1344 hello, has anyone on the forum raced a widgeon? I have a later model which i am interested in racing
Tow Boat US Hero of the week. UPSGUY at 6:26pm 07.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1442 In light of the tragedy we experienced here of the three children that drowned on the 4th of July in
New Carpet GEM555 at 6:22pm 07.07.12 Catalina 30 16/10463 Have a Catalina 30, MK 1, 1984. Need a cabin carpet. Catalina sells them, but only in one color and
Stripped screws lifeline bases kjretlaw at 6:22pm 07.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/954 New to me 2003 326 and both the port and and starbord lifeline stanchions have stripped screws. Sin
Front Salon window on the H41DS Nodak7 at 6:11pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 5/1343 Does anyone have an idea about putting a screen in the front salon window in the H41DS. If anyone ha
Counting my lucky stars! OdayDave at 5:52pm 07.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1929 I got a late start this year and am finally in the water. However, not after a significant problem
Need to replace anchor bcooper at 5:34pm 07.07.12 Big Boats 13/2994 Can anyone tell me what size and type anchor that was delivered with the Hunter 340 and if that is t

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Marina Advice duck21 at 7:18am 12.21.22 Oh--locking through--it was actually quite easy/straight forward. We went through at around 0700.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 7:14am 12.21.22 Thanks everyone for your responses. -The 2GMF has a heat exchanger using raw water to cool antifree
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 7:12am 12.21.22 Why did you state that you would not use stainless steel to remake the rails I would have said the
Marina Advice duck21 at 7:08am 12.21.22 Hi! Indeed, we did the opposite(ish) trip back in 2021--we left from Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting mermike at 7:07am 12.21.22 :plus: on servicing the injectors.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting HMT2 at 5:41am 12.21.22 I had the same problem with my 83 2GM. Nothing really fixed it. There are no glow plugs on a Yanma
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:37am 12.21.22 Hi John I will be going to her this coming week end to get pictures an develop a plan of that can
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 12.21.22 Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/2
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:57am 12.21.22
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:53am 12.21.22 A bit different model boat here, but the sea water pump on our engine is in the same location. Repl
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? smo10018 at 4:49am 12.21.22 Thanks for the reply, I had looked on sailboatdata and done a best guess as well. Current owner is
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting frenzy13 at 4:02am 12.21.22 I had the same problem with my yanmar 3gm30f. The engine fired up instantly when it was warm. When i
Help! Identify Antenna's Iris thomas at 12:22am 12.21.22 One of its impressive features is the superb, noise-cancellation application. The scanner can effect
LONG Night - short Day WINTER SOLSTICE JamesG161 at 10:54pm 12.20.22 Good thing there is no Heat Conduction from our SUN. The Earth is actually closer to the SUN on the
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? VenturED at 10:18pm 12.20.22 My rudder doean't kick-up, but I have been thinking that would be one modification. https://photos.
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? sovaste at 8:58pm 12.20.22 Thanks - your pix and description are building my confidence that my 21 was rigged and will sail fin
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:08pm 12.20.22 Note that I said, "As long as the water pump remains on, the fresh water supply to the toilet remain
C&C 40-2 Air Draft? jssailem at 7:49pm 12.20.22 With out the boat you are concerned about, the next best is to make educated guesses. Using the data
Miss sailing WayneH at 7:44pm 12.20.22 Okay, here's a little Holiday Fun Recommendation. Paint one side green and the other side red. I'll
Replacing Deck Hardware by Myself TimFromLI at 7:31pm 12.20.22 Tried it by myself last Sunday on a leaking pad eye . The nuts just kept spinning - that's if I had

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