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Draining the engine oil jwdickerson at 8:08pm 07.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1385 Time to show my ignorance. My boat has a 40 hp Yanmar. How do I drain the engine oil so I can replac
Fuel Issue ??? RAD at 7:30pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1392 A few weeks ago I decided to install a spin on filter adapter for my Lucas CAV filter head on my old
Cell Phone Amp... Paying For Itself Maine Sail at 6:41pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 20/7663 So where we are anchored tonight there is zero phone or data reception with Verizon. I can't even ge
Length of Jib Sheet for O'Day 222 ??? mcassidy at 5:14pm 07.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2267 Can anyone tell me the length of a Jib sheet for an O'Day 222 (or 22)?
How to get rid of diesel odor in fibreglass? KenKindrick at 5:03pm 07.14.12 Big Boats 2/1173 I am replacing the diesel tank that leaked into my H340 aft cabin. Besides venting and using a fan,
New home made mast raising system. (3) Slow Mo^cean at 4:14pm 07.14.12 Catalina 22 1/3115 Got bored today, so I decided to alleviate some sailing headaches by building my own mast raising sy
Epoxy ?? Cmp1110 at 1:27pm 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1765 Can I gel coat over west epoxy?? Repaired my rudder today and I want to use gel coat to finish fair
12v DC systems Db421 at 1:06pm 07.14.12 Smaller Boats 2/1136 I'm refitting my '83 h25 and ahve a general question about the electrical wiring as I'm re-wiring al
Raymarine SeaTalk Blackout Herman18887 at 11:51am 07.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1528 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with Raymarine ST60 speed and depth, ST6002 SmartPilot, and C80 display. We
Raymarine ST1000 drawing too much power caguy at 11:43am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3460 Has anyone had a similar problem with the st1000 or other models drawing too much power. Even when
universal deisel douglas rogers at 11:04am 07.14.12 Pearson 2/1291 seems when taking engine out of reverse and putting transmission into forward gear, it takes a few s
Blueprints for O'Day 27 Bill Roughton at 10:18am 07.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3163 Does anyone know where I could find blueprints for an O'Day 27? I want to redo the interior, includ
Any new solutions?? rpell46 at 10:06am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3320 Hi all, Just wondering if there are any new solutions to prop and shaft fouling that actually work
Three blade Prop Size for Hunter 34? bay raider at 10:01am 07.14.12 Big Boats 6/4459 Would someone recommend a three blade prop size and pitch for a Hunter 34???? Thanks, Joe
Best way to refill anti freeze loop Rick at 8:55am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3256 Looking for a better mouse trap on replacing my antifreeze. I recently got around to removing the h
Any Pymatuning Reservoir Sailors here? Mike1956 at 8:08am 07.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1298 I was busy earlier this season and couldn't find the time to put my Catalina 22 into the slip that I
S37 Stanchions nathan@needel.net at 7:54am 07.14.12 Seidelmann 2/2223 Hello, My S37 broke off the mooring during the tropical storm in Sarasota two weeks ago and after
Wiring from the Helm Scoel at 7:28am 07.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1878 I have a 2003 386 with a Raymarine C70 chartplotter at the helm, radar, autopilot, ST60 wind, speed
Mast snapped Kids4sail at 6:50am 07.14.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1591 I have a Catalina Capri 26 and snapped my mast. Who has gone though ordering a new mast? Where did y
Finally routed the leg into and out of PYC (2) c_witch at 6:07am 07.14.12 Trailer Sailors 14/3863 Yesterday afternoon we decided to go over to the boat and take it out ie motor (as you will see why)

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A lesson on winches brockangelo at 9:14am 02.23.23 holy smokes-- totally glad it worked out in the end and humans and boat were ok, thanks for sharing
Where to look for Replacement Trailers AaronD at 9:08am 02.23.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he'
Diesel heater exhaust placement? SailingSole at 9:03am 02.23.23 From Scan Marine USA In discussion with the engineer at Scan Marine, he suggested the side of the b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 8:32am 02.23.23 How it might be used in a sailboat. It would make a perfect anchor. Why go back to a new type of
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 8:30am 02.23.23 It looks like a rethink of the old steam engine adapted to combustion fuels. Of courses, smaller an
Diesel heater exhaust placement? (2) jssailem at 8:18am 02.23.23 213243 In discussion with the engineer at Scan Marine, he suggested the side of the boat had worked
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Jeff Tirey at 8:12am 02.23.23 If your engine hour LCD goes blank and you need to replace it for a Volvo Penta diesel engine, you c
Diesel heater exhaust placement? sail sfbay at 8:04am 02.23.23 In sailboats, it is recommended to install it in the transom. The installation always requires a so-
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