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H 376 Skylight leak Hoomalie at 6:35pm 06.24.12 Big Boats 1/1048 I have a leak in the sky light, it would seem like a simple fix would be to add one or two additiona
Champagne in Diesel? Dubo at 6:26pm 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1587 I was curious what the bottom of my fuel tank had so I used an oil extraction pump to see what flow
Indigo Electronics, AT-4T THERMOSTATS Mike Kane at 6:14pm 06.24.12 Catalina 30 1/1379 I have been looking at the Indigo AT-4T thermostat to replace the existing one on my 1981 Atomic 4 e
Heads Up - Nova Kool Fridges & Freezers canuck at 6:12pm 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1119 We have one of each on new Hunter 39. Snug up the 7/16 bolts on the hinges. If they come loose the d
Squeaky/binding Companionway Hatch Cover canuck at 6:02pm 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1290 New Hunter 39 - plexiglass/lexan cover hard to close and very noisy. Any suggestions to make it slid
1979 O Day 23 Stringers Jclark29 at 6:02pm 06.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1799 I noticed the stringers under the cabin starts closest to the cabin door, are rotted and the fibergl
Sold our boat Calypso at 5:53pm 06.24.12 S2 1/1293 Well we sold our boat. Looking for a power boat for a while to use mostly as a condo. Thanks for al
Engine controls cover, 1990 Legend 35' galliob at 4:36pm 06.24.12 Big Boats 5/1277 The clear angled cover over our engine controls panel is cracked. Any ideas on where to obtain a re
30 foot sailboat towing tubers? dlandersson at 2:31pm 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2389 While out sailing today I saw a large, 30+ foot sailboat moving under engine power towing some kids
Confused some boaters today dlandersson at 2:12pm 06.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1211 Went out this morning in light airs (which was ok, you can go a long way at 3 knots. Around 12, the
Bimini wufibugs at 12:53pm 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2310 I am looking for a Bimini for my Hunter 31, but am on a very limited budge. I have come across unit
Jabsco Vari Flow Pump Beneteau 321 at 12:53pm 06.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/858 Just installed a Jabsco Varible flow 5.0 pump The problem is pump will only operate for a few secon
increasing purchas power; how to rig? Jared1048 at 11:11am 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1757 Im trying to increase the purchasing power on my furling line and its tension got worst?! I've got
Westerbeke JS tranny. No cooling? Chris Patterson at 11:04am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1564 I have the aforementioned Westerbeke 30B Three, w/ JS gearbox. In the tech manual, it shows cooling
Model differences dgasmd at 10:57am 06.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1590 First of, I would like to ask you that you forgive my lack of knowledge here. I am just getting star
Access impeller on 2008 Hunter 36 mpsych44 at 10:43am 06.24.12 Big Boats 15/2309 Can anyone tell me how to access the impeller to inspect or replace it on a 2008 Hunter 36. The eng
2gm 20f black smoke thetone at 9:21am 06.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1425 Last summer the Yanmar 2gm20f engine on my 1987 Hunter 28.5 was sending out black smoke and un burnt
Uninstall VHF IC-M411 (1) carlager at 8:42am 06.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2062 I need to uninstall the cables from my VHF IC- M411. They are connected through the black rubber (
Debbie Cakes kloudie1 at 7:51am 06.24.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2139 Wow.. Friday the word was that the storm was going to be a non-issue.. Today is a lot different.. Wa
Hot water oder gabrielw at 7:36am 06.24.12 Big Boats 5/1852 I Have a C-390 2002. We have Oder when running the hot water faucet even when the water heater is no

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Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 01.15.23 And likely one have to touch up around the some of the keel areas. If you're doing touch up work,
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 sail sfbay at 8:51am 01.15.23 3/8 inch low-stretch line, like Samson XLS Extra...........installed them on my Hunter 386 and 46.
Replaced Motor Mounts Rick D at 7:09am 01.15.23 So you obviously researched this. I am curious how the Ellebogen mounts compare to the OEM Yanmar mo
Missing boom PRoberaon at 7:03am 01.15.23 Ok, thanks. Needs work. Full of water and pine straw today. Gonna pull it in my shop tomorrow. Perf
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? NYSail at 6:55am 01.15.23 Exhaust hose has minimal pressure requirements where as radiator hose has high pressure requirements
Missing boom sail sfbay at 6:46am 01.15.23 Welcome to the forum and congrats on your new sailboat!! Do an internet search for a used boom with
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? mermike at 6:43am 01.15.23 Grainger will sometimes price match if you ask. The West Marine model.
Mystic to Quincy shemandr at 5:30am 01.15.23 It's still cold up there in June ... Coming out of Fisher's Island Sound I recommend using the Watch
Ice Box Conversion Quandary NYSail at 4:27am 01.15.23 I run my refrigerator/ freezer continuously with no power issues thanks to 400 watts of solar that t
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 2:50am 01.15.23 I spent an hour or more reviewing the Coppercoat site including Do's and Don'ts. Based on everyones
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 10:38pm 01.14.23 I ended up with it less than the recommended 3-thousanths. Lots of cursing and swearing there.
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 9:39pm 01.14.23 Just like every other alignment. I started by getting the height and went to horizontal alignment a
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 8:51pm 01.14.23 Grainger, Fastenall, McMaster-Carr all specialize in quick delivery and extensive inventory and one
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 8:49pm 01.14.23 Easy ordering, availability and integration with existing business processes is my guess Agreed.
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40pm 01.14.23 Saved by the bell and @dlochner . This is a whole new ball game as no one knew what the previous co
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 8:38pm 01.14.23 Slight success today... While continuing the troubleshooting, I was able to regain control of the ma
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 8:15pm 01.14.23 And how did the shaft alignment go after replacing the mounts ?
Corrosion On Engine (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:48pm 01.14.23 My condolences on that mess. Turned out to be much worse than it looked originally. Hang on to the
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? dlochner at 7:44pm 01.14.23 In my experience Grainger is always very overpriced, regardless of product. Not sure how they survi
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 7:27pm 01.14.23 In my experience Grainger is always very overpriced, regardless of product. Not sure how they survi

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