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Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/6823 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4272 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster
Brookhouse NMEA 0183 Multiplexer Crane man at 6:43pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5699 Can any one verify if Brookhouse is till in business:doh:. I'm currently trouble shooting a Brookhou
Why pan head screws on the toe rail? Nelsonhow at 6:06pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1073 I finally decided to chase down several toe rail leaks on my old H-30. I started from the stern and
O'Day 30ft 1979 Manual Captainron1 at 5:45pm 03.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2794 Hello, I am looking for the manual (s) that would have come with the O'Day 1979 30ft. My boat has 5
New batteries Blitz at 5:04pm 03.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2707 I was recently instructed by my supplier to two new house batteries (US Battery group 31) that I sho
Off 'center' spreader (2) Team118 at 5:00pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 5/1175 I just noticed this on the way home tonight. The port spreader seems to be a bit 'downward' as com
Balancing my 30 MK 1 C&C tanders at 4:48pm 03.18.12 C&C 2/2059 With my 30 C'C MK I seem to have to reef down at least one in the main ' some in the jib when winds
Dingy on Davits DougMc at 4:44pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 2/1346 I currently keep a 10'6" inflatable on davits on my H 36. I sail on lake Erie with the top of the di
Yamaha 25 Yanmar YSB8 Exhaust Issue gobluemich290 at 4:39pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 7/3129 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and when replacing it, noticed ano
H33.5 Water fill leak WestCoastMike at 4:37pm 03.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/875 Hi all, I have a leak on the fill line to my fresh water tank. Has anyone pulled apart the wood
Yanmar YSB 8 Exhaust HELP NEEDED! gobluemich290 at 4:33pm 03.18.12 Yamaha 0/1 I have a Yamaha 25 with a Yanmar YSB 8. The exhaust elbow cracked and then replacing it, noticed an
H22 Rain Leak Viesail at 4:32pm 03.18.12 Smaller Boats 16/3448 Water filling up in bilge after rain. Sat in cabin and watched for leaks during storm, nothing visib
question rudder post jhenderson at 4:27pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/918 How do you take the play out of the rudder post I have a Beneteau 400 Oceanis... Do you know where
Prop shaft coupling philliz at 4:21pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 2/2016 Hi I am in the process of replacing my cutlass bearing. I have taken the prop shaft coupling apar
Centerboard Cable Help dsciba at 4:20pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1686 Hi, I have a 1974 Essex 26 and my centerboard cable broke. The boat is out of the water now, and I
Commissioning Hunter 39 canuck at 3:47pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1446 Any thoughts on the size of fenders that should be used on this 18,000 lb displacement boat? In th
Mobile Marinas JohnnyMac at 3:04pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1376 Does anyone have any insight into marinas around Mobile? The likely candidates I found on the Intern
84 Hunter 34 Refit - First group of pics... (14) brian3820 at 11:51am 03.18.12 Big Boats 22/5680 OK guys, I have finally went through some pics and have a small batch to post... I have a ton and am
Smoking Yanmar under load Dubai at 10:43am 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/10250 Haven't taken my Hunter 326 out for a while but have started the Yanmar 2GM20 engine ' run for 15 -

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Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 3:41pm 03.27.22 I see that the runtime spec for this charger at 25% load (175w) is 3 hours with a 1lb tank of propa
Problem Raising the Genoa on a Furlex 200S senang at 3:22pm 03.27.22 JohnT is right, I have had the same problem on hoisting the genoa. To get a grip on the sail I used
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Hello Below at 3:15pm 03.27.22 I have no interest in the air conditioner. I just want to top off batteries if the solar panels
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing senang at 3:09pm 03.27.22 Put the bilge pump slightly above the bilge and cover it in kitchen wipe paper. After a sail you wil
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:27pm 03.27.22 Good intentions, not a feasible solution. If there is water in the keel it will be at the bottom. I
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:25pm 03.27.22
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold clapres at 2:22pm 03.27.22 What does the garboard (turn of the hull to keel) look like on the outside of the hull? Look like
A lost art: Conserving ice. dLj at 2:12pm 03.27.22 You can just cut out the excess foam. It's a pain, but not an impossible task. That's if you want to
Greatest knot tying in the world Roadking Larry at 1:53pm 03.27.22 I have seen a couple of boats in my marina that were tied too tight and had a cleat rip out when th
New sails kendyoozed at 1:11pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold Davidasailor26 at 1:11pm 03.27.22
Datamarine Instruments Scott T-Bird at 1:06pm 03.27.22 I had the DM Corinthian instruments on my Starwind and they worked beautifully after I was able to b
New sails stickinthemud57 at 12:57pm 03.27.22 I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see m
A lost art: Conserving ice. (2) TomY at 12:55pm 03.27.22 I finally got back to this project. Lots of good advice. I forced 2 1" polyiso sheets between the
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? kloudie1 at 11:35am 03.27.22 Looks like an interesting little generator. Since it is propane powered, it can sit without fear of
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? dlochner at 11:35am 03.27.22 The best solution is to prevent run down batteries. The money spent on a genes for only occasional u
Datamarine Instruments mikeracca at 11:20am 03.27.22 I had a superb experience with DMI although it was quite some time ago. Mike, dig deeper, don't ju
1997 Hunter 336 crack in bottom of my hold DArcy at 11:18am 03.27.22 How do you check the torque on your keel bolts with all that coating on them? It doesn't look like
Small Genset - Can it mate to shore power port? Head Sail at 11:10am 03.27.22 I have no interest in the air conditioner. I just want to top off batteries if the solar panels
String tail at clewof new main sail DArcy at 11:08am 03.27.22

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