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static on radio from refrigerator sole pleasure at 6:15pm 04.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2043 I installed a small refrigerator under the nav station on my H336. Everytime the compressor kicks on
34' O'Day - leaking keel bolts? vze4sx46 at 5:50pm 04.18.12 Bigger Boats 6/4985 Doing spring prep on our 34' O'Day we found nothing in the bilge, it was dry. We had put at least a
Sea cock maintenance bwasileski at 5:13pm 04.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2505 Hi. As I'm preparing for my spring launch, the sea cocks in the head (yes, the ones for the holding
need hose part number for 3gmf emilyellington at 4:35pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 3/1310 Yanmar 3gmf - formed rubber hose that goes from impeller pump outlet to heat exchanger inlet - I ca
Mast info for 1994 Legend 37.5 Georgieboy at 3:29pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 3/1034 Hi- I am looking to get any information that I can on the specs for the original mast and boom for a
Electrical Redesign for Liveaboard (1) tristanperry at 3:07pm 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4685 Hey everyone, As I mentioned in a previous post link here, http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/
Brand Newbee hull question Gary J at 3:04pm 04.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1312 Hello all. Just joined and I'm buying an '83 Hunter 27. Got a good deal from a friend who's moving
'88 Legend 35 stuffing box (1) spinwing at 2:12pm 04.18.12 Big Boats 8/4232 I am about to venture into the unknown and repack the shaft seal. Questions: Does anyone know who th
Looking for some advice and a log book Nodak7 at 12:38pm 04.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1596 We are considering moving our boat from tropical ND to Punta Gorda, Fl. Our tentative plan is to tra
Such a Deal...on a Raymarine X5 autopilot Allan12210 at 11:57am 04.18.12 Big Boats 9/1985 We went to the Strictly Sail Pacific Boat Show at Jack London Square in Oakland, California this pas
Transmission Replacement - Hurth BillyK at 11:20am 04.18.12 Catalina 30 14/9698 Transmission is shot on my 1990 Catalina 30. Its a Hurth HBW50 anchored to a universal 3M20. i've
can anybody tell me if the Pearson 37 is.. (1) DavidB.UK at 10:30am 04.18.12 Pearson 11/7200 can anybody tell me if the Pearson 37 is a blu water boat? I am very much a newbie when it comes
35s5 dyi stern cockpit seat fjchiz at 9:54am 04.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/977 Some time ago I saw a post (I think it was here??) on a DIY rear stern seat extension for the helmsm
bottom boat restoration (5) thiago at 9:38am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2014 Hello to everyone. I have been reading this forum for a while since I am a new boat owner and I am m
Interior wood shanker at 8:55am 04.18.12 Smaller Boats 8/2044 What do you folks use to re-vitilize the interior wood? I have found lots of information in the arch
Two or Three blade prop Fogg at 8:04am 04.18.12 Catalina 30 18/6842 Due to Hurricane Irene last fall, I need to replace my prop. I had a two blade 13" x 12 rh prop. I a
Back Pressure on Jabsco dave desseyn at 7:55am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2633 I have a twist and lock pump assembly for a manual jabsco head. when trying to pump on dry setting,
How to sell a boat Kermit at 7:48am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1541 I have seen questions on the best way to sell a boat. This ad comes as close to what I'd like to se
batterie connections Walloonones at 7:12am 04.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1387 We removed the batteries from our Hunter 30 for the winter. Now looking for a diagram for re-wiring
Boat hypochondria or shaft coupling problem? (1) ChessieSailor at 6:56am 04.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1601

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 9:02am 12.20.22 Curious if your FLA batteries are in parallel on one battery bank or one battery for each bank. Wha
Anchor Bridle Deleted member 117556 at 9:01am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that t
keel resting on bottom sailcapt340 at 8:57am 12.20.22
Electrical system Don S/V ILLusion at 8:49am 12.20.22 It's important to the life of your batteries to charge/recharge them properly if you want to them to
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 8:39am 12.20.22 That also a good idea it may give me a couple of more years using it
Electrical system dlochner at 8:37am 12.20.22 If it is working, there's not much need to change it. :) The most important part of the electrical
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 8:35am 12.20.22 Clean the rails, prime it with Rustoleum Rust Preventer, and paint. Jim...
keel resting on bottom JamesG161 at 8:30am 12.20.22

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