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soft deck on 2000 Hunter 38 kfrosh at 2:48pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 6/1778 We have previously owned two Hunters, a 1986 31 and a 1992 Legend 35.5. In shopping for a newer "rep
Rudder Length/Keel Depth randyborys at 2:24pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 2/1665 We have the short wing keel on our Hunter 420 Passage. We have grounded several times in forgiving
best diesel-resistant sealant for fuel sender rmwac at 1:58pm 03.19.12 Engines and Propulsion 8/12858 Hi: My first post ... I have to replace an old fuel sender in my Newport 27 diesel tank. The ori
Discrestion is... kpgraci at 1:54pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2333 ...the better part of valor. So they say. I had high hopes of going out last Sunday. An Offshore b
Volvo Belt Dust Ducati at 1:47pm 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4459 Just noticed belt dust has been collecting on and around the Volvo MD2030. May have stared at end of
Steaming/Anchor Light thomassundquist at 1:40pm 03.19.12 Catalina 30 1/1246 Hello Everyone, I'm new to the forum....I was wondering if anyone could help with regards to repla
Boat Speed... (6) betzhunter at 12:59pm 03.19.12 Big Boats 14/2265 We just finished the bottom on our h34 and we took her out for a sea trial this past Sunday and boy
Saving "Kicker Dollars" paddler79 at 12:58pm 03.19.12 Trailer Sailors 7/2594 When an outboard dribbles water instead of a strong stream one of the first things we do is to inser
Suggestions for moving boat up coast Bonzai at 11:49am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 21/3532 to St Simon's Island, GA from Merritt Island, Fl. ICW?......The Gulfstream? Suggestions appreciated.
Decisions, Decisions, Confusion Roger Long at 11:42am 03.19.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/2411 I looked in my email inbox this morning and there were three emails from knowledgeable people saying
I had to share (1) r.oril at 11:26am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 11/1723 This is the captain of the good ship "Andiamo"! My youngest grandson at age two.
Lazarette Lids - Need Help GorillaToast at 11:11am 03.19.12 Catalina 22 8/3258 I need some help from you old-style C22 owners. This winter, I removed my cockpit lazarette lids
Yanmar YSE12 johnstreatfeild at 11:01am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1016 Does anyone have any experience with the fuel injection pump on the Yanmar YSE12 engine? I need to
White exhaust smoke? Spcharby at 10:49am 03.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 22/10312 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacYbGfv_80'feature=youtube_gdata_player Should I be concerned about
Transmission Problems? bobtigar at 10:05am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 Has anyone ever had a velvetdrive transmission fail on them? If so, was there any warning before i
Catalina 250 wb for sale never registered until 2011 mspiers at 9:39am 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 0/12 Ive got a nice little write up for the boat on my website with photos. http://spiers-saddlery.stor
Rub rails? D Hardman at 8:20am 03.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3159 Good morning, I'm new to the site and see that there is a lot of information shared and I'm hopin
selling your boat Ginger80 at 7:52am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3557 the time has come that every sailor dreads. I have to sell my boat. Any advise would be apprechiated
What kind of Fiber glass cloth should I use? (1) Gary_H at 6:58am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1689 OK, I'm repairing a hatch cover and so far I have cut out the bad section and dug out all the rotten
The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2604 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.

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Oysters!! justsomeguy at 12:46pm 12.20.22 Ted; I never did get his name or the boat he owned. Turner?
All Sailors kappykaplan at 12:44pm 12.20.22 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Same to you and yours, and to all our SBO members! :beer:
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:43pm 12.20.22 John I agree with that your saying is there any type of material that i can attach to the rails to g
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 12:40pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced M
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jon hansen at 12:30pm 12.20.22 everything john said plus having the injectors cleaned and maybe the high presure pump serviced
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 12:27pm 12.20.22 What do you mean by engine frame ??? do you mean the 4 steel an rubber engine shock mounts if so th
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 12.20.22 @Ken13559 , @Ralph Johnstone did you ever notice any performance issue? I think the amount of fue
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting jssailem at 12:22pm 12.20.22 Hey Tom, Has this been bugging you for a while and your getting around too try and solving the chal
Electrical system dlochner at 12:21pm 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery.. This is unlikely. The batteries would be quite huge or a
STEEL RAILS capta at 12:15pm 12.20.22 There is no reason at all to pull the engine. Just build yourself an A frame strong enough to lift t
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
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

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