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Ball Valve Recall elcriollo at 5:39pm 10.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1553 The ball valve on my macerator thru-hull is leaking through the inside. That is, no matter which way
Surfing in a V222 rgranger at 5:32pm 10.02.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/876 Hey Guys. I had a first for me last Friday. I got my V222 to plane. Went out on Smith Mountain La
Catalina 30 Chesapeake Fall Sailing Video rbmcintire at 5:27pm 10.02.11 Catalina 30 6/3505 Alright, I know there was a lot of discussion on reefing, BUT those are SPEED wrinkles on the luff :
Reminder about posting boats for sale Phil Herring at 5:22pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1234 Just wanted to remind everyone that boats for sale should not be posted in the forums whether or not
Forum was down today Phil Herring at 5:17pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1184 Hi folks, We had a hardware problem last night that had us down for a few hours today in the the
Production Boats / Circumnavigaton DISCUSSION Joe at 4:17pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 48/11370 EDIT by Maine Sail: I have moved these post to a discussion thread to keep the other one clean.
Oli Filter substitute sutt47 at 4:25pm 10.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1427 I have a Perkins Perama M30 Diesel engine in my 1994 320. Is there a filter substitution chart for t
Madison WI sailors? gstep63 at 3:49pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1241 Hi, I'm in town and bored if anyone needs some crew I'd be willing. Thanks
help with Merc 3.9 outboard... elborba at 3:12pm 10.02.11 Catalina 22 7/1456 Hi gang...Elborba here, first post, so i hope i am doing it right. I own a Catalina 22 from 1974, hu
Headed South Roger Long at 2:56pm 10.02.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2592 The first southern chapter of my grand life plan began with departure after sunset from Southport Ma
Electric windlass Sesail at 2:52pm 10.02.11 Bavaria 2/1937 I've just returned from 2 weeks' sailing on a Bavaria 36 Cruiser. One of the issues I had was, I co
Changing coolant thaeni at 12:50pm 10.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1003 How do you drain the coolant. I have a Yanmar 30gmf
1986 S2 11.0a Calypso at 11:26am 10.02.11 S2 2/1959 I learned something today. 1986 11.0 boats have the nav station turned around and the settee shorte
Getting under the bridge ifmdalvey at 10:20am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 24/8505 I have seen some lateral thinking in my time but this guy takes top prize. How do you get an 85 foo
Outboard Troubleshoting (1) BrianW at 10:12am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 27/4215 The Honda 9.9 outboard on my Hunter 26 ran perfectly 2 weeks ago. When trying to start it today unde
Cleaning Sails jcottert at 10:02am 10.02.11 Big Boats 1/2063 I wish to clean my mainsail in my spa. I have heard that oxiclean is a good detergent to use. Can I
Cleaning under fuel tank GeorgeK at 10:01am 10.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2985 Hello Peggie. We had a small fuel spill from the diesel tank sender seal (on top of the tank) which
Engine winterization Scottr8873 at 9:46am 10.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2546 Ok, I'm a newbe on a Pearson 27 with a Universal diesel engine and I want to winterize it myself. I
Been there lately? (1) All U Get at 9:29am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 6/1949 Hi all, I didn't see the store the last time I was there. All U Get
42 first wheel removal perfsail at 8:56am 10.02.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1298 I have a 1984 first 42 and am trying to remove the wheel for painting. Does anybody know how to remo

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I am looking to buy a boat at the end of 2022.. Wanting to so some sailing before that.. dlochner at 5:46am 02.19.22 Your best bet would be to connect with a local yacht or sailing club and sign on as race crew. You'l
Sticky control cables dlochner at 5:43am 02.19.22 Check Edson's Product support page. They are pretty good about supplying manuals for older equipment
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:41am 02.19.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging sailme88 at 5:33am 02.19.22 Depending on the age of your boat and it's manual, you may want to question the numbers in the manua
Balmar battery monitor and ACR dlochner at 5:33am 02.19.22 Dave, it is wired as you state. Yes, talking about the sg 200. When the ACR is connecting the hous
LiFePo4 Refresh Davidasailor26 at 5:29am 02.19.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging ice breaker at 5:21am 02.19.22 I changed my lines last summer. Be carful with the measurements in the manual. I found many not co
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 5:16am 02.19.22 There are several BMS's that will control the chargers and other devises, but they are much more ex
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? (1) jviss at 5:12am 02.19.22 This is how flat the port sheave has gotten by the way - especially if the sheave is not seized.
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? DougM at 4:53am 02.19.22 Personally, I would stay with the Harken hardware. As I replaced the original Lewmar hardware on my
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:48am 02.19.22 This is how flat the port sheave has gotten by the way - ll the way to the pin yet.
Greatest knot tying in the world SFS at 4:45am 02.19.22 WgSwvDkJVxE -Will Damn, Will. I just last year learned (from a Ted Talk, no less!) that I had be
Precision 23 outboard power shemandr at 4:45am 02.19.22 I know of a Ranger 23 owner who used a 4 hp 2 stroke outboard for many cruises in the Peconic Bay es
Replacing jib cars with Harken track? Davidasailor26 at 4:29am 02.19.22 Thanks all for the ideas. To answer some of the follow up questions - the leads are 8 seasons old an
Newport 16, Mariner 19 or Ranger 20? shemandr at 4:29am 02.19.22 Assuming you will be trailering the boat the simpler rigging would be a worthy advantage. I started
A few Hunter 306 questions Arbee at 3:33am 02.19.22 Thanks @jdrutten, that's a great thread and answered my question I think. Sounds like 5+ knots at 2,
A few Hunter 306 questions jdrutten at 3:26am 02.19.22
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke AndyBC at 12:05am 02.19.22 The 2GM20F on my Hunter 28 (standard fixed prop) pushes the boat along at 6kts at around 2800 rpm.
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 10:42pm 02.18.22 There are several BMS's that will control the chargers and other devises, but they are much more exp
Sticky control cables Jaxn at 9:55pm 02.18.22 control cables. likely 33c. The length of the existing cables should be printed on the sheath. Ch

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