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Bow eye advice Nursemnr at 9:05am 11.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2062 Hello Everyone I have a 1985 H25.5. I need to install a bow eye. I really need advice. My area is
Mast support littlescoop at 9:04am 11.06.11 Catalina 22 30/8998 When my mast is down on my boat the end is in a craddle at the back of the boat and the front hangs
Sequitur Blog - New Post Sequitur at 8:25am 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/958 I have just added a new post to Sequitur's blog: High and Dry in Puerto Montt. While not yet about s
Cruiseair unit (1) BillyK at 7:33am 11.06.11 Parts Search 1/2401 9000 btu Free, come pick it up
Free galley oven (1) BillyK at 7:32am 11.06.11 Parts Search 1/1903 45170.vB Come pick it up.. It's out of a Catalina 30. Mays landing, nj
New Mainsail or Repair brians2628 at 5:53am 11.06.11 Lancer 4/1688 I was out sailing yesterday and ripped my Mainsail. The rip is fairly large, wondering, since I am
Close quarters manouvering sba55 at 5:05am 11.06.11 Day Sailers 20/4159 I am interested to hear some techniques on close quarter manouvering (like coming into or out of a c
Thanks Hunter Marine seadaddler at 1:27am 11.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1633 Well my shoulder surgery back in August is coming along slower than I wish it would only because of
Yanmar transmission repair bommers at 1:20am 11.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2994 Hi - I am looking for a good reputable repair shop for my Yanmar 2gm, Kanzaki KM2a transmission f
New motor, batteries, and charger - help! (1) Brian D at 1:46am 11.06.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3555 As the subject line says, I am getting a new motor, new batteries, and a new charger for my Lancer 2
Coast Guard rescues sailor 160 miles off San Diego Brian D at 10:25pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3155 The Coast Guard on Saturday located a sailor and his damaged sailboat about 160 miles southwest of
Water ballast freezing? Mark H at 9:23pm 11.05.11 Trailer Sailors 7/5478 I own a water ballasted boat. I was told recently by a local sailor that many of these WB boats are
cracks in deck ? (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:17pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 6/2804 I am looking at a Hunter 356 sailboat for sale. The deck has a few places with what appear to be cra
Manual head to electric head jmce1587 at 5:34pm 11.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1644 I want to change out my old Jabsco manual head with an electric head. Has anyone done this on a H31
Windrose sailboats voltzwgn at 4:40pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/7158 I'm considering taking a look at a windrose 24 ft, except I know nothing about them anyone have info
replacement of cutlass bearing newboatowner at 4:08pm 11.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1527 Good evening everyone: I suspect that I will have to replace the cutlass bearing on my 1980 Catali
Recore side deck in winter? Cool Beans at 2:27pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2080 Is it possible? I have already recored. . .well, the deck isn't really cored but just has 3/8" plyw
Yanmar digital hour meter intermittent manus at 2:02pm 11.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/4382 Have a Yanmar 3JH4E diesel engine with a Type C instrument panel. The digital hour meter on the tac
H34 Wiring (3) Ed Schenck at 12:56pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 12/2600 Brian beat me to the keyboard. But I had to drive home, he was already there. I took these pictures
Thanks To Ed... brian3820 at 12:39pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 2/1242 I want to take time and thank Ed Schenck for spending time today helping to get my engine winterized

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How many impellers? Terry Cox at 4:51am 10.18.22 Purchased our 1991 boat in 2002 without inspecting the impeller. Yanmar had about 650 hours of run t
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 4:29am 10.18.22 Dual coil but it was 11 gallon and I think a 15. I did not find any thing smaller.
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 4:22am 10.18.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, inc
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 9:47pm 10.17.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours.
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 10.17.22 And if you get hot dipped, run it through the gypsy several times both ways. Make sure there are no
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 10.17.22 Go to a wine store and get a spray can of nitrogen. Couple quick shots in the can and put the lid on
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.17.22 I've had luck with simply leaving normal, ablative bottom paint and one part barrier coating in the
Leaking thru hull Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 10.17.22 Glad to hear you're hauling out. I had the same issue. I was able to nearly eliminate my slow leak w
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 10.17.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, incl
How many impellers? SycloneDriver at 7:06pm 10.17.22 Your impellers probably failed, as you guessed, due to high back pressures. Time will tell.
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:43pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements? I replaced one shortly
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:40pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones y
Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with
Hunter 456 12v Dc Separating Solenoid for House Battery artboas at 6:19pm 10.17.22 We are upgrading to lithium batteries and need to find the 12v dc engine and house battery charging
How many impellers? Tally Ho at 6:00pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones yo
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 5:48pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements?
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Terry Cox at 5:31pm 10.17.22 Hot dipped galvanized chain is dull and has lots of irregularities in the zinc coating. So, when t
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 5:29pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the s
engine: belt too much slack and water drop RitSim at 5:23pm 10.17.22 Found the allen key file. This key goes down thru the seal to the underside and helps remove the se

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