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Shower leak bugsboat at 6:10pm 09.20.11 Big Boats 1/1005 Our 1995 37.5 Hunter has sprung a leak! When we turn on the shower, we get lots of water under the s
one part paint onto 2 part epoxy? blackjohn at 6:07pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2425 hello everyone.i am trying to use up some old paint.i put 1 coat of 2 part interlux epoxy onto cockp
Hole in vecinity of engine chiefaponte at 5:11pm 09.20.11 S2 2/1301 I own a 1976 8.0C with an Atomic 4 engine. my boat has a hole with a tapered wooden plug on the fib
navigation lights replacement lenses chiefaponte at 5:07pm 09.20.11 S2 2/1435 I own a 1976 S2 8.0C and my Stbd running light lens is broken. Does anyone know of a lens replacem
Batteries for the H37C (2) Ed Schenck at 4:32pm 09.20.11 The Cherubini Hunters 37/8079 Well, as usual, Maine Sail is right. AGM batteries require too much careful charging to be in a boat
Confused about play in rudder Roy10289 at 4:22pm 09.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2073 I thought that play in the rudder was sloppy response to the helm. I have been reading the archives
Lonestar 16 Bilge Boards steve schick at 3:38pm 09.20.11 Chrysler 0/3799 Hi! Have you worked on the bilge boards on this boat?? I have a Lonestar 16 with the bilge boards re
How to deal with idiots on the water? rrranch at 1:47pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 58/11073 On this subject I am lost. I know what we would have done in the Navy if we were in a tight channel
Ranger 29 holding tank questions rrranch at 1:22pm 09.20.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 5/5907 We just bought Chaser, a 74 Ranger 29. She's in near perfect condition other than a dripping sea wat
Help ID this boat, please... (1) prof10000 at 1:20pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 21/3554 Hi everyone. This is my first post so please be gentle :) Unfortunately, all I have is this lous
Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners (1) rpeebles at 12:46pm 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2134 Seeking Herreshoff cat ketch owners to share information about boat maintenance etc... Thanks! Roge
Replacement Cap for Deck Fill CapeTyphooner at 12:27pm 09.20.11 Bigger Boats 2/4025 I have the 1 1/2" Wilcox Crittenden deck fill plates with the black plastic caps. I am missing one
Aqua Signal Product Report Roger Long at 12:03pm 09.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5244 Those of you who followed my re-fit last winter and spring may remember the incredible string of DOA
Outboard Engine Hoist For Hunter 39 canuck at 11:58am 09.20.11 Big Boats 5/1796 Has anyone mounted a Garhauer engine hoist on a HUNTER 39. Pics or info would be appreciated. What d
Cockpit drain problem bmccollum at 11:24am 09.20.11 S2 5/3108 I am a new owner of a 9.2A. I went out today to manually pump the bilge from the cockpit bilge pump.
oday 22 1973 question captainvic at 9:43am 09.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1209 i aquired a 1973 oday 22 and it is missing all of its sheets (lines). does anyone know the lengths a
A Winter Storage Question Nodak7 at 9:31am 09.20.11 Big Boats 8/2115 OK.. I am sure this will sound strange to many of you but up here in the north country we store, la
Atlantic highlands, raritan bay area marina Calypso at 8:52am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2812 I'm looking to get closer to home. We live in the Allentown Pa area and we are about 2 hrs to the h
Boat US vs Sea Tow Roger Long at 8:42am 09.20.11 Ask All Sailors 34/12321 I'm just about to leave Maine and head for FL/GA via the ICW. Several people who should know have a
Converting Diesel to Electric Motor largojimbo2003 at 8:41am 09.20.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4406 Anyone have any ideas, thoughts on converting from diesel to electric motor on a 30ft sailboat?

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Water filter clarification... xavpil at 6:12pm 10.23.22 It sure appears to be a mystery... Here is what your filter looks like on the shelf. e sideways) t
Water filter clarification... (1) xavpil at 6:11pm 10.23.22
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 5:49pm 10.23.22 Could it be a rpm set point indicating that it is safe to change gears? It could totally be that a
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 5:47pm 10.23.22
Water filter not needed right? xavpil at 5:47pm 10.23.22 It looks like (I'm hoping) there is a valve in there. @xavpil , please check to see if there is a
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar smokey73 at 5:30pm 10.23.22 Before trying to clean it you might want to figure out what it is. It looks very much like oil that
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Clutch Cargo at 5:00pm 10.23.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Richard19068 at 4:27pm 10.23.22
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Siamese at 4:06pm 10.23.22 I've been naked in the Walmart parking lot many times. I mean, there you are in your travel trailer
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:02pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap Does the brake handle really come as standard equipment ?
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Siamese at 3:59pm 10.23.22 You bet...I love my Smartplug. It'd be hard to imagine anyone installing it and regretting it.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 10.23.22
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:58pm 10.23.22 For sale cheap
CDI FF2 CrispyCringle at 2:56pm 10.23.22 I replaced my forestay on the 23.5 with a stock replacement from the store on this website. Fit perf
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 JoeWhite at 2:48pm 10.23.22 Try hammering from the bottom gently on each valve. Then insert a large screwdriver in each valve fr
Water filter clarification... SycloneDriver at 2:46pm 10.23.22
Testing coolant pump? Richard19068 at 2:36pm 10.23.22 Where is the fun in that? Beside, you might miss the opening and closing temps of the thermostat.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 2:35pm 10.23.22
winter cover shemandr at 2:28pm 10.23.22 With regard to custom covers I think they have to end at the outside toerail/rail guard or go past t
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug jssailem at 2:09pm 10.23.22 And until I'm retired, I'd rather keep my boat shore list to what must be done. May your retiremen

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