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Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11
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The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
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Arch on bigger hunters
wpatch at 11:15am 10.25.22
I have an 04 36 and the arch is built extremely tough for 2 main reasons. 1) As others have said st
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar
Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 10.25.22
Coat the new gaskets with NON PETROLEUM grease such as SuperLube for a perfect fit. That should h
Voltage Meter Issue
Davidasailor26 at 11:09am 10.25.22
@Davidasailor26 , did your "Marine How To" reference mention that ? In too much of a rush to read t
CDI FF2
CrispyCringle at 10:37am 10.25.22
Mine was not reduced. I had the FF2 and sails when I bought the boat. But it would probably be a goo
Stagnant water in the lazarette
Parsons at 10:35am 10.25.22
If you need to drill your own limber holes through a bulkhead or stringer, make sure that you do not
Bad spider cracks ?
sail sfbay at 10:25am 10.25.22
Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks with
Wing Keel repair
dLj at 10:12am 10.25.22
I'm puzzled why you would cut the current side off. I'd say the original idea the OP stated would
Its funny Friday!
rgranger at 9:52am 10.25.22
I thought change comes from the cushions of my couch. :)
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes
rgranger at 9:50am 10.25.22
I bet you can get them right here. Call the SBO store.
Its funny Friday!
LloydB at 9:41am 10.25.22
Change may come from within but incentive seems to come from an ex-wife and the IRS.
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar
Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 10.25.22
Worked well on my 3GM30 that had muddy brown cooling water Do you have a brand name ?
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:31am 10.25.22
Then disconnect the drain hose at the engine; Which hose is this ? Raw water outlet from the hea
Voltage Meter Issue
Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 10.25.22
No can do under load and remember to let it rest at 0% load for 24 hrs. before reading. @Davidasail
Stagnant water in the lazarette
xavpil at 8:51am 10.25.22
NOTE! He said "at the bottom" not through the bottom. :yikes: Your lazarette is partitioned from o
Stagnant water in the lazarette
jssailem at 8:29am 10.25.22
a small drain hole at the bottom NOTE! He said "at the bottom" not through the bottom. :yikes: Yo
Stagnant water in the lazarette
xavpil at 8:03am 10.25.22
Permanent fix is a small drain hole at the bottom that will allow this to drain slowly to the main
Voltage Meter Issue
Davidasailor26 at 7:57am 10.25.22
One other caveat using voltages to determine state of charge is that the voltage is also affected by
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing?
sail sfbay at 7:36am 10.25.22
Another option is to install heater vents in the cockpit that blow hot air from a diesel heater. Ha
Voltage Meter Issue
Tin Kicker at 7:28am 10.25.22
Of course.

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