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Ice box drain JVoss at 3:16pm 09.05.11 Pearson 1/1512 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 34. I love the boat but the ice box drains into the bilge. Previo
Clearing 90 degree thru hull vent Alvorada at 3:08pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3493 How do you clear a 90 degree metal thru hull vent? OK, so we have two little ones on board (not an
Passport 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams Padrino at 2:54pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 4/3342 Passage 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams I was able to locate on-line the systems diagrams for t
Puffer adventure. UPSGUY at 2:47pm 09.05.11 AMF 0/2417 Took my 10 year old out for a sailing excursion out to a local sand hole. Awesome sailing 15-20 knot
Vang as a mainsheet? (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 13/3069 My 1996 Hunter 280 has the "optional" traveller on the cabin roof. While I like the traveller option
Dropping Acid....battery problems Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1726 I was doing some maintenance today (gale-force winds from the north and heavy seas kept me from vent
Ongoing maintenance - Rudder duncanhoo at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Bavaria 2/2684 Finally caught up on my boat (that is finally after many years fixed all the broken/breaking stuff
My boat won't start sometimes loki219 at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 5/3604 I have a 1987 Catalina wingkeel with a universal diesel aux..My problem is tha The motor starts the
h33.5 trailer psherwin at 1:10pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1102 I am looking for a trailer for a Hunter 33.5 ('88-'94 bulb wing keel). Does anyone have one on the
Winch replacements for c42 mkI pintospal at 12:33pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 0/1445 Anyone replace their original c42 mkI winches with electric? Thoughts and recommendations?
Review/Feedback on an S2 1978 6.8? JimGo at 12:14pm 09.05.11 S2 10/11538 Hi! I'm still trying to find my first sailboat. I just visited a 1976 S2 6.8 that's in very nice s
Making up Standing Rigging.... (1) Sumner at 12:05pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2002 Guidelines for correct swaging is available online in Advisory Circular 43.13-1a or AC 43.13-1a. Sw
Hunter 37.5 - Setting Up for Singlehanding Neill Parker Jr at 11:33am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2300 I am considering purchasing a 1995 Hunter 37.5 was hoping there are some Hunter 37.5 owners who coul
plugging leaks dtrainor at 11:15am 09.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/896 Folks, My wife and I purchased a (very) used 15 foot O'Day and we have enjoyed sailing it on a smal
Rotten bulkead and counter GDavies at 11:00am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1239 A project I'll be taking on soon will be the replacement of the bulkhead below the cockpit, and the
Okay, gimme hell... zeehag at 10:03am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3564 found a cheeepo ct41 for parts boat--- i can use much of the items on board and not have to pay ret
Passport II A/C: Control Board or Compressor? Capn D at 9:47am 09.05.11 Big Boats 2/2244 I've got an 11 year old Marine Air Passport II 16K A/C system. About 6 years ago the control board f
Interior Wood Touch Up Suggestions Ducati at 9:04am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3561 After a season of racing the inside of our boat has its fair share of interior wood dings. The mar
Cockpit Wood Steps (Boards) replacement (5) Sylvain at 8:41am 09.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4222 The teak steps (boards) on the edges of the cockpit were not the best looking and needed to be refin
West Coast delivery, running the gauntlet.. (7) CharlieCobra at 7:46am 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 35/8618 Time for a break from my insane schedule so we are fixing to drive down to Frisco to pick up a Hudso

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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
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 8:07am 10.25.22
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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