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CNG tank adaptors SBiringer at 1:50pm 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5636 Would anyone know where to get (or how to make) an adapter to fill a CNG tank at car refill stations
cable to swing keel please once again Leftfield at 1:27pm 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1545 Does any one have pictures of a similar '94 26S swing keel board where the cable connects to it. I'v
Lewmar port light sailliny at 1:13pm 04.18.11 Catalina 310 5/2433 The Lewmar port light in the main cabin on the starboard side seems to be leaking. I pulled the deco
Can't get TV to turn on (Hunter 33) Mike Gall at 12:28pm 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2133 I just bought a 2009 Hunter 33 (my fourth Hunter), and am delighted with it. I have one very minor
New Keel Hanger Castings (2) SailAway1 at 12:24pm 04.18.11 Catalina 22 5/1625 Does anyone know what the clearance between the inner faces of the keel hanger castings and the keel
IDA sail rudder doehunter at 11:56am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/4804 I almost forgot, this was my 1st outing with the ida sail rudder. When I mounted it, I was concerned
Replacement for Traveler brackets jamescyu at 11:55am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1966 I have a 1988 H28.5. The end brackets/caps that hold down and secure the traveler track are cracked.
Tornadoes in Deltaville, VA (1) elle at 11:11am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3296 This may be of interest to Hunter owners who have lived in or visited The Middle Peninsula of VA or
Beneteau 373 Dark Blue Paint, Pin Stripe and Exhaust Vent MDZ at 10:22am 04.18.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1863 I am looking for the dark blue cabin pin stripe and some dark blue touch up paint for my 373. Benet
Keel Reconditioning THECUSCUS at 9:43am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2445 I posted on the other Macgregor site how I reconditioned my keel. For those of you that are interes
Bilge under engine gpd955 at 8:47am 04.18.11 Catalina 310 10/2170 Trying to get a head start on troubleshooting some errant winterizing anti-freeze. Went to the boa
Repair Brydon Boy head ojairon at 8:37am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/1619 I have a 1973 Cat 27 and am trying to find parts (pump) to repair my old Brydon Boy head. I tried f
O'Day 28 prop pitch Kevin3447 at 8:22am 04.18.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/963 Hi everyone, I have on O'Day 28 with the Yanmar 1 cylinder engine. We have a MaxProp 13" 2-blade pr
Catalina 270 Tuning SimplyGern at 7:44am 04.18.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/16036 Hi Don, I have a 1994 Catalina 270 with a 150 jib that I occasionally race. Against either Catalin
Hot Batteries IanJ at 7:42am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 19/3059 I am trying to get around my battery system, and am still getting problems. I followed Maine Sails
Lowrance LMS 520 C gps/chartplotter doehunter at 7:18am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4747 Hey guys, I have a chance to buy a slightly used Lowrance LMS 520C. Is anyone familiar with this un
h40.5 sole jumbo6592 at 7:13am 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/1637 The sole on my starboard side absorbed oil from a storage leak, another story. Anyway, the sole is t
How would you mount a torpedo? Kermit at 7:12am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5019 My son and I drove past an American Legion building yesterday with static displays in the yard. Whe
M25XPBC Coolant Recovery Tank gpd955 at 7:11am 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4508 New to the deisel engine and I have a question about the coolant recovery system. During the seaso
Yanmar surges briefly when throttle reduced Persy at 6:56am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1705 I have an 01 Hunter 420 powered with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Engine runs fine with 1 hopefully minor bug th

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Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Parsons at 5:17am 07.14.22 Debate? I come here to learn and share about sailing, but I can ignore a thread with the click of a
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) RoyS at 5:14am 07.14.22 Wrap the pipe before the water injection to prevent it from melting any wires or hoses that may touc
Port hatch on Hunter23 help kappykaplan at 5:08am 07.14.22 Attached is a mock up picture I am using to simu the auto pilot. No attachment.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 5:06am 07.14.22 When sailing I want the engine ready to start in case I need to quickly power out of a bad situatio
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware RoyS at 5:04am 07.14.22 Reminds me of a story I read about the old Soviet Union. Everyone who owned a car had the same State
Open engine intake.... Ward H at 4:56am 07.14.22 I do as the others have said. Open the engine intake on arrival and close when leaving the boat. Whe
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:53am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open. I
mast wieght jviss at 4:50am 07.14.22 If you go to Rig-Rite and can identify the extrusion for your mast, you can read the weight/ft., mul
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 4:41am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion g
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Maine Sail at 4:36am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion ge
Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:36am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:31am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 4:31am 07.14.22 Yes agree with the water pump/ impeller. as said I have always opened before leaving and keep open t
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:18am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and p
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 3:42am 07.14.22 Bingo! borrow a leak detector and sniff the refrigerant side of things. A good place to start looki
Open engine intake.... Rick486 at 2:56am 07.14.22 I have my intake strainers facing aft. I shut down the generator water intake, but leave the engine
Open engine intake.... JamesG161 at 2:39am 07.14.22 I open all water valves when I go sailing and close when leaving the boat. Two things on engine wat
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Alfa at 11:49pm 07.13.22 Richard, 1600 hours for 2006 Diesel engine indicate very low use and if engine vibration is caused
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? ComoxSweetCaroline at 10:37pm 07.13.22 Our closest Hunter dealer is now selling Catalina with no mention of Hunter on their web site. Sad t
Outhaul car on Selden Boom (1) Nachismo at 10:04pm 07.13.22 Sailboat Owners has ordered it. I have never accidentally gybed this boat, but I bought it out of t

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