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Hollow keel fairing sending stinky water into basin under cabin sole NJKennard at 5:24am 03.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/641 Its a 1997 hunter 376. I have stink water coming up into the glassed in basin located under the cabi
Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (2) thevoyager at 2:25am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 34/3393 I am based in the UK. I have been shooting for 15 years, events, fashion, PR etc, I am looking to de
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 6:53pm 03.29.22 Big Boats 48/6725 Hi. I have Hunter 49, she has done many miles (Over 100k) I live on board and recently picked up a l
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 3:21pm 03.29.22 Catalina 22 18/1967 What is the peg on this tiller used for?
Frigoboat refrigeration blockage pencilmike at 1:28pm 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 0/374 I have a frigoboat capri 50f compressor and a 200 f evaporator, air cooled, smart controller, 6 year
Windward mark rounding strategy markwbird at 12:22pm 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1172 I recently rigged my boat with a spinnaker and it's been a learning experience for sure. Here's an
Replacement Trailer for Macgregor 26x SailingDan at 11:54am 03.29.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/780 I heard from a Load Rite trailer dealer they make a custom build aluminum trailer for the Macgregor
'93 Hunter 27 mast wiring blowboat2001 at 10:58am 03.29.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/596 I just bought a '93 Hunter 27. The steaming an anchor lights are not working and the wiring going t
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 10:16am 03.29.22 Big Boats 11/5239 My dodger and bimini are at the end of their useful life. I am considering building a removable har
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 2:26am 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 6/999 Need to weld at the boat and want to see if the honda has enough juice to run it. Anyone done this??
H40,5 Fridge and freezer volumes Bouchard at 10:48pm 03.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/490 I am at home and away fromt he boat and wonder: has any one measured or has the info for the volume
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:52pm 03.28.22 Ask All Sailors 46/3918
Water Pump Running NWSailor at 5:55pm 03.28.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1798 Hello. I recently installed a brand new Jabsco Accumulator tank (1L) into my water system because th
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? (1) mjsader at 5:20pm 03.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/1464 I'm a member of a small, "casual" sailboat club on an Army Corps lake in Kentucky. Last year I purch
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 4:37pm 03.28.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/919 I notice some black oil spattered from vent slot of KM2P gearbox and on starboard side rear engine m
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification Clydo at 3:01pm 03.28.22 Catalina 310 9/2117 Will have rigger install halyard restrainer in couple weeks so thought will have replace light while
Temporary replacement for broken yanmar transmission dip stick Dale Haz at 2:31pm 03.28.22 C&C 0/1113 I found that a Porsche oil drain plug will work as a replacement while waiting for a new dip stick.
Spinning Prop While Under Sail Gulf Arbutus at 12:23pm 03.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2638 Hello Fellow Beneteau Owners I have a new 2022 Oceanis 38.1 and found that the prop turns very noisi
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) SV Bella at 12:21pm 03.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1026 I was topping off my main tank yesterday. I had a crew member put the diesel in the boat. I think

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overheating 1985 oday 35 Davidasailor26 at 6:17am 05.26.25
overheating 1985 oday 35 kappykaplan at 4:56am 05.26.25 The mixing elbow is where the hot exhaust gases from the engine are mixed with and cooled by the raw
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 4:53am 05.26.25 Thank you for responding! I'm used to working on cars not boats. What is a "mixing elbow"? I'm al
Someone has some explaining to do Indysailor at 4:40am 05.26.25 Sometimes Google maps just aren't correct.
Water system keep or remove Indysailor at 4:40am 05.26.25 I'm on a lake and primarily day sail where a lack of holding tank would not be a problem. There is a
max prop and universal m25 question. (1) john2 at 11:53pm 05.25.25 Update. the max prop works great! under sail we gained almost 1 knot in speed. motoring we lost
Is this gelcoat on the bottom Michael Davis at 10:17pm 05.25.25 Clean (sand/ dremel) wipe with acetone, fill with thickened epoxy, sand and paint.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Drinky Crow at 8:51pm 05.25.25 Like this....which isn't quite fully retracted but the pole can be shorter, eh?
Water heater button turns off shore power? Davidasailor26 at 7:53pm 05.25.25 Glad it seems to be working for you with the new element. To clarify the switches on your AC panel -
Racor fuel filter element replacement Davidasailor26 at 7:33pm 05.25.25 Thanks for the inputs. I have a better idea of what I am looking at and looking for. I would expec
overheating 1985 oday 35 Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 05.25.25
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? BigNickMontana at 6:36pm 05.25.25 To clarify @BigNickMontana's post, you cannot program the multiplus directly from the Cerbo. With a
overheating 1985 oday 35 JoeWhite at 6:28pm 05.25.25 Is the mixing elbow clogged?
Racor fuel filter element replacement yelkenli at 6:27pm 05.25.25 Thanks for the inputs. I have a better idea of what I am looking at and looking for. I would expec
Racor fuel filter element replacement WayneH at 6:21pm 05.25.25 On my 1980 W50, I have a 10 micron engine filter and a 2 micron Racor upstream of it. Because every
overheating 1985 oday 35 wildegroot at 6:15pm 05.25.25 Hello everyone. We have had overheating problems in both water circuits of a Universal M25 engine.
Water heater button turns off shore power? (4) Ed Childress at 6:15pm 05.25.25 Thank you guys for your suggestions. My water heater now works. It was a short in the heating elem
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point PaulK at 5:45pm 05.25.25 Important that it swivels up, or the additional loa will add a lot to your slip fees.
Water system keep or remove Foswick at 5:34pm 05.25.25 My recommendation: Set the boat up the way you want it, unless you PLAN to sell it in the next few y
Water system keep or remove Terry Cox at 5:23pm 05.25.25 Is there any reason not to remove the tank? Your boat, your choice. I followed Peggie Hall's re-co

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