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Over heating on a Yanmar 18hp steveebryant at 9:45pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1762 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the e
Good Docks To Walk???? Harleyworker at 9:37pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2582 I'll be heading up to Sussex N.J. on Thursday to visit family and friends for the holiday.Unfortunat
offshore passages keithshunter at 9:32pm 11.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1462 Does any know of a 1977 Hunter 27 making extended offshore passages ? Pacific Northwest to Hawaii .
Pulling a Hunter 22 hellerjo at 8:07pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1429 I have been keeping the boat at a boatyard for the winter. I have an opportunity to buy a trailer fo
Americas Cup higgs at 7:23pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 35/4566 As I understand it: 1. The vessel type has not yet been established yet both teams have develope
Midship Cleats John & Georgie at 7:21pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1089 Hi John ' Georgie, I received an e-mail notification from you regarding midship cleats. How can I he
Will -60 pink RV antifreeze with alcohol hurt my 3gmf letsgo at 5:12pm 11.17.09 Big Boats 16/6692 I just winterized my Yanmar 3GMF with pink RV biodegradable -60 degree antifreeze. The bottle says i
interior finish johnweaver at 3:24pm 11.17.09 Pearson 4/2081 I need to touch-up some areas on the teak in the interior of my 1986 Pearson 36.2 and was hoping tha
Mast mount location for wisker pole jkittka at 3:13pm 11.17.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2468 Having aquired a wisker pole I would ask that if anyone already has one if they could provide me som
small mainsail Airlandsea at 3:09pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2500 I have a 25' hunter and the mainsail is slightly short on mast and boom....is it a bad idea to use t
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 1:02pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 11/1623 have a hunter 19 and would like to get a power tilt electric start motor for next year have a honda
Oday fuel gauge sail2kn0m0r at 12:37pm 11.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1495 D'R marine mentioned that my Oday 26 fuel tank uses a Twin site fuel gauge and I just need to figure
Landlocked Newby w/a 26X DesertSailor87 at 12:20pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1242 I just purchased a 97' 26X which is in need of TLC, but I'm game. I need to replace the 12' steerin
propeller shaft rattle wflowe2 at 10:06am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6388 I have a new to me, 2008 Catalina 320. It was very lightly used before I bought it and had it deliv
Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1664 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1311 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a
H37 Cutter cabin sole replacement SailTIP at 8:11am 11.17.09 Big Boats 6/2417 Finally got around to working on replacing the parquet flooring in my cabin. Tore out a section, exp
Trailer sailor bottom paint? ChrisNC at 7:39am 11.17.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4180 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1720 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1528 Has anyone used this product?

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Hello, new 25 owner with questions! ray dann at 7:46pm 08.17.21 Awesome looking boat! I got one just like it a few weeks ago. Doesn't look like it needs much for
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ sail sfbay at 7:41pm 08.17.21 My 2 cents .........as a chemical engineer hydrogenation in marine electric motor applications is mi
Catalina 25 trailer help. SailingLoto at 7:37pm 08.17.21 Is it a c25 swing keel? If so, I will gladly measure my trailer and send pics
Wooden Tedd at 7:28pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ? A common exercise in machinist tra
To Electric or not to Electric that is the question/ Tedd at 7:15pm 08.17.21 regereration............ AND hydrogeneration........... From what I've seen, hydrogeneration is th
Wooden Leeward Rail at 6:57pm 08.17.21 How are those bronze cleats finished so they bolt to the deck ?
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 6:49pm 08.17.21 Thank you! I will give it a try. I actually bought the mast climber last week and tried it out. Work
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 6:39pm 08.17.21 Ditto BigEasy .......that is what I replace mine with!!
Beneteau 361 new owner BigEasy at 6:35pm 08.17.21 You can order bronze thru Hull fittings, valves, & tailpieces directly from Groco. I have been repl
Yanmar alternator loosens way too often Benny17441 at 6:35pm 08.17.21 Are you sure you have the correct belt size. New belts will stretch some and if you are at the end
Outboard size Benny17441 at 6:30pm 08.17.21 A 15HP 4 stroke would likely be too heavy. Check the motor mount for maximum capacity rating. The
26S Mast base hinge upgrade Justin_NSA at 6:30pm 08.17.21 BWY is always very helpful. I'm sure they would walk you thru installing the plate you bought from t
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:28pm 08.17.21 This is the route to go. While the swap at the pump will make it work, the need to remember what i
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:25pm 08.17.21 Something similar happened to me. The dimwit...er, previous owner...of my boat had wired up his aut
26S Mast base hinge upgrade sail sfbay at 6:22pm 08.17.21 Suggest contacting RigRite and/or your local rigger.
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent smokey73 at 6:22pm 08.17.21 The proper fix is to swap the wires at the panel, or run new wires, so that red is positive and bl
1970 Morgan 30 sail sfbay at 6:19pm 08.17.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Mast step - contact RigRite Centerb
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent Alan Gomes at 6:14pm 08.17.21 Thank you every one for your input. Peggie, Hayden and Smokey were correct...the wiring was revers
Batteries relocated on a Hunter 37.5 smokey73 at 6:06pm 08.17.21 Pics of the final installation and details if you can.
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent All U Get at 6:00pm 08.17.21

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