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2QM15 Oil Filter Adapter Kit kenken at 2:48pm 02.28.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1362 Has anyone installed an oil filter adapter on a 2QM15 diesel? The adapter allows you to mount the oi
What size Battery for a 2002 H240? jackhobbs88 at 2:34pm 02.28.10 Smaller Boats 3/1888 Need to know what size battery I need for my H240. Any ideas of best buy?
An Affordable Chartplotter Option? wufibugs at 11:17am 02.28.10 Ask All Sailors 30/6217 I have been looking for an affordable chartplotter/gps option that would integrate with the existing
Grease fitting for shaft log Witzend at 8:58am 02.28.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2492 Has anyone ever installed a grease fitting on the coupling for the packing grand seal to help lub an
Location of pad eye for A-Sym Chris Connor at 8:46am 02.28.10 Catalina 310 11/3012 I am once again considering the purchase of an Assymetrical Spinnaker for my Catalina 310. My 310 di
1995 Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 7:31am 02.28.10 Big Boats 10/3064 Just bought a 37.5 and I need to buy a propane tank. Anyone know where I can find one? I will want t
272 limber holes Oldhokie64 at 7:08am 02.28.10 Bigger Boats 7/2757 The shower sump question reminded me to ask... Does anyone know how the bilge water in the engine co
backstay adjuster rmilavsky at 6:53am 02.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1484 I have an Oday 240. I am trying to improve sail trim for this coming season. Would adding a backst
Bow cleats med2463 at 11:05pm 02.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2609 Has anyone added bow cleats on 37c. Putting all bow/spring lines on the sampson post is a pain. Pr
A few items... Ron20324 at 9:31pm 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2764 The new West and Defender Catalogs are now out. The new Sailrite catalog will not be out for maybe
Another 170 deck story neptunedwb at 9:16pm 02.27.10 Smaller Boats 0/976 I just got a 98 Hunter 170 with some moderate cracks on the center rib of the deck and next to the m
Cockpit Dimensions Hunter 146 (1) esterhazyinoz at 9:02pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/2432 I'm preparing for the delivery of a 146 and wanted to purchase some cockpit storage bags which I tho
1985 Hunter 23 slug size? peptobysmol at 6:52pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1728 To all you 23 owners or prior owners. I currently have 5/16ths slugs on my main. Is this the right s
52 Irwin Bayboater70 at 3:08pm 02.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2019 I am looking at a 52 Irwin to purchase for a liveaboard/ traveler. Anyone know much about them good
Yanmar fuel filter micron size Mike8245 at 1:57pm 02.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3357 I have an 2003 356 with a Yanmar 3gm30f-yeu. Can anyone find what the secondary fuel filter (the one
autopilot problem lorhall at 1:48pm 02.27.10 Big Boats 9/2062 Have a Hunter 430 with Autohelm 7000 autopilot. Has always worked well. Now, when a try to go from s
floor varnish capta at 12:38pm 02.27.10 Pearson 4/2339 Does anybody know what Pearson used as a "varnish" on the floors? I need to refinish them ' don't wa
Oyster Sloop HOPE Soundbounder at 12:32pm 02.27.10 Sails Call Lounge 3/4104 Some photos of HOPE, which is believed to be the last oyster sloop built on Long Island Sound. htt
repair help josegatos at 12:27pm 02.27.10 Cal 0/1631 Ive owned my cal25 (a 1966 which i believe is hull#205) for 2 years now and as a first time boat own
bed covers for Beneteau 46 newowner at 12:24pm 02.27.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3119 When we went to see the new Beneteau 46 that we had just bought, the covers on both the v-berth and

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Pedestal Compass, True North? Don S/V ILLusion at 2:07pm 05.04.22 Correct. That depends! It can be a big deal if you're transiting a narrow channel in fog, and usi
Raymarine ST4000+ Auto Pilot clutch pop out Growl at 2:02pm 05.04.22
Upper Rudder Post Bearing/Bushing Replacement dmax at 1:56pm 05.04.22 Sounds like a good plan, my only recommendation would be to split the wood first, clamp it back toge
Pedestal Compass, True North? jviss at 1:30pm 05.04.22
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:24pm 05.04.22
Spin vs whisker pole BarryL at 1:22pm 05.04.22 Hi Fred, Congrats on the new boat. Congrats on having a symmetric spinnaker and thinking about flyi
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:21pm 05.04.22 Ethanol (corn syrup crap) will foul the jets. I use to carry 2+2 carb cleaner and sprayed the jets
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 1:20pm 05.04.22 The centerboard is good. I have had it out, repaired some dings, and painted it with anti-fouling. T
Ammeter replacement questions jviss at 1:19pm 05.04.22 power current (aAmps) fixed it for you :) As noted in that link, ammeters measure FLOW of electro
Ship/Maintenance log book Dalliance at 1:15pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access dmax at 12:39pm 05.04.22
Newport 30-3 grab rails (3) bil1215 at 12:25pm 05.04.22
Mast wiring access bil1215 at 12:21pm 05.04.22 Bill I looked at the images of a Newport 1986 Mk3 listed for sale out here on the west coast. It loo
cl 14 dewe48 at 12:20pm 05.04.22 Thanks for all the help. It's actually up to 60 today so I hope to get this thing in the water and
Ammeter replacement questions LeslieTroyer at 12:16pm 05.04.22 The purpose of the colors is to prevent confusion. Red = DC Positive. Black = AC Neutral or DC g
ODay 35 keel bolt dmax at 12:16pm 05.04.22 Just replaced mine with these from McMaster-Carr: 1 94804A360 Super-Corrosion-Resistant 316 Stainl
Ship/Maintenance log book (1) jssailem at 12:14pm 05.04.22 Cleaning my office, I came across the attached checklist. It is for winter in the Pacific NW, so may
Month Manufactured JoeWhite at 12:13pm 05.04.22 B indicates September. M indicates the format of the hull number. So September of 1983. It was a ver
Edson wheel adjustment! Growl at 12:02pm 05.04.22 So, I remove the inspection plate and turns out whoever marked the wheel missed it by a spoke! LMAO,
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Richard19068 at 12:00pm 05.04.22 Available now, is the GoSun Flow. https://gosun.co/products/flow (Full disclosure, I was an early

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