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Spinning Prop While Under Sail   (1)
sail sfbay at 7:56am 03.29.22
To add to what others have said about sailing in neutral please refer to attached Yanmar service adv
'86 Hunter 34 coolant through exhaust
flightlead404 at 7:54am 03.29.22
Great answers guys---I definitely plan on finding the other two vanes but I just wanted to be sure
SEALING THE MAST
sail sfbay at 7:49am 03.29.22
Have you considered a mast collar or tape Deck Collars / Mast Collars (rigrite.com) to help prevent
Water Pump Running
dlochner at 7:43am 03.29.22
At the risk of being pedantic, water, like most liquids, doesn't compress :) The water pressure com
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R?
dmax at 7:42am 03.29.22
I think more pictures, especially of the affected area, would help. If the rest of the hull-deck joi
Water Pump Running
dmax at 7:39am 03.29.22
Basic understanding of the accumulator. When your pump runs, it pressurizes the water in your syste
Its funny Friday!   (1)
leo310 at 7:21am 03.29.22
203886
Mast rail
Scott T-Bird at 7:19am 03.29.22
That gooseneck looks like it is riveted to the mast. Unless it is not the original location for it
Mast rail
mikeracca at 7:18am 03.29.22
I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks
kloudie1 at 7:09am 03.29.22
The crucial thing is if ya have enough space.. The transmission can be uncoupled and removed aft but
Mast rail
GrantBrown at 7:03am 03.29.22
I'm not looking at it right now but it must be behind the gooseneck and that does not look easy to r
SEALING THE MAST
rschuss at 6:58am 03.29.22
There is movement in the mast step due to stretching of the shrouds and hull movement and if you str
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder
kloudie1 at 6:54am 03.29.22
Probably could handle the lower-lowest power settings, but not the full rated output.. Lincoln (the
O'day 23 through hull access
rschuss at 6:49am 03.29.22
On my O'Day 222 the cockpit drain is in the transom. In this photo it looks like this drain would be
Mast rail
mikeracca at 6:49am 03.29.22
The gate could also be behind the gooseneck.
New 22 Owner
Sail Jake at 6:07am 03.29.22
Thanks for the rudder info. This rudder will be a kick up, how will the rules be different? Thanks
Mast rail
kappykaplan at 5:47am 03.29.22
Is the mast gate farther up on the mast? On my boat, the gate is about 12" above the gooseneck.
Mast rail   (1)
GrantBrown at 5:44am 03.29.22
203885 I thought there would be a removable stopper that will allows the sliders to be removed but
Mast rail
kappykaplan at 4:47am 03.29.22
Please post photos so we can see what you're working with.

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