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18 hp Yanmar overheating after replacing domestic wate hoses steveebryant at 9:51pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2554 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the e
Yanmar 18hp over heating steveebryant at 9:47pm 11.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2075 Anyone know anything at all about small diesel engines? I had to replace a hose that ran from the
Over heating on a Yanmar 18hp steveebryant at 9:45pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1915 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 14/2814 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 1/1531 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 4/1488 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 35/4978 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 0/1116 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 16/7131 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 4/2327 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 2/2754 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 7/2786 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 11/1689 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 2/1586 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 1/1299 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 13/6736 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 4/1860 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 0/1352 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 6/2532 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 4/4411 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n

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KISS Wind Generator Problem geoffschultz at 9:05am 04.16.22 is the magnet in the wrong orientation with North South poles causing resistance? similar to puttin
Binoculars jssailem at 8:59am 04.16.22 compass bearing from binoculars in anger Thinking about that. Perhaps. Racing. Avoiding a tug b
Anchor locker leaks jssailem at 8:56am 04.16.22 As a general rule I like to seal the boat from the outside. I would look at cracks, screws, holes,
KISS Wind Generator Problem danooxnard at 8:53am 04.16.22 is the magnet in the wrong orientation with North South poles causing resistance? similar to putting
KISS Wind Generator Problem Rich Stidger at 8:19am 04.16.22 I will take a GUESS. And it is only a guess. I will bet that one of the stator coils has a short i
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 8:14am 04.16.22 The point is that ss should not be between the lug and battery, or lug and busbar or lug and fuse..
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines jssailem at 7:59am 04.16.22 Thanks CYQK. It is a work in progress. I just got my Injectors back from the shop. Serviced and read
A Technically Sophisticated Repair Scott B at 7:57am 04.16.22 I have about 8 hours of music on my phone but mostly I just listen to Spotify now. I use a Bluetoot
Water Heater Discharge SV Bella at 7:49am 04.16.22 this is what I read on the internet. Is it true? I don't know. We'll see when it gets here and in
Yet another LiFePo4 query Maine Sail at 6:54am 04.16.22
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 sail sfbay at 6:54am 04.16.22 Understand the sailboat is normally fitted with a small 3 to 6 hp outboard motor for docking and man
Propane Outboard santana1972 at 6:03am 04.16.22 Thanks so much!!!
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits (2) Maine Sail at 5:52am 04.16.22 I think the message here is not that stainless shouldn't be used for washers and nuts that secure t
37C Portlight sandpiper10471 at 5:27am 04.16.22 Many thanks. You have confirmed that old age has not completely clicked in. My suspicion confirmed.
Propane Outboard (1) patbratton at 5:19am 04.16.22 I downloaded a PDF from Mercury's website. The one I have is 8M015256 for a motor series starting i
Perkins 4.107 or 4.108 fuel lines CYQK at 5:09am 04.16.22 jsailem If you had asked that question last week i would have had the receipt here at my shop Took a
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 5:06am 04.16.22 Where do you buy proper washers & nuts from?? I think the message here is not that stainless shoul
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:04am 04.16.22 Greg Yes..thats what im talking about.. Not a kick but just a nuggsss
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits CYQK at 5:02am 04.16.22 Where do you buy proper washers & nuts from??
A Technically Sophisticated Repair (1) Kermit at 4:16am 04.16.22

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