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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 4/1859 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
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1940 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof

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Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? (1) Tom J at 10:12pm 04.15.22 You could secure the wiring and use heat shrink, as others have noted, to neaten things up. And, ye
What do you think of this...... dLj at 8:56pm 04.15.22
Keel question Benny17441 at 8:27pm 04.15.22 Haven't learned to sail yet have someone here in St Pete that's going to teach me when i get sailbo
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Benny17441 at 8:19pm 04.15.22 Should be good in most general conditions but should you sail in a river or an area of strong curren
Raymarine I40 wind? Captain Larry-DH at 8:11pm 04.15.22 I liked it. The rotovecta vane seemed accurate and responsive, but in light air (< 5kt) perhaps not
New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation patagoniadave at 8:05pm 04.15.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new boat! Your ghost rider sound seems like it co
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 8:01pm 04.15.22
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Tom J at 7:55pm 04.15.22 No offense: it's a meaningless distinction. If the force was being applied at the bow, we'd call it
A Technically Sophisticated Repair (1) Kermit at 7:31pm 04.15.22 We told @Kermit to do that a few years ago so he could get a new stereo! :beer: I replaced my comp
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits jviss at 7:31pm 04.15.22 Stainless guys to stainless chainplates to stainless bolts to copper bonding system to iron engine
What do you think of this...... dlochner at 7:29pm 04.15.22 At least the rigger did the right thing by refunding her money.
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:15pm 04.15.22 If you buy that boat you will most likely want to repair the wiring and if the bilge pump works now
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:13pm 04.15.22 Welcome to SBO. Yes the bilge looks like it needs maintenance work by an owner that cares about his
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:02pm 04.15.22 The bilge pump and the switch is manufactured to be underwater, so if both are working, you should
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:01pm 04.15.22 Most bilge pumps can not completely dry out the bilge. It has to do with the type of pump typically
Auto Bilge Pump Wiring/Water? wren_pacificus at 7:00pm 04.15.22 Welcome to boat ownership! I see evidence of old abandoned wiring, questionable connections and cor
Stainless steel washers in electrical circuits WayneH at 6:48pm 04.15.22 I knew this earlier and all my electrical connections are lead, copper, tin to lead, copper, tin.
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Grotto at 6:45pm 04.15.22 I will attest to getting it sand blasted, I went the grinder rust converter route WAY more work.
Burning insense on a boat jviss at 6:23pm 04.15.22 How do I safely burn insense on a boat? Why? Is incense that important to you?
Burning insense on a boat gtg at 6:20pm 04.15.22 If I had to have something burning, I'd design something like this lantern sold by Weems and Plath,

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