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hunter 340 air conditioner arnie at 6:57pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 4/3870 I just bought a 2001 hunter 340, I would like to put in a air conditioner on board. When i was looki
Closing the engine seacock while sailing? Bob S at 5:58pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5992 The closing seacock thread has been interesting and it seems it's much safer but maybe not always co
What boats have a PHRF rating of 0? rpwillia at 5:55pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6800 Doing up some race results and my wife was asking about PHRF ratings and who would have a zero (0) t
Macgregor Rudder Float? SW Fla Guy at 5:39pm 09.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6926 I recently purchased a 1984 22' Mac. I pulled the rudder to fix some dings and noted that it is of a
use barbor hauler when reefing roller furler? ChuckThomas at 5:27pm 09.20.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/9135 One of the problems when reefing my genny is trying to move the blocks forward. What are pros and c
Leaky fuel fitting Tom23352 at 4:35pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1673 is making me crazy! The banjo fitting on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my Yanmar 2GM20F
Cleaning the bilge Smitty at 3:40pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 29/23642 Over 1800 hours my Westerbeke has dripped a little oil and sometimes when I change the oil filter, I
Another fuel topic-340 tank Andy1237 at 1:58pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 1/1126 I think the fuel sending unit in our 340 is caputz!. Anybody know how deep the tank on the 340 is?
Wind meter tommy at 1:07pm 09.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1119 I have a WS50 wind meter. Is there any significance in the first 60 degrees highlighted in "red and
Elegance on H356 Shawn93 at 5:34am 09.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2647 Does anyone have any experience installing a Raritan Elegance on a Hunter 356? I've taken measureme
A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3296 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1936 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a
Lowering keel on Mac 25 CaptTripps at 10:14pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2102 I have been surfing around and haven't figured out how to lower the kell on my "new" Mac 25 (1985).
Pictures of my new companionway door (5) MartinLanglois at 9:50pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3103 I was tired of the ugly tinted plexiglass door on my Mac25. It was big and hard to hide anywhere on
3 years, 30,000 miles, 19' LOA Joe Blizzard at 7:07pm 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2938 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12081661.htm Aron Meder, a 29-year-old Hungaria
Raw water through-hull location xavierlh1 at 6:32pm 09.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1467 I just bought a 2005 B373, and as I was tidying the boat at the endof our first cruise, I realized t
rig tuning sailordel at 12:42pm 09.19.09 Big Boats 4/1775 I have a 1989 Legend 37 and am replacing all the standing rigging. Any guidance/information regardi
It's time for a 32ft Mac JoelHoover at 10:45am 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1706 Wouldn't it be cool if MacGregor made a 32-36ft water ballast cruiser with 2 100hp outboards? I'm
Do you cover your sailboat for the winter? cromer at 9:53am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 42/40439 How do you cover you sailboat for the winter? Mast up or down? Do you shrinkwrap, use tarps, or use
Need to build a temp rudder for an O25 gabriel.donnelly at 9:28am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1043 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud

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This PhotoShop feels wrong. Brian D at 9:10am 01.17.22 That's how it works; image is everything.
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? Steverhnm at 8:55am 01.17.22 Had the same problem.
YS Pedestal Part rgranger at 8:24am 01.17.22 Most of us here view more than one sub-formum. You don't need to post the same thing in multiple pl
Mercury 7.5 1982 Rich Stidger at 8:24am 01.17.22 If you are certain that the flywheel is not spinning with the starter, I would look at that issue fi
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 8:21am 01.17.22 No good writing is presented in the syntax of disjointed speech (um um um), etc. Did you mean "no
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 8:18am 01.17.22 My grandchildren cannot even read cursive. :plus:
Water level Tally Ho at 7:27am 01.17.22 It sounds like you need to spend time sleuthing around your boat to learn where things are. I am n
New Pearson 303 Owner Cypressman at 6:53am 01.17.22 Hi! New owners of a 1983 Pearson 303 s/v Rahab Love the vessel, currently refitting with a Beta 20.
Tsunami warning zeehag at 6:41am 01.17.22 barra de navidad and banderas bay had current changes and rapid water flows but nothing mor
Water level RoyS at 6:19am 01.17.22 Purchase a simple battery powered in line water meter and reset it to zero when you fill the tank. C
Hi from new 23.5 owner waterman30 at 6:17am 01.17.22 Amazing how much harder to find boats now vs just last summer. I almost went with a really nice 260
Etiquette pet peeves Kings Gambit at 6:14am 01.17.22 If one is replying via phone and using Google dictate, then paragraphs and punctuation is extra wor
Etiquette pet peeves RoyS at 6:13am 01.17.22 If one is replying via phone and using Google dictate, then paragraphs and punctuation is extra wor
Looking for a Westerbeke 30BThree or 40B Four V-Drive RoyS at 5:49am 01.17.22 BigEasy, since you ask: Hydrolock in my case was caused in part by my fixing something that was not
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade (1) Charlie98117 at 5:42am 01.17.22 The only other comment I would add is that my solution to modify the original bracket into a back br
Seeking Tips for a Bareboat Charter Company in Southern California Joe at 5:12am 01.17.22 I'm sure you've searched google et. al. and found the same thing others turned up over the years....
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 4:34am 01.17.22 I don't have a service manual, just the owner's manual and it doesn't show any wiring systems, but I
Seeking Tips for a Bareboat Charter Company in Southern California JoeWhite at 9:18pm 01.16.22 Years ago I chartered a bareboat for the day in long Beach. I do not recall their name. Due to insur
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade Ralph Johnstone at 9:12pm 01.16.22 I only check my impellor every two or three years but I agree, it's one &^%@!#$ of a backwards, u*
New tool :) justsomeguy at 9:05pm 01.16.22 I was Mr Safety Wire 1983 What, no pics? :)

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