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Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 5:03pm 02.09.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/3570 I have just cleaned the tank. I blew out the carb and changed the fuel line. When I back flowed the
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Minn Kota 50 Light air at 1:34pm 02.09.22 Catalina 22 6/587 I'm having to work on my Mercury 7.5 and waiting for parts. In the meanwhile, I have a 50lb thrust
PT Boat Building kloudie1 at 10:27am 02.09.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/896 Not sailing, but interesting old film on building the PT boats: R8ZxFSaphw8
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What Y valve do I have? (1) dslance at 7:07am 02.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1185 On an overseas built 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 42 I'm doing a complete sanitation system overhaul and lo
Rudder shutter Halvern at 9:36pm 02.08.22 S2 1/947 During our 60 nm run yesterday, 2/7, I was at the wheel and I felt an occasional "shudder" in the st
The Big Move Halvern at 9:23pm 02.08.22 S2 4/971 We made it. My friend Brad took the helm to move the S2 11A from Berkeley to Oakley up on the Delta
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 4:19pm 02.08.22 Trailer Sailors 20/3218 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please?
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 2:49pm 02.08.22 Smaller Boats 18/1368 The riser pole is 1 1/4" should the hole cover be replaced?
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews sailing11 at 1:29pm 02.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/2430 Wondering if anyone has any experience or reviews on a 260 hp 7.3L StarPower Internetional 444TD die
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Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. (2) dlochner at 6:15am 05.19.25
Is this boat bottom okay? dlochner at 6:02am 05.19.25 An area of hull with gelcoat removed will not have a higher probability of water intrusion than the
Is this boat bottom okay? colemj at 5:43am 05.19.25 There seems to be a misconception that gelcoat protects underlying fiberglass from water and osmosis
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing jssailem at 5:36am 05.19.25 5/16 polyester reef line on a 35 ft boat is not a problem. That is what I am using on my 252 sqft ma
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:29am 05.19.25 Are you dumping it into a garbage can or something? If you are talking about a thru hull, I assu
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. Plymouth Sailor at 5:27am 05.19.25 is it designed to discharge through a macerator or a suction pump-out or gravity? Not sure, I usua
Changing masthead bulb Rick Webb at 4:11am 05.19.25 It has two bulbs One is the steaming light and the other is the anchor light. to get the 360 degree
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore sailme88 at 2:59am 05.19.25 There are a multitude of 12v coffee makers on the market....That'a the simple solution...
18.5 Topping Lift Rigging kappykaplan at 2:16am 05.19.25 Owners manuals are here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=3&model=1
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore (2) fred1diver at 2:09am 05.19.25 I just received my transfer switch. Will be installing soon. Also worked on my electrical panel rede
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? (1) fred1diver at 2:01am 05.19.25 Well it took a lot of time and patience, but the window is back in one piece. Going to install it af
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing Foswick at 1:02am 05.19.25 No, that size down, alone, would not be a problem, especially not for a reefing line. Make sure tha
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing skunther at 11:49pm 05.18.25
Repainting deck Foswick at 10:47pm 05.18.25 Depends on if your current deck surface is paint or gelcoat. If it is gelcoat, then the faded appear
Is this boat bottom okay? Foswick at 10:26pm 05.18.25 John and Higgs have given good advice. Though this is not an immediate structural problem, it WILL r
Compass Glare Hood (1) Foswick at 10:08pm 05.18.25 Thanks Joe, but those links do not bring up related information, for me - just some sort of random G
Repainting deck garymalmgren at 9:01pm 05.18.25 RE: What do you think would be a good paint to use to spruce it up. Powerwash and polish is much l
Is this boat bottom okay? higgs at 6:40pm 05.18.25 You definitely do not want bare fiberglass to soak in any type of water over a season. I would use
Can't expel my dark/brown water tank. higgs at 6:36pm 05.18.25 Is the vent blocked? That is my first question.
Guidance for a 1970 Columbia 26 MK2 seatrail at 6:13pm 05.18.25 We didn't have to remove the bolts - just the nuts. This was easy because we weren't concerned abo

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