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Vibration in rigging on Hunter Donald Farquharson at 8:47pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1713 On docking my Hunter Legend 35.5 today I noticed a vibration coming from the masy or boom. It contin
Hunter 35.5 rigging vibration farqui at 8:33pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1467 I just returned from a club race and after putting my boat away in her slip I heard a steady hum fro
Yanmar Cooling Water Discharge Willy1805 at 8:27pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1884 Is it common to see oily discharge water from the cooling discharge on stern? It seems that there is
keel problems o'day 15 stevetyks at 7:39pm 08.15.09 Day Sailers 2/1524 I have an early 70's 15 I guess. I bought it used in about 73 or 74. I had the ropes to the keel cha
cng tank refill newboatowner at 6:19pm 08.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1741 Does anyone know where one could get a portable cng tank refilled in the nassau county, ny area?
New Holding Tank Inflow Dean Strong at 6:15pm 08.15.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2965 Peggy, et al, I have a 1990 Hunter 30 with a manual Jabsco head, which is located on the port side
The saga continues. Fly Away at 5:47pm 08.15.09 Catalina 30 6/1861 After replacing the engine, alternator, transmission, wiring harness, belts, bolts, prop shaft coupl
Yanmar 2gm13 rpm question knighthawke2k at 5:24pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3230 I am trying to figure out what my rpm operating range should be. Does anyone know of a link to the
Best Mod To Date: thisoldspouse at 3:26pm 08.15.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1095 Just a brief update on the continuing modification of my 1977 V222, I put in a "jiffy reefing kit" a
Stuff To Worry About kloudie1 at 3:12pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1739 Well it has been a quiet storm season so far but today, we have 3 to watch and worry over.. Ana Bill
Draining the Bilge rolandjeep at 2:20pm 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1565 Hello. I'm new on this site and I have a dillema. I own a 1977 20' O'Day. How can I completely drain
Water too hot Roy10289 at 2:16pm 08.15.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1389 I have a 6 gal Seward electric water heater on my 1995 Hunter 37.5. Since I have owned the boay (2ye
SL-140 Missing Items (2) starowl at 2:01pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6296 Well, I revived an old SL-140 14' sailboat last week, but made a mistake in letting a novice take it
New Liveaboard-Week One butchrobbins at 1:46pm 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2393 Thanks to all for the info in my previous post, and now to share some thoughts from my first week ab
towing a fiberglass dinghy Carole M at 10:45am 08.15.09 Catalina 22 2/2240 How much drag do you have towing a fiberglass dinghy. I have a 4 HP engine on my Catalina 22. Does
Sun relief on a 9.2A BobM at 10:06am 08.15.09 S2 0/1235 Just not a lot of good options for sun relief at the helm of a 9.2A. So far my ventilated hat is th
Potomac and Chesapeake Sailors - NOR (1) rpwillia at 9:11am 08.15.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1443
Good Rainbow Photos (1) Larry7082 at 8:47am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1209 Anyone got good rainbow photos? I took this in July just before we went out to see the fireworks...
Boat Listing Problem normhildreth at 8:26am 08.15.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1415 I have a 31' Beneteau First 1993 shoal draft. I bought the boat 3 years ago. At the time I noticed t
modifying the ladder OdayDave at 8:21am 08.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2027 My wife and kids complain that the ladder is uncomfortable on the feet when climbing out of the wate

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Rescue? I must be missing something dlochner at 6:07am 04.03.22 TowBoatUS and I believe SeaTow have a 25 mile limit for going off shore. Once in the Gulf Stream a
Starting fluid All U Get at 6:02am 04.03.22 My old backhoe has a built in starter fluid system and was the recommended method back fifty years a
Air conditioning Ward H at 5:58am 04.03.22 What sort of electrical upgrades are required to install a 10k btu unit? I am pretty good with the
Starting fluid garymalmgren at 5:52am 04.03.22 This is NOT RECOMMENDED BUT in really desperate situations in Australia some people use Start ya B
plastic holding tank odor Panera at 5:48am 04.03.22 My love reminded me that I actually did have a spill so that may be the source of the odor.
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) (1) SV Bella at 5:44am 04.03.22 We bought a new rubber seal from West Marine. The old seal that came off still looked good. What f
Starting fluid dlochner at 5:32am 04.03.22 If all the air is bled out of the system, it should start right up. Depending on your engine expect
plastic holding tank odor Panera at 5:20am 04.03.22 Hi Peggy, thank for you prompt reply. The boat is a 1997 Hunter. I've had it for 4 years and love
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator sailcapt340 at 5:08am 04.03.22 Phil at the SBO Store on this site did receive my email (minus my photos) and directed me to the exa
Desperate leakinhg dlochner at 5:07am 04.03.22 If the leak is serious enough to sink the boat call TowBoatUUs or Seatow.
Starting fluid senang at 5:04am 04.03.22 A diesel runs with very high compression, adding starting fluid increases the already high compressi
Starting fluid Maine Sail at 5:00am 04.03.22
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Joe at 4:53am 04.03.22 Since the boat is new to you, why don't you sail it for a year or two, then if it's still an issue,
Spinnaker, hows and whys Joe at 4:47am 04.03.22 Practice setting and dousing while tied to a dock. Orient the boat facing downwind, it helps if the
Starting fluid jssailem at 4:11am 04.03.22 :plus: Gary is right on. You need to be sure all the air is out out of the fuel lines. That is all
Starting fluid garymalmgren at 4:06am 04.03.22 Pure diesel fuel. If it is bled properly, that is all you need. gary
1992 Hunter 30T Winches Joe at 4:04am 04.03.22 Post a picture, if you can. Someone here will have a link to a schematic. If you need parts you m
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) senang at 2:56am 04.03.22 You can use a gasket cut from a thin sheet of cork. Cork will seal and not deteriorate.
Starting fluid CYQK at 2:49am 04.03.22 Forgot to say it is a diesel perk 4108
Oceanis 400 switches (3) SimonNZ at 11:45pm 04.02.22 Yes, French made. I had no idea the Bluesea breakers might be a match, thanks! Here are some pictu

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