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Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel Nichole340 at 2:09pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/4946 While sitting at the mooring today I watched someone with 2 - 5 gallons cans of diesel fuel pouring
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. rpell1@msn.com at 2:04pm 08.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/966 Hi guys, Today I implemented the strategies several of you were kind enough to suggest. First the s
Low rpm on full throttle. Josko at 1:00pm 08.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 4/641 Hi everyone, I have Perkins Prima M50 1989,1800 hrs,the problem I have is that engine on neutral ru
Battery power jcrews63 at 11:59am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/1918 I have a reading of about 13.35 for my house bank and 12.25 for starter battery. This is when the en
Decommissioned arch speaker enclosure (1) joelm100 at 11:00am 08.29.21 Big Boats 0/1 Hey all, I replaced the arch speaker enclosure on my '01 H380 with some wood and now have the OEM sp
H380 V-berth vanity/sink decommissioned-parts (1) joelm100 at 10:58am 08.29.21 Big Boats 10/1311 Hi all, I just decommissioned the V-berth vanity in my '01 H380 and wonder if anyone is interested i
Push button latch (1) Udi at 10:48am 08.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/738 Hi! Does anyone have an idea where to find that kind of latches? (standard cabinet latches) Thanks.
Slowly fixing things (5) patbratton at 10:19am 08.29.21 Smaller Boats 1/540 I replaced the plastic adapter on my galley sink pump with a brass one after I couldn't get it to wo
Complete New to sailing need help gdwhiting87 at 9:58am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/636 I am completely new to sailing i have a pearson 26 foot with a 4ft draft. Just need help and what t
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? gkate224 at 9:15am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 4/799 I have a Universal Atomic 5424 (3-cylinder) auxiliary and I need to replace the fuel return lines th
1999 H410 Forward Shower Sump Replacement Issues SailorFrank at 8:56am 08.29.21 Big Boats 15/1325 I'm running into trouble as I've been replacing the original Atwood Sump in the forward shower sump.
Another Anchorage Gone (1) RoyS at 5:14am 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 26/2326 Another anchorage gone and all the rest will follow.
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? (1) Two Sails at 8:04pm 08.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4064 Recently my jib fuller has been acting up, making it extremely difficult to furl the jib - like it i
Beneteau 40 Quick Windlass JohnB40 at 3:12pm 08.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1340 Since Beneteau stopped production in US I've found their US spare parts website seems to have become
2022-2023 Hunter Marlow 37 (1) Marlow Hunter Sailboats at 12:50pm 08.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/96 Academic question.......How many of us, that love Hunter and now Marlow Sailboats, would be interest
Help with a fresh water system issue discovery at 11:08am 08.28.21 Big Boats 17/1852 I've owned my 2002 passage 456 for 13 years and just recently I noticed my fresh water system starte
H260 Price Trends (1) Tedd at 9:34am 08.28.21 Smaller Boats 14/1999 I thought some people might be interested in this chart, which I created from data I've been collect
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:30am 08.28.21 Ask All Sailors 2/925 I am looking for a bimini with the canvass or just the frame, new or used for a Hunter 28.5. Could
Bimini for Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 8:28am 08.28.21 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 1/4335 I am looking for a frame for a bimini for a Hunter 28.5 either new or used. Does anyone know where
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 RBilly at 7:34am 08.28.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2210 Diesel keeps cutting out at cruising rpm (fuel starvation). Can bleed at injection pump to restart.

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Mast gate and repairs for C27 Barnacle Bill at 9:20pm 02.26.25 Where your bolt is, drill a hole in the same area through the two sides of the track and insert a cl
Non-skid surface dlochner at 5:50pm 02.26.25 The nonskid is just molded gelcoat, same as the rest of the boat, just tinted. Over time the nonski
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 5:06pm 02.26.25 Consider just moving the CNG tank to the other side. Even if you put the batteries inside, the heig
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 4:58pm 02.26.25 The general thoughts about battery location are low and central, as close as feasible to the chargi
Chain splice Rich Stidger at 4:45pm 02.26.25 Good to know. All of the ones I had seen were only 50% of G43. How well do they run through the g
Installing chocks on the bow Pathfinder6 at 4:37pm 02.26.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 4:36pm 02.26.25 Consider just moving the CNG tank to the other side. Even if you put the batteries inside, the heigh
Chain splice jssailem at 4:16pm 02.26.25 I like @Rich Stidger's suggestion. I would choose to run the 80 ft of chain to the anchor and have t
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin jssailem at 4:09pm 02.26.25 The general thoughts about battery location are low and central, as close as feasible to the chargin
Solar Charging Question Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 02.26.25 Why I wrote 200 amp wasn't overkill it is because a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power.
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 3:10pm 02.26.25 a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power. This is true when dealing with FLA (flood acid)
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? shemandr at 2:54pm 02.26.25 The question the OP posed reminds me of the quote from one of the American "Robber Barons" (A term
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 2:19pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 2:09pm 02.26.25 I have Dometic and an Adler Barbour compressors, the fridge had the holding plate replaced with a V
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 2:00pm 02.26.25 Why I wrote 200 amp wasn't overkill it is because a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power.
Chain splice Rich Stidger at 1:54pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls shemandr at 1:49pm 02.26.25 Rolly Tasker Australia may measure it assuming they are local. Or they may have someone local , lik
Chain splice JoeWhite at 1:47pm 02.26.25 Interesting idea. I would think it would last as long as rode to chain splice. How often do you refr
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? David in Sandusky at 1:23pm 02.26.25 Lot's of options for sharing the cost/work. We have a masthead rig, so the two spreader B & R rig is
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 12:18pm 02.26.25 I found "GrapeSolar" panels in 50 and 100 watt units at Home Depot. https://grapesolar.com/products

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