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Engine Trouble David21125 at 6:05am 10.02.07 Other Sailboats 6/1102 1981 Volvo MD11C. Can not get more than 1700 Rpm's. At 1700 RPM's it is blowing oil out exhaust and
Touch up Paint Don at 5:59am 10.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1152 I have a 1992 Hunter 35.5 with a very light gray non skid deck paint. Any ideas on where to find a m
Cutlass David21341 at 4:49am 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1377 Trying to find out if the rudder needs to be dropped in order to remove the cutlass bearing on my 35
Three blade prop for Catalina 30 Bob at 11:25am 10.02.07 Catalina 30 5/3080 I'm planning to switch to a three blade prop on my 1989 Catalina 30 which has a 23 HP Universal dies
Queen Matress search Bob13754 at 12:41pm 10.02.07 Big Boats 11/1237 I'm looking for good sources to obtain a comfortable Queen matress for our 386. We have the Hunter
New battery placement '89 285 seajester at 4:33pm 10.02.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1136 I am replacing my batteries. 1 12v start and 2 6V Trojan 105's for house. The originals in their ba
Build dates for Hunter 260s Anthony Pogson at 4:32pm 10.02.07 Smaller Boats 13/1886 Is there any way of deriving the build date from the hull number, as one can from a car's VIN?My H
Has anyone ever considered a fuel cell? Alan at 7:25pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1621 ...installing a Fuel Cell on-board in place of that smelly noisy generator and reducing the size of
Javelin parts needed and some questions bmwbob at 10:56pm 09.30.07 Day Sailers 3/1363 I just picked up a '78 Javelin in pretty good overall condition.Can anyone give me a source for rep
fuel leak richk at 10:42pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1130 My 3GM30F has a fuel leak around the banjo fitting. Is there a trick to solving this problem? (I'v
Contest 31 - Offshore reliability? Capt. Andrew at 10:40pm 09.30.07 Other Sailboats 1/12776 Recently purchased a 1975 Contest 31. While reading Hal Roth's "How To Sail Around The World", he s
Gybe... whoa! SailboatOwners.com at 11:56pm 09.30.07 Ask All Sailors 28/2667 You're enjoying a great downwind sail out in open water. It's exciting to notice the knotmeter is r
Port Replacement Lens 1983 H 34 ajhorn at 11:53pm 09.30.07 Big Boats 4/1070 Anyone know where I can get replacements for the port lens for my 1983 H34?
Yellow to Red Captain Red at 11:42pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/920 Ahoy:In looking to purchase a big boat for a good price you can not beat the big Hunter 45 CC. 200
Small boat rental in the Tampa Bay area TimHayes at 12:46am 10.01.07 Day Sailers 3/1524 I will be in the Tampa area from November 26 through December 1st and was wondering where would be a
Porthole Screens Tony23670 at 11:26pm 09.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1069 While working on my 1984 Hunter 25.5 that I purchased last September, I noticed that each rectangula
Mainsail reefing... Douglas Washburn at 11:04pm 09.30.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1255 We seldom have cause to reef our main and it has been literally years since I have done so. However
Javelin parts needed, and some questions bmwbob at 11:02pm 09.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1106 I just posted a message on the Daysailers forum looking for some parts and info on the 1978 Javelin
Tubo Cleaning Rod Leonard at 2:31am 10.01.07 Big Boats 8/1165 Does any anyone have information or cleaned the Turbo on the 4JM engine? I can't find any Turbo cle
Non-zero voltages (?) Dan at 2:26am 10.01.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1216 When I check voltages on some of the non-powered-up wiring on my boat (e.g., stereo, tank gauges, et

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Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? valcour at 3:47pm 10.26.21 Thanks. The 310 has a similar forward hatch, but after re-reading the post I believe the OP is spea
Sailboat Drone jssailem at 3:47pm 10.26.21 Dave. They do have gadgets on board that some may consider valuable. Not all sailors are pirates s
Old Salts sail sfbay at 3:34pm 10.26.21 Pattern of boat owners moving from one marina to another?
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? (1) Rick D at 2:52pm 10.26.21 This wasn't directed at me, but here is a photo that I hope may help.
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? JoeWhite at 2:44pm 10.26.21 Remove your existing screws and see if water is not coming in. If not, then cut a piece of 1/4" star
Marinco 5" solar vent in main salon top hatch? valcour at 2:27pm 10.26.21 Can you post a photo? I had one in the little hatch up by the mast, but left the hatch open while s
Loose stanchions - is there a simple solution? Bogart at 2:23pm 10.26.21 Thanks all.
Heat exchanger zinc anode. jssailem at 2:20pm 10.26.21 I guess - Anchor chain wrap damage. Good that you have the boat on the hard. You can let the keel
Replacement Fresh Water Pump valcour at 2:13pm 10.26.21 Don't go down a size on the pump in volume thinking you will save some fresh water while on a longer
Another Battery Inquiry dlochner at 1:56pm 10.26.21 The price difference between a Group 24 and 27 is small, so as long as there is room for 2 Group 27s
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission jeepbluetj at 12:17pm 10.26.21 If you suspect the tank, run the motor off of an outboard tank to test. If you suspect ignition, a
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission shemandr at 11:53am 10.26.21 Interesting. Thank you. Removing the tank would be a nightmare, but I wouldn't be surprised if it w
Enhance or replace the O/B motor lift? RussC at 11:28am 10.26.21 Wow that was fast! Does it lock in the down position or does it rely on weight? Just the weight of
Heat exchanger zinc anode. (3) JRR at 11:20am 10.26.21 No doubt, The bird of my life, no Catalina smile but PO never mentioned the damage on keel beneath s
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 11:18am 10.26.21 My A4 would quit after 10-15min, then not always restart until 20min later... turned-out it was the
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission mikemoyer at 11:16am 10.26.21 I had an A4 in my Ranger. I had a similar stalling problem. I suspected a contaminated fuel tank.
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Jake N Eggs at 11:02am 10.26.21 My Buddies Catalina 30 has the A4 and his would suddenly quit. It wouldn't always start right away b
Engine Issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:48am 10.26.21 My engine is a Universal M3-20B, which the manual says does not have decompression levers, Use a
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Project_Mayhem at 10:44am 10.26.21 2.2825.4=58mm Wow, that is big!*
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Richard19068 at 10:42am 10.26.21 I looked through an older online Groco catalog. I didn't see a socket offered and I don't think 2

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