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Origo 1500 stove rzahrobsky at 12:25pm 03.15.21 Smaller Boats 14/3372 I just picked up a new to me 1984 H22. I am picking up a few things that are missing and one of the
Beneteau 461: Lewmar 48 electric conversion kit Happy Go Lucky at 11:15am 03.15.21 Ask All Sailors 2/445 Does the Beneteau 461 (2 cabin version) have an access compartment under the starboard secondary/man
Whale Grey IC Pump / Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 7:48am 03.15.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/382 Has anyone installed the Whale Grey IC pump. The one I want to install is a Model WM8284, (Picture I
Cherubini Raider 33 (Not a Hunter) rudder shoe Wulf711 at 7:21am 03.15.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1654 Hey folks. After I pulled my boat this year I noticed that I lost the shoe/plate which secures the l
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver gettinthere at 5:34am 03.15.21 Musings With Maine Sail 25/6528 Looking to add an ais transceiver. Using the existing vhf antenna makes sense. The transceiver split
symmetrical versus asymmetrical Spinnaker MikeyJ at 7:58pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2898 How much more stress does a asymmetrical put on the rigging. My H23.5 manual, w/fractional rig (no b
Smartwatch while sailing? (1) Jackdaw at 6:40pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3443 Does anyone wear a smartwatch while sailing; for a sailing/racing purpose? If so share. What? How? W
Worrying about swing keel cable hose (1) RogerCA at 6:35pm 03.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/495 Hello everyone, Just picked up a 1978 Venture of Newport 23, and I couldn't be happier with it. I
New job - new ride (2) Jackdaw at 6:21pm 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 31/3864 OK, call it an 'additional' ride. With the primary Vakaros target market being sporty boats, it see
Hunter 34 1983 certificate of origine Capt.Yap at 4:57pm 03.14.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1129 Hi fellow Hunter owners, I recently bought a Hunter 34, 1983. The sailboat is currently in a marina
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead- LouisMK at 2:44pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 5/999 Has anyone mounted an instrument here? Seems like there is an inner liner ' a space between the oute
O'Day 40- instrument Mounting in Bulkhead (2) LouisMK at 2:37pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 0/357 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/38223be0-f6c8-48de-bad2-e862d97e6a05-jpeg.191516/?hash
Coax Cable Feed-Thru fhujber at 12:35pm 03.14.21 Bigger Boats 12/1532 I am replacing the VHF antenna and cable on my '272LE. I intend to run the coax continuously from th
Adding Webasto ST2000 to Hunter 376 (1) duck21 at 9:35am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 Hi all! I'm thinking about adding a Webasto ST2000 diesel heater to our new (to us) Hunter 376. The
In Boom Outhaul drewlamparello at 9:06am 03.14.21 Catalina 275 12/5774 Does anyone have a diagram of this rig in the boom. Jibed the boat yesterday and the line parted.
Bilge Plumbing on First 41s5 ???? georgetheleo at 6:43am 03.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/461 My 1990 First 41s5 has a miserable bilge plumbing set up! It has ball valves at every thru hull i
Traditional format. Joe at 5:43am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 2/730 I like the old page layout. How do I get that back... it changed today when I logged in. Thanks fo
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? wdonovan at 5:37am 03.14.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1074 My boat is tarped from the stern to just behind the anchor locker in dry dock. Still getting a bunch
Getting a messenger through mast wdonovan at 5:33am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1361 Yeah... so I need to get a messenger in the emast of my hunter 310. Mast is currently down but not w
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? (1) kjdoyle1 at 5:00am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1423 So we bought a '94 Hunter 29.5 and pretty much all the running rigging needed replacements. However,

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Raw water vented loop question (4) Rich Stidger at 3:20pm 05.25.24 @smokey73 . Here are the pictures that I have. Embossed on one side are the letters "ASD". Maybe t
Thermostat Tally Ho at 3:10pm 05.25.24 My understanding is that the stat sets the ideal water temperature for optimum fuel combustion and
Thermostat Hayden Watson at 2:39pm 05.25.24 The thermostat should be able to keep the engine at temperature at any RPM and load. It should clos
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 2:35pm 05.25.24 Will snap some pictures of access and post tomorrow.
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 2:16pm 05.25.24 I believe the ABYC is suggesting an 8" clearance to avoid setting up a siphon situation in a worst
Mast bag? kappykaplan at 1:46pm 05.25.24 A few do not. I prefer the focus of halyards at the mast. I'll continue as long as I am able. :plu
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 1:43pm 05.25.24 Knowledge and preparation can help to reduce stress and worry. :plus:
Thermostat jssailem at 1:19pm 05.25.24 At 1800-2000RPM, you are running your engine at 60%. Your engine specs say it is rated at 44HP at 30
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (2) SailingCal21 at 1:16pm 05.25.24 Slow but sure progress. Balsa and coosa cores epoxied in place and gaps filled with thickened epoxy
Thermostat Rich Stidger at 1:15pm 05.25.24 When you check the thermostat in water, check the opening temp and the closing temp. I would cycle i
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 1:06pm 05.25.24 I have a CAL35, not a Hunter 42. The bulkhead hid my engine. You can see the hole we made under the
Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 1:04pm 05.25.24 Q. It was a synthetic unit. IDR the brand or source. The valve had a small connection for a small h
Thermostat T33 at 1:02pm 05.25.24 Good suggestions. I've heard is not good for a diesel engine to run cool. They like to run hotter. I
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy rgranger at 12:38pm 05.25.24
Bilge water question dlochner at 12:38pm 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 05.25.24 Nice write up. much.
Thermostat Ralph Johnstone at 12:28pm 05.25.24 If you've got an IR gun, try shooting around the stat housing when up to temperature to see if you
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 12:24pm 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. ll wor
Thermostat Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.25.24
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 12:12pm 05.25.24

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