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Identification help please palacegrand at 4:44pm 06.25.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1256 Hi Folks,Just got back from a nice 3 day water weekend in the Gulf Islands. Sigh ....Anyway, saw a
hot water question Roger F at 10:04pm 06.23.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/855 I have a 05 H306 that is new to me this season. My first inboard (Yanmar 18). From the manual, I c
galvanic action, h26 david king at 11:20pm 06.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/847 As a matter of curiosty, have any h26 owners experienced galvanic action on their boats? I bought M
7.55 Yamaha boat weight Ken at 11:03pm 06.23.07 Yamaha 1/1779 What is the wieght of my 25 foot (7.55 metre) yamaha sailboat with an inboard Yanmar engine and full
HELP!! Robert vaughn at 11:57pm 06.23.07 Trailer Sailors 2/1522 I'm looking for someone to help me figure out the rigging on a venture 21 in Alto MI, I'm not famili
Oil Pipe Ruptures Jeff at 12:34am 06.24.07 Big Boats 6/927 I have a 2004 46' (less than 300 hours on the meticulously and regularly serviced engine) and learne
Roller Furler on Hunter 45cc - Drum spins, wraps Sherlock at 12:31am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1222 I have a roller furler that has operated well. This weekend it seemed that the sail did not want to
singing rigging don nelson at 12:27am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/889 New this year on our boat is a humming in the upper rigging when the wind is up and seems in a certa
Rebedding stanchions with no thru bolts/nuts ghadrill at 1:21am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1189 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head liner. 2) W
Creating access ports thru the headliner & covers? ghadrill at 1:18am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/877 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head 1) What is
Checking history of my boat, with HIN number? Mike at 1:16am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1802 Is there any way to check the history of a boat?
Rebedding stanchions with no access head liner ghadrill at 1:14am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1910 I am planning to rebed stanchions with no direct access below deck due to a glued head liner. Seve
Raymarine autopilot hard to port Sherlock at 1:00am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1492 My autopilot worked fine and then this happened:When I invoke the autopilot, it immediately turns t
Snap Shackles and Rigging questions TCAtKzoo at 12:58am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2803 Hi,I have a trailer cruiser. I have to disconnect 2 shrouds and the forestay to step the mast. I
stereo Bill C320, Papillon at 12:44am 06.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1119 Has anyone added a radio/cd changer with inside cabin and outside cockpit speakers? If so, where di
Mac 19 - underpowered or out of tune? Andrew at 2:02am 06.24.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1736 I just got a 1993 Mac 19 last week and - as a non-sailor with a lot of powerboat experience - I was
Hunter 28 Gennaker Cementhead at 2:27am 06.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1374 I am considering a Gennaker for my28 Hunter. Any advise as to where to buy one and any pros or cons
Just about underway sailaway78 at 2:57am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1019 We have checked, double checked, shopped and provisioned. Peter is taking the rental car back now,
Summer Surprises MoonSailer at 2:54am 06.24.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1013 Wow yesterday was great sailing on Wheeler lake in Northern Alabama. When we got there it was hot a
Halyard Lift Block polo07 at 3:49am 06.24.07 Smaller Boats 5/1114 I had a new mast installed last year and as I had roller furling they did not install a separate jib

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Leaking Boat Stanchions Calif. Ted at 4:08pm 09.29.21 I regret to report that after I replaced the furling line clutch on an '06 Bene the owner was unsur
Leaking Boat Stanchions (1) sunlover at 3:55pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allow
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat jon hansen at 3:53pm 09.29.21 thanks for the update
Stern tube winterization. dmax at 3:45pm 09.29.21 If it looks like all the water will drain out if the seacock is open then you are all set, otherwise
Fuel Filter Replacement sail sfbay at 3:38pm 09.29.21 ........is there any reason to replace the filters after X amount of time or hours....... No, based
Fuel Filter Replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 09.29.21 I got two nickels and a ball of lint in my right rear pocket that says the gauge is at fault. I kn
Rudder cables - need some help Tom J at 3:11pm 09.29.21 this is one of those repairs where I am going to take a bunch of before pictures to ensure that my
Mods to our 35s5 (2) Hollyberry at 2:56pm 09.29.21 Another "what were they thinking" moment..... The (very nice) plotter housing was mounted as shown:
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size flightlead404 at 2:35pm 09.29.21 To close this out M5-0.8
Fuel Filter Replacement SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:27pm 09.29.21 I'll bet that unless your fuel supply gets contaminated with algae, it will be good for 10+ years. I
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 2:26pm 09.29.21 One other quick thought. The thermostat, if there is one, is likely part of the AC heating element.
Quest Water Pipe Size (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:09pm 09.29.21 FYI here is how I did install the bypass on my water heater with the same Qest fitting as yours. In
Fuel Filter Replacement Claude L.-Auger at 1:53pm 09.29.21 I'm also of the opinion that if your fuel is clean there is no need to replace the filter annually.
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 1:42pm 09.29.21 Thanks Dave, that seems like a logical solution. I will certainly give it a try. One other quick
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question SeaTR at 1:41pm 09.29.21 @newsailor130 , See my comments on this topic in your other "Smaller Boats" forum similar posting /
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 1:41pm 09.29.21 Westerbeke 58
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:38pm 09.29.21 Wrong type of check valve. Use a brass or bronze check valve with pipe nipples and attach directly
water heater check (one way) valve Head Sail at 1:37pm 09.29.21 What do you mean by "exploding". Do you have a picture of the exploded check valve?
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:36pm 09.29.21 Are you sure it's in in the right direction? FYI, I still have the flat old black Shurflo check va
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 1:28pm 09.29.21

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