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How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326
Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 07.07.21
open it while the engine is running and up to temperature.
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash.
jssailem at 11:55am 07.07.21
Very true. Perhaps that is one of the reasons the owner elected to take along a "Pilot". Did look
Standing Rigging   (1)
jssailem at 11:52am 07.07.21
I'm tempted to turn that allen screw near where the shrouds attach to the mast, Following along wi
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard
Leeward Rail at 11:35am 07.07.21
Tohatsu sail pro 6 hp comes with a voltage regulator, you only detect charge rate across battery te
Motor mount just not lifting any more
AaronD at 11:34am 07.07.21
FYI: there is/was a rebuild kit available for the oem Garhauer mount. Can't remember who posted ab
Invest 97L
jssailem at 11:30am 07.07.21
folded up in the basement, secure in its carrying case. Ahhh the benefits of a "Carryable boat"...
Adding Mast Base Blocks
jssailem at 11:27am 07.07.21
Good Luck. Interested in the results.
Reefing furling main while running down wind?
All U Get at 11:27am 07.07.21
The other option is to get behind some land mass or even one of the larger commercial boats anchored
Water dripping from salon lights
DSqr at 11:14am 07.07.21
We had the same problem with our 1998 H376. The final solution was re-bedding the screws in the hoo
Engine Stalling 3GM30F
odaydokay at 10:53am 07.07.21
Yep, the manual lift pump was where I had the intermittent short. Briefly in the CT River, then it
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance
odaydokay at 10:47am 07.07.21
I can get any of these wrenches on my SB, but cannot get any mechanical leverage down (lying in quar
Water dripping from salon lights
SVFinally at 10:43am 07.07.21
Thank you! We re did our rigging season before last, hooped it up pretty good because yes, that did
Hunter 376 rain boot
SVFinally at 10:33am 07.07.21
Haven't yet but need to. Most of the damage is from water leaking through the screw holes of the de
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard
Jacktar at 10:16am 07.07.21
Tohatsu sail pro 6 hp comes with a voltage regulator, you only detect charge rate across battery ter
Just can't get no release!
Scott T-Bird at 9:56am 07.07.21
Thanks for the feedback Scott. It looks like it's only about $30 more for blocks that will handle 7
Standing Rigging   (8)
jjweiss56 at 9:56am 07.07.21
Good morning, Dave. I'm told I have a US Spars rig, but have been able to confirm that with any mar
Adding Mast Base Blocks
duck21 at 9:53am 07.07.21
A couple of updates: Apparently the "L" brackets are no longer available. I'm going with @jssailem
Water dripping from salon lights
duck21 at 9:38am 07.07.21
I believe the water is coming in through the hole in the mast-step for the mast wiring. We saw that
Shaft alignment
markwbird at 9:11am 07.07.21
The procedure for checking the alignment can be found on Youtube. Basically use a feeler gauge to c

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