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Diesel valve adjustment All U Get at 8:30pm 12.28.20 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3814 Hi Rodd, I was going through some maintenance items and wanted to check the valve clearances on our
The Sally Forth Saga begins [or continues] Tink McTinkerson at 7:16pm 12.28.20 Trailer Sailors 2/506 Hello fellow trailer sailors! I am happy to report that I have just acquired a brand new 1986 O'day
320 wireless wind sensor HD74 at 9:01am 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2399 I am installing a band wireless wind sensor model 320. I am not sure where I can mount the Bluetooth
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 12:33pm 12.28.20 Musings With Maine Sail 23/4959 I finally got around to re-wiring my charge circuit, fusing everything and installing a good battery
Mariner 19 on its trailer -- how high, how wide? JackOlsen at 12:18pm 12.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1117 I'm thinking about getting a centerboard Mariner 19 from the 1970s. But my driveway has some limita
Torque required for keel nuts. Hunter 376 reinesj1 at 12:09pm 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1589 I own a Hunter37 1997. I am replacing keel nuts. What is the torque required? Thanks
Seahood removal Legend 35 (3) CarmenK at 12:02pm 12.28.20 Big Boats 4/904 We have a terrible leak over the companionway. My husband removed the seahood today. It released ea
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 Knot Happy at 11:28am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/505 Hello gang, Can anyone tell me if my Ranger has a lead or cast iron keel? Looking on the internet th
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 10:27am 12.28.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 23/1880 Sitting here, sipping coffee, eating "Puckerbrush" plum jam on a piece of my sourdough toast this ch
Misadventures: Stepping the mast (Laguna 26) LagunaJay at 10:16am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1782 I have become a huge proponent of using a block-and-tackle (instead of using a winch) to raise a dec
Two new toys for testing antennas Brian D at 9:36am 12.28.20 SSB and Ham Operators 11/4336 I recently picked up two devices (not really toys) for testing and viewing what my antenna(s) see. B
H34 new deck organizer Mike Oldak at 8:21am 12.28.20 Big Boats 7/1044 I'm about to install a new deck organizer to enable cockpit reefing. I purchased a Harken 3 sheave
Pedestal Guard options with out Drilling? (1) Sandfly at 7:04am 12.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1014 I have an 87 Hunter 28.5 and would like to have a place to mount ipad and possibly other things. Thi
Hunter 38 Improvements Summerof69 at 6:39am 12.28.20 Big Boats 45/4972
Finding Sail magazine 1984 CYQK at 5:08am 12.28.20 Ask All Sailors 3/457 Looking for the Sept.1984 issue of sail magazine Contacted Sail and they dont have them Anyone know
Victron Smart Shunt SycloneDriver at 7:32pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2214 I installed a Victron Smart Shunt today. It took less than an hour. So far I really like it. It's
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:44pm 12.27.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2004 :)
Y30 rigging Samurai at 5:37pm 12.27.20 Yamaha 9/1294 Good day Recently purchased a y30 and enjoying checking and servicing all systems as I get to know h
Motor mount PDW at 3:52pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 10/1528 On Hunter 240 previous change used 2x4 fiberglassed to hold 15 hp motor. Fiberglass cracked and beg
Battery bank PDW at 3:47pm 12.27.20 Smaller Boats 7/1092 How / where do you mount a battery bank on a Hunter 240? Have 2 batteries for solar storage and 1

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 ShawnL at 7:42am 08.26.24 +1 for the bore scope. I purchased one from Amazon that attaches vi wireless to my iphone. I think
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:32am 08.26.24 ..... am I just being a bit anal in my over thinking for my rec sailing? Thanks.......... Ha, Ha
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 7:17am 08.26.24 Why would you want to limit the traveller movement? When it is at the ends of its range, the travel
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 jdrutten at 7:15am 08.26.24 Hmmm ... strange! I think the dealer has some flexibility on where to install the batteries and they
Cat310 Engine bed Tomusa at 7:15am 08.26.24 2005 no plate and REPLACED M10 WITH M12. Adjusted existing mounts with no issues. Working fine for
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 7:11am 08.26.24
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove LloydB at 6:53am 08.26.24 Propane torch. After all you don't really have to heat shrink or solder stuff that often.
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Johann at 6:43am 08.26.24 You might find the info here: https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_290_51735090.pdf
Navigation Instruments Power Outage imagine504 at 6:03am 08.26.24 My previous boat was struck while docked, and fried. It did not sink--some boats do. BoatUS totaled
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove jviss at 5:48am 08.26.24 For years I have been thinking of designing a gas toaster - one you could connect to your propane su
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine jviss at 5:42am 08.26.24 Yes, what Dave says. Racor fuel filters and Wix oil filters. Wix are probably the best, and I beli
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Tally Ho at 5:24am 08.26.24 Soak the bread in alcohol and light it? Maybe not. I have used the wire pyramid one but collapsed
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine dlochner at 5:07am 08.26.24 The best prices I have found are from Niemiec Marine in CT. Good service Good prices. Yanmar fuel f
Propane Outboard Issue caverun at 4:05am 08.26.24 Can't believe that's a 2 year old motor! looks like new. How long is the warranty on those?
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From sailme88 at 3:46am 08.26.24 O.K., here's a trivia quiz for you. In the old Dick Tracy comics, when ending a conversation on hi
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 dlochner at 1:53am 08.26.24 Why would you want to limit the traveller movement? When it is at the ends of its range, the travele
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine KCofKC at 1:33am 08.26.24 Toad Marine, Catalina Direct etc., they can provide them. But like some one mentioned you can assem
Starter motor burned up? KCofKC at 1:29am 08.26.24 You have a couple of problems. First the wiring harness connector plug shorted out, there is where
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 08.25.24 Now you're just being contrary. For example, if someone tells me "go to "A" dock and tie up at sl
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon higgs at 7:29pm 08.25.24 Another reason to join a yacht club.

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