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Bilge pump shorting Scott at 6:53am 10.13.04 Ask All Sailors 15/3231 Our 1984 Starwind is new for us so we are just getting to know her ... last weekend I got to the boa
Laptop GPS System Frank Christman at 5:57am 10.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1108 I am thinking of buying a GPS system without the chart plotter and then buying a Laptop to act as my
looking @ buying 1978 Irwin, Feel soft spot Jerry21743 at 5:50am 10.13.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/973 I am looking @ buying a 1978 Irwin 30, When walking around on the deck I feel a soft spot around the
Yanmar 27 - Black Liquid Howler at 5:28am 10.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/862 After running my Yanmar 27hp for a while, there's a little liquid residue on the floor of the engine
Alternate Fuel Filter for 4JH3-TE on h450/456/460/ Gordon Myers at 5:27am 10.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1548 The standard fuel filter is a Yanmar #129574-55711 ' on the bottom to fill the hole ' sense for wate
Harvest moon regatta John Dorsett at 5:20am 10.13.04 Big Boats 0/710 I was planning on doing the Harvest moon Regatta next week, any fellow sailors out there planning on
Best Raw Water Strainer for the M-18 Bob at 5:19am 10.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/979 When I bought my 1988 C-30 I noticed that the raw water intake strainer for my M-18 engine was simpl
Bottom Removal and Barrier Coating R Kolb at 5:04am 10.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1261 I have little (1/8" - 1/4") blisters on the bottom of my C22. They are spread around the bottom and
Need to stiffen underside of cockpit floor Seattle Scott at 4:51am 10.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2214 which appears to have had prior repair on the underside. I get some flex in the floor when I step do
Where to find a new Mainsail for Col Mark II Penelope at 2:52am 10.13.04 Columbia 5/1568 I've just taken ownership of a 26 ft, 1972 Columbia Mark II and need to find a mainsail. Any sugges
22MkII vs Capri-22 Rod at 2:07am 10.13.04 Smaller Boats 4/990 What are the primary differences between the 22MKII and the Capri 22?Rod
Mac 25 Split backstay conversion Dave at 1:56am 10.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1042 Has anyone converted their Mac 25 to a split backstay? If so how did you do it and what parts did y
winter shrink wrap on hunter 260 Tim2853 at 1:50am 10.13.04 Smaller Boats 3/877 We're planning to shrik wrap our 260 for the winter. Would you recommend putting the mast down or l
Headroom in a 36 Vision Steve at 1:26am 10.13.04 Big Boats 6/1302 Does anyone know the cabin headroom for a 36 Vision. We are looking to purchase a '92 36 Vision, an
How much force will epoxied hardware take ? Bob Early at 1:01am 10.13.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/946 My boat ( Hunter 27 '1978) has several hardware issue, involving screws and bolts. I am very new to
45 minutes (a new record) john12527 at 12:56am 10.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/678 Sadly, today I pulled my 170 out of the water for probably the last time this season. Right now the
barnicles on the prop bob shultz at 12:05am 10.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/918 Just pulled the boat and have a huge harvest of barnicles ob the prop and shaft. Has anyone come up
Beneteau 331 / Jabsco manual head smcmanus at 11:39pm 10.12.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3047 Peggy, without repeating the posting chain. On the Beneteau site, another owner of a 331 with a Jab
Need wiring diagram for Hunter 336 Ignition Switch Mickey Galper at 10:18pm 10.12.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1259 Does anyone have a wiring diagram for the ignition switch on the Hunter 336 (or 3gm30f)?
HELP! Need advise on a saltwater cruiser!! CalicoJack at 4:08pm 10.12.04 Ask All Sailors 22/2698 Hi there,Here is my problem: I've just caught the sailing bug and I'm looking to purchase a boat th

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deck light kloudie1 at 7:53am 01.06.21 My boat came with this one: Aqua Signal, Series 25 Combined Masthead / Foredeck, Steaming Light (go2
New tool :) (1) jssailem at 7:49am 01.06.21 188839 Some would say after a couple of hours of securing stuff, The only thing not safety wired in
New tool :) jssailem at 7:44am 01.06.21 Oh yes aviation safety wire. Keeps the things in place better than duct tape.
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump beefneck at 7:42am 01.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! Some options come to mind: This is a long shot but have tried to source on
New tool :) kloudie1 at 7:40am 01.06.21 Used to watch the crop duster guys using those in a hundred or so places on the big Pratt and Whitne
Looking for a Westerbeke fuel injection pump beefneck at 7:40am 01.06.21 I think Westerbeke engines are Mitsubishi. My engine (4 cylinder) has a model number k4f 1.49.. o
A blue water C22? Leeward Rail at 7:38am 01.06.21 @LakeShark When I do the LOWISA, I will defintely let you know. Would be awesome. 2021 should be i
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) Whatfiero1 at 7:29am 01.06.21 Injectors definitely clogged exhaust only causes overheating I only open sea cock 1/2 on cold start
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) (1) RoyS at 7:29am 01.06.21 Yanmar tractors often use a Thermostart (not thermostat!) device for cold starts. This acts like glo
newport 23 sail sfbay at 7:28am 01.06.21 Another forum to check: https://macgregorsailors.com/forum
Rebedding fixed portlight RitSim at 7:27am 01.06.21 One of the key failures of sealant joints is that the sealant is compressed to a very thin thin memb
A blue water C22? Leeward Rail at 7:26am 01.06.21 Fully agree with every post so far. Extensively modify a C22 for too much money... or simply buy so
Upgrading line clutches H34 (2) Whatfiero1 at 7:25am 01.06.21 I really like garhuser because you can keep adding to it without having to install bunch separate un
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? LakeShark at 7:23am 01.06.21 @Jacomo Sailor that's great information. One thing I have been pondering though is do you have trou
newport 23 sail sfbay at 7:21am 01.06.21 Might check here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Boat---Sailing-Instructor/Newport-VN-23-S
A blue water C22? LakeShark at 7:21am 01.06.21 I do like that table with it's placement adjustment. The table is by far my favorite modification
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 7:19am 01.06.21 Engine. Did you fog the spark plug holes? Suggest that you put two throwable cushions underneath t
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 (2) Whatfiero1 at 7:17am 01.06.21 I dont think a code 0 will do much more than installing largest genoa that will fit on boat
New tool :) (1) tfox2069 at 7:00am 01.06.21 Oh the things you'll do with that tool. 13 years as a Marine Amtracker taught me a thing or two abo
Code Zero on a Hunter 376 sail sfbay at 6:54am 01.06.21 ............Is there a real Hunter owner that has actually installed one?..............1) Did you in

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