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I want to purchase a spare for my trailer, I know its a 5 lug, 14inch wheel. The boat is a hour from

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Loss of Power
kappykaplan at 4:32pm 07.07.20
That's great! Now go sailing! :beer::beer::beer:
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot
Sofraniaeth at 4:30pm 07.07.20
Sounds alot like "turbo lag" to me. Does your turbo have a bypass relief that may be sticking open
YANMAR 4JH3TE Slow throttle response when hot
Sofraniaeth at 4:29pm 07.07.20
To absolutely make sure it is not your fuel system, I would feed engine from a new fuel line connec
Loss of Power
VelaFella at 4:24pm 07.07.20
Shakedown cruise yesterday after a year in the slip. Bottom paint was applied a year ago, which us
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:24pm 07.07.20
If over 10 hp then forget it as you will plow the boat as well. In addition leave the wheel steerin
Day Sailer 11 parts
sail sfbay at 4:21pm 07.07.20
A photo with a tape measure across the opening would help. How about a foam or rubber plug?
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive
Crazy Dave Condon at 4:20pm 07.07.20
Would hit the trailer and bunk boards. Second the weight would seriously tilt the boat over. Maint
What wood to use
rpludwig at 4:14pm 07.07.20
repeat....Sapele!
Portlight in hunter 26
sailorladyliz at 4:12pm 07.07.20
I replaced all of mine in my H25.5. The pin can be tapped out as described by a previous poster, yo
Alternator Temperature
ToddS at 4:03pm 07.07.20
Thanks Rich, that's a little cooler than mine, but not drastically so. I also have a blower in the e
Head waste water inlet valve on 326
sailingmyers at 4:03pm 07.07.20
So THAT's why you labelled it "look here!" So what's that long black line that has a vented loop i
What wood to use
srimes at 3:50pm 07.07.20
Mystery Lewmar Winch
Tally Ho at 3:49pm 07.07.20
If the winch base is still mounted, maybe there is access to the pin holding the gears in the housin
Spark plug diagnosis
kloudie1 at 3:39pm 07.07.20
I agree.. no real problem.. The darker deposits look to be from the edges running cooler than the el
Raymarine Rotary drive?
scottdube at 3:36pm 07.07.20
What wood to use
fred1diver at 3:14pm 07.07.20
Nasty barnacle season in Chesapeake   (2)
kappykaplan at 3:12pm 07.07.20
This is what my prop and shaft looked like after three months sitting. The hull was clean. Yep, th
Help with cooling system
dfp51 at 3:05pm 07.07.20
I blew through each hose & them looked thru them. Interesting about the HE. I ran water thru it, a
Spectra install on a Hunter 410
Don Lucas at 2:59pm 07.07.20
Any 410 owners here who have installed a Spectra Watermaker. If so where did you mount it and how m
Head waste water inlet valve on 326
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:58pm 07.07.20
So THAT's why you labelled it "look here!" So what's that long black line that has a vented loop in

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