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Bulkhead replacement on Hunter 33.5 dbreedlove at 5:07am 10.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1696 Boat is new to us. Got her for a project boat price and everything has gone better than expected up
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. c1Josh at 4:52am 10.27.20 Bigger Boats 11/1979 Hello, I just want to introduce myself, I've been reading all I could find about the O'Day 35 all s
Caframo air circulator - also under West Marine name Mark Maulden at 9:59pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1942 I use two of these during the winter months on the cabin sole. They were given to me two yrs ago fr
Hunter 27 Chasing Dreams at 7:40pm 10.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/666 I just bought a 81 hunter 27 and am looking for a owners manual. Also the couple I bought it from ha
Cockpit pocket covers, or drains, or ... ? AaronD at 5:27pm 10.26.20 Catalina 22 6/1111 A couple seasons ago, I sealed my leaking cockpit pockets. I'm happy with that result - the pipe ber
A Bad day sailing is better than a good day at work.... (3) sailme88 at 5:20pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1046 186586186587
Centre board hunter 19 Daniel Zurgilgen at 5:11pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 5/375 Is it possible to change up haul rope for centre board without dropping the centre board???
Motorsailers. An Oxymoran? (4) shemandr at 2:29pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3031 On another thread, which I couldn't find, there was a discussion of the Mac 26 X and S as motorsaile
Sailing Porn MikeHoncho at 1:55pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 27/3480 This popped up on my FB page from January of this year. Figured someone would enjoy it. 40 kts .mp4
Safe to Leave Dead Batteries on Board for the Winter? P12nash at 1:46pm 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 25/2156 My house battery bank (2 sportsman dc8d FLA batteries) suffered a catastrophic drain when my bilge p
Oil change... Make it a double wdonovan at 11:12am 10.26.20 Engines and Propulsion 27/4085 1) Engine oil is dirtier in a diesel... more acids, carbon, etc than oil in a gasoline engine. 2) S
Hunter 45 CC: Lost the shackle in my Selden furling main... Z83 at 11:06am 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1334 Was taking down my furling mainsail on my 2006 Hunter 45 cc last weekend, and dropped the shackle do
CNG update Nosmo King at 8:21am 10.26.20 Ask All Sailors 0/319 Recently found someone in Annapolis that can fill CNG tanks. Found information in the free publicat
H41AC fuel level gauge just packed up! leemarkadams at 4:43am 10.26.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/659 Hi all, Today the multi function gauge on our H41AC (Snake river?) has decided that it will show w
Stress testing my hydronic heater. Hayden Watson at 8:35pm 10.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/1004 Yesterday the forecast for Oak Harbor called for freezing temps this morning and that does not happe
Yanmar 2GM20F Remote Oil Filter Mickstr at 7:51pm 10.25.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/1008 Does anyone have a source for a remote oil filter for the Yanmar 2GM20F? Thanks, Mickey D
Replacement Muffler for 1984 Hunter 34 (1) longnate08 at 5:55pm 10.25.20 Parts Search 8/1674 HI all, Our Hunter 34 Muffler has completely corroded away. The previous owner tried glassing a ne
Extra propane storage angarae at 1:14pm 10.25.20 Ask All Sailors 1/449 Hello all, We have recently purchased an 1999 Island Packet and plan to install a Dickinson propane
Can't Drain Hot Water Heater nveater at 8:55am 10.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/972 I have a Seward s 600 hot water heater with rear heat exchanger . Last year I installed a by pass va
Equalizing 6 volts..... NYSail at 8:40am 10.25.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3943 Hello all! Meant to call Trojan Friday but forgot....... I have 4 6volt t125 / series parallel. When

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Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Rich Stidger at 9:03am 04.15.25 I have had a similar situation with my engine. The raw water pump leaked and caused surface rusting
Outhaul modifications shemandr at 8:24am 04.15.25 Looks like you are on the right track. Disassembly can be scary but once accomplished leaves a clea
Outhaul modifications (2) fred1diver at 8:21am 04.15.25
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Stu Jackson at 8:01am 04.15.25 If it is the aluminum gear housing cover, brush it and use appropriate aluminum primer and paint. N
H310 Shoal Keel Bent JamesG161 at 7:33am 04.15.25 Curious what you guys think .. Do nothing! It will not cause significant drag or cause a flow of
Outhaul modifications (4) fred1diver at 7:23am 04.15.25 I also took the afternoon end of the boom off and unscrewed the original internal winch, ow more he
Outhaul modifications (3) fred1diver at 7:18am 04.15.25 Hello everybody Doing some work on the outhaul this morning Here is the mock up, will replace the e
B&R rig tuning take 1 colemj at 6:47am 04.15.25 The rake of the mast effects the center of effort of the sailplan. Too far forward and you will hav
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion colemj at 6:42am 04.15.25 If it's the cast iron block, then wire brush it, treat with phosphoric acid, and spray paint it. Ma
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better colemj at 6:39am 04.15.25 If we tied our boat so that it didn't need fenders, and I was confident of this in all weather, then
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 6:30am 04.15.25 The Zeus definitely does this. Our Genset replacement is a 48V APS 6kW mounted on one of our 3YM30s
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch carlc376 at 6:20am 04.15.25 There should only be one set of wires between the outboard and the battery/switch. Don't expect muc
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Scott T-Bird at 6:03am 04.15.25 BTW, I kind of like the options that your Amazon product provides! Any idea where they are made? (
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Scott T-Bird at 6:00am 04.15.25 The best solution is to tie the boat off the dock so you don't have to rely on fenders. That requir
Outboard shaft for 240 Rick Webb at 5:49am 04.15.25 A 20" shaft is ok in calmish waters. I would occasionally cavitate in the bay. When out in the Gulf
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Tom J at 5:36am 04.15.25 Today - hated to say it - had to get back to tranny and while there looked all over my Aqua water
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion dLj at 5:29am 04.15.25 How about some photos? dj
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 4:22am 04.15.25 Update on the hose barb saga: Ancasta can order the kit - mind you, a 3/8" bronze hose barb with a
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 10:23pm 04.14.25 Yes Clyde, your engine is self bleeding normally, but if the lift pump is not clicking when you tur
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 9:06pm 04.14.25

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