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jdhohmann at 10:01am 05.04.20
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Hey everyone Looking to finally convery my Gas Systems CNG stove to propane, but I am having a real
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We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
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Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
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I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
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Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
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My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)
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nveater at 7:36am 05.04.20
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A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
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I am looking at a 1994 33.5 that the owner said had no engine hour meter. I found that hard to belie
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I installed a new Kidde CO monitor last Fall. Up to now it has been silent and the readout has been
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My "new to me" 1979 Hunter 33 has plastic portholes. Many of them are cracked. Any suggestions on wh
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Been married 38 years, this is the first time that my wife has cut my hair. They say the difference
Klaussic at 5:39am 05.04.20
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Hello Everybody, I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of option
jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20
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Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co
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Anyone have experience with these folks?
L.Christensen at 4:40am 05.04.20
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We have a 235 First with the wing keel and a roller furling jib and 3 year old standard dacron Preci
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I have an older style American Standard faucet in the galley. It looks like the Reliant model, but
CapnGL at 10:18pm 05.03.20
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Hi all, this weekend ill be putting a few coats of interlux epoxy on my hull. In gearing up ive read
djustice at 7:52pm 05.03.20
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I bought a man-o-war a couple years ago. The daggerboard trunk is poorly designed and the gussets t
SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 05.03.20
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Yesterday I took out an 08 B 31 for a test sail. Here are a few thing that I observed and a questio

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Com-Pac 16 general questions
Urban Hermit at 6:57am 01.27.25
Good thought. It came with a spare. I've taken a close look. I won't need to change the bunks, ju
Com-Pac 16 general questions   (1)
Will Gilmore at 6:38am 01.27.25
You could add a spare tire forward of the bow to improve tongue weight.
Transmission output rust
dlochner at 6:37am 01.27.25
I only used it on the outside of the coupler. I think it best to to have direct metal to metal conta
Runaway diesel
garymalmgren at 6:32am 01.27.25
The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dyn
Transmission output rust
Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 01.27.25
For outboard props and shafts the general consensus is to grease them up. Strange that it's not for
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks
Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 01.27.25
The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to bre
Runaway diesel
Urban Hermit at 5:33am 01.27.25
That, methinks, was a lot more than an engine pushing a rod through the block or blowing off a head.
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
89Vision32 at 5:16am 01.27.25
Listen for the heat/cold reversing solenoid to release the high side pressure a few seconds after a
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
kloudie1 at 5:13am 01.27.25
Listen for the heat/cold reversing solenoid to release the high side pressure a few seconds after a
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
dlochner at 4:49am 01.27.25
The breaker on the boat is what's tripping. The unit is around 5 years old with all the proper size
Through-Hull Fittings
peterbud at 4:41am 01.27.25
RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found t
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
jssailem at 4:36am 01.27.25
I'm thinking it could be related to the reverse flow switch. Now your moving into the HVAC world w
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
89Vision32 at 4:29am 01.27.25
What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the bre
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
jssailem at 4:22am 01.27.25
A soft start will help to mitigate the surge. You stated that all the wiring and connections are cl
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
jssailem at 4:18am 01.27.25
What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the brea
Runaway diesel
colemj at 4:13am 01.27.25
If the cause is fuel dumped into the sump, this usually manifests itself at the next startup after f
Runaway diesel
Robert Strickland at 3:45am 01.27.25
I agree, that is not a runaway diesel. In a runaway, the engine will rev in a series of surges lik
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
89Vision32 at 2:13am 01.27.25
Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a co
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater
89Vision32 at 2:10am 01.27.25
Filter before the pump clean? Yes all my filters are clean and my seawater output flow is perfect
What is this on my boom?
Andy6789 at 11:15pm 01.26.25
Looks like you have an excellent reefing mechanism :)

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