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A dippy question about reading the transmission dipstick. (1) Ziggler at 4:58pm 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3820 Very simply, how am I supposed to read this dipstick? Oil line right on the grooved line? Above it?
Stuck Transmission Plug PART DEUX twodzusfittings at 1:59pm 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 3/757 The manual states to use type A or Dexron ll grade automatic transmission oil. Neither are available
Going to look at a 322 next week... iSaint06 at 1:13pm 05.11.20 Ask An Oday Owner 25/3458 What do I need to look for? Looks spacious. It was a Great Lakes boat for awhile and has been in Flo
Window replacement questions fred1diver at 1:02pm 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1853
How to remove 30 yr. old tape. (1) DAVA390 at 10:20am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 41/4694 Stripes on my Precision 23 are in terrible shape,new ones are ordered, how do I peel old without des
Is the more expensive bottom paint worth it? markwbird at 10:19am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 8/3395 I haul my boat and paint the bottom myself every two to three years. This is a task I hate with eve
O'day 28 stupid question: what is this?? (2) loneshark64 at 10:04am 05.11.20 Bigger Boats 21/3455
Bottom paint on my Mac 26X (3) welderman at 8:17am 05.11.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1415 While doing some engine work on My MacGregor 26x I decided to repaint the bottom. About a year ago
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/4395 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2770 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1608 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2251 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5299 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1108 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5348
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1993
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1246 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/8217 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3672 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/2188 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the

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Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:40am 03.25.25 As for your corrosion problem, guess what? - ALL ELECTROLYTICAL BONDING SYSTEMS INDUCE CORROSION. Th
Keel Bolts DianaOfBurlington at 6:21am 03.25.25
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 6:17am 03.25.25 This is what I'm looking for, but it doesn't have a photo diode. https://defender.com/en_us/signal
What is the "metal box" at the end of a rubber hose laying on my heat exchanger? Robert Strickland at 6:06am 03.25.25 Definitely need a photograph to help you. Greg Thanks, sort of expected but wanted to get a start
Ok to Remove Inner Forestay? DianaOfBurlington at 6:01am 03.25.25 Along with Windpilot I added an inner forestay to the H25. I have used both inner and outer jibs but
H33 Cherubini: total number built and manufacture sequence (1) DianaOfBurlington at 5:33am 03.25.25 Between 1973 and 1979 Hunter had FIVE production lines at Vandenburg Road in Marlboro: 25, 25, 27, 3
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 5:32am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on t
Rudder flaps DianaOfBurlington at 5:18am 03.25.25 ... I suspect the flaps are worthwhile, otherwise John Cherubini wouldn't have specified them in th
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode (1) jssailem at 5:11am 03.25.25 Mast head light used when under power (steaming) Is different than an anchor light and located on th
Bowsprit Protection from Chain colemj at 4:52am 03.25.25 Windlasses usually have an adjustable clutch that will slip at a certain load. You can adjust your
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS colemj at 4:35am 03.25.25 Is it a straight USB connection, or are you using a serial-USB cable?
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 03.25.25
Catalina 270, Fair Market Price? Indysailor at 3:21am 03.25.25 I advised a friend on purchasing one a few years back. With a newish Loadmaster trailer, this very c
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 3:13am 03.25.25 I was referring to the built-in extension on the trailer. My extension is less than 4 feet, giving
Hunter 376 - companionway steps & mast LloydB at 1:39am 03.25.25 Hunter 376 rain boot
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:07pm 03.24.25 Now, is that any particular part or the whole damn mess ? :doh:< Isn't there suppose to be a 'shru
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:33pm 03.24.25 Hopefully we haven't scared OP away.... boats are awesome. the boating community is awesome. Just be
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions azambella at 9:20pm 03.24.25 The original vang trim line never went back to the cockpit. I can send photos but, need to wait ti
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? jssailem at 9:18pm 03.24.25 Ps Welcome to the forum and welcome to Everett. Are you out near the river? I can understand your d
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? jssailem at 9:17pm 03.24.25 I think 30-40% up the mast (to the low spreader is fine. You need a decent triangle formed by the ja

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