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Spreader for 1976 Ericson 35 Ericson35 at 9:39am 11.22.19 Ericson 2/1261 During a rigging inspection I found that my starboard lower spreader had been bent prior to my purch
Diesel Re-Plumb jamieFL at 8:34am 11.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/3212 Hi. I've been working on my boat and haven't started the Yanmar 1gm10 in quite a while. When it was
37C Aft keel bolt (1) joe28532 at 7:11am 11.22.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1173 172383 Well that sucks. What you're looking at there is a pit that has corroded into the aft keel bo
Induction stove top coffee percolator CYQK at 8:07pm 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1528 Been using Cabalas stainless old school coffee percolator for ever on our stove top. Been experiment
Panama City Panama to Cancun Mx DayDreamer41 at 3:18pm 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1927 I have an interesting proposal to consider with assisting with the delivery of a sailing vessel from
electric winch handle Dave c30 at 11:58am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 39/9854 anyone use electric winch handle? if so opinions?
Honors at the prom! (7) Jackdaw at 11:24am 11.21.19 Racing 17/2039
Need new Genoa? Which one? Garymadhatter at 8:29am 11.21.19 Catalina 310 14/2171 Hi all. I am a new member having purchased my Catalina 310, Mischief, last July. I am very happy wit
Shifter stuck in forward on my Yanmar 2GMF Tom Fritz at 8:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1029 My shifter occasionally get stuck in forward. It easy to get out of gear by working the leaver at th
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Tom Fritz at 8:12am 11.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1825 I'm experiencing saltwater leak from the stern of my 84' Hunter 31. It appears to be coming from whe
Mast Exit Block Replacement (2) IanA22 at 7:02am 11.21.19 Catalina 22 5/2128 Hi, first time on here. Looking for some advice. I've recently bought a 1987 Catalina 22. In the UK
WATER PUMP twodzusfittings at 6:46am 11.21.19 Bigger Boats 7/1171 Rebuild Sherwood or a new Oberdorfer raw water pump? That's a good question. Sure a new Oberdorfer w
Battery isolation? (1) Nick Philips at 6:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2198 We are having problems with our batteries. Last night we drained all the batteries and couldn't sta
New Cracks in my 170 Shorefun at 5:09am 11.21.19 Day Sailers 3/779 So I pulled the cover off to place a spacer to keep water from pooling. In the rear port side top (s
Can't get there from here... Brian D at 7:45pm 11.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/727 (It's winter and you know that means I start playing the games!) Assume for this discussion that th
Mohawk spray varnish for 2002 hunter Passage 456 discovery at 7:23pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/537 Can someone point me to the Mohawk varnish product to touch up the interior varnish in my Passage 4
Seeking a leak on Hunter 23 (1) Mac Bentley at 6:30pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/444 I've got water dripping from the rear of the sliding dark plexiglass (?) on the cabin roof. I'd like
been seaching for info on installing raymarine rudder position sensor on my 34 sailor832 at 6:16pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 6/1032 I am wanting to install a RPS on my boat but I cannot see a good way to mount it to the quadrant I
adding a bypass and pex to polybutylene fresh water setup (3) cdnmurse at 5:43pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1064 hey all; I will be running pex after the water pump to a three way pex tee, then to a pex shut off
Hot Prop gfrazzle at 3:44pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 11/1477 My diver cleans and inspects my hull every month. Last week he reported that I had a hot prop- sever

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Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:43pm 08.06.24 When the demand for power goes up, more fuel is injected into the engine and it provides more power
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 1:42pm 08.06.24 I think, but cannot be sure, that the solenoid only operates when the ignition switch is in the "on
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:39pm 08.06.24 Jviss, I stand corrected! So then the start & house batteries are combined when starting with the s
No one owns a Mariner? Really? Serenity on Hudson at 1:37pm 08.06.24 Rented Rhodes 19 in Oyster Bay LI in the 80's. Mr Rhodes could be seen in his house overlooking the
Yanmar 2gm engine died jssailem at 1:33pm 08.06.24 I noticed when I tried to push the throttle it would revert back to a lower setting. Is that correc
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:20pm 08.06.24 While I haven't conducted any rigorous research, I suspect the failure rate with humans using the 1
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:19pm 08.06.24 ACRs, sense voltage differences of those same banks and activate when the House bank is lower in vo
Yanmar 2gm engine died dlochner at 1:16pm 08.06.24 During the runs after the oil changes, i need to run 80% of WOT? I noticed when I tried to push the
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator marcham at 1:13pm 08.06.24 Until we get pictures of the wiring behind the switch panel, everything above is conjecture. The OP
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 1:08pm 08.06.24 Of note is that we have been making boats out of wood for centuries. Yea, and you know what? How
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator dlochner at 1:08pm 08.06.24 ACRs, sense voltage differences of those same banks and activate when the House bank is lower in vo
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 1:06pm 08.06.24 I think, but cannot be sure, that the solenoid only operates when the ignition switch is in the "on
Sea-Fire system (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:03pm 08.06.24 Word of warning, the Sea Fire system failed to go off in my 2011 Hunter 50 when an engine room fire
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 12:59pm 08.06.24 I don't know what clean diesel oil looks like. It looks nearly the same and the oil that is in your
Yanmar 2gm engine died jssailem at 12:55pm 08.06.24 I don't know what clean diesel oil looks like. It looks nearly the same and the oil that is in your
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:52pm 08.06.24 I think, but cannot be sure, that the solenoid only operates when the ignition switch is in the "on"
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 12:49pm 08.06.24 Wood has some benefits. It's cheap, it's strong, it's easy to get and easy to work and it is much l
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator jviss at 12:42pm 08.06.24 I don't think that's what's being said here. The solenoid only passes charging current when the ign
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 12:36pm 08.06.24 Of course Ralph is right in today's world of modern material. Of note is that we have been making b
H26 Roller Furler issues twalker H260 at 12:35pm 08.06.24 With the cdi flex furler there is no swivel at the top of the mast. What is the nature of the prob

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