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Filler Neck Replacement on Yanmar YM-series Heat Exchanger? (2) Dan_Y at 8:31am 04.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/7182 Found a crack in the filler neck of our Yanmar 3YM30. I pulled the heat exchanger and pressurized i
Replacing lazerette locks (2) dehler25 at 8:03am 04.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/702 I have a set of lazerette locks that need replacing, never had key for them and one fell apart with
Forward Hatch on Hunter 340 - Won't stay open Yachtsman1686 at 7:21am 04.26.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/763 Hi Guys, The forward hatch on my 2000 Hunter 340 won't stay open unless it is all the way up. Ther
Hunter 42 Passage Rudder removal 1mcarlson at 7:15am 04.26.19 Big Boats 21/4705 Has anyone had to remove or drop their rudder on a Hunter 42 passage? I just had my bottom blasted a
No trailer brakes Bugzy at 6:32am 04.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4329 I agreed to purchase a boat the other day. It is in excellent shape, looks almost new inside with th
Scanstrut Cable Seals..... Install NYSail at 6:00am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 Hello all, So an acquaintance of mine purchased these for a solar install and decided not to use th
Classic sailboats are on the rise! (5) TomY at 4:32am 04.26.19 Ask All Sailors 17/4909 That goes without saying as the field of older boats grows. What is a classic sailboat? The term u
A18086 ST4000+ Drive motor replacement jonelli at 8:10pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 37/14108
Catalina 18 Trailer Launch Questions Ajay73 at 7:41pm 04.25.19 Smaller Boats 18/4740 The questions I have are for those that trailer launch their C18's. I have a 2003 C18 on a Trail Rit
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Johninerie at 5:39pm 04.25.19 S2 10/3998 I am looking at buying a 1983 S2 9.2A and I noticed the head door was sticking slightly in frame Is
170 Mast Head Sheave Replacement, easy Shorefun at 5:16pm 04.25.19 Day Sailers 0/594 I got the pieces from Dwyer yesterday. I was expecting a fight with stainless pins peened in place.
ENGINE PANEL QUESTION (1) twodzusfittings at 3:15pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 6/1690 On my engine panel I have two push buttons. One is the glow plug and the other is the start button.
TEMP GAUGE. twodzusfittings at 3:04pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 3/672 It's the last of the gauges for the motor that needs attention. Its not working. I'm connected throu
OK, SOMEONE KNOWS THE ANSWER twodzusfittings at 3:02pm 04.25.19 Bigger Boats 26/2652 I have to remove the two mid rails to clean, lay butyl tape to seal and replace the mid rails. Howev
Replacing exhaust hose on Hunter 290 pfaffk at 1:25pm 04.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 0/512 Hi, I need to replace the exhaust hose on Hunter 290 as it is cracked and leaking when the engine is
Beach Cleaning dlochner at 1:20pm 04.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1685 Saw this article today on a project to clean beaches of micro plastics. Cool idea, a beach vacuum. B
Psych!!! topcat0399 at 12:25pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 2/452 Email notice that my new Aysm order is SHIPPED!! Yeee HA! Watching the snail pace like movement fo
Bilge Pump Power Source Sailboat.Sequoyah at 12:23pm 04.25.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3636 I've searched for this question but haven't found it anywhere in specific (which may be due to the s
Electric Mast Stepping (1) Smiling Couple at 11:54am 04.25.19 Trailer Sailors 8/1554 I love the Catalina 18 but getting a little old to manually Step the Mast. The Norther Freight 2500
Windvane on 356 or 36 Court at 11:10am 04.25.19 Big Boats 2/781 I just purchased a 2004 Hunter 36. I have a Navik windvane from a previous boat, Yankee 30. While th

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Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 12:40pm 12.16.24 For those interested, I have followed through with the purchase of the boat. I'll be doing some more
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 12:27pm 12.16.24 The engine is 30 years old but only has 934 hours on it. I've heard enough complaints regarding inje
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake kappykaplan at 12:17pm 12.16.24 Yup that is what is going on. Don't think there will be much Christmas sailing just reading the man
Diesel injector testing Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 12.16.24 Do you know how many hours the current injectors have and if your engine has any problems indicative
What is "residual value"? FastOlson at 11:38am 12.16.24 Why do Underwriters then insist on a "Survey"? Probably more than one correct answer, but many yea
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 sailcapt340 at 11:35am 12.16.24 Their reply was you try about 150 times and then you finally get lucky! That just about sums it up
Diesel injector testing jssailem at 11:18am 12.16.24 Diesel engines are simple machines. They utilize atomized fuel, air, and compression to produce a co
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jssailem at 11:10am 12.16.24
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake jssailem at 11:07am 12.16.24 Maybe a warm fire in the fireplace and a hot drink will help.
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake DRhoads at 11:03am 12.16.24 It feels like the typical changing winter weather on the Chesapeake, I remember Yup that is what i
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 10:56am 12.16.24 You do want to consider the elbow you use. I started out with 5/8" hose for the inlet side.
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.16.24 Is flow testing the only way to test for proper function? Is there a reasonable way to figure out wh
Buying 423? ldd at 10:22am 12.16.24 Thanks NYsail
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive smokey73 at 9:47am 12.16.24 I have the rotary drive on my 1994 40.5 Installation was easy and did not cost an arm and a leg. I
How much would you pay after survey? ric3 at 9:25am 12.16.24 Thank you Will, Tally Ho and dLj!
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? h2o_snow at 9:12am 12.16.24 Absolutely yes. Boats will move on the bunks both forward and aft. Thousands of miles with the H26
Tracks location Seaway 25 Ted at 9:06am 12.16.24 Using the dimensions on the sail plan you provided, a one meter long track will not be long enough t
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain (1) DYFLWD at 9:02am 12.16.24 228947
What is "residual value"? jssailem at 8:59am 12.16.24 Many questions have been raised in this thread. It has taken the thread in multiple directions as ea
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive artboas at 8:56am 12.16.24 I did not. Tks for the recommendation. The rotary drives can fit into really small spots, and the

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