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Yanmar 2gmf 13hp cooling system Mattcia123 at 3:30am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 14/5339 hey all, Got my first Diesel engine recently, yanmar 2gmf 13 hp, question about the cooling system
Holding take sensor on Hunter 44ds (2004) Lee Coller at 10:57pm 12.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1119 The level sensor on my holding tank has stopped working. After investigation I discovered that the
I have run into some trouble while refinishing the cabin table. (1) BenIodine53 at 9:05pm 12.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1403 New owner of a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. The cabin table had a few scratches in it, so I decided to ref
Battle Born batteries heritage at 4:56pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 8/3743 Anyone tried these so called, "drop-in" batteries? They are LiPoFe4 batteries manufactured in Reno,
Plastic water tank leaking Southpaw at 4:19pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 10/4086 Has anyone fixed a plastic water tank? I think it has a crack in the bottom net to the edge. We are
Bimini Replacement FlyorSail at 1:24pm 12.02.18 Catalina 310 11/1614 Hello Fellow Catalina 310 owners! My Bimini was torn during a storm late this summer and needs to b
Water buildup in v-berth Jdtran at 1:09pm 12.02.18 Catalina 30 12/2288 Hi. Just bought our boat and after getting into it a bit more, found a little pool of water that bui
Maine's shoreline is longer than California's? (9) TomY at 11:50am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1615 Maine has the fourth(edit) longest tidal shoreline in the United States. 3,478 miles. Longer than la
Evaluate my boat's wiring (1) aaronaxvig at 11:10am 12.02.18 Big Boats 6/764 Here is what I see behind the panel on my Hunter 376. What do you think? Do you see anything stupid
Surface Chip lehighsail at 7:42am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/660 Yesterday while putting the framework on the boat to support the winter cover I dropped a support wh
Considering a 79 Hunter 33 (1) Pilatus at 5:29am 12.02.18 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2158 I am looking at a 1979 H33 that is in decent shape considering its age. Current owner has had it for
New boat issues Ted at 8:41pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 65/4714 I saw this news report tonight about a new Beneteau that lost its rig on a delivery from Maryland to
Mercury 9.8 Thrust Washer (1) Tedd at 5:29pm 12.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/469 I'm overhauling a 1980 Mercury 9.8 that I got for free from a neighbour. I made a tool to remove the
Which Trailer sailer (cruiser) -Under 2000 lbs to consider? ArchivalAudio at 5:08pm 12.01.18 Trailer Sailors 144/32311 Currently an owner of a 1977 CBC Buccaneer 18, is a quick daysailer... but a bit too squirrely for m
Determining type of paint used Manny at 1:16pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/591 All, Kiriko's hull was painted a dark green color at some point in past. The broker had listed that
Is he talking about us??? dlochner at 9:22am 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2523 Here's an article from the latest issue of Epoxyworks published by West System. https://epoxyworks.
Mack Sails seadaddler at 6:00am 12.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2199 Has any one recently ordered new sails for your 356/36 Hunter and what was your experience,were you
New Sails Don Lucas at 5:07am 12.01.18 Big Boats 0/439 Anyone here get new sails from this site? How were they?
Blower motor circuit confusion Russ Gallagher at 6:44pm 11.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3329 I have a 2008 Beneteau 37 and this season my engine compartment blower motor would cut in and out ju
Replacing the main sheet cleat (2) ChrisNY at 4:10pm 11.30.18 Sirius 21/22 3/1271 158892 158893 Hey all, I have a Sirius 21. The main sheet cleat is attached to a circular block of

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Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Stu Jackson at 8:31am 04.13.24 Let me go through your points. A thoughtful and well presented acknowledgement and "things that sh
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? pgandw at 8:20am 04.13.24 It would have the following advantages: 1) extreme control in reverse 2) steering control if main s
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:36am 04.13.24 I believe that company may be out of business but call Mike Thomas at SBO who may know
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass HarryvdMeer at 7:35am 04.13.24
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Ted10028 at 6:23am 04.13.24 When an outboard auxiliary is used on a sailboat, I find it much easier to control the boat with th
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:59am 04.13.24
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 Jim Legere at 5:16am 04.13.24 I don't know who poured the lead keels for the Cherubini-era Hunters, but they were not great castin
Catalina 28 steering problem LakeOntario270 at 5:10am 04.13.24 I hope you had a boat survey before purchasing the boat. A Catalina 28 steers very nicely.
Entering Canade with children. Jim Legere at 5:05am 04.13.24 My understanding is based on actual border crossings in the past two years by friends from Maine com
Alternator charging Tally Ho at 4:59am 04.13.24 Thanks Jim, I think I wasn't clear. I am trying to determine if the alternator on my 4jh2 is going
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? Tally Ho at 4:45am 04.13.24 As so many people have said, there are major challenges to really using an outboard on a sailboat de
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? SBO Police Bot at 4:42am 04.13.24 OK, Gentlemen, although the OP has been a bit difficult and resistant to taking some very good advic
321 Rudder Play - Parts Wesleymi at 3:47am 04.13.24 When I dropped my rudder, I couldn't get the steering quadrant apart and had to order a new one. It
Catalina 28 steering problem jssailem at 2:01am 04.13.24 Welcome to SBO William. Have you had the boat out of the water to inspect the prop and the rudder?
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? marcham at 12:47am 04.13.24 When an outboard auxiliary is used on a sailboat, I find it much easier to control the boat with the
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? LloydB at 9:36pm 04.12.24 It looks to me like you really want a PWC. Why a sailboat?
3GM30F Service Issue Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 04.12.24 to me, this looks like a leaky injector(s)..You shut the engine down and fuel keeps dripping into th
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer higgs at 8:08pm 04.12.24 Your avatar says McGregor, but this boat does not look like a McGregor. Looks more like a Merit 25.
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? DArcy at 8:05pm 04.12.24 Cant see how it would decrease value. Because anyone that would mount an outboard to the back of a
Suggestions on moving my boat forward on trailer MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 04.12.24 The trailer is made for a much larger boat. Even if the tongue weight was correct, the bunk system

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