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Trailer options for swing keel c22 mjp83 at 6:40pm 04.21.24 Catalina 22 1/634 Looking for a specific powerboat trailer to convert to fit a classic 1981 swing keel. Main reason t
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 (1) dkinzer at 5:43pm 04.21.24 Big Boats 4/822 About a week ago, I spent the morning washing a winter's worth of grime off of the deck of our 2007
Keel getting corrosion (3) Eagle2man at 3:43pm 04.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/827 Has anybody seen this before, getting corrosion of tan on keel. The boat is only in salt water for 5
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck (3) inkunzi at 12:14pm 04.21.24 Ask All Sailors 4/463 Hello my hunter 28.5 with 2gm20f engine has radiator hose coming out of heat exchanger at top of eng
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 Riverdaze at 11:45am 04.21.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/918 I'd like to hear from any 423 owners or similar hull Beneteau's about experience adding a bow thrust
Rudder crack (1) mbefus at 11:18am 04.21.24 S2 13/1855
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 04.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 17/1822 I replaced a fuel line yesterday and found that the gasoline had some black stuff in it. I suspect i
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 NYSail at 6:21am 04.21.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1423 Going to change gear oil for 1st time myself. Plain 80/90 wt or should I use gear oil made for marin
Airmar DST 810 (1) Drinky Crow at 8:47pm 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1068 You ever install one? Dry fit it stops ~4mm short of flush w/bottom thru hull. Instructions say "tap
Seaward Fox 19 Sparty Ken at 7:52pm 04.20.24 Seaward 2/956 Can anyone direct me to a forum for Seaward Fox 19 owners? I am interested in buying a Fox 19 and wo
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust bris59 at 6:31pm 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 7/899 My yanmar diesel (27 hp, 3 cyl) for my hunter 36 has had two incidents 4 years apart where the seawa
Stern anchoring circa1971la at 3:55pm 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1660 Sorry if this is a dumb question but does a stern anchor typically have to have the same scope as th
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:24pm 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1632 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cra
Catalina 28 mkII - Hot Water Heater Installation (1) Fred at 7:58am 04.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/1055 I'm looking at the HW installation on this new-to-me Cat28. The two aspects that I am considering ar
70 FT of LIFE LINE (2) twodzusfittings at 7:49am 04.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/151 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 5:39am 04.20.24 Catalina 310 21/2940 Yesterday, during spring commissioning of my Universal M25-XPB engine, I did my first change of the
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1822 I am installing a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on my Universal M25XP and the drive pulley on the crank
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 9:05pm 04.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/676 I bought the Balmar 48-USP-M25 for my M25XP. This should be an easy bolt-on process except that the
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo (1) Arctic Hawk at 8:53pm 04.19.24 Yamaha 3/820 224256 Would any one happen to have an image of the original Yamaha sailboat logo? It was not the t
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 teacherspet at 4:59pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/598 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on th

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Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project testingthewaters91 at 1:34pm 08.15.25 This skeg is on a 1981 Hunter 30? Is this a Cherubini Hunter 30? I think if I were doing that skeg
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard (1) Tally Ho at 1:28pm 08.15.25
Electronics..... so many options (1) Tally Ho at 1:21pm 08.15.25 They don't operate when the mic on the radio is used, only with the remote mic, at least on the VH6
H380 Bent rudder and Smile Don S/V ILLusion at 12:58pm 08.15.25 Bahamas + bent rudder shaft + keel separation = grounding. Should be evidence on bottom or leading
House batteries not charging when engine running (1) JamesG161 at 12:58pm 08.15.25 ok i found this in H410 Owner's Manual rs can chime in to help you. Jim...
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project dLj at 12:50pm 08.15.25 This skeg is on a 1981 Hunter 30? Is this a Cherubini Hunter 30? I think if I were doing that skeg
House batteries not charging when engine running JamesG161 at 12:46pm 08.15.25 engine is on the voltage should still be going up over 13 volts. Nope! did you download you H410 o
Electronics..... so many options FastOlson at 12:24pm 08.15.25 We have had a Simrad VHF with the wireless remote for over a decade. It just works, as the saying go
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 12:06pm 08.15.25 Fwiw, Raritan K.O. doesn't stand for "knockout"...it stands for Kills Odors. It was the first of
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:38am 08.15.25 Fwiw, Raritan K.O. doesn't stand for "knockout"...it stands for Kills Odors. It was the first of t
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard kappykaplan at 11:36am 08.15.25 1. Where did you run power to the chartplotter - up through the guard legs from under deck? Yes W
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JRacer at 11:25am 08.15.25 I know that by definition sailors have deep pockets. But seriously, 20 bucks each? To each their
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Richard19068 at 11:23am 08.15.25 Alternative to Raritan Spray Kit This approach does not get CP into the intake lines or the toilet
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper rgranger at 10:56am 08.15.25 I replaced the entire lift line on a 26. And did a step-by-step right up with photos if you think it
We are expecting a Heat wave.. A Tropical heat wave.... jssailem at 10:55am 08.15.25 Weather update. Rufus look at Friday. Friday August 15 The next couple of days will present a Tou
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:53am 08.15.25 Ringydingydo, I also have an Edson pedestal, but my guard goes through holes in cockpit sole. When
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 10:52am 08.15.25 I'm really hoping someone can/will help me out. Many thanks :-)
0.04 or 0.06" seizing wire for turnbuckles? JBP-PA at 10:45am 08.15.25 I used .040 because that's what I had on hand. I feel it is too thin. I'm switching to rings or the
Advice on installing a GPS Map and new Pedestal Guard Ringydingydo at 10:45am 08.15.25 How are you planning on mounting it? Although my pedestal guard does go all the way to the floor, t
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification danclawson at 10:34am 08.15.25 I'm not sure every diesel repair shop would be familiar with that system but the one I use is. It'

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