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Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please (2) circa1971la at 10:42pm 09.03.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/616 I need some advice about my Yanmar 2YM15 6 months ago I had the engine serviced by a very reputable
Invest 95L --> TD 13 --> TS Lee --> Hurricane Lee --> PTS Lee (3) JamesG161 at 8:06pm 09.03.23 Weather and Forecasting 50/5071 219512 TABD is best for 96 Hours. This is GFS model forecast for 10 day from today. 219513 This
Winterization of hot water tank Jimongee at 7:14pm 09.03.23 C&C 7/1176
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 4:43pm 09.03.23 Engines and Propulsion 31/2985 I related my adventure over the 4th so Labor day Weekend I hoped for no adventures. No so. Coming
Intertec 2000e thinner inkunzi at 2:37pm 09.03.23 Ask All Sailors 2/782 Hello- trying to save leftover for use next day. Can i thin this with acetone. Stored in refrigerato
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 8:39am 09.03.23 Big Boats 22/2530 The previous owner of my boat replaced just the last 4 feet of his sanitation hose and I am going to
raising and lowering mast gypsywind1980 at 7:32am 09.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/837 good morning I'm trying to find some one that has a hunter 1980 27 foot sailboat that can help me ma
New sails for 29.5 Bentsailor at 3:40pm 09.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/959 We are looking to add a new Main, Jib and Asym. to a new to us 29.5. We are coming from 6 years on a
radar NCBrew at 1:40pm 09.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/472 radar entered waypoints do not show up on my plotter
Eight Bells for Jimmy Buffett Crusty Ol Salt at 8:27am 09.02.23 Sails Call Lounge 23/2673 Jimmy Buffett passed away last night. So in honor of him and his music i thought I would start this
Broken propeller Ted I at 11:24am 09.02.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1078 Hi I have broken blade on 1985 h34 2 blade bronze prop Question where is the best place to find rep
Aft cabin cushion (1) Voyager1 at 6:07am 09.02.23 Ask An Oday Owner 0/511
Vagabond 17ft. Peter Schneider at 10:50pm 09.01.23 Other Sailboats 3/1527 Any Vagabond owners out there? I have a 17 ft Vagabond and like the way it handles and how well it
Trailer plans needed (1) CurtPollard at 7:42pm 09.01.23 Trailer Sailors 6/964 Anyone know where to find plans for a trailer like this to haul a San Juan 24 sailboat?
H45CC aft Bedhead henri at 3:22pm 09.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/425 Hello, How to replace the bedhead fabric on a Hunter Passage 45 CC ? Thank you Henri
ACU Location Don Crowther at 1:11pm 09.01.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1065 Good Day We have a 1993 33.5 Looks like our Raymarine ST 4000 has finally given up. I'm looking to
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 12:42pm 09.01.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1829 Ignoring the ability to go through a windlass ( I don't have one) or need to fit down a hawse pipe,
VHF Radio Crashes on 25 Watt Setting arcadiahunter28 at 11:12am 09.01.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1159 The VHF radio on my boat works both at 25W and 1W. But our marina has the exact same radio and whene
Oday Flying Saucer help (2) flyingsaucer at 9:26am 09.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/370 Just got an Oday Flying Saucer. Only info i can find is an original ad. Looks like its jib had a b
30T Wing Keel Width seaj30 at 8:06am 09.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/496 Looking at pulling a Hunter 30T at marina without travel width. I need the width of the wing keel t

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Snow Fall this Winter (1) kloudie1 at 5:24pm 02.20.25 I was in Baton Rouge.. roads were closed.. dock neighbor sent a picture of the boat.. considerably a
Hunter 376 Halyard sheave (2) marcham at 5:17pm 02.20.25 Super easy.... Call your local rigger. $300 later, replaced and keep on sailing ! :) Honestly, I ha
Eight Bells for Don Casey heritage at 5:03pm 02.20.25 Wow, so young! He inspired a lot of us DIYers on exactly how to prepare a boat for cruising.
Winter cover q's shemandr at 5:01pm 02.20.25 Ouch! I've wondered about wind and boat covers, especially those with frames. The frame on my 356 w
Exhaust water flow heritage at 4:52pm 02.20.25 We are all told to check the water flow out the exhaust when we first start the engine. Detecting a
Snow Fall this Winter shemandr at 4:43pm 02.20.25 South Florida snowfall is about average.
removing trailer from boat in driveway Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 02.20.25 Warehouse pallet racks or scaffolding might be an easy solution
Winter cover q's (2) dlochner at 4:27pm 02.20.25 A question I have is regarding the cover and added wind resistance. I put my boat in stands and not
removing trailer from boat in driveway Urban Hermit at 4:11pm 02.20.25 I was about go post a description of how I'd use overhead trusses until I saw RussC's most elegant s
Launching boats with an outback? Urban Hermit at 4:01pm 02.20.25 The weird Hermit strikes again: If another vehicle is available, or a secure post or tree off to th
Snow Fall this Winter kappykaplan at 3:44pm 02.20.25 Mid-Atlantic - we're a couple of inches above average.
Winter cover q's dLj at 3:39pm 02.20.25 A question I have is regarding the cover and added wind resistance. I put my boat in stands and not
Exhaust water flow dlochner at 3:21pm 02.20.25 The product description says it works on metal or flexible exhaust hose from 2" to 8" in diameter.
Winter cover q's dlochner at 2:54pm 02.20.25 Over the years I have covered my boat with a Fairclough full cover and frame. It takes about a day t
Exhaust water flow dmax at 2:10pm 02.20.25 I am assuming that you do not want to connect the band to the rubber exhaust hose because it is a t
Non self tailing winches stevenhagberg at 2:08pm 02.20.25 ... When I acquired this boat back in 99 ....... So after putting 20k into a 6k boat... over 2
Non self tailing winches fox9988 at 1:44pm 02.20.25 https://bartonmarine.com/catalogue/the-barton-wincher-pair Not perfect but worth the money.
Winter cover q's Leeward Rail at 1:31pm 02.20.25 Why take a chance? Decision based on how many good old boats are here, that have never had covers
Winter cover q's fred1diver at 1:25pm 02.20.25 Ok, thank you all, very good insight
Exhaust water flow Rick.johnson at 1:24pm 02.20.25 Good i was thinking of putting the band on the nipple of the water inlet pipe

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