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Throttle / shift cable broken 2013 Hunter (1) RuddyDuck at 6:45am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/927 Throttle / shift cable broke inside shift pedestal where it enters shift housing. This plastic piece
Mains halyard Ken13559 at 1:17am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1740 I'm planning to replace my Mains halyard but isn't sure what size I've after measring it with a veni
General observations Ned Ludd at 9:48pm 10.11.16 Newport 1/1065 OK, I purchased a 1976 Newport 28 on Sept 11th in Portland OR. Kind of ironic since my current boat
#2130 one nice thing (6) Sacto Dave at 9:16pm 10.11.16 Catalina 22 5/914 As I saw KClancy's first post, http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/new-cat-22-owner.1
Wind RussC at 7:04pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2644 Now that sailing season is grinding to a halt for most of us.............. . We came across the (199
Solar Panel Output. Franklin at 4:43pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2011 I thought I understood my solar panels pretty good - I've had them for 5 years now and watch the gau
Hurricane Mathew put my boat on the hard.. What do I do? (5) End80 at 4:30pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 269/35054 On the south end of Tybee Island we had confirmed 96mph winds , and a 12.5 tidal surge which broke r
Practical dream boat? Jackdaw at 2:08pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 90/14753 OK everyone, poll time. What is your PRACTICAL dream boat? Image you have you choice of a boat, new
Rudder mount for trailer judgeyoung at 1:41pm 10.11.16 Trailer Sailors 10/2526 I am certain this has been discussed, but I can't seem to find a correct thread. I built a new rudde
ST70 problems--autopilot course computer GWG at 12:35pm 10.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1034 I have a 2012 B40 with RayMarine E90 chart plotter and ST70 autopilot. When my autopilot is on it s
How does the Catalina 375 compare to the C36? Bob S at 10:03am 10.11.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/661 I don't know who or where to ask this. Can any of the C36/C375 sailors here give any insight on how
Kingston, Ontario Anyone? Chanlmee at 6:21am 10.11.16 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 3/2790 Hello All, I'm planning a sailing move from Ottawa area to Kingston. Is anyone on these forums fr
30 Rescued After Boat Capsizes in San Francisco Bay vimocam at 7:37pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1619 http://gcaptain.com/30-rescued-after-sailboat-capsizes-in-san-francisco-bay
Slight leakleak (2) Kommy000 at 5:52pm 10.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/825 Hi, Was hoping someone had the same problem and fixed it. I had multiple leaks on my "new" 81 hunter
New old boat with bad cracking (3) John Montgomery at 5:47pm 10.10.16 Trailer Sailors 12/1998 Hi, I'm new here, poked around and didn't see a topic with my issue. So here it goes. I bought a 73
Electronics for a Mac My Mistress at 5:33pm 10.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1270 "Mistress" came with an old Hummingbird electronic depth sounder/water temp sensor. I have been co
RPM change when boat pitches Skipper at 5:17pm 10.10.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1464 This is odd. In neutral at idle, the motor RPM dips when the stern pitches down in swells. It's ins
Wind Speed Meter defect Viktor Eysselein at 3:22pm 10.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6169 One quick question: on my Hunter 45CC during sailing all of a sudden the wind speed meter showed onl
Whats up with my interior bulbs? freeheelbillie at 1:21pm 10.10.16 Catalina 30 29/2826 I bought some LED replacement bulbs and they wont turn on. I put the incandescent back in and they f
MaxSpeed Bow thruster on my B43 Dave9854 at 1:14pm 10.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/2575 My bow thruster turned on the other day but had no response from either button. Battery checks out f

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Rodeo anchoring (1) brazenarticle at 6:12am 05.25.24 A couple days ago in Fairlee Creek off the Chesapeake I pulled up a lawn chair wrapped in my anchor
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 5:51am 05.25.24 Interesting @Ralph Johnstone . I know the mixing elbow is above the waterline. I'll have to check
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart isaksp00 at 5:51am 05.25.24 I assume you have a connector in between each section of foil. If that is intact, I would hope you c
Mast bag? jssailem at 5:32am 05.25.24 For many years I coiled/flaked lines at the mast, draped them over mast winches or tucked them in be
Mast bag? thinwater at 5:31am 05.25.24 That's exactly the point. If you have to coil the halyard before putting it in the bag, it's' just
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 5:26am 05.25.24 Interesting @Ralph Johnstone . I know the mixing elbow is above the waterline. I'll have to check
Bilge water question Don S/V ILLusion at 5:16am 05.25.24
Bilge water question CurtisC at 4:34am 05.25.24 Can't see where the hose coming in from the right enters the bilge but it's likely the shower drain.
Bilge water question dlochner at 4:30am 05.25.24 I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the
Mast bag? Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 05.25.24 The tail i then do a coil and a wrap with a top that runs through the top of the coil that allows t
Bilge water question sailme88 at 3:05am 05.25.24 I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the r
Raw water vented loop question (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 05.24.24 What caused it to leak in the first place? The #$%^&> seat and/or plug in the crappy little pl*
Mast bag? dLj at 8:42pm 05.24.24 Your point is well-taken, although the problem with loosely-secured halyard could go beyond mere ae
Mast bag? PaulK at 8:38pm 05.24.24 Assuming you bundle the halyard properly before putting it in the bag, tangles should be no more a
Mast bag? (1) thinwater at 8:35pm 05.24.24 Yup, had one on my PDQ 34 cruising cat for many years. Very durable. Very handy. I used it for the
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 8:05pm 05.24.24 What caused it to leak in the first place? The plastic vent thread? Rare event bothers me. Jim...
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:21pm 05.24.24 Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitt
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 7:20pm 05.24.24 Rick, I expect that it is just a "generic" part. I'm wondering what the size of the threaded fitti
Mixing elbow dlochner at 7:13pm 05.24.24 Try HDI Marine. https://hdimarine.net
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:12pm 05.24.24 It is a generic vented loop, not a Yanmar Part. The vent sometimes gets plugged or loosens. Unscrew

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