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Catalina 310 Icebox Drain (1) SV At Last at 9:26am 02.17.23 Catalina 310 6/1310 The bilge of our 2004 Catalina 310, ordinarily dry as a bone, has begun to have more and more water
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor T J Furstenau at 9:21am 02.17.23 Big Boats 2/710 Reaching out to my fellow H49 owners for a favor. Looking for someone in a warmer climate than I wh
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:32am 02.17.23 Big Boats 3/762 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B'R 1st generation Mast - meaning it
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 9:15pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 27/2805
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? DAP007 at 6:28pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1928 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not have
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? tonyr at 5:34pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 34/2887 Hi, maybe a dumb question, but are winch handles interchangeable on sail winches? Ok that question
Dockside water connection George Braun at 5:08pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 24/2115 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dchipley at 3:24pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 36/1698 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we wi
thru-hull size needed for bilge obxjeff at 2:02pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 16/1882 lots of opinions on how many and the capacity of bilge pumps but I can't find any information on the
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement inkunzi at 11:10am 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1438 Has anyone performed this surgery on an old autohelm st4000 display head.? Mine works but the displa
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 9:09am 02.16.23 The Cherubini Hunters 50/4385 I have been reading posts for quite some time, I finally decided to join up. I own a 1980 hunter 27
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 12:16am 02.16.23 Yamaha 14/1354 Hello All, I am in need of a new wet muffler for my Yamaha V-berth YSM12 diesel engine. I know th
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 8:32pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 30/2287 Yanmar 4JH2E on a 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yesterday I noticed the needle on my tach was broken. The tach
Dinghy repair follow up Slipin Away at 2:59pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 6/666 This is a follow up to a post I made several years ago regarding repairing abrasion leaks in an infl
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions ...3TacksontheWater at 11:34am 02.15.23 Catalina 22 14/1605 Hello all! Spring is just around the corner and one of the items on the "want to do" list is to repl
Question on Teak Erbardy at 10:53am 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 14/986 I am going to soon be soon treating the teak on our new to us 1986 catalina 30. I need to finish st
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions (1) CanyonLakeDan at 8:42am 02.15.23 Smaller Boats 10/993
O'Day 28 w/ Kubota 5411 2 cyl Diesel RBilly at 7:26am 02.15.23 Bigger Boats 2/669 I have a 1983 O'Day 28 with the above engine. I found a 2 1/2" by 3/4" metal plate with Number 05
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit justustoo at 1:19pm 02.14.23 The Cherubini Hunters 15/1505 So this boat has the original 2GM diesel. This will be my first experience with a diesel, and the bo
Superstitous steps Timm R Oday25 at 12:54pm 02.14.23 Ask All Sailors 6/619 I'm convinced most of us are somewhat traditionalist when it comes to our boats . After far too long

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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
Raw water vented loop question Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24 I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24 I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Raw water vented loop question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.24.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 05.24.24
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24 Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I

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