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Yanmar 1GM10 diesel problems ryansk at 5:44am 04.11.16 Ask All Sailors 22/3629 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 1GM10 inboard diesel. It was starting and running fine and
2011 Hunter 39 Owner -TV Question Fortyeighter at 5:37am 04.11.16 Big Boats 2/1160 Hi all. I'm about to launch a new to me Hunter 39. I've been getting to know the boat for the past f
Beneteau Mast Step onlinelee at 11:06pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1110 Hi all, Recently part of the mast step on my 2002 361 broke away ( see a picture in my other recen
Cockpit floor progress (7) pclarksurf at 10:47pm 04.10.16 Catalina 22 5/1117 its a floor again--
H25 boarding ladder DianaOfBurlington at 9:42pm 04.10.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1755 I am looking for a boarding ladder that can be fixed-mounted (not removable), that folds down (not t
My Grand Adventure With Philter jleblanc31 at 7:18pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1256 I said I was going to start this thread when I picked up the boat but I am working on boat stuff to
Hole in Fuel Pump (1) nveater at 7:15pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/681 So I was going over the engine (yanmar 3gm30f) when I noticed two round holes on top of the fuel inj
4JH57 Break In SteveInMD at 6:53pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2496 I'm trying to do right by my new Yanmar 4JH57 and properly break it in. I have read the break in pro
Couple rigging questions SailShannon at 6:31pm 04.10.16 Catalina 22 2/913 Finally splashed our '89 C22 wing keel that I bought last fall. Rehab projects always take longer th
Knotmeter for 1978 H30C (1) BlowMeAway at 3:35pm 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/4159 121671 Just wondering if older Knotmeter transducers might be available for our older boats. My unde
Beneteau 351 keel Mechone at 1:16pm 04.10.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4277 Purchasing a 351 , currently sitting on a 6 pad cradle. The yard added 2 jack stands at back of boat
Dry Storage near Fairfax, VA Osmosis at 12:14pm 04.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/634 We will be trailering our Mac 25 up to Fairfax, VA and are hoping to find a Marina with dry storage
Vented loop between head and holding tank ? Bob 04 H260 at 11:36am 04.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/922 A friend just asked me about using a vented loop in the head discharge hose going to the holding tan
Old-School single hander Ballast boy at 11:32am 04.10.16 Racing 1/890 Hello, I posted something on the Hunter pages about a boat I am looking at. I haven't had much in te
Needs for hunter 320 Antonio Sails at 9:24am 04.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/537 hello everyone. I need replacement winches, replacement jib and a swim ladder. Prefer used. Suggesti
Connecting solar panels to batteries ArkadiyS at 6:48am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1223 After searching through the forum topics, I am still unable to find the info that I am looking for.
That sinking feeling.... Warren Milberg at 6:36am 04.10.16 Ask All Sailors 21/6735 "Hello Boat US: you'll never guess what happened today...." https://www.facebook.com/boatkrazy/vid
Macgregor 25 1981 Knockin Keel patrickfarley at 8:49pm 04.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1668 I cleaned the keel 2 years ago. The keel had 4" of growth on it. I cleaned the keel, went down to
Acu-Guage Ultra 8 bertram at 7:06pm 04.09.16 Parts Search 3/938 Our 2002 Catalina 350 has a Acu-Guage Ultra 8 in it. It does not work and when you turn it on it ju
How far below water should anti cavitation / anti ventilation plate be? BurningDaylight at 6:28pm 04.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/5782 I have a 9.9 mercury 4 stroke long shaft on my sailboat, and am trying to make sure I have the corre

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Keel repair captcoho at 5:31pm 02.29.24 What year is your boat? Your keel is in very sad shape. My approach would be to try and find a us
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. (1) jssailem at 3:37pm 02.29.24 If you keep track of your current filled capacity, then you could use a tool like this to roughly me
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Davidasailor26 at 3:07pm 02.29.24 For an Arduino compatible display that you can read in bright light you can consider E-Ink displays
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 02.29.24 For an outside "stop fill" indicator, I think you could use a whistling device that is sold for fuel
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:27pm 02.29.24 223252
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replacem
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Paint LakeShark at 12:36pm 02.29.24 Hello, I purchased a 1986 Catalina 22 a couple of years ago and need to spot finish the keel. It ha
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 12:16pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand-
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 10:59am 02.29.24 Second that, they are excellent to work with - I think just business wise at the time they didn't wa
Midship spring line cleat on 315 jssailem at 9:36am 02.29.24 @Bill Russell I would encourage you to install a midship cleat on both Port and Starboard sides of
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions smokey73 at 9:19am 02.29.24 Not sure of the history of what they did in 2007 or why. I had mine rebuilt in 2022 and I talked to
Midship spring line cleat on 315 Bill Russell at 8:53am 02.29.24 Sorry - just noticed the posts from October 2023 on this very topic. Don't mean to waste people's t
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Ted10028 at 8:10am 02.29.24 Sorry but I am not a fan of bronze seacocks. I have seen too many of them that turn to dust from
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A Mark Maulden at 8:06am 02.29.24 Im parting out an MD-17 and a guy in Scandanavia bought some new coppers I had on hand. They are (a
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? LloydB at 7:39am 02.29.24 Use your portable wet/dry vac to push air into each vent separately to find out where it goes by lis
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions dmax at 7:23am 02.29.24 "They rebuilt mine for about half the cost of a new rudder. " That's interesting, they had stopped r
Where to find copper sleeves for injectors Volvo MD7A jssailem at 7:20am 02.29.24 You might check Pacific Power Group in Ridgefield. They are the distributor for the west coast. THey
Any small shallow water sailboat clubs in the Saint James City, Fla area??? BILLNPR at 7:00am 02.29.24 Hopefully you have found the West Coast Trailer Sailors by now
In search of bailer for Javelin Rick Webb at 6:46am 02.29.24 Andersen Automatic Bailer \| Defender
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Timm R Oday25 at 6:18am 02.29.24 Perhaps you could tape a string to a ping pong ball and use a leaf blower to blow the ball !

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