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Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter 27 with a Yanmar 1GM10 inboard diesel. It was starting and running fine and
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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
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Hi all, Recently part of the mast step on my 2002 361 broke away ( see a picture in my other recen
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I am looking for a boarding ladder that can be fixed-mounted (not removable), that folds down (not t
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I said I was going to start this thread when I picked up the boat but I am working on boat stuff to
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So I was going over the engine (yanmar 3gm30f) when I noticed two round holes on top of the fuel inj
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Finally splashed our '89 C22 wing keel that I bought last fall. Rehab projects always take longer th
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Purchasing a 351 , currently sitting on a 6 pad cradle. The yard added 2 jack stands at back of boat
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We will be trailering our Mac 25 up to Fairfax, VA and are hoping to find a Marina with dry storage
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Hello, I posted something on the Hunter pages about a boat I am looking at. I haven't had much in te
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hello everyone. I need replacement winches, replacement jib and a swim ladder. Prefer used. Suggesti
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After searching through the forum topics, I am still unable to find the info that I am looking for.
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I cleaned the keel 2 years ago. The keel had 4" of growth on it. I cleaned the keel, went down to
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Our 2002 Catalina 350 has a Acu-Guage Ultra 8 in it. It does not work and when you turn it on it ju
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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
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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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