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Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Crusty Ol Salt at 7:18pm 05.05.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1200 I have been finding quotes like this in other sailing forums. I guess I disagree about blisters. Th
2005 Hunter 25 w/ roller furler - mast stepping challenges Cap'nCook at 4:44pm 05.05.23 Trailer Sailors 13/1282 Recently purchased the boat and am trying to practice raising/lowering the mast so I can trailer sai
Replace Fuel Guage ChrisHunter at 11:49am 05.05.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/650 I have a 92 Hunter 30. As you know, the fuel guage is on top of the tank, which is a pain to check,
San Juan 7.7 rigging KE5HVM at 11:40am 05.05.23 San Juan Sailboats 4/2032 Good afternoon, I am the soon-to-be owner of a new to me 1979 San Juan 7.7. I have found precious
ProMariner Protech-4 Series On board Battery Charger (3) sailcapt340 at 11:14am 05.05.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1742 I would like some input from others here regarding my 2000 340 (original 2000) ProMariner Protech-4
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour (3) Rafael8008 at 3:13am 05.05.23 Engines and Propulsion 17/2084 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent r
Hunter 18.5 and trailer opinions on this boat please CapefloridaLI at 6:32pm 05.04.23 Smaller Boats 3/685 I would love to see if anyone out there still is sailing one of these and the real opinion on the
Bow chocks pholmes at 2:31pm 05.04.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/473 Happy owner of a new-to-me 2006 Hunter 31. Prior owners kept her at a slip. I am keeping her on a mo
The bilge is not the lowest point on my 373... any suggestions to sort it out? (1) Lfarquhar at 1:43pm 05.04.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/689 Below is a diagram of the structural beams running both laterally and transversely across floor of a
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 (3) Bob Fiske at 11:31am 05.04.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/601 Can you help me identify what make and model diesel engine this is? It is in my "new-to-me" 1978 Ca
Reverse Polarity Nauticlops at 10:48am 05.04.23 Big Boats 12/1154 Howdy, So the reverse polarity light turns on at the AC panel when I'm inverting from battery powe
Hunter 41DS Rudder Specs? (2) New MH31 Owner at 7:27am 05.04.23 Big Boats 1/457 Has anyone gone through the rudder replacement process for a Hunter 41? I bent the shaft and despit
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 xavpil at 6:58am 05.04.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1192 I have the original flooring that could be smooth fiberglass. It is definitely original and was mold
Old bilge: water in keel xavpil at 6:54am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 32/1865 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of r
I need your Knowledge on Rudders (3) Clay Smith at 4:38am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 18/935 As many of you know I'm in the process of purchasing a 2000 Hunter 420 Passage. I have viewed this
Do You Recognize This Anchor? (1) jviss at 4:34am 05.04.23 Ask All Sailors 17/841 I'm thinking of buying this used anchor as a spare/backup for my boat. It's 15 lb. Anyone know th
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? (1) gfcng at 10:40pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 16/932 Thinking of purchasing the Catalina 30 pictured below but I'm not familiar with this piece of riggin
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:34pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 38/2343 1. I have a Jabsco accumulator for my potable water system. Big deal. 2. While pulling a new ven
B&G WR10 Autopilot Remote jviss at 3:39pm 05.03.23 Ask All Sailors 8/452 Does anyone here have the B'G WR10 remote? Looking for opinions, reviews. Thanks, jv
How do I open this coolant drain? (1) AndyL at 9:38am 05.03.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/439 My coolant drain looks this one. Do I open/close it with a flathead screwdriver? Thanks, Andy h

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Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower marcham at 3:39pm 09.12.24 We just repowered a Mirage 35 with a Beta 20. It's a 10 000 lb displacement and the Beta 20 pushes
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 3:32pm 09.12.24 I get it. But this is not public restroom poop, this is yours. That's just it, though. It isn't jus
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks jssailem at 3:18pm 09.12.24 When I first saw this company's product, I was impressed. It has been about a year, and they are sti
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 3:18pm 09.12.24 Thank you all!
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS shemandr at 3:04pm 09.12.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer to
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. hug3kids at 3:03pm 09.12.24 I assume you're hitting the shore-power switch at the nav station that selects No power, shore power
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 09.12.24 but i understand that lower oil levels do result in lower readings. Absolutely not. Don't know w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:46pm 09.12.24 @smokey73 . is your number one picture upside down ? Can't get my head around where we are. Do you
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 2:44pm 09.12.24 Trouble shooting some electrical issues on my 2007 45cc. I can not get my low voltage led's to work
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? shemandr at 1:57pm 09.12.24 All of my keelboats were deck stepped. A 1984 25', A 1972 29', and a 2002 35'. That spans 30 years
Prefer to trailer dlochner at 1:56pm 09.12.24 First, about that age thing. When I turned 70 I was in a small harbor in the Abacos about halfway th
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose dlochner at 1:47pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose jssailem at 1:46pm 09.12.24 More like a standard than unique. Hunter bought parts from the most efficient source rather than des
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:44pm 09.12.24 And I am so glad that the Maryland solution uses fix stations and not a cart I have to lug around. T
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:40pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of year
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:39pm 09.12.24 1. Answer.... Yes, I use an oil extractor to draw the oil from my Perkins 50HP diesel engine. It doe
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:37pm 09.12.24 I assume that you would use the internal threads that are provided to fit the cap ... no? Yes.
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? kloudie1 at 1:35pm 09.12.24 As an Injun-ear, there are prs and cons. Both work well when properly executed.The primary load is d

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