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Anchor locker hatch (1) Anonymous member 131 at 6:21am 09.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2854 Bought a 1980 C30 in july. They split the anchor hatch in half athworth ships to install a windlass
Bondo repair under the water line Nathan57 at 6:11am 09.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2401 I have a Catalina 22 I bought that was in a slip for at least 4 years. I trailered it and found som
Loose footed mainsail? (1) Drinkmilk at 5:53am 09.10.15 Catalina 22 19/6118 Ripped our regular mainsail in 17-23 mph sustained winds a few weeks back. 2 heads with the boa
Simple Install; Complicated Issue: Remote VHS Speaker Rick D at 10:21pm 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4454 I am sending the following to both Standard Horizon and Poly-Planar in hopes of finding a trouble-sh
Outboard Power DJ MKE at 8:55pm 09.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/851 Please excuse this novice question. I recently completed sailing lessons. The Ensign boats we used
Boat Insurance Texsinbad at 8:42pm 09.09.15 Trailer Sailors 14/3198 I recently purchased my first daysailer, 1982 Vagabond 17 Weekender, and I was wondering about boat
VHF Field Day sullyj020 at 4:50pm 09.09.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/2385 VHF this weekend 09/12/15
Port Helm bias while under motor power only. tigue at 3:29pm 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/906 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Anyome have experience with sunbird 16? (1) Zu13 at 2:34pm 09.09.15 Day Sailers 7/4802 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
need hull measurments jgrimmjs at 1:20pm 09.09.15 Bigger Boats 2/800 Oday 272 le, I need hull or trailer measurements for bunks or support post. This is the second trail
Sizing a roller furler and head sail CHSN WND at 11:27am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 18/2316 I've been in contact with a gent who has a roller furler and 130 jib he'd like to sell. I'm interest
hydraulic gangway nmenkes at 7:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/584 hello all sailors I tried this question on two other threads with no luck !!! may be someone can h
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:34am 09.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/947 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
C25 fin keel chord? rbpsbo at 8:33am 09.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/744 hi all new owner of a Catalina 25 fin keel, and she is still in the water (Cape Cod) wondering if
need a dodger ? fgraham at 8:24am 09.09.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1587 nEED A DODGER ON A 27?
Replacement of a Yanmar 1gm Marijo at 8:19am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6364 Does anyone know if it is possible to replace a Yanmar 1gm by a Yanmar 2gm on a 1990 Hunter 27? Than
Painting prop shaft & strut Crazy Dave Condon at 8:17am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1525 As a former dealer in North Carolina, I was taught a trick on painting the metal under water more sp
Cetol vs Varnish. Which is better? markwbird at 7:55am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/8153 So I am refinishing the wood trim on the exterior of my H-34 and I am trying to decide between Sikke
running solar feed wires through topsides? danstanford at 5:54am 09.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1652 The previous owner of my 290 put on a solar panel on the arch and has simply fed the feed wires down
Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/1003 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w

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Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 5:14pm 07.28.23 Thanks for the link. Answers to your questions below: You have 62 hours on this rebuild and re
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 5:07pm 07.28.23 https://www.blue-water-marine.com/detroit/yanmar_boat_diesel_motor_repairs_detroit.htm prolly walk
Lewmar V700 Windlass heritage at 5:02pm 07.28.23 Is there any reason that a Lewmar V700 windlass could not be installed on a vertical surface in the
Wind sensor error fix needed Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 07.28.23
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 4:38pm 07.28.23 Thank you all I am just trying to avoid "everyone knows those are junk"
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 4:34pm 07.28.23 The pump is a Sherwood G65. Prices range from $616 to $985 shipping added. Part # for the lip seal
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 07.28.23 I feel your pain. I have a similar problem with a different engine and have been unable to locate t
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 4:13pm 07.28.23 Did you ever find the source of your leak? No I haven't. The leak seems to have either stopped or
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:11pm 07.28.23 Yes the issue has been identified as the lip seal. Water was exiting the weep hole and spraying like
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 3:54pm 07.28.23 per John there are 4 weep holes. He was amazed how much flow too. Jim... Those seals are the most
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arf145 at 3:54pm 07.28.23 Those are the little flush 3 or 4 inch round jobs with the iffy slider switch? If so, if I recall c
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 3:43pm 07.28.23 Thanks, this gives me a place to start. Makes sense it would be a fuel line connection point, especi
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Tally Ho at 3:32pm 07.28.23 Welcome aboard! So you jumped right into ownership on a Hunter Legend 37? Nice boat. Greg
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 3:08pm 07.28.23 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
Hunter 49 Rudder Question artboas at 2:39pm 07.28.23 We pulled our boat out of the water today for bottom paint. I noticed that above the rudder there i
Hunter 38 Cowl Vent (1) artboas at 2:33pm 07.28.23 yes a bit pricey at $219. But in boat unit terms it was only .2 boat units so a virtual bargain.
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Sunbird22358 at 2:30pm 07.28.23 The only "red flag" that I see is why the heck is one of the port shrouds connected to the spinnaker
Sail numbers for a Widgeon Sunbird22358 at 2:13pm 07.28.23 Mine were self-stick, peel and apply.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 1:57pm 07.28.23 So the water was coming from the weep hole? per John there are 4 weep holes. He was amazed how mu
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 1:48pm 07.28.23 Thanks Dave. I have a shout out to a local Yanmar repair guy to see if he can come by and confirm.

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