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34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (2) fetterswr at 4:47pm 06.16.23 Big Boats 16/1908 To All I was looking at my anchor locker today and was trying figure out what the purpose of the
Deck leaks Petermilne at 3:56pm 06.16.23 Sabre Sailboats 5/1292 Sabre 28. Mine leaks from somewhere on the deck and the only thing I can get to are the stanchions.
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 2:58pm 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/955 I thought I would take care of simple task today. Replace the prop anode. Had to shave to get my m
100 Liter Plastimo flexible water tank (3) Captain Larry-DH at 2:00pm 06.16.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/88 This has only been used with fresh water from a chlorinated city water dock hose. The white marks on
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 1:09pm 06.16.23 Ask An Oday Owner 20/2382 I am looking forward to the replies to this post. I park port side parallel to the dock facing down
Lowering mast before expected storm? ScottHamann99 at 9:44am 06.16.23 Catalina 22 8/1412 Anyone have advice on -if I have the time-, should I lower the mast and keep keel down before a stor
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose (1) WesternTraveler at 9:32am 06.16.23 Ask All Sailors 16/865 Hello all, On my hunter 26, there is two of the pictured thru hulls already in place. Do any of you
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 5:34pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 7/653 To whom it may concern, We just bought a catalina 28 with an M320 universal diesel engine. As I am
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 2:15pm 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 10/904 found peacock open and drained all engine coolant, engine over heated and shut down, closed peacock
Volvo MD11C - Mysterious Overheat Issue SailMaster at 9:35am 06.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1104 ThIs engine starts up beautifully and runs like a sewing machine. However she heats up after about 1
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 6:28am 06.15.23 Ask All Sailors 51/3161 I just had my fresh water pump fail on my 25 yo Volvo Penta MD22L I'm stuck at Onset Bay, MA. I can'
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? boaterbob at 5:25am 06.15.23 Bavaria 5/2008 Getting rudder down required using a car jack to force it out of bearing. Very noisy and hard. Lower
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 2:42pm 06.14.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/800 I need to repair a hole in my hull and I'm wondering whether Hunter used epoxy or polyester resin.
Selling Used Boat Gear Dave at 1:35pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 1/394 Hello SBO Members, Lately we've had a number of members posting gear for sale in the "Ask All Sailo
30 amp service to 15 amp system (1) Dantheman at 1:25pm 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 21/3246 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrige
Mast deck plate removal help on Macgregor19 (4) Maxcromic at 11:43am 06.14.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1341 Hello All I need to repair fiberglass around the Mast deckplate/tabernacle you see me very confus
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:44am 06.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 10/2314 I purchased a 2003 Catalina 310 back in september 2015. It has the OEM universal M25XPB diesel eng
Solar Panel karen lilly at 8:33am 06.14.23 Big Boats 0/31 Our beloved Hunter 40.5 got severely damaged in a freak storm. The solar Panel and Regulator never g
Thru hole and keel crack, (2) babadu at 7:53am 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1020 Novice owner looking for best way to patch a sink drain thru hole suspected of causing water to come
Solar vent recommendations rgranger at 7:44am 06.14.23 Ask All Sailors 7/609 Hi I want to add a solar vent to my cabin top. I had one on my last sailboat and it kept the "funk

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Runaway diesel colemj at 5:15am 02.05.25 I was scratching my head on your first post on this. This second post clarifies - you are mis-readi
Runaway diesel colemj at 5:06am 02.05.25 Ah, no, I did not change the focus. The original post that started this was me replying about using
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 5:04am 02.05.25 We're a long way from full time but we have a boat on wheels DP. You make me realize that anyone wh
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. Blitz at 5:04am 02.05.25 The aluminum bracket significantly changes the angle between the cable and the shift lever on the t
Motorhome Mariners CYQK at 5:01am 02.05.25 ALL the motorhome-sailing jokes are funny but that assumes the motorhome owner can first handle thei
Motorhome Mariners jssailem at 4:23am 02.05.25
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards jssailem at 4:18am 02.05.25 a sheet of corrugated roofing sheet Entertaining idea. That is enough to hold back the ocean wave
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. jssailem at 4:14am 02.05.25 Hello @CSTim Welcome. Can you point to the part you are searching for in the image. As @MaryElla
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 4:13am 02.05.25 We plan our RV excursions by plotting antique and junque shots along our routes. You might be a mot
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 9:51pm 02.04.25 I've seen this in many boats before. Most likely is that your fill hose does not slope all the way t
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? marcham at 9:46pm 02.04.25 If you don't mind me asking, how many boat units for the cover? I have essentially the same boat and
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. marcham at 9:43pm 02.04.25 The clamps that hold the cable onto the bracket would be available anywhere that does engine rigging
Motorhome Mariners Will Gilmore at 8:00pm 02.04.25 Or if you call fenders "bumpers." I resemble that remark. You might be a motor home Mariner if yo
Runaway diesel dLj at 7:23pm 02.04.25 My terminology may not be precise or even correct, and may be confusing. Go back to the section of
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:29pm 02.04.25
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 4:28pm 02.04.25 The aluminum bracket significantly changes the angle between the cable and the shift lever on the tr
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 4:24pm 02.04.25 It sounds like the rudder transducer is being damaged by the extreme AP movement. I don't believe t
Is the leak from the through hull Tally Ho at 4:01pm 02.04.25 If the nut is really tightened just on the pan liner, that is not good and needs to be corrected. I
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 3:56pm 02.04.25 Ain't nuthin you kain't do iffen you put yo mind territ, so doan nobody trita tell yo how to run yo
Motorhome Mariners Tally Ho at 3:50pm 02.04.25

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