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"Northers" in the eastern Gulf of Mexico Gene Neill at 8:04pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3216 The wife and I are planning a trip from Marco Island to the Keys this Christmas. I keep hearing "nor
prop wash H41 dakno at 7:28pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 2/889 I get a very strong pull to starboard under power. I am guessing this is do to prop wash? Under sail
272 Steering Conversion Kit agprice22 at 7:13pm 08.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1250 I just purchased a 272 Steering Conversion Kit from a long-retired Oday dealer who used to sell a co
binnacle access from aft cabin 41 dakno at 7:00pm 08.01.15 Big Boats 1/695 Help. I need to access the under side of binnacle to check a connection. There is a large panel on c
Securing turnbuckles higgs at 6:46pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 14/9333 I have use cotter pins and split rins to make sure my turnbuckles don't turn once the rig is turned.
Move the electrical panel (2) PSR at 2:40pm 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5215 The DC panel on my C27 needs attention. Here's the current :D situation: https://lh3.googleusercont
My Life With A 1984 Catalina 36, M-25 AND OIL LEAK NICK1951 at 2:25pm 08.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5230 Living The Dream On A Cat 36, Help With Bimini And Oil Leak Hello All, I purchased my 1984 Catal
salon window leaking knotaclew at 12:17pm 08.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2149 My 2006 beneteau 423 main salon window is leaking do they make a replacement gasket or is there a fi
Identify These Thru-hull Transducers? (4) intensity at 9:46am 08.01.15 Parts Search 4/1072 I need to find replacement retaining rings for these two plastic through-hull transducers. The threa
Princess Stove Parts Kathryn2 at 7:42am 08.01.15 Ask All Sailors 9/10439 We own a 2005 44AC Hunter. We have a 3 burner stove with oven. We are trying to find replacement k
Disappointed new owner... Marijo at 4:51am 08.01.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1683
Starter Mystery nveater at 2:54pm 07.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1460 So like many yanmar owners, I installed a solenoid relay switch to help with starting and it has wor
Raymarine wheel drive motor tube Ken Honeycutt at 2:35pm 07.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1538 I know this may be hopeless but my wheel drive st4000 mk2 wheel drive motor tube just went south. Is
Replacing your engine on a Y30 NickHawley at 12:18pm 07.31.15 Yamaha 7/2213 My 34 year old Yanmar is on its last legs - leaking through injector seal and head gasket issues. So
Pearson 39-2 2nd head inprin at 11:55am 07.31.15 Pearson 0/1321 Are there any 39-2 owners out there that have removed the 2nd head in the forward cabin? I am talki
Yanmar 2GM Fuel Bleed Post Fuel Feed Pump Replacement brentbergan at 11:13am 07.31.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/5436 I have a yanmar 2GM20F engine. The fuel feed pump went bad and was leaking diesel while running. I r
PSS Shaft Seal for 41DS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:10am 07.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/848 Hi All, Anyone know the correct PSS Shaft Seal part number for a 2007 41DS? Thanks, Andy
Stretchy rubber hatch latches (1) vines at 10:44am 07.31.15 Smaller Boats 4/1142 Since I only have to replace these rubber parts for my 212 every 3 or 4 years I always forget where
Autohelm 6000 pelicanj45 at 10:40am 07.31.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3435 I have an Autohelm 6000 and I'm looking for a little input. The Autohelm is more than 20 years old.
Question about Hunter 19 (1990's vintage) Phil Herring at 10:37am 07.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/842 Hunter can't find the drawings for the mast raising pole that fits the Z-Spar (may be Z-Diffusion) r

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Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.22.23 You may also want to inspect your fuel hoses near the engine for aging. At 24 years in the engine c
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 12.22.23 Somewhere on here I posted my steps on flushing the engine and heat exchanger. A+++ on coolant ch
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Justin_NSA at 9:34am 12.22.23 The 2GM in my '92 30T is in the same "boat". My routine is similar. Not so often on the air filter o
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:19am 12.22.23 @tailboom here is what I used. The deck light is a decent fit but not tight to the oval mast and it
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:55am 12.22.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? jdrutten at 8:54am 12.22.23 Hi do you have any pics with steering arm off rudder port? Thks Colin Sorry, no. Only the pics fr
What's the purpose for these slots? jdrutten at 8:50am 12.22.23 That's certainly an odd design "feature." A screen seems reasonable, but I might look to something a
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:48am 12.22.23 Certainly sounds like the new quadrant sits lower than the old so the rudder and rudder stock are l
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 8:47am 12.22.23 Thks
Wood light/wiring mounts Joe at 7:48am 12.22.23 I hope you go a different direction that your predecessor, because that is one ugly piece of hardwa
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BarryL at 7:32am 12.22.23 Hello, I also used to use SR60. I was very happy with it. Unfortunately it has been discontinued.
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Timm R Oday25 at 6:53am 12.22.23 I've tried a variety of manual bilge pumps. Seriously, I found the easiest and most effective was a
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 12.22.23 Here's some testing on various mast/deck electrical connectors. I went with the SeaDog due to shippi
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 6:08am 12.22.23 Aside from lack of structural support that Timm mentioned, If the 23' has a bulkhead of similar size
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 5:00am 12.22.23 HDPE does not have the compresive load ratings as wood . It will bow out or "flex" under pressure .
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 2:32am 12.22.23 This old bulkhead had screws holding it in at the top and bottom. Why is HDPE a bad idea? It probabl
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning Mark Maulden at 10:57pm 12.21.23
Prop rotation question Mark Maulden at 10:22pm 12.21.23 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 6:33pm 12.21.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crusty Ol Salt at 6:30pm 12.21.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whi

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