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Baffled By The Throttle Cable! John Jeffrey at 11:43am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1374 I have a Channel 32 with Yanmar 2GM - probably the original equipment. Throttle cable snapped insid
Safety first, always chrisings at 10:48am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/910 Hey folks, I just read some saddening news that I do not want to get specific with. I do however
Yanmar temp buzzer DJBrookster at 10:42am 04.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1713 Hi, the buzzer is sounding for the temp overheat right as engine is switched on from cold. On low r
How do I Install a Head Ventilation Filter?? SDK at 10:25am 04.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2039 Has anyone installed one of these in a 2004 Hunter 33? If so, where do I locate that ventilation "
Flooring Replacement tigermoon at 9:33am 04.23.15 Big Boats 2/801 Has anybody out there had the flooring replaced on a larger Hunter?? I have a 1985 Hunter 40. One
Draining the ballast on retrieval SFKjeld at 8:55am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 9/1129 I pulled my 23.5 out for the first time the other day. We pulled the boat onto the trailer, then tow
C36 and Raymarine P70 down_shift at 7:31am 04.23.15 Big Boats 1/944 I'll be setting up the autopilot this weekend. For the vessel hull type selection, is the C36 consid
Getting on/off full keel boat on trailer? flynn at 7:19am 04.23.15 Trailer Sailors 25/8486 Has anyone found an easy way to get up and down from a full keel boat while it's on the trailer? I h
Running Rigging confusion Minnesota_Slick at 6:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3699 Hi folks, I've got a 1977 Ericson 29' that needs new running rigging. I'm ordering the rigging us
Water Pump Grease Admiral at 5:54am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 3/921 My water pump grease fitting needs to have grease added. What kind, brand or type is used hear? I
Hunter 280 mikejay65 at 5:54am 04.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/841 does anyone to know how wide the wing is on a 1996 hunter 280, i need to know for transportation. t
Stuffing box Admiral at 5:45am 04.23.15 Catalina 30 12/1955 I have a 78 C30 and the stuffing box needs to be re-packed. I have read how to do it in the many po
Shake and Break, part 4 Skip Gundlach at 4:35am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 0/629 Shake and Break, part 4 - Sunday, April 12, 2015 We left you as we anchored just inside the Littl
Tiller extension SFKjeld at 1:23am 04.23.15 Smaller Boats 8/2452 I have a wooden tiller that I believe to be original on my 1995 23.5. There is a fitting on the end
Launch FAILS (1) Jackdaw at 12:39am 04.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4351 Well its spring, and that means a new set of launch fails. Post 'em if you got 'em! This one from
What color is your sheet? dcalif at 11:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 23/4086 My sheet is nasty brown. So are the halyards. Old and smelly, too. So... Replacing the rigging on
Hunter 33 rudder hudsonjohn at 8:32pm 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 I have a 2005 Hunter that will be splashed soon for the season. There is a little bit of slop in th
water pump impellers obsailor at 7:51pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/1996 My Cat 30 gets used for about four months a season in Long Island Sound. At the start of every seas
Freeport Tx Marina??? Rusty south at 5:16pm 04.22.15 Destinations 4/2331 Has any one had a sailbaot at Freeport TX marina, thinking of using as home port verses Kemah. Just
Mice in outboard slowdog at 4:33pm 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1285 I got some mice in my outboard I got them out and the wires fixes what's the best way to clean the m

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Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 (1) kbgunn at 11:06am 10.09.23
Hunter 30 Hull number location kappykaplan at 11:04am 10.09.23 Where would I find the hull number of my Hunter 30? Look for the hull identification number (HIN)
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 10:46am 10.09.23 Only been 2 months since you guys' advice... and it is making more sense. 40ft look great and comfo
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:42am 10.09.23 I use OpenCPN on my Mac Laptop. Works great. I do not use it just sitting at the helm. It is down in
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:35am 10.09.23 Could be the motor inside is gummed up with debris and/or the bearing is toast. I had a similar situ
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 10:35am 10.09.23
Navionics price increasing dLj at 10:30am 10.09.23 Note that open cpn works on older cell phones only. It does not work on my new cell phone. It freez
P42 Watermaker Install mbaker at 10:25am 10.09.23 Nicely done. Good option. We have been to the Bahamas and never had an issue because of the tankag
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 10:01am 10.09.23 Thanks. Will do all that. It did not sit in the sun long. Battery advertised as "pre-charged" but
1975 oday 22 Project_Mayhem at 9:55am 10.09.23 There's a ton of concoctions for removing mildew from boats. Practical Sailor would be an excellent
P42 Watermaker Install (5) Neffilicious at 9:22am 10.09.23
Is gas UV sensitive? jssailem at 9:04am 10.09.23
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching (1) jssailem at 9:02am 10.09.23
Islander 28 - Stuck zippers in interior headliner yak4fish at 9:00am 10.09.23 Thank you everyone for the responses - "Siamese" is correct with the headliner response. The headlin
Navionics price increasing JoeWhite at 9:00am 10.09.23 Note that open cpn works on older cell phones only. It does not work on my new cell phone. It freeze
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:57am 10.09.23 i will get exact measurements later on
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... mforum at 8:57am 10.09.23 I used GMC ATF MD-3 which says suitable for use where Dexron III so I hope I should be OK. Thanks.
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 8:57am 10.09.23 well . its about 4.5 . im 5.9 and have to bend over like hunch back.
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