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Diesel Fuel Leak (1) Rkelly44 at 7:29pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/1370 I have a Yanmar 3GM in a '84 Hunter 34. There is a fair sized leak from this location and I hoping
yanmar 110 blowout (1) hunter bum at 3:40pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 16/1555 213110 What happens? I have no idea and don't call me crazy but I just bought this boat " project
protecting deck and nonslip Banooma at 6:59am 02.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1188 I'm new to a 2005 Hunter 36. I've owned sailboats for years, and previously was content to clean an
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps brockfromwa at 9:03pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2477 Question.... How cold are you all able to keep your top loading freezer in the tropics? My "freezer"
PHRF handicap Cap'n Dave at 6:17pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/803 Can anyone help me find the US Sailing handicap for a Beneteau First 28 (1982)? When I try to access
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 12:04pm 02.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/2704 Through the magic of craigslist, I was able to score a full set of used injectors for my Yanmar 3GM3
ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 9:34am 02.17.23 Bigger Boats 19/2006 While crawling around my ODay 34 I noticed what looked like a drain hose for the anchor chain locker
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain (1) SV At Last at 9:26am 02.17.23 Catalina 310 6/1460 The bilge of our 2004 Catalina 310, ordinarily dry as a bone, has begun to have more and more water
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor T J Furstenau at 9:21am 02.17.23 Big Boats 2/789 Reaching out to my fellow H49 owners for a favor. Looking for someone in a warmer climate than I wh
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:32am 02.17.23 Big Boats 3/858 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B'R 1st generation Mast - meaning it
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 9:15pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 27/3231
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? DAP007 at 6:28pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 15/2391 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not have
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? tonyr at 5:34pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 34/3337 Hi, maybe a dumb question, but are winch handles interchangeable on sail winches? Ok that question
Dockside water connection George Braun at 5:08pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 24/2801 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dchipley at 3:24pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 36/2118 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we wi
thru-hull size needed for bilge obxjeff at 2:02pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 16/2407 lots of opinions on how many and the capacity of bilge pumps but I can't find any information on the
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement inkunzi at 11:10am 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1823 Has anyone performed this surgery on an old autohelm st4000 display head.? Mine works but the displa
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 9:09am 02.16.23 The Cherubini Hunters 50/4850 I have been reading posts for quite some time, I finally decided to join up. I own a 1980 hunter 27
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 12:16am 02.16.23 Yamaha 14/1774 Hello All, I am in need of a new wet muffler for my Yamaha V-berth YSM12 diesel engine. I know th
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 8:32pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 30/2593 Yanmar 4JH2E on a 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yesterday I noticed the needle on my tach was broken. The tach

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How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 8:29am 09.03.24 Yeah, I definitely didn't mean to offend or even correct. I am definitely not trying to prescribe h
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 8:24am 09.03.24 Actually, we don't know. There is nothing anyone knows specific to this other than it is still avai
top side handrails jssailem at 8:13am 09.03.24 Interior rails can be more challenging as no one wants a series of exposed nuts running across the c
top side handrails jssailem at 8:11am 09.03.24 Mermike I think we are talking about the same thing. Perhaps my words were confusing. On my boat, t
3M 5200 jssailem at 8:04am 09.03.24 I shouldn't have to repair the structure of the deck because I removed hardware, This is a reasona
Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 7:59am 09.03.24 My favorite improvements were to add hardware and an endless line to the ends of the traveler to all
3M 5200 dmax at 7:56am 09.03.24 Not to be argumentative, I'd be interested in other's thoughts about a "never remove" installation
3M 5200 dLj at 7:51am 09.03.24 Yeah. Amazingly I can read. Again. It's not banned. That was covered already. But I am pretty sure
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 7:47am 09.03.24 WOW!:) Are you finding a need for a bigger boat? 5 ft itis is a contagion that hits us all... Rega
Passage 42 Bent Keel dmax at 7:47am 09.03.24 Sounds like it may have been dropped.
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 7:45am 09.03.24 DO NOT REFILL one pound bottles with an adapter unless you are weighting them while doing it. By th
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase dmax at 7:42am 09.03.24 Look at the general cleanliness of the engine and surrounding area, should not smell diesel. Check t
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 7:37am 09.03.24 Actually - the topic IS the question if 5200 is being banned in California.... Yeah. Amazingly I c
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 7:29am 09.03.24 The closest I came was a hull deck joint that was glassed over at the factory, but those are rare b
3M 5200 dLj at 7:25am 09.03.24 5200 is not banned. Stay on topic and try avoid the political bs/fud. Actually - the topic IS the
Cat 25 volcano leak!! kloudie1 at 7:21am 09.03.24 If you've confirmed that it is not seeping from the hose, I would suspect that the wire rope-to-keel
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 7:19am 09.03.24 it would seem that California has banned more an more things over the years. Hmmmm guess the Lith
Speed over water not working Scott T-Bird at 7:16am 09.03.24 If you bought the transducer within the past 2 years it should be on warranty. Call B&G service dep
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 7:12am 09.03.24 It is better to fix fiberglass than missing wood Not sure how a teak beam that Is bolted down with
3M 5200 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:59am 09.03.24 5200 applied from water line and down along with hull to deck joints was always suggested by the ind

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