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Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 7:06am 07.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3649 Hey Guys, our Hunter 386 has started to exhibit some intermittent clutch slippage. Backing out of
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Pmack240 at 7:04am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 6/636 Thinking of getting rid of holding tank on 42 Hunter Passage and installing two composting heads, th
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 6:06am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 36/5361 So I have an interesting situation I'm in. As some may recall, my boat was crushed by a tree, and I'
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rick D at 7:37pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/753 OK, so my RC520 Raytheon chartplotter I had below for 23 years suffered a screen burn. Not worth rep
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? tkyoung04 at 6:48pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1165
Here are some videos of my boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 'Yellowtail' Traveler7 at 6:06pm 07.24.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/1466 First trip where we got stuck.... 0_HNMvU-GCs Interior WO7PqyP6v0w In Portland at the Marina Ln5z8Yn
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 12:21pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 4/430 Hi to all, while assembly back the sea water pump i broke one of the 4 bolts, now i have to take dow
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 11:55am 07.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2306 I was racing yesterday and I thought the the TWA/AWA numbers were a bit odd on a long beam reach. At
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch (3) tomoma2 at 10:38am 07.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1329 I own a 2007 hunter 45cc. The lewmar autopilot drive/clutch is located in the binnacle. (see attache
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel (1) Catalina310#175 at 9:59am 07.24.23 Catalina 310 8/2757 I was checking the wiring on our Catalina 310 and noticed a jumper wire connecting the AC Neutral bu
Life Is Good (1) morbidfollower at 8:43am 07.24.23 Catalina 22 11/1627 Boat appreciation post. Sometimes I forget how blessed we are to be able to enjoy these boats. Lets
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (4) Daze at 7:41am 07.24.23 Big Boats 8/1329 Another upgrade that my wife wanted was to add a teak shower seat like the one in the master cabin s
Pearson 31-2 Deck Compression Near Mast Razasaurus at 7:06am 07.24.23 Pearson 1/909 Wondering if anyone has experienced compression to the deck around the mast, possibly caused by the
Hunter brown hull stripe. Daddyo27 at 5:53am 07.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/479 Anyone know what the Hunter brown hull stripe is made of. It seems to be a vinyl of some sort and m
Another What is It? (1) mbaker267 at 5:47am 07.24.23 Catalina 22 21/1631 As I continue to work on my Cat-22, I have another device I can't identify. Can someone tell me what
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:40am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 40/4692 A guy in my harbor just got a brand-new Marshall Sanderling 18' Catboat. The are made in South Dartm
Jib roller furler setup (3) beerlover at 5:24am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1245 I am brand new to sailing, so I will be asking questions that are ridiculously basic to most of you.
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 3:17am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 11/2201 Has anyone ever tried using a router to remove treadmaster
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. TamBamK at 11:03pm 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/580 I recently purchased a PY23. I need to re varnish the teak. There are a couple of places like the c
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma Afraal at 7:24pm 07.23.23 Catalina 310 6/1733 So, a Tornado hit my Marina thursday night. Luckily we weren't out sailing. A friend was on his boat

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Dumb Question dLj at 12:19pm 09.19.25 Also, a teak grate is not exactly a petri dish. It is usually dry, exposed to light and air, and do
Electric help (1) Gene Neill at 12:12pm 09.19.25 234441
Dumb Question Richard19068 at 11:53am 09.19.25
Dinghy conundrum Taylor1618 at 11:53am 09.19.25 eherlihy thanks for this! From the picture it almost looks like yours is a RHIB? How does it do with
Acadian Yawl Paul Fuge at 11:52am 09.19.25 Thanks for the reply, Hoping to find her a new enthusiast, but maybe a lot of fishing weights
Downwind angles shemandr at 11:51am 09.19.25 A former poster on this forum who is very knowledgeable about racing stated unequivocally that the f
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch boris2point0 at 11:48am 09.19.25 okie that makes sense. Thanks all. And to switches normally come in 10amp or 5amp versions?
Dumb Question Foswick at 11:46am 09.19.25 I was just sort of trying to be funny. But, what you say is only technically and marginally true. T
Dinghy conundrum (1) eherlihy at 11:37am 09.19.25 I have always had a RIB (not a RHIB*) with a panel floor, in conjunction with a 2-stroke outboard.
Dinghy conundrum Taylor1618 at 11:34am 09.19.25 Rick D - thanks for your reply. I am thinking about an AB 11 footer with a 20 hp. Do you typically t
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch mermike at 11:28am 09.19.25 Fuse for the wire. If the wire is 10 AWG, use a 30a fuse.
Dinghy conundrum shemandr at 11:28am 09.19.25 There are hoists for engines that mount to the transom that use a block and tackle to lift the engin
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch mermike at 11:25am 09.19.25 I used a Cole-Hersee switch from the local Auto/Boat Parts store. Same here. It might have been Am
Yamaha 30 - Replace Ignition switch Calif. Ted at 11:23am 09.19.25 I used a Cole-Hersee switch from the local Auto/Boat Parts store.
Dumb Question lehighsail at 9:57am 09.19.25 FOSWICK I've never done anything in the head that made me concerned about a wood floor grate being u
Dinghy conundrum Rick D at 9:54am 09.19.25 I have towed a hard dink through open ocean for 30 years. I use a bridle from each stern cleat. It's
Downwind angles RussC at 9:40am 09.19.25 Lots of interesting comments for me to mull over. thank you! I wasn't aware that some of the more b
Dumb Question capta at 9:37am 09.19.25 That is there as a floor for a shower. There should be a drain in the floor, and a sump below that w
Dumb Question Foswick at 9:29am 09.19.25 It looks like that is a grate designed to keep you off the floor and allow drainage under the feet.
Dumb Question Don S/V ILLusion at 9:08am 09.19.25 Why have a wooden floor mat in the head? Doesn't it make it much harder to keep clean and sanitary

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