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Sticky wheel after disengaging autopilot on Hunter 33 ADW-Canada at 5:53am 07.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/347 I'm a fairly new owner of a 2008 Hunter 33. We've engaged and disengaged the autopilot on a few sai
Exhaust elbow riser needed? (2) kbanman at 5:21pm 07.14.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/371 I'd like to replace the exhaust elbow in my Hunter 320 (yanmar 2GM20F) with a stainless one, but the
1984 Hunter 22 Swing Keel pivot pin (7) Jim_3 at 11:48am 07.14.24 Smaller Boats 4/247 Longtime lurker, first time poster! Forgive me if I breach any protocols... I've owned a 1984 H22
Tiller mount damages fiberglass (1) BTC1984 at 11:16am 07.14.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/276 See photo. It seems like my boat is missing a piece that keeps the tiller mount from hitting the
Is There Such a Thing as 1:1 "Scope?" Kings Gambit at 7:19am 07.14.24 Ask All Sailors 74/1719 If you're up short, the chain is vertical relative to the bottom. Is that 1:1 scope, or actually ze
Covering a 15 ft at a seawall (1) captMarkK at 5:55am 07.14.24 Trailer Sailors 3/384 I have a 15ft Surprise and I am trying to figure a way to easily cover it and keep out rain water.
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 5:32am 07.14.24 Catalina 310 7/580 My 315 has a set list to port. About 1+ degree. I have not overloaded gear or stuff on the port si
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (3) Misc11 at 4:48am 07.14.24 Ask All Sailors 11/439 Brand new to sailing, and I've got a snapped headsail halyard. It happened while furling the sail af
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes (9) mermike at 7:37pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 27/855 226017 It was going OK at this point, but when i tried it the first time, the chain piled up and ja
Anchoring woes fred1diver at 6:42pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 7/305 Hello everyone With the admiral helping out more on the boat, we need to find a better solution to
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue Rolihlahla at 6:33pm 07.13.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/401 The tachometer is not reading correctly: sometimes when the engine is not running it sits at 200 RPM
Damaged gel coat (2) BTC1984 at 6:00pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 6/293 Anyone have suggestions how I should fix this ?
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 11:03am 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/262 I just archived my entire Raymarine database of waypoints, routes, and tracks. The archive file is
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? (1) adamv at 8:52pm 07.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 9/401 So I have a very very corroded transmission coupling on my universal m 18 with hurth transmission -
charging problem with new batterie richk at 1:40pm 07.12.24 Big Boats 23/857 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation weh5748 at 12:13pm 07.12.24 Day Sailers 4/635 I just launched a new Catalina 16.5 and am wondering if that mast floats or if anyone has experience
SEAFLO Dry Bilge System - anyone have/use one of these? jviss at 10:35am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 3/258 I'm thinking of buying and installing this. Mixed reviews on Amazon. Anyone here using one? Seafl
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (6) SoSound at 10:15am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/468 Driven, yet again, by compulsive DIY frugality (aka, too cheap to buy one), I am almost finished wit
Moody Deck Saloon 48 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/171 Curious about this boat. It represents the next gen in boats. It looks amazingly comfortable, more
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? jviss at 9:03am 07.12.24 Tartan 1/198 I know, it's a long shot, but does anyone - for a Tartan 3800 - know the depth of the waste tank, an

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Angled Engine Control Enclosure LloydB at 11:02am 09.20.24 The Perkins panel you show is no longer available due to disruptions in the supply chain so it looks
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 10:55am 09.20.24 The gauges and controls on our boat are also horizontal, and I have wondered about a solution. I wa
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner Hello Below at 10:49am 09.20.24 For LED lighting, i think this is a perfect application for them. :plus:
Adding a Bimini Leeward Rail at 10:15am 09.20.24 The easiest and most expensive way is to hire a canvas shop to make one. If you use a shop that dea
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Project_Mayhem at 10:03am 09.20.24 Buyfoam.com is a reasonably priced site for custom cut foam. You may have to trim a little bit but f
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:54am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one. I'm goi
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 9:51am 09.20.24 Check the downloadable section on this site and see of you can find a manual for your Yanmar 2QM15.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 09.20.24 @Moondawg , how are you doing with that overheating problem ? This is an interesting one.
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:39am 09.20.24 For the cushions, definitely remove the covers and wash them. I wash them by hand in a big tub. In
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 Captain-Will at 9:38am 09.20.24 The musty smell might be that the covers just need a good cleaning, if you can remove the covers, j
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:24am 09.20.24 I find crouching down to see anything very annoying. The back of my panel is exposed in the lazaret
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel? Errr.
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner jssailem at 8:39am 09.20.24 You will install these in a "hidden" space where you can hide extra wire. Go with heat-shrink butt c
Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner BAD ORCA at 8:38am 09.20.24 you can put a piece of heatshrink over Wago nuts with a bit of dialectric grease over the open ends
Osmosis BigEasy at 8:27am 09.20.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:25am 09.20.24 I wear contacts, and use reading glasses. To me the most important thing is the darkest, polarized,
Osmosis jssailem at 8:25am 09.20.24
Legend 35 - Water heater hose replacement? JoeWhite at 8:24am 09.20.24 Is it possible to rotate the hose? If so you ma be able to pull put by rotating it.
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 8:23am 09.20.24 That panel looks nice. Why don't you acquire it and transfer your gauges into the new panel?
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 8:03am 09.20.24

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