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Sail Slide Problem (1) jerry10848 at 8:07am 03.12.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3255 One of the two plastic sail slides at the head of my mainsail broke. Unlike the other slides that a
Anchor Locker & new winkless Ralph Theriault at 7:55am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/555 Hi, I just became the owner of a 2000 Hunter 29.5. I have a windless from my previous 30 hunter and
Redrilled Swing Keel? Kper at 7:49am 03.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/955 I was considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 until I asked the owner the maintenance history of t
Yanmar specified adhesive sealants Blitz at 6:10am 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/4992 Hello everyone, Hopefully this is an easy question. The yanmar service manual lists a bunch of what
Tow hunter trailer with fiat 500l Counting Stars at 6:47pm 03.11.14 Smaller Boats 23/5483 Does anyone know the weight of the trailer that came with the sailboat and the trailer ball size and
Magic Marina..... Delezynski at 6:25pm 03.11.14 Destinations 6/3147 FIRST, I have to say a BIG THANKS to Winkfish (on this site) for stopping y and taking Jill and I ar
Holding Tank Treatments - Odorless..?? ArkadiyS at 6:22pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2331 Has anyone used this Boatlife Bionatural Holding Tank Treatment packets? The description as always
Washdown pump wire size (1) Genesis V at 6:19pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 18/4579 Help..I am installing a wash down pump on a H356 and there are a couple of things that I am unsure a
Looking for a used headsail Steve Moser at 6:02pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 2/928 We're looking for a used/affordable roller reef genoa for our 30' Catalina.
Cheapish, cost effective handrails? sully75 at 4:55pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2113 Hello all, Sorry for the barrage of questions but just was up to my boat and have a bunch. I h
Need a top to one of my stantions (2) sully75 at 4:53pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/849 I have one stantion that appears to have some sort of repair made to it from a broken top. The repa
Camping Gas (propane) in the Cabin sully75 at 4:35pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2612 So I'm going to ditch the little gimbaled stove that my boat came with and replace it with a fixed t
Can anyone recommend a freight forwarder for the Caribbean? Phil Herring at 4:32pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1452 Someone who consolidates shipments. We've got a customer in a bind and figured you east coast cruisi
Help me review and rebuild my electrical system (4) sully75 at 4:18pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/3120 The PO has a kind of mishmash of exposed wiring and I'm trying to figure out what is good and what i
prop needed for hunter 27 Aco77 at 3:25pm 03.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/838 In need of 13 in 10 pitch r h. For hunter 27 1 in shaft. Any help appreciated. Thank you.
Comments on painted boats? horrors? Scooter2368 at 1:33pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 4/1267 We just sold our Catalina 25 and we're looking at new boats 30-34. We see one we may go look at but
Bent mast step Bruce Bythrow at 1:00pm 03.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1332 Has anyone had a problem bending the mast step? Last year, when dropping the mast for the first time
Fixed Port Windows Long Story at 12:29pm 03.11.14 Catalina 310 12/6017 I know there are a lot of articles posted on the subject on different suppliers web sites, but I wan
Hunter 34 main outhaul replacement capt62 at 12:04pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 8/3162 Any suggestions for replacing in boom out haul on '83 model?
hunter 29 vs 29.5 GoreBay sailor at 10:42am 03.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/659 Would love and appreciate some advice and information from Hunter 29 and 29.5 owners. I am looking a

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Lazy jack rigging question chriscampbell at 7:02am 08.01.23 Thanks, everyone. My plan was to unhook the aft two points of the M, allowing the whole thing to be
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 7:01am 08.01.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? dlochner at 6:42am 08.01.23 Can the broker measure it for you?
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 6:42am 08.01.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servic
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 6:27am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one? Badly worn. I'm consulting wi
Hunter smile / keel movement duck21 at 6:24am 08.01.23 Here's the manuals link on the current Marlow Hunter website: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-cont
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 08.01.23 Using STW is the "proper" way for measuring TWS from a performance perspective. STW accounts for cu
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:26am 08.01.23 What "most folks" on google claim is less important to me than the fact that Yanmar's engineers set
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:41am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no. O.K., but still - if you google diesel engine oil pressure you're see t
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:35am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:27am 08.01.23 When the engine is hot the oil pressure is about 10 psi at 1,000 rpm and the alarm sounds. Does th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:23am 08.01.23 I recently installed an oil pressure gauge in place of the original low pressure switch on my Yanmar
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising RoyS at 4:04am 08.01.23 It may not apply here, but when you change your oil and filter your filter is empty until you run th
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jviss at 3:58am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one?
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos jviss at 3:54am 08.01.23 Wow, very nice!
J/24 anchor roller? dlochner at 3:53am 08.01.23 There are number of different styles of aftermarket anchor rollers. They will through bolt through t
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:42am 08.01.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through w
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.23 Very nice. PETG might also work, especially for the fuel fill as it does have good chemical resistan
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 8:42pm 07.31.23
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 8:14pm 07.31.23

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