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M25xpb Dipstick buddybear at 8:05am 02.22.23 Catalina 310 14/2142 The dipstick in my engine does not fit tightly and has to be wire tied to keep it in. I purchased th
4jh-e yanmar 1987 Rick.johnson at 5:46am 02.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/554 Hi Guys i have a 1987 4 cylinder yanmar engine that i think is the 4jh-e model haven't found an t
Bed-IT Tape is back. For real. Right now. Phil Herring at 7:39pm 02.21.23 Ask All Sailors 2/704 First, please know that a pallet of Bed-IT is sitting inside our Florida warehouse as I type this.
Inflatable PVC Dinghy Cleaning Plymouth Sailor at 7:25pm 02.21.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1551 Taking a poll for the best way to clean a PVC inflatable dinghy. What type of sponge, or scotch bri
C22 sliding hatch (2) pcharn01 at 5:34pm 02.21.23 Catalina 22 9/1851
Control-throttle & shift Slider at 4:12pm 02.21.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/2950 Our Beneteau 37 has a Yanmar 30. Just started to have more play between gears. Brackets all seem f
EV -100 to old system seatalk seadaddler at 3:18pm 02.21.23 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1651 I am adding EV 100 to my C-80 system with seatalk to NG backbone. Just need advice how to make this
Universal 25xpb Parts buddybear at 6:31am 02.21.23 Catalina 310 12/2609 I am having trouble getting parts for my engine in Florida, several of the distributors no longer ca
Hunter Legend 40' 1980s Repairs to Transom/Deck Joint Crothers99 at 6:14am 02.21.23 Big Boats 3/862 Has anyone any experience making a repair to the transom to deck joint in a Hunter legend? I had my
Bilge pump replacement time. Roadking Larry at 6:00pm 02.20.23 Ask All Sailors 24/3080 My ancient Jabsco remote diaphragm bilge pump has stopped pumping. Motor still runs but won't take
Pipe fitting for Oberdorfer N202M-908 buddybear at 1:25pm 02.20.23 Catalina 310 3/1066 Recently bought the above pump for a spare. I can find part# 030183 1/2 X 7/8 hose. I have 3/4 inch
25.5 Trailer Setup Mloywhite at 12:52pm 02.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/696 I bought a trailer for my 25.5, and need to adjust the bunks to the correct locations. The keel pla
MOVIE NIGHT - Race to Alaska jssailem at 7:29am 02.20.23 Sails Call Lounge 8/1738 THE RACE TO ALASKA 750 miles. Icy water. No motors. No support. Described as the Iditarod on a boat
Installing EV-100 seadaddler at 7:06am 02.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1139 I am replacing my st 2002 autohelm system with new EV 100 system on my 07 H-36 and at my helm runnin
New England Boat Show 2023 (1) william24424 at 6:31am 02.20.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1748 Boston show had only ONE sailboat! Many hyped out stylish jet ski's, disco lighted shiny bow riders
Line Drawings for a 1980 Bristol 40' Sloop seagle at 8:51pm 02.19.23 Bristol 0/1409
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose (1) Syversens at 7:46pm 02.19.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/884 Hey all, my next project is a lose gate for the 381. I had a closer look at it today and seems it's
1984 ODay 34 keel (2) Arrgh at 7:03pm 02.19.23 Bigger Boats 5/1257 This is from the starboard side aft part of my keel. Does this little rust streak look like somethi
Oven Repair zinahewitt at 6:23pm 02.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2278 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34. It is from 1975. It came with an Eno 3 burner propane Stove with an ov
Diesel heater exhaust placement? SailingSole at 5:32pm 02.19.23 Catalina 30 7/4799

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Engine Overheating smokey73 at 4:55pm 03.23.25 It is a siphon break and I have the same setup as @kloudie1 There is no hose from the siphon break
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 kappykaplan at 4:45pm 03.23.25 Tks for sharing your memories. May John rest in peace.
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 4:41pm 03.23.25 Hi Pat Many thanks for posting. More great news, I love it. Yesterday we were contemplating unwrappi
Engine Overheating heritage at 4:38pm 03.23.25 Does the hose that runs out of the top of the U shaped siphon break have any water coming out of it
Engine Overheating Ralph Johnstone at 4:33pm 03.23.25 Plastic thingie on the top of the "U" is a check valve to stop any siphoning. Nice mounting locat
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Alan Gomes at 4:32pm 03.23.25 As Alen pointed out, I vote for blocked primary filter. If it has viewable tray look to see if ther
1982 H33 - boom vang rigging questions (1) kloudie1 at 4:31pm 03.23.25 On the '85 H-34, the vang lower multi-block is shackled to a fixture on the mast base.. From there ,
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration JoeWhite at 4:28pm 03.23.25 As Alen pointed out, I vote for blocked primary filter. If it has viewable tray look to see if there
Engine Overheating (1) kloudie1 at 4:23pm 03.23.25 On my old 34, it looks like this: Plastic thingie on the top of the "U" is a check valve to stop any
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 4:23pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 4:00pm 03.23.25 This boat looks really well cared for. People love their Whalers!
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? shemandr at 3:57pm 03.23.25 Ha! Yeah that's a problem. But the Indian River Lagoon is really too shallow for sailing anything
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Project_Mayhem at 3:47pm 03.23.25 I think you're on the right track. Perhaps you could ask the broker to elaborate on the work that's
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Alan Gomes at 3:25pm 03.23.25 Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine if
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 03.23.25 I think Ralph got it. Sounds exactly like an anti-siphon vacuum break. Its use might be optional dep
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 03.23.25 anything else?
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dlochner at 2:02pm 03.23.25 But, my hope/assumption is that there is some other circuit protection (breaker) for that circuit.
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Tally Ho at 1:41pm 03.23.25 Our newly-acquired H33 has the subject engine. It starts and idles fine, but with the throttle lev
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 1:12pm 03.23.25 The loads from the windlass and in particular the inrush loads will exceed the panel's capacity. If
Main Rigging Upgrades Foswick at 1:02pm 03.23.25 Thank you @garymalmgren for all the great input!

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