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O'day 302 shifter cable Ryan R at 5:32am 08.19.24 Ask An Oday Owner 0/117 Does anyone know the length for the throttle and transmission cables to tge Edson pedestal?
Waste Cap vent? danm1 at 6:29pm 08.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/651 I seem to get frequent blockages in my holding tank vent despite running a hose into the fitting whe
I have many questions about how to go about repairs, should I create a thread per question? ... ciso at 5:37pm 08.18.24 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/867 They are on very different aspects of the boat. I don't want to spam the "Ask a Hunter Owner" forum
bad steering, need. help NCBrew at 4:43pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 5/255 all of a sudden I have lost steering. I have a 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5. the cables seem loose and I
2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer spadaforaj at 2:58pm 08.18.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/424 Both won;t get cold enough, but compressors do run. Freezer is worse - likely originals from 2004.
I need help attaching my Outboard to my West Wight Potter (2) RodneyWightCaps at 2:53pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/206 Hey everyone, I am new to this forum so I hope I am doing it right I have a 98 West Wight Potter 19
Yamaha 25 bilge pump / packing Nunavut at 2:22pm 08.18.24 Yamaha 8/825 hello a couple of questions on the Yamaha 25 II bilge 1. has anyone installed a battery powered bil
Faucet replacement HELP (2) smokey73 at 12:43pm 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 30/1262 Attached is a picture of the faucet in my aft head and a picture from underneath. It is very diffic
Unusual Oil Level Issue Manny at 12:09pm 08.18.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/713 I have a Yanmar 3JH4E in the boat with approximately 450 hours and it is running beautifully. I do h
Chesapeake Bay - Smith and Tangier Islands Manny at 11:56am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/188 Anyone been to Smith and/or Tangier Islands this year? If so are the channels in both deep enough to
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? MitchM at 7:49am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 10/446 I am chasing a strange problem w/ some 12 v electrical wiring (properly sized to carry a 5
Hunter 430 Plumbing Schematic Lpaynefl at 7:41am 08.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/147 We recently replaced our hot water heater. Now ALL water is hot. I am guessing that the replacement
Tips for replacing joker valve and dealing with calcium build up servechilled at 7:33pm 08.17.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/839 I just did a full rebuild of my Raritan PHII. Messing, time-comsuming business. Three questions her
Lake St Clair on a Friday john6206 at 4:28pm 08.17.24 Destinations 4/373 Hi Friends, we cancelled our trailer sailer trip to Tawas this weekend because of weather. We are
Beneteau Propeller Tony Bakke at 3:21pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/339 Does anyone know where I can get a propeller for a Beneteau 37? Mine has fallen off a couple of time
I am looking at a 1985 Sabre 32. I want to know if a Windless installation is possible? V_Royster at 2:56pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/280 This Sabre 32 has a rather robust anchor locker, but no windless. Is it possible to install or does
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel acudavid at 1:44pm 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 22/981 My boat is a 1985 Catalina 30 with its original Atomic M25 3cyl diesel. The meter reads 1997 hours.
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot dLj at 11:24am 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/635 I have an old Raymaine ST8002 autopilot. It's still functioning but it's starting to have some glitc
Anchoring in Ford Cove? Tedd at 10:33am 08.17.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/253 Anyone here have experience anchoring in Ford Cove (Hornby Island)? It's close to where I now live a
Looking for an Autohelm course computer sailormike234 at 9:59am 08.17.24 Ask All Sailors 3/275 Looking for an auto helm course computer, ST 6000, ST 7000, or 6000 or 7000 almost any older auto he

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cabin lightbulb change (2) PNWE36 at 9:27pm 11.13.24 Went to the boat today and checked how to remove the lens. Not exactly how I remembered. Confirmed r
Anchor rode thinwater at 8:45pm 11.13.24 I used combination rode for 11 years with my last boat, and the only times that I had a problem was
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 8:06pm 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like rem
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 8:01pm 11.13.24 If North used the non-furling length ... Was the boat available with a traditional sail? If yes, d
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 8:00pm 11.13.24 Lots of good advice and suggestions. It's true...a lot of variables. I hope I'll get at least 250
Anchor rode Captain Larry-DH at 7:59pm 11.13.24 because bringing the splice through the gypsy was never fully dependable. That is actually quite im
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 7:56pm 11.13.24 What is the size (amp hours) for the house bank? How many solar panels and what is their wattage?
New main sail too tall. Now what? SycloneDriver at 7:47pm 11.13.24
Anchor rode thinwater at 7:07pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good I used 100' of 1/4-inch G4 on m
Hunter 38 Lithium Ideas (2) jssailem at 6:50pm 11.13.24 Watt Cycle is marketing some 100AHr that are nearly drop-in units. You will need proper charging cap
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 6:26pm 11.13.24 If it was just the head gasket, I would pull the head myself, take it to the mechanic for valve wor
Anchor rode Captain Larry-DH at 6:12pm 11.13.24 You mentioned you have a small anchor locker so I suggest 1/4" G40 or G43 chain spliced to 8-plait 1
'82 Yanmar 2GM Overhaul Plan Dalliance at 5:37pm 11.13.24 How many hours on the engine? If you're planning on sailing for another 20 years, it may not be a
Anchor rode jssailem at 5:37pm 11.13.24 Do you know the size the windlass gypsy uses?
Anchor rode kappykaplan at 4:34pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good You don't need 5/16" chain; 1/
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dLj at 4:26pm 11.13.24 I put that same motor on my 8 foot Trinka. You may want an extension so you can sit on the middle se
Anchor rode HD74 at 4:18pm 11.13.24 what size chain do you recommend. Do you think 1/4 inch g4 be good
Question about solar panels and batteries. mermike at 3:57pm 11.13.24 Charlie Wing's book is also excellent.
Question about solar panels and batteries. Johann at 3:44pm 11.13.24 Great advice here. Another good resource from Nigel Calder is his Mechanical and Electrical manual.
Suzuki 2.5 on 8- Foot Trinka dlochner at 3:41pm 11.13.24 Looks close enough to me.

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