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Buff buff buff (1) SailingLoto at 4:52am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/720 Once you start, you can't stop... Pretty happy with my test spot. 12.5% done!
Wire Size rlongfield at 9:14pm 06.07.22 Catalina 22 61/3873 What gauge of wire should I be looking at? And what is the preferred connection method? My wiring ex
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1030 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 zmarks at 7:34pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 23/1853 I am a new owner of a 1989 Tartan 31 Sirena in Jersey City, NJ. I am seeing a maximum speed of 4.1 k
Water leak from my keel joint Lusitano at 7:09pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/421 Hi, has anyone dealt with this keel leak problem on a 1984 hunter 34? I really want to take the kee
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe (1) Kingjus at 6:05pm 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/869 Has anyone engineered or found a cheep replacement for the hose that comes off the mixing elbow part
Cracking around inside fixed portlight (1) Walsh0575 at 6:02pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/404 I recently acquired my first boat (Express 35 Goman/Killing 1987) and have been spending lots of tim
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light (1) dkinzer at 5:10pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/985 I need to find a replacement bulb for the steaming light of our 41DS. The bulb (image attached) has
2" ( 51mm ) Odor Resistant Sanitation Hose, 2" Y connector (1) Jeff-Masala at 1:48pm 06.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/330 I have a European built boat that uses 51mm size (per the manufactuer's documentation, and it is vis
Lewmar Friction hinge replacement pfaffk at 12:42pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/291 Hi, I have a Hunter 290 with what I believe are Lewmar low profile hatches and portlights and I need
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump (2) thetone at 11:43am 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/639 Hello, I have a 1990 Volvo Penta Diesel Model 2003. This engine was put together in France by Benet
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2271 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/672 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? rgroothuis at 8:13am 06.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1169 Hi Beneteau Owners, In my Beneteau Oceanis 37 sailing boot from 2009 there is a 12 volt air pump i
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:32am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/296 Previous owner was tall, and raised our boom a foot. The boat is Bristol 41.1 center cockpit. The bo
2005 Macgregor for sale in WI Rbmolatore at 8:38pm 06.06.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/610 I saw this boat for sale. Registered to this site so I could try to get more information. If you do
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 6:52pm 06.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/837 I have what I think is an original CDI furler on my Hunter 37, Cheribini. It is hard to turn. I've
Catalina 25 electric lsavocchi at 5:30pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 6/599
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? (2) Unwinder at 3:41pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/917 I am having trouble finding any wood to match my current cabin interior. When I've bought "teak" se
Remove galley faucet Aqua Touch 7811 (2) skunther at 3:28pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/384 It seems the manufacturer put fittings that snap into the hot and cold hoses after running them thro

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Expected life of a fuel line hose? Tally Ho at 1:44pm 04.21.24
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:34pm 04.21.24 I described what I consider to be the ideal fix in post #6. --Peggie
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:58pm 04.21.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? dLj at 12:53pm 04.21.24 Very cool boat! dj
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:47pm 04.21.24 @Chuck C. I was a dealer who was involved in the design of the 260 and the dealer who sold nearly
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? thinwater at 12:44pm 04.21.24 DIY Colonoscopies? :biggrin: Just had to make it weird ....:yikes:
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 04.21.24 What the %$^#&#! has some PO done to this engine ? Here is the original construction on top of th*
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 12:28pm 04.21.24 I am waiting for photos of the poster's 23.5 windshield. As former Hunter dealer, I gave the origin
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:17pm 04.21.24 sent you a private message
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:07pm 04.21.24 @Davenport Did you buy the trailer for the 260? Due to arthritis, it hurts to type too much now ; t
Stern anchoring Tedd at 11:38am 04.21.24 Just to clarify, I think what people are saying is that the stern anchor needs the same scope as the
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Tedd at 11:34am 04.21.24 In terms of just pull on the lines, lowering the mast might not help all that much. Yes, the wind is
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Tedd at 11:25am 04.21.24 I don't have an H260 (although I'm H260-adjacent) but I would have a look a how the stanchion is mou
Seaward Fox 19 Tedd at 11:22am 04.21.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sai
Stern anchoring David in Sandusky at 11:22am 04.21.24 You want them both the same and adequate for the depth and conditions. Anchoring off an Island in t
1999 450 salon table pin sailcapt340 at 10:56am 04.21.24
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Stu Jackson at 10:46am 04.21.24 Dave's right. And with a self-bleeding M25XPB engine, why would anyone bother filling empty filters
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 04.21.24 No, Gary hasn't blocked anything. I promise!!! Your tentacles reach far, do they not :yikes: ?
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? RunningCloud at 9:54am 04.21.24 Michael , Presently Running Cloud is in Bar Montenegro where it spent the winter after coming up thr
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 04.21.24 Plain 80/90 wt or should I use gear oil made for marine application? Why not use what the owner's

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