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Universal M-18 fresh water pump questions (1) mforum at 3:07pm 04.21.23 Engines and Propulsion 5/1184
Injector Pulling Tool (4) dkinzer at 2:29pm 04.21.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1325 The Yanmar 4JH4E in our 2007 H41AC has about 1200 hours on it so I'm working through the recommended
Best Online Place to Find Engine/Transmission Parts? Plymouth Sailor at 12:55pm 04.21.23 Ask All Sailors 9/925 All, Need suggestion on where to find reasonably priced engine/trani parts - used and/or new. All
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs jviss at 11:39am 04.21.23 Sails Call Lounge 19/2260 Learning how to cook, and I've made a few good things. Italian cuisine and steaks inspired me to us
How long can a diesel sit idle? davespud at 8:32am 04.21.23 Big Boats 16/3715 We need to leave our boat for as much as eight months. Can we leave the diesel alone during that tim
Rudder stock bushings (1) Avi at 5:16am 04.21.23 S2 8/1562 I pulled the rudder on my S2 9.2 c because of leakage (inside the boat) and some side play at the l
393 Throttle hard to shift. tophooey at 2:13am 04.21.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/676 Hoping for an easy solution that doesn't involve a cable replacement. Shifting is difficult into for
"89 H 33.5 Decent for deep ocean cruising? advgaia at 9:21pm 04.20.23 Mid-Size Boats 4/1146 Hello fellow sailors. I've come across a good looking and very good condition 1989 Hunter 33.5. With
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 5:36pm 04.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/2536 Hi All, When replacing the steering column we took the opportunity to drop the rudder for inspectio
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? AndyL at 1:56pm 04.20.23 Big Boats 9/1215 My 2004 Hunter 36 has a small round screw down hatch above the rudder stock - it's where you would i
Corroding galvanized shackle - anchor (2) skunther at 1:55pm 04.20.23 Ask All Sailors 40/5438
Water in rudder? xavpil at 4:41am 04.20.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2937 Hello friends While my boat is on dry land I noticed a brownish color on the rudder that could be wa
Is BoatUS membership worth it? cymeyer at 4:41am 04.20.23 Ask All Sailors 34/8447 I have been a member for 20 years and never used for 'unlimited towing' or anything else. I think
jabsco holding tank pump repair? Richard19068 at 8:15pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/661 I have an older jabsco (18590-1000) macerating pump ( probably 15 years old) that has the bronze b
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? SirMichael at 5:08pm 04.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3677 Every year I try to go through some of the maintenance on our 88 Hunter 28.5 ' the 2GM20F engine.
O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement BKParks at 4:45pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1209 Hello fellow sailors, I need to replace my forward hatch and have already purchased the replacement
Bottom paints (2) Clay Smith at 2:02pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 33/2796 My boats hull has what looks to me like a decent amount of bottom paint on it already. Its quite pos
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Maurice Doran at 1:08pm 04.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/694 I noticed the flat stanchion base in which the stanchion sits is a bit wobbly and there are what loo
Help find correct impeller Ran-Dee9229 at 1:01pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 1/585 In my Oday 28 I have a 1984 Universal M-12 with an Oderdorfer raw water pump (I installed this repla
Progress report on the 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 9:25am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1762 Hi everyone! Idk if you remember or not but @TheBigDeal and I bought that 1984 O'day 26 "the flying

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Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? testingthewaters91 at 7:37am 07.13.25
Mastgate brad minda at 7:32am 07.13.25 Any photos of a mast gate lock on a catalina thirty
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? kappykaplan at 6:53am 07.13.25 How do you guys keep your paddlewheel knot meters working long-term? I take mine out and install t
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. Nichole340 at 6:34am 07.13.25 Where does the Red Wire go in your photo? Could that be a possible solution?
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? BigEasy at 6:21am 07.13.25 How do you guys keep your paddlewheel knot meters working long-term? Mine seems hopeless with marin
Unreliable shore power FastOlson at 6:06am 07.13.25 That photo in reply 41 shows a close design-cousin to the frp molding for the engine bedlogs and hou
New to the forum ShotgunSlim at 5:36am 07.13.25 Congratulations and welcome aboard! She's a beauty for sure. The more you sail her, the more you'l
Janky outboard setup ShotgunSlim at 5:31am 07.13.25 I guess I'm an amateur then. I just mount the motor on the boat, raise the trailer tongue, lower th
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? testingthewaters91 at 5:28am 07.13.25 Yes, as Davidasailor26 said yesterday. Search for "in hull depth transducer". Excellent. I see. S
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? kappykaplan at 5:26am 07.13.25 Is there any way to get reliable depth readings without installing another through-hull? Like a tra
Yanmar Post General Info from Practical Sailor Clutch Cargo at 5:23am 07.13.25 Thank you for sharing.
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? testingthewaters91 at 4:52am 07.13.25
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. (1) kloudie1 at 4:08am 07.13.25 Here is the schematic for the tachometer.. it shows the wiring, and how to test to see if the sender
Mastgate kappykaplan at 3:43am 07.13.25 Here are a few posts from this site: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mastgates.1249925019
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project twodzusfittings at 3:16am 07.13.25 @Faster Horses I assume the way your track bolts were fastened is the same as any other larger O'
Mastgate brad minda at 3:16am 07.13.25 I guess I should have been more precise. I am interested in mast gate locks. This keeps the sales sl
Mastgate sailme88 at 2:24am 07.13.25 almost every mast has one...
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 8:26pm 07.12.25 The wiring is the prime suspect. However, the sensors do fail. The service manual should have the t
yanmar 3gmf troubles Don S/V ILLusion at 7:38pm 07.12.25 Any air leak in the fuel system between the top of the tank and the discharge of the lift pump can
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. dlochner at 7:31pm 07.12.25 The wiring is the prime suspect. However, the sensors do fail. The service manual should have the te

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