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Engine Data for 1984 O'Day 222 with New 2022 Tohatsu 6 HP 25" MFS6DWSPROUL Outboard (9) O�Day 222 at 4:58pm 12.28.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1336 *Note that all testing was done solo and with no mast/boom nor rudder/tiller * ***Note that all
H37c Rig tension a65sailor at 10:51am 12.28.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1363 Hello Everyone, I looked through all the threads and didn't find anyone talking about the proper ten
Just wanted to say hi jgoshow2323 at 10:13am 12.28.22 Ask All Sailors 6/944 New here, about to enter the golden years of my life. Been a rough 50 years, always dreamed about sa
Diesel Engine Removal Plymouth Sailor at 5:48am 12.28.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2720 Dear Fellow Sailors, I need some wisdom in removing my inboard engine. The engine itself works wel
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (3) tfox2069 at 1:45pm 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 32/6846 Just went through this and see next to nothing here on the forum I thought I'd post in case someone
white smoke NCBrew at 11:21am 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1094 when I first start my Yanmar 3 cyl it smokes white. After it starts and run awhile if I start it aga
white smoke when I start my diesel NCBrew at 11:19am 12.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/9 on first start my Yanmar 3 cal smokes white?
Replacing Hunter Built-In Solar Panel Rick D at 7:41am 12.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/967 I purchased a replacement panel from this site along with a bezel. It took a while for me to figure
Nearly there (1) pclarksurf at 4:13pm 12.26.22 Catalina 22 10/1386
Advice on gel coat to centerboard stickinthemud57 at 1:56pm 12.26.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1878 I have stripped the VC17 off my centerboard and plan to re-do the gel coat. I know that spraying wil
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom (1) wilf_r at 12:39pm 12.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2008 Hi, I need to replace the gas strut that assist lifting of the seat at the aft transom of my 2012 Be
Taking the Lines of a 1979 37C - or obtaining the original drawings? Brian Dunn at 9:08am 12.26.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1619 I recently acquired a 1979 Hunter 37 Cutter (Hull #23). It's been neglected, and I'm looking at a l
Corrosion On Engine (3) Mclovin at 6:54am 12.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 21/3053 I was working on changing water pump on 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE 76 hp engine and have some corrosion go
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring gorkem at 1:54am 12.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1628 Hello All, I have a 2011 model Yanmar 4JH5E 4 cylinder engine at 2500 hours. I realised that the wi
S2H Start of the Sydney to Hobart garymalmgren at 9:28pm 12.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/906 This is an end of the year tradition in OZ. I am following Currawong in the double hander class. ht
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dpetersak at 1:59pm 12.25.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2422 I'm searching for a sailboat to buy, but I don't know much and could use some direction. The boat wo
Merry Christmas Crusty Ol Salt at 4:38am 12.25.22 Sails Call Lounge 5/1373 On the eve of Christmas I take a little time to reflect. I have come to believe life is not about th
SOLAR ART AND AI - What a mix - Merry Christmas (1) jssailem at 4:43pm 12.24.22 Weather and Forecasting 2/1398 211825 This arty picture is the result that Sander vd Groenendaal got when he released AI on the wo
Hunter 460 Anchor locker pelagic4005 at 4:14pm 12.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1023 Hi, WE are looking to buy a 460 and read that the anchor lockers have issues. Can someomne explain w
Merry Christmas to all fred1diver at 1:25pm 12.24.22 Ask All Sailors 4/568 I would like to take 2 minutes and wish everyone of you a very merry Christmas, enjoy the festivitie

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7 Years no haul out dLj at 2:08pm 03.16.25 A 1979 Hunter 33 is one of the Cherubini series if I'm not mistaken. Those are very nice boats - or
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? dLj at 2:03pm 03.16.25 Well, I for one always monitor chanel 16 on my VHF when I'm sailing. Although at anchor I'll turn it
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 1:55pm 03.16.25 To answer your question and echo what others have said, the hull itself is probably fine. Will proba
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 1:52pm 03.16.25 I admire your enthusiasm. The idea seems to be a solution looking for a problem. If you take a boat
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jackhart at 1:32pm 03.16.25 My two cents. Since nobody apparently likes Garmin. I just retired from trucking, started way befo
7 Years no haul out smokey73 at 1:26pm 03.16.25 All good advice above. Free boats are never "free." If, as you say the engine has been fired up ev
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal colemj at 1:25pm 03.16.25 I missed the point that the wire from switch to inverter was the same size as used from the battery
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 1:22pm 03.16.25 Get it hauled in VA Beach, get a survey so you know what you have. A boat like this could be a sweet
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal (1) colemj at 1:21pm 03.16.25 That's fine. You could make it a bit more compact by connecting a small bus bar between the switche
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal dlochner at 1:14pm 03.16.25 First thanks for all the replies To clarify this will be a disconnect and fuse for the inverter no
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 1:13pm 03.16.25 I don't have much to add to what you want to do, but wondered what it has to do with Active Captain?
Newport 30 Mark III 1984 Changing Transmission Fluid knotimpossible at 1:00pm 03.16.25 Thanks to everyone's advice, I was able to pump out the old transmission fluid (well, my husband did
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? SkiingSailor at 12:57pm 03.16.25
7 Years no haul out jssailem at 12:52pm 03.16.25 Welcome Bob. Based on your statement, a first time Sailor the idea of a free boat must sound great.
7 Years no haul out Rich 35.5 at 12:40pm 03.16.25 There is absolutely no way to tell, without pulling it out and getting a survey. Do the survey be
7 Years no haul out Davidasailor26 at 12:40pm 03.16.25
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Stu Jackson at 12:36pm 03.16.25
Newport 28 batteries Davidasailor26 at 12:32pm 03.16.25 Yes, a group 24 will be fine to start an engine that size. And I agree that the closer you have it t
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Foswick at 12:24pm 03.16.25 Just call Catalina, directly. They will answer this and leave no doubt. They are actually really hel
Catalina 25 mast...1989 vs 1978 Rick Webb at 12:13pm 03.16.25

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