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2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 12:44pm 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/828 I have just had the bearing replaced. Unlike many boats it's a rubber sleeve held in by friction and
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread (1) sunlover at 12:22pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/431 Anybody Know where I can find one of these? I'd prefer a double end left right bolt, but ironicall
Electric motors for sailboat Ivortickle at 9:17am 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/917 Any recommendations or thoughts regarding adding an electric motor to my sailboat. Would be used pri
AC voltmeter replacement Stephen M at 5:32am 05.15.22 Big Boats 9/803 My voltmeter on our 420 started reading less and less then 120v over a period of time and now is rea
Bargain Genoa (3) patbratton at 3:03am 05.15.22 Smaller Boats 2/788 A friend on the dock gave me his old Jib. It is not really old but he put a roller furling jib on th
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar SycloneDriver at 8:34pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 27/4616 I've been doing a lot of research trying to find an affordable alternator upgrade for my 3YM20. I'v
Yanmar's The_Sailing_Pelican at 5:10pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 3/935 Hi I could swear I had a topic been develop on this subject but VOILA it's gone(?)... So... I have
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? (1) acudavid at 4:58pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/510 Hi everyone, I have a 20 ft Schock Santana that I bought to support a charity for young sailors. It
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) jaysweet at 3:20pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2262 Two days ago, I ran the engine (Yanmar 2GM20F) on dry land to test it before today's launch date. I
Newbie hoping for some help with b343 project Byrnsy at 2:41pm 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/391 Hi all, I've just bought an oceanis 343 project and hope some other owners maybe able to help me. My
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 simonbbt at 12:49pm 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/507
Ericson 28-2 Fuel system simonbbt at 12:38pm 05.14.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/557 Have just acquired a 1989 Ericson 28-2. While checking all systems, for the life of me I can't find
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Craig Meredith at 11:31am 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/885 Our forward head has a deck pump out but it does not have a macerator for draining the the holding t
Rearming an inflatable life vest George Jarvis at 11:26am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/501 I inherited an inflatable life vest with a recent sailboat purchase. I ordered a rearm kit for it w
Can you identify this Throttle Controller? (1) AJ23793 at 10:57am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/615 I have a Hunter 27X. It was a limited production boat. The throttle controller uses a removable wi
Bottom paint no sand primer? bigchief at 10:11am 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/48 Any guess as to what this transparent gold coating is under my old antifouling paint? I used paint
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Geoff E at 9:13am 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1262 Hi all. I recently purchased a new boat (Hunter 41DS) last fall. Sometime during the very cold win
Single block with cam for Genoa sheet (2) patbratton at 7:40am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 2/318 I have a hunter 240 that I picked up last July. It has been wonderful. We have it in a slip on Lake
Tide App Fail RoyS at 4:43am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1461 Yesterday while preparing my boat for launch next week I observed low tide surrounding my marina. I
Is this a hunter 28? (1) SailingLoto at 2:50pm 05.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/765 Came across this derelict hunter tied up to an old dock while on a service call. Looks to be full o

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The Titanic Sunk this Day April 15, 1912 JamesG161 at 1:33pm 04.16.24
Stem Fitting mashmaster at 1:14pm 04.16.24 I will take a picture of the fitting. I think the fitting needs to be replaced. But will post the
Stem Fitting LakeShark at 1:02pm 04.16.24 Inspected and took pics, looks like a prior owner put in a fix. I am thinking that I just need to
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Ringydingydo at 12:44pm 04.16.24 Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking system with the bitter end cleated off at the mast at crew le
Hunter 25 transom Saver Occasional Heeler at 11:59am 04.16.24
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? Project_Mayhem at 11:53am 04.16.24 I have a set that hasn't been installed yet if you need some pics or have questions about it
Compressed Natural Gas Project_Mayhem at 11:47am 04.16.24
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? jbmia at 11:35am 04.16.24 Thanks Greg. It won't thread the other way.... At this point, giving these seem to be just popping
Topping Lift Appears Short Tally Ho at 11:15am 04.16.24 Did you already run the line ? Any chance it is caught on something inside the mast? Can you me
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 11:07am 04.16.24 I would think if the lift pump is weak then you could get fuel starvation at the injector pump. Thi
Hunter 25 transom Saver (1) rgranger at 10:59am 04.16.24 You don't need a special transom saver. Take a line around your OB and back to the winches. Put a
Topping Lift Appears Short jssailem at 10:57am 04.16.24 A clever carpenter once told me; (as I was opening a manual to get the length of a piece of wood...)
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:51am 04.16.24 I have seen the Honda on that list in use. It is very quiet
Electric Portable Generator? rgranger at 10:50am 04.16.24 Here is a nice review of quiet portable generators https://www.bestreviews.guide/quiet-generators?o
Hunter Legend 37: How is your boomvang cleated off in the cockpit? Terry Cox at 10:49am 04.16.24 I looked at your modification link and don't understand it. Our boat came with a Dutchman flaking
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 10:42am 04.16.24 Hey there Skipper J You raise an excellent question. Firstly, I discovered not all folding cleats
Compressed Natural Gas Terry Cox at 10:30am 04.16.24 Would anyone be able to share a source where I can get mine refilled? We have a local fill source
Uniden UM415 VHF Mystery Static Mark Maulden at 10:18am 04.16.24 So, I have a Uniden back-up VHF at the chart table. Somewhere between five and seven years old. So,
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 10:15am 04.16.24 PS. If you do decide to convert, I might buy your empty tank if the date stamp on the tank is curre
Compressed Natural Gas smokey73 at 10:13am 04.16.24 I see from @Tally Ho post that you may have cng stations around. Now figuring out who will let you

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