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why wasn't my heave-to working (1) newsailor72 at 9:20am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2392 went out last night, wind was about 8, 10 knots(guessing.) At one point, I tried to practice heave-
Tach for Mercury Outboard hardpatch at 8:18am 04.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1353 I am the second owner of a 2002 26x with a 60 hp mercury big foot. The engine has EFI and I think ca
What is the best way to control boom? (1) karmadog at 7:17am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 5/2938 I'm curious about Cat 22 owners opinions on the pros and cons on the best way to control the boom sw
New windows on the dodger- now use the canvas covers? iSailor at 6:58am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 3/1273 I had the plastic windows replaced on the 12 year old dodger and want to keep them nice and clear.
Don What part is this? (1) dive7mmwet at 6:26am 04.16.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4403 Million dollar question what part is this? used on a sailboat? Just got our DG's Sail trim guide a
Propane Tank Deleted member 117556 at 5:51am 04.16.13 Catalina 310 6/2133 Hey All, I am in need of a back-up LP gas tank for my new-to-me 1999 Catalina 310 (hull #1) and I wa
New Hunter owner Batman at 5:42am 04.16.13 Big Boats 2/1037 I purchased a 1990 35.5 Hunter in Sept of 2012 and I am in the process of fixing her up at this time
Genset Sine or Square wave Ken13559 at 4:21am 04.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/831 I mentioned in another post of the success in using the Elemax SHX2000 genset to run my 12000BTU air
Finding waterline on hull weh5748 at 3:48am 04.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/865 Spent another day on my back in tight space preparing hull for bottom paint, grinding and gel coatin
New Purchase of 79 Cat pagehopper at 3:01am 04.16.13 Catalina 22 3/893 What kind of hull restorer products have you found to be effective, hopeing not to waste my money?
Leak Rob Spicer at 2:21am 04.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1748 We have an annoying leak that proving hard to track down When on the mooring the yacht is dry , no
Raymarine Mark Maulden at 10:49pm 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1021 I currently have an E7D/HD digital radar and an X-5 pilot. I know I've bashed Raymarine a few times
Sliders for a Hunter 28.5 (1985) robertcgscott@yahoo.com at 9:19pm 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/863 Hello everyone, I only just purchased a 28.5ft Hunter that was in storage and realized that I have
Cockpit seats guidera48 at 8:58pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/866 Has anyone installed gas lifts on the cockpit seats. I just missed loosing a finger this past weeken
another project finished (2) trainmanjess at 8:36pm 04.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1613 Hello All i think spring has finally gotten here... i have had some really good days and have star
H376 Shower Sump rfrye1 at 8:09pm 04.15.13 Big Boats 3/1001 Gotta love this. My shower sump stopped working. Disassembly showed that the pump itself was shot, a
repairs teacher63 at 7:49pm 04.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1066 I have a question, about the gel coat on my Hunter 23 it seems to have a number of they call them st
fresh water flush 6HP Tohatsu OB Bob 04 H260 at 7:46pm 04.15.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/8642 I would like to be able to flush the salt from my OB motor with fresh water. My Honda had a port for
H356 Galley Faucet DanoDano at 7:45pm 04.15.13 Big Boats 4/1052 Do you have to remove the sink to change out the faucet?
Main boom Rigging on a 37C dave1977 at 7:23pm 04.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1391 I have recently acquired my Hunter 37C (S/N: HUN37174M80G) and had to remove and strip my main boom

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First Year LD_C310 at 12:50pm 02.07.23 Thanks - I got a lot of insight on problem solving from reading this forum. Thanks to everyone who
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 12:38pm 02.07.23 Yes, engine panel in cockpit is as in your picture above. The round instrument with the override swi
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 02.07.23 That "IS" a head scratcher. You've tried everything I would have tried. Any chance you can get an
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? OBG at 11:21am 02.07.23 Our friends were in similar situation. He an accomplished racer, she a white knuckler. Solution - a
Sailing and restoring #9874 AaronD at 10:36am 02.07.23 This is a good reminder. Many people do not know that in order to have a stable trailer you need t
Meet your new Forum Administrator dlochner at 10:22am 02.07.23 Hmmmm.... I smell a tastless joke in there someplace but.... I don't want to get in trouble with
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 9:53am 02.07.23 Nope--with the screws removed, cannot lift the panel more than about 3mm on either side. And it wil
Meet your new Forum Administrator rgranger at 9:51am 02.07.23 One account, this one, is my personal civilian account, anything I post on this account is solely a
Missing boom LloydB at 9:42am 02.07.23 My battery box sits about 18 inches from the pivot point of the swing keel from previous owner.
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42am 02.07.23
Proper Lifeline Tension Hayden Watson at 9:38am 02.07.23 I have installed new 3/16" bare stainless lifelines on our 2007 H41AC. The last task is to tension
Engine Model (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:27am 02.07.23 Anything like this on the back of the engine block ?
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:21am 02.07.23 Please let us know. This problem is worth losing sleep over.
Engine Model jssailem at 9:16am 02.07.23 The plate image is of the Transmission. Identify Your Yanmar Engine To correctly identify your Yan
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 02.07.23 -it needs to lift as it is moved back, right? It's lifted maybe an inch but as @ice breaker says,
Engine Model dlochner at 9:03am 02.07.23 It is probably a 4JH series motor. Not sure which one. https://www.yanmar.com/marine/product/gears
Meet your new Forum Administrator jssailem at 8:58am 02.07.23
Engine Model (1) ivieto at 8:54am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowi
Sailing and restoring #9874 Hayden Watson at 8:05am 02.07.23 Trailer Tongue Weight Total tongue weight improvement is ~200 lbs. I still carry the gas tank and B
Meet your new Forum Administrator (1) Hello Below at 7:59am 02.07.23 212834

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