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Invest 94L --> PTC Two --> TS Bonnie-? (2) JamesG161 at 3:17am 06.26.22 Weather and Forecasting 8/1529 This tropical LOW Pressure began in Mid Atlantic. models or TABx were graded best prediction in 20
Rudder kicks up while sailing (Catalina 250) (2) sebastko at 1:33am 06.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/498 EDIT: apologies, I just installed the rudder locking handle incorrectly... feel free to disregard th
Hunter 26.5 owners Soonersailor at 11:09pm 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/295 How is your main marked? Is it H265 or is it H26? My boat is the 26.5. The sail is marked H26. My sa
Hunter 26.5 owners. Soonersailor at 11:02pm 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 2/381 My boat is a Hunter 26.5. My main appears to be 12 to 18" short of the top of the mast. The sail is
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 7:50pm 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 3/352 We just purchased a used boat with a magnum ms2000 inverter/charger. When the boat was removed from
Onan 5 KW salt water exhaust manifold needed WileyDave at 1:32pm 06.25.22 Parts Search 0/381 Hi, I need a Onan 5 KW salt water exhaust manifold....not the mixing elbow. Mine is rusting through
Island Packet 32 waste Hose (1) Jim 5757 at 12:19pm 06.25.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/474 206657We're planning to replace the head hoses ' holding tank on our IP32."Ellis Island" this fall.
Water heater blows feed line off. wyctoronto at 12:14pm 06.25.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/870 Boat is a Hunter 44. Help, I have tried Whale fitting onto the input nipple, and after it blew off I
Window saga continues (1) Juice6576 at 10:33am 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/719 Well, here we go again. Arrived at boat today. Opened blinds and found our cabin port split in two.
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 8:37am 06.25.22 Catalina 310 8/1179 I'm considering replacing the main halyard on my 2013 315. The current one seems to stretch unaccep
nmea / electronics upgrade advice! adamv at 8:17am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 4/598 Hi, bought a '84 sailboat recently. It has a mixture of electronic equipment from different eras (se
Cordless power tools: best for boat? patagoniadave at 7:36am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2674 I am going to go buy a cordless hand drill later today or tomorrow. Brands often group them with oth
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 7:03am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/865 Greetings, I brought up this topic a few years ago, and I'm considering it again, for my "new" boat
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 (4) Kaysirin at 1:23am 06.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/19 Greetings friends! :beer: I am seeking advice on a few issues with a 2007 Hunter 25 I recently purc
Seeking maintenance advice with a few issues on a Hunter 25-2 (4) Kaysirin at 1:15am 06.25.22 Ask All Sailors 5/554 Greetings friends! :beer: I am seeking advice on a few issues with a 2007 Hunter 25 I recently purc
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect MikeHoncho at 8:18pm 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1976 Everything worked well for over a year then I updated the system per the instructions. Now I normall
H34 mid ship cleats location DeniseO30 at 4:48pm 06.24.22 Big Boats 27/2533 I had oh duh! Moment today I realized there is space behind the upper hull liner above the shelf so
Anyone have this drawer fridge? (1) jaysweet at 2:54pm 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 30/2508 I'm toying with the idea of putting one of these drawer refrigerators underneath our stove, where th
Piling Extensions Simon Sexton at 11:38am 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1280 Howdy Folks, Good morning, and greetings from Galveston, TX! So, it seems I've moved my bo
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar svblackcloud at 5:35am 06.24.22 Parts Search 6/714 I'm looking for at least a close up photo of the slide bar that locks the hatch closed. I have the b

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Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 5:59pm 08.06.24 Thanks @jssailem and @Bullseye I guess I will have to take the mast down this winter and take a t
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 5:09pm 08.06.24 A replacement tach (not from Yanmar) is not to terribly expensive and depending on the brand, you ca
Has anyone installed a bow thruster on a 91 hunter 42 passage? (Pictures?) Dan_Y at 5:07pm 08.06.24 Wow that is a good price. Fast forward 4 years the kit unit is $7k on sale, plus batteries and 24v c
Rudder Removal Cruising Spirit at 4:56pm 08.06.24 Mine came to me through Hunter as it was a warranty replacement. And the bearings came to me through
Yanmar 2gm engine died Dalliance at 4:56pm 08.06.24 While not convenient for normal underway operations, you can purchase a digital tach fairly cheaply
Yanmar 2gm engine died jssailem at 4:17pm 08.06.24 @3GGG For your purpose, what @smokey73 describes would be reasonably cost-effective temporary soluti
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 4:14pm 08.06.24 If it is a Yanmar, then it is probably a BSPT (which I believe is the same as Japanese Standard Pipe
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 4:11pm 08.06.24 You don't really mean an Oil Temp gauge. I think you mean an Oil Pressure Gauge. If you know the t
Cracked stringer on project boat mermike at 4:05pm 08.06.24 You can build a boat with wood. You can build a boat with fiberglass. It's when 2 materials are mixe
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 4:03pm 08.06.24 While not convenient for normal underway operations, you can purchase a digital tach fairly cheaply
95 Evinrude 9.9 battery cable hookup Project_Mayhem at 3:47pm 08.06.24 I have a PDF copy of the service manual. PM me if anyone is interested
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 3:44pm 08.06.24 Your engine shows an RPM on your Tach. The spec for the Yanmar 2GM is The continuous rating output
Cracked stringer on project boat Project_Mayhem at 3:40pm 08.06.24 I'm not following. Do you mean the boat would have been worth more than you could afford if it did
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:15pm 08.06.24
95 Evinrude 9.9 battery cable hookup CLS72 at 3:10pm 08.06.24 Old posts but it helped me set up my battery cables !!! Evinrude 9.9 1999
Rudder Removal American_Mainsail at 2:53pm 08.06.24 No problem, Jim. Best of luck and let us know if you have any issues.
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:50pm 08.06.24 That was an excellent reply by Geoff. I would add you contemplate replacing the nylon bearings whi
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:47pm 08.06.24 in hanks for your reply. I'm away for the summer and have no pics. Sorry. I'll start work early Oct.
Rudder Removal james2034 at 2:43pm 08.06.24 226587 The first time I removed my rudder, the stainless pin was seized into the aluminum tiller an
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 2:42pm 08.06.24 If it was FRP, may have cost more than I'd be willing to pay for the boat. So either way, you're ri

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