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Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 12:04pm 02.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/3973 Through the magic of craigslist, I was able to score a full set of used injectors for my Yanmar 3GM3
ODay 34 chain locker drain Arrgh at 9:34am 02.17.23 Bigger Boats 19/3037 While crawling around my ODay 34 I noticed what looked like a drain hose for the anchor chain locker
Catalina 310 Icebox Drain (1) SV At Last at 9:26am 02.17.23 Catalina 310 6/1891 The bilge of our 2004 Catalina 310, ordinarily dry as a bone, has begun to have more and more water
Hunter 49 Interior Photos Favor T J Furstenau at 9:21am 02.17.23 Big Boats 2/975 Reaching out to my fellow H49 owners for a favor. Looking for someone in a warmer climate than I wh
Must a first generation B&R Rig be removed for spreader repair? Jim_H42 at 7:32am 02.17.23 Big Boats 3/1037 1992 Hunter 42 Passage Mast Situation: 2005 Selden Deck Stepped B'R 1st generation Mast - meaning it
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 9:15pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 27/4261
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? DAP007 at 6:28pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 15/3904 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not have
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? tonyr at 5:34pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 34/5250 Hi, maybe a dumb question, but are winch handles interchangeable on sail winches? Ok that question
Dockside water connection George Braun at 5:08pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 24/5036 I'm certain that it's been covered previously, but searching forums here is a bit of a non-starter.
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dchipley at 3:24pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 36/3352 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we wi
thru-hull size needed for bilge obxjeff at 2:02pm 02.16.23 Big Boats 16/3628 lots of opinions on how many and the capacity of bilge pumps but I can't find any information on the
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement inkunzi at 11:10am 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 6/2784 Has anyone performed this surgery on an old autohelm st4000 display head.? Mine works but the displa
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 9:09am 02.16.23 The Cherubini Hunters 50/6529 I have been reading posts for quite some time, I finally decided to join up. I own a 1980 hunter 27
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 12:16am 02.16.23 Yamaha 14/2852 Hello All, I am in need of a new wet muffler for my Yamaha V-berth YSM12 diesel engine. I know th
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 8:32pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 30/3990 Yanmar 4JH2E on a 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yesterday I noticed the needle on my tach was broken. The tach
Dinghy repair follow up Slipin Away at 2:59pm 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 6/1047 This is a follow up to a post I made several years ago regarding repairing abrasion leaks in an infl
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions ...3TacksontheWater at 11:34am 02.15.23 Catalina 22 14/2443 Hello all! Spring is just around the corner and one of the items on the "want to do" list is to repl
Question on Teak Erbardy at 10:53am 02.15.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1619 I am going to soon be soon treating the teak on our new to us 1986 catalina 30. I need to finish st
26.5 hunter wing keel dimensions (1) CanyonLakeDan at 8:42am 02.15.23 Smaller Boats 10/1486
O'Day 28 w/ Kubota 5411 2 cyl Diesel RBilly at 7:26am 02.15.23 Bigger Boats 2/912 I have a 1983 O'Day 28 with the above engine. I found a 2 1/2" by 3/4" metal plate with Number 05

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Release outhaul when not using boat? shemandr at 7:26pm 07.04.25 On another thread I suggested keeping the outhaul all on for a blown out sail. I'll stick with that
Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 7:11pm 07.04.25 Happy Forth Kermie Happy 4th backatcha!!!
Ranger 12 - rescue (1) rhsc912 at 6:38pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? BAD ORCA at 6:01pm 07.04.25 Thanks Kappy. I assumed there is more to keeping the sail on the boom. I have cringles across the
Release outhaul when not using boat? BAD ORCA at 6:00pm 07.04.25 There might not be a bolt rope since it was designed to be loose footed. I agree with the others -
Release outhaul when not using boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:58pm 07.04.25 Same as one that isn't loose-footed. There are reefing points on the leach and the luff. Ease the
Tropical Depression 3 jssailem at 5:48pm 07.04.25 Happy Forth Kermie
No priming after filter change on M25XPA DaveJ at 5:38pm 07.04.25 Yes, it is a spring return to run position. You have to hold it. Hope this helps Cheers
Ranger 12 - rescue Michael Davis at 5:23pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? kappykaplan at 5:05pm 07.04.25 Off topic so I apologize in advance but have never had a loose-footed main so - how does one reef i
Tropical Depression 3 Kermit at 5:01pm 07.04.25
Release outhaul when not using boat? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:59pm 07.04.25 There might not be a bolt rope since it was designed to be loose footed. I agree with the others -
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 4:55pm 07.04.25 Sadly sold the Merit 22 on May 16th....but bought the Catalina 22 two spots down from mine on the 22
Release outhaul when not using boat? Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 07.04.25 There might not be a bolt rope since it was designed to be loose footed. I agree with the others - c
No priming after filter change on M25XPA Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 07.04.25
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? Project_Mayhem at 4:22pm 07.04.25 I found a plumbing schematic in the owners manual. If it's correct, both tanks share the same output
Tropical Depression 3 kappykaplan at 4:14pm 07.04.25 I am sorry I forgot @Kermit in South Carolina too.:facepalm: How could anyone forget Kermie? Righ
Tropical Depression 3 JamesG161 at 4:09pm 07.04.25 I am sorry I forgot @Kermit in South Carolina too.:facepalm:
Tropical Depression 3 jssailem at 4:03pm 07.04.25 Lots of rain is coming to relieve any thoughts of a summer drought.
Hunter 50 dusk to dawn anchor light Zencra at 3:41pm 07.04.25 I have a 2011 Hunter 50 and am wanting to change my anchor light with a dusk to dawn LED lamp. My qu

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