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1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs keel and rudder SailorShaggy at 12:36pm 04.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/7 My 1993 Hunter Passage 42 was blown off its jack stands last weekend visibly damaging my keel and ru
1993 Hunter Passage 42 needs rudder and keel SailorShaggy at 12:28pm 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2594 My Hunter 93 Passage 42 was blown off its jack stands last weekend visibly damaging my keel and rudd
Can anyone help identify the make/ model of this 27' cutter sailboat? (4) Seattle Sail Gal at 12:25pm 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1666 Hello sailing gurus, I have the opportunity to bid on this estate sale, auction sailboat in a couple
DC Air Conditioner Clarke Prescott at 11:10am 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 1/526
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement (1) Gnomeastay at 9:20am 04.08.23 Parts Search 8/3004 Hey Everyone - I have a little Escape Rumba ( see picture - it's not my picture but it shows the b
Yanmar 4JH2E - Where do these wires attach (2) smokey73 at 7:18am 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 4/2016 While searching around for my tach sensor I found this connection with 2 wires not connected to anyt
Corrosion on boomkicker (2) markbl at 6:43am 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/953 I have bought a Beneteau Oceanis 361 from 1999 last year and found massive corrosion on the boomkick
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:09am 04.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/4251 Hello I bought the above watermaker and had it professionally installed about four months ago. For t
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 7:37pm 04.07.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2848 Doing some pondering tonight... Kind of thinking ahead. What do you use to close you companion way
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 Terry Cox at 4:25pm 04.07.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/1497 The attached video was created a few years ago, a compilation of those best video clips from previou
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 capseaquel at 1:17pm 04.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/665 Adding midship gates on a 1996 H33
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 geoffschultz at 11:47am 04.07.23 Ask All Sailors 14/3215 I'm in Belize trying to help a new cruiser by supplying them with routes in Belize. I have the rout
Weather for Masters looks terrific. jssailem at 8:21am 04.07.23 Sails Call Lounge 5/979 Masters 2023 has begun.
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? murrayabbott at 5:43am 04.07.23 Big Boats 5/1147 I have a 2011 Hunter 45DS. We are in fresh water. We are getting a rust spot high on the back edge o
lines (1) Suri at 5:45pm 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1270 Can someone please explain what the XLS, or TRO means when describing the hank you in advance.
Marlow Hunter 37 Stern Endcap Crack (1) wilschmidt1 at 2:25pm 04.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/884 Has anyone had and addressed a crack high on the toerail near the endcap on the stern? Any thoughts?
Sailing the Abacos dlochner at 9:53am 04.06.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 6/2741 In 2022 Second Star sailed to the Abacos. Here's a short clip of our trip across the Abaco Bight. O
Tally Ho! Tally Ho at 7:58pm 04.08.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/3295
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 acudavid at 9:28am 04.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 1/1363 I have a newly acquired 1985 Catalina 30 with a factory installed M25 that we are rebuilding. The b
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 9:27am 04.06.23 Ask All Sailors 39/4535 My wife and I are getting close to the retire and move aboard moment. as such we are considering st

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Yanmar 2gm20f issue kappykaplan at 1:13pm 09.08.25 Another item to check is the mixing elbow. Did the exhaust turn black and were you leaving a sheen
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51pm 09.08.25 One (of many) possible causes is a clog in the pick-Up tube screen in the diesel tank. Needs to be c
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? AP0196 at 12:38pm 09.08.25 Thanks for the replies everyone! I will check out the resources!
Help, terrible smelling boat dLj at 12:15pm 09.08.25 My buddy replaced his head with a composting toilet and said it's the single best thing he's ever d
Outboard steering jssailem at 12:09pm 09.08.25 Is the issue that, with the engine down, the rudder can rub against it when turned one way? Lookin
Outboard steering Project_Mayhem at 11:51am 09.08.25 You're not planning on removing the rudder, are you? Trying to steer a sailboat with no rudder and
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 capta at 11:24am 09.08.25 Honestly, I can't read all the posts above, so I'm going to just chuck in my two cents worth. MdR th
Forestay ddox at 11:10am 09.08.25 I may have figured out the problem, the T-bolt at the top was stuck inside the mast, which might acc
Outboard steering Foswick at 11:01am 09.08.25 I'm not understanding the issue. It leaves me with some questions: Are you adding this in addition
Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why dlochner at 10:59am 09.08.25 Ha anyone had a few table spoons of water coming from the anti siphon elbow that is above the exhau
Outboard steering jssailem at 10:59am 09.08.25 Your Morgan originally came with an internal Atomic Gas engine. Is yours giving you issues?
Stopping and M25XP Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 09.08.25 I took a peek at the owners manual but it didn't list any details. Thanks to both of you!
Help, terrible smelling boat jssailem at 10:55am 09.08.25 They work. A different level of maintenance is required for disposing of wastewater and solids.
Help, terrible smelling boat cshawnwilson at 10:53am 09.08.25 My buddy replaced his head with a composting toilet and said it's the single best thing he's ever do
Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why jssailem at 10:52am 09.08.25 If the anti-siphon elbow is properly functioning and the exhaust elbow is not clogged, then water fr
Outboard steering (1) jssailem at 10:47am 09.08.25 The Morgan Out Island 28 shows a shafted prop and an internal engine. This is a very efficient desig
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 jssailem at 10:43am 09.08.25 So holes are not through bolted? Not necessarily. Screws may be installed into fiberglass or int
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? jssailem at 10:37am 09.08.25 A good resource for your project would be Andy at BoatworksToday.com. His ideas and shared skills
Stopping and M25XP kappykaplan at 10:34am 09.08.25 I conclude that the lever controls the fuel delivered to the engine. Correct. The stop lever cuts
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? capta at 10:26am 09.08.25 If you decide to go ahead with this project, you can replace the original non-slip deck look. I was

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