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Diesel Fuel Leak (1) Rkelly44 at 7:29pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 11/2032 I have a Yanmar 3GM in a '84 Hunter 34. There is a fair sized leak from this location and I hoping
yanmar 110 blowout (1) hunter bum at 3:40pm 02.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 16/2262 213110 What happens? I have no idea and don't call me crazy but I just bought this boat " project
protecting deck and nonslip Banooma at 6:59am 02.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1694 I'm new to a 2005 Hunter 36. I've owned sailboats for years, and previously was content to clean an
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps brockfromwa at 9:03pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3934 Question.... How cold are you all able to keep your top loading freezer in the tropics? My "freezer"
PHRF handicap Cap'n Dave at 6:17pm 02.17.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1069 Can anyone help me find the US Sailing handicap for a Beneteau First 28 (1982)? When I try to access
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 12:04pm 02.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 12/4188 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 19/3206 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 6/1941 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 2/1017 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 3/1059 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 27/4413
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? DAP007 at 6:28pm 02.16.23 Ask All Sailors 15/4127 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 34/5592 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 24/5380 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 36/3495 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 16/3810 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 6/2943 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 50/6835 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 14/3039 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 30/4306 Yanmar 4JH2E on a 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yesterday I noticed the needle on my tach was broken. The tach

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Raymarine ST6002 Locks up boatbrain at 9:44am 08.07.25 thanks for the idea! I'll take a look and see what shakes out!
Can anyone help me with this control panel guage Issue (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:43am 08.07.25 The gauge you show is the water temp gauge as the scale is not linear. Oil gauges are linear. Here
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 9:22am 08.07.25 I don't know what kind of birds you have but, no, it won't deter them. When I think of birds, wher
Terminal connectors dlochner at 9:18am 08.07.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ? I prefer 3m or Molex connectors. Waytek Wire sells them.
Terminal connectors dlochner at 9:15am 08.07.25 Is there a statement on the box that it is made out of stainless steel? It should definitely not
Terminal connectors BigEasy at 9:06am 08.07.25 Usually use Anchor connectors (West Marine) or generic connectors from . Gregsmarinewiresupply.com
Boom tents to keep deck clean dmax at 8:59am 08.07.25 "When I think of birds, where our boat is, the issue is just the random fly-by pooping. It's a small
Boom tents to keep deck clean dmax at 8:53am 08.07.25 "Does anyone know if it will deter birds? " Depends on where the birds hangout - if at the top of t
Boom tents to keep deck clean Foswick at 8:53am 08.07.25 I don't know what kind of birds you have but, no, it won't deter them. When I think of birds, where
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok RussC at 8:52am 08.07.25
3d printing for boats. (1) Hayden Watson at 8:36am 08.07.25 I have come up with a rev-2 design that will give better control. Now I need to test them out to mak
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit Project_Mayhem at 8:30am 08.07.25 Posting pictures will get you more replies. There aren't a ton of O28 owners
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit hozpypr at 8:28am 08.07.25 Thanks, the 28 is a keel stepped mast so the plate is a no go. Also on the later 28's the traveler w
Terminal connectors BAD ORCA at 8:19am 08.07.25 What are you folks using as fasteners ? Waytek/3M
Better Lifeline Gate Design? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:17am 08.07.25 I've always envisioned something like this so you only have to move one object instead of two lines.
Mast crack hunter 23 Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 08.07.25 I'm no fabricator or rigger but I believe a skilled fabricator could fix this and overbuild it a bit
Mast crack hunter 23 CrispyCringle at 8:06am 08.07.25 Thats a tough one. It looks to me like the piece broke out from a stress fracture. Id be willing to
Re Route mainsail halyard to cockpit (4) Project_Mayhem at 8:06am 08.07.25 I did this on my O'Day 25. I used a mast step halyard plate with block attached, a block tied to the
Boom tents to keep deck clean Project_Mayhem at 7:59am 08.07.25 Does anyone know if it will deter birds? It will take a few extra minutes but overall it will save
Terminal connectors Timm R Oday25 at 7:56am 08.07.25 I'm under the impression the connector is aluminum

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