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Iron in saildrive oil Egovos at 7:33am 01.16.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2364 Buying a boat with a Yanmar engine, had saildrive oil analyzed, everything was fine except the Fe w
When the boat is your office (1) T-Schwan at 2:44pm 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 41/4280 The pandemic taught many people that cruising without quitting work is a real possibility. How do yo
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights (1) Greg Mott at 12:08pm 01.15.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2431 Hello Hunter friends, I have had my 376 for 3 sessions now. I have made several improvements and we
Missing boom PRoberaon at 5:49am 01.15.23 Ask All Sailors 44/3658 Just got a starwind 19. Looking for a boom that will fit that mast. Any ideas?
H41DS what length exhaust? Nachismo at 6:09pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 4/1385
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:38pm 01.14.23 Big Boats 6/1249 My 2004 Hunter 36 manual specifies a 5/16" topping lift line but I'd like to use a 3/8" line. Does
Rent or Charter Alden 44 in New England jknorton at 1:34pm 01.14.23 Alden General Chat 0/3809 Hello, New to this forum. I am looking to rent/charter an Alden 44 sometime this Spring or Summer (
Replaced Motor Mounts Sailgunner at 10:18am 01.14.23 Big Boats 18/4138 Replaced the motor mounts on my 23 yr old 410. Purchased Ellebogen mounts which were a direct replac
Copper Antifouling/ablative coatings - how to? RussellBeckner at 5:14pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1436 I am happy to be redirected to any thread already discussing this. Copper Antifouling/ablative coati
Hunter 2000 340 Window - Resealing of window Presbrou1 at 1:18pm 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1112 Hi boat owners, I am trying to fix a window leak on the outside of my boat and see that the previou
Looking for km3a or km3a shaft kanzaki ksmax at 1:13pm 01.13.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/1064 Hi! I am having trouble with my output shaft starting to wobble between shaft and coupling on my k
Dock and Go Override How-to brockfromwa at 12:00pm 01.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/7414 Another day, another problem. I experienced total failure of the ZF Dock and Go system on my 2014 Oc
Hyde Streamstay 2 deck coupling Kevin&Karen at 11:22am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 3/710 We de masted our 27 for a Hunter for transport and now are getting ready to put up the roller furl
VHF Cabling and Connectors Project_Mayhem at 7:26am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2645 My VHF cable has succumbed to UV abuse. Can anyone recommend decent and reasonably priced cabling an
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 6:23am 01.13.23 Ask All Sailors 23/4170 Does anyone know the difference between exhaust hose and a typical radiator hose other than the word
boom type ??? Rick.johnson at 6:17am 01.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/573 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft hunter legend An will be purchasing a Sailpar boom lock for her do
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Islanders4Days at 7:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 29/5304 Hey there everyone, I'm new to the site! Nice to meet, and how ya'll doing? So I have an Islander
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 7:06pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 39/3275 I was starting to see spider cracks around the mast step so I cut away the fiberglass skin and as ex
Water stains to lacquer finish (3) TimFromLI at 5:15pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1100 My mast boot was leaking while on the hard and with the boat tilted back to the stern a bit, the wa
another great winter movie thou off topic jon hansen at 5:09pm 01.12.23 Ask All Sailors 1/560 TGom0uiW130

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No priming after filter change on M25XPA Tally Ho at 5:47am 07.01.25 Any chance that the on-engine pump is bad? Sounds like it runs if you hand pump the fuel, but from
No priming after filter change on M25XPA jssailem at 5:40am 07.01.25 checking on it today, starting from the tank and moving forward. It is tedious but the best way to
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 5:40am 07.01.25 When going through NYC Harbor, I've noticed commercial vessels don't respond on channel 16 and use
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? kappykaplan at 5:39am 07.01.25 I have a manifold with valves under the galley sink that lets me switch between tanks.
Peggy god bless you but raritan is horrible Project_Mayhem at 5:34am 07.01.25 Booo your lack of details
No priming after filter change on M25XPA Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 07.01.25 I tried the knurled knob and nothing came out, even after I got it running with the hand pump. I've
3GM Priming water pump? Claude L.-Auger at 5:11am 07.01.25 Good ideas from HTH. However, your marina may not let you work on the boat while in the slings so he
Electric Outboard Motor for Cat22? SVEclipse at 5:06am 07.01.25 No expert on electric motors, but for longer trips a small generator to keep the battery full might
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D colemj at 4:45am 07.01.25 I wonder if big water tanks ARE being reduced in new designs, now bottled water is at every store.
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Clutch Cargo at 4:40am 07.01.25 Over the winter, I found something I did not like, namely, that the water pump intake hose had gott
Anchor Seahawk345 at 4:35am 07.01.25 We have a 12.5 Kg Bruce. It hasn't failed us but we've never "really" put it to a test. It's a great
3GM Priming water pump? Clutch Cargo at 4:22am 07.01.25 First of all, anything I tell you is worth exactly what you've paid for it. This is not a directive
HAPPY CANADA DAY (3) Will Gilmore at 3:37am 07.01.25 232564 232565 232566 -Will
A blessing or a curse? garymalmgren at 1:29am 07.01.25 RE; but it has neither rigging nor rudder. I wonder what "no rigging" means? gary
Weather forecast for the PNW MFD at 9:27pm 06.30.25 Yes, After numerous delays and not taking care of chores when I had the chance(s) earlier, I think I
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 9:01pm 06.30.25 All this discussion is about a pretty speculative venture. Yup. Like I said, this is very early-day
Ratchet block recommendation. (2) MFD at 8:59pm 06.30.25 I also went with a ratcheting block and attached cam cleat. Pics are attached. Note the tiny sized l
No priming after filter change on M25XPA Stu Jackson at 8:57pm 06.30.25 Tank => Racor 200 series separator/filter (w/ manual prime & bleeder) => Engine Facet pump => spin
Peggy god bless you but raritan is horrible Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 06.30.25 May you choke on such irreverant words :(. But all that aside, why ? ? ?
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 06.30.25 and it does depend on the engine, boat year, location of the fuel pump, and the type of fuel filter

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