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can you swap a yanmar 2gmf 13hp for a yanmar 2gm20? limbojimbo87 at 7:02am 07.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/466 a buddy and i recently took on a free sailboat restoration project and it looks like the previous ow
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS Boby_Hunter33 at 7:57pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 7/808 Hi All, There is an seatalk gps antenna connected to the cockpit MFD (which is the master), can some
Help! Murgatroid at 7:15pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1729 I've bent my mast and live in the middle of Indiana. What do I do?
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? CowboyWay at 7:00pm 07.07.22 Catalina 310 6/1142 Couple of related things... I can't tell if my buzzer, engine sensors or wiring is at fault, but whe
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild (5) sailcapt340 at 3:22pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1558 Has anyone rebuilt their Raw Water Pump? My 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Engine needs a new Raw Water Pump. I
companionway gasket drbaer at 1:37pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 1/387 need a new gasket for my sliding companionway hatch for 1993 Hunter 37.5
Shackle at base of retractable main LynnM at 12:43pm 07.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/792 Is there supposed to be a shackle at the bottom of the sail? What does it attach to? Also---what Fr
bulkhead angle for a new compass brockangelo at 12:29pm 07.07.22 Catalina 22 15/1803 I'm looking at adding a depth finder and a bulkhead mounted compass. Does anyone know what the bulkh
Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors kbapark at 9:14am 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 5/790 My wife bought me a Garmin UHD 73CV Chart-plotter/fish finder last Christmas for a bay boat that I h
Catalina -> True North Banooma at 8:04am 07.07.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1314 Hey all. Now I know you can't believe everything you read, see, and hear on the internet, but I've
Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 7:26am 07.07.22 Big Boats 6/1060 When tying in the battery connections to the MPPT Controller outputs, do I have to go to the battery
Mast Strut Bolt travorgeron at 7:10am 07.07.22 Trailer Sailors 13/1268 So when raising my mast yesterday, one of the stays got caught on a cleat. The minute I felt pressu
Exhaust pipe bends.... NYSail at 2:56am 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 3/532 Hello all So I am in the final step of genset install and need a bit of advise. Would a 90 degree ce
Raritan CH Cleans Hoses CADude at 6:54pm 07.06.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/784 Has anyone used this product who might share their experiences? I use Raritan's C.P, and C.O succes
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 4:57pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/959 Can anyone provide advice on locating replacement parts for a 2005 Beneteau 373?
Fuel tank size on a 1992 Hunter Vison 36 MPaul at 4:50pm 07.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/641 I purchased my Hunter 36 at the beginning of the year and I am taking it on its first real voyage wh
Spinnaker Question (1) colb218 at 4:42pm 07.06.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1078 Hello All - I am hoping someone can help me with my Spinnaker. The way the sail is labeled it would
Traveler for B281 Xstream at 4:23pm 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/357 Trying to find out which traveler was made for the B281. I have the cabin top/boom system and want
boom attachment on mast Southampton 22 at 4:07pm 07.06.22 Sirius 21/22 5/1280 Something fell off my mast during transport to marina. so i cant remember what it looks like so i ca
Cheap Fuses/Breakers be careful! (1) Maine Sail at 2:56pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/555 My brother found this in a zip lock bag near the door to my shop. Inside it had the business card

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Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts jssailem at 11:00am 12.11.24 D'Arcy. I have used the Opencpn charts to understand the waters off the BC Coast. However, there is
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 10:45am 12.11.24 They aren't very costly through o-charts on OpenCPN. It's a bit of a pain with the license and such
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts jssailem at 10:23am 12.11.24 This Luddite will miss them. :plus::(
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 9:59am 12.11.24 Let's just say a Raymarine MFD is not on my Christmas list this year. Is that a way of saying? Yo
Acrylic to replace wood Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 12.11.24 Either way diesel drip added to the stuffing box drip can make for a stinking aft cabin, I can th
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Hello Below at 9:50am 12.11.24
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 9:49am 12.11.24 My previous boat didn't have a conduit in the mast and the wire slap was very annoying at anchor. T
Acrylic to replace wood william24424 at 9:34am 12.11.24 Regarding boat smells....I've had drips before and depending on the source of the leak, I had to tig
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen (1) jssailem at 9:17am 12.11.24 If I wanted to be sure about the height of the water in the boat, I would use a water level. This i
Loose wires in mast ok? DArcy at 9:15am 12.11.24 My previous boat didn't have a conduit in the mast and the wire slap was very annoying at anchor. Th
Acrylic to replace wood william24424 at 9:06am 12.11.24 No structural requirements No water barrier, water goes from locker into bilge from holes under wate
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 8:48am 12.11.24 With my mast down, The rigger and I inserted a thin-wall PVC pipe to serve the wide conduit. We dr
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 12.11.24 If there is a track inside the mast, it may fit a mainsail slug. If it does, then bundle the wires
Grey Enterprises opening ports for 1981 Hunter Cherubini 33 Phil Herring at 8:34am 12.11.24 Customers have purchased the 715 and 512 for the Hunter Cherubini 33.
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen Ward H at 8:33am 12.11.24 So most of your strainer is below the waterline while the ports are at the waterline? I'm trying to
Need some search tips for Hunter site Phil Herring at 8:30am 12.11.24 When searching the forums, use Advanced Search. The search bar at the top uses the built-in forum se
Loose wires in mast ok? jssailem at 8:30am 12.11.24 With my mast down, The rigger and I inserted a thin-wall PVC pipe to serve the wide conduit. We dri
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 morbidfollower at 8:26am 12.11.24 That's great man. Let me fly you out and have you do mine :D
Loose wires in mast ok? dlochner at 8:23am 12.11.24 If there is a track inside the mast, it may fit a mainsail slug. If it does, then bundle the wires t
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 8:17am 12.11.24 Over the last couple of decades I've found myself anchored near (not even next to) a few boats that

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