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Yanmar YSE12 johnstreatfeild at 11:01am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1023 Does anyone have any experience with the fuel injection pump on the Yanmar YSE12 engine? I need to
White exhaust smoke? Spcharby at 10:49am 03.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 22/10379 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dacYbGfv_80'feature=youtube_gdata_player Should I be concerned about
Transmission Problems? bobtigar at 10:05am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1063 Has anyone ever had a velvetdrive transmission fail on them? If so, was there any warning before i
Catalina 250 wb for sale never registered until 2011 mspiers at 9:39am 03.19.12 Smaller Boats 0/12 Ive got a nice little write up for the boat on my website with photos. http://spiers-saddlery.stor
Rub rails? D Hardman at 8:20am 03.19.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/3171 Good morning, I'm new to the site and see that there is a lot of information shared and I'm hopin
selling your boat Ginger80 at 7:52am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3605 the time has come that every sailor dreads. I have to sell my boat. Any advise would be apprechiated
What kind of Fiber glass cloth should I use? (1) Gary_H at 6:58am 03.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1692 OK, I'm repairing a hatch cover and so far I have cut out the bad section and dug out all the rotten
The Mast is up!! ewoden1 at 6:35am 03.19.12 S2 7/2620 So long, not so cold winter, with sole and cabin top repairs. Stepped the mast this past weekend.
Hunter 376 Running Rigging Fareleeds Dave Sullivan at 6:34am 03.19.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1464 Can anyone tell me if there is an easy way to accomplish maintenance on the runnig riggine fairlead
tachometer recommendations (1) bugbitten at 6:04am 03.19.12 S2 11/2747 Folks, I'm big on engine instrumentation. My 9.2A came with zilch. I've added a temp gauge and now
Peukert Exponenet for Deka DC27 kielboatsa at 5:53am 03.19.12 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4497 Does anyone know the peukert exponent for a deka marine master DC27 (flooded group 27 deep cycle). I
Roller furling for a 1976 24'C&C patmacdonald at 12:09am 03.19.12 C&C 2/1643 I folks, Does anyone know where one would be able to find a decent used roller furling for a 1976 24
Bahamas Dismasting (1) BWagner at 9:41pm 03.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2044 See the attached photo. This is the sailing vessel Fair Winds which suffered a dismasting off Eli
Universal M-18 HX - what the... (1) Skipper at 8:46pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1450 I found an earlier post from someone with an M-18 who couldn't figure out how to get the port-side e
Light coming through Costy at 8:05pm 03.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1530 So I got below in 21' Mcgregor and I am seeing light coming through the front lower V shape part of
Sailed to Fort McRea for the weekend RECESS at 7:46pm 03.18.12 Pearson 0/1207 I sailed down to Fort McRae from Chico Bayou in Pensacola yesterday, spent the night and sailed back
340 Halyard Blocks Andy1237 at 7:07pm 03.18.12 Big Boats 3/1478 Need to replace one of the halyard blocks at the base of the mast. Owners manual says "Rutgerson Se
How do these sail? (2) rpwillia at 6:59pm 03.18.12 Ask All Sailors 12/6314 Saw this in the boatyard in Ft Washington, MD. Don't see these too often and wonder how they handle.
Has anyone replaced the "Grease Cup" on their water pump? jrowan at 6:51pm 03.18.12 Catalina 30 11/7842 Hello all, I decided to do some more spring maintenance chores today, and after changing the oil I r
Replace rubber rail on stern sugar scoop mrinkel at 6:48pm 03.18.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5001 I have a new to me Beneteau Oceanis 370 (1991). I would like to replace the rubber rail on the ster

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Dingy conversion dLj at 10:43pm 01.04.23 Dinghy Spelling always critical - thank you.... hMddte6yD2w dj
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 10:22pm 01.04.23 @Benny17441 , pardon me for asking, but for my own clarity could you please advise the make and mode
My C30 YouTube Channel (SailingSole) SailingSole at 9:20pm 01.04.23 Hi there Anzac, yes it did have a slight Catalina smile when I hauled it out. I was told by the boat
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 9:02pm 01.04.23 That's correct for a gasoline engine. The picture is of a diesel that's running as I type this. N
Dingy conversion thinwater at 8:42pm 01.04.23 Dinghy
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 01.04.23 Some photos might help us make better suggestions.
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! georgetheleo at 7:15pm 01.04.23 If the shell is not leaking, then it does not need to be super thick. You do need drains that will
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! jssailem at 6:39pm 01.04.23 If the shell is not leaking, then it does not need to be super thick. You do need drains that will v
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! jssailem at 6:36pm 01.04.23 You describe a situation that requires action to repair. Winter time is better to do this than summe
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 5:25pm 01.04.23 Interesting data https://www.yachtdatabase.com/en/review.jsp?id=Yamaha+33 No numbers on boat produc
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Hollyberry at 4:34pm 01.04.23 Sailboatdata.com usually has that number, but not for this model. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/
Hunter 26 outboard engine sail sfbay at 4:18pm 01.04.23 You are on the right track with 8+ hp long shaft. Same question came up on this thread: Hunter 26 o
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 4:15pm 01.04.23
Hunter 26 outboard engine Rick Webb at 4:13pm 01.04.23 8hp is plenty Extralong (25") shaft can be helpful Long (20") is minimum 9.9 is more than what is
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 3:46pm 01.04.23 1990 Hunter 23 and same issue around the keel bolts. have looked for leaks but couldn't find anythin
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 3:42pm 01.04.23 I've been trying to figure out how to rig a sprit to fly an asym. Not a simple prospect on the Y-33.
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 3:24pm 01.04.23 No idea. I remember reading somewhere that the North American boats were exported primarily to the W
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:24pm 01.04.23 Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilience? RIB's bounce off motherships and ot
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease (2) alison.davey at 3:15pm 01.04.23
Dingy conversion PaulK at 3:06pm 01.04.23 That's where my mind is heading.... dj Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilie

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