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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:35pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 50/6614 Short version: observed unusual engine vibrations (2GM20F, front of engine bouncing up and down) whe
Clevis Pin Forestay (2) Li_sound_cat at 4:53pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2139
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 12:45pm 09.13.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1978 A 1988 Catalina 30 MKll is listed for sale. The owner says the toe rail is cracked and that reflects
CNG Filling Station Terry Cox at 12:24pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1462 Filling a CNG tank around here has been crying for a solution. Our boat came equipped with CNG for c
Unknown part on my 18.5 abouttime at 9:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/902 Found an a simple object on my recently acquired 18.5. It is a short piece of cable with a loop on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:59pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1372 I am looking for sail numbers to put on my mainsail. I checked with Defender Marine but they only h
How to raise a one-piece mast? SkipperW at 7:56pm 09.12.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1174 I just bought a 1973 Javelin. It has a one-piece mast (23 ft) that apparently is to be set through a
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:24pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1499 Met a new sailor with a Jeanneau 34.2 and Yanmar engine. Says the transmission or prop shaft sing/
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer flightlead404 at 4:56pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1019 In preparation for heading south again this winter I'm starting to plan adding some jacklines and a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP (1) Harle000 at 2:41pm 09.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1674 I have a 461 built in 1996 in France. The Water Lift Exhaust Muffler is now defunct and leaking. Ple
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 2:11pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1183 Hi, I am wondering what this spring-loaded handle on the trailer does. It doesn't seem to be attache
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race Leeward Rail at 1:49pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/777 Golden Globe Race is on again! The Golden Globe Race, is a single handed, race around the world. It
Leaky Hull? Marc Ridenour at 1:28pm 09.12.22 Day Sailers 4/1703 I have a DS22. We recently left it moored for 5 days and when we pulled it, there was a tremendous a
Hatch handles Fudsdad at 12:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1139 Does anyone know where I can get hatch handles for my Catalina 36 please?
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues (3) jonelli at 12:19pm 09.12.22 Catalina 30 24/5863 I'm sure this has been beaten to death, and I've already had the lectures from others "never use pla
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 12:08pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 3/435 Hi good evening, I have a question regarding the Bavaria NC-Series rail-tracks. Currently I own a
New mast came with wrong base (1) novodka44 at 11:54am 09.12.22 Smaller Boats 8/1113 My Hunter 235 mast arrived and the base is not the same as the old mast. The smaller base came with
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 11:13am 09.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/962 Does anyone know a good Volvo Penta mechanic for my 1993 Beneteau sailboat engine in the Sarasota/Ve
Bug screens for Beneteau 38 SherryC at 11:09am 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/539 I am having trouble locating a source to purchase or repair my window bug screens. Ideas?
Thru-Hull for direct flushing the head contemplation... jonelli at 10:06am 09.12.22 Catalina 30 7/1674 Does anybody actually use this thru-hull? I've been been thinking about all my thru hulls, and cons

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Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 7:53am 07.24.25 The boom downhaul and the Cunningham serve pretty much the same purpose, to tighten the mainsail lu
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok SteveHughessails at 7:47am 07.24.25 Agreed, I think the best thing we could do is replace the main. Safer if we do resell her too. Than
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Claude L.-Auger at 7:46am 07.24.25 Excellent ideas and suggestions by previous posters ! To clear matters up: you have 2 sensors on the
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok dlochner at 7:35am 07.24.25 Thanks everyone, really appreciate the feedback. No downhaul, this is new to me. My reference to th
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Art12050 at 7:21am 07.24.25 Clogged mixing elbow?
Intermittent Aternator Light Art12050 at 7:17am 07.24.25
Mac 25 mainsail woes or ok rgranger at 7:10am 07.24.25 I would describe the gooseneck on this vessel as rigid. Single bolt straight through the mast. Yo
Intermittent Aternator Light Don S/V ILLusion at 6:53am 07.24.25 - this is the trojans 6th season and they should not go from fully charged to 11V after 90 minutes
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Michael Davis at 6:47am 07.24.25 Water or coolant? Mixed like your car. When you change your raw water impeller if it is missing va
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:26am 07.24.25 Thanks I was only going at 1500 rpm approx, but she hadn't been in the water for 6 weeks and had to
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Tally Ho at 6:18am 07.24.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:11am 07.24.25 Thanks Gary The high temp alarm was starting after 15+min of cruising. I stopped to let the engine
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Tally Ho at 6:08am 07.24.25 Hi Seb, I also have a 2GM20F Yanmar in my boat. I also get some black smoke out the exhaust when I
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 6:07am 07.24.25 Thanks Gary- Much appreciated The first time I took her form the marina to my mooring (last week),
Intermittent Aternator Light Project_Mayhem at 6:00am 07.24.25 Ive seen a couple of dying car alternators work fine in mid to high RPMs and then the generator ligh
Intermittent Aternator Light Tally Ho at 5:53am 07.24.25 For me, I am on a dock and the batteries were on a charger pretty much every day. However, my charg
Intermittent Aternator Light TimFromLI at 5:42am 07.24.25 I am on a mooring most of the time. One 165 watt solar panel keeps them topped off I add another 175
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:16am 07.24.25 233186 She really did want to be evil. -Will
Hunter 23 help Crazy Dave Condon at 4:39am 07.24.25 @D.Courtney I was a Hunter dealer who introduced the wing keel 23 Wing keel it forgot how that pic
Intermittent Aternator Light dLj at 4:11am 07.24.25 @TimFromLI and @Tally Ho - seems like awfully short time periods for your batteries to go south. Ho

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