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Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:01am 06.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/4292 Last weekend I pulled up the cabin sole it the aft cabin for routine maintenance and cleaning and fo
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Suri at 9:35am 06.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2243 Hi Everyone. I have not been able to find the right 2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator. I have tried an
1987 Hunter 23': which grease gun for trailer? CoralRose at 9:02am 06.15.22 Smaller Boats 4/562 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. I got great recommendations earlier to
Oceanis 31 wiring channel dilemma (1) LRsunnyB at 8:00am 06.15.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1017 I am fixing a Scanstrut dual cale seal on the coach roof to pass wiring from a solar panel installed
Replacing engine instrument panel (4) Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3939 I can't seem to find a good solution ... I don't like the instrument panel. It's large, ugly and in
Said goodbye to an old friend (6) Maine Sail at 6:01am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1531 So a chapter in our life is over. My wife and I have been sailing together for 32 years and since 20
Mystery wheel (1) jimshipsky at 5:26am 06.15.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1228 My son recently saw this boat in Gdansk, Poland. I noticed the wheel is half below decks. I wonder w
Looking for pictures of 87 Hunter 23' trailer wheels CoralRose at 11:00pm 06.14.22 Smaller Boats 3/439 Hello, I have original wheels on my 1987 Hunter 23' trailer. Can anyone send/post pictures of close
Emergency Monty 17 (pretty rough shape!) need guidance. Epic1969 at 10:56pm 06.14.22 Trailer Sailors 16/2131
Honda fuel line disconnect (4) ctrout at 4:21pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/1233 I have a Honda BF75 7.5hp four stroke CDI motor from the 80s on my Catalina 22. The 3 gallon fuel ta
BOAT INSURANCE/BOAT RELOCATION The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 7/897 Ok, new situation. I'm about to insure the boat prior to relocation to FL from ME. Should I inform t
delay relay for when bilge pump on sunlover at 2:55pm 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 4/743 I'm trying to work out an alarm (hopefully never used) that will go off when the bilge pump switch i
C320 Refrigerator Don Martens at 11:35am 06.14.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/1755 We have Hull 283. Refrigerator ran last season. This Spring after recommission, refrigerator is no
Instrument Package Recommendation C22-Promise at 11:00am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2894 Hi All Sailors, I recently purchased a Catalina 22. Its a MKII and is pretty bare bones right now.
Stress Cracking Along The Hull Just Below The Waterline and The Rudder Shaft (3) jmcdowel at 8:15am 06.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3708 Hi All, Long time listener, first time poster. I'm currently looking at purchasing a 1985 Beneteau F
Vintage Yachts Leopotter at 7:13am 06.14.22 Ask All Sailors 2/462 Does anyone know of a forum for boats from the 1950? I have a 1959 Van Dam Nordia, built as one of n
Got a tan while sailing? (1) Brian D at 8:55pm 06.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/578 206220
Catalina 30 with a tangerine orange hull - have you seen it? Gus The Impaler at 6:58pm 06.13.22 Catalina 30 0/468 Hello Catalina Owners. I've never owned a Catalina, but I've spend time sailing on a 30 and a 36 t
Catalina 310 Holding Tank question (1) SwanSong at 2:44pm 06.13.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/776 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after fo
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Larry Pierce at 12:36pm 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1405 I have heard conflicting answers to the following question. Can I get my 2006 Hunter 45cc, with in

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Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 9:28am 03.17.25 @Timm R Oday25 thanks for the reply. This is a steel 3AA2400 tank that is identical in all respects
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal LloydB at 9:26am 03.17.25
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:23am 03.17.25 suitable for the shock and water immersion that comes with kiteboarding. I am guessing, based on o
Hydro for CNG tank Timm R Oday25 at 9:20am 03.17.25 Just to further complicate matters . Some of use divers have a variety of tanks . We use steel and a
Hunter 240 owners here? hunter240 at 9:12am 03.17.25 I've been enjoying my 240 since 1998. Perfect boat for where I sail in shallow bay with some offshor
Hunter 46 fixed window replacement tricks Believe H46 at 9:02am 03.17.25 Right. For outside mounted windows agree! For inside mounted windows leaning in like mine, gravity
Cockpit table crowding resolved! Believe H46 at 8:58am 03.17.25 Table is beautiful may I ask where you found it? I am curious about the purpose of the black knob w
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 8:57am 03.17.25 I can definitely see the utility in this endeavor. The VHF is a valuable tool but only works if the
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 dmax at 8:56am 03.17.25 The other thing to watch out for is overheating the transmission - tow packages often add a transmis
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Captain Larry-DH at 8:52am 03.17.25
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 Tedd at 8:52am 03.17.25 I towed a Macgregor 26S classic with a 1995 Mitsubishi Delica L400, which weighs about the same as
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Shorinsean at 8:24am 03.17.25 Ancasta replied to my inquiry, saying that they have a 6 week lead time on the part :(. The irony of
engine shaft length Timm R Oday25 at 8:23am 03.17.25 We have used an 8 horse 25" 2 stroke on our Oday 25 for 10 years . Our sailing grounds are the weste
What is name of a block's attachment point? 4lane at 8:22am 03.17.25 @Foswick @Joe Thanks you- much appreciated! Not easy to find an inexpensive few, but I'll keep looki
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 8:17am 03.17.25 When I had my M25XPB injector pump rebuilt locally about 6 years ago, it was a bit over $500 parts
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal Jan11 at 8:12am 03.17.25 While it's common knowledge to "fuse to protect the wire" it's not correct if the same size wire is
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice dmax at 8:01am 03.17.25 You'd be at the upper limit for towing - if you're not going a long distance and it's not too hilly,
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? FastOlson at 7:57am 03.17.25 MayDay, Pan Pan (pahn, pahn), and securitie are the 3 warning calls. All of them connote a sense of
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 7:50am 03.17.25 we used Securite to alert shipping of our presence in heavy fog. Included were a position, course a
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice majorkong1 at 7:49am 03.17.25

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