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Mystery bottom paint coating (1) bigchief at 12:32pm 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1178 I have a hunter 23.5 with some old bottom paint from previous owner. The black stuff appears ablativ
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out (2) philiefay at 9:55am 05.07.22 Smaller Boats 3/857 I am hoping to replace the original sink with something more practical are per attached. Anyone hav
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:21am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/764 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
2019 beneteau 41.1 drawer box and finish ojaiBeneteau411 at 7:17am 05.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/13 I am looking to add a few drawers to my boat and was wondering if anyone knew who the drawer box man
Universal M-25XPBC stalling / throttle problems dhandzy at 7:09am 05.07.22 Catalina 310 0/22 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Universal M-25XPBC stalling dhandzy at 7:00am 05.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1007 Hi -- I can start the engine on my Catalina 310 but it behaves as if starved of fuel and stalls at t
Quick Windless shanker at 6:16am 05.07.22 Parts Search 1/400 I have some issues with a seized up Quick Windlass. does anyone know who can service these? or any o
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine StanleyJ at 3:24am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1373 Fellow Sailors: I have been attempting to correct the alternator belt alignment on my Universal M-1
Beneteau 36 cc autopilot installation Mattcia123 at 12:27am 05.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/592
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:41pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 11/1637 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 towchristopher at 8:24pm 05.06.22 Trailer Sailors 0/26 Roast my boat! My story: Learned to sail in San Francisco Bay. ASA 101, 102, 103, 104, 108. Moved t
H260 in Upper Potomac and Chesapeake Bay Caption James T at 4:14pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 4/651 I have recently moved to North Virginia just south of DC. I have started looking for a sailboat of s
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 (2) MySong at 4:08pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 13/1337 In the pic below you can see the sheaves at the base of my mast. As some point they had a plastic di
What Brand Mast/Boom do I have? (2) MySong at 4:03pm 05.06.22 Smaller Boats 5/1216 What brand mast/boom do I have on my 1994 Hunter 26? The Millenium Falcon looking sticker is on the
Catalina 34 mKII thinking of buying one? What to look for on this make boat? Redhead at 3:55pm 05.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/3178 thinking buying Catalina 34 MKII any issues to watch for
Sailing the Heel (1) Two Sails at 3:54pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3588 So far this has been a great start to the season. My 2005 H33 seems very happy to heel 22-25 degrees
Bowsprit seat? (1) BroncoJohn at 3:06pm 05.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/796 I am a couple weeks away from transporting a 2002 386 Hunter home. It appears the previous owner ins
Is My Main Furled Backward (1) dkinzer at 2:59pm 05.06.22 Big Boats 8/1182 I have been reading through the Selden Furling Mast Manual and I noted that it specifically indicate
Barnacle Buster Shagdance at 12:57pm 05.06.22 Catalina 310 7/2010 Anybody used the barnacle buster product to clean raw water exchange? Thanks
Mysterious washer, Yanmar 2GM20F (1) matts997 at 12:10pm 05.06.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/921 I had a remanufactured Yanmar 2GM installed last winter. Engine now has ~ 20 hrs on it and is runn

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Cutless Bearing Set Screws duck21 at 6:16am 02.05.25 Thanks all for the suggestions and info. Doug
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. CSTim at 6:13am 02.05.25 Essential yes, the the unpainted aluminum piece is easy to make, home made, and just a square piece
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 5:20am 02.05.25 I agree totally and was told (East Coast Transmission) and it is in the manual to try to maintain a
Runaway diesel colemj at 5:15am 02.05.25 I was scratching my head on your first post on this. This second post clarifies - you are mis-readi
Runaway diesel colemj at 5:06am 02.05.25 Ah, no, I did not change the focus. The original post that started this was me replying about using
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 5:04am 02.05.25 We're a long way from full time but we have a boat on wheels DP. You make me realize that anyone wh
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. Blitz at 5:04am 02.05.25 The aluminum bracket significantly changes the angle between the cable and the shift lever on the t
Motorhome Mariners CYQK at 5:01am 02.05.25 ALL the motorhome-sailing jokes are funny but that assumes the motorhome owner can first handle thei
Motorhome Mariners jssailem at 4:23am 02.05.25
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards jssailem at 4:18am 02.05.25 a sheet of corrugated roofing sheet Entertaining idea. That is enough to hold back the ocean wave
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. jssailem at 4:14am 02.05.25 Hello @CSTim Welcome. Can you point to the part you are searching for in the image. As @MaryElla
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 4:13am 02.05.25 We plan our RV excursions by plotting antique and junque shots along our routes. You might be a mot
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 9:51pm 02.04.25 I've seen this in many boats before. Most likely is that your fill hose does not slope all the way t
Reverse diagonal shroud disconnect for winter cover? marcham at 9:46pm 02.04.25 If you don't mind me asking, how many boat units for the cover? I have essentially the same boat and
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. marcham at 9:43pm 02.04.25 The clamps that hold the cable onto the bracket would be available anywhere that does engine rigging
Motorhome Mariners Will Gilmore at 8:00pm 02.04.25 Or if you call fenders "bumpers." I resemble that remark. You might be a motor home Mariner if yo
Runaway diesel dLj at 7:23pm 02.04.25 My terminology may not be precise or even correct, and may be confusing. Go back to the section of
Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:29pm 02.04.25
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 4:28pm 02.04.25 The aluminum bracket significantly changes the angle between the cable and the shift lever on the tr
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 4:24pm 02.04.25 It sounds like the rudder transducer is being damaged by the extreme AP movement. I don't believe t

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