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Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe (1) Kingjus at 6:05pm 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 7/1412 Has anyone engineered or found a cheep replacement for the hose that comes off the mixing elbow part
Cracking around inside fixed portlight (1) Walsh0575 at 6:02pm 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/578 I recently acquired my first boat (Express 35 Goman/Killing 1987) and have been spending lots of tim
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light (1) dkinzer at 5:10pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1441 I need to find a replacement bulb for the steaming light of our 41DS. The bulb (image attached) has
2" ( 51mm ) Odor Resistant Sanitation Hose, 2" Y connector (1) Jeff-Masala at 1:48pm 06.07.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/434 I have a European built boat that uses 51mm size (per the manufactuer's documentation, and it is vis
Lewmar Friction hinge replacement pfaffk at 12:42pm 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/430 Hi, I have a Hunter 290 with what I believe are Lewmar low profile hatches and portlights and I need
1990 Volvo Penta Raw water pump (2) thetone at 11:43am 06.07.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/943 Hello, I have a 1990 Volvo Penta Diesel Model 2003. This engine was put together in France by Benet
SBO is moving to the lower right-hand corner (1) Phil Herring at 10:20am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2659 After 25 years in Seattle, SailboatOwners.com is pulling up stakes and moving to... wait for it... F
Propane monitor/Sensor Going into fault mode Hans Baart at 9:37am 06.07.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/965 I have a Trident model #1300-7761 propane sensor and Control module. It is going into fault mode aft
Plastimo 16274 air pump for engine room - how is it controlled? rgroothuis at 8:13am 06.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1734 Hi Beneteau Owners, In my Beneteau Oceanis 37 sailing boot from 2009 there is a 12 volt air pump i
Spar Height Sailing Know Return at 5:32am 06.07.22 Ask All Sailors 4/531 Previous owner was tall, and raised our boom a foot. The boat is Bristol 41.1 center cockpit. The bo
2005 Macgregor for sale in WI Rbmolatore at 8:38pm 06.06.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/723 I saw this boat for sale. Registered to this site so I could try to get more information. If you do
Friction on CDI Furler DanMaine at 6:52pm 06.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1158 I have what I think is an original CDI furler on my Hunter 37, Cheribini. It is hard to turn. I've
Catalina 25 electric lsavocchi at 5:30pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1002
Do I have a teak interior or cherry? (2) Unwinder at 3:41pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2053 I am having trouble finding any wood to match my current cabin interior. When I've bought "teak" se
Remove galley faucet Aqua Touch 7811 (2) skunther at 3:28pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 1/620 It seems the manufacturer put fittings that snap into the hot and cold hoses after running them thro
H 41 CUTLASS BEARING REMOVAL and SHAFT REPLACEMENT PROCEDURE Valerio at 2:47pm 06.06.22 Big Boats 1/607 I would like to share my troubles that I have encountered while I was on this. First after 17 years
79 C&C hatch cover (1) Wm. Gill at 2:29pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/588 One of this year's projects is to fix the drip in my hatch that's ruining the laminate floor (also t
1977 S2 Yacht 8.0 Mast type? I really need a step! Sonofthesea77 at 2:17pm 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 5/863 Hello Sailors, I've got a 77 S2 Yacht 8.0, that I can't find any info anywhere about what brand/ typ
Hunter 22 keel roller pin (1) Michael K at 10:32am 06.06.22 Parts Search 1/630 My 2013 Hunter 22 with swing keel has a pin to support a roller for the steel cable to lift the keel
Fuel gauge / sender issues NYSail at 8:30am 06.06.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1510 So have the traditional sailboat fuel sender with a float. Two wires attach to sender that lead back

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Hunter 456 rudder issue smokey73 at 4:12pm 04.14.25 @artboas I agree that a tiller arm is generally cast aluminum or possibly some other alloy that is
Hunter 376 Dining Table Finish artboas at 4:08pm 04.14.25 Dug a little bit in my Hunter files archive.... found this one (attached).... I would use a 2 part
H310 Shoal Keel Bent Rich 35.5 at 4:07pm 04.14.25 So here a couple of pics of the keel. Actually now that I really look at it, doesn't seem as bad a
Fluorescent light above mirror in head - wiring question artboas at 4:04pm 04.14.25 Very good suggestion @JoeWhite - get the polarity wrong and those electrolytic capacitors have a ba
Hunter 456 rudder issue artboas at 3:59pm 04.14.25 Hi Smokey! Thanks for your reply, then my guess was right. Thanks. And your comment is interesting
Catalina 25 1981 Foswick at 3:57pm 04.14.25 Might be easier to start asking about one project at a time. Yes ... that. You will find that half
Catalina 25 1981 Foswick at 3:52pm 04.14.25 All good advice so far. One thing to know is that your boat is a pretty easy boat to own. They are a
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 3:38pm 04.14.25 Good evening all sailors and boat owners, Me and my boyfriend recently bought a Catalina 25 1981. I
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 3:35pm 04.14.25 A 25' boat probably does not have a holding tank. If there were toilet facilities they would probab
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 3:35pm 04.14.25 A 25' boat probably does not have a holding tank. If there were toilet facilities they would probab
Catalina 25 1981 dlochner at 3:32pm 04.14.25 A 25' boat probably does not have a holding tank. If there were toilet facilities they would probabl
B&R rig tuning take 1 (1) SteveHughessails at 3:15pm 04.14.25 I managed to get a bit of time on her today. I loosened the forestay to the maximum length then proc
Should there be water in here? EnamrdSalr21 at 3:00pm 04.14.25 . The "good" news is that since it is collecting, there do not seem to be any leaks below the water
H310 Shoal Keel Bent KenK13623 at 2:58pm 04.14.25 So here a couple of pics of the keel. Actually now that I really look at it, doesn't seem as bad as
Should there be water in here? EnamrdSalr21 at 2:58pm 04.14.25 Where are you in Indiana? I am at Lake Monroe, owned an ODay for 10 years and may be able to help s
H310 Shoal Keel Bent (2) KenK13623 at 2:57pm 04.14.25 230945230946
Should there be water in here? (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:53pm 04.14.25 A common source of leaks in O'DAYs (and some other brands too) is the cockpit scupper (drain) at the
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 1:51pm 04.14.25 Congrats on your new boat! Oh, to be young and crazy again :cool: Nothing beats getting all of th
Catalina 25 1981 (4) Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.14.25 Congrats on your new boat! Oh, to be young and crazy again :cool: Nothing beats getting all of th
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 1:29pm 04.14.25 Congratulations! So much to learn, be careful you might get overwhelmed with all the advice. To ad

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