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Looking for a 50s/60s/70s sail boat to feature in a fashion photoshoot.. (2) thevoyager at 2:25am 03.30.22 Ask All Sailors 34/2693 I am based in the UK. I have been shooting for 15 years, events, fashion, PR etc, I am looking to de
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 6:53pm 03.29.22 Big Boats 48/5727 Hi. I have Hunter 49, she has done many miles (Over 100k) I live on board and recently picked up a l
Tiller question (1) Brucegspc at 3:21pm 03.29.22 Catalina 22 18/1756 What is the peg on this tiller used for?
Frigoboat refrigeration blockage pencilmike at 1:28pm 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 0/341 I have a frigoboat capri 50f compressor and a 200 f evaporator, air cooled, smart controller, 6 year
Windward mark rounding strategy markwbird at 12:22pm 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 4/947 I recently rigged my boat with a spinnaker and it's been a learning experience for sure. Here's an
Replacement Trailer for Macgregor 26x SailingDan at 11:54am 03.29.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/721 I heard from a Load Rite trailer dealer they make a custom build aluminum trailer for the Macgregor
'93 Hunter 27 mast wiring blowboat2001 at 10:58am 03.29.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/559 I just bought a '93 Hunter 27. The steaming an anchor lights are not working and the wiring going t
Building a custom hard dodger flightlead404 at 10:16am 03.29.22 Big Boats 11/4685 My dodger and bimini are at the end of their useful life. I am considering building a removable har
Honda 2000 vs. Lincoln 140 welder CYQK at 2:26am 03.29.22 Ask All Sailors 6/928 Need to weld at the boat and want to see if the honda has enough juice to run it. Anyone done this??
H40,5 Fridge and freezer volumes Bouchard at 10:48pm 03.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/447 I am at home and away fromt he boat and wonder: has any one measured or has the info for the volume
Mast rail GrantBrown at 7:52pm 03.28.22 Ask All Sailors 46/3310
Water Pump Running NWSailor at 5:55pm 03.28.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1613 Hello. I recently installed a brand new Jabsco Accumulator tank (1L) into my water system because th
Hunter 23 Hull/deck joint R&R? (1) mjsader at 5:20pm 03.28.22 Smaller Boats 9/1304 I'm a member of a small, "casual" sailboat club on an Army Corps lake in Kentucky. Last year I purch
Suspect Crankshaft oil leaks Ken13559 at 4:37pm 03.28.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/847 I notice some black oil spattered from vent slot of KM2P gearbox and on starboard side rear engine m
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification Clydo at 3:01pm 03.28.22 Catalina 310 9/1974 Will have rigger install halyard restrainer in couple weeks so thought will have replace light while
Temporary replacement for broken yanmar transmission dip stick Dale Haz at 2:31pm 03.28.22 C&C 0/1058 I found that a Porsche oil drain plug will work as a replacement while waiting for a new dip stick.
Spinning Prop While Under Sail Gulf Arbutus at 12:23pm 03.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2269 Hello Fellow Beneteau Owners I have a new 2022 Oceanis 38.1 and found that the prop turns very noisi
Diesel in the Bilge ('05 H41DS) SV Bella at 12:21pm 03.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/989 I was topping off my main tank yesterday. I had a crew member put the diesel in the boat. I think
Hunter 34 throttle cable replacement information Capt Robbie at 7:53am 03.28.22 Big Boats 3/1021 Had to replace a broken throttle cable a few years ago due to were it attached to the throttle body
Primer needed? Bubbadog at 5:41am 03.28.22 Smaller Boats 4/869

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Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? jssailem at 11:05am 01.28.25 Hi John. I could have said: "No, the surveyor is correct." But that would have generated another
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 01.28.25 I missed that your pump is MANUAL, not electric. --Peggie
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:17am 01.28.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply.Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe it
I'll never see this again capta at 9:36am 01.28.25 The longtails. They look very well balanced, but I haven't tried them. I would call them an outbo
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? JRacer at 9:06am 01.28.25 My First 310, also a 92 with a VP 2002 engine does not have one. I also looked to inspect/replace an
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:41am 01.28.25 Thank you All for your help! Great forum here.
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:40am 01.28.25 I had the same style and what appears to be the same size hose connected to a manual bilge pump In
Lithium Battery upgrade installation james2034 at 8:38am 01.28.25
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) james2034 at 8:36am 01.28.25 On our Hunter Legend 35. 5, separating the start bank was easy. Just take the battery cable that'
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 8:34am 01.28.25
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue KStolten at 8:32am 01.28.25 Hi there I am about to throw my self into the project of replacing the rudder bearing soon and was
Lithium Battery upgrade installation james2034 at 8:31am 01.28.25
Engine anode missing on a Volvo Penta 2002? john6206 at 8:28am 01.28.25 Hey - I see this thread is a couple years old - but I'm going to tag a question on. I'm looking a
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 8:12am 01.28.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve. Forespar and (mor
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks FastOlson at 7:53am 01.28.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve? Forespar and (more
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 7:39am 01.28.25 Hi Peggie, I did briefly consider using a macerator pump but it has some drawbacks. A macerator pu
Deck Leaking? dmax at 7:18am 01.28.25 One more thing to add: you can try to locate the source of the leak from the interior by taping pape
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Project_Mayhem at 7:16am 01.28.25 I had the same style and what appears to be the same size hose connected to a manual bilge pump
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 01.28.25 I have some Marelon mushroom type thru hulls in white for over 40 years. Marelon will say it on
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 6:51am 01.28.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress

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