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Beetle Cat Dave Satter at 5:42am 06.09.25 Trailer Sailors 6/977 I just bought a Beetle Cat, Just because I always wanted one. It's a true Beetle (wood) So it's not
Yanmar Glow Plugs sailhappy20778 at 2:04am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/982 I have a 1983 Yanmar 2GM raw water cooled engine. When the ambient temperature drops below 45-50F it
Diesel Injector Additives sailhappy20778 at 2:01am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/400 My Yanmar 2GM injectors were popped about 80 hours ago but I suddenly developed a difficult to start
Suggestions for outboard for H260 Arnie53 at 7:09pm 06.08.25 Smaller Boats 3/512 I'm looking to replace the 9.9 Yamaha on my H260. Suggestions? Standard shaft or long shaft? Arnie
Load on mainsheet blocks & winch (1) NoExit at 6:11pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/339 Hello savvy sailors, If the load on the sail/boom in this set-up is ~1,500 lbs, what is the load on
3YM30 Remove core from heat exchanger seadaddler at 4:56pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 4/251 Has any one removed the raw water core from heat exchanger to soak in part acid and water for cleani
3GM30F problems Randy Miller at 3:57pm 06.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/492 I have a 1987 Hunter 34' and I am having an oil leak at the back of my 3GM30F engine where the engin
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle (1) bzano at 1:51pm 06.08.25 Trailer Sailors 15/1421
Hum - ummmm...........??? ...3TacksontheWater at 12:27pm 06.08.25 Catalina 22 0/378 Well, there's no question that this sound resonates so eloquently with Catalina 22 swing keel owners
Universal m-18 - bearing issue? - help!! (1) drharney at 12:19pm 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 4/272 Would really appreciate some help! Engine started making squeeling sound underway. I removed belt
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 9:11am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 44/2557 I moveed the boat to a new location, a sailboat club. So far my only complaint is the longer drive
Shower pump failure NYSail at 2:25am 06.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/526
Lead Keel Cracking (8) Project_Mayhem at 11:00pm 06.07.25 Ask All Sailors 10/518 232003232004232005232006232007
Mounting bracket for Hunter cockpit speaker/light pod. ADW-Canada at 4:17pm 06.07.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/412 I bought a 2008 Hunter 33 last year. At the time it did not have the original speaker/light pod in
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 Driver50x at 4:16pm 06.07.25 Trailer Sailors 4/687
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 2:22pm 06.07.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/532 New to me 84 mac 22, got mast up , is the mast supposed to have two more holes for another long bolt
Sailing characteristics of the Beneteau 320 1.4m fin keel? MistyMatt at 8:10am 06.07.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/396 Hi I'm seriously considering buying a 1989 320 but can't find much information how they sail and han
I Need to rent a Trailer for my 26.5 . Lorilie at 5:13am 06.07.25 Trailer Sailors 1/607 is there anyone in the Tampa Bay area, that has a trailer and interested in renting, it will be for
Hunter 30 tanks sandpiper10471 at 6:32pm 06.06.25 The Cherubini Hunters 11/892 Holding tank, under port Vberth, and water tank, stbd. settee, appear to be molded to the tops of ea
Hunter 25 Rudder Lift Bracket Setup (1) shankarbiyer at 4:39pm 06.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/354 I am a new owner of a 2006 Hunter 25 and new here. Can someone please post a picture of the the rudd

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Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? jaysweet at 2:58pm 09.23.25 International's Aquacote did better in side-by-side Practical Sailor Chesapeake testing than Intern
Hull patchwork repair dlochner at 2:57pm 09.23.25 (I am terrible at time estimates, but something like that.) All boat owners and yard managers und
Dinghy advise dmax at 2:56pm 09.23.25 Are you sure you had the proper mix? I had a 2stroke for many years and winterized it annually in
Hull patchwork repair Foswick at 2:49pm 09.23.25
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? Foswick at 2:39pm 09.23.25 Is the boat registered in Canada? Will you have to pay duty? If so, will there be a tariff? Just a
Hull patchwork repair dlochner at 2:39pm 09.23.25
Dinghy advise Benny17441 at 2:32pm 09.23.25 The weight of a 15HP Mercury 4 stroke is 110 lbs. while the weight of a Yamaha two stroke is 80 lbs.
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? thinwater at 2:25pm 09.23.25 I've used Pettit Hydrocoat Eco for many years now. We're in brackish water in the mouth of the Pata
Hull patchwork repair AP0196 at 1:41pm 09.23.25
Electronics Joe at 1:09pm 09.23.25 Should I be thinking about throwing out the old stuff and starting from scratch? Can you replace o
Dinghy advise dLj at 12:57pm 09.23.25 Oil quality makes a big difference here. Amsoil is the best that I've tried Excellent point! Amso
Dinghy advise Project_Mayhem at 12:53pm 09.23.25 Are you sure you had the proper mix? I had a 2stroke for many years and winterized it annually in
Raw Water Pump Leaking Advice Straycat22296 at 12:45pm 09.23.25 On my C36 with a 35B engine with 650hrs. I also had a leak like yours. My pump was the type that yo
Dinghy advise Don S/V ILLusion at 12:45pm 09.23.25 Run a two-stroke in a bucket for 5 minutes - what it leaves in the water will disgust you. That's w
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? capta at 12:26pm 09.23.25 Way, way off topic, but perhaps of some concern? Is the boat registered in Canada? Will you have to
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? dLj at 12:20pm 09.23.25 Thanks for the reply. A whole bunch of reasons for the delay. But among them... we'd actually pref
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? dLj at 12:16pm 09.23.25 Thanks for that. We have owned a number of classic New England boats. Our last was a 1990 Alden 44
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? Lilian M at 11:57am 09.23.25 Congrats! What is unique about this boat? It's a fiberglass hull with a teak deck? What specialty/
Dinghy advise dmax at 11:55am 09.23.25 Run a two-stroke in a bucket for 5 minutes - what it leaves in the water will disgust you. That's wh
Expert classic boat Surveyor in the Great Lakes area? Lilian M at 11:53am 09.23.25 If you are set on that boat - those are nice boats. But there is a really excellent boat for sale i

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