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Two sides to 3jh3e engine coolant pump? joelm100 at 1:13pm 05.03.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1464 Good morning all, I'm hoping for confirmation that my Yanmar 3jh3e freshwater/coolant pump actually
ePaint update Sailor Sue at 9:31am 05.03.22 Ask All Sailors 3/559 Thanks to kloudie1, JamesG, and rgranger, who actually answered my question, and suggested trying mi
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? massnspace at 7:12am 05.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/964 I purchased a 1996 Hunter 19-2. I am starting to think that the wire rigging may have been replaced
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement (1) Nichole340 at 6:10am 05.03.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2294 Has anyone replaced their 340 Head Sink Faucet with any other model another than the original type ?
Lake Cruise April 2022 ShotgunSlim at 2:39am 05.03.22 Catalina 22 6/1186 For your enjoyment, laughter and possible inspiration: I finally got "Kellie Marie" out on my favor
Modifying the rear berth on a Legend 35. pete c at 6:33pm 05.02.22 Big Boats 3/567 I am the soon to be owner of an '88 Legend 35. I have been doing some reading on the differences bet
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Andrew-Sarah at 6:17pm 05.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2348 We are new to a beautiful Beneteau Oceanis 43', 2008. We will be cruising on the Great Lakes, Canadi
Misc Issues mjsb at 6:09pm 05.02.22 Engines and Propulsion 21/1955 First let's be honest new Boaters do stupid things, and I am no different. The boat is a Hunter 31,
Motor decision for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 5:16pm 05.02.22 Smaller Boats 23/2783 My Mercury 9.9hp motor has been very unreliable and unpredictable. Works fine tested on land and it
Headsail sizes Captainfrankii at 4:50pm 05.02.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/774 What size head sale for 37C in 10 to 15 not winds? How hard is tacking a 150 Genoa when tacking and
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Hayden Watson at 4:31pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1121 I need a 7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard but cannot find anywhere to buy a piece smaller than 24"x29
311 Beneteau water tank . (1) cac32505 at 2:33pm 05.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1077 Hello, my name is Christian and I'm new to the group. I recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 311 and
Solar Charge Controller Question 04PatsSox at 2:18pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1715 The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric driv
AH 3000 belt Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 2/385 AH 3000 (yes, the old external belt drive unit.) Anyone happen to know the diameter and tooth pitch
Catalina 27 Keel Bolts (3) youngkevin89 at 12:17pm 05.02.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3370 I am in the process of buying a larger boat (have small deposit down but have not yet committed). Ev
Lower rudder bearing support repair/replacment Jack Lott at 11:34am 05.02.22 Ask All Sailors 0/279 I have a 2006 CatalinaMorgan 440, purchased new. The last in water hull cleaning discovered rust on
Stuffing box- Uh Oh! (H310) wdonovan at 11:25am 05.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1782 Yeah... so I probably should have repacked the stuffing box off season but I didn't, owing to the fa
Beneteau 373 2005 - replace the engine compartment access door strut ldalmonte at 11:07am 05.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1321 Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone ha
Help, Please, with Link2000-R Programming jviss at 7:58am 05.02.22 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1934 Greetings, I can't find the information that I know exists somewhere. I know I've programmed my L
centerboard and trailering on 23.5 waterman30 at 7:53am 05.02.22 Smaller Boats 2/565 Hi - I found an old closed thread on this but just wondered if any consensus on cb up or down for tr

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Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Stu Jackson at 7:36pm 05.13.25
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Johann at 7:15pm 05.13.25
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Johann at 7:12pm 05.13.25 It does, but no automatic transfer switch. This will require Fred to install switches and develop
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 6:35pm 05.13.25
Prop Walk Joe at 6:33pm 05.13.25 As mentioned, learning to use your prop wash can be pretty gratifying and will certainly increase yo
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore JoeWhite at 5:28pm 05.13.25 By "transfer switch" it is meant a 30 AMP relay that will select the source of AC, either when you m
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration heritage at 5:12pm 05.13.25 I would check the engine alignment before changing motor mounts. Show us a video of the engine runn
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore fred1diver at 4:58pm 05.13.25
Looking for rudder print for 1977 Morgan Out islander shemandr at 4:37pm 05.13.25 Print = pattern? You can build your own rudder and maybe improve on its hydrodynamic shape. It's
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Stu Jackson at 4:20pm 05.13.25 Mark, My concern is that he may not be aware of the serious issues he faces simply because of the w
Doors Won't Close shemandr at 4:16pm 05.13.25 Yeah, it depends on if the doors closed properly last season. If they didn't, I'd look for evidence
Templates for the floors of the 1985 Hunter 40-foot sailboat FastOlson at 3:45pm 05.13.25 Are you perhaps asking for templates for the sole pieces?
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system skunther at 3:28pm 05.13.25
Doors Won't Close dlochner at 3:23pm 05.13.25 Did the doors work as designed last fall? If so @Davidasailor26's assessment is correct. A related
Doors Won't Close Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 05.13.25
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 05.13.25 I do have a vacuum gauge on the Racor, and it stays pretty consistent. I imagine if there were an a
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system skunther at 1:46pm 05.13.25 @Morgan donor, cleaning the tank here is an expensive proposition from what I gather. It seemed a hi
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:40pm 05.13.25 Ralph, you got to be really bored to want to change engine mounts, because no other projects. It wa
76 O'day 22 Manuals Sunbird22358 at 1:23pm 05.13.25 <DRAFT> 2025-05-13 O'DAY 22 OPERATING & RIGGING INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: Do not begin operating or r
76 O'day 22 Manuals (6) Sunbird22358 at 1:19pm 05.13.25 Back then O'DAY really didn't supply much of a Manual with any of their boats. They really had one "

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