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Any Successes Selling a Boat Recently? Foswick at 6:59am 01.07.25 Ask All Sailors 17/873 We have a Catalina 27, which we sailed for years. She's a great little boat. When we got our curre
Catalina 28 Roller Furler William Weeks at 12:53am 01.07.25 Mid-Size Boats 16/1220 Evening all, I have a 1993 28 hull number 337. I am trying to identify the Roller Furler so I can gi
Asymmetrical spinnaker on Marlow Hunter 37 stormh37 at 4:04pm 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/538 We are looking at installing an asymmetrical furling spinnaker on a Marlow Hunter 37 and looking for
Mast rake and stem to stern level yelkenli at 12:52pm 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 8/606 Setting the mast rake raises a few questions. First, for a Catalina 27 standard rig, the manual says
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Brinky63 at 11:05am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/973 I tried installing a Yanmar 2GM20F alternator belt on my engine but ran into an issue. The alternato
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw jason K at 9:43am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/423 We are on a Hunter 410 with a FP 6kw generator on board. We cranked it over and started right up.
Part Identification (1) lehighsail at 8:55am 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 1/327 Found this aboard while preparing for winter. Can anyone identify what it is or what it's used for?
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 (1) klynch at 8:49am 01.06.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/647 My husband and I purchase a 2008 Beneteau 343 last year and I have been looking for a ceiling panel
PacificNW. Get ready for the freezer door to get left open. jssailem at 8:31am 01.06.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/408 It has been an interesting winter so far. This week will be almost balmy, with temperatures reaching
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast (1) jssailem at 8:27am 01.06.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/511 Here we are, the holidays are a memory. Some will be going back to work. We feel the chill. The Nati
King Cnut the Great JamesG161 at 6:19am 01.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/736 True King of England January 6, 1017: Lyfing, the wise archbishop of Canterbury, crowns Cnut the Gr
Rust inhibitor NYSail at 5:46am 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/859
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 7:16am 01.05.25 Ask All Sailors 55/2496 Short exposition: I've been sailing close to 30 years, almost exclusively on trailer sailers in bays
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 3:37pm 01.04.25 Trailer Sailors 28/2115 Hi all. I am thinking about hauling a Hunter 22 cross country. The boat looks good, it's the right p
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? jssailem at 8:33am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 16/893 Over the past year, many questions about Masts and Rigging have been asked. By rigging, I mean both
WiFi Radar DannyS at 7:16am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 13/827 I'm starting my research for a complete electronics upgrade and I'm wondering how many of you have a
Hunter 38 Engine Cover/Stairs Latch Repair (3) mpearce at 4:57pm 01.03.25 Big Boats 2/517 Hi All, The latch on my companionway stairs/engine cover has eaten away the floor wood and now the e
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:33am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1443 During recent haul out, when the rig was reinstalled, the opening of the furling drum got rotated 18
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole JeffSwans at 7:35am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 5/656 Hi all Trying to figure out how to attach a whisker pole on a Beneteau 381 with an in mast furling m
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 7:14am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1294 We had a debate on the need to have a heater in the boat to keep the engine from freezing. This is

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Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 1:11pm 05.29.25 Just checked my numbers? 400 mm is only 1.3 ft and that is not nearly long enough. I'll have to ch
Yanmar Engine Kill cable dlochner at 1:09pm 05.29.25 Reading the earlier posts, it seems that Hunter used a different cable system than the stock Yanmar
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 1:04pm 05.29.25 I called Mack Boring and he gave me the part numbers for the 400mm and 500mm cables so I'll find a Y
Motor mount for a small outboard? (1) jssailem at 1:00pm 05.29.25 I had a 15-foot trailerable boat. It came with a 2-cycle Mariner outboard. Lightweight and movable t
Deformed bottom of the hull FastOlson at 11:13am 05.29.25
Deformed bottom of the hull Driver50x at 10:58am 05.29.25
Hello again Foswick at 10:52am 05.29.25 I doubt anyone will know what you are talking about. Maybe a little explanation? I did find an app
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:48am 05.29.25 Don't know the year of the boat but it was not a factory install for a 1998 H-310. Maybe hit by a
Deformed bottom of the hull Foswick at 10:45am 05.29.25 Yes, almost for sure walk away, especially at that price - which is closer to what you might expect
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Don S/V ILLusion at 10:41am 05.29.25 @Don S/V ILLusion Sorry, I didn't understand "bunkhead" (think its Bulkhead) and I since I saw Alde
Motor mount for a small outboard? loreo51 at 10:39am 05.29.25 I would be willing to send it to you for the cost of shipping or if you are going to be anywhere ne
Motor mount for a small outboard? loreo51 at 10:33am 05.29.25 This is just my opinion but I would not trust that mount with an 8 horse motor Dano Yes, it's a po
Yanmar Engine Kill cable smokey73 at 10:11am 05.29.25 @Don S/V ILLusion Sorry, I didn't understand "bunkhead" (think its Bulkhead) and I since I saw Alden
Hole in center of Keel - Hunter 306 Ralph Johnstone at 10:00am 05.29.25 Don't know the year of the boat but it was not a factory install for a 1998 H-310. Maybe hit by a t
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Don S/V ILLusion at 9:52am 05.29.25 Don, the 40.5 is a little different. The pull knob is located just inside the cabin at the top of
Doors Won't Close Project_Mayhem at 9:49am 05.29.25 Uneven door is a common symptom of a failing compression block in the bilge of a Catalina
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.29.25 One last word on this ................... the knob end has a gland (if you will) which consists of
Motor mount for a small outboard? FDL S2 at 9:43am 05.29.25 This is just my opinion but I would not trust that mount with an 8 horse motor Dano The 8hp yacht
Yanmar Engine Kill cable Ralph Johnstone at 9:41am 05.29.25 They come in 2 lengths, I forget what those sizes were. How could you forget the two sizes ? It
Motor mount for a small outboard? FDL S2 at 9:38am 05.29.25 You know....there is a 1974 promotion YouTube and it was really hard to see but I thought it was th

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