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Ottawa area sailor feel like offering a lesson Ottdreamer at 7:28am 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 1/471 I posted for some input on our first outing here: Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Might as well as
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? cskaplan at 6:30am 08.25.21 Big Boats 17/1687 I am a new 430 owner. I want to network the older Raymarine instruments in the arch with my new Raym
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 08.25.21 Trailer Sailors 42/5511 Our Hunter 260 will arrive early next week and we plan on spending a few days learning the mast rais
H31 speed control cable Flip Rutledge at 4:23am 08.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/806 Does anyone here have experience replacing the speed control cable in a Yacht Specialties pedestal?
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before (2) rrfiske at 7:43pm 08.24.21 Trailer Sailors 4/662 This boat is complete and as fun to sail as I remember when I was last on a SCOW in the mid-1960's.
Raw water cooling system question Avi at 7:26pm 08.24.21 S2 9/2030 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 S2 9.2 C with raw water cooling system. The suction pipe from the sea
Replace 222 centerboard line in water without being able to access other line from inside cockpit lewsid at 7:20pm 08.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/720 Through a series of unfortunate events and copious amounts of stupid, the knot on the end of my cent
How to remove rusted strut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:32pm 08.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3791 I was looking at the propeller shaft strut bolts underneath the cockpit and they are extremely rusty
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 2:07pm 08.24.21 Engines and Propulsion 32/5617 Hello again my beloved Sailboat Forum, I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After gettin
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays (6) HanksDad at 9:45am 08.24.21 Day Sailers 5/974 Hi All, I just bought an O'day 20 and have it on Webster Lake for the most part. I'm considering tak
Help Identifying my Furler (2) Tim Foolery at 9:33am 08.24.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1777 I have a C'C 24 with headsail furling. Unfortunately the line constantly comes off the barrel and fo
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? (2) Rob Heath at 7:33am 08.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1521 On our Oceanis 37 there is a small bronze nipple on the stern tube, just aft of the stern gland seal
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 5:26pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 57/6146 Saw this video of a near miss at Port Huron. The folks on this boat are lucky to be alive. Wonder wh
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging John Marrone at 5:02pm 08.23.21 Catalina 22 13/2335 Battery is located inside the starboard cockpit seat. Outboard is on the Port Aft Transom New Outbo
Thistle main sail Seaswood at 2:44pm 08.23.21 Parts Search 3/450 I am in process of getting a older thistle needs a mainsail if anyone knows where to look. or I shou
Capri 18 Without the wing Ajay73 at 2:04pm 08.23.21 Smaller Boats 1/1073 I'm looking at a 1986 Capri 18 which doesn't have the wing on the keel. For those with these early
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Captain Larry-DH at 1:34pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/703 An interesting short story that I came across Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Surviv
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 1:09pm 08.23.21 Big Boats 8/2221 I am a little surprised I didn't find anyone who has installed a mini wood stove on a Catalina 36 wh
Galled stanchion removal (3) jdrutten at 12:19pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2963
Hunter 265 w/Nissan throttle/shifter problems Soonersailor at 11:41am 08.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/823 Owners of Hunter 265 help me out. My boat has the 9.9 hp Nissan w/electric start. The controls are m

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Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions azambella at 7:29pm 02.25.25 Zincs? Are there zincs on the GMF?
The little things.... Aft locker catch (1) markymac1961 at 7:17pm 02.25.25 Okay due to overwhelming interest I'll come clean. My 'bad day' involved sitting on Pt side transom
Upgrading Inverter/charger Terry Cox at 6:41pm 02.25.25 Thoughts? Several. Our 1991 P42 came with an original Heart Interface 1600 charger/inverter when w
Installing chocks on the bow Project_Mayhem at 5:17pm 02.25.25 Use this guide as your bible for sealing. Do not use silicone. It will fail. 4200/5200 will fail in
Hunter 49 Solenoid for Lewmar 54 electric winch Johnhen at 3:04pm 02.25.25 Thanks George. I found it there shortly after posting the question. My problem is I'm 6'5" and 250
Upgrading Inverter/charger mermike at 2:08pm 02.25.25 The engine compartment is one of the worst places you can mount an inverter/charger. They all produc
Upgrading Inverter/charger kbgunn at 1:48pm 02.25.25 Depends on the bells and whistles you are wanting for your install. I've had good experience with Re
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 1:11pm 02.25.25 It is always a challenge when I think about adding bling to my boat. Do I really need it? Where will
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 12:49pm 02.25.25 Victron has become the default standard for electrical system monitoring. That's a huge plus in the
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 12:24pm 02.25.25
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:11pm 02.25.25 OK, thanks for the help
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 11:58am 02.25.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (4) jssailem at 11:52am 02.25.25 It depends on the type of jammer. Some use clutches that they term jammers. These have a range of li
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question dlochner at 11:45am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel. Use the test numbers I listed earlier. I really doubt that
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 11:40am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length o
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 11:28am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 10:24am 02.25.25 It does have to be a minimum thickness to lock into halyard jammer, right?
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 10:16am 02.25.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of ali
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 10:03am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length of
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing jssailem at 9:56am 02.25.25 I guess it's for a thinner line. That is a good observation. We often have lines as the halyards

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