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Yamaha 25-ii: hello Piccolo (1) Nunavut at 11:49am 09.09.21 Yamaha 2/937 Hello! Just dropping a line to introduce Piccolo (I believe it was the sister ship to Adagio), both
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 Slow Dancin at 9:04am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1206 Don't know where else to check. Have traced all the water lines but can't find the leak or water run
Hunter 34 rudder pulleys ScottFreeRick at 7:54am 09.09.21 Big Boats 6/894 I was under the binnacle this past weekend replacing a broken throttle cable. While inspecting befo
Keel Bolts Knot Scary at 7:27am 09.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1065 Can anyone help tell me something about where I can get new Keel Bolts. I need to know the size and
Magazine article RolfSail at 7:09am 09.09.21 Smaller Boats 3/819 Looks like Good Old Boat magazine is coming out with an article on the Hunter 26/260 in the near fut
1987 Cat 22 Cockpit Fuel Tank Lazaret Floor Leaks John Marrone at 6:42am 09.09.21 Catalina 22 2/662 Appear to have a leak at the cockpit floor inside the Fuel Tank lazaret floor. There are several, w
How to Access/remove a Northern Lights M673 generator from a Hunter 410 Darb at 5:41am 09.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/656 I have a 2001 Hunter 410 with a Norther Lights generator installed in the starboard side, aft locker
Raymarine autopilot upgrade question DougM at 5:35am 09.09.21 Ask All Sailors 3/2191 This is just an exploratory question. I have a Raymarine ST6001 hydraulic autopilot that seems to b
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! (2) vgoya at 4:00am 09.09.21 Big Boats 20/2743 Hi every one, This is my first post here as a new owner of a H410 so, first of all, greeting to eve
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke (4) kbgunn at 5:26pm 09.08.21 Big Boats 18/5924 Documenting for future inquirers. I have a Yanmar 3JH4E with the Kanzaki KM35P gearbox (transmission
SPLASH! Roadking Larry at 12:00pm 09.08.21 Ask All Sailors 23/2252 Back in the water after 3 years 8 months on the hard. It took that long because I spent a significan
Mast bracket question (1) SeaDogRun at 8:59am 09.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/985 I have a Catalina 27. I only recently bought it. I just noticed that the mast has this attachment on
Apostle Islands Charter (1) jaysweet at 7:43am 09.08.21 Destinations 6/1875 This is a report on our just completed 6-day charter in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. We cha
Parts for a 2001 Hunter electrical panel Darb at 6:46am 09.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/570 Good morning all. I am a happy Hunter 410 owner but, nevertheless, have a 'to do' list for little t
Lost Prop Beneteau 473 HMidkiff at 4:44am 09.08.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2473 I lost the prop on my Beneteau 473. I am trying to figure out the shaft size and propeller size. D
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing slash19781 at 6:01pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1874 recently got a free a 1980 luger 27 fairwinds is in decent shape and have had it sailing a few times
Depth sounder and speed stoped working ron2photo at 5:12pm 09.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/632 Hi, I have a 2016 Beneteau Oceanis 38, the Depth and speed have stoped working on my MFD. I have a B
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Apex at 4:56pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3263 Our double-handed trip from Muskegon to Elk Rapids was eventful: First day we were sailing, and fou
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 3:58pm 09.07.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1809 Hi All, I'm getting ready to run a new spinnaker halyard on Hunter 376, HN 447. The boat was never r
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines terry_buda at 2:22pm 09.07.21 Bigger Boats 9/2913 I am a woefully underqualified new bigger-boat owner. After more than 20 years with my Widgeon, I j

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Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 (4) pclarksurf at 4:54pm 04.28.25 +1 for @AaronD as usu-- You can certainly build your own if you want to go there. I replaced a
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 4:50pm 04.28.25 Another quick question: For gluing the laminate, do I have to use brush on contact cement or the spr
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? Ralph Johnstone at 4:26pm 04.28.25 My understanding is there are TWO wires from the batteries that are always hot (live). One is a fee
DC Distribution Panel Rehab mermike at 4:13pm 04.28.25 Yep, that's ugly. I would be concerned about inserting any additional connectors into the circuits.
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 4:09pm 04.28.25 The pump that Ralph came up with specifies "Not for use with fuel injected engines". Yeah, I hear
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:58pm 04.28.25 Do you (or does anyone) know the psi of the stock lift pump? Lift pump output pressure is : r pr
Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 3:44pm 04.28.25 Probably a Whale. Photos of the front and back of the pump would help.
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:33pm 04.28.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Morgan donor at 3:33pm 04.28.25 Morgan was a production boat, back in time when folks were buying "a lot" of sailboats. We all know
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 04.28.25 My understanding is there are TWO wires from the batteries that are always hot (live). One is a fee
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Will Gilmore at 3:32pm 04.28.25 I blame greedy lawyers Gready clients, and judges that allow customers to sue ladder companies bec
Sunken Treasure Rick Webb at 3:19pm 04.28.25 We used waterbed mattresses before they had the baffles. Dove down unfolded them in the cabin hooked
Sunken Treasure azambella at 2:22pm 04.28.25 Food for thought.... I like the ping-pong ball idea... but it could cost a bit. Lift bags are way
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? kappykaplan at 2:10pm 04.28.25 What I am curious on is there must be a fuse on a line(s) that comes from the battery to feed the a
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? azambella at 1:58pm 04.28.25 Is that a thing? Embedding the fitting? I ask because if its not a thing that Hunter did, then i
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Project_Mayhem at 1:35pm 04.28.25 Perhaps it would be easier to fill this in and install a proper thru hull next to it
Manual sanitation pump outlet DinghySailor at 1:34pm 04.28.25
GPS receiver mounted below? Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 04.28.25 Didn't they have those pesky things called maps, even back then? :) I've always felt directions co
Manual sanitation pump outlet dlochner at 1:09pm 04.28.25 I think the fitting your are referring to is actually the vent to the holding tank. Operationally,
Replacing a cutlass bearing dlochner at 12:53pm 04.28.25 Looking at the photos again, I'm wondering if the PO just pushed the old cutlass bearing forward and

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