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Looking for dinghy suggestions. georgetheleo at 7:42pm 04.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1158 I have a 1990 B41S5. I also have a Zodiac Wave 10'2" dinghy. (from a prior boat) Its too big for th
S2 8.6 Parts Needed (4) JerseySailors at 5:16pm 04.09.21 S2 2/1009 Our 8.6 was damaged against a piling in our slip during TS Isaias last August. The entire stern rail
Thru hull (1) emergpa1 at 5:03pm 04.09.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1528 I have an acquaintance who is asking what the hole through hole is below the waterline On the bottom
Bimini Specs Plymouth Sailor at 1:54pm 04.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 2/679 Dear fellow Cherubs, Does anyone know what the dimensions are for a Bimini to fit a 1976 25 Hunter
battery replacement gary16188 at 12:54pm 04.09.21 Big Boats 2/1756 Hello, I am thinking about replacing my 2-4D AGM batteries with 2 - Firefly oasis batteries. What do
Add Name to Owner Directory duck21 at 11:41am 04.09.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/896 Hi! How does one go about adding their name to the owners directory for a particular model boat? I
Replacing compression post mhancock3123 at 10:12am 04.09.21 Trailer Sailors 4/1388 My compression post is made out of wood currently and it sits on top of another piece of wood that t
Annual service ... Yamaha 8HP outboard (4 stroke) LagunaJay at 9:41am 04.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/634 Comments, critiques, advice or recommendations are all appreciated: Fluids and filters ...
Annual service ... Yamaha 8hp outboard LagunaJay at 9:38am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 0/17 I just completed the annual service on my Yamaha 8HP outboard. It started and ran fine before, and
Fresh water pump specs (4) Roger Holloway at 8:52am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/716 I've got a 2008 Hunter 45 DS. The primary fresh water pump went out. It is a surflow but has no in
Exposed lead keel Ziggler at 7:14am 04.09.21 Ask All Sailors 25/3514 Installed new bilge pump. In doing so, drilled/carved out a wider, flatter space in the shoal keel b
Dinghy engine lifting davit ChrisCall at 6:00am 04.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3908 Has anyone installed a Garhauer lifting davit engine hoist on a hunter 36 or similar boat ? If so w
42 passage Steering David and Laura at 5:24am 04.09.21 Big Boats 6/936 I have a 2001 42 Passage CC and our steering cables are loose and need to tighten them up a bit , bu
Hunter 34 Kenyon mast spreaders Randy Church at 3:57am 04.09.21 Big Boats 0/430 All, Decided to replace the 16+ years old standing rigging while the mast is down to be cautious....
Universal M25-XP Broken Engine Mount L Bracket (3) Ward H at 8:15pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2909 Good Evening, My 93 C30 has the Universal M25-XP. When I bought it in Nov 2017 the PO was in the
minimum screw size fred1diver at 7:50pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1018 hey everyone, I picked up a swim ladder for Cool Whip this winter and I'm wondering what the minimum
Don't try this at home! (1) Ged AU at 6:54pm 04.08.21 Trailer Sailors 1/1135 Foolishly bought 2 old Caper Cat 14s and have managed to blend them to make one (half) decent rig. C
Halyard wrap with Furlex (2) kbgunn at 4:44pm 04.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3309 New-to-me 2006 Hunter 38 with a Furlex 200s. If there is any tension on the jib halyard, I get halya
Replacement rub rail? (1) mhancock3123 at 3:39pm 04.08.21 Trailer Sailors 1/840 I am in the middle class f a major refit. I pulled the rub rail off tonight. I believe it is called
Dynaplate SailingCal21 at 3:32pm 04.08.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2463 So my dynaplate started leaking. On Karma, it's the bump in the hull that has many coats of antifou

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Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower marcham at 3:39pm 09.12.24 We just repowered a Mirage 35 with a Beta 20. It's a 10 000 lb displacement and the Beta 20 pushes
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 3:32pm 09.12.24 I get it. But this is not public restroom poop, this is yours. That's just it, though. It isn't jus
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks jssailem at 3:18pm 09.12.24 When I first saw this company's product, I was impressed. It has been about a year, and they are sti
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E samjlord at 3:18pm 09.12.24 Thank you all!
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 3:13pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS shemandr at 3:04pm 09.12.24 I am not an engineer, and didn't sleep at a ..... , but I don't see the need to run the preventer to
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. hug3kids at 3:03pm 09.12.24 I assume you're hitting the shore-power switch at the nav station that selects No power, shore power
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:03pm 09.12.24 but i understand that lower oil levels do result in lower readings. Absolutely not. Don't know w
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 2:46pm 09.12.24 @smokey73 . is your number one picture upside down ? Can't get my head around where we are. Do you
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 2:44pm 09.12.24 Trouble shooting some electrical issues on my 2007 45cc. I can not get my low voltage led's to work
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? shemandr at 1:57pm 09.12.24 All of my keelboats were deck stepped. A 1984 25', A 1972 29', and a 2002 35'. That spans 30 years
Prefer to trailer dlochner at 1:56pm 09.12.24 First, about that age thing. When I turned 70 I was in a small harbor in the Abacos about halfway th
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose dlochner at 1:47pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose jssailem at 1:46pm 09.12.24 More like a standard than unique. Hunter bought parts from the most efficient source rather than des
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:44pm 09.12.24 And I am so glad that the Maryland solution uses fix stations and not a cart I have to lug around. T
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:40pm 09.12.24 I have no idea how many times I have pumped out. About a dozen times per year for ... a lot of year
Oil change for Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:39pm 09.12.24 1. Answer.... Yes, I use an oil extractor to draw the oil from my Perkins 50HP diesel engine. It doe
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 1:37pm 09.12.24 I assume that you would use the internal threads that are provided to fit the cap ... no? Yes.
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? kloudie1 at 1:35pm 09.12.24 As an Injun-ear, there are prs and cons. Both work well when properly executed.The primary load is d

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