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Marine Surveyor Curry at 6:33am 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/290 I'm looking for a marine surveyor with sailboat experience (preferably trailerable sailboats) in the
max prop and universal m25 question. john2 at 1:13am 12.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/623 I found a brand new 2 blade 14 inch maxprop classic. This was a non finish prop (no taper and no ke
How much would you pay after survey? ric3 at 11:11pm 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 33/1734 Greetings all! I am trying to purchase a used sailboat in a slip a lake in Arizona. Seller and I in
What boat is this? (1) JBP-PA at 5:02pm 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 2/402 228891
Look inside 1979, 25 Catalina Captain-Will at 12:18pm 12.12.24 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/1747 Hi all have owned this boat for a few months now, I love it shes my first sail boat. 1979 25, Catali
Inside Port Light Frame Removal (2) SV Temenos at 10:08am 12.12.24 Big Boats 5/685 I have a Hunter 39. The port light in the head is leaking. I want to pull it out and re-bed it. I
Name that Connector! (2) dlochner at 9:18am 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 4/482 Anyone have a name for the type of connector pictured below? It comes from a Yanmar Tachometer which
What is "residual value"? Kings Gambit at 7:44am 12.12.24 Ask All Sailors 20/1582
Moisture prevention.... The_Sailing_Pelican at 12:41pm 12.11.24 Ask All Sailors 24/1608 So i need your input regarding a material that can be used as moisture barrier/prevention on all cus
Looking for a prop shaft machine shop in the Chicago area Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 12.11.24 Ask All Sailors 3/334 Does anyone know of a machine shop to check and install a coupling on my prop shaft within an hour o
Acrylic to replace wood (2) william24424 at 6:31am 12.11.24 Ask All Sailors 10/558 1/4" grey see-through acrylic to replace rotted wood divider in aft cabin. Wood divided fender locke
Anyone with a 35.5 Legend or similar have any recommendations on sailing to the Philippines? Bleach_Bottle at 11:55pm 12.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/759 Anyone taken theirs across a pond? The most mine has seen is the Gulf of Alaska in early September.
Beneteau Oceanis Anchor locker washdown quick release connect (2) Bao at 11:22pm 12.10.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/809 What kind of valve is it? Where can I buy the connector.
Loose wires in mast ok? BAD ORCA at 8:13pm 12.10.24 Ask All Sailors 12/788 Pulled mast yesterday and original wire conduit looks like its entirely plastic. From what i can se
Farewell to Traditional Nautical Charts DArcy at 10:47am 12.10.24 Ask All Sailors 12/932 It looks like RNC are no longer available on the NOAA site. Too bad, there are some regions in the G
Grey Enterprises opening ports for 1981 Hunter Cherubini 33 azambella at 9:08am 12.10.24 The Cherubini Hunters 3/530 Does anyone know the two Grey Enterprises the window sizes for the Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I know it'
Need some search tips for Hunter site azambella at 9:00am 12.10.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/547 This site is totally awesome. I have been using it for years and a better collection of information
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Surfside at 4:07pm 12.09.24 Ask All Sailors 4/349 Our VHF radio just gets static. To my knowledge the coax for the antenna runs up the mast. I am no
Gasparilla... The_Sailing_Pelican at 9:34am 12.09.24 Ask All Sailors 2/394 Hey again, any of you familiar with Gasparilla sound, Fl? Need advise/knowledge regarding this area
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 12.09.24 Ask All Sailors 17/814 I spotted this and couldn't figure out why anyone would do this. Thoughts?

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Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P Ralph Johnstone at 4:04pm 07.13.25 At a minimum I'd give a transmission expert who knows these transmissions a call to answer some of
New to the forum Gene Neill at 3:29pm 07.13.25 Congratulations and welcome aboard! She's a beauty for sure. The more you sail her, the more you'
New LFP House Battery dlochner at 2:32pm 07.13.25 I will probably add a DC to DC charger. It with draw from the starter battery and feed the house ba
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement stackwalker at 2:31pm 07.13.25 Well, you were absolutely right. The guy at the boatyard must have been trying to sell me a new win
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 1:50pm 07.13.25 Are you using that WattsCycle LFP to start the engine? looking forward to your thread. I have 2 1
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 1:44pm 07.13.25 I first noticed this when they became a title sponsor of the New York Boat Show. I'd say they move
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 1:36pm 07.13.25 If you were your insurer, wouldn't you want a survey occasionally, on a boat that hadn't (apparentl
Black bilge water capta at 1:33pm 07.13.25 Over the years I've had and operated boats with this problem. I honestly cannot remember how I final
Head filling with water while I'm away CurtisC at 1:24pm 07.13.25 Thanks, Curtis. I'm hoping that this issue is just one, single issue, as opposed to some combinatio
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! SailNB at 1:16pm 07.13.25 Thank you, Dave! I will let you know. I travel for work and have been away the past few weeks. I'm o
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can Rick Webb at 12:49pm 07.13.25
2001 Hunter 240 small amount of water in bilge - possible sources? And, help with ballast rod and plug. Thank you! Crazy Dave Condon at 12:45pm 07.13.25 @SailNB For locating deck leaks, simply close the opening ports, seal off the forward hatch lid wit
Morgan OI 33 Throttle Lever replacement dLj at 12:34pm 07.13.25 The throttle mechanism works fine. The handle/lever is very corroded. Wanting to replace it for aes
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P dlochner at 12:27pm 07.13.25 Thanks for the feedback so far. After reading your comments, I went back and checked the alignment.
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can BigEasy at 12:15pm 07.13.25 https://www.surecanusa.com/dieselcans Novel idea, draining thru bottom of container, as long
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? testingthewaters91 at 12:12pm 07.13.25 If you replace the instruments, you will likely need to replace the transducers also. The manufact
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (2) testingthewaters91 at 12:08pm 07.13.25 The center hole looks like the threads have been stripped. Get an M8 tap and gently retap the t
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 Brett Nolan at 12:08pm 07.13.25 Could you measure your sliding hatch, mine is missing and I will have to fabricate one.
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? BigEasy at 12:07pm 07.13.25 If you replace the instruments, you will likely need to replace the transducers also. The manufactu
Yellow Diesel Fuel Storage Can twodzusfittings at 12:02pm 07.13.25 https://www.surecanusa.com/dieselcans

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