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St Mary's River, Florida/Georgia Hydro Therapy at 5:37am 06.17.20 Ask All Sailors 5/739
Yanmar starting problem bart at 4:39am 06.17.20 Big Boats 7/1475 The engine in my boat,a Yanmar 4JH4ae, is getting air into the system requiring me to open the throt
Macregor 26X Autohelm Bi Data replacement (1) Pobinr at 4:19am 06.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/481 Hello I need a replacement for Autohelm Bi Data in my MacGregor 26X I understand these units are no
26X Trailer Miketn at 4:14am 06.17.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/640 My original trailer needs to be replaced. Any suggestions that won't break the bank? Thanks, Mike
Innovative Storage Ideas? miketcook at 3:58am 06.17.20 Catalina 30 4/942 Am sure this has been talked about, but unsure what to search under... New to me boat. Closet near
Backing a Hunter 26 into its slip MySong at 3:26am 06.17.20 Smaller Boats 17/2099 I often take friends out on my Hunter 26. Everyone complains about how hard it is to climb off the d
Rigging tension method greg_m at 1:03am 06.17.20 Catalina 22 6/1447 I am unable to purchase a tension gauge or import one at any reasonable cost for me here in SA. So i
Hunter 40.5 Stbd water tank leak (1) Ken D C at 9:40pm 06.16.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/934 Hi there just purchased a 1994 Legend 40.5 Love the boat but molded-in-hull starboard water tank li
Help with old plumbing (2) MightyMike at 6:59pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 28/1996 Can anybody tell me what these are? The black ones screw together, the white ones appear to just sna
Where install battery charger C25? kjdoyle1 at 6:54pm 06.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1026 Wondering where the best spot is to mount the battery charger on a C25. Any suggestions/advice?
Part ID on Hunter 260 Steve Gross at 4:10pm 06.16.20 Smaller Boats 8/694 I have a question about a couple of blocks on the deck on the port side of the hatch. In the manual
Lower rudder bearings HD74 at 4:05pm 06.16.20 Big Boats 3/660 Yesterday when sailing my 1999 hunter 340 I noticed a sound which seemed to be coming from the rudde
Furling Genoa - ownres manual says 'not designed for reefing' Unremarcable at 3:26pm 06.16.20 Day Sailers 9/2559 Finally got a copy of the owners manual for an o'day 222. It says that the furling system for the Ge
Fitting jacklines with a pop top srimes at 3:24pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2409 Any advise on mounting jacklines on a boat with a pop top?I want them inboard as much as possible to
Lehr outboard fred1diver at 2:11pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 2/953
Ferrule with Euro style LeslieTroyer at 1:14pm 06.16.20 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1898 Do ferrules help or hurt when using euro style terminal blocks. Especially with sizes 20ga and smal
Beneteau First 35s5 1993 deck construction TButler at 1:01pm 06.16.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1010 This site first-35s5-lead-keel lists the deck construction as: Sandwich fiberglass polyester Assume
Got to buy new Furler Mhkent at 12:56pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 11/798 I have a 1983 Irwin Citation 34 that I have completely refurbished bow to stern. I just found out I
Impeller kit - Sherwood odaydokay at 12:45pm 06.16.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/755 Westerbeke Part 33100 water pump impeller kit, unopened. Free for shipping cost only.
Joint Ownership Agreement Laura 77 at 12:22pm 06.16.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1442 My partner and I are unmarried and just purchased our first sailboat together. For a variety of rea

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"No Step" decals Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 03.30.24 Contact the forum store. The guys that run it used to work for Hunter
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 4:34pm 03.30.24 Jssailem: Is your Universal engine a M-12? It was my understanding that the alternator bracket up
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 4:30pm 03.30.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
3GM30F Service Issue Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 03.30.24
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 3:54pm 03.30.24 Hello, I had this engine in my previous sailboat a Beneteau 331 which I owned from 500 hours to 22
working on my yanmar 2gm tradecode at 2:44pm 03.30.24 the speed i measured, using the tach in the control panel, was performed in neutral at the dock. i
"No Step" decals Rick486 at 2:34pm 03.30.24
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 2:33pm 03.30.24 I found this pic in my photo archives. Looks like my ANL fuses are actually 130A, so the 150's sho
Time for a new exhaust riser? dlochner at 2:18pm 03.30.24 I'd be more worried about the exhaust mixer. Kloudie1 might be right about it just being a loose or
PHRF O'Day 192 (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:18pm 03.30.24
Time for a new exhaust riser? Richard19068 at 2:11pm 03.30.24 Yes. Many of us have stuck the end in a plastic can to avoid dirt in the engine compartment. Othe
PHRF O'Day 192 shemandr at 1:55pm 03.30.24 We are talking about PHRF - right? That's the point. There isn't an official number. It varies by
PHRF O'Day 192 JBP-PA at 1:54pm 03.30.24 The exact rating for your boat can vary according to what equipment you have, for example a headsail
Rode for Desolation Sound Richard19068 at 1:37pm 03.30.24
Fake teak deck glue..... NYSail at 1:14pm 03.30.24
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:42pm 03.30.24 Also here is a link to an article on this engine in Practical Sailor magazine published Feb 29, 2024
3GM30F Service Issue PNWE36 at 12:34pm 03.30.24 Hello, I had this engine in my previous sailboat a Beneteau 331 which I owned from 500 hours to 2200
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help dlochner at 12:31pm 03.30.24 I had a Kanzaki transmission and it was not cooled at all. There may be an oil cooler. On the Yanmar
working on my yanmar 2gm (1) Richard19068 at 12:26pm 03.30.24 +1 on everything Davidsailor26 said See the attached page from the manual
working on my yanmar 2gm Davidasailor26 at 12:23pm 03.30.24 Someone with a 2GM might be able to confirm, but the two levers on top of the engine look like they

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