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Aft Starboard Vent cover KGarvey at 2:10pm 07.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/620 Hello All, any suggestions on where I can find a replacement vent cover for the Aft Starboard vent p
Shore Power set up KGarvey at 11:58am 07.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3746 Hello All, I have 1989 Beneteau First 35S5, I'm looking for information on running shore power it is
outboard tank fuel connector ID srimes at 9:01am 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1373 I just got a second tank for my tohatsu outboard and need the connector for it. The fuel line has be
tach with Yanmar 2GM not working lunasea6 at 8:46am 07.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/1300 Tach not working on my 2GM (Catalina 30 repowered with this 25 years ago). According to PO, it went
TS Fay <-- Invest 98L JamesG161 at 6:31am 07.08.20 Weather and Forecasting 6/738 This storm started just south of New Orleans and ruined our July 4 fireworks with rain and little wi
How can I keep it hard longer? Rick486 at 6:27am 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 28/3862 Hi all: I have a 10 ft AB inflatable about 12 years old. It has been trouble free but has always see
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 4:49am 07.08.20 Day Sailers 24/3895 I'm single handing my O'Day 26 and I really need to bring my running rigging aft, but I'm not really
Selden in mast furling system Gary Ryan at 4:08am 07.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/689 When you unfurl your mainsail, does the sail come out of the slot on the mast? The reason I ask, wh
Yamaha 4JH4E Belle 315 at 2:28am 07.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/811 Can anyone tell me about their experience with a Yamaha 4JH4E Diesel? This was the standard engine i
Insurance premiums BigEasy at 8:46pm 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1667 I have an agreed value yacht policy from a marine insurance underwriter. Have had the coverage with
Backflow into the toilets in Beneteau 473 swflsailor at 8:28pm 07.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1736 Hi Everyone, I have an electric head in the forward stateroom and a manual head aft. My problem
How cool? (1) Jackdaw at 7:34pm 07.07.20 Racing 14/2132 One device, with compass, GPS, and 3D sensors. WiFi too. Reaching with 8 knots just off the bow. Spe
Halyard Roller and Halyard Roller Bracket largojimbo2003 at 7:28pm 07.07.20 Big Boats 4/542 Hello, Anyone have any issues with their Halyard Rollers on a 2003 Hunter 386? The tension on the r
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 4:09pm 07.07.20 Parts Search 5/605 I have an O'Day Day Sailer 11, approx. 1975. It was just re- rigged after not sailing the boat for 2
Mystery Lewmar Winch (2) sbuck8346 at 3:41pm 07.07.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2057 Its says Lewmar 40 BUT..... 40 self-tailing two speed winches on my 1984 Catalina 30 TR. To service
Alternator Temperature ToddS at 1:35pm 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2731 I recently installed a Balmar 6-series (100A) alternator on my sailboat to replace the stock 60A alt
Spark plug diagnosis (2) LagunaJay at 12:29pm 07.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/870
Free Hunter 410 Sail Cover b.needalman at 11:11am 07.07.20 Big Boats 4/688 I have my original sailcover for my Hunter 410. Obviously, it's used, but in good condition. Navy Bl
Swinging off the mast gtg at 10:33am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4798 Anyone seen someone swing from the mast? I turned a 25 Catalina jib halyard into a swing. I was to
Lithium/ Lead Acid Hybrid System... nautikaljeeper at 10:11am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1280 Interesting article. Would really like to hear some feedback from some great minds. Mainsail? Lithi

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New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 9:11pm 09.17.24 I was hoping for a, "good job mate". :-) The main lifting strap is only going to go one way, forwar
H376 Mixing Elbow chuckwayne at 8:52pm 09.17.24 IMHO, forget fabbing a coupler. Get the CNC machined HDI elbow and stainless coupler Ditto on HDI!
H376 Mixing Elbow dlochner at 7:15pm 09.17.24 Replace with an SS HDI Elbow. And run the engine wide open periodically. https://hdimarine.net
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 6:54pm 09.17.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is t
2005 Hunter Rudder measurements james2034 at 5:22pm 09.17.24 Maybe @JamesG161 can point you in the right direction. Thank you
H376 Mixing Elbow Justin_NSA at 4:56pm 09.17.24 IMHO, forget fabbing a coupler. Get the CNC machined HDI elbow and stainless coupler
2005 Hunter Rudder measurements kappykaplan at 4:41pm 09.17.24 Maybe @JamesG161 can point you in the right direction.
S2 9.2 A keyportjoe at 4:37pm 09.17.24
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter shemandr at 3:35pm 09.17.24 Surveyors write reports to protect themselves. What are they to say? This isn't right but it shoul
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib stickinthemud57 at 2:59pm 09.17.24 Wow, this is a detailed and informative reply. We did buy the Lite Skin main sail a couple of year
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. shemandr at 2:35pm 09.17.24
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter jssailem at 2:21pm 09.17.24 I upgraded my fuel filter to a Racor 500 because it is one of the most effortless filter changes wit
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter jssailem at 2:19pm 09.17.24 The overall tone of the survey was quite nit-picky for what I consider to be an excellent boat in v
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter Schwarz633 at 1:35pm 09.17.24 A metal bowl is required for USCG inspected commercial vessels. There is no such requirement for re
H376 Mixing Elbow Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 09.17.24 BTW my original coupler lasted 32 years. You are blessed indeed. I've seen a number of complaint
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:32pm 09.17.24 I added an in-line convenience shut-off valve right at the inlet to the Racor primary filter/separa
H376 Mixing Elbow BrianQ at 12:16pm 09.17.24 I had a similar experience. The threaded coupler broke as we were prepping to leave the dock. I no
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter mermike at 11:41am 09.17.24 A metal bowl is required for USCG inspected commercial vessels. There is no such requirement for rec
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) mermike at 11:36am 09.17.24 While you're at it, you might as well add a vacuum gauge :biggrin:
H376 Mixing Elbow (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 09.17.24

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