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Rust water on starboard side of hull from sump box discharge JohnEh at 3:15pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 4/588 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. I have become aware of a sump box discharge system which disc
1978 Hunter 30 throttle/shifter cables Woodrowbr at 2:44pm 07.13.20 The Cherubini Hunters 6/876 Hello everyone, I recently was able to get the old Yanmar Ysm12 in my Hunter 30 running with the he
Sandy/crystalline substance around keel bolt (2) markwbird at 2:00pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/615 So, this happened yesterday. I opened the keel bolt access hatch in the floor of my 1984 Hunter 34
How do I properly secure outboard motor mount bolts when they are not perpendicular to the transom? (1) tanstaafb at 1:34pm 07.13.20 Day Sailers 4/1503 Hi all, we have an O'day 23 Mk II. The transom was rotted, and we've rebuilt it. It was a rough job
Coast Guard Question ontherocks83 at 1:17pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/624 I am not new to sailing but am very new to sailing on the ocean. I was out sailing on Narragansett b
Battery Switch Help (3) mph242424 at 12:42pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 26/4185 Below you can see the battery switches on the Beneteau first 345 My Questions are as follows: Can
Westerbeke 20B Two engine Calabash at 12:41pm 07.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/1848
Sailboat adrift in the Catalina channel (Southern California) - July 12 2020 marke14 at 11:00am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/562 Hi everybody - long time, no see. My wife and I have been sailing a bit this summer - as we have th
Furling drum mcphersl at 10:20am 07.13.20 Parts Search 5/1161 I am trying to find a Furling drum for a Beneteau Oceanis 43. The mast was manufactured by US Spars
Catalina 25- Adding Deck light to mast - need new wire - hints for installation Rick A Whitaker at 9:47am 07.13.20 Smaller Boats 0/901 I am having to add a wire to the harness for a deck light. I have replaced the mast wiring and plug
Deck Layout - Template or Drawing ArcticFarx at 8:31am 07.13.20 Smaller Boats 3/1361 Anyone on the forum have a deck layout drawing with measurements? I'm looking to get a quote for fe
tricolour Trip switch Alan mcdonald at 7:25am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/550 Hi I have a Hunter Legend 306 here in the UK, When I switch the masthead tricolour light on after ab
Yet Another Bedding Option (1) RoyS at 6:57am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/735 Recently installed a new single lever throttle/shift controller. The base of the device did not lend
Questions after first launch for Hunter 23.5 Tackdan235 at 6:54am 07.13.20 Smaller Boats 9/1580 Hi, my wife and I recently purchased a Hunter 23.5 and we launched it this weekend. We had a couple
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 6:53am 07.13.20 Catalina 275 23/6751 I don't seem to recall seeing many of you discussing sail replacements on the 275. I'm sure you hav
More than 12 HP on my O'Day 30'? Meis at 6:48am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 23/4363 Most sailors don't like to talk about adding HP to their boat, however as we begin another stage in
Seattle Yachts International Acquires Tartan Yachts And Legacy Yachts - April 02, 2020 jviss at 6:16am 07.13.20 Tartan 8/2714 How did I miss this! Sounds like good news for the brand. Seattle Yachts International Acquires T
screw lose (1) Bernie3 at 4:58am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/910 Does anyone have a suggestion as to what I could use to keep the screw on my halyard from coming los
Ball Bearing Autoprop Assistane MikeHoncho at 7:55pm 07.12.20 Ask All Sailors 33/4018 I picked up two H5 ball bearing Autoprops the other day. I tore each one down prior to purchase and
O'Day Mariner Interior srubano at 4:27pm 07.12.20 Trailer Sailors 5/2973 Hi Everyone, I just purchased a 1971 Mariner as my first boat. The interior has been somewhat stripp

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Kato Lift for Catailna 385 Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.27.25 Kato is one choice. You have a nice Catalina, all your hardware is Garhauer. They make a great eng
how many more years can I get out of her? shemandr at 11:52am 01.27.25 A lot of sailers and boaters get negative 2 fortitude as they age. Smaller, more simple and less in
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 01.27.25 With a quarter century of experience with Sabre, let me disabuse you of that notion. Make no mistak
how many more years can I get out of her? jackhart at 10:09am 01.27.25 You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg I thought it was called '2 foot itus?
Through-Hull Fittings nramsey at 9:47am 01.27.25 Just get Trudesign composite thru hulls and be done with it. I replaced bronze and marlon thru hul
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dlochner at 9:05am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start such as a Sabre With a
What is this on my boom? PaulK at 8:46am 01.27.25 Thanks @Joe[/USE The TL control line reaches it with enough for one bend, and no way to secure. It
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby gouldx at 8:37am 01.27.25 Bit of a drive in either direction from Seattle, but Sexton's Chandlery in Portland and Sailboat Wre
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:35am 01.27.25 Might have been simpler to use a macerator pump..... --Peggie
Looking for Used Sailboat Parts stores in Seattle or nearby jssailem at 8:28am 01.27.25 There was a salvage yard up in Marysville. Not sure they are still operating. I know the guy who scr
how many more years can I get out of her? mistermike55 at 8:15am 01.27.25 Since I'm late to the party I'll simply ask... what did you decide? It looks like you have some wo
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 7:32am 01.27.25 I swear my next boat will be something that was built right from the start I admire your belief th
What is this on my boom? OS2Dude at 7:00am 01.27.25 On my 1985 Catalina 30, the topping lift is wire to within a few feet of the boom then becomes a sma
Com-Pac 16 general questions Urban Hermit at 6:57am 01.27.25 Good thought. It came with a spare. I've taken a close look. I won't need to change the bunks, ju
Com-Pac 16 general questions (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 01.27.25 You could add a spare tire forward of the bow to improve tongue weight.
Transmission output rust dlochner at 6:37am 01.27.25 I only used it on the outside of the coupler. I think it best to to have direct metal to metal conta
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 6:32am 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dyn
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 01.27.25 For outboard props and shafts the general consensus is to grease them up. Strange that it's not for
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 01.27.25 The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to bre
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 5:33am 01.27.25 That, methinks, was a lot more than an engine pushing a rod through the block or blowing off a head.

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