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Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation (2) Brinky63 at 11:05am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1410 I tried installing a Yanmar 2GM20F alternator belt on my engine but ran into an issue. The alternato
Fischer Panda Gen 6kw jason K at 9:43am 01.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/623 We are on a Hunter 410 with a FP 6kw generator on board. We cranked it over and started right up.
Part Identification (1) lehighsail at 8:55am 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 1/396 Found this aboard while preparing for winter. Can anyone identify what it is or what it's used for?
Ceiling panel for Beneteau 343 (1) klynch at 8:49am 01.06.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/877 My husband and I purchase a 2008 Beneteau 343 last year and I have been looking for a ceiling panel
PacificNW. Get ready for the freezer door to get left open. jssailem at 8:31am 01.06.25 Weather and Forecasting 0/500 It has been an interesting winter so far. This week will be almost balmy, with temperatures reaching
Chesapeake and Central Atlantic coast (1) jssailem at 8:27am 01.06.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/667 Here we are, the holidays are a memory. Some will be going back to work. We feel the chill. The Nati
King Cnut the Great JamesG161 at 6:19am 01.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/954 True King of England January 6, 1017: Lyfing, the wise archbishop of Canterbury, crowns Cnut the Gr
Rust inhibitor NYSail at 5:46am 01.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1148
Crazy Idea - or Great idea? john6206 at 7:16am 01.05.25 Ask All Sailors 55/3689 Short exposition: I've been sailing close to 30 years, almost exclusively on trailer sailers in bays
Estimate?? Rxwoman at 3:37pm 01.04.25 Trailer Sailors 28/2769 Hi all. I am thinking about hauling a Hunter 22 cross country. The boat looks good, it's the right p
Rigging - When do you decide to refit your rigging? jssailem at 8:33am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 16/1476 Over the past year, many questions about Masts and Rigging have been asked. By rigging, I mean both
WiFi Radar DannyS at 7:16am 01.04.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1095 I'm starting my research for a complete electronics upgrade and I'm wondering how many of you have a
Hunter 38 Engine Cover/Stairs Latch Repair (3) mpearce at 4:57pm 01.03.25 Big Boats 2/610 Hi All, The latch on my companionway stairs/engine cover has eaten away the floor wood and now the e
Rotating Furling Drum BAD ORCA at 8:33am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1739 During recent haul out, when the rig was reinstalled, the opening of the furling drum got rotated 18
Beneteau 381 Whisker pole JeffSwans at 7:35am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 5/801 Hi all Trying to figure out how to attach a whisker pole on a Beneteau 381 with an in mast furling m
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18 yelkenli at 7:14am 01.03.25 Ask All Sailors 15/1561 We had a debate on the need to have a heater in the boat to keep the engine from freezing. This is
H340 'Wobbly Wheel' markymac1961 at 3:15pm 01.02.25 Big Boats 16/3378 Hi Folks, Recently purchased down here in Aus a 1999 Hunter 340 (which having owned for only 3 weeks
pendant line cockpit fitting. HunterMarine280 at 1:09pm 01.02.25 Ask An Oday Owner 4/949 Anyone know where I can get the Cock pit plastic fitting for the swing keel pendant line ? I am ref
Knot for Docking in BC Tedd at 1:04pm 01.02.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1794 Horn cleats are rare on BC docks. Generally, we just have a raised toe rail along the edge of the do
Dish Rack for 2004-2011 Hunter 33 KyleH at 9:18am 01.02.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/750 Wondering if the dish rack I've seen in a few 33's came with the boat from the factory? Probably a l

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Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? GeneraiT001 at 5:36pm 09.08.25 Or 2 to 3 times that amount. Really? Up to $45,000 for a relatively small engine?
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? Johnb at 5:25pm 09.08.25 HI, First post :) I'm about to look at my first sailboat (to buy) in a couple of days. I have zer
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? GeneraiT001 at 5:19pm 09.08.25 Hi, The boat is from 1989 and I believe the engine is original to the boat. According to the writeu
Lithium Batteries heritage at 4:45pm 09.08.25 There seems to be a problem with some of the well regarded drop-in smart batteries if they are put i
Cost of a New Yanmar 44HP Installed? smokey73 at 4:34pm 09.08.25 Why would you think it needs a new engine? You haven't said what the age of the boat is or how many
Lithium Batteries Foswick at 4:24pm 09.08.25 It really is not as complicated as some would make it out to be. Sure, there are a few things you ne
Yanmar 2gm20f issue kloudie1 at 4:13pm 09.08.25 Also, look carefully for a plug in your fuel tank vent. If the problem happens again, loosen the fue
Outboard steering WayneH at 3:40pm 09.08.25 Trying to steer a sailboat with no rudder and just an outboard is a nightmare. I tried it once. Nev
Help, terrible smelling boat dLj at 3:03pm 09.08.25 I assume liquids dont smell any less? The only time you smell the liquids is when you are dumping
Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer Project_Mayhem at 2:27pm 09.08.25 If memory serves me correctly, Reese brand bearing savers have a hole to prevent overfilling
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 DelVel at 2:17pm 09.08.25 Thanks . Guess I'll have to try to unscrew to see if there's a backing plate. Area is unaccessable s
Help, terrible smelling boat Project_Mayhem at 2:16pm 09.08.25 Sure - I've been using composting heads now for several years. Don't know if it's the single best t
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 rgranger at 2:09pm 09.08.25 A very Judicious choice:beer:
Forestay JBP-PA at 1:51pm 09.08.25 I may have figured out the problem, the T-bolt at the top was stuck inside the mast, which might ac
Yanmar 2gm20f issue kappykaplan at 1:39pm 09.08.25 Is that (Black stuff in the exhaust) indicative of a mixing elbow issue? When my mixing elbow clog
Lithium Batteries Screen Saver at 1:35pm 09.08.25 Benny, I went Lithium about 5 years ago and I find it quite frustrating that so many so-called DIY e
Identifying Bearings no-name Catalina 22 trailer (1) Charles13702 at 1:30pm 09.08.25 Can't speak to off-brands/clones, but genuine Bearing Buddies only pressurize to 2.5 psi above ambie
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Tally Ho at 1:23pm 09.08.25 Another item to check is the mixing elbow. Did the exhaust turn black and were you leaving a sheen
Yanmar 2gm20f issue kappykaplan at 1:13pm 09.08.25 Another item to check is the mixing elbow. Did the exhaust turn black and were you leaving a sheen
Yanmar 2gm20f issue Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51pm 09.08.25 One (of many) possible causes is a clog in the pick-Up tube screen in the diesel tank. Needs to be c

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