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Prop seal change on Honda BF50A welderman at 8:05am 05.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/4286 I recently pulled my MacGregor 26X out for repairs after noticing oil slick when I dropped the engin
Are you on your last boat? Justin_NSA at 7:41am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2654 I think I am. Bella Luna meets all our needs. The admiral loves her. We're both in our mid 60's and
Nasty Stuff inside my boat. corbinstein at 7:27am 05.11.20 Smaller Boats 7/1537 so my boat sat for probably 4 or 5 years and the last 2 with about a foot and half of water inside.
Raymarine C80 Display is rolling (1) MichaelStacy at 6:51am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2187 Anybody had this problem with their display. It used to be that if I banged the display, it would s
Are Saildrives becoming more popular? Bad Obsession at 5:49am 05.11.20 Ask All Sailors 17/5104 last time I was at a boat show I noticed that a lot of the newer boats had saildrives instead of dir
Hunter 35.5 Legend keel bolts sasafil at 5:33am 05.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1073 Does anybody knows the sizes of keel bolts on Hunter 35.5 legend. Thanks in advance.
Inverter/charger and neutral bus question (1) mermike at 8:13pm 05.10.20 Musings With Maine Sail 13/5116
Show us your ground tackle for a Hunter Legend 35.5 Canonshooternb at 4:21pm 05.10.20 Big Boats 6/1914
Siren 17 logo bobweenk at 2:32pm 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1217 I'm a watercolourist in the Gulf Islands of B.C. and I'm looking for a good photo of the sail logo o
Adding wind speed to a small Garmin RussC at 8:25am 05.10.20 Ask All Sailors 32/7926 first off: I'm still trying to wrap my head around just how an instrument measures true wind speed o
Deck Grab rail removal tom.p.brown at 6:23am 05.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3574 I have 2003 Hunter 306. I want to remove the deck grab rails. there are 3 each side. I see a wood pl
Key Buzzer Doesn't Buzz stephen_i_w at 8:19pm 05.09.20 Catalina 310 9/2056 On my C315, for some reason, the buzzer that usually buzzes when the key is turned, but before the
Converting a 33.5 from sailing yacht to trawler... sandiegoskipper at 6:48pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3615 I'm buying a Hunter 33.5 that has been de-masted which is fine by me as I intend to use her as a tra
Hunter Legend 37 - Deck core Marmalade at 4:16pm 05.09.20 Big Boats 3/1000 I know the deck is cored with balsa, but can anyone confirm for me if the core extends into: 1) Coc
Anchor Locker Does Not Drain (1) sail sfbay at 3:53pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 21/5774 The anchor locker on my 2005 Hunter 46 leaves standing water below the through hull drains on each s
Simrad Transducer Operation fhujber at 2:08pm 05.09.20 Bigger Boats 6/2982 I just finished installing a Simrad Cruise 7 chartplotter with the echosounder transducer. I'm seein
Hunter 376 stanchions Velella at 12:25pm 05.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/735 Are Hunter 376 stanchions attached by bolts or screws?
SG200 Question (1) ontherocks83 at 12:00pm 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 1/466 I just installed my Balmar SG200 and Pro Charge Ultra battery charger that I got from Maine Sail. Ev
Ball Swivel Trailer Bunk Brackets Aarrrgh! at 11:39am 05.09.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1454 I am searching for those ball-type swivel bunk brackets. My trailer bunks are 14' treated 2X6 boards
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane won't run... ObiQuiet at 11:28am 05.09.20 Engines and Propulsion 21/8482 video: Untitled_720p.mp4 Getting last-year's new motor ready, and it won't run. In some attempts

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Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 5:22am 02.25.25 Reasonable approach. The carbon ring introduces an additional variable. When the coupler is disconne
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question smokey73 at 5:13am 02.25.25 It would help if you tell us which model Yanmar you have?
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question dlochner at 5:09am 02.25.25 On our fly wheel driven tach the sensor failed. The sensor should have 1.6 +/- 0.1 Kilo ohms resista
Alignment after engine mount replacement smokey73 at 5:04am 02.25.25 Thinking about your situation. You followed the normal process of alignment. Then testing the free
Bottom Paint - the right way ? sailme88 at 4:43am 02.25.25 ONE MORE THING....I try to sail 4-5 times a week...The water over the hull tends to keep it clean. C
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 4:05am 02.25.25 Thinking about your situation. You followed the normal process of alignment. Then testing the free r
Refridge and freezer Terry Cox at 3:51am 02.25.25 Different model boat, but our 1991 units have about four inches of insulating foam around the outsid
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? colemj at 3:47am 02.25.25 I've always done my own rigging, but I'm also pretty experienced with it. There is nothing at all d
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 02.25.25 What Yanmar engine is it? Some of them have tachs driven by the flywheel, some are driven by the alt
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Will Gilmore at 3:14am 02.25.25 @Don S/V ILLusion - I would most likely take on the installation and hire a rigger to inspect and f
Antifreeze Leak john2 at 2:38am 02.25.25 Thanks for the reply, the bracket connects the motor mount to the engine. If I remove it, do I have
Sailing courses in Thailand (1) Will Gilmore at 1:01am 02.25.25 I am now an IYT certified skipper. Sorry about the lack of communications, but my phone burned out
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 8:25pm 02.24.25 It is a tricky thing to try and do in the water, but you need to have the shaft centered in the shaf
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 8:21pm 02.24.25 Yes, Tach not working. Too winter up here now to do anything about it but, come spring, I want to h
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? nastradam at 7:54pm 02.24.25 @Don S/V ILLusion - I would most likely take on the installation and hire a rigger to inspect and fi
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? nastradam at 7:52pm 02.24.25 @jssailem upon reading your reply my immediate response was frustration...then I read your quote had
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? Project_Mayhem at 7:47pm 02.24.25 I'd look for a used mast. The spreader kit alone wont fix it. I'd be worried about if the integrity
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? BigEasy at 7:47pm 02.24.25
Bottom Paint - the right way ? PNWE36 at 7:45pm 02.24.25 Hello, Lots of good advice here. I will add that if you have gone to all the effort of preparing th
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 02.24.25 Ask your insurance company

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