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Shifter stuck in forward on my Yanmar 2GMF Tom Fritz at 8:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1008 My shifter occasionally get stuck in forward. It easy to get out of gear by working the leaver at th
Leak coming from stern on my Hunter 31. Tom Fritz at 8:12am 11.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1740 I'm experiencing saltwater leak from the stern of my 84' Hunter 31. It appears to be coming from whe
Mast Exit Block Replacement (2) IanA22 at 7:02am 11.21.19 Catalina 22 5/2033 Hi, first time on here. Looking for some advice. I've recently bought a 1987 Catalina 22. In the UK
WATER PUMP twodzusfittings at 6:46am 11.21.19 Bigger Boats 7/1121 Rebuild Sherwood or a new Oberdorfer raw water pump? That's a good question. Sure a new Oberdorfer w
Battery isolation? (1) Nick Philips at 6:27am 11.21.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2038 We are having problems with our batteries. Last night we drained all the batteries and couldn't sta
New Cracks in my 170 Shorefun at 5:09am 11.21.19 Day Sailers 3/747 So I pulled the cover off to place a spacer to keep water from pooling. In the rear port side top (s
Can't get there from here... Brian D at 7:45pm 11.20.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/706 (It's winter and you know that means I start playing the games!) Assume for this discussion that th
Mohawk spray varnish for 2002 hunter Passage 456 discovery at 7:23pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/524 Can someone point me to the Mohawk varnish product to touch up the interior varnish in my Passage 4
Seeking a leak on Hunter 23 (1) Mac Bentley at 6:30pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/442 I've got water dripping from the rear of the sliding dark plexiglass (?) on the cabin roof. I'd like
been seaching for info on installing raymarine rudder position sensor on my 34 sailor832 at 6:16pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 6/985 I am wanting to install a RPS on my boat but I cannot see a good way to mount it to the quadrant I
adding a bypass and pex to polybutylene fresh water setup (3) cdnmurse at 5:43pm 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1022 hey all; I will be running pex after the water pump to a three way pex tee, then to a pex shut off
Hot Prop gfrazzle at 3:44pm 11.20.19 Big Boats 11/1384 My diver cleans and inspects my hull every month. Last week he reported that I had a hot prop- sever
Idle to high when cold but too low when hot Project_Mayhem at 9:18am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/535 I have a two cycle 1996 Evinrude Yachttwin 9.9. The PO said it had been sitting around a while befor
Preventing Rope Mould And Rot Riptide at 9:00am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3563 Have had issues for years with mould on lines / ropes, especially on the ends. Synthetic ropes it is
Sun Cat vs WWP19 CharlieRN at 8:56am 11.20.19 Trailer Sailors 12/5891 Greetings all. I started a thread a while back asking for advice on trailerable cruisers and got so
A Bunch of Free Service Manuals for Download Project_Mayhem at 8:48am 11.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/708 Looks like a mix of outboard and motor boat inboard manuals manuals
Hunter 340 brand of the packless shaft seal (1) ger123 at 7:29am 11.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/831 Hi! I am looking for a maintenance kit for my dripless shaft seal on my hunter 340 (2001). The dea
O'Day 22, 1976. Free. Tandem axle trailer the boat is on will be $200. Boat sat outside with water inside the cabin. Solid hull and hardware. (3) Capt. Joe King at 7:11am 11.20.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/4 Interior moldy and cushions are junque. Good jib and genoa, but main was pretty weak when boat was
Bilge question. I have no life Justin_NSA at 5:43am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1033 While I was crawling around under the aft berth tracing out my sanitation system, another story in a
epoxy for the bilge jnielsen at 3:13am 11.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1403 I've always heard grp hulls need to breathe through the bilge. Is an epoxy paint a good choice for

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Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull Libohunden at 11:37am 06.16.24
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting sidw at 11:30am 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to1
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions ShawnL at 10:58am 06.16.24 I got some plastic ammo cans from Harbor Freight. Small enough to tuck into storage lockers, etc.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? FastOlson at 10:41am 06.16.24 The pecking order of issues is interesting altho not unexpected. I would have listed the drive train
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 10:31am 06.16.24 It was the Macerator. I had a brand new spare, after some further investigations, I figured it was
Bomar hatch hinge pin Ralph Johnstone at 10:29am 06.16.24 I can order new pins. Do you have a source for those ?
Bomar hatch hinge pin LloydB at 9:45am 06.16.24 There isn't a big enough hammer. You need to align the last knuckle of the hinge so the pin can slid
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull danooxnard at 9:43am 06.16.24 If it is on a trailer, try to angle it so that the water runs out. A hair dryer on low temperature m
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions danooxnard at 9:40am 06.16.24 My Cat22 has no bilge pump, but I cannot see may reason not to make holes so things will drain to th
Large Frame alternator in M25XP jssailem at 9:03am 06.16.24 Applied Science electrical science. Who says STEM education does not provide paybacks. :biggrin:
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 8:53am 06.16.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything tha
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head JamesG161 at 8:38am 06.16.24 If you find the Serial number on your AutoPilot, you can Register it with RayMarine. When done, ev
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:31am 06.16.24 In the world of Pleasure Crafts... Boat Size does Matter Jim... PS: John = 35 , Jim = 43, Don = 5
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 8:26am 06.16.24 As they say in sailing... It is a journey.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:22am 06.16.24 A subject about which people have written books. You would be best served finding a friend who you t
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? JamesG161 at 8:21am 06.16.24 The best advice, from that Article, is hire of these when your choice is narrowed down. Society of
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot isaksp00 at 8:14am 06.16.24 I think the part that goes in the bottom of the mast extrusion is what's needed. Looks like the link
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head dkinzer at 8:09am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. Thanks. I had not seen that and it is helpf
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head Captain Larry-DH at 7:59am 06.16.24
Replacing Raymarine Autopilot Control Head jssailem at 7:53am 06.16.24 Have you seen this 2018 discussion on Raymarine forum. https://forum.raymarine.com/showthread.php?ti

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