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BACK TO ALTERNATOR BELT PROBLEMS Valerio at 4:55pm 11.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3257 Last year i had problems with my yanmar eating my belt, after a long and nasty travel my alternator
Third battery for 34/35 dmax at 1:22pm 11.27.19 Bigger Boats 14/1651 I would like to add a 3rd battery (2 house, one starter) and wondering where people who have done so
New prop Babette04 at 11:00am 11.27.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/2370 I am working on my engine this off-season. New bellows and o ring on the shaft, motor mounts, and tr
Chainplates shine at 10:28am 11.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1223
O'Day 19 Boom "down haul" Bennett Foster at 8:38am 11.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1570 I'm thinking about putting a new bale on my boom about 18 inches from the mast and a strong pad eye
OpenCPN Questions shemandr at 6:38am 11.27.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1673 On another thread some of the capabilities of OpenCPN, which far exceed my current use and ability w
Universal M25 Fuel Injector Removal Busy Living at 5:33pm 11.26.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/3951 The #3 injector is puddling diesel fuel when the engine is running, and I am debating removing the i
Recommend me a surveyor Drinky Crow at 3:00pm 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 1/391 ...in Toronto area. Anyone here shipped a boat coast to coast? How.......
Anyone seen this tool before? I think it is a compass rose for tracking shifts (1) danstanford at 1:06pm 11.26.19 Racing 13/2149 172515
Pressure washer with lake water Project_Mayhem at 9:04am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 11/19717 I was wondering if anyone has ran their pressure washer off of lake water before? Was an extra pump
Hunter 27 AC Main breaker DC breakers (3) CMF Hunter 27 at 7:45am 11.26.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3586 Hi new owner to 1979 Hunter 27 and started to go over electric. Previous owner had a fresh water fl
F!$#ing Scupper hoses ontherocks83 at 6:03am 11.26.19 Catalina 30 38/7550 :banghead: I love my boat, but I swear to God that I am going to sell it before I ever have to repla*
Yanmar Serial Number NYSail at 4:16am 11.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2741 Hello all, Switching insurance carriers as current company is exiting marine market. New company i
US-Spars Mast Furling Main on Beneteau 343, Check the Halyard Tension joyof10 at 7:04pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3449 Over the years, and worsening in the last year, my mast furling main became increasingly harder and
It can buy me a boat dLj at 5:07pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/829 Just saw this on youtube - I couldn't resist posting it here: mQPjKSVe1tQ dj
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? Steven M at 2:40pm 11.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4138 I like the size of the 34. Would like to buy one. Have not found any owner reviews. I have been sail
Running Lights 1979 Catalina C 30 Thomast at 1:16pm 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/2314 The running lights on the bow of my Catalina C 30 are not working. They are working on the stern and
Replacement seacock valve handle (2) zephyr070 at 1:14pm 11.25.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1953 As I slowly tick off stuff my surveyor mentioned in his report, I have come to this line item: "The
GAM Split Lead scuba201 at 1:03pm 11.25.19 SSB and Ham Operators 3/1436 Anyone ever build one? Buddy of mine is going to build one for me.
Pulling 3GM30F heat shield and precombustion chamber (1) walmsleyc at 12:11pm 11.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1638 This question applies to all the GM and HM engines (and perhaps more that use the same style injecto

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Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Tally Ho at 7:11am 08.07.24
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:58am 08.07.24 In other words, based on the cost to repair and the value of the boat, it's "totaled." That doesn't
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 6:55am 08.07.24 Dude.......saying... "I heard".... regarding a product, person or event.... is just not cool. Eit
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . thinwater at 6:53am 08.07.24 Overprice, not-really-marine stuff in a chandlery. Who would have thought? Got one of their lamps o
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:48am 08.07.24 @Chiriqui @twalker H260 has given you additional information to consider as well. Thank you t wa
Cracked stringer on project boat dlochner at 6:31am 08.07.24 Back to the original issue, the cracked floor. This is an important structural component. Not only
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Joe at 6:27am 08.07.24 I own one of their panels but there have been reports of Renogy controllers catching on fire Dude.
Cracked stringer on project boat dLj at 6:13am 08.07.24 The replica of Henry Hudson's boat, Half Moon, was built that way, and they had rot problems soon a
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power Joe at 6:11am 08.07.24 Your 110 AC powered lights are not compatible with 12 volt appliances. Unless your boat has an inve
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 6:10am 08.07.24 Just to follow up on the tangent, I received that winch solenoid already! Less than 24 hours from o
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 5:47am 08.07.24 I'd rewrite that - enclosing wood with glass .... Encapsulating wood in epoxy designed to penetrat
Cracked stringer on project boat dLj at 5:41am 08.07.24 Encapsulating wood with glass pretty much assures the wood's destruction once water is introduced.
Legend 35.5 1989 what holds my Rudder up vertically? Marmalade at 5:20am 08.07.24 I have not done this on a Hunter/quadrant, but I did change the headstock on a tiller-steered 33ft
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 4:22am 08.07.24 I believe my replacement tach was a Viewline 85MM tach that is available on Amazon and other sites.
Yanmar 2gm engine died Ralph Johnstone at 10:45pm 08.06.24 During the runs after the oil changes, i need to run 80% of WOT? Run at 80% as a rule, not always
Yanmar 2gm engine died Hayden Watson at 9:08pm 08.06.24 Dave, I do not believe that is correct. Marine diesels, as with most/all diesels, have speed contr
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power FastOlson at 8:30pm 08.06.24 If your interior cabin lighting consists of AC fixtures, they will only operate when AC power is app
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power Project_Mayhem at 8:11pm 08.06.24 You would need to install an inverter and a transfer switch to make the outlets work when not plugge
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak Bullseye!!! at 7:52pm 08.06.24 I would like to see a photo as I have no boot on my mast from the factory?
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak stsomewhere108 at 5:59pm 08.06.24 Thanks @jssailem and @Bullseye I guess I will have to take the mast down this winter and take a t

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