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HELP WITH MY YANMAR 4JH3E NO START PROBLEM Valerio at 1:01pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 33/7011 Hi to all i have good voltage on the starter motor but when i turn the key noting happen, even no ti
Battery Cable Color (?) cb32863 at 11:46am 09.09.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2659 After moving my battery to the other side of the boat I realized I have now undersized the cable. Mi
Recycle sails Dim Sum at 11:09am 09.09.19 Trailer Sailors 4/1214 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing and bought a learner, a Sandpiper 565 at very low price. Well,
Will my Sandpiper mast and 3 sails work on my next 21ft sailboat? (1) Dim Sum at 11:07am 09.09.19 Trailer Sailors 25/4072 Hello everyone, I am new to sailing and bought a learner, a Sandpiper 565 at very low price. Well,
Replacing cleats. RolfSail at 9:38am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/776 The bow cleats on my soon to be purchased 99 Hunter 260 are the cheap plastic kind. This boat will
FY2000 H380 Run Away AC Temperature rjburnette at 8:56am 09.09.19 Big Boats 5/765 I have a FY2000 Hunter 380 with the standard Marine Air Systems AC unit model number VCP16K. It has
Balance point on Hunter 33.5 mast to enable unstepping operation John Irwin at 8:55am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/982 Recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 33.5. At our yacht club I must unstep the mast for haul out and win
water in engine? gfroch at 8:51am 09.09.19 Catalina 30 5/1167
M25 loss of raw water suction after sailing and/or rough weather turn - Catalina 30, 1983 TSACAT at 8:26am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/2794 Hello, Why does my engine loose raw water suction after a day of sailing and/or a fast turn in roug
Why 2 thermostats in Yanmar 3QM30H? (1) Brazil at 8:11am 09.09.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/1044 I have a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter, with the Yanmar 3QM30H, designed for seawater cooling. The manual sh
Where to find folding winch handles? Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 24/7450 I'm interested in a folding winch handle for my mast mounted winch. So far this is the only reasonab
looking to crew port charlotte Fl. richard9525 at 7:38am 09.09.19 Big Boats 1/421 Hey Hunter owners I use to own a H356 on the chesapeake.Sold it a few years ago. I miss sailing big
Hunter 37 Legend Marek Jadczyk at 7:28am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 4/634 I am looking for complete user manual. I have checked with Hunter, but they do have only partial and
Icebox Conversion...Which to Buy? Simon Sexton at 6:41am 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 10/5066 Hey Everyone, By next August I'll be living aboard my Catalina 25 while attending A'M Galv
1985 legend 40 chp at 6:02am 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/896 Looking at a legend 40. Any advice on what to look at. Are the storage tanks aluminum and are they h
Accident statistics excerpt (1) Snorri Eriksen at 5:43am 09.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/1491 The attached image is from the coast guard 2018 accident statistics. Vessel activity at time of acci
Available Crew Forum Mike Oldak at 5:42am 09.09.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/595 I live in the DC area and keep my H34 on the Chesapeake Bay, but spend quite a bit of time in Marble
Lewmar portlight gaskets eianm at 11:22pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 4/709 Does anyone have any clever tricks to installing new factory gaskets- it seems bloody near impossibl
HX870 VS HX890 DSC Question Ward H at 6:23pm 09.08.19 Ask All Sailors 26/12389 I've had a HX870 for about 5 years. For the past year or so I noticed corrosion on one of the chargi
H26, 1994, missing 3 bolts for stairway- how do I reach the nuts? bmorr at 6:13pm 09.08.19 Smaller Boats 4/453 The 3 bolts attaching the upper portion of the stairwell are missing. not sure how to access to inse

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Got a great grill? Mark Maulden at 7:04pm 06.02.24 I have a magma charcoal kettle. A little bit of charcoal, light it off, and ten minutes later you a
Need to replace sea cocks. jssailem at 6:49pm 06.02.24 Reading the Series 93 description, I find the following: (ISO 150/188) "Small craft-seacocks and th
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 6:05pm 06.02.24 Has anyone ever cut the top mast fitting, in this case a T-ball, off the broken forestay and then u
Replacing broken forestay garymalmgren at 6:02pm 06.02.24 One thing that I will add to John's post "First, secure the mast with a halyard to the bow so that t
Got a great grill? shemandr at 5:56pm 06.02.24 We had more or less the same experience with out Magma Kettle. I replaced most of the internal com
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... thinwater at 5:32pm 06.02.24 Aloha all, thank you everyone for the support. I got the mast down and into my shop where I could p
Replacing broken forestay jssailem at 5:25pm 06.02.24 Sue, that is not the standard approach to installing the forestay. First, secure the mast with a h
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 jssailem at 5:16pm 06.02.24 If your keel has not found mud, you are not sailing enough.
Got a great grill? dLj at 4:58pm 06.02.24 I also had a Magma grill that died an early death. I'm also interested in what others use. dj
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp Tally Ho at 4:58pm 06.02.24 Is the water you refer to, coming from the heat exchanger discharge or from the mixing elbow discha
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? xavpil at 4:52pm 06.02.24 You might find this thread helpful. https://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/f121/trent-severn-waterwa
Portlight Polish Skipper J at 2:58pm 06.02.24 I used Novus Plastic Clean and Shine on my Gray Industries portlights. They have four grades of abra
Re-bedding Deck ports Don S/V ILLusion at 2:30pm 06.02.24 This might be the most often asked question here and about which the most information exists. Th sea
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 06.02.24 I found the water exiting the exhaust not hot ??. Is the water you refer to, coming from the heat
Leaky windows J.R. Seago at 2:24pm 06.02.24 Try these guys. https://catalinaonly.com/retrofitwindows
NYC to Milwaukee on a 42' sailboat: how long? dlochner at 2:14pm 06.02.24 Thanks Sue and sorry for late reply (actually doong the great loop ) we plan on leaving NYC by the
Got a great grill? sailcapt340 at 1:57pm 06.02.24 Just returned from our boat today, had a nice grilling planned as well. Only to find our Magma Part
Battery Switch Mystery JamesG161 at 1:55pm 06.02.24 Hunter wired the boat's OEM Solar Collector to the Start Battery, to Trickle charge it. Depending o
Re-bedding Deck ports kappykaplan at 1:42pm 06.02.24 Sikaflex or 3M 4200
Need to replace sea cocks. Hayden Watson at 1:16pm 06.02.24 I recently installed Marelon series 93 seacocks and am very happy with them and really appreciate th

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