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Spinnaker halyard in furling mast tom.p.brown at 1:37pm 06.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/725 i am going to run a halyard into the slotted opening in my mast that is marked as spinnaker. the pul
DAY SAILER SELF BAILER John G. Davis at 1:31pm 06.21.19 Day Sailers 2/2990 Any idea of who makes the self bailer as used on the O Day day sailer 2 ' 3? The rubber bushing is
2GM20 Alternator and Starter Wiring APWTryfan at 10:54am 06.21.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1089 Good Day! I have new to me C'C33 mII with 2GM 20 and am adding solar with battery upgrade. I want to
Severe rattle coming from the transmission area (I think) Jacksail at 9:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 30 2/930 I was doing some maintenance for an unrelated item and I cleared out the aft berth of my 310. I open
Cat 310 Masthead Sheave Size whittem at 9:12am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 1/543 Anyone know size/dimensions of the two Catalina 310 masthead sheaves? I called Catalina Largo FL fac
New Extended Catalina 310 Spinnaker Crane (2) whittem at 8:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 15/4178 I refined the design of a new extended Catalina 310 spinnaker Crane I showed in a post last Feb 2019
Oday 272 question- Social Sailor? RodneyBD at 7:34am 06.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1849 Hello all, the 272 keeps popping up on my acquisition radar because it checks a few important boxes
universal m25 water pump part number 85bittersweet at 7:24am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/969 does anyone have the kabota part number for the water pump
Another solution to hard to unfurl sail on Selden furling mast JH10920 at 7:06am 06.21.19 Big Boats 2/1645 Hello all, A new-to-me Hunter 38's mainsail was difficult to unfurl and furl. My after-purchase rig
Help, old topside paint is fading, what to do (3) hamilto at 6:38am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/969 First post. Thanks for having me. Just bought my beautiful Catalina 22 Lady. Cosmetically she suffe
Summer Time Arrives JamesG161 at 4:20am 06.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/712 The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere!!! And it is... FRIDAY Also it appears to b
Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/921 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/2997 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1556 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?
Repair Tiller bolt hole in rudder (1) cbourne200 at 7:25pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1744 Guess we used tiller as a handhold once too often. As I was returning to marina, tiller came off in
Needing help finding why I can't get fuel pressure. Newbie3 at 7:03pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1513 I just installed a new engine in to a Catalina that has been sitting for... probably a long time. It
New pumpkinpie at 6:26pm 06.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1258 .
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts (4) Island Pilot at 4:02pm 06.20.19 Pearson 5/2053 Good evening, here are pics of keel bolts. Please let me know what you think. I am interested in g
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin (1) Phil Herring at 3:32pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 33/2965 How long have you owned your current boat? Are you new to the hobby, or new to your vessel? Or are
Can anyone identify this fitting? (2) Solitude at 2:40pm 06.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/829 I am installing a new air conditioner and removing the old one. The attached pictures are of a fitt

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Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 Stu Jackson at 10:15am 08.28.24 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Intern
Venting the engine compatrment Don S/V ILLusion at 10:05am 08.28.24 We had a different model, same era Hunter which had no ventilation grill. Many other brands and type
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 9:58am 08.28.24 @jviss I am finally tackling this job on Jubilee. I've got 6 portholes to knock out. I'd be intre
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 8:59am 08.28.24 @jviss I am finally tackling this job on Jubilee. I've got 6 portholes to knock out. I'd be intres
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast shemandr at 8:55am 08.28.24 The crack at the mast doesn't look like a spider crack. It looks like it involves the underlying la
Replacing Portholes BAD ORCA at 8:53am 08.28.24 Jeesh, Port Townsend is cream of the crop, high end boutique. Yeah i can see why that would be cost
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 ChrisVR1994 at 8:19am 08.28.24 do you recommend a particular filter micron size? 2, 10, 30?
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 (1) JoeWhite at 7:48am 08.28.24 Here is what mine looks like on M35B https://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?album=Fuel%20S
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Hayden Watson at 7:47am 08.28.24 ... Good question.. There is a TED talk that explains we have been doing it wrong.: https://www.t
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 FastOlson at 7:46am 08.28.24 Racor 500. Absolutely best choice.
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 ChrisVR1994 at 7:40am 08.28.24 Thank you!
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 7:04am 08.28.24 I second this method. Even better is in bacon fat. No, fry eggs in deep bacon fat, toast gets but
Raymarine ST 4000 auto pilot (No signal) jssailem at 6:39am 08.28.24 Your ST 4000 is the first design. The current EVOLUTION system by Raymarine uses the same wheel but
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove chp at 6:31am 08.28.24 I've had success just frying the bread in some butter. I second this method. Even better is in bac
Engine removal? (1) jssailem at 6:24am 08.28.24 Oh boy. Looks like you will be having some fun. This image of a C&C 35 mk3 engine access on the Inte
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale degas at 6:10am 08.28.24 Thanks for sharing, thanks for the reminders, and glad you figured it out. There are two steps to s
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 6:06am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks have known found the fuses there are ETA 1170-22 fuses and blue terminals are wago 02
An A-Frame Question (1) Daveinet at 6:03am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system (1) jssailem at 5:43am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:02am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks just had a look and a blade fuse would fit will give it a go let you know how it work

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