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70 FT of LIFE LINE (2) twodzusfittings at 7:49am 04.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/151 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 5:39am 04.20.24 Catalina 310 21/2084 Yesterday, during spring commissioning of my Universal M25-XPB engine, I did my first change of the
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1268 I am installing a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on my Universal M25XP and the drive pulley on the crank
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 9:05pm 04.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/529 I bought the Balmar 48-USP-M25 for my M25XP. This should be an easy bolt-on process except that the
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo (1) Arctic Hawk at 8:53pm 04.19.24 Yamaha 3/558 224256 Would any one happen to have an image of the original Yamaha sailboat logo? It was not the t
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 teacherspet at 4:59pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/482 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on th
Trump Companion 21 tedsteffan at 12:43pm 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1080 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for a
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 12:32pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/874 Before hurricane season I was thinking of dropping my h260 mast and storing it either in normal stra
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Davenport at 11:50am 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/509 Im a heavy guy and my old h260 creaks when I walk on the wood floor and it bounces too. So far I've
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 11:03am 04.19.24 Smaller Boats 5/610 Has anyone installed a mid-ship cleat on a H260? I've been tying off my spring line to the winch b
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/486
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/939 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/388 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/761 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/480 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/521 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/1510 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 15/2267 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w
Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/459 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/974 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an

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Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 9:23am 03.17.25 suitable for the shock and water immersion that comes with kiteboarding. I am guessing, based on o
Hydro for CNG tank Timm R Oday25 at 9:20am 03.17.25 Just to further complicate matters . Some of use divers have a variety of tanks . We use steel and a
Hunter 240 owners here? hunter240 at 9:12am 03.17.25 I've been enjoying my 240 since 1998. Perfect boat for where I sail in shallow bay with some offshor
Hunter 46 fixed window replacement tricks Believe H46 at 9:02am 03.17.25 Right. For outside mounted windows agree! For inside mounted windows leaning in like mine, gravity
Cockpit table crowding resolved! Believe H46 at 8:58am 03.17.25 Table is beautiful may I ask where you found it? I am curious about the purpose of the black knob w
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? colemj at 8:57am 03.17.25 I can definitely see the utility in this endeavor. The VHF is a valuable tool but only works if the
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 dmax at 8:56am 03.17.25 The other thing to watch out for is overheating the transmission - tow packages often add a transmis
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? Captain Larry-DH at 8:52am 03.17.25
Towing Cat 22 with CX9 Tedd at 8:52am 03.17.25 I towed a Macgregor 26S classic with a 1995 Mitsubishi Delica L400, which weighs about the same as
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Shorinsean at 8:24am 03.17.25 Ancasta replied to my inquiry, saying that they have a 6 week lead time on the part :(. The irony of
engine shaft length Timm R Oday25 at 8:23am 03.17.25 We have used an 8 horse 25" 2 stroke on our Oday 25 for 10 years . Our sailing grounds are the weste
What is name of a block's attachment point? 4lane at 8:22am 03.17.25 @Foswick @Joe Thanks you- much appreciated! Not easy to find an inexpensive few, but I'll keep looki
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 8:17am 03.17.25 When I had my M25XPB injector pump rebuilt locally about 6 years ago, it was a bit over $500 parts
MRBF fuse on disconnect terminal Jan11 at 8:12am 03.17.25 While it's common knowledge to "fuse to protect the wire" it's not correct if the same size wire is
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice dmax at 8:01am 03.17.25 You'd be at the upper limit for towing - if you're not going a long distance and it's not too hilly,
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? FastOlson at 7:57am 03.17.25 MayDay, Pan Pan (pahn, pahn), and securitie are the 3 warning calls. All of them connote a sense of
Why Don't You Use ActiveCaptain? jssailem at 7:50am 03.17.25 we used Securite to alert shipping of our presence in heavy fog. Included were a position, course a
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice majorkong1 at 7:49am 03.17.25
1989 Rhodes 22 Advice dmax at 7:37am 03.17.25 From the pictures, I would say the boat is in fair-to-good condition. Needs some serious cleaning an
Hunter 46 fixed window replacement tricks (6) NoReverse at 7:34am 03.17.25 Vhb tape and dowsil 995 is an easier method . Oscillating tool with a putty knife blade helps easily

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