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Jamestown/Totalboat coupon! SVMOONDANCE at 11:51am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 4/537 20% off site wide : WHITEWOOD
Loads on an adjustable backstay ancbob at 11:23am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 5/1833 Hello All, As one of my upgrades this winter, I am adding an adjustable backstay. It is the 6
Chain plates on Hunter Legend 290 (year 2000) (2) SzymonD at 11:18am 01.30.19 Ask All Sailors 2/619 Dear Sailor Friends and Hunter Legend Owners. Recently I had a rig inspection on my newly bought Hun
A/C Condensate Drain Frank H at 11:10am 01.30.19 Catalina 310 1/630 Presently my A/C condensate drains into my bilge. The PO added the unit without a condensate slurper
Bottom paint for my C22? paddy4699 at 10:43am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 4/905 As we are trailer sailors and our C22 spends the majority of her time out of water, in the wonderful
Bulk Head Replacement Dug22 at 10:07am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 5/499 I replaced my old bulk heads because of water damage. I replaced them with 3/4 inch finished oak. I
Pop Top Cover Dug22 at 10:02am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 9/715 I was wondering if anyone had a pop top cover for a 1987 Catalina 22 they would like to sale. I call
Installing a Jib Roller Furler Dug22 at 6:09am 01.30.19 Catalina 22 11/3790 My first question is, what brand, size, etc. roller furler would someone recommend I buy for my 1987
73 years old jon hansen at 6:00am 01.30.19 Racing 8/909 jean-luc wins. asks for shower, steak, beer. WOW!
Pop-Top for C22 Ron20324 at 7:49pm 01.29.19 Catalina 22 0/479 I was at BaconSails.com store today, and they have a new pop-top for the C22. IIRC, it looks new and
Cruisers party Miami Show CYQK at 10:06am 01.29.19 Ask All Sailors 0/212 Used to be an icon of the show!!! Is there a cruisers party this year???
Anchor hangers choice (2) davidmhull at 8:59am 01.29.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2208 Good morning. I have finally given in and want to upgrade my anchor hanger. There are basically two
h41 owners help with grey water tank Valerio at 8:04am 01.29.19 Big Boats 32/2426 Has been a lot of months when i come back to the boat and the gray water tank is full, i was thinkin
Oday 28. 1981 owners. Main sheet traveler question rogjack2 at 6:21am 01.29.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/724 Are the mid track nuts accessible by removing the circuit breaker panel ? I am considering swapping
Bigger refrigerator C320 mk2 Wingkeel at 12:22am 01.29.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/576 Has any C320 owners replaced or contemplated replacing the factory fitted fridge with a larger unit?
Nothing Exciting (1) Cowpokee at 6:34pm 01.28.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/1741 Nothing exciting happened yesterday. I went down to the boat to work on the head replacement that I
Is there a good reason to repaint this...... (1) Lafayette Mike at 4:31pm 01.28.19 Catalina 22 17/1061 My boat is a 1987. Always sailed in fresh water. Almost always spends the night(s) on a trailer.
What is marine wire conduit? Ward H at 3:32pm 01.28.19 Musings With Maine Sail 21/8014 I was reading a post by Maine Sail about OCP protection is needed within 10' of the shore power conn
O'Day 35 Rudder Question dmax at 3:31pm 01.28.19 Bigger Boats 20/2736 I need to drop the rudder on my 35 for repairs but have run into a problem: all the bolts for the qu
Bus Bar Installations Scott T-Bird at 2:45pm 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4364 I'm sure I'm missing something, but I can't find a product that is ready-made for jumping the curren

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Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 9:24am 04.22.24 Are the vast majority of fuel vent lines 5/8"? I'm pretty sure mine is the original built in 1978
Airmar DST 810 Drinky Crow at 9:22am 04.22.24 Ok thanks, will find out today.
Rudder crack dmax at 8:57am 04.22.24 Yes - first thing would be to get the rudder off the boat to make it easier to work on and then cut
Metal lathe (2) Rich Stidger at 8:55am 04.22.24 OK, since you need to remove the balance wheel and pulley, here is a tip. I needed to do the same t
Keel getting corrosion dmax at 8:52am 04.22.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it and
Metal lathe dmax at 8:40am 04.22.24 "I will never buy anything else from balmar" That sucks, after hearing that, I won't either - such a
Lifting strap blocking Jan11 at 8:40am 04.22.24 Having spent many years at the marina of a Hunter dealer I can tell you that they did have blocks th
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. kappykaplan at 8:23am 04.22.24 Unbelievable. I know that I will never buy another Balmar part. We feel your pain!
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 7:50am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 7:36am 04.22.24 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on t
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.22.24
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 04.22.24 Interestingly, or not, buddy bought Raymarine w/one of these transducers at boat show and they sh
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 7:22am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 04.22.24 I had the same problem until I used soap to grease it. The silicone that they provide is probably b
Rudder crack shemandr at 7:13am 04.22.24 I'm surprised there hasn't been more response. I suspect a lot of members are engaged in preparing
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58am 04.22.24 I found a YouTube video of a guy who installed a Balmar kit on a Perkins and had the same problem.
Seaward Fox 19 Sparty Ken at 6:45am 04.22.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sa
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Stu Jackson at 6:43am 04.22.24 Should have said ELECTRIC fuel pump. Only takes a minute.
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck inkunzi at 6:27am 04.22.24 Hello the hose exits the engine compartment to a filler neck with cap located in the battery compart
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) and Subtank inkunzi at 6:07am 04.22.24 Hello My 1988 hunter 28.5 has the same setup with the large cooling hose exiting the engine compartm

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