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4 - 6 Volt Preposed Setup (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:24pm 01.28.19 Catalina 310 12/1267 I'm getting close to setting up my 4 - 6 Volt Trojan 105 - 225's. I have used a diagram I picked up
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 (2) Blissfollower at 2:02pm 01.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2735 Somehow my strut got bent, I think boatyard but no time for blame game, I just want to fix it. I got
3 Bridge Race Slider at 1:45pm 01.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/379 This year the 3BR had 334 boats entered. It was a perfect day on SF Bay. The tides were with the f
Outboard mayhem ! Milton.Audas at 1:36pm 01.28.19 Catalina 22 29/4898 There are several posts relating to "what is the best outboard brand for a Catalina 22 ?". But to ad
Repace toggle on schaefer 2100 furler buddybear at 1:32pm 01.28.19 Catalina 310 2/536 I had posted a previous topic about the corroded toggle for my furler. I am now ready to replace it.
Steering pedestal base leaking into cabin 1sailsman at 11:12am 01.28.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/500 The cables that run from the steering wheel to the engine are looped through the aft cabin area. Dur
Wow... Simon Sexton at 8:44am 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 300/18971 Stumbled upon this video yesterday...what do you think? q2il8Fagbyk
Bottom contour mapping via dinghy geoffschultz at 7:02am 01.28.19 Ask All Sailors 1/361 I've been taking my 5'5" draft Freedom 40/40 in ' out of the Rio Dulce in Guatemala since 2001 and h
I would like to introduce myself Sandcut at 6:40pm 01.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3833 As a long time lurker/reader of this forum I would like to introduce myself. I guess I will be calle
Sailboat sinks at mooring Hamburg Cove, Lyme, Ct Chenega at 5:56pm 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 107/13397 why was this boat abandoned on a mooring...? Hopefully not leaking fuel in such a beautiful harbor
Install new hatch rubber seal in Lewmar Super Hatch MitchK at 4:29pm 01.27.19 Newport 1/989 OK, time to get back to the top hatch rebuild. Our N28 came with a Lewmar Super Hatch over the main
Macgregor 26X to sell Capt Woody at 12:47pm 01.27.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/42 Hello, I have owned my Macgregor 26X for almost 2 years and have made a lot of improvements and now
Links do not work Ward H at 12:24pm 01.27.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/1043 I've been going back and looking at older threads in Maine Sail's Musings forum and find a lot of li
322 trash can Paul1966 at 10:54am 01.27.19 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1098
Goodbye Laboat. (4) TomY at 10:17am 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1469 Walking the dogs in the harbor yesterday, I said to my wife, "I wonder where Laboat is?" Laboat is a
Replacement table leg for Hunter 34? Mike Oldak at 8:34am 01.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/409 My removable table leg and mounts have deteriorated beyond use. Is there a direct replacement avail
Ender of sailing All U Get at 5:39am 01.27.19 Ask All Sailors 46/2694 Hi all, Just spent some time helping friends with some issues with their boat. The final straw cam
Found on a beach (1) All U Get at 5:23am 01.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 34/2492 160636 Got any idea what this is from, the middle hole has broken plastic in it. The part is alumin
Sea Hawk stripper seadaddler at 7:36pm 01.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/578 Has anyone used new Sea Hawk marine paint stripper,I have been using Sea Hawk ablative bottom paint
Yanmar 4JH4E No Start gfrazzle at 3:37pm 01.26.19 Big Boats 37/3553 Attempted to start the 54hp Yanmar on my Hunter after sitting for a month or so. It ran perfectly wh

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Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Afraal at 5:37am 04.22.24 Update: I finally managed to do some testing using a voltmeter. All readings but one, seem to be wit
New Electronics - Is this about right? Ward H at 5:36am 04.22.24 1. I think @Scott T-Bird has the answer about the wiring. 2. On the Depth display, I suspect it may
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Hayden Watson at 5:20am 04.22.24 Balmar says that they sent the correct part which is sized to fit over a 128mm pulley but so far all
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? (1) Hayden Watson at 5:15am 04.22.24 I got Balmar's response this morning. "That is what we consider to be the correct part so it sucks
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:52am 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would take
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Deleted member 117556 at 4:47am 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would take
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 4:41am 04.22.24 If you are getting black stuff from your fuel line, it is past time to replace the fuel line. Be ce
Expected life of a fuel line hose? dlochner at 4:35am 04.22.24 If you are getting black stuff from your fuel line, it is past time to replace the fuel line. Be cer
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Project_Mayhem at 4:33am 04.22.24 I have a similar one but it connects by WiFi to a phone app. It takes some fidgeting to get the rig
Air Conditioner Vents Terry Cox at 4:32am 04.22.24 Different model boat, but ours came with dual MarineAir sea water heat pumps, which work great. We'v
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 3:59am 04.22.24 Instruments are now hooked up to the plotter which is a much better solution.
Trump Companion 21 tampahokie at 3:58am 04.22.24
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Davidasailor26 at 3:27am 04.22.24
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 3:19am 04.22.24 Thanks, very clear.
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 12:21am 04.22.24 @Chuck C. I was a dealer who was involved in the design of the 260 and the dealer who sold nearly
70 FT of LIFE LINE dLj at 11:30pm 04.21.24 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage. Where are you located?
Legend 40.5 engine oil change (6) Rich Stidger at 10:02pm 04.21.24 @fero , here are a couple pictures of my oil access hole. You can use the measurements for the hole
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 8:58pm 04.21.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plott
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 8:54pm 04.21.24 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners di
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Baja bash at 8:16pm 04.21.24 Hi, had the same problem on the same model boat only in the stern. I kept a towel down by the rudder

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