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yanmar gear shift lever dave lundy at 10:33am 05.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6060 recently I read a post where Kloudie referenced adjusting either the control cable or the lever on t
P-18 Forestay shackle recommendation needed ghandif15 at 8:50am 05.12.18 Precision 3/2039 Hello, I need to purchase a shackle to connect the turnbuckle to the forestay chainplate on my 1985
PROPANE OUTBOARD? drewsyntax at 8:37am 05.12.18 Smaller Boats 27/6131 Hi All - Shopping to replace my 23yo 2 stroke 9.9 still and was about to pull the trigger on a toh
376 V beth headliner JohnandJane at 7:23am 05.12.18 Big Boats 1/450 Does anyone know which fasteners on the deck hold up the v berth headliner, I have a small leak I wa
Is telling all really important? Kermit at 6:40am 05.12.18 Ask All Sailors 40/3265 Seems like most folks here post their hull number when describing their boat. I have no idea what hu
House Battery Circuit Troubleshooting rishackie at 6:40am 05.12.18 Big Boats 4/626 I just had an issue where I lost DC power to the main DC switch panel in my 2013 45DS one week after
Perko swivel hasps (1) rukidn at 4:33am 05.12.18 Catalina 310 11/2566 Has anyone replaced the Perko swivel hasps on their cockpit / anchor lockers? The standard Perko chr
New trick w/butyl tape rgranger at 6:26pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3192 Hey all I stumbled on a trick this weekend and thought it might help someone else. I was touching
Traveler pully replacement thwilson at 5:39pm 05.11.18 Catalina 30 3/716 I have an 86 Catalina 30 and the two pulleys on each side need replacing. They are held in place wit
Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 4:10pm 05.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2130 Hi there, MainSail, Can you (or anyone else with knowledge) please advise as to painting the inside
Mast wiring slap PSR at 2:30pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1702 I've searched the forums and found many threads on the subjects of mast wiring, conduit installation
Diesel Jello Rick D at 2:06pm 05.11.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/707 So, on a recent trip, I had some fuel issues. The fuel had picked up a bug maybe five or six years a
Beneteau 321 - how often to replace sanitation hose? cymeyer at 1:01pm 05.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1388 Have a 20 year old Beneteau 321 with original sanitation hoses. No issues yet, but was looking to
25.5 Forward Hatch Does Not Fit Bones at 12:39pm 05.11.18 Smaller Boats 4/572 I ordered the "will fit" forward hatch (Bomar) from Sailboat Owners. Received part number 802319 (H
LPG Gas Solenoid valve problem CABixler at 10:54am 05.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/917 We have a 15 year old Beneteau 331. I noticed at the very end of last year I could not get the Stove
272 rebedding chainplates with mast up dankarofl at 9:35am 05.11.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/906 Hi guys, new 272 LE owner here diving into rebedding a leaky starboard chainplate. What are your pre
Three engine wires with no home?! H35.5 (4) Kgatesma at 8:27am 05.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1788 I have three wires that have lost their way. One looks like a sender (second pic from the top). T
Genset on a 36 BobHorn at 7:29am 05.11.18 Islander 0/1459 Does anyone have a 36 with a genset? Thanks, Bob
Mast wiring question Ward H at 7:09am 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 10/3013 1993 C30. 47' mast is down, getting ready to install new LED Anchor and Steaming/Deck lights. Volta
Made this for my 146 (3) KeukaSailer at 5:36am 05.11.18 Day Sailers 5/898 Love the look of wood...even on a composite sailboat (pro custom wood worker here :biggrin:) . I jus

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Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 03.02.24 I'd skip cutting of the heads of screws and all that and spend $10 on a mount that includes all the
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line jssailem at 5:54pm 03.02.24 Napa... https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/SME188052 Gates..https://www.gates.com/us/en/fluid-power/eng
Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 artboas at 5:44pm 03.02.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Clean Out Oil Pan Justin_NSA at 4:23pm 03.02.24 On my Universal 5416 I have a drain plug. After running the engine, then sucking out 90%, I remove
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 4:08pm 03.02.24 I'll be interested in seeing what you end up with. Those windows are on my list (but a ways down at
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:40pm 03.02.24 Shipping from D&R is very high. I am also thinking to get rounded ends. Not the original look. I've
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 2:30pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'
NEW PORT LIGHTS twodzusfittings at 2:22pm 03.02.24 Thank you Dave. This makes sense. I honestly believe every shortcut was taken when building some O'd
NEW PORT LIGHTS Richard19068 at 2:10pm 03.02.24 You have probably seen these but if not I thought I would point them out. I don't know how much the
Seller's Beware - Scam related to SailboatOwners classifieds. Tally Ho at 12:52pm 03.02.24
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:45pm 03.02.24 Congratulations !! Retirement is a highly under rated place to be!! I took the step 16 years ago..
Sourcing Diesel Fuel Line dlochner at 12:45pm 03.02.24 I went down this road a couple of years ago. The hoses on the Yanmar are metric, not SAE. That means
NEW PORT LIGHTS dlochner at 12:42pm 03.02.24 I assume you have frameless ports. Plexiglass, generically Acrylic, is a better choice than Lexan,
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to kee
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:41pm 03.02.24 Sounds like you'll miss them, and vice-versa. Hope for you that the watch would have been more usef
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 12:39pm 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 11:48am 03.02.24 If you read the 1/2B article you will see I still advise an ACR. That combiner is just a version of
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 11:31am 03.02.24 Looking at big boats, I once imagined owning a 50ft Maple Leaf that was for sale near my home. Noth
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 11:00am 03.02.24 Not the newest Xantrex charger. https://xantrex.com/products/battery-chargers/xplore I have their
Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 10:55am 03.02.24 For my education, why would you keep the combiner instead of going to a 1-2-both switch wired as yo

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