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Fiddling with Fids Brian D at 1:38pm 05.10.18 Sails Call Lounge 47/3372 This is geared more toward the sailor who is thinking about replacing lines that have eye-splices. Y
Horror Tow (1) Phil Herring at 1:15pm 05.10.18 Ask All Sailors 62/5357 Most of us, at one time or another, have towed a boat behind our car or truck. And while towing tech
Hunter 42 anchor/windlass locker 1951seayalater at 12:35pm 05.10.18 Big Boats 10/1357 I have a 1997 Hunter 42, and am in the process of changing the anchor line and chain, I ahve noticed
Hunter 28.5 operating temperature bsbrown at 11:47am 05.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/369 My Hunter 28.5 with the Yanmar 2GM20F --what should the temperature gauge register under normal oper
Pea sized hole in Port Toe Rail near mid ship cleat. Caspurr at 10:59am 05.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/403 I have a pea sized hole/crack in my Port Toe Rail on the inside where the water drains (2007 Hunter
Tanzer 22 w/Trailer and Dinghy for sale (1) Ctsnavley at 10:23am 05.10.18 Smaller Boats 5/1003 Well-cared for Tanzer with helm steering. Take her anywhere with the 4 wheel trailer. Sloop rig with
H41DS Refrigerator/Freezer Replacement Nodak7 at 8:46am 05.10.18 Big Boats 13/2796 We have had our 41DS now for a number of years and are very happy with it. Thru the years I have cha
Catalina pole-based table? DaveNC at 8:27am 05.10.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2014 Anyone have experience with the Catalina table that is built on the pile and slides up and down? We
Hunter 45 DS refrigirator Boby_Hunter33 at 6:04am 05.10.18 Big Boats 0/344 Hi All, My hunter 45 DS 2010 refrigerator was replaced by the previous owner to an isotherm. Can som
Through-hull failed.... OdayGeorge at 5:00am 05.10.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1093 I just wanted to share an experience which may be helpful to someone in the future, as this site has
'81 Yamaha 30 Stuffing Box LVGS at 9:25pm 05.09.18 Yamaha 34/5994
Closed seacock bsbrown at 9:19pm 05.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/566 Forgot to open 1986 Hunter 28.5 seacock. Engine sounds funky. Is the problem most likely the impelle
Epoxy deck hatch on cracked H212? Tsawyer at 5:55pm 05.09.18 Smaller Boats 7/581 I have one of the plastic 212s from 2001. Three Mighty cracks end at the corners of the hatch openi
I'm going to do some biggish jobs tomorrow; how should I not die while doing this? - RESOLVED HanBan at 5:13pm 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 49/3014 Hi Guys! OK, so I have a couple of days off and I'm going to jump in and try a couple of jobs tomor
New coaming boxes for my boat (2) HukilauMike at 1:53pm 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 3/2898 I've drilled holes in my boat before to install new hardware and the like, but before this past week
Islander 36 propane tank location. BobHorn at 12:40pm 05.09.18 Islander 0/1101 Looking to buy a 36 and wondering where the propane locker might be. Thanks, Bob
Islander 36 water tanks BobHorn at 12:10pm 05.09.18 Islander 4/2107 Looking at an Islander 36. It has two water deckfills. Does that mean it has two water tanks? Capaci
Hunter 34, or C&C 34? (2) Simon Sexton at 10:22am 05.09.18 Ask All Sailors 17/5336 A Little Competition, Which one would you pick, and why? Hunter 34
Rudder tube shims ChrisCall at 9:44am 05.09.18 Catalina 30 3/1815 I have another question related to my rudder shaft on my 1989 catalina wing keel . I've got some sid
First 36.7 zinc confusion jarcher at 9:33am 05.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1604 I bought my 2004 First 36.7 last September, and it spent the winter in the water. I hauled Monday an

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New Electronics - Is this about right? Scott T-Bird at 8:45am 04.21.24 1. He has a below decks motor drive for his autopilot. The red dashed lines in the drawing below
Expected life of a fuel line hose? jssailem at 8:41am 04.21.24
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? jssailem at 8:27am 04.21.24 There is more going on then was evident in the other images. Fingers crossed that Balmar steps up to
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 7:42am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:30am 04.21.24 Thanks for the link. If Balmar does not have the correct size of adapter, I will end up doing what
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 7:12am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie So that hose should be shortened so that it only runs
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 7:11am 04.21.24 my mistake, i was facing aft so you are right about me bei ng wro n g abou t starboard
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 dlochner at 6:50am 04.21.24 Use Marine Oil, it's not that more expensive.
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question (2) chriscampbell at 6:32am 04.21.24 That drawing from your manual only makes my case that boat builders are the WORST sanitation plumbe
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 6:18am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:16am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:12am 04.21.24 Leland is short trip from traverse city by car. But not by boat! Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids and nort
Catalina 28 steering problem Fred at 6:04am 04.21.24 I purchased my Cat28 MkII (2004) last year and immediately noticed that it pulled quite heavy to por
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:56am 04.21.24 A contrary opinion. Install the filters empty. The consequence of dropping an empty filter are minim

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