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Cooling ZF 5M or ZF 10m (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:57am 06.09.17 Catalina 310 3/759 Been doing a little research and knowledge collecting about the ZF transmissions in the Cat 310. The
Bilge Pump Noise Rick D at 9:44am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1828 Just curious... I have fourtyish Benes on each side of me. Both make a sound intermittently which so
Fuel Filter water separator recommendations JRacer at 9:27am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1831 My Beneteau First 310 has a Volvo Penta 2002 BT HE LD engine. I am looking at changing out the facto
What is under this unusual fiberglass in my P-42? (1) Sean5306 at 9:16am 06.09.17 Big Boats 29/1961 This photo shows what looks like a shoddily fiberglassed-in something on my 1990 P-42. It is locate
Shopping for new Dink rfrye1 at 9:15am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/400 My WM PVC dinghy has died an ugly death in San Diego after 6 years. Time to buy Hypalon. I was looki
2 GoPro video of race start Jackdaw at 8:06am 06.09.17 Racing 0/350 Using two sync'ed GoPro camera, the start of last nights race. We run the line, gybe back, and the p
Hoist a Newport 17? (2) Chrissie7785 at 6:15am 06.09.17 Newport 6/1649 Does anyone know if the Newport 17 can be hoisted on a crane and lifted onto the water using hoist s
Lazy jacks, are they worth it on a day sailer? dzl at 6:06am 06.09.17 Catalina 22 9/2957 I'm working towards making my boat simpler to single hand. I usually sail with company, but it's ine
Universal 5424 oil leak Neil16870 at 4:13am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/687 i just purchased an O'Day 34 and have found that the Universal 5424 has oil leaking down to the moto
H260 Swing Keel problem Flaco at 7:31pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1204 Ever since I bought my H260 I have found it very hard to pull up the swing keel. It takes all the po
Hunter 29.5 broken sail slug Coastin at 6:16pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/459 My "new to me" Hunter 29.5 has one broken main sail slug. On my previous boat (Catalina 25) changin
Space under frig Sailgunner at 3:15pm 06.08.17 Big Boats 1/463 On my 410 there is a blank space under the frig. I know the drain comes out under there but it appea
Which cutoff Ball Valves do you close off when sailing viper at 2:54pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1440 What are the thru hull valves that you generally close before sailing? For example, the fridge comp
1981 Hunter Yanmar 2QM15 scruffy95 at 12:42pm 06.08.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2063 So the voyage of a Sea Scout donation of an above mentioned Hunter has a new wrinkle that I am hopef
FYI Hunter 380 Hull Ports viper at 11:39am 06.08.17 Big Boats 0/296 Well from the outside there are 4 fixed black lexan ports. One in Galley area/starboard is fake.
Help identifying possible sail?? (1) teqmod at 11:00am 06.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/394 Hi All, I am going through the boat I purchased and came across this. At first I thought it was som
Replace spin on Racor... VanIslandGuy at 10:24am 06.08.17 Big Boats 25/2033 My H410 has a Racor R25T which spins on from below. Changing the filter on this is a a pain but doa
Yamaha 33 Site for Trinity Ameseys at 10:06am 06.08.17 Yamaha 15/3598 I'm working on a website for my boat, Trinity. Feel free to have a look - let me know what you think
Seeking a Beneteau. bstanis at 8:19am 06.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/544 Had a 30' sloop that just sunk on my slip. Desparetley looking for a Beneteau at least 36' for unde
Bleed valve on universal m25xp ChrisCall at 7:05am 06.08.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/889 I have a question i replaced my fuel filters on my universal m25xp. When I was bleeding the air out

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Recommendations for a new head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:27pm 06.04.23 Trident Marine 101-1124 Sanitation Hose - this is available here in Canada. From all reviews it gets
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips JoeWhite at 6:14pm 06.04.23 I am assuming your home waters are at redwood city harbour. I too started there in calm waters taki
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 6:10pm 06.04.23
Hunter 38 Fixed Portlight Shade quadrille38 at 5:57pm 06.04.23 Hello All, While opening my 2006 Hunter 38 for the season, my well meaning daughter washed one of t
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 5:57pm 06.04.23 O'day daysailer 3 with 3'- 9" ft draft Specs suggest 23'-4" mast. I have not measured it myself ye
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips Stu Jackson at 5:55pm 06.04.23 (my windy app lied and said it was supposed to be 6-7knots) I'd work on "getting your head out of
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 RitSim at 5:49pm 06.04.23 I tried google searching IMAGES for sparcraft gooseneck. This one is close. Maybe look further int
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' rwflyboy at 5:43pm 06.04.23 I have an old one if still looking.
Recommendations for a new head Ward H at 5:28pm 06.04.23 I installed a Raritan Sea Era QC Electric Head with fresh water flush back in 2018. We're very hap
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 Davidasailor26 at 5:25pm 06.04.23
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 4:55pm 06.04.23
Daysailer 3 roller furling kappykaplan at 4:42pm 06.04.23 There should be a shackle on the jib halyard to connect to the piece on the right in your photo. Is
Daysailer 3 roller furling (1) drgbanks at 4:28pm 06.04.23 Here are the 2 pieces of the roller fuller.
Engine Control xavpil at 4:09pm 06.04.23 I'd say time for some maintenance. Pull up the specs on the assembly and see what the mfg. recom
Engine Control xavpil at 4:07pm 06.04.23 Sounds like a simple adjustment of the control cable should fix your shifting problem. To confirm
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 4:00pm 06.04.23 I used Trident 101 when I replaced my sanitation hose. Very solid stuff, but it is VERY stiff, hard
Dissimilar Metals Tally Ho at 3:53pm 06.04.23 I have used both Tef-gel and Lanocote. As @dlochner said, Lanocote is pretty sticky, but if you care
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 RitSim at 3:52pm 06.04.23 Can you provide a better pic of the mast, side, front? someone may recognize it.
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:43pm 06.04.23 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351309352_1600948760408005_8618913723109480107_n
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (1) lsavocchi at 3:38pm 06.04.23 Yes, the vapors would carry some oil aerosol that would condense and look like an oil leak ... and

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