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Hurricane Irma & TS Lidia JamesG161 at 6:03am 08.31.17 Sails Call Lounge 53/4893 TS Irma was being noteworthy by world forecasters last Sunday. This 2017 season, African storm "spi
Differences Between Alternator Serpentine Pulley Kits jviss at 5:48am 08.31.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4301 There seem to be two 'brands' available, the Balmar and the "PK." Are these the same thing, in diff
need to replace control cable for transmission bugbitten at 7:17pm 08.30.17 S2 32/4209 Since my boat has been back in the water, I've found it very hard to move the engine's control lever
Legend 40.5 reef 1 & 2 rigging perse111 at 7:03pm 08.30.17 Big Boats 21/2527 Hello All, I recently purchased a 98 40.5. The running rigging for Reef 1 ' 2 had been removed by
Something missing? (1) Zephyr-Jeffer at 5:47pm 08.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1272 In the attached photo you can see the head of my mainsail. Today I realized that the nylon slug was
Recomended anchor chain and rode Keith Ingebrigtson at 4:27pm 08.30.17 Catalina 30 27/9937 I have a Catalina 30 and wish to replace my anchor chain and rode. I can't seem to find recommendat
Microburst on Granby Dave@Granby at 3:55pm 08.30.17 Smaller Boats 13/1206 Beautiful day of sailing on Lake Granby, Co. Light, 5 kt wind until about 1 PM. I had been watching
Engine room blower fuse? Newport Bob at 3:33pm 08.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/797 Need help locating fuse. the inline blower on our 2004 373 needs to be replaced- Jabsco model no lon
Edson Pedestal Guard jviss at 11:30am 08.30.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2356 I'm posting here because this is a bit odd for the "gear wanted" section. I am reverting an Edson p
Engine Noise Reduction Material FlimFlamII at 10:39am 08.30.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3207 Any suggestions on who makes good thin engine noise reduction material? Thanks! Joe
Belt Size Roland5048 at 10:17am 08.30.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1900 Have a Yanmar 3ym20 in my boat. Last Sunday, about 200yds from my slip, the belt to the raw water
Finger Lakes of NY -or- Kermit and agprice22 (1) Kermit at 7:33am 08.30.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/471 What a treat it was to meet @agprice22! He and his wife welcomed me aboard yesterday at his slip on
Looking at a '85 Pearson 385 BobHorn at 7:24am 08.30.17 Pearson 2/1085 Are there any issues specific to that boat that I need to look at? Thanks, Bob
Reattaching Swim Step MarkR at 7:01am 08.30.17 Catalina 310 6/1152 One of the white plastic steps fell off our swim ladder (stock Catalina 310, 2004). Luckily, it fell
1987/8 oceanis 430 3berth robby squire at 6:22am 08.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/396 hi would anyone know what the right size prop and shaft is ,shes running a perkins 4108 50 hp
Tell Tales on Fully Battened Main (1) DinoKanuck at 4:52am 08.30.17 Ask All Sailors 16/2328 140374 Thoughts in Tell Tale Locations? Here is my plan for 4 leech and 18 sail body tell tales on
Max Prop reconditioning All U Get at 4:39am 08.30.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1351 Hi all, Has anyone sent their Max Prop out to be re-conditioned? What would be a good indicator th
Anyone have any comments on the new hunter 18 Mel Steinlicht at 11:22pm 08.29.17 Day Sailers 7/1763 Antone have any comments on the new hunter 18
alternative charging options? Justin_NSA at 8:38pm 08.29.17 Ask All Sailors 71/3129 I have a Xantrex Freedom 20 combi inverter/charger. It's probably almost 20 years old. When it works
1977 Hunter 33 Pedestal Backing Plate replacement Douglas Ronne at 6:35pm 08.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2260 I recently ran into some trouble at sea when one of the idler pulleys ripped out of the backing plat

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Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 3:07pm 12.28.23 @LakeShark That is a great endorsement of the Dometic 975! It appears to have nothing in common with
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Project_Mayhem at 2:48pm 12.28.23 I have the Dometic 965. The bellow leaks and the flush only rinses part of the bowl. I cut some slit
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? Project_Mayhem at 2:39pm 12.28.23 Jack up the trailer from the frame, not the axle. I'd recommend a floor jack. I have had two Harbor
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? colb218 at 1:59pm 12.28.23 Managed to pick up the heat exchanger gaskets today after dropping it off at Greenwood Radiator on T
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? AaronD at 1:08pm 12.28.23 We've made use of BoatUS trailer coverage twice now. Both times they got us to where we needed to be
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 AaronD at 12:57pm 12.28.23 @Gene Neill : My own parts list is at Sailing and restoring #9874 (and some additional pictures in a
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? JoeWhite at 12:41pm 12.28.23 Make an appointment with a tire shop, buy a 12v tire pump, pump the tire, drive to tire shop with bo
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 (1) LakeShark at 12:28pm 12.28.23 @Gene Neill In this picture you can see the vent fitting and Pump out fittings. Never mind the rela
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? rgranger at 12:18pm 12.28.23 There's lots of good advice already on questions 1 and 2 so I'll talk about 3. I'm in Canada, not t
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 LakeShark at 12:14pm 12.28.23 Yes, definitely on deck for the pumpout fitting. It's the vent fitting I was unsure about. My new
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? Johnb at 11:24am 12.28.23 If your carry a spare wheel then it is also worth having the jack, wrench, blocks and knowledge to b
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Gene Neill at 11:22am 12.28.23 It will be easier to use if the fitting is on the deck. In most pump outs it is necessary to hold t
Hunter 335 chain plate FastOlson at 11:20am 12.28.23 WHich "Hunter"? The US company or the completely different UK Hunter?
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Sail22Capri22 at 10:22am 12.28.23 I installed the Thetford 550p in my Capri a year ago. It worked great this past season. I installed
Water lock broke Ralph Johnstone at 10:09am 12.28.23 Be sure to protect your muffler against freezing during the winter. Either drain it or fill it with
1985 Pearson 36.2 transmission cable Calif. Ted at 9:40am 12.28.23 Most cables are marked with a number which denotes length and terminal types, most marked in feet bu
Water lock broke NYSail at 9:21am 12.28.23
How to change Trailer tire with Boat on Trailer? billjoye at 9:01am 12.28.23 Road trip advice. 2 years ago, I did a 3 day, 1100 mile marathon in winter up the east coast. Never
Hunter 335 chain plate Terry Cox at 8:29am 12.28.23 Can anyone give me some info (or videos) on how to replace the Hunter 335 chain plates Did a searc
Installing a MSD potty in our C22 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:20am 12.28.23 I agree with everything Dave said. I'm also very curious to know more about the Visa MSD portapotty

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