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Need Photo of W30B3 oil pressure sensor wiring. Guan at 8:20am 08.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/785 Gang! Alas it never ends. My console alarm screamed with oil pressure light blinking when engine on.
Valve Adjustment thaeni at 7:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/626 Can the valves on a 3GM30F be adjusted with the compression released?
Cockpit Seat cushion replacement Birchy at 7:24am 08.14.17 Catalina 310 3/1068 I own a 2003 Catalina 310. The seat cushions are starting to break down. Any suggestions on replacem
Hose/Barb putty? Velero49 at 6:44am 08.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/365 What is the paste/compound/putty that Hunter used to seal? the hose/barb connections. Im getting re
Sunday on Seneca agprice22 at 5:02am 08.14.17 Ask All Sailors 4/496 here is a little Sunday on Seneca! TpzWjpowYZg GdjTUyUHIdE rBE5LGWxz9w The wind was a steady 7-8
Irwin Citation 30 (1980) Massimo432 at 7:18pm 08.13.17 Irwin 5/4634 Hello everyone, Noobie here. I just purchased the boat for Live Aboard. It needs some work and upgra
S2 9.2a Bimini Solutions? Mighty Little at 7:03pm 08.13.17 S2 3/1568 Hey fellow S2 owners.....I have a 1980 9.2a with standard main sheet rigging that comes down off the
M25xp enough engine? Jwhy at 5:35pm 08.13.17 Big Boats 5/1137 I looked at a Catalina 34 today with the 23 hp Universal. It's a 1990 boat with a mix of MKI and MKI
What exactly is considered " similar voltage" and "similar current"... GorillaToast at 4:44pm 08.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/945 ...when talking about PV panel arrays. In researching using panels of different manufacturers and d
Leaking Coffee Maker Viktor Eysselein at 3:58pm 08.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/418 Hi All: I have a Hunter 45CC, yr 2008. My Coffeemaker (LG Microwave and Coffee Maker Combo) is leaki
Cyclades 393 tiller arm replacement (1) Araluen at 3:54pm 08.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/703 Hi all Need to replace the tiller arm (where the auto pilot ram attaches to the rudder stock) which
Petrel AeroCraft 12 ft aluminum sailboat Sailing down the river at 2:55pm 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4039 I just got a SB-12 Petrel sailboat and in the back are 2 big holes about 2 inches across. The guy sa
Storage Mirwin at 1:17pm 08.13.17 Catalina 310 16/1905 hello everyone, Please forgive me but I am a female and some things are more important to me than wo
Jammed Lewmar Winch OldCat at 12:16pm 08.13.17 Catalina 22 3/2200 I have a 2005 C22 Sport. The port side sheet winch has jammed. It is a Lewmar CST14 - self-taling G
Amazon eclipse glasses Mark Maulden at 12:00pm 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/526 Amazon has released a widespread recall of their glasses....
Motor drag or lee helm? Bfranchini at 11:32am 08.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2546 Has anyone ever experienced motor drag (26S) that keeps wanting to turn the boat to port whenever ru
Pearson owners Fast Lane at 11:09am 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1361 My 30 is leaking around the head sink drain thru hull. The matting seems to be not glassed in around
switching Stay'sl from hank-on to furling, how to rig with or without boom Loyalist at 9:10am 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1405 Hello all!! I am thinking of modifying my cutter rig by putting a furler on the stay'sl. modifying
Tropical Storm Gert JamesG161 at 7:55am 08.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/931 TS Gert is that West African Storm mentioned in the Franklin thread. It should make a Tropical Stor
Hinge for Jabsco toilet lid? (1) Chris & Lenore at 4:45am 08.13.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2037 The hinge pin broke but I can't seem to find a replacement. It's a Jabsco manual pump compact bowl.

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C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? clivewmwalker at 12:51pm 06.10.24 OK. Thanks. I'll take a look next time I'm on-board.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.10.24 From a pure financial standpoint I think it primarily boils down to crew costs vs fuel costs. Is it
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.10.24 Those look like oval head self-tapping screws and a not very elegant application. First of all, ova
I thought this was interesting stickinthemud57 at 7:38am 06.10.24 Scalability, cost, convenience, increasingly high demand, etc. Not many people are willing to make t
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 06.10.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is ru

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