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Yanmar Push Button Starter Switch (6) sailcapt340 at 5:45am 07.10.17 Big Boats 14/6655 On my 2000 340, my push button starter switch is intermittently starting. If I move my finger up or
transom mount, in hull, thru-hull...? rpludwig at 5:17am 07.10.17 Catalina 22 32/3679 old discussion, but I need a refresher.. going to pull the trigger on a depthfinder/fishfinder/char
CDI FF2 furling manual Crazy Dave Condon at 4:00am 07.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/702 As a retired dealer, I know many of the model Catalina 22, 22MKII, 25, 250 and others to include Cap
Keel bolts Kevvymm at 8:55pm 07.09.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/646 I am looking to purchase a cat 30. 1976 but the keel bolts look shot. There are something like lag
Confused Meriachee at 8:47pm 07.09.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/553 Alright Peggy, I'm throwing in the proverbial towel. We have a very standard waste setup in the 270
Big project today...finding where rain water leaks in Megaro76 at 6:14pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 13/3008 With my 11 year old daughter running the hose to simulate a rain storm and me inside the boat cabin
Is our media ever right? Ken Cross at 5:03pm 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1158 Marina fire story. Does this sound wrong? http://komonews.com/news/local/fire-hits Jssalem heard t
Diesel fuel/water filter recommendation nestorph at 4:06pm 07.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/4134 I need to install a fuel/water filter in my Islander 30 Bahama. I checked out the Racor filters but
Fuel and Water Tank Level hookway at 3:25pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3412 Hello Can anyone comment on water or fuel level meters or some basic way to tell when the tank is n
Oceanis 400, Smell from the Sump Pump hookway at 3:23pm 07.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1705
Hull crack (2) blindsmokey at 3:17pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 14/2374 I put my newly acquired boat in the water this weekend for the first time and discovered there is a
Engine mount while trailering (1) Lafayette Mike at 3:13pm 07.09.17 Catalina 22 18/3137 I'd love to find a way to mount my engine to the trailer while traveling. I have seen the "motor mo
Wanted - gently used main for my Hunter 23 (1986) Vanderlady at 3:10pm 07.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1384 Does anyone have gently used main sail I can use for my 1986 Hunter 23, or know where I can get one?
'85 H31 Fuse location Dave Roberts at 1:54pm 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/441 Just bought an 85 H31 and the interior electronics are totally different from our previous boat ('83
How to protecting above-deck bike from moisture and UV? patrickkidd at 10:44am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/615 I am a liveaboard and lock my road bike outside my Catalina 30. I am looking for a way to protect it
Main traveler car & sheet set-up (1) SeanP at 9:17am 07.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 33/10308 See the attached image of how the PO had things set up with the Rutgerson car. He seems to have adde
P42 Step for getting off boat (1) Puesta del sol at 9:10am 07.09.17 Big Boats 0/375 home made step - seems to work Not part of the design but I left long lines to work out final adjus
Saturday nearest full moon=NightCrawler! (5) Jackdaw at 9:00am 07.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/364 At WYC that means a pot luck buffet for a late dinner, and then heading out for a night sail. Last n
Macgregor 26S Sliding hatch jhastie at 7:23am 07.09.17 Parts Search 0/445 Looking for a replacement in good condition.
1999, H260 New centerboard pins a little longer than original ones (3) Tom2909 at 5:16am 07.09.17 Smaller Boats 10/1219 I've received new centerboard and roller pins from the Hunter Forum store for reassembling the cent

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WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 5:24pm 04.06.24 can you say "Hernia Operation"? Can you post a picture ?
Yanmar 3JH2-TBE with apparently a 4JH heat exchanger core. kloudie1 at 5:12pm 04.06.24 I have no experience with that heat exchanger but I think you may be on to something. The 3JH drawin
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:57pm 04.06.24 The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either side of the gooseneck piece shown in t
3GM30F Service Issue jssailem at 3:54pm 04.06.24 I had my high pressure pump and injectors serviced at. https://www.seattleinjector.com
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? shemandr at 3:27pm 04.06.24 I think OP is way ahead of me on this (And maybe a lot of other topics) but I don't know if a little
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? (1) dkinzer at 3:25pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach The inboard end of the boom has two tabs, one goes on either sid
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dkinzer at 3:17pm 04.06.24 Could the previous owner replaced the pin with one the wrong size? I don't think so. The pin fits
Selden Boom - Excess Play in Gooseneck Clevis Pin? dLj at 3:08pm 04.06.24 Question, how does the boom attach On one side only or does it have two tabs where that pin goes thr
working on my yanmar 2gm Don S/V ILLusion at 3:08pm 04.06.24 i had a diver in the water today inspecting my prop.. he tells me that it is very corroded, and nee
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:55pm 04.06.24 Mmmmmmm.......can you say "Hernia Operation"?
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 04.06.24 As I have winterized the engine, I won't know until the spring, if this is actually the case. So if
MORC Will Gilmore at 12:19pm 04.06.24 MORC Racing Note that the Web site is copyrighted from 2010. As the VP for Communications of the Ma
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Rich Stidger at 11:58am 04.06.24 If it's easy to access and disconnect the glow plug wire, do so and then measure the resistance of e
Topping lift justsomeguy at 11:34am 04.06.24 But what is the tension I should have? Hoist the mainsail and soften the topping lift to a few inc
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 11:17am 04.06.24 I can see the voltage drop when the glow plugs go through their cycle so I know they are drawing cur
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions (2) Trixster at 11:14am 04.06.24 Hello Sailors, My 1986 Catalina 30 rudder has a slight water leak. Any suggestions. Thank you Tr
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 10:38am 04.06.24 Water should drain out of the HW tank pretty quickly if the faucets are left open, at least until th
Topping lift pgandw at 10:37am 04.06.24 Maybe pertinent to the OP's situation, maybe not. On my Mariner 19, the boat came with a fixed leng
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? JP Pacific at 10:34am 04.06.24
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 10:28am 04.06.24 Water heater will drain quickly if you hold open the pressure/temperature relief valve lever while

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