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Fresh Water Manifold Leaking bobscaggs at 3:06am 04.07.17 Big Boats 5/1158 Hey All, My freshwater manifold (under the sink in the galley on the 426) has developed a tiny leak
How to reef the H170? Russell Papenberg at 3:00am 04.07.17 Day Sailers 8/1703 Hi, I have a 2005 H170 and I would like to know how to reef the mainsail. I am not using it often, b
HL 40.5 playing with the big boys at Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57pm 04.06.17 Racing 4/637 First time with a partial crew out for a classic in Seattle last weekend... Quite a few mistakes to
Coolant hoses 423 yanmar 4jh4e (2) NYSail at 6:25pm 04.06.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1151 so going through boat and noticed a tight fit with a hose and the alternator....... it's actually pr
Mainsail repair (7) Sloopjb14 at 6:10pm 04.06.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1506 Friends, Perhaps this topic has been discussed in the past. Please forgive me if this question has
Boom Vang and Mainsail Sheet suggestions? T_Cat at 3:41pm 04.06.17 Catalina 22 4/1093 Time to replace some sheets. It seems I have a 1/2" mainsail control sheet and boom vang sheet. The
Belt size for M3-20 Jim 5757 at 2:29pm 04.06.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1078 We seem to be having a problem locating the correct size belt for our Universal M3-20. All pulleys a
1999 Beneteau 311 caps for bolts and nuts of cabin top mounted hardware windchaser311 at 12:29pm 04.06.17 Parts Search 0/404 Greetings! Most of the white plastic caps covering the nuts and bolt tips coming through the headl
Throttle Linkage on Yanmar 3GM30F/Hunter 356 Musetta at 10:36am 04.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/731 During commissioning of Musetta for the 2017 season, I discovered that the engine does not return to
Length of mast raising pole Cheryl L at 5:28am 04.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/4320 I'm interested in buying a used MacGregor 26 in order to get from my home to Sarasota Bay, FL. I ne
Top down Rollgen (6) paulj at 5:17am 04.06.17 Catalina 310 12/1622 John Garvey One of the best add on's .....well worth the cost. http://www.bamarusa.com/products/r
Stranded on I-94 Panta Rei at 5:13am 04.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/723 Yesterday I passed what I believe was an 1988 or so O'day 35. Grey with sugar scoop on the side aban
What type of adhesive for engine room insulation? Dan_Y at 4:47am 04.06.17 Ask All Sailors 18/5691 Our h36 has nice foil/Mylar wrapped closed cell foam (appears to be anyway) in 1 inch-thick sheets l
Boom Vang rigging Chris Flanagan at 4:15am 04.06.17 Smaller Boats 9/1056 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 that I am rigging completely for the first time and I am apparently missin
Battery Charger question... SailFysh at 2:07am 04.06.17 Catalina 310 97/17455 Should have new charger and battery bank installed soon... with help from this forum and guidance fr
Recommended pump for fuel polishing system smokey73 at 8:56pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3673 Hunter 40.5 40 gal fuel tank I would like to install a fuel polishing system that I can use periodi
Bottom Paint Delawaredave at 6:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/717 Did search, learned some. Previous owner put Interlux Micron Extra paint on bottom - this stuff i
lowrance global map 3200 mmsailor at 5:12pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/456 I have a lowrance global map 3200 in a boat that is new to me . Their website says it is no longer
Small inverter recommendation Mark Maulden at 4:43pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1041 So, the admiral buys a new Apple laptop and about the only way to charge it away from shore power is
Rudder Post Play/Movement h2ojunke at 3:24pm 04.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1895 Was servicing the rudder/steering cables on our 2002 Beneteau 393 the other day. I noticed that when

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CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (1) Stu Jackson at 8:12am 11.15.23 Somewhere on that website is a history of Universal. Here's my file copy of list of all their engin
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? (3) BC Bernie at 7:21am 11.15.23 Hi there. I have hull #250. I had similar too. This is not the Catalina smile as referenced in past
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Maine Sail at 6:48am 11.15.23 The only way to get more out of that alt without over-stressing it is to remotely rectify it.
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 Arrgh at 6:42am 11.15.23 Looks like the 5425 to me...
Suddenly needing some brake work justsomeguy at 6:36am 11.15.23 I bought this trailer new in '05. 18 years later...who needs brakes? ;)
End of Season Storms justsomeguy at 6:31am 11.15.23 last Gasp You needn't capitalize "gasp".
End of Season Storms shemandr at 6:26am 11.15.23 I had stopped checking the NHC map every AM. Imagine my surprise this AM when I saw a yellow X basi
End of Season Storms (3) JamesG161 at 5:20am 11.15.23 My Gulf area this Morning. Holding my breath this morning that it will not be Named.
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? dlochner at 5:08am 11.15.23 A very common sighting on external keel boats. There are several causes, the number one cause is the
Grounding wires Maine Sail at 2:01am 11.15.23
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 11.14.23 Just a shot in the dark but IF you ever do find it, maybe unscrew and lift it up and slip a soft rub
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 8:03pm 11.14.23 I bought this trailer new in 2015. This is the first time I've done anything more than change tires
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 7:55pm 11.14.23 @bbriley Thanks for responding, I haven't checked on here for a while and am glad to have found a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hello Below at 7:18pm 11.14.23
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 7:17pm 11.14.23 There should only be one transformer. It should be located near the shore power inlet, it will be a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 6:47pm 11.14.23 :wow3::worthless: Oh please No! I love John as much as the next guy, but he looks best in full fo
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hello Below at 6:06pm 11.14.23 Well, Len, it might help us all if John were to post a provocative pic or two of him in a skimpy ba
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 5:58pm 11.14.23 If you've decided to paint (I had to, PO painted some areas, didn't paint others), I'd suggest Jame
Grounding wires bob45 at 5:24pm 11.14.23 Those are way too small to be lightning. I'd remove them and
Suddenly needing some brake work jaysweet at 5:13pm 11.14.23 So is it just me ... or do most people spend about as much time trailering as they do trouble shoot

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