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Seward Hillerange lpbosch at 8:50pm 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1990 I have a Seaward Hillerange and the pilot stays lit but the burner turns off and on and will not sta
Hunter 380 Running Rigging Questions Nickfox45 at 8:09pm 06.02.17 Big Boats 10/2052 I'm ordering new running rigging based off a Hunter 380 spec sheet. A few questions: 1. Do the lengt
Keel trunk crack (4) reefsider at 5:01pm 06.02.17 Catalina 22 9/2950 Figured this was important enough to get its own thread for others easier reference. As I was rest
Tachometer problem-goes too max and just sits there the entire time. How to check alternator output jandjnixon at 1:47pm 06.02.17 Yamaha 4/2467 Tachometer goes to max and sits there full time after engine start. How to check alternator output o
Another which boat thread.... I know... sorry! Grum.man at 10:30am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 55/3455 Hello all, just joined the site and am looking for advice. A little about me, live in Central NC an
new to our 27' 1978 Catalina MaryE at 10:01am 06.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1381 Hi, We just took out our boat last w/e. It was a blast! This boat has the cut out transom and 201
Trouble: Raymarine ST1000 Tillerpilot Dennis Kitchen at 8:24am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/4794 On Monday my tiller pilot failed to operate and I noticed it was stuck on 074 and flashing C but af*
Fresh water pump Doug/Karen at 7:57am 06.02.17 Big Boats 10/2400 When we opened the boat to start the season last week, we noticed that the water pump was cycling ev
Hunter 216 Spinnaker Questions Mike At Door County at 6:01am 06.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2106 Anyone that flies their asymmetrical on their Hunter 216? We tried last night for the first time but
Rudder Repair (1) Nodak7 at 5:06am 06.02.17 Big Boats 1/471 Grounded the other day and dinged the rudder. Just a dimple but it did crack the fiberglass a little
Big jumps All U Get at 4:46am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/447 Hi all, Since our tranny fix we moved up the ICW to Norfolk and jumped outside to Cape May then yest
O'Day 20 Mainsail CHris F at 3:41am 06.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2565 I have a PDF of the rigging instructions for our "new to me" 1976 O'Day 20. In it, it states to rais
hunter38 specs richard9525 at 9:06pm 06.01.17 Big Boats 1/431 for trucking purposes anybody know mast length and height of boat without arch thanks
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot in wind vane mode? patrickkidd at 8:00pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 2/2376 I have a ST4000 (the black one, not the grey ST4000+) and am getting used to its awful limitations,
Catalina 27 interior paint surfforce 1 at 7:18pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/1255 Hello Captains! What type of paint do you suggest for painting interior fiberglass? What type of pai
O'day 25 gate on mast? Nevada Mike at 6:50pm 06.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1965 I have a hole on my mast that appears to be were a gate might go to keep slugs from falling out. Di
Please be gentle while I consider reinventing the wheel Kermit at 6:12pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3821 I've cleaned and bleached my teak and holly sole. I've had one person suggest putting 2 coats of cle
How far will epoxy go? jhogle at 5:53pm 06.01.17 Catalina 22 3/656 Ive got this small gouge in my keel that I am hoping to fill in before applying some new bottom pain
Recommended furler for a 23.5 PropellerHead at 5:49pm 06.01.17 Smaller Boats 20/1289 Can someone recommend a furler? I'd like to keep the price in the range of the CDI FF2 or the Shaefe
Any Merit 22 opinions? ;) RussC at 5:29pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 7/4882 I've been toying with the idea of purchasing a decent looking Merit 22, but am torn if it would achi

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3YM39AE cost rgranger at 6:07am 05.18.24
3YM39AE cost Tally Ho at 6:06am 05.18.24
What are these treasures? Tally Ho at 5:54am 05.18.24 The SS piece looks like it could be used to pin something in place, with the curved opening to slip
What are these treasures? Tally Ho at 5:52am 05.18.24
What are these treasures? Tally Ho at 5:49am 05.18.24 Does the copper piece have an indent on the end opposite the head, or is it hollow? dj no indent
Prop Shaft runout jibes138 at 5:35am 05.18.24 !/4 inch of bend is absolutely unacceptable. It will tear up the cutlass bearing and likely cause a
Another Seahood removal (1985 H31) shemandr at 5:14am 05.18.24 What? No birds?
Expected life of a fuel line hose? jibes138 at 5:12am 05.18.24 10 years is the recommended replacement interval for fuel hoses. Usually if they leak you will know
Beneteau 285 Keel Nuts AldernyRace at 5:07am 05.18.24 Much appreciated
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 05.18.24 it will accumulate gunk over the years and eventually kill your motor Or it will accumulate gunk m
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 jibes138 at 4:45am 05.18.24 If your electric fuel pump is the next item in your fuel system after the tank, be aware there is al
What are these treasures? twodzusfittings at 4:17am 05.18.24 Fire Extinguisher pull pin.
3YM39AE cost kappykaplan at 4:03am 05.18.24 That seems to be a curiously low price. I agree.
3YM39AE cost dlochner at 4:03am 05.18.24 This company says $4150. Yanmar 3YM30AE 29 HP Diesel Marine Inboard (focusmarineoutboard.com) Tha
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest marcham at 3:59am 05.18.24 There is very little cell service in BC waters once North of campbell river. When you're within 5km
What are these treasures? PaulK at 3:56am 05.18.24 The SS piece looks like it could be used to pin something in place, with the curved opening to slip
3YM39AE cost kappykaplan at 3:52am 05.18.24 This company says $4150. Yanmar 3YM30AE 29 HP Diesel Marine Inboard (focusmarineoutboard.com)
Yanmar Engines used on Hunter Legend 37.5 marcham at 3:02am 05.18.24 Can you take a picture of the engine id plate located on top ? Is it a 3jh2 ?
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number eianm at 11:38pm 05.17.24 I think its original- I actually dont us it- i rely on GPS speed on my Ray screen- so mine just sits
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 Brian and Anne on Princess 18 at 11:35pm 05.17.24 Many thanks but as suggested I think the optimum solution will be to install an appropriate tabernac

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