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Cooling ZF 5M or ZF 10m (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:57am 06.09.17 Catalina 310 3/1220 Been doing a little research and knowledge collecting about the ZF transmissions in the Cat 310. The
Bilge Pump Noise Rick D at 9:44am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2429 Just curious... I have fourtyish Benes on each side of me. Both make a sound intermittently which so
Fuel Filter water separator recommendations JRacer at 9:27am 06.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2701 My Beneteau First 310 has a Volvo Penta 2002 BT HE LD engine. I am looking at changing out the facto
What is under this unusual fiberglass in my P-42? (1) Sean5306 at 9:16am 06.09.17 Big Boats 29/2289 This photo shows what looks like a shoddily fiberglassed-in something on my 1990 P-42. It is locate
Shopping for new Dink rfrye1 at 9:15am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 5/524 My WM PVC dinghy has died an ugly death in San Diego after 6 years. Time to buy Hypalon. I was looki
2 GoPro video of race start Jackdaw at 8:06am 06.09.17 Racing 0/444 Using two sync'ed GoPro camera, the start of last nights race. We run the line, gybe back, and the p
Hoist a Newport 17? (2) Chrissie7785 at 6:15am 06.09.17 Newport 6/2244 Does anyone know if the Newport 17 can be hoisted on a crane and lifted onto the water using hoist s
Lazy jacks, are they worth it on a day sailer? dzl at 6:06am 06.09.17 Catalina 22 9/3844 I'm working towards making my boat simpler to single hand. I usually sail with company, but it's ine
Universal 5424 oil leak Neil16870 at 4:13am 06.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/905 i just purchased an O'Day 34 and have found that the Universal 5424 has oil leaking down to the moto
H260 Swing Keel problem Flaco at 7:31pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1807 Ever since I bought my H260 I have found it very hard to pull up the swing keel. It takes all the po
Hunter 29.5 broken sail slug Coastin at 6:16pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/593 My "new to me" Hunter 29.5 has one broken main sail slug. On my previous boat (Catalina 25) changin
Space under frig Sailgunner at 3:15pm 06.08.17 Big Boats 1/595 On my 410 there is a blank space under the frig. I know the drain comes out under there but it appea
Which cutoff Ball Valves do you close off when sailing viper at 2:54pm 06.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1883 What are the thru hull valves that you generally close before sailing? For example, the fridge comp
1981 Hunter Yanmar 2QM15 scruffy95 at 12:42pm 06.08.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3391 So the voyage of a Sea Scout donation of an above mentioned Hunter has a new wrinkle that I am hopef
FYI Hunter 380 Hull Ports viper at 11:39am 06.08.17 Big Boats 0/363 Well from the outside there are 4 fixed black lexan ports. One in Galley area/starboard is fake.
Help identifying possible sail?? (1) teqmod at 11:00am 06.08.17 Ask All Sailors 6/481 Hi All, I am going through the boat I purchased and came across this. At first I thought it was som
Replace spin on Racor... VanIslandGuy at 10:24am 06.08.17 Big Boats 25/2625 My H410 has a Racor R25T which spins on from below. Changing the filter on this is a a pain but doa
Yamaha 33 Site for Trinity Ameseys at 10:06am 06.08.17 Yamaha 15/4670 I'm working on a website for my boat, Trinity. Feel free to have a look - let me know what you think
Seeking a Beneteau. bstanis at 8:19am 06.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/726 Had a 30' sloop that just sunk on my slip. Desparetley looking for a Beneteau at least 36' for unde
Bleed valve on universal m25xp ChrisCall at 7:05am 06.08.17 Engines and Propulsion 2/1083 I have a question i replaced my fuel filters on my universal m25xp. When I was bleeding the air out

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing dlochner at 7:09pm 06.25.24 Maybe tomorrow I will drop anchor at my local Harbor Freight Tools and get a voltmeter. An accura
Best Place to post " boat for sale" RitSim at 6:28pm 06.25.24 I have used Sailboastlistings.com. More importantly I used the sale of my last boat as a learning ex
No more vroom vroom? Timm R Oday25 at 6:25pm 06.25.24 Here the color of your sparkplugs is your friend . Install new ones . Run for 10 minutes at full thr
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Rich Stidger at 4:14pm 06.25.24 I don't recall the brand of window material, but I purchased it from Sailrite. I don't think it was
Dodger Clear Vinyl Window Thickness Terry Cox at 4:03pm 06.25.24 What thickness do you recommend for Strataglass or similar clear vinyl for a dodger? Our last plas
DC breaker/switch panel questions kappykaplan at 3:52pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I
DC breaker/switch panel questions capta at 3:24pm 06.25.24 I've taken a liking to the idea of the red & green nav lights on the spreaders when under power. I t
In-mast furling mechanism is slipping on Hunter 33 JamesG161 at 3:13pm 06.25.24 Check this link for most info on IMFurling In mast 'piece of crap' furling system Jim...
Mobile navigation app dlochner at 2:15pm 06.25.24 Yes, 5 devices per account. Company support is very good to excellent. Over the weekend I posted an
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 2:06pm 06.25.24 Our 1981 Oday wires were run the exact same way . Seemed to be an industry standard back then I w
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 2:00pm 06.25.24 As tight as my wallet when my wife walks into a jewelry store
Furler woes Davidasailor26 at 1:53pm 06.25.24 Dyneema would probably work for the pennant too, and that you can splice yourself.
Bomar hatch hinge pin RitSim at 1:40pm 06.25.24 PB Blaster and plastics don't mix well
Furler woes JoeWhite at 1:32pm 06.25.24 Bob, yes, leave the pendant at the bottom installed. Remember that my solution is only to test if yo
Looking for source for used roller furling and jib. Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 06.25.24 I've seen a few homemade furlers that the owners have been happy with. Very inexpensive to build and
No more vroom vroom? Project_Mayhem at 1:28pm 06.25.24 ... or mud daubers:rolleyes: ... that is one chase that took me all day .... I was considering di
Mobile navigation app Captain Larry-DH at 1:12pm 06.25.24 Hi Larry, does Aqua Maps allow the same 2 devices sharing per account as Navionics? We might it wit
DC breaker/switch panel questions dmax at 12:34pm 06.25.24 You should not run your deck level navigation lights (bow and stern) with a masthead tri-color - you
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 3GGG at 12:12pm 06.25.24 ..start compiling an equipment inventory and a maintenance and repairl log. Your boat's profile sho
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 Joe at 11:53am 06.25.24 You do realize that you can put any instrument on your boat you want. Yes, Hunter built the boats,

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