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Old age problems Knuttle at 5:28am 01.12.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1304 I picked up my Venture 21 in December 1970 at the factory in Costa Mesa Ca. and took it home to Mich
Oceanis 473 Diesel tank replacement amandla at 6:37pm 01.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/648 Hello, I need to replace the Polypropylene diesel tank in my Oceanis 473 built in 2002. Does anyone
Oday 322 solar vents DLB at 6:24pm 01.11.17 Bigger Boats 19/2615 On my list of repairs are the solar vents in the head and aft cabin. One works anemically on occasio
Replacing engine Gratitude Palm Beach at 6:05pm 01.11.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/752 Mine is a 1979 Cherubini 27. I am installing a 9.9 Suzuki to replace my old Yanmar. Should I mount i
Offset for Raymarine Depth finder George Arthur at 2:58pm 01.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/5288 Hi All, New member and first post. I'm sure there will be many more! I just bought my first sail
West Marine anchor by Manson? (1) Jackdaw at 12:40pm 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1622 I didn't want to hijack the other anchor thread so.... Looks like WM has contracted with Manson to
Electrical Connector (1) Brian D at 11:21am 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2666 I am looking for this connector. It is the 12v connector found on Standard Horizon radios but might
Hunter 28 Anchor Roller xianbarnard at 9:48am 01.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/784 Hi, I'm looking to mount an anchor holder/roller on my 1992 hunter 28. I'd prefer to have it out of
modified 2-bank topology & switches layouts John61CT at 9:42am 01.11.17 Musings With Maine Sail 36/6654 Rather than polluting MS's fine "optimal switches" thread http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php
Zinc eroding / bond inquiry Islanderwannabe at 8:27am 01.11.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2927 Hey everyone, I have a 1997 336. It has a 1" shaft and I put one zinc on it. Should I put more than
Locktite 567? catalanc at 6:41am 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1517 I am rebuilding the water pump on a Yamaha 4 HP outboard and the specs call for using Locktite "567"
Any good electrical diagramming programs? Justin_NSA at 6:27am 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 24/4833 I'm looking for a decent CAD program to diagram my boat's electrical system. Preferably with a short
Penzoil vs. Mercruiser Oil for Outboard? catalanc at 6:21am 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 9/727 I am changing the oil in my Yamaha 4 HP outboard. I have a bottle of Penzoil 10-30W oil in hand but
Cleaning Old Sails SailMaster at 5:18am 01.11.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3689 I have a few sails that came with our boat that have not been used in many years. We actually had th
Why Primary/Reserve vs House/Starter John61CT at 1:14am 01.11.17 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2994 Branched off MS's thread here http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/1-both-2-off-switch
Lighting mystery Tanner S at 7:08pm 01.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1829 Hi everyone, has anyone had all exterior lighting issues on their Cat? I recently purchased my first
H40.5 ledgend Mtn Marriah at 1:36pm 01.10.17 Big Boats 8/804 Have a crack in the main window over the dnnet and behind the mast. this is port/window that is as w
Wash Down Pump Install Shagdance at 10:06am 01.10.17 Catalina 310 12/3356 Thinking about installing anchor chain wash down system. Hoping somebody has done this on a 310 and
Options for electric windlass gettinthere at 9:54am 01.10.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1360 If I were to add an electric windlass to the bow, should I run heavy cable back to the engine/house
1985 Hunter 34 Reupholstery Questions Mike Kegley at 9:38am 01.10.17 Big Boats 8/887 I'm getting ready to take on reupholstering all the cushions in my 1985 Hunter 34. The boat came wi

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2004 Catalina 320 (1) Calif. Ted at 6:38pm 02.19.24 If the white breaker on left of panel labeled charger/inverter is on, and it's plugged into shorepow
Western L.I. Sound marina shemandr at 6:17pm 02.19.24 My 8th grade science teacher considered the World's Fair Marina the ideal place to live (Aboard).
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? JRacer at 6:07pm 02.19.24 Black Hawk Down: Pilla : Colonel, they're shooting at us! Colonel, they're shooting at us! Sgt Dann
2004 Catalina 320 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07pm 02.19.24 Does anybody know if this boat automatically charges while on shore power? probably. One simply w
2004 Catalina 320 shemandr at 6:05pm 02.19.24 Hoo Boy!
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Project_Mayhem at 4:50pm 02.19.24 Someone might find their drain plug missing in the near future...
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 4:42pm 02.19.24 OP here. I live in Queens, very close to the Worlds Fair Marina, close to the Whitestone Bridge, so
Western L.I. Sound marina shemandr at 4:11pm 02.19.24 The OP is short on details but doesn't say he's located on L.I. I would say crossing from LI to Ct
37c hose size for stuffing box Tally Ho at 3:41pm 02.19.24 @Cocoa Beach Sailor, I sent you a PM. I think you will need to measure (or someone with this spec
1987 Catalina 27 rigging upgrades Any Sea at 3:21pm 02.19.24 jssailem: Thanks for your toughts. You're correct in that I am stepping up to this boat from a C-2
YANMAR replacement shemandr at 3:19pm 02.19.24 I really liked my "Fresh Water Cooled" Yammie. With my previous raw water cooled A4 I was obsessive
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? kappykaplan at 2:53pm 02.19.24 Radio provides AIS info to My Chart plotter, and CP provides GPS coordinates to the radio Same her
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Tally Ho at 2:51pm 02.19.24 :plus: I use the B&G version, with a wireless remote at the helm. Radio provides AIS info to My C
YANMAR replacement Tally Ho at 2:26pm 02.19.24 As always yiyr knowledge /advice is highly appreciated... That been said, here's the situation. A r
YANMAR replacement Scott T-Bird at 2:02pm 02.19.24 I had a Yanmar 3YM20 installed. Yes, 7K was a bitter pill to swallow along with all the other ex
Paddlewheel suggestions? shemandr at 1:58pm 02.19.24 I used to keep a toothbrush and scraper in the compartment where the thru hull was on my H356. Also
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts dlochner at 1:40pm 02.19.24 Glad you figured it out. You now have one more thing to check on your annual maintenance list. Just
YANMAR replacement ggrizzard at 12:40pm 02.19.24 While I can't address the longevity of either engine you mentioned, I can tell you that 10 years ago
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Siamese at 12:40pm 02.19.24 Generally, the OP is going to be looking for your opinion. Not necessarily your opinion on someone
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts patbratton at 12:31pm 02.19.24 Aristotle Metal Works in Lawrenceville, Georgia has given me a price of $65.00 plus tax for TIG weld

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