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Huricane Mathew prep critique wanted (5) pateco at 8:15am 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1842 We were lucky, and survived Mathew with no damage, but this was our first time prepping the Stargaze
Passage 42 original mainsail furling / outhaul line sizes and sheave sizes Wanderwind at 7:30am 10.13.16 Big Boats 0/673 This is on my new-to-me '94 passage with Z-SPARS in-mast furling rig. The owner's manual seems to s
H 34 Ball Valves hunter healer at 4:33am 10.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/733 Hi there, Im in the middle of replacing thru hulls and I was wondering if I could get some feedback
Bought a cheap PVC dinghy, can I reinforce the bottom? mz4wheeler at 5:14pm 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 3/683 OK, bought a brand new PVC Silver Marine 8ft dinghy, 5HP, 660lbs capacity. I bought it for it's lig
Looking for an O'Day 31 SS Bow Pulpit and Anchor Roller SeaDogBoating at 2:32pm 10.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/815 Hi folks, My name is Steve and I am looking for an O'Day 31 Stainless Steel Bow Pulpit and Anchor Ro
S2 23 hull #2 1975 (3) Alex D at 2:15pm 10.12.16 S2 0/860 Hi guys, I found this S2 down in South Florida looks good ' solid everything is there all original l
Any site dedicated to C28 Richie50 at 2:13pm 10.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/679 Just looking for information, forward thinking as I love my C22.
Deck support for a Hunter 170 John Edward at 12:17pm 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2777 Does anyone have any experience with supporting the deck or firming up the deck of a Hunter 170? A f
S2 9.2A cockpit cushions indimini at 11:22am 10.12.16 S2 1/1299 Hi all, we are in the process of moving to a new boat. We will be donating our S2 to a local non-pr
Water in motor gfroch at 11:11am 10.12.16 Catalina 30 11/1524 My Universal M25XP seems to have gotten water into the third cylinder, which was discovered when it
Added to the Hunter 39 Owners page Fortyeighter at 11:07am 10.12.16 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/405 Hello, Trying to figure out how I get added to the H39 "Owners Page". Thanks in advance!
Engine Oil Drain (1) marchem at 11:00am 10.12.16 Catalina 310 23/2340 I feel a little silly asking this, but is draining the engine oil on the M25XPB really as easy as un
T-105 or Sams Duracell seadaddler at 8:38am 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 5/569 So checking prices found a real good price on T-105 . Duracell 6 volt sam's club Duracell is $84.00
Splitter Gone Bad. Suspicious Behavior at 8:05am 10.12.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1194 This is my first Boat and I'm learning as I go. All things Electrical worked fine at 2 Marinas in T
Throttle / shift cable broken 2013 Hunter (1) RuddyDuck at 6:45am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/916 Throttle / shift cable broke inside shift pedestal where it enters shift housing. This plastic piece
Mains halyard Ken13559 at 1:17am 10.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1682 I'm planning to replace my Mains halyard but isn't sure what size I've after measring it with a veni
General observations Ned Ludd at 9:48pm 10.11.16 Newport 1/1034 OK, I purchased a 1976 Newport 28 on Sept 11th in Portland OR. Kind of ironic since my current boat
#2130 one nice thing (6) Sacto Dave at 9:16pm 10.11.16 Catalina 22 5/908 As I saw KClancy's first post, http://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/new-cat-22-owner.1
Wind RussC at 7:04pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2592 Now that sailing season is grinding to a halt for most of us.............. . We came across the (199
Solar Panel Output. Franklin at 4:43pm 10.11.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1942 I thought I understood my solar panels pretty good - I've had them for 5 years now and watch the gau

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Keel getting corrosion dmax at 8:52am 04.22.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it and
Metal lathe dmax at 8:40am 04.22.24 "I will never buy anything else from balmar" That sucks, after hearing that, I won't either - such a
Lifting strap blocking Jan11 at 8:40am 04.22.24 Having spent many years at the marina of a Hunter dealer I can tell you that they did have blocks th
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. kappykaplan at 8:23am 04.22.24 Unbelievable. I know that I will never buy another Balmar part. We feel your pain!
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 7:50am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 7:36am 04.22.24 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on t
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.22.24
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 04.22.24 Interestingly, or not, buddy bought Raymarine w/one of these transducers at boat show and they sh
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 7:22am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 04.22.24 I had the same problem until I used soap to grease it. The silicone that they provide is probably b
Rudder crack shemandr at 7:13am 04.22.24 I'm surprised there hasn't been more response. I suspect a lot of members are engaged in preparing
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58am 04.22.24 I found a YouTube video of a guy who installed a Balmar kit on a Perkins and had the same problem.
Seaward Fox 19 Sparty Ken at 6:45am 04.22.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sa
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Stu Jackson at 6:43am 04.22.24 Should have said ELECTRIC fuel pump. Only takes a minute.
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck inkunzi at 6:27am 04.22.24 Hello the hose exits the engine compartment to a filler neck with cap located in the battery compart
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) and Subtank inkunzi at 6:07am 04.22.24 Hello My 1988 hunter 28.5 has the same setup with the large cooling hose exiting the engine compartm
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Afraal at 5:37am 04.22.24 Update: I finally managed to do some testing using a voltmeter. All readings but one, seem to be wit
New Electronics - Is this about right? Ward H at 5:36am 04.22.24 1. I think @Scott T-Bird has the answer about the wiring. 2. On the Depth display, I suspect it may
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Hayden Watson at 5:20am 04.22.24 Balmar says that they sent the correct part which is sized to fit over a 128mm pulley but so far all
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? (1) Hayden Watson at 5:15am 04.22.24 I got Balmar's response this morning. "That is what we consider to be the correct part so it sucks

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