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Matthew Roland5048 at 4:11pm 10.06.16 Ask All Sailors 2/475 To all of our friends on the Fl. East Coast: God Speed and be safe.
Mixing battery chemistry Stillatit at 12:33pm 10.06.16 Ask All Sailors 22/2693 I have 4 new AGM house batteries (2 x 2 parallel) plus one engine starter. The starter batt is now
Catalina 250 leaks John Kessler at 8:20am 10.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/4297 There seems to be a leak near the stern of my Catalina 250 which, with heavy rains, rally soaks the
Quick Release of Jib Sheets (1) catalanc at 5:37am 10.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 33/5130 Hi Guys, Well, I need to pull my boat from the lake in two weeks so this is a question for next year
h34 Keto Cowl Fix (2) dcalif at 1:48am 10.06.16 Big Boats 16/2589 Like most of us with a Hunter 34, my old cowls were worn beyond any hope of repair. I went with the
bilge water oday 28 blackout at 7:08pm 10.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 27/3487 Oday 28 owners need some help. We are getting water in the bilge just sitting idle at the dock. We
FINDING THE MISSING SPEED TRANSDUCER PLUG Reg M at 6:13pm 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/912 I am posting this one to hopefully save someone the grief I just went through. When I removed the b
I got a new foot ! (6) Mike in Cape Cod at 6:12pm 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 31/2621 128867 128868 128869 128870 128871 128872 Last season (2015 )while winterizing my H23.5 I noticed t
Back support for cabin seating (5) RussC at 5:55pm 10.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1794 I haven't heard any other complaints or solutions to the lack of back support in the cabin seating,
Resurrecting The Blue Pearl (1) Brucker at 2:52pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 24/2872 Here are some pics of what she looks like right now http://i556.photobucket.com/albums/ss4/brucker_l
South Coast S22 questions Brucker at 2:41pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 23/4770 I just inherited one that is going to need some TLC to get back on the water. Does anyone here have
New Guy here Brucker at 2:37pm 10.05.16 Trailer Sailors 4/790 Hi Everyone. I am new on here and new to sailing. I just recently inherited an old South Coast S22 t
New foresail size Alctel at 2:08pm 10.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1572 So I am finally getting new sails - the main is the original I think and therefore older than I am,
M25xp impeller source JosefR at 2:07pm 10.05.16 Catalina 30 7/1848 I think I've done a pretty exhaustive search for this in this forum so I will ask where do those of
Winter Hauling Using a Hydraulic Trailer Rick486 at 1:04pm 10.05.16 Big Boats 7/928 Hi all: I have been hauling my 44DS at a marina using a travel lift for 8 years now with no problems
Sail Number Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:46pm 10.05.16 Catalina 22 25/8642 Is the Sail Number and Hull Number the same thing? I was looking at the C22 NSA and noticed that th
Hunter Marine Trailer Weights Happy Camper at 11:55am 10.05.16 Smaller Boats 7/1088 I recently purchased a Hunter H240 in Illinois. Apparently in Illinois, it is not required to have
Cold start problems Reg M at 11:30am 10.05.16 Mid-Size Boats 24/4257 My Yanmar 2GMF has been starting and running fine all summer but over the past couple of weeks it se
Two Captains, One Boat--is this really possible? Kings Gambit at 10:16am 10.05.16 Ask All Sailors 22/9081 So, the latest (October) issue of Sail magazine has a story about an (evidently) unmarried couple cr
Harmonic (Hum) While Sailing Bill and Kathy McDonald at 8:59am 10.05.16 Catalina 22 14/1648 Our new to us...79 C-22, has a humming sound while sailing. It is hard to tell but the sound seems

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Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:30am 04.21.24 Thanks for the link. If Balmar does not have the correct size of adapter, I will end up doing what
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 7:12am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie So that hose should be shortened so that it only runs
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 7:11am 04.21.24 my mistake, i was facing aft so you are right about me bei ng wro n g abou t starboard
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 dlochner at 6:50am 04.21.24 Use Marine Oil, it's not that more expensive.
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:40am 04.21.24 I'd fix it, but that's up to you. --Peggie
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question (2) chriscampbell at 6:32am 04.21.24 That drawing from your manual only makes my case that boat builders are the WORST sanitation plumbe
M-12 Oil Change Randall Schmidt at 6:18am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:16am 04.21.24
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? john6206 at 6:12am 04.21.24 Leland is short trip from traverse city by car. But not by boat! Suttons Bay, Elk Rapids and nort
Catalina 28 steering problem Fred at 6:04am 04.21.24 I purchased my Cat28 MkII (2004) last year and immediately noticed that it pulled quite heavy to por
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:56am 04.21.24 A contrary opinion. Install the filters empty. The consequence of dropping an empty filter are minim
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 4:02am 04.21.24 A procedure I have used with success to avoid the dirty fuel issue after a filter change on my 310,
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust garymalmgren at 2:24am 04.21.24
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust pipedream at 9:46pm 04.20.24 Had the same problem with my volvo penta. Found these folks on the internet. stainless wont fill
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 9:40pm 04.20.24

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