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LED deck lighting? Rodd at 1:55pm 08.05.16 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3317 On my recent cruise I saw a Valiant 40 at anchor with blue LED lighting shining down from what looke
Changing to LEDs Stephen E. Baker at 12:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1687 Dear Friends, I have a 1988 Catalina 27. All of the lighting is old. Where can I get the right rep
Interface tiller pilot with GPSIf we Jim 5757 at 11:35am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/200 Just got a new Navico TP32 tiller pilot. Real nice unit! One problem is it won't listen to our Lowra
Alternator paulj at 11:11am 08.05.16 Catalina 310 13/1593 Ray Was this the alternator you installed.......http://www.marinepartssource.com/newdetails.asp?pnum
True yachtsmen, racing in Newport Beach Skipper at 10:05am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/564 I was anchored in Newport Harbor 2 days ago. I've uploaded 2 videos I took of the racing activities.
Adler Barbour Replacement Electronic Modules Stu Jackson at 9:47am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/8475 In preparation for a month plus long trip up the coast from San Francisco to our new home in Cowich
Ground issues at control panel srreality at 7:44am 08.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/611 On my recently purchased 1986 Catalina 22, a previous owner has wired all ground wires back to the n
What's this for? sailnewbie at 7:06am 08.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/818 I have this hoop about 3' aft of the mast on the bottom side of the boom, I think it's for a down ha
Locating Beta Marine parts jimt37 at 5:24am 08.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/2968 1st time posting . Recently installed new Beta marine 35hp. Anyone know where to purchase
H 34 forestay length (1) hunter healer at 1:21am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/450 Anyine have the forestay length from center of Clevis pin center to Clevis pin center. This mast ha
H 34 mast foot (1) hunter healer at 12:55am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/578 help! My 1984 h 34 mast foot was damaged when mast was removed! The bolts securing the foot to the d
Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/10350 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m
VHF Protocol. Is there one? Kings Gambit at 2:29pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 50/2722 Having recently spent some 14 days out there w/ my VHF radio switched on much of the time, even at n
Irwin 41 cc any good? fishsail at 1:56pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3483 I'm looking at a 1984 Irwin 41'cc Ketch for a live aboard and coastal cruising. Pretty much what it
Reefing main? sailnewbie at 1:29pm 08.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1214 So I was able to pick apart my same Mac the other(224) and retrieved many great part and pieces some
Rebuilding rudder help (1) Armyaviation at 12:48pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1321 126536 my rudder on my 21 foot boat had water in it when I took it out. It has set all winter to dr
When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/990 I have a 1984 O'day 28. My forward hatch was replace some time ago with a Bomar 18.5 X 18.5. one hi
I ran over a nun, and almost killed a runabout. Brian D at 12:45pm 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 22/2212 This morning I headed over to the boatyard for some minor work. On the way back, I put myself in the
Removing an auto-pilot Ran-Dee9229 at 12:41pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/950 I have a 1984 ODay 28 with a non-functioning Ray Marine auto-pilot of the same vintage. I want to r
Owner's Manual Ran-Dee9229 at 12:30pm 08.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1304 I just bought a 1984 O'Day 28. I'm an experienced sailor but this is the largest boat I've owned.

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MaxProp prop (1) Tally Ho at 4:09pm 11.03.23 Thanks for the replies. I went over the recommendations from PYI and FoF again, and PYI is recommen
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Alan Gomes at 3:51pm 11.03.23 Update: apparently there is also significant scoring on the nozzle pins of two of the three injecto
H50 master cabin headliner ceiling artboas at 3:50pm 11.03.23 I believe that @artboas has posted on this, but couldn't find it. I'm attaching a link to a YouTub
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 3:45pm 11.03.23 2595
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 2:50pm 11.03.23 From the yanmar parts catalog it looks like you are correct looking for part number 127610-91350.
MaxProp prop jssailem at 2:48pm 11.03.23 I was going to say (from memory in talking with WestbyNorth) 10-15% OF PROP DIAMETER. Then I though
MaxProp prop dlochner at 2:43pm 11.03.23 The distance between the end of the prop and the strut should be about 1 shaft diameter, but it is n
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Tally Ho at 2:35pm 11.03.23 How many hours on your engine? Greg
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Tally Ho at 2:33pm 11.03.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 11.03.23 As a former Hunter dealer in North Carolina, I can understand it is expensive to haul out and I con
Thru Hull Replacement? Tally Ho at 2:24pm 11.03.23
MaxProp prop (2) Tally Ho at 2:16pm 11.03.23
Interior Wood Siamese at 2:16pm 11.03.23 I'd oil it. Wouldn't use varnish, but I might use a water based poly product. I would consider pain
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) rgranger at 1:57pm 11.03.23 after it somehow got smashed against a piling the first month I had my boat. Could have been worse.
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) ggrizzard at 1:54pm 11.03.23 True, True!
What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:51pm 11.03.23 White gel coat is preferable since it does not absorb the sun rays heating up the cabin which are lo
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 1:51pm 11.03.23 Update: apparently there is also significant scoring on the nozzle pins of two of the three injector
Thru Hull Replacement? jssailem at 1:48pm 11.03.23 you "may" be able to heat the outside of the valve body He talks about the valve, identified as "M
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 1:43pm 11.03.23 I thought that might be the situation. Which I had gotten the info to you sooner. They were excelle
reason h260 bilge pump is NOT in lowest point? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 11.03.23 @patbratton Hello Pat. The water ballast tank lid is higher than the bottom of the hull where th

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