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Budget Yachting (10) Serge1968 at 8:08am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/16 Is budget yachting possible? Yes, it is We confirm it in practice - we have the cheapest Chinese
Cleaning Mooring Pennant Monterey385 at 6:36am 08.29.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1937 So it's that time of year ... Been traveling for a couple of weeks and returned to our mooring. The
Fuel leak at fuel injector pump on Yanmar 2GMF Reg M at 1:45am 08.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1316 Hi folks, I have a fuel leak on one of the lines coming from the injector pump to the injector on th
Looking for ideas on installing a 2nd water tank on my 1984 H31 Reg M at 1:30am 08.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1006 Hi all - I am looking for any ideas/suggestion on where to put a second water tank on my 84 H31. I a
opening a heat exchanger njlarry at 8:41pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1438 My heat exchanger is showing some corrosion around the end caps. I would like to remove them, clean
H26 Table (6) rade0041 at 8:13pm 08.28.16 Smaller Boats 10/2380 I enjoy seeing pictures of other people's projects so I thought I would share my table modification.
Moorage/Storage for ranger 20 sharonekelly at 8:07pm 08.28.16 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/2084 I have a Ranger 20 that I want to moor and/or store for future use on the Columbia. Would like somep
Compression Post on H34 not Attached louistrotta at 4:30pm 08.28.16 Big Boats 7/2918 I recentlyt purchased an H34 1983 model and I knew I would have to repair the compression post, The
Forward gear Hunter 27 yanmar gm series Tom23300 at 4:07pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/740 has anybody experienced not being able to get into forward? I am able to get the engine into rever
Getting at the holding tank Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1548 I want to install a level indicator, but before I can even order the parts I need to know what my ho
PHRF Rating Ted at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1593 Trying to find the PHRF rating for a Laguna 30 in different areas of the country. Any leads?
Looking for feedback / opinions on Ericson 34-2 (1987-1989) ArkadiyS at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 5/4371 We are considering a move from Catalina 30 TRBS to a more performance minded boat with good storage
Inboard performance Randall Schmidt at 2:47pm 08.28.16 Ask An Oday Owner 103/12449 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with a 10 HP Universal Diesel inboard motor (now know as Westerbeek). I've b
fiberglass arch leaking hunter 410 stinson at 1:02pm 08.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1188 hi there, I have a hunter 410 ,1999 and i 've been having water intrusion from the staboard side arc
Any south eastern Ohio sailors on here sailnewbie at 11:58am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/452 I would love to do a ride along to help my skills out. Thanks
Looking at 1983 C30 TRBS.. what upgrades should I look for? Bikerbob at 10:35am 08.28.16 Catalina 30 11/1427 Hello all, As the title says, looking at one to buy. I know the bad things to look for... but wont
Raymarine chartplotter 435 Chaz3536 at 9:46am 08.28.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1542 All, I have hull 139 and my Raymarine 435 chartplotter takes a long time to update the position o
Has any one seen this? (1) sailnewbie at 8:16am 08.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/2645 Has any one seen this instruction manual before? Is it accurate? It says it was retyped by Roger gar
Just how bad is my mainsail? (1) Cowpokee at 7:42am 08.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2216 I learned shortly after I bought this boat 2 years ago that I would be replacing the sails. To buy a
There's got to be a better way... BlowMeAway at 7:03am 08.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1688 So curiosity got the better of me today and I simply thought...I should check the fuel level. Down t

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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
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:52am 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would take
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Deleted member 117556 at 4:47am 04.22.24 I always pre-fill both filters. With a mechanical lift pump I cannot imagine how long it would take
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 4:41am 04.22.24 If you are getting black stuff from your fuel line, it is past time to replace the fuel line. Be ce
Expected life of a fuel line hose? dlochner at 4:35am 04.22.24 If you are getting black stuff from your fuel line, it is past time to replace the fuel line. Be cer
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Project_Mayhem at 4:33am 04.22.24 I have a similar one but it connects by WiFi to a phone app. It takes some fidgeting to get the rig
Air Conditioner Vents Terry Cox at 4:32am 04.22.24 Different model boat, but ours came with dual MarineAir sea water heat pumps, which work great. We'v
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar Laid-back at 3:59am 04.22.24 Instruments are now hooked up to the plotter which is a much better solution.
Trump Companion 21 tampahokie at 3:58am 04.22.24
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Davidasailor26 at 3:27am 04.22.24
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 3:19am 04.22.24 Thanks, very clear.

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