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Bilge Pump on C-310 KZW at 7:05pm 07.06.16 Catalina 310 25/4568 I'm looking for sage council and advice. Situation: I cleaned the A/C filter on Tuesday. Doing so l
Sails...letters & numbers mark rocco at 7:02pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/3551 I pretty sure that the letters on a sail diagram are the way you get the dimensions/size of your sai
O'Day 23 rudder tiller bolt location glaufman at 6:48pm 07.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/459 Hi all... on my '84 O'Day 23 the hole in the rudder for attaching the tiller has worn a bit and both
Fittings for spinnaker halyard on Hunter 356 Musetta at 5:59pm 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/540 I am planning to install a spinnaker halyard on my 2004 Hunter 356. I have not been up the mast yet
Pump out only removing about 1/2 the aft tank contents? Gdindy at 5:28pm 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/2036 I have a 2001 410, I'm 3rd owner. Previous owner told me they usually used front head most of time a
New V berth tank for Hunter 42 JDemo at 3:55pm 07.06.16 Big Boats 1/870 I just stopped in to RonCo plastics in Tustin, CA and spoke with Scott. We discussed the problem of
Another sailor lost sailnewbie at 3:33pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/758 Lake ray Hubbard had a recent death for a sailor at the dock, first I read he was hit by a pole and
Anti-fouling Paint slomotion at 2:33pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1413 Hello - So our summer sailing season has been taken over by barnacles. Our sailboat hit the water
thread deterioration Glenn17467 at 1:45pm 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1050 Recently took sail in for restitching on 3 year old uv cover. Good sailmaker who made it, told me t
Yanmar 4JH4E Whistle Bill Marrero at 1:12pm 07.06.16 Big Boats 11/1558 I have a 2006 Hunter 41AC with a Yanmar 4JH4E 650 hours that whistles from approx. 1200 to 1800 rpm.
Pins for the cockpit table leaves? (1) danb2k at 12:19pm 07.06.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/812 Hi All: The pins which hold up the leaves on my cockpit table are bent and will likely break soon.
Alternator Upgrade suggestions Gunni at 11:32am 07.06.16 Ask All Sailors 18/4884 I am planning an alternator upgrade for my Yanmar 4JH3E engine, replacing the OEM Hitachi. Looking
July 4th Weekend--Beginning of the California Summer? Kings Gambit at 11:27am 07.06.16 Destinations 2/704 The weekend certainly seemed like the beginning of summer here in Southern California, albeit an unu
MacGregor trailer Barry Midgett at 11:08am 07.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/567 I am now the proud new owner of my second MacGregor26, but it didn't come with a trailer. Need to fi
Fuel gauge SirMichael at 11:04am 07.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2025 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5. Fuel gauge on it is intermittent. It worked for a while and showed abou
help finding electrical part tim_kd7jz at 8:13am 07.06.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/748 Good morning! I have a Mac 22 that I am re-habbing the electrical on. I need to replace the socket i
Out board issues sailnewbie at 4:53am 07.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 28/1878 Experienced mechanic but can't figure this one out, 15 hp evinrude with new tank,hose and ball and e
oil leak H34 hunter healer at 3:43am 07.06.16 Big Boats 9/918 H 34 OIL LEAK, When motoring for 4 hours or so I find a small puddle of oil under the engine! We hav
H 34 sole and cabinetry rebuilding project assistance hunter healer at 3:15am 07.06.16 Big Boats 3/535 H34 replacing the sole in my 84 H 34 and I am also would like to know if anyone has replaced the mar
Hunter 26.5 main sail slides (1) Dionysis at 7:57pm 07.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/972 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and My main sail has a few broken sail slides and one or two eyelets that

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Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions SoSound at 7:21am 10.26.23 Perhaps you will have the opportunity to compare a couple of them. At least you know one specific t
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 6:50am 10.26.23 As I noted earlier I replaced my ARS-5 with the Balmar 618 regulator because it include alternator t
MaxProp prop Sandy Stone at 6:42am 10.26.23 I agree that the claims of propwalk reduction are overstated, but I think the increase in sailing pe
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 6:38am 10.26.23 I see the JSO 32 this sunday. It has no traveller, adding a traveller to the top of the companionwa
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions jbmia at 6:20am 10.26.23 Thanks for the feedback folks. While I appreciate jssailem's counterpoint, my response would be tha
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:10am 10.26.23 More than just the flammability, I was thinking of the Chicago experience with Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:09am 10.26.23 32 comments and so far no one has mentioned the fire danger of liquid fuel, especially with lantern
Lantern Advice dlochner at 6:00am 10.26.23 I have to agree with @Terry Cox . Kero and lamp oils fall in the diesel range of fire hazards. I wo
H310 Propane Tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:55am 10.26.23 HunterOwners.com downloads Jim... PS : Buy from SBO Shops fo the H310 Hunter 310 propane tank
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 10.26.23 I believe my O'Day 25 has 16 awg tinned wiring. I think black was positive and white was negative. I
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:37am 10.26.23 Thanks for the replys. Terry - my VHF is a Standard Horizon - not the original unit. It is a r
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop RoyS at 5:31am 10.26.23 Most boat builders ran three wires out from the panel for the cabin lights and the bow light. The po
MaxProp prop RoyS at 5:14am 10.26.23 I installed one of those nineteen years ago. Took me a few years to get the pitch adjusted correctl
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 4:48am 10.26.23 It was built in 1983 so your assessment is most likely spot on. Thank you for the link I didn't kno
Lantern Advice cymeyer at 4:14am 10.26.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement Jim Legere at 3:37am 10.26.23 What year is your C&C - 1980s I am assuming? Back then very few production boats with spade rudders
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 10.26.23 Is the boat keeping the water on the outside? If so it has possibilities. Possibilities yes, but
Lantern Advice dLj at 2:10am 10.26.23 Hi Dave. I'll go out on that proverbial limb by saying that all fuels, to some degree, pose a fire
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Mark Maulden at 12:13am 10.26.23 Take it to Northland Diesel. Just off Bakerview..
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 9:40pm 10.25.23 Based on what I just turned up on this page, if I'm reading it right, that sounds correct! But just

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