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M25 Tachometer on Universal won't calibrate high enough? patrickkidd at 2:59pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1870 Hi there! I have a universal M25 in a 1985 Catalina 30, and I am trying to calibrate the tachometer
Dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34 JACKHEAPE at 2:26pm 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2641 Anyone have any tips on dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34? I have to replace the cutlass bearing an
15' Venture Cat Help!? Scotts15'cat at 2:09pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/783 Recently bought a 15' Venture Cat with banana hauls, equipped with jib. My guess is its from the lat
Macgregor 26S help needed LFC4ME at 9:44am 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5217 I need help with my 26S. This is my first boat. I have the owners manual but I need help with riggin
Storing a Laser hull in the water. patrickkidd at 8:53am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 22/5044 Hello! I have a Laser and space is at a premium so I have to store it in the water next to my Catal
Cabin Table Bracket/Support alfaguy at 8:37am 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/402 Would some fine Hunter owner post a photo of the bracket that holds up the fold-down table leaf on a
Companion Way Doors (4) Long Story at 8:26am 07.01.16 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/2800 Great design - frame slips in place of hatch boards, door has lift off hinge to frame. Windows come
Boat sank in a race. Lessons learned (1) Jackdaw at 7:59am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 81/10326 Last evening we lost a Capri 25 during an race. It was blowing 12-15, with 22 knots gusts accompanie
m-25 over heating captcoho at 6:51am 07.01.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1002 Engine started over heating the end of last season. Replaced hoses, impeller, fresh water pump, new
Missing Compression Tube? dlochner at 5:27am 07.01.16 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1616 The Hitachi Alternator on a Yanmar 3jh2 has a saddle mount. The engine only has a single ear in the
Trouble sailing in 7mph wind...? (2) shermanator at 12:58am 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 12/4229 Had a quick question.. It was my first time sailing and I was moving along pretty nicely, but wasn't
Companionway Cover Color evan709 at 9:08pm 06.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/854 When I bought my 1993 Hunter 23.5, it didn't come with a companionway cover. I want to order one.
Question about my solar set-up Bad Obsession at 7:10pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/582 Most of those on here frequently know of my set-up already. 100W flexible panel that I take on and
Refrigerator Rschipman at 6:05pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 3/426 I recently bought 1983 hunter34, how do I turn on the refrigerator ?
Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 5:26pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 1/419 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Thanks
Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 5:25pm 06.30.16 Smaller Boats 10/1572 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Thanks
How to deal with mainsheet and Bimini on H23 isaksp00 at 5:21pm 06.30.16 Smaller Boats 30/5096 I just installed the Bimini that came with our boat for the first time. When opened the front edge
Raymarine Auto Helm problem njlarry at 3:53pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1275 The locking lever on our Auto helm ST 4000 keeps unlocking right after being engaged. It started las
3KW Alternator? smokey73 at 3:26pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1244 While passing a Hunter 40.5like mine today on Port Royal Sound near Parris Island I struck up a shor
SPOT Tracker (Gen3) issues SFS at 1:49pm 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1306 This past week I purchased a SPOT tracker to use on a delivery of an Endeavor 37 from Mobile to Tamp

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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.
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 12:21am 04.22.24 @Chuck C. I was a dealer who was involved in the design of the 260 and the dealer who sold nearly
70 FT of LIFE LINE dLj at 11:30pm 04.21.24 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage. Where are you located?
Legend 40.5 engine oil change (6) Rich Stidger at 10:02pm 04.21.24 @fero , here are a couple pictures of my oil access hole. You can use the measurements for the hole
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 8:58pm 04.21.24 Three months later and the display is blank again. Time to hook the readouts up to the chart plott
Air Conditioner Vents artboas at 8:54pm 04.21.24 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners di
Suspected Hull-to-Deck Joint Leak, H41 Baja bash at 8:16pm 04.21.24 Hi, had the same problem on the same model boat only in the stern. I kept a towel down by the rudder
New to me Cat 22 (1) mjp83 at 6:58pm 04.21.24 My 81 was on the hard for 15 years. Seems the glass warmed and cooled at different rates than the
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? Davidasailor26 at 6:55pm 04.21.24 I bought a $30 Depstech USB endoscope about five years ago. It's come in handy but the image qualit
Stem Fitting (1) mjp83 at 6:50pm 04.21.24 I have an 81 and just did my own upgrade, and your bow area under the stem fitting looks like mine,
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 6:38pm 04.21.24 Thanks Rich, your input is always great help.
Catalina 28 mkII - Hot Water Heater Installation Stu Jackson at 6:35pm 04.21.24 Thanks! That's more complex than my system (i.e. no mixing valve, no accumulator, etc). It does how

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