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Replacing muffler Therapyg at 2:57pm 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/969 1983 O'Day 34 with a universal diesel. Having some trouble with black sooty smoke when motoring. One
Replacing manual bilge on Catalina 250 Scott Dufford at 2:26pm 06.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/704 Looks to me like I have to remove the rear bulkhead to get at the bilge. Somebody said I can do it t
He's Back (how to launch your Trailer Sailor) pateco at 1:43pm 06.09.16 Trailer Sailors 5/1251 Almost as funny as the docking video. FPeetFWRVxo
Removal of engine shazam at 12:37pm 06.09.16 Catalina 30 14/4511 I'm afraid I must do a complete rebuild on my Universal Diesel 5411. Any advice on how to remove it
New larger scuppers SFS at 12:08pm 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/492 I've discovered my scuppers are leaking into the cabin (1983 H31). While fixing the leak, I'm think
worried about stress cracks (2) donelanc at 11:48am 06.09.16 Bigger Boats 6/1386 lost my mast and boom in sept of last year. I bought a salvage boat for the mastI and it's in goo
How far has anyone sailed on a Hunter 25 circa 1970ties? Plymouth Sailor at 11:21am 06.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1008 Looking to hear about any long distance adventures on a Cherubini 25. The furthest I've been thus f
NEWPORT 27 HELM PEDESTAL (1) ATB at 10:50am 06.09.16 Newport 5/1838 124497 Does anyone know the manufacturer of this helm pedestal. It is on a 1973 Newport 27?
Electric upgrade Robert Stevenson at 8:54am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/533 The boats PO admitted that the ac line was romex and should be stranded. The light on the panel flas
O`Day 30 Bathroom Questions Robert Stevenson at 8:50am 06.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1845 Water is leaking out of the center of the bathroom faucet. Where can I get a replacement faucet that
sailing club/boat options enad at 8:44am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 4/821 joining a local sailing club in nyc; 3 different clubs with different fleets: colgate 26 J24 melges
Don't want to remove sea hood on my 1983 H31 SFS at 7:04am 06.09.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/845 I have some companionway hatch slider issues/leaks. Been reading threads on the topic for 24 hours
Zink replacement on Yanmar YGM20F Canonshooternb at 6:21am 06.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/889 I have recently purchased a new to me boat with a Yanmar YGM20F engine that has a heat exchanger. I
Will Batteries Die If Not Used? Maine Sail at 4:52am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1070 I just had the opportunity to test this on an AGM battery. Lots of dock-talk suggests that a battery
Does Anyone Recognize This Hydraulic Motor Tilt Unit? (2) caguy at 11:32pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/506 I just bought a 1989 Mac 26D sailboat. It is pretty well equipped. I've attached a picture of the
pump out fittings SOCAL C50 at 10:00pm 06.08.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1222 The previous owner installed a thru deck for the pump out and I am routing the fittings and hose and
Help me find my Hunter please. TBass at 7:57pm 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/105 Hey folks, new member here who hopes to stick around for years to come. Asking for some networking a
GFCI TRIPPING tbilyeu at 6:35pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1361 My 2014 Oceanis 45 has a GFCI under the port helm in the 110V 50 amp circuit. I have come back to th
Anyone replaced their compass light with LED? rpwillia at 6:02pm 06.08.16 Catalina 310 15/2658 I am getting around to replacing most of my lights and this is one of the last I have not done yet.
electric wireing for 1980 catalina mark rocco at 5:42pm 06.08.16 Catalina 22 6/1557 I want to hook up my float ,bile-age pump to the battery and switch board....and what is a " bus "

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Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters chuckwayne at 6:04pm 02.04.24 My guess would be a Coast Guard inspection team would treat the "extra" extinguisher (e.g. your eng
Hunter 240 Broken Mast Struts twalker H260 at 5:44pm 02.04.24 I had an issue with our 260 when new - the tang weld to the bolt/rod portion at the top had broken.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (3) Windpilot at 4:45pm 02.04.24 I did it on my 410. But there was an option on my series for it. Mast had a forestay attachment poin
EVA Foam (2) Windpilot at 3:43pm 02.04.24 I've been playing with the cheap eva foam over 3 years. The 1 photo shows a 3 year old worn piece, w
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 3:16pm 02.04.24 Those guys would know. I think I found Santana 22 on a google search and maybe the boat depicted wa
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:32pm 02.04.24 You may be able to contact another owner via the Macgregor resources on this site: https://macgregor
Mac 65 Pilothouse owners manual? kappykaplan at 2:25pm 02.04.24 Found a brochure here: mac65brochure.pdf (macgregorsailors.com)
Coupling removal dkinzer at 1:43pm 02.04.24 You may find that loosening the stuffing box nut slightly may make it easier to slide the prop shaft
Pebble Beach Boats PaulK at 1:00pm 02.04.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mas
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 9:19am 02.04.24 Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges I forgot to ask how high the table sits off
320 dink (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:54am 02.04.24 Thank you. Do you remember which of the 4 heights you chose with the lift? It came with the boat
Need to pull swing keel in H22 Crazy Dave Condon at 8:13am 02.04.24 @Michael K Review of the swing keel/centerboard for both the Hunter 216 and 22 are the same built
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Stiknrudder at 7:50am 02.04.24 Wow that was expensive When I purchased my Hunter 46 he surveyor noted "the engine space automatic
Coupling removal dlochner at 7:30am 02.04.24 Does anyone know if the 380 shaft has a nut inside the flange, and if so, what size is it? Jan Do
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). FastOlson at 7:15am 02.04.24 That's an RC Marine valve, from the 80's. ForeSpar bought them and redesigned the product in the 90'
Catalina 30 - Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc (issues with too much water after closing thru-hull). sailme88 at 4:09am 02.04.24 IF the valve can be closed completely, consider removing the hose from the top and add on a "T". On
Pebble Beach Boats shemandr at 6:50pm 02.03.24 I don't think they are Santana 22's because the boats seen on TV during the golf tournament are mast
Coupling removal Jan_H at 6:14pm 02.03.24 It's great that you got the flanges apart! just a caution... some Hunter shafts, like our 356, have
DIY Rigging @ West Marine dkinzer at 6:07pm 02.03.24 I replaced the vinyl coated lifelines on our 2007 H41AC with 3/16" bare stainless using Quick-Attach
Pebble Beach Boats Calif. Ted at 5:45pm 02.03.24 Stillwater Yacht Club, I think those are 2 Santana 22's. https://sycpb.org/about-us

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