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leaky shower head Justin_NSA at 5:52am 06.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/494 We never use the shower head, but sometimes it leaks water for no reason. I could probably mess with
Looking at '82 C22 this weekend (1) zimm at 5:46am 06.21.16 Catalina 22 9/861 I'm interested in buying my first sailboat. The more I ask, the more people point me to the C-22 as
Follow up on water heater installation efforts (1) Bob4203 at 5:33am 06.21.16 Catalina 30 2/858 I attached a photo to show what was necessary (in my situation) to remove the water heater on my Mar
Assym equipment Clydo at 11:02pm 06.20.16 Catalina 310 40/8262 Looks like our boats came from factory equipped for spinnaker. Looking through binocs appears to be
15MM tube fittings kimelmore at 6:31pm 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/611 Is there an easy way to remove the plastic 15mm tube fittings used on the fresh water system of my b
V berth fresh water tank removal JDemo at 5:21pm 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2717 I have been watching water leak from under the V berth water tank for awhile on my '94 Passage 42'.
Single handed from the foredeck... C22BC at 5:05pm 06.20.16 Catalina 22 16/1844 Does anybody sale single handed without a headsail furler and lines led aft? I'm trying to figure ou
Foam blocks for dingy Meriachee at 2:10pm 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 2/544 I've seen hard sided dingys on the fordeck from time to time with what looks like poly-foam cut out
Engine instruments on Raymarine Display Hunter 49/50 (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:07pm 06.20.16 Big Boats 1/798 I made a simple modification on my Hunter 50 equipped with a MAS 200 monitoring system. By connectin
Keeping cool, what do you do? Craig Cook at 1:35pm 06.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 19/8208 I'm very curious what others do to keep their boats cool enough to sleep on in the summer. I have a
Rebuild of my Catalina 30's Diesel (4) shazam at 12:44pm 06.20.16 Catalina 30 25/9065 ......thus begins the process of the removal and rebuild of my Universal Diesel on my '83 Catalina 3
Aft Holding Tank on 1985 Hunter 40' Jo Ann Stebbins at 11:06am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2065 We are considering purchase of a 1985 Hunter 40'. There is much discussion about leakage from the t
Has anyone installed an anchor windless on a 1985 Hunter 40'? Jo Ann Stebbins at 11:02am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/418 a) Is there a location in or around the chain locker designed for an anchor windless to be mounted t
has anyone purchased Bimini Top from Hunter Owners Shop? Elie at 10:54am 06.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1601 Thinking about buying a bimini top for my 1995 Hunter 29.5 from the hunter owners shop. After shippi
Universal m25xp now running to cool? ChrisCall at 10:53am 06.20.16 Ask All Sailors 3/871 Do to overheating issues last season ,I recently installed a new raw water pump, new heat exchanger
Is the topping lift necessary? Bob James at 9:42am 06.20.16 Catalina 310 22/5256 I recently deep-sixted my Dutchman system in favor of lazy jacks and a cradle cover (Doyle). The top
Javelin jib and main sheet locations John Stevens at 9:42am 06.20.16 Day Sailers 2/882 I have a 1969 Javelin. The jib sheets go from an adjustable block on the side of the coaming to a c
Help Identifying Head: 1978 32' Islander Mkii mattdpeterson at 9:31am 06.20.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1143 Hello all.. I need a bit of help. The head on my 1978 32' Islander MKii no longer primes with fres
Transmission fluid questions Sea Phanthom at 9:31am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/846 I have the little Yanmar Y3 with a cone type transmission it is brand-new only 300 hours. I have had
Transmission fluid questions Sea Phanthom at 9:28am 06.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/465 I have the little Yanmar Y3 with a cone type transmission it is brand-new only 300 hours. I have had

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Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Bob S at 5:36am 04.21.24 Sold my C30 in 2017 and checking my notes it was 5.125 diameter. I think Balmar has made a mistake.
SUN - fascination (1) JamesG161 at 5:23am 04.21.24 Solar Cycle 25 Power and Life on Earth. Stay tuned for the Sun's impact on ... Tropical Weather
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Bob S at 5:22am 04.21.24 Have you spoken with Balmar? maybe they can exchange it. I installed their kit on my Beneteau and it
Lifting strap blocking JamesG161 at 5:12am 04.21.24 The Blocks were placed there for good reasons. 1) Windy Day Lift 2) Boat weight shift during lift 3
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dlochner at 4:59am 04.21.24 A little more information would be helpful, what model number Yanmar there are several 3 cylinder Ya
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel dlochner at 4:56am 04.21.24 A contrary opinion. Install the filters empty. The consequence of dropping an empty filter are minim
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 4:02am 04.21.24 A procedure I have used with success to avoid the dirty fuel issue after a filter change on my 310,
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust garymalmgren at 2:24am 04.21.24
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust pipedream at 9:46pm 04.20.24 Had the same problem with my volvo penta. Found these folks on the internet. stainless wont fill
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 9:40pm 04.20.24
Airmar DST 810 chuckwayne at 9:19pm 04.20.24 Mine goes in flush but I always lube with silicone grease before installing. What Blitz said is prob
Airmar DST 810 Blitz at 9:07pm 04.20.24 I have the DST800, and it is flush. never had the issue you are describing. I'm guessing it is g
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 jssailem at 9:06pm 04.20.24 I get the feeling I'll never be done fixing this boat. This is a common, unspoken, feeling among b
Stern anchoring jssailem at 9:03pm 04.20.24 It is a regular condition when an anchor is set that the boat sits down wind, down current. A secon
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:25pm 04.20.24 I take it when you say "street nipple" you are referring to a "close nipple" ? ad (FPT) on the oth
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust dLj at 7:54pm 04.20.24 There is a stainless replacement as an aftermarket, but I don't recall the link.... dj
New Electronics - Is this about right? (3) rpwillia at 7:45pm 04.20.24 Just thought I would post an update. With our schedules we have only had a couple of times to work o
Large Frame alternator in M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:01pm 04.20.24 Their web site lists a Marysville address which would be far closer to me than Lynnwood. I do not r
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58pm 04.20.24
Stern anchoring thinwater at 4:10pm 04.20.24 Sorry if this is a dumb question but does a stern anchor typically have to have the same scope as t

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