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Raritan PHII Leaking Around Joker Valve Flange dmcantor at 6:57am 02.07.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 35/7034 Hi, I have a PHII that has provided great service for six years. I recently replaced the joker val
1989 Hunter 40 packing size clubmech at 10:14pm 02.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/577 Is the stuffing box packing 1/4" or 3/16"? How many coils? I pulled 5 out that look like 3/16". B
bilge pumps mark rocco at 5:08pm 02.06.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1272 looking to buy a new bilge pump for my 22 catalina any suggestions and how to wire thank you in adva
Safe voltage for restarting a 25 hp Diesal mytime at 4:19pm 02.06.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1132 Is there a recommended battery voltage to stay above to ensure restart based on 95 degree air temp?
Join Charley Morgan for the 2016 Morgan Invasion! (2) TBHospiceCup at 2:53pm 02.06.16 Morgan 0/1868 Dear Morgan Enthusiasts, I am the chairman for the annual Morgan Invasion and have been working wit
Raymarine i50 Tridata Bob J. at 1:49pm 02.06.16 Ask All Sailors 0/378 I'm looking to install a depth ' knotmeter this spring ' have been looking at this Raymarine unit. I
Lazerette insert basket/box (1) RussC at 1:43pm 02.06.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1531 Has anyone here built an insert basket to go in the lazerette? My wheels have been turning and I'd
Recommend engine coolant for 2GM20f Rays at 8:48am 02.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/767 Hi - noticed the coolant reservoir is low I'm sure this is straight forward but do I top off with r
235 Outboard Motor size mmhamer at 7:41am 02.06.16 Smaller Boats 5/831 I'm working on replacing the outboard motor on my Hunter 23.5 Currently it has a 8hp Tohatsu 4 strok
Self Tailing Winch mmhamer at 7:27am 02.06.16 Smaller Boats 45/7088 The winches for the headsail on my Hunter 23.5 are not self tailing. How do you keep the sheet from
Cockpit Seat Rubber "Treads" Bill Cor at 6:27am 02.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/932 I am unsure of the correct term, but I am redoing my 38M cockpit seats and looking to source the rub
Fuel tank access cover removal???? DougM at 5:34am 02.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/667 My bene323 has a plastic fuel tank which is fairly accessible. I need to remove the cover in order
Spinnaker rigging? How's yours? (7) jonelli at 8:37pm 02.05.16 Catalina 30 5/4111 Hi All! I have a basic understanding of some of the ways a symmetrical spinnaker is typically rigged
Looking to buy a Cat 25 Swing with the dinette layout Terah at 8:09pm 02.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1362 Hey, I'm interested in purchasing a Cat 25 Swing with the dinette layout. It will be a live aboard
What's the furthest you've sailed in the smallest boat? Curious Sailor at 7:32pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 20/6676 I've always been curious as to how far cruisers will go in a certain size vessel. I for one, have a
throttle cable for Morgan 416 Island Ketcher at 5:52pm 02.05.16 Morgan 1/1164 Yep, it broke while I was trying to get through a bascula bridge. I have a single lever control for
Odd sized battery conundrum (1) weinie at 3:35pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 6/990 My boat came from factory with three odd sized batteries. The batteries are Exide ER350 model and a
"Cruising with Kayaks" in the Guest Expert Forum this Monday! Phil Herring at 2:47pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/831 Beginning Monday morning we're pleased to present Michael Evanbar, president of Ecomarine, manufactu
Adding Gas Strut to Selden Rodkicker daddygo at 2:46pm 02.05.16 Big Boats 8/3286 2006 Hunter 36. My boom was resting on the archway and therefore the blocks, which were showing sign
Hunter 31 sole information and help with 5200 HMT2 at 2:46pm 02.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1332 I know there are a few folks out there that are redoing/replacing the sole on their Hunter 31's. I w

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Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes WayneH at 3:50pm 08.18.23 That code appears on my dometic when the seawater strainer gets fouled. Not enough cooling water to
Port Running Light jviss at 3:46pm 08.18.23 I would get an LED replacement for the BA9S bulb. Available all over.
Stowing Winch Handles curtdo at 3:34pm 08.18.23 Double sided glue Velcro. I have two available right by the winch when sailing. Holds heavy handles
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 08.18.23 On my Dometic / Cruisair thermostat HI/PS means high pressure shutdown. See page 15 of the attached
Stowing Winch Handles (1) DaveJ at 3:16pm 08.18.23 Make sure you order the right size for the pedestal.
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 3:12pm 08.18.23 . Finally surrendered and paid Radar Marine $55 for a preloaded cf card that worked to update the E8
Stowing Winch Handles (2) DaveJ at 3:10pm 08.18.23 Not sure where I got these, but they are perfect for my needs.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.18.23 That engine is reliable as bricks unless submerged. Missing the cylinder head and injectors, ring
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:46pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pan
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 2:35pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pane
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.18.23 @RSHunter27 , ###quick edit### The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinve
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 2:30pm 08.18.23 Just to report back. I bought a 2005 Sandisk card on ebay, put the Navionics update software on it a
Tide Clock BigEasy at 2:28pm 08.18.23 Bien sur couyon... it be risin';) Crazy, for sure!
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) mermike at 2:24pm 08.18.23 Vibration is a significant problem with home-style plug in circuit breakers. They certainly are a so
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 2:20pm 08.18.23 Bummer - there's a guy near me selling a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi L3E from a boat for $650, and the tra
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:19pm 08.18.23 Not on my panel. remove the lead, unscrew from the bus bar, and remove 2 small screws to release th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Tally Ho at 2:17pm 08.18.23 Glad to hear your boat is out of the ICU and is ready for rehab! A long journey for sure, but lig
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels dlochner at 2:11pm 08.18.23 One of the most annoying is that to change a faulty breaker one must unscrew the entire vertical ro
Used mast for a Hunter 23 wing keel Crazy Dave Condon at 1:59pm 08.18.23 @caverun thank you for helping in that find for @tomoncapeced. Caverun can be trusted
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't mermike at 1:58pm 08.18.23 :wow3::beer::beer::beer: Three cheers!

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