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Watermaker pmb at 11:04am 08.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/873 I am looking to buy and install a watermaker. The watermaker that I am currently looking at is an It
AC main breaker H34 a65sailor at 10:55am 08.10.15 Big Boats 1/564 I wondered if anyone knows the specs on the main AC breaker and where I can get a replacement. Than
H260 water holding tank ArcticFarx at 10:22am 08.10.15 Smaller Boats 12/1380 I have a H260 with a water issue. Last season we had quite a bit of water in the bilge after a road
Seaward Control Panel Parts jenunn01 at 9:49am 08.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/622 I need to replace the engine temperature gauge and the hours meter on the Seaward control panel from
Seaward Control Panel Parts jenunn01 at 9:33am 08.10.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/452 I need to replace the engine temperature gauge and the hours meter on the Seaward control panel from
H 356 Main sail trimming jeff356 at 9:26am 08.10.15 Big Boats 12/1890 Have a rigid boom vang an am curious how to adjust it to better trim the main sail. Currently the
Sea hood removal Tim22 at 9:17am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/763 i seem to have a leak originating from under the sea hood so am working up to removing it this weeke
Help?? I am in need of a sailboat repair place Charitybull at 8:14am 08.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/540 Hi, Fellow sailors. So, after finding out what happens when a 25 foot high branch hits a much ta
Catalina 27 Files (10) philwsailz at 7:16am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1723 I worked early on with Kent Nelson at the California Catalina plant to get as much information as po
best llube lydiao at 7:12am 08.10.15 Catalina 30 7/1060 best lube My poor Cat 30 has been sitting at the dock neglected for about 4 years. Trying to bring
New throttle cable too good. geek_guy at 6:21am 08.10.15 Big Boats 3/965 Sometimes you have to wonder....... I replaced the throttle and shift cables. They are really ni
Bottom Stains (1) SqPeg at 6:18am 08.10.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2085 What causes stains like these on a freshly waxed boat? We paid to have it waxed on the hard last spr
Battery isolation/combinations geek_guy at 6:15am 08.10.15 Big Boats 5/1216 I have read and think I understand the basics of battery combining. However the previous owner of m
Motor mount bushing rebuild kit ? Leeward Rail at 5:26am 08.10.15 Catalina 22 2/837 I remember seeing a DIY thread or blog post or something, about a rebuild kit for the outboard motor
What do they say about no dumb questions,.. (1) scottmellloyditude at 4:36am 08.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/1496 So.. I'm new to all this but I just want to make sure I am assuming correctly. In this photos I'm l
Installing new port gaskets popman at 8:11pm 08.09.15 Smaller Boats 2/706 Hi I have Gray Enterprise port windows and need to install new gaskets. Where do I find the installa
Fridge with Solar Power Ernest Skublics at 7:19pm 08.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 13/1364 I have a puzzle to solve on my O'Day 28 in a very hot climate -- on the Okanagan. I'd like an electr
Main Sail rigging (traveller) mod advice sashaproctor at 6:36pm 08.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/579 I've seen a few photos of 27' cats with the main sail traveller moved to a custom bracket / bridge o
curved helmsman seat (386) vollEngineer at 6:35pm 08.09.15 Big Boats 8/1261 DH would like a captain's chair, but the chairs that sit on cockpit benches are for flat seats. Our
Snaking wires from Batteries to Charger rpwillia at 6:10pm 08.09.15 Catalina 310 6/1229 I have my new battery charger (ProNautic 1220) installed and it has an optional connection that goes

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Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 5:14pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? shemandr at 5:08pm 02.07.23 I'll second that! Or I guess I'm thirding it. In one race the crew was so focused on the instrume
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? Ralph Johnstone at 5:00pm 02.07.23 And it will slide about 1/2 back and forth, but no further. Still a bit of fore and aft movement,
Capri 18 - time at ramp MarkHejtmanek at 4:55pm 02.07.23 Hi John, your post came out just as I was about to purchase my own Capri 18 out here in Colorado las
When to Replace Aluminum Anodes with Zinc dlochner at 4:51pm 02.07.23 Aluminum anodes are fine for salt water. Stay with Aluminum. Magnesium for freshwater only Aluminum
Passage 42 Washing machine question. juznip at 4:41pm 02.07.23 Mystery solved. There are 2 screw that were put in the top of the cabinet and a piece of trim on the
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 3:35pm 02.07.23 Learning what you really need is a significant learning curve and one that you can only learn by sa
Hunter 380 muffler Ralph Johnstone at 2:36pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced soluti
Removing the Propeller Shaft Flange - H41AC senang at 2:32pm 02.07.23 To keep my mental heath I installed a Sigma drive, so no more engine alignment and flange troubles.
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:25pm 02.07.23 Specs for a Knazaki KM3P4 are rarer that chicken's teeth but the KM3P4 is listed as a torque limiter
Hunter 380 muffler senang at 2:12pm 02.07.23 Getting it repaired by a local fibreglass shop seems like the quickest and reasonable priced solutio
Has anyone installed a linear drive autopilot in a Legend 37 or 35? senang at 2:04pm 02.07.23 Installed a Jefa linear drive in our H38 a couple of years ago.
Hunter Legend 41 - Raymarine Linear Drive Autopilot senang at 2:02pm 02.07.23 I have installed a Jefa lineair drive in our 2005 H38. Bypassed all Hunter instructions for a Raymar
79 Irwin Citation 34 Rudder Issue DBG8492 at 1:45pm 02.07.23 Yes that is a bummer. If the survey was ordered by you and is recent, you may have some recourse wi
Black residue in transmission dlochner at 1:16pm 02.07.23 ATF is red. If it has any black or maroon color the transmission probably needs to be rebuilt and ha
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 1:08pm 02.07.23 First, don't replace the transmission with another Kanzaki they suck, get a new ZF, it will run abou
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? dlochner at 12:55pm 02.07.23 Perhaps some well meaning soul decided to stop water from entering the well where the steering quadr
Has anyone ever installed a Raymarine linear drive autopilot to a Hunter Legend 37? senang at 12:51pm 02.07.23 I installed a Jefa linear drive on our H38 some years back. I did create my own base for the Jefa un
First Year LD_C310 at 12:50pm 02.07.23 Thanks - I got a lot of insight on problem solving from reading this forum. Thanks to everyone who
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters senang at 12:38pm 02.07.23 Yes, engine panel in cockpit is as in your picture above. The round instrument with the override swi

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