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How do I reduce 3JH2E Yanmar Mixing Elbows have a 3" to a 2" (1) Raul at 5:35pm 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 21/5186 I have a 1999 Hunter 380 with a 3JH2E yanmar diesel engine with a 2" exhaust pipe. I have to change
Aruba gpd955 at 5:02pm 12.03.15 Ask All Sailors 3/861 Anyone in Aruba? Headed there on Saturday 12/5 until Sunday 12/13 if anyone would like to meet up f
Engine compartment latch (1) mtm124 at 4:13pm 12.03.15 Parts Search 4/1199 this is latch for the engine compartment in our 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 461. Beneteau parts no longer
Center Board Coveswimmer at 2:09pm 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1498 I need to replace the line that lowers and raises the centerboard on my 2002 MacGregor 26x. Does any
3GM30F Water Pump Rotation Kit Weasel at 1:33pm 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1689 Hi, I am the owner of a 2004 Beneteau 331 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. The water pump impeller acce
Boomkicker size and install Precision 23 Gene at 12:48pm 12.03.15 Precision 3/4101 It's my understanding that the 00750 is the correct size Boomkicker for the P23. Has anyone install
Stantion Repair Mark48 at 11:26am 12.03.15 Big Boats 12/2001 I have a couple of stantions on my H34 that are bent, I was wondering if anyone has experience in re
Anchor Locker size '86 shaubby at 10:08am 12.03.15 Catalina 22 8/1056 I hoping to upgrade the factory 4 or 6 lb danforth style anchor in my 86, whatever size came from fa
St. Pete boat show.... Anyone going? PGIJon at 7:58am 12.03.15 Big Boats 9/1221 Any one heading over the the show this weekend? -Jon http://www.showmanagement.com/st-petersburg-pow
Stormy day Jorge Guerra at 6:49am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1712 What stops the master from getting struck by lightning on a stormy day I know its a stupid question
Auto helm going crazy MORNING LIGHT at 5:49am 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 34/6627 Hi Got a Catalina MK2 1996 for one season. We love her but when I engage the auto helm while motori
My keel Jorge Guerra at 1:23am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5248 I have an 81 MacGregor 25 that I am trying to restore it didn't come with the kill so I am trying to
Rudder Bearing Replacement cam at 11:29pm 12.02.15 Catalina 310 10/3925 High All, I own a 2005 c310 Hull 314 and during a recent hawlout noticed movement in my rudder post
Hunter 430 Forward Waste Tank Drawing (1) hearing guy at 8:57pm 12.02.15 Big Boats 19/4900 Looking for the technical drawing for the forward holding tank on a 1995 H430. The original tank on
C&C36 rudder bearing replacement, osmosis?, front hatch etc goco at 6:30pm 12.02.15 C&C 0/1159 Dear ... Forum Before i point my questions, a short introduction to Sailboatowners.com and its user
Replacing Edson Helm Chain/Cable mytime at 6:27pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 17/9985 When I was at the boat show an Edson rep told me that the chain/cable connecting the helm to rudder
Sail Drive Lifted Thur Hull (1) KamaHeleKai at 6:17pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/667 During the Great Lakes autumn ritual of hoisting out to dry dock, my '79 S2 8.0B with an Johnson-Evi
Holes in topsides near stern of Oceanis 430 (1) royd43 at 3:31pm 12.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2288 There are holes on each side of our Oceanis 430 that don't seem to be attached to anything. Any ide
New electrical panel Lodi47 at 3:05pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1000 Are there any suggestions for videos explaining how to wire a boat, specifically, I need to add anot
Proper Line Handling (1) cb32863 at 12:14pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 31/2331 We all know that when handling our sheets and halyards that we are supposed to pull with an over-han

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Hunter 376 arch modification DSqr at 7:48pm 03.10.24
Mattress for aft cabin DSqr at 7:44pm 03.10.24 We bought our mattress from McWhorter in Fairbury, IL. We gave them our old mattress to replicate, b
Kent Narrows Chesapeake DSqr at 7:31pm 03.10.24 We chartered out of Rock Hall in October and our contract specifically prohibited transiting the Nar
Broken Rudder KeukaSailer at 7:23pm 03.10.24 Or you could make one yourself with simple hand tools...get a nice piece of 4/4 teak, mahogany, or c
Yacht Racing 101-FREE Seminar in San Pedro CA PaulK at 5:49pm 03.10.24 So... How'd it go?
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas PaulK at 5:47pm 03.10.24 Maybe they're expecting the sea grass to spread into the clear sand bottom areas once people stop dr
Puck Lights chuckwayne at 5:35pm 03.10.24 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switch
Puck Lights jssailem at 4:37pm 03.10.24 I have seen puck lights that are tap capable but battery powered. There are puck lights that are 1
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 2:26pm 03.10.24 I thought I had spoken you but heck , I am an old fart that cannot remember squat. I sent you a pr
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 2:05pm 03.10.24 Hey Dave! Hope all is well! Spoke to you at length via message and phone call a when I first got it
can someone tell me what these two hoses/ducts are for? Justin_NSA at 2:01pm 03.10.24 This is what happens when you don't use the blower when fueling a gas engine. Fortunately no one was
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? (1) tfox2069 at 2:00pm 03.10.24 I had a Yamaha 9.9 long shaft high thrust on my 1974 Catalina 27. It worked great, but you need the
Cockpit table - how to secure it gwoolverton at 1:54pm 03.10.24 223429 That's a nice solution. Thanks.
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES tfox2069 at 1:52pm 03.10.24 Thanks for your posts over the years Dave! Great milestone.
Acp to fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 1:46pm 03.10.24 @KeukaSailer Take a few photos of damaged areas and post them here. Former dealer for this boat.
Beat way to fix this interior wall Crazy Dave Condon at 1:38pm 03.10.24 Spoke with @Bluebonnet87 today. Suspect rain water in bilge unless if salty; however, bottom last p
Changing batteries artboas at 12:46pm 03.10.24 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring
Acp to fiberglass kappykaplan at 12:38pm 03.10.24 I believe @Crazy Dave Condon can help with this.
Splicing sta set 8mm JBP-PA at 11:31am 03.10.24 You can also use a "D-splicer" which you can easily make with some fine wire. You double over the w
G-10 discs for thru-hull FastOlson at 11:16am 03.10.24 There is a risk of applying unneeded Modern Digital Precise Result thinking to such problems. Rememb

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