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Burnt Piston 37C JHoward at 6:56pm 06.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1173 After last falls massive overheat, from a failed impeller, that caused my dipstick to blow out and e
Low water pressure John_F at 6:49pm 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1624 Our 2010 Beneteau has pressurized water for our sinks, taps, etc. It's a Johnson water pump but I c
microwave on oday 28 shozbot at 6:18pm 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 6/1395 For those who have a microwave on their boats, can you please recommend a place to install/place suc
Getting killed on the course! Midnightoil at 5:20pm 06.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1245 Hi everybody I recently salvaged a Catalina 27 tall rig. She is my baby, but I am short a decent 1
12v Fan w4swk at 5:19pm 06.12.15 Catalina 22 45/5517 I was wondering what type of fan anyone is using for cooling the cabin at night. My experience with
Anchor light and Raising the Boom OdayGeorge at 4:48pm 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 0/1144 I'm thinking of raising the boom up to 9 inches to better accommodate a new bimini. I'd have the to
Replacing Keel Cable on Venture 21 TomTerw at 4:22pm 06.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2119 I have a 1971 Venture 21 and the Keel Cable broke. By hook and crook I managed to get it off the la
h34 antifreeze leak - hose run help (4) dcalif at 4:06pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 7/1164 On my '85 Hunter 34: Antifreeze/h2o mix is draining into the small bilge at the bottom of the com
1986 sabre 36 sailboat saloon table support Markraymond at 3:30pm 06.12.15 Sabre Sailboats 0/2277 Recently purchases sabre 36 and the support post for the main saloon table is missing parts. Curren
What do you do for a helmseat? rortega46 at 2:52pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 6/1747
Transmission in gear or not? a65sailor at 2:30pm 06.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/833 When sailing should I keep my transmission in gear or let the prop rotate? Yanmar with a Kanzaki tra
vent hose Don Crowther at 2:22pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 9/1174 I need some help with the vent hose off the septic tank. When I was installing the tank i found the
Yanmar YSB12 Issue johnstreatfeild at 2:15pm 06.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/730 A spring that connects a lever on the high pressure pump to the throttle keeps coming off. I can't
Macerator won't stop running Gdindy at 1:49pm 06.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2978 Have a Hunter 410 front head macerator keeps running. Worked fine until visitor who swears they did
What size fresh water pump? Bad Obsession at 1:22pm 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3949 Here are my system details: Compac 23 with a 13.5 gallon fresh water tank. Outlets are going to be
Input on site changes? Phil Herring at 10:38am 06.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/1709 It's been a couple days now since the new navigation was installed, and the new home page went up ju
Flotation foam now ballast foam?! (3) KrustyKrab at 10:14am 06.12.15 Smaller Boats 9/1506 Hello Everyone. While working on my bow eye recently (I'll post that repair in another post) I noti
Input on site changes? Phil Herring at 10:09am 06.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1047 How's the new nav and home page working out? Anything not working, or any unintended problems on ot
Motor mount lag bolts RAD88 at 9:06am 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2035 So here's the deal _ I'm having the motor mounts replaced and was asked which lag bolt I wanted to b
Diesel Fuel Tank Replacement shoemelbch at 8:08am 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 18/4740 Has anyone found a company that manufacturers replacement fuel tank for 272 LE O'Day? Our 1986 fuel

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Chart plotter choice overwhelm Tin Kicker at 5:25am 01.25.23 I'll agree that watching for a bundle is a great way to go, but add that the B&G Vulcan 7 occasional
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 5:22am 01.25.23
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:06am 01.25.23 Ok, Not a small job. You will need to template the area, and then cut out the material with about a
Head Liner Replacement LLeDrew at 5:05am 01.25.23 Thanks for the advice.
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:56am 01.25.23 It might be worth asking: WHY are the sails and rigging missing? Does the boat have any damage that
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Terry Cox at 4:55am 01.25.23 Any thoughts/suggestions/considerations appreciated. Fam got me a Garmin GPS sounder for my birthd
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:54am 01.25.23 Did you get a motor and trailer with it? Trailer.
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (1) Sethic at 4:47am 01.25.23 Thanks Peggie! Did some more digging: - the toilet sits on a holding tank and is not connected to th
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Davidasailor26 at 4:41am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? If you have an NMEA cap
Crazy? Mast, rigging for H26 Sethic at 4:39am 01.25.23 Trailer.
Chart plotter choice overwhelm dlochner at 4:26am 01.25.23 Is it possible to get AIS to the ipad via VHF if there is no cell service? No. The AIS iNavx uses
Catalina 250 mainsheet options Joe at 4:01am 01.25.23 You might consider adapting the "twin mainsheet" concept to your particular needs. Check this vid o
Gennaker Joe at 3:42am 01.25.23 @Joe I understand how the sail flies, what I'm not understanding is the role the parrel beads or t
Swing Keel Fittings pclarksurf at 9:14pm 01.24.23
Recommended headsail size for a Catalina 309? Stu Jackson at 8:53pm 01.24.23 Jib Size Selection 101 Jib Size Selection
Recommended headsail size for a Catalina 309? Tally Ho at 8:50pm 01.24.23
Head Liner Replacement artboas at 8:48pm 01.24.23 I am replacing 2 sections of the head liner in the double aft berth in my 2005 Hunter 38. What I w
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? (2) Tally Ho at 8:45pm 01.24.23 If you have the space and want the biggest $$ for your buck, I am a fan of 2 six-volt golf cart batt
Gennaker mermike at 8:33pm 01.24.23 The sheets remain attached to the clew of the furled sail, above the tacker.
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 8:23pm 01.24.23 It's field-fit. Start with a cardboard tube of approximate length and see where the ends fall. There

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