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Shredding V belts njlarry at 8:45pm 05.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 18/4100 I am having three problems with the V belt on my m25-XPB Universal. 1) The engine keeps shredding b
Forestay Fasteners krantala at 7:36pm 05.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/694 Does anyone know what the fasteners are securing the forestay bracket on a o'day 25...screws or bolt
Yanmar Torque lehigh375 at 7:20pm 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/816 I am at my boat but forgot my Yanmar 3YM30 Manual. Can someone look up what the torque numbers ar
Cockpit cushion snaps dave_and_dd at 6:28pm 05.29.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1720 Enjoying the new boat! But wondering, each of the cockpit cushions has a little strap with snap on
Failed Winterization of Our Marine Head sailingseadragon at 12:17pm 05.29.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/3798 You would think after a dozen plus years of winterizing our boat I would be able to follow my own di
Remote Mic at Nav Pod Sailcarl at 9:39am 05.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1018 Hello all, It seems that one or more pins at the connection on the NavPod for my remote Mic have
Lots of boats Jackdaw at 9:07am 05.29.15 Racing 3/2430 At WYC Thursday night usually has 110-140 boats out in 7 starts on 2 overlapping courses. It makes f
Where does the Anti-freeze go? Rick486 at 7:58am 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1443 Hi all: Every spring after I commission my Yanmar 4JH4E I notice the antifreeze level in the surge
Pearson 35 site???? THECUSCUS at 7:07am 05.29.15 Pearson 3/1974 Anyone know whats up with the website "pearson35.com" ? It hasn't been updated in quite awhile. Th
Replacing the Anchor Light kenvail at 6:26am 05.29.15 Big Boats 13/4221 I want to put an LED bulb in the anchor light of my 2006 Hunter 38. My boatyard thinks this anchor l
Easy Rope Clutch Removal CHARLIE STAGE at 6:06am 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1729 I have run into what is perhaps an age old problem and would like suggestions. I have worn out my ro
2009 Hunter 33 Cabin Table stevenb at 4:31am 05.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/649 Ow do I lower this?
Cabin Table stevenb at 4:29am 05.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1104 I have a 2009 Hunter 33 How do I lower the cabin table?
Mast luff channel replacement LaVidaLoca at 4:25am 05.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/988 I need advice on how to repair or replace the poly channel that is in bad shape. Thanks
Engine Housing Acoustic Liner jsmac at 4:19am 05.29.15 Big Boats 4/1265 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410. The engine cover had this two part acoustic/fire liner made first (
Install a Mast Mounted Winch jsmac at 4:12am 05.29.15 Big Boats 1/944 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and need to install an additional cleat on my mast and I want to ins
410 Freezer Lifter Arm (1) jsmac at 4:06am 05.29.15 Big Boats 12/1392 Hi, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and I need to replace the Freezer Lifter Arm.I know it says "Spring
Single 0-volt 100% discharge. Hayden Watson at 10:33pm 05.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1651 I unknowingly had a small load left on with a brand new Interstate Group 24 battery. When I went ba
Major screw-up? jmkinsfbay at 7:39pm 05.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/843 2006 343 w/ mainsail furling. Main would not furl so that leading edge of the "cover" was inside the
Atomic Universal Model? Scoop at 7:34pm 05.28.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1226 I am acquiring a 1981-2 C27 that has been abandoned and am getting the boat basically for sweat equi

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Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 4:52pm 01.20.23 Bummer on the snow! Boat is not in the water I assume. Do you have any photos of the traveller?
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach heritage at 4:41pm 01.20.23 My 84 H27 had a leak under the aluminum toe rail when I first got the boat. The toe rail is secured
Bermuda dLj at 4:35pm 01.20.23 No excitment is desired. I'm sailing with weather windows. Nice tip on the bus pass! Looks like the
What did he mean when he said this? DArcy at 4:26pm 01.20.23 I enjoy sailing my Robert Perry designed Islander Freeport 36. He certainly has drawn a lot of very
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat ggrizzard at 3:37pm 01.20.23 I'll buy your winches. And I'll pay shipping or come and pick them up. G.
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable ggrizzard at 3:27pm 01.20.23 There is an 'approved', LED, battery operated, all around, white anchor light available. The compan
What did he mean when he said this? thinwater at 3:11pm 01.20.23 With all due respect to Mr. Perry I have to conclude he is not sailing on the Indian River Lagoon h
Bermuda PaulK at 3:10pm 01.20.23 Have sailed to Bermuda more than a half-dozen times. Crossing the Gulf Stream is different every ti
Mattress Underlayment ggrizzard at 3:09pm 01.20.23 :plus: for Hypervent. My buddy boat and I have used it for years. We've never seen any
Mattress Underlayment PaulK at 2:59pm 01.20.23 We used the Froli plastic spring system on our previous boat. Adjusted easily to fit the awkward sp
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Tally Ho at 2:38pm 01.20.23 I installed a Garmin Airmar P79 in-hull transducer. The transducer reads depths >15FT very accurate
Hunter 260 Trailer Mods Rick Webb at 2:24pm 01.20.23 Thanks Rick. I'll definitely be trying these ideas. Just wondering what type of plastic? Is it t
Bermuda smokey73 at 2:23pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. I am assuming you are refering
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths dlochner at 2:21pm 01.20.23 i have only used it in the muddy chesapeake bay. But I am still able to get good readings in the mu
Bermuda dLj at 2:18pm 01.20.23 Was just there 3 months ago. Easiest route is to/from Beaufort. St George is pretty dead except du
44ds rudder drop HarryvdMeer at 2:14pm 01.20.23 Cool. Great idea. Thank you!
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:09pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false ech
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths tenacity31 at 2:07pm 01.20.23 What is the bottom like? Depth sounders like nice hard bottoms. Softer bottoms absorb the pings rat
44ds rudder drop dmax at 1:53pm 01.20.23 Yes, once I pressed the pin flush I used a bolt (actually was same size as pin) to push it the rest
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Davidasailor26 at 1:29pm 01.20.23 There may be a Gain adjustment on the sounder. When the gain is too high it will pick up false echo

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