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What Size internal raw water strainer for M25? OS2Dude at 8:30am 07.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1963 My 1985 Catalina 30 has a Universal M25 engine. I don't know if it ever had a strainer on the raw w
main sail trim mm2347 at 8:20am 07.30.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3109 Help! Last week I could not get my main trimmed. My boat is a 222, the wind was at about 7 to 9 an
Counter Top Replacement in '85 Catalina 30 MkI OS2Dude at 8:12am 07.30.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/5282 The counter tops in our 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I were stained by a PO. Nothing seems to be able to get
Upgraded Battery Selector Switch, Installing an Inverter and (5) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:58am 07.30.15 Catalina 310 0/2014 As we push towards our departure date, we have been doing a lot of upgrades to the boat. Here is a
Compass Cover Replacement (1) rs8684 at 7:48am 07.30.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2464 I am looking for a compass cover for the one pictured. I believe it is standard for a 1979 23' O'da
3D Printer and expensive screens PGIJon at 7:40am 07.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/634 I was wondering if it would be possible to use on of the new 3D printers to print those expensive po
restoring holiday 19 (4) spectret2 at 6:20am 07.30.15 Newport 15/6079 well after three years of buying new parts and paint we are restoring sonictide, our Newport holiday
Mast profile rogjack2 at 6:19am 07.30.15 Day Sailers 1/818 Oday 23 1980 owners-- Do any of you know the Kenyon mast profile of the boat--I am thinking C1 or C2
Westerbeke 10/2 lower alternator mount Mickstr6 at 6:37pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/768 I have an '87 272LE with a Westerbeke 10/2. One recent morning, when I started the engine, the lower
Oil Pressure Light on??? All seems OK?? Universal 25 XPAC mytime at 5:57pm 07.29.15 Catalina 30 6/1604 I have a Catalina 30 1994 Universal 25 XPAC with 900 hrs. Occasionally my oil pressure light would c
Boom Furling - Do you like it? BayMan at 4:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 7/4809 Im considering a boat that has a boom furling main. I am familiar with in-mast furling but not boo
Swing keel Stratus3 at 3:42pm 07.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1790 Question, what holds the swing keel in the down position on a 26s
Swag off All U Get at 3:19pm 07.29.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1497 Hi all, I've been busy with little projects and came across a roadblock. Pearson used a swag on
Yanmar Engine Heat Exchanger schooner39 at 2:21pm 07.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1400 Hello All, Last weekend I was changing the oil in my Yanmar 4JH2-TE diesel engine on my sailboat
Recent developments for JC2 DianaOfBurlington at 2:12pm 07.29.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2195 For those who have not heard-- http://dianaofburlington.blogspot.com/2015/07/press-release-for-gene
jib down haul mm2347 at 12:39pm 07.29.15 Day Sailers 1/946 Thank you Brian for the jib down haul tip. Tried it and it works great. Im also having trouble w/
hunter vision 32 battens boatboy34313 at 10:41am 07.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/655 Where can i get them?
new outboard Member 131497 at 9:47am 07.29.15 Bristol 1/972 Hi Would a long shaft 6hp Tohatsu be at least the minimum(required) to move a B24(thru the marina in
1972 venture center board release location Balac at 9:41am 07.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1675 I know this sounds like a dumb question but Where is the Release for the centerboard? I had a light
How much antifreeze to protect engine John T1594 at 9:01am 07.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4685

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Zip ties as a drain snake rgranger at 1:39pm 07.20.23 :worthless:
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box rgranger at 1:36pm 07.20.23 In hind sight, it would have been a lot easier to make the backing plate out of some other scrap mat
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box (8) rgranger at 1:34pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help JoeWhite at 1:23pm 07.20.23 Here is all you would like to know about oberdorfer seal replacement http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Ob
Bent stemhead fitting JoeWhite at 1:15pm 07.20.23 Drill 5/8" holes for the shaft in the anchor roller bracket and insert new bolt.
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs Jim Legere at 1:14pm 07.20.23 Thanks. Where did you quote that from? Note from my post #10, although these use a dual contact,
Bent stemhead fitting skunther at 1:04pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help (1) jonelli at 12:31pm 07.20.23
Zip ties as a drain snake stephen_i_w at 12:30pm 07.20.23 How do you push on chained zip ties? Term "chained" just means to attach them together, end to end
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout claskey at 11:24am 07.20.23 Replaced mine two years ago. vent outlet rotted off and some pin holes about 3/4 ways up. there is s
Bent stemhead fitting jssailem at 11:08am 07.20.23 Tie Down engineering makes a 3" long 1/2' diamiter shaft bow roller https://www.fisheriessupply.com
Universal 25MXP low rpm issue jssailem at 10:55am 07.20.23 Recent exploration regarding Diesel engines in boats suggested that running your engine at less than
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? patbratton at 10:39am 07.20.23 I always thought that one of these would be interesting. https://atkin.mysticseaport.org/Dinks/Takap
Zip ties as a drain snake Stu Jackson at 10:36am 07.20.23 How do you push on chained zip ties?
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jonelli at 10:24am 07.20.23 If you're new to dinghies.... Regarding PVC (less expensive) versus Hypalon (more expensive) dinghie
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? jviss at 10:20am 07.20.23 Hypalon and PVC Good point, but just a nit, there's no more Hypalon, for several years now, as Dup
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box CaptnPorter at 9:55am 07.20.23
Bulb Questions and Confusion - Automotive-type Bulbs jviss at 9:42am 07.20.23 The "DC" (Double or dual contact) bulb has been a marine standard for years. An 1157 automotive soc
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? JamesG161 at 9:28am 07.20.23 I too would like to know where to find salvage parts for my 1997 Hunter 376. check your private me
Its funny Friday! Justin_NSA at 9:27am 07.20.23 Classic points of sail pic. I never noticed before; they misspelled "starboard" under Beam Reach. Is

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