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Hose Size falcon20 at 1:40pm 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/700 Does anyone know the size of the thru hull exhaust hose on a 85, 31 hunter? And also if it is hard o
teleflex steering GaryI at 12:27pm 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1015 Does anyone know the length of the steering cable for a MacGregor 26X model year 2000? I believe th
Installing new p500 pump Rodd at 12:02pm 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1044 After about 20 years my p500 air conditioning pump bit the dust this past weekend. Luckily it happen
Boom Vang on a 235 cb32863 at 11:50am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/752 I want to run my vang back to the cockpit and maybe increase the purchase a bit. For those that have
Milky/Cloudy white water lasflyer at 11:37am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1732 I have a 2015 Beneteau 45 and have noticed the water comes out cloudy and then clears up in about 10
Faucet on Hunter 280, 310, 336, 340 Phil Herring at 11:16am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2220 The original faucet (in the heads) has been discontinued and the replacements we're finding a have a
Resin for Deck and interior work sizertl at 10:58am 08.17.15 Lancer 0/1331 Howdy! I've gutted the interior of my sailboat and It's almost ready to paint. Before we paint we a
336 fuel pickup tube removal curtdo at 10:40am 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1103 Can someone please tell me the procedure to remove the fuel pickup tube from the plastic fuel tank o
Moving the mast repawn at 10:34am 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/998 Hi all, Getting ready to put my mast tabernacle back on. I was hoping I could move it forward about
Staysail Flying Colours at 10:29am 08.17.15 Big Boats 16/4678 Has anyone ever seen a staysail on a C34?
Trailer Modifications oldiesrocker2001 at 10:11am 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 4/1882 Althouth there are a number of threads on how to modify a short trailer like mine (original Mac vent
Flushing the Water Tanks rcangemi at 9:15am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/6272 Hi - I sail a 2010 Beneteau 40. I was interested in finding a more efficient way than running th
Temperature Issue (1) Boomvang at 8:52am 08.17.15 Bigger Boats 2/722 The temperature gauge on my M25 Universal stopped working. Needle does not move. I'm thinking it's
Head Pump Handle Spellman66 at 8:07am 08.17.15 Catalina 310 2/848 I was pumping the Jabsco on Saturday when the handle pulled apart in my hand. Headed to West Marine
Lost a block, looking for replacement (1) thaddeusflint at 7:29am 08.17.15 Catalina 22 2/593 I lost the other side block, same as this one, on my '78 Catalina 22. I have been looking online fo
Terminating Tank Sender Unit JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:27am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/934 Hey Maine Sail, I hope your summer is going well and you are getting some sailing in! :D Curre
Hot interior lights... Doug/Karen at 7:25am 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/1066 For years I have been aware that the recessed saloon headliner lighting fixtures become very hot aft
Rebuilding H34 Fixed Portlights (3) Charlie98117 at 7:09am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3174 I am finally getting around to rebuilding the fixed portlights on my H34. The boat is an '83 so I h
Deka vs. Trojan GWG at 6:34am 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/5071 Maine Sail I'm upgrading to 6v golf cart batteries, and my yard contends that Deka ProMaster are eq
Noise and leak coming from my CNG tank gatrnoles2 at 6:28am 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1305 I recently changed out my CNG tank. The new tank appears to be leaking while turned on. Additionally

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2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:34pm 12.11.23 Mechanic took away my gearbox for repair 2 days ago. Had to chip away the engine bay fibreglass ridg
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? (1) Ted10028 at 9:12pm 12.11.23 Yellow wire goes to negative side of external LED, positive side of LED goes to power source,
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! marcham at 8:44pm 12.11.23 I had the port list on my 380. Removed 160 lbs of batteries from the port settee and relocated about
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.11.23 You want that coupling to seize together with the shaft. If you're relying on the parts to seize
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 8:30pm 12.11.23 I have a daysailer (Chrysler Mutineer 15) and Catalina 22, and I've thought about re-rigging each wi
Furano connection dlochner at 6:51pm 12.11.23 Is the mast deck stepped? If so, it may be inside the mast. There may be an access port on the mast,
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 12.11.23 @4arch: Thanks for posting that.
Re-installing the shaft coupling Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25pm 12.11.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 12.11.23 Greg, Gerry Douglas has called it his "15/16 rig." :clap: Really.
315 Backstay Adjuster Tally Ho at 4:05pm 12.11.23 The forestay of the Catalina 315 is so close to the head that it might be considered a fractional

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