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First 26 Traveler Specs davejunk78 at 6:53am 06.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1441 Hello, I have a 1986 first 26 and would really like to replace the traveler. Does anyone know wha
Fids (1) All U Get at 5:27am 06.23.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1239 Hi all, I wanted to do some soft shackles after reading several posts here on the topic and I nee
The season seadaddler at 4:58am 06.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/554 It's that time of year for me closing up the Boat for the next few months when most are just getting
Lifeline parts (1) Ken_Smith343 at 3:57am 06.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/959 I'm in Toronto. Anyone know where I can find the spring for the lifeline pelican hook used on a 200
UV Clothes All U Get at 3:45am 06.23.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2665 Hi all, My wife and I have been looking for clothes that are lightweight and still offer UV prote
Bulging fuel tank Hunter 41 at 3:21am 06.23.15 Big Boats 10/1350 I have just over filled the boats fuel tank . Now the tank has raised the aft cabin bed panels. .
Replacing freshwater pump on Yanmar 2GMF? Jumpstart at 9:05pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4172 It looks like I need a new freshwater pump on my 2GMF. The signs are there, tearing up belts and the
Fresh water tank fill bung broke out. Roadking Larry at 9:02pm 06.22.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/4668 Saturday I filled the freshwater tank on my '76 Cal. I filled it right to the top. Of course when I
Mystery screw for cabinet hinge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:17pm 06.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/950 I lost a couple of hinge screws when I had to remove some cabinet doors on my 2007 41DS. The screw h
Roof Handrails rsotomayor at 8:00pm 06.22.15 Parts Search 0/671 Looking for Roof Handrails for Benetau Oceanis 321.
Impeller to die for! (2) StargazerP303 at 8:00pm 06.22.15 Pearson 0/772 Used this and without any reservations this is QUALITY! Capt. Rob
P303- Installing my GPS on Edson pedestal (4) StargazerP303 at 7:52pm 06.22.15 Pearson 4/1480 Just installed my new GPS Garmin 441S on my Edson Pedestal. The problem I had was what to do with t
Remote powered Anchor for 2002 26X BLUE MAX at 7:40pm 06.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/673 How do I select an electric power driven Anchor set up for my 2002 26X......Will cruise mostly in M
Magellan BlueNav sailfree20770 at 7:28pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 0/661 Has anyone been able to view Magellan BlueNav charts on a PC. It seems they don't make a GPS that u
P303 What do you get when you use 5200 (4) StargazerP303 at 6:52pm 06.22.15 Pearson 16/4085 Hi! all I finally finished the work fixing a leak around the chain-plate. Picture one is 3m's 5200 u
I meaurement Colin Campbell at 5:52pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1016 When sailmakers quote I measurement, do they take into consideration furling gear. I measured the l
Hunter 34 large mast step (1) Charlie98117 at 4:28pm 06.22.15 Big Boats 7/3683 I am looking at pulling my mast in the near future to deal with the compression post issue that at t
looking for Catalina 25 main sail cudamank at 3:34pm 06.22.15 Parts Search 2/1026 I am looking for a Catalina 25 main sail. Newly acquired boat is missing the main. I am keeping my e
Cunningham Cmp1110 at 3:25pm 06.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/8099 Good evening all, I know use all your sail trim controls. But sometimes I'm lazy!! I have been compl
PHRF Hunter 44 Marc14857 at 3:11pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2791 So for the last 3 years we've sailed in a charity event Sails Up for Cancer and really have a good t

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Engine stalling/ temperature gauge Stu Jackson at 11:50am 10.16.23 where I noticed the temperature gauge going all the way up. Also the beta 28 engine stalls when I t
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 11:49am 10.16.23 My sugestion would be as follows . Remove the rubrail holder about a foot from the bow on both sides
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 11:44am 10.16.23 ket, what about the 2" hole between your fingers ? 220774 Haha, exactly. I was debating buying
Kevlar skid plates? Project_Mayhem at 11:31am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) SoSound at 11:26am 10.16.23 For this particular issue, there does appear to be an adjustment in settings which will improve the
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:13am 10.16.23 220771 Your copper tubes don't look too bad but the SS jacket looks it's had the :poop: beat out of
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge odaydokay at 11:10am 10.16.23
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Scott B at 11:07am 10.16.23 Our cradle has threaded rod attached to the pads, large nut with handle laid loose on top of the tub
Cradle screw jack conversion (1) Captain Pooh at 11:03am 10.16.23 It's the original shipping cradle from Hunter. Having the option to readily remove the pads is what
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar JamesG161 at 10:52am 10.16.23 The extensive pitting is likely from galvanic corrosion over many years. :plus::plus: Most likely
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Zeek77 at 10:49am 10.16.23 With heat exchangers, the ends are designed to keep the water inside the unit. The sleeve is design
Invest 94L JamesG161 at 10:35am 10.16.23 This will be come Tropical Storm Tammy soon. And then Fish Storm Tammy Jim...
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar BigEasy at 10:35am 10.16.23 The top-inside of the cast iron exchanger was badly corroded, probably due to it not being full al
Hi I am looking for drawings, sketches or pics of a fiberglass rudder stock Crazy Dave Condon at 10:34am 10.16.23 The forum store can get the exact rudder for you
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:28am 10.16.23 The 5 foot difference between the 2 boats was pretty dramatic. My first transition like this was
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar jssailem at 10:09am 10.16.23 The outer covering is highly pitted, see photo. I'm hoping it doesn't make much difference With he
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Skipper J at 9:58am 10.16.23 YouTube videos are a good place to get the basics of boat systems. Everything eventually breaks, so
Kevlar skid plates? dlochner at 9:25am 10.16.23 Is this an externally ballasted keel or encapsulated? Makes a difference on the repair. Photos will
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:22am 10.16.23 I'd skip the hull protection and pay more attention to the Navionics charts :biggrin:. That said,
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested

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