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Sediment bowls dehler25 at 7:11am 05.11.15 Big Boats 9/1494 I have a sediment bowl immediately after the seacock for both the engine and the Generator, I presum
Rigging Help Needed Charitybull at 7:09am 05.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/646 Ok, this might be a bit self serving but then I figured there are probably more people like me that
Access to Racor filter on 9.2A indimini at 5:46am 05.11.15 S2 4/1087 Hi all - I am curious how people get to their Racor filter. On our 9.2A, the filter is mounted at t
Galley water faucet replacement. Do I need marine grade? Bob4203 at 5:44am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 11/7471 "when it rains it pours"!!!!!!!!!!!! Aside from my issues with the water heater wiring, something el
C&C 41 Rig Tuning dptrain at 5:11am 05.11.15 C&C 1/2051 I am looking for rig tuning information for a 1987 C'C 41. I have owners manual but it has no rig t
water in oil burnswelds at 2:36am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 7/948 Good morning All, yesterday I started up my 5411 for the first time this season. I replaced my wate
Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/9509 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/784 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1911 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/987 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/840 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1081 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1516 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/609 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/2987 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2480 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/987 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/569 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2409 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/764 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?

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Its funny Friday! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 10.22.23 That would certainly solve my bottom-cleaning issues. You may find this does a better job :
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 9:52am 10.22.23 You know...the more that I think about it, I'm pretty sure that I used the 3M 4000 when I installed
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Sailgunner at 9:36am 10.22.23 These tables are not wood so if you cut it you will have an unfinished end. I made a new top from so
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Don S/V ILLusion at 9:18am 10.22.23 While you are crawling around down there, you would do well to replace those barbed hose clamps with
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction (1) rgranger at 9:16am 10.22.23 It was assembled at some point so you must be able to disassemble. What does it look like inside th
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft Tally Ho at 9:12am 10.22.23 Your shaft seal appears to be a PSS dripless shaft seal. Here is a website with a lot of FAQs. ht
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 9:01am 10.22.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor wi
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:35am 10.22.23 ion... :thumbup: j_QLzthSkfM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devo
Acrylic Hatch Sealant Georgedoyle at 8:21am 10.22.23 I used the Dow 795, and it worked out great. That was four years ago. Still looks good.
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 7:38am 10.22.23 220901
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:37am 10.22.23
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 7:27am 10.22.23 Thanks for the info! I'll pick one of them and get it ordered. Sir Michael
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 10.22.23 As a dealer, I dealt with many owning small trailerable sailboats many of which I introduced. The m
Acrylic Hatch Sealant JBP-PA at 6:15am 10.22.23 The usual contenders are Dow 795 silicone 3M 4000 UV polyether Sika 295 UV polyurethane
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:12am 10.22.23 Is that an 8-track player in the first picture? That's a good sign that the paper charts are up to d
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question (1) Arthur K at 4:55am 10.22.23 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your prompt reply. Since you can't see the entire setup, here are some furthe
Odd Sailboat ads (2) rgranger at 4:44am 10.22.23 220900
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 9:47pm 10.21.23 That would certainly solve my bottom-cleaning issues.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup WayneH at 9:21pm 10.21.23 I'm not a diesel mechanic and I haven't slept in a Holiday Inn Express so take this for what you pai
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 7:40pm 10.21.23 That's on you. We miss you too. And that's on you, as well. Just hangout here, who cares if you s

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