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Fuel gauge replacement (1) Bob 04 H260 at 8:45am 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/929 I am looking into replacing the sender unit in our fuel tank. It does not work. I would like to use
Hard dodger TKelly at 8:10am 04.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1244 Good morning all I have a Beneteau 36cc (center cockpit) it was offered with a hard dodger of which
Catalina 38 Questions SloopDogg at 7:13am 04.06.15 Big Boats 14/5789 Hello all, I sold my Viking 33 last fall and now I'm looking at a Catalina 38 and I have a few qu
Distance between batteries in a house bank Ebbing Lattitude at 6:50am 04.06.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3651 Did some searching and found a few opinions, but not a lot of luck getting some facts on whether hav
Bottom job. Ran into crazed and cracked Gel Coat (5) pvtpotter at 6:43am 04.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3606 I have provided some pictures here. My initial plan was to do a light sanding and start painting.
Plugged Fuel Vent SqPeg at 6:34am 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1586 We purchased a Hunter Vision 32 last August and I discovered someone plugged the fuel vent with caul
Rudder cracks - '81 Cherubini Hunter 36 (3) tmjb at 6:18am 04.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 31/5626 I apologize in advance if this is a topic that has been addressed elsewhere. If so, I couldn't find
New Canvas - color suggestions hmurmur at 6:14am 04.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/8043 We are purchasing a new Oceanis 48. We are working with a canvas place to create cushions and bimi
Helm cushion Richandhelen at 6:08am 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 7/2341 I'm looking for a helm cushion to relieve leg fatigue and to raise my line-of-sight up a bit. Taylor
Over heating Bill1565 at 6:07am 04.06.15 Ask All Sailors 27/3327 Westerbeke 35D is over heating badly. Good raw water flow,no heat removal. Exhaust water is cool w
maxwell winch handles Dave Pawloski at 5:40am 04.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1902 The original (Maxwell) winch handles for my Hunter 31 are long gone. I have tried using a few other
Anchor Question (1) pateco at 8:43pm 04.05.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1466 My next project for the Stargazer, is to figure out how to use this anchor. This is the anchor tha
What's this for on my H34 (1) dcalif at 8:23pm 04.05.15 Big Boats 10/1968 Okay, I've had my "new" 85 h34 for a month now. I am mystified by the built in thing on the table. N
Hunter34 main sliding hatch peacheykeen at 7:08pm 04.05.15 Big Boats 3/1049 The companionway sliding hatch on my 1983 Htr34 has a crack in it. I have purchased a sheet of 1/2 a
Cal Owners Group, active Group Cambriaman63 at 5:47pm 04.05.15 Cal 24/8698 Is anyone aware of an "Active" Cal Sailboat owners group?
Replaced Fuel Tank Hunter 40.5 completed with pics (5) smokey73 at 5:36pm 04.05.15 Big Boats 8/2060 I replaced the fuel tank in my 1994 (produced late 1993) 40.5. I didn't have a known leak but based
Amateur Radio Rick D at 5:34pm 04.05.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2976 ...no I don't mean idiots on Marine VHF. I'm taking my Teckie exam next week, going for a General la
420 Passage 1999 Fresh Water Pump hughvr at 5:27pm 04.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/699 Can anyone tell me where the freshwater pump is located on a 1999 hunter 420 Passage? It sounds like
Ice box shelf? Biobob Catalina 27 at 5:21pm 04.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/2202 Hi all, Last fall bought a 1986 Catalina 27 (in awesome condition) but in looking at the ice box, i
Finally!! Starting projects (3) DAVA390 at 5:12pm 04.05.15 Ask All Sailors 20/4647 Finally unwrapped on Saturday, got started on projects. The GPS holder made this winter fits perf

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Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) (1) Ward H at 5:51am 10.27.23 I've bought SS tubing from sail rite.com and Amazon. I've bought many connection pieces from Amazon
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) rgranger at 5:06am 10.27.23 Is there a diver who cleans boat bottoms in your lake? If so, see if he will dive for your lost tu
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? rgranger at 4:57am 10.27.23 I think you would be very happy with a tohatsu sail pro 6 Hp that is what many of us switched too.
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track (1) Joe at 4:34am 10.27.23 What brand and type of adjustable spring cleats are are people using on C315 Genoa tracks? More co
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 4:13am 10.27.23 Check the electrical connections and the voltage at the pump when it is running.
Chafe guards sailcapt340 at 2:48am 10.27.23 I like your idea of the added chocks to better align my lines to the pole. I had the thought of add
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions Mechone at 2:15am 10.27.23 Any Beneteau bought should have its full weight of the boat put on the keel while hanginging in the
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Alan Gomes at 11:02pm 10.26.23 7 psi might be a bit much if you are keeping the engine driven pump in series. The possibility exis
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Mark Maulden at 10:53pm 10.26.23 7 psi might be a bit much if you are keeping the engine driven pump in series. The possibility exist
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39pm 10.26.23 221013 Air ingress will destroy the vacuum that the macerator is trying to develop.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) jssailem at 10:29pm 10.26.23 Generally there is a Y valve not a T fitting where the circle is. This directs the suction to the ho
20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib jssailem at 8:24pm 10.26.23 There are a couple of possibilities to check. Certainly you may have dirt in the sail track/slide.
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 8:01pm 10.26.23 I thought that might be the situation. Which I had gotten the info to you sooner. They were excellen
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 7:53pm 10.26.23 I used a walbro pump. One like this Walbro FRD-2 Fuel Pump - Industrial as a transfer pump to move f
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 7:51pm 10.26.23
Trailer bunk bed carpet replacement Project_Mayhem at 7:40pm 10.26.23 Some friction is good. A boat that's moving around on it's trailer is no fun to tow. Even going from
Spring Cleats for 315 Genoa Track Stu Jackson at 7:22pm 10.26.23 Mike, you simply need to buy what fits on whatever track you have. Garhauer is great, cost effectiv
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment TimFromLI at 6:58pm 10.26.23 I have a Volvo MD22 with a primary (Racor) and secondary (spin on type). The bulb is between the two
Bimini horizontal support tube (H27) dlochner at 6:36pm 10.26.23 Any canvass shop that makes boat canvass can bend the tube. If they don't have tubing in stock, shor
20 year old furlex roller furller track jams when hoisting jib Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30pm 10.26.23

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