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Atomic Universal 5411 Diesel Overhaul Parts Availabilty Blue Hull at 11:50am 01.20.15 Catalina 30 9/10655 I pulled the original 5411 diesel out of my 1981 C-30 for a complete overhaul. I sourced all the
Uh, what did I find in my bilge? (1) Bloodline at 11:17am 01.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1088 Appears to be stainless. Found in the engine compartment of my 373.
Early shine (1) Hydro Therapy at 10:48am 01.20.15 Day Sailers 2/846 Nice day today so I decided to shine up the port hull side of my O 240. I bought her in the middle o
Looking For Boom sunset lady at 10:41am 01.20.15 Bigger Boats 6/1537 Where Would I Find A Boom For A 1986, 272 O'day?
Owners Manual Harry1110 at 9:45am 01.20.15 Parts Search 2/1127 I am the proud new owner of a 1990 Hunter 30 but the "owners manual" on board is little more than a
Battery capacity testing Don Lucas at 9:27am 01.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3714 My house batteries are 4 years old and I want to capacity test them this Spring. But I don't really
Sailing yesterday (1) allen-deckard at 9:20am 01.20.15 Catalina 22 3/915 Not big deal nothing spectacular just went sailing for around 10 hours yesterday weather was great w
Pinging on radio using depth finder allen-deckard at 9:02am 01.20.15 Catalina 22 4/1051 Ok as the title says I turn my sonar on and I get the ping threw the radio. Anyone have a solutio
stripped motor mount bolt ggatschet at 8:33am 01.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/1514 I have a 1995 Hunter 336. One of the lag bolts on the starboard front motor mount has stripped from
Jibsail size MaxinCalgary at 8:20am 01.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/740 Hi does anybody know the size of the furling jib on a H260 and what percentage is it . I believe it'
9.2A Outhaul question indimini at 6:15am 01.20.15 S2 5/1300 I have a question for fellow 9.2(A) owners regarding their outhaul configuration. During my effort
lifting a Hunter 19 pneumatos at 5:03am 01.20.15 Smaller Boats 2/898 I'm selling my 93 Hunter 19. The prospective buyer wants to lift it with "davits". Basically attach
Zephyr Saildrive 1982 Impeller and Gaskets 4hand at 4:24am 01.20.15 Parts Search 2/1049 I have a 1982 C'C 25. it is currently in a boat yard and I am repainting the bottom. while out of
Hand held switch to run fuel pump Clydo at 10:51pm 01.19.15 Catalina 310 12/1675 Would like to run fuel pump without running engine and/or heating up glow plugs. Fuel pump on my C
Easy load tester? Blade at 10:03pm 01.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2302 I need to do a C20 test on an 860AH battery bank. I am thinking to use my electric range cooktop
What is the cabin drain? Frednick at 8:23pm 01.19.15 Catalina 22 8/1511 We bought our boat (1976) very recently and there is a drain inside in the cabin. Or I think it is
1984 swing keel cat22 (4) piedpiperIII at 7:27pm 01.19.15 Catalina 22 18/2301 It has been some while since I have been posting here. I recently purchased a 1984 cat 22 swing keel
2003 F36.7 freshwater pump JohnandCat at 6:52pm 01.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1286 Our freshwater pump is intermittent about turning off when we shut off the tap. I have checked the d
turnbuckles weedstomper at 6:27pm 01.19.15 Smaller Boats 4/853 I have a Hunter 270 (260 winged keel). Shroud turnbuckles have bent and want to replace. Any recom
Any negative experience with the Compac 23? Compacbrain at 4:16pm 01.19.15 Com-Pac 2/8364 I am considering buying a Compac 23, have seen one in good shape, read one positive review. Yes I kn

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 06.12.23 Hi Gene, I hope surgery went well and your wife has a smooth recovery! Dano :plus:
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue jviss at 5:55am 06.12.23 if the temp sensor fails high This doesn't make a lot of sense to me, I would think a temp sensor,
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Windpilot at 5:50am 06.12.23 I'm not sure what you are talking about with a dip tube. On my 410 the deck pumpout hose is attached
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 5:47am 06.12.23 Why are you zeroing in on the temp sensors. You can just disconnect those and things should still
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? JRT at 5:37am 06.12.23 https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-310 Is your new best friend :) Hose "cracking
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 5:36am 06.12.23 That is weird. Now, think about this, did it always show negative amps when being charged, or is t
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue jviss at 5:35am 06.12.23 Why are you zeroing in on the temp sensors. You can just disconnect those and things should still w
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 5:28am 06.12.23
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue jviss at 5:27am 06.12.23 shows the correct voltage and positive amps which on shore power but when being charged from the al
Mast step Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 06.12.23 No. Pictures of the mast step/foot area and also the any room for tuning the shrouds, then I will c
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue DayDreamer41 at 5:10am 06.12.23
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07am 06.12.23 @Maureen S Are you saying there was no water in the boat while sitting on the hard or out of the w
Keel position from winch view rgranger at 5:01am 06.12.23 Paint different colors on the cable to correspond to diff levels
Home Built Stack Pack Ward H at 4:58am 06.12.23 We mostly day sail on Barnegat Bay, New Jersey and in recent years have lost too much sailing time d
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Terry Cox at 4:49am 06.12.23
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:42am 06.12.23 Yes the are Mc618H (H=harness)and I have piles of temp sensors too..These are way below distributor
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD kappykaplan at 4:17am 06.12.23 I hope surgery went well and your wife has a smooth recovery! :plus:
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD danooxnard at 4:11am 06.12.23 Hi Gene, I hope surgery went well and your wife has a smooth recovery! Dano
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Gene Neill at 3:44am 06.12.23 Haven't installed it yet. Wife had surgery on her spinal cord this week, so sailing season is offici
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Maine Sail at 3:31am 06.12.23

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