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Holding tank for the toilet clausjepsen at 9:01am 01.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6344 This summer I am going to anchor a lot on our tour in The Mediterranean, so I think I will need a ho
Owners manual Pearson 303 PDF wanted Don A Varney at 9:01am 01.11.15 Pearson 7/3724 I have a Pearson 30 and easily found a PDF for it, but I have not been so lucky to find one for my P
Lift Pump Fuel Filter CYQK at 7:32am 01.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1564 Was looking online at the Foley website at the spinon clear bowl filter with the fuel drain built in
Cut Access port to holding tank.... Leprecaun at 7:04am 01.11.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1388 I have cut an access port on top of my holding tank. Plan to thoroughly clean it out. What product(s
Rodents ugh rgj592015 at 7:02am 01.11.15 Catalina 30 51/9373 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 that I am refurbishing. I have definitely seen evidence of mouse excrement
Olympics 2024 All U Get at 6:54am 01.11.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1938 Hi all, Olympics 2024 in Boston, if you leave now you might make an event..:poke: Where would
Morgan 34 Merlin1111 at 8:15pm 01.10.15 Morgan 6/5858 I have a Morgan 28 but want something bigger and still want to be able to use it in the Keys so was
Hunter 410 Refrigeration amperage rdavis6507 at 7:17pm 01.10.15 Big Boats 5/1473 Does anyone know the max amperage draw for a 2002 Hunter 410 refrigerator/freezer?
when something little turns in to something more (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.10.15 Catalina 22 163/25518 after finally putting the axle back in after losing a bearing a couple of weeks ago I decided to jus
Hunter 31.5 Pedestal Brake Not Working hunter healer at 6:13pm 01.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1013 The Projects Continue, I Have A Wheel Pedestal (meriman Yacht Specialties)on My Hunter 31.5 And Ther
First Sail Slider at 5:18pm 01.10.15 Day Sailers 5/2159 I went for my 1st sail in the used 170. Wind was 8K-10K on a small lake in California. She moves a
Yanmar 2GM20F air filter Ken13559 at 5:17pm 01.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5161 The air filter sponge has deteriorated. Is the the sponge necessary? I understand the air filter me
Wheel nut size smokey73 at 5:13pm 01.10.15 Big Boats 5/917 1994 Hunter 40.5 I currently have a "plastic" wheel nut on my 40.5 that always seems to loosen up w
Davits or not kingsailor at 5:02pm 01.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2830 We are contemplating adding davits on our 456 and would like to get some feedback from the group. I
Location of Generator water lift muffler smokey73 at 4:38pm 01.10.15 Big Boats 7/1578 Hunter 40.5 I am planning on installing my diesel generator in the starboard lazarette. For those
Removal of Spinnaker Sheet Travelers Guardian at 2:57pm 01.10.15 Catalina 22 3/861 Removal of Sheet Travelers I am doing a major Paint and repair on my boat and removing all deck fit
Exhaust Discharging Steam CanDoSeabeeS2 at 1:57pm 01.10.15 S2 5/1142 Can Do here. I have a 9.2A and when the engine heats up there is steam discharging out of the exha
Silence that cast iron certerboard rockingham at 12:17pm 01.10.15 Trailer Sailors 7/2235 Just completed a 20 minute redo on my Montgomery 17 which has a 140# cast iron centerboard. Seems th
Good Source for 6V batteries? Bad Obsession at 12:06pm 01.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1475 I don't have a membership to Sam's Club or CostCo. I am curious if anyone else has a good source to
Battery switch question NiceBeny at 10:41am 01.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3247 Have levers engine and parallel, how and what is the best way to use these? ( it's not the same as t

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Yes, it is getting ridiculous regarding prices of pretty much everything. I plan to rebuild mine, w
Yanmar 2gm hard starting and stalling on lower RPM Yanman511 at 1:45pm 06.13.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone I appreciate it I will give it a try.
Wind Song launched Tim Alden44 at 1:29pm 06.13.23 Gorgeous
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:26pm 06.13.23 Where in the Chesapeake are you located? I keep my boat on Scotts creek in Portsmouth We are in Ro
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:25pm 06.13.23 I have an 82 Alden 44 myself and I just installed an 18,000btu air conditioner/ heat pump under the
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (1) jviss at 1:22pm 06.13.23 That is why I installed a start push bottom in the engine room so I can crank the engine from the e
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jssailem at 1:19pm 06.13.23 To bleed the injector pump of air, you must have someone crank the engine while you crack an inject
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 RitSim at 1:00pm 06.13.23 Agree with all above. Had similar issues with my C30. You can temporarily use a piece of clear tub
Edson wheel size and leather cover? (1) JamesG161 at 12:29pm 06.13.23 Too keep the leather fresh use this, once a season. and clean off hand oils too. Jim...
Home Built Stack Pack Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.13.23 On my modification I get all of those benefits plus I am able to get the jack lines out of the way w
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 12:03pm 06.13.23 Yes. I actually have a spare bilge pump I could wire up that way. Great suggestion. Thanks!
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Tom J at 11:46am 06.13.23 Hmm, that is a lot of changes and another hole in the boat. I'd just have a spare pump in my inven
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 11:42am 06.13.23 Final count was 23 adult boats in 1 class and 10 youth boats in one class. They only published the
Found a 2003 C310 (1) JRT at 11:15am 06.13.23 Final count was 23 adult boats in 1 class and 10 youth boats in one class. They only published the
Minor project: new teak companionway step jdrutten at 10:59am 06.13.23 Looks great! The SBO store reports that these steps are no longer available, and the replacements th
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 06.13.23
Should I switch to hank on? Any Sea at 10:35am 06.13.23 What type of furler do you have? Our boat is equipped with a CDI furler that is not a problem to sto
Found a 2003 C310 Alansails at 10:10am 06.13.23 Good Job! Congratulations, Glad you are out there! The 310 is NOT a J-Boat, But is a safe, fun capa
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:01am 06.13.23 I used to hang my key on the raw water seacock, to make sure I always opened it before starting the
Edson wheel size and leather cover? Alansails at 9:52am 06.13.23 We bought the wheel cover from Edson and made it a winter project , As I remember, I called edson an

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