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Battery Charger cam at 5:23pm 12.28.14 Catalina 310 11/2856 Hi all, I trust you have had an enjoyable xmas and new year will be the same. I have a 2005 310 and
Time to replace chainplates? indimini at 5:15pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3767 As part of my winter maintenance, I pulled off the starboard chainplates and noticed what I would de
Hauling my 390 this week for the first time NiceBeny at 4:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2589 Besides the bottom paint, zincs maybe cutlass bearing, any thing I should look at or do (California
How Many of Your Still Have the Original Metal Fuel Tank? rardiH36 at 4:23pm 12.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 34/5097 I am asking because I am getting concerned about mine. I don't see any obvious signs leakage. But
Filling through hull holes a65sailor at 2:57pm 12.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1005 I am planning to upgrade my sailing instruments. With the new electronics I will only need one throu
MacGregor rig tuning DRosen at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2002 Is a MacGregor mast rigging tuned as for any sailboat mast? Anything different for the MacGregor ma
Yanmar 3GM30f Raw Water Pump (1) carlager at 2:27pm 12.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2680 I have have unmounted the raw water pump (type Johnson Pump F4B-903) on our Yanmar 3GM30f. I can s
One project finished (2) DAVA390 at 1:37pm 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1697 GPS Hatchboard bracket. Used a strip of Velcro inside the bracket to keep it from sliding side -to s
Installed Manual Windlass on C-27 (2) caguy at 11:33am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6302 I finally mounted the manual windless on the C-27 and it works great. I had to remake the stripper s
anchor locker drain tube leak question allen-deckard at 11:15am 12.28.14 Catalina 22 39/9864 I haven't tore into it yet but I'm 99% sure the tube that comes out of the anchor locker on my 1986
Perplexed by Time (1) OdayDave at 10:59am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 45/7315 I have an interesting problem with my Weems and Platt clock. When the clock is on shore, it keeps n
Morgan 32 Hobartwoodworks at 10:55am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2842 Looking at 1982 Morgan 32; a little concerned about the chainplate design - anyone know about the in
Bloopers ??? Ropeburn at 10:05am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3878 OK, in the old days on our 33ft boat we had a blooper. Yes it matched the color of the spinnaker. Do
Macgregor 26s Stern light Don Quinn at 9:12am 12.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/5209 I have recently purchased a 1990 Macgregor 26 with a swing keel. It does not have a Stern light and
diversion load controller gettinthere at 6:51am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1133 We have 280w of solar plus a feeble wind generator. Last summer it just about kept up with our deman
oDay 322 Sanitary vent lines PatTormey at 6:11am 12.28.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/799 The sanitary tank vent lines on my oDay322 are designed to fail. Maybe yours are too. The PO simp
Pearson 303 Transmission Information guywithsmile at 5:59am 12.28.14 Pearson 2/2113 I am in the process of replacing the engine in my 1985 Pearson 303. The replacement is a rebuilt Ya
oDay 322 Boom Vang (1) PatTormey at 5:54am 12.28.14 Bigger Boats 5/1309 My 322 didn't have a boom vang and seems to have very little room for one. Following Don Guillet
What's that smell?? rockingham at 1:26am 12.28.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1266 Just installed a single battery bank on my Montgomery 17. Used a 6 Amp ProSport Marine Battery charg
She has a name. pateco at 11:18pm 12.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/860 Had our Renaming ceremony this evening. https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 6:54am 06.05.23 Hey John. Just found that varoom you've been looking for here. YES>>>> YES>>>> That is what has be
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 5:55am 06.05.23 Hi all, The amine blush removal was simple - dawn dish soap and water, a scotch brite pad, or medi
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump dlochner at 5:46am 06.05.23 Have you inspected the fuel pick up line inside the tank? Sometimes there is a screen at the end of
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 5:39am 06.05.23 Thanks guys, just what I was looking for. Going to order the proper ones. Cheers
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 4:10am 06.05.23 Two answers. It should be closer. So long as there is nothing that might chafe the wires or cause
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 4:04am 06.05.23 How close is close? 8" at the most.
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 2:59am 06.05.23 1) Would a bluesea terminal fuse be a good way to go for the fuses at the batteries? Absolutely.
looking for water level sensor hunter 310 dlochner at 2:57am 06.05.23 Wema now known as Kuss.
Screens for Windows Jim Legere at 2:28am 06.05.23 Those opening ports are Beckson Raindrain. Just open the port, carefully pull out the rubber gasket
Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips morbidfollower at 9:53pm 06.04.23 I am assuming your home waters are at redwood city harbour. I too started there in calm waters taki
looking for water level sensor hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 06.04.23 Wema.
2004 Raymarine C80 Display MichaelStacy at 9:13pm 06.04.23 I also had a 2004 era C80, which had multiple problems over the past 6 years. I spent too much mone
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump Screen Saver at 8:13pm 06.04.23 So today, I ran from a jerry with new hose to yanma filter on the engine and feed the existing retu
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. Ken13559 at 7:51pm 06.04.23 I have an 86 Hunter with a 2GM20Y which has been running perfectly, until I discovered a slow dripp
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 7:47pm 06.04.23
Anchor light..... Ken13559 at 7:45pm 06.04.23 If you fit a Marinebeam Smart LED tri-light, you can toggle your anchor light switch between Anchor
Screens for Windows JRT at 7:44pm 06.04.23 I honestly don't remember. The screen frame is part of keeping those from leaking, so plan according
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C shemandr at 7:25pm 06.04.23 Forgive my question but do you mean forestay and backstay? Lower shrouds can be forward or aft. I
Daysailer 3 roller furling drgbanks at 7:21pm 06.04.23 no other pieces. I guess if I cleat the jib halyard, it will roll up. It's counterintuitive for me
engine leak antifreeze CharlieAnn at 7:14pm 06.04.23 thanks, I checked the drain plugs, there not leaking, I'll keep looking

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