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Westerbeke M-25XPB damper plate and transmission failures DFish at 9:10pm 02.26.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1629 Hello. We are interested to hear from anyone with a Westerbeke M-25XPB Diesel engine, who may have
Radome mast installation TommmD at 6:45pm 02.26.15 Big Boats 2/806 Looking to see how high folks have installed their radome on the mast. Spreader high for instance? T
Hunter 340 Walter59 at 6:32pm 02.26.15 Big Boats 8/3654 I am looking at buying a Hunter 340 and I need some advise; Some of the 340s have solid supports
Best Place to Buy a New Motor Doug J at 4:58pm 02.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3102 I'm finally ready to buy a new motor. I want to get a Honda 8hp 20" long shaft. Can anyone recomme
Replacement Portlights Sailorjack at 4:23pm 02.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4369 Hi Everyone I am replacing the portlights of my 37c and I have decided to go with Beckson "raindrai
Water cooling pump for AB Fridge rfrye1 at 3:51pm 02.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/587 The little salt water water cooling pump for my AB Refridge unit died last year on my '98 H376. I ra
Oberdorfer N202M-15 or -16? VF84Sluggo at 10:55am 02.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/4731 On Catalina Direct, they list the Oberdorfer N202M-16 for a Universal M25XP, yet on other sites I se
1994 23.5 trailer tire size mmsailor at 10:20am 02.26.15 Smaller Boats 8/1096 My boat and trailer are about an hour away in storage . I need to replace the tires on the trailer .
Would you paint your rubrail aluminum? CloudDiver at 9:48am 02.26.15 Catalina 22 5/1364 I have my rub rail off the boat. I have the older style narrow channel and I will be ordering the n
Wipes macerator (1) med2463 at 9:04am 02.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4673 Before ' after pics of our clog From wipes flushed down toilet
Keel older or new style Carolina 22 at 9:00am 02.26.15 Catalina 22 2/632 my catalina22 keel is trash, I am reworking the hull and should I return to the present one or go to
I Ruined my Dinghy By Using a Cover (3) drjjlloyd at 7:56am 02.26.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3076 Beautiful! I exclaimed after seeing the dinghy cover for the first time. It was a hassle to put on,
Installing reef points on main sail. jjsbiggs at 6:32am 02.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/14164 I'm going to be mooring my 25 this summer for the first time so I'm starting to think about adding l
ISO Heat Exchanger for Atomic 4 pkdailey4 at 4:38am 02.26.15 Parts Search 0/918 Im in need of the exchanger only unless you have more of the FWC parts that are in good working cond
Larger TV for Hunter 45 Richandhelen at 4:10am 02.26.15 Big Boats 10/1320 I want to install a larger TV. They are amazingly cheap today. But my current factory TV is suspende
40.7 First main sheet traveller yachtsman at 2:55am 02.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/662 An anyone give me a link to the above on a 2001 model for mine needs some new parts?
Hunter 170 - ease of launch Sky Cruiser at 9:59pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1531 Hello, Looking at purchasing a used Hunter 170 as a light duty, easy to handle day sailor to teach m
how to furl a genoa tartansailboat at 8:34pm 02.25.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 46/18741 I recently got caught with my 130 jib up in a high wind before I could roll it up to a more manageab
'86 Hunter 34 chrisrezba at 8:30pm 02.25.15 Big Boats 6/1094 Hello, Can anyone tell me the best place to go to save money looking for replacement parts for my fi
battery bank rob and tami at 8:17pm 02.25.15 S2 1/1070 I am thinking of going with 2 6 volt batteries in the box under the seat in aft cabin for the house

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Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 12:03pm 10.23.23
Plugged Waste Vent Line dmax at 11:57am 10.23.23 I disconnected the vent hose at the tank and hooked up the inflatable dinghy foot pump - cleared it
Plugged Waste Vent Line Terry Cox at 11:51am 10.23.23 but I thought maybe someone has had this happen before and came up with a better way! Yup. Happene
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 11:39am 10.23.23 Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to read
Square top main on water ballast? (2) SkookumZac at 11:37am 10.23.23 I'm happy to report that my square top sail has arrived and it is spectacular.
Lantern Advice dlochner at 11:31am 10.23.23
Lantern Advice rgranger at 11:29am 10.23.23 Uh, that photo was taken just out side Elizabeth City, NC. :biggrin: Nice... :thumbup: The Albem
Hunter 216 in light air rgranger at 11:27am 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Lantern Advice dlochner at 11:27am 10.23.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... Uh, that photo was taken just out side
Lantern Advice rgranger at 11:25am 10.23.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
Racor filter size Tucson Sailor at 11:16am 10.23.23 Thanks Dave, The 10 micron filter makes sense. I should have clarified we had the pin holes in the
Racor filter size Alan Gomes at 10:55am 10.23.23 We have a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII #6374 with 390 hours on the MX 25 engine. It has the Racor 26RS sp
Hunter 216 in light air patbratton at 10:52am 10.23.23 It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built w
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 10:49am 10.23.23 These tables are not wood so if you cut it you will have an unfinished end. I made a new top from s
Lantern Advice Timm R Oday25 at 10:46am 10.23.23 Ambience ..that's why I bought ours . I love the look ,the feel and the weight of a well made oil la
Racor filter size dlochner at 10:34am 10.23.23 The RS26T is the 10 micron filter. The coarser filter goes first, the finer filter picks up anything
House Battery Condition dlochner at 10:27am 10.23.23 The 20 hour test @Davidasailor26 describes is the standard and most reliable method. There are 2 f
Plugged Waste Vent Line dlochner at 10:20am 10.23.23 Flushing water down the vent is the easiest way of clearing the plug. If you have a hooded vent rath
Lantern Advice (1) dlochner at 10:16am 10.23.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general l
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 10:13am 10.23.23 I have both the #700 and the #600 (no longer made). Both get quite toasty and give off a bit of hea

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