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Racor filter size Tucson Sailor at 9:37am 10.23.23 Catalina 30 8/1977 We have a 1996 Catalina 30 MKIII #6374 with 390 hours on the MX 25 engine. It has the Racor 26RS spi
House Battery Condition Nodak7 at 9:23am 10.23.23 Big Boats 10/2381 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for o
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 9:10am 10.23.23 Big Boats 10/1416 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent lin
Down East Forum (5) Argyle38 at 12:59pm 10.22.23 Down East Yachts 12/4834 Hello all Downeasterer's (made up word...). With the demise of the latest Down East Yachts web site
Water Leak C320 Driveshaft (1) Witbooi at 8:39am 10.22.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/2091 Hi. First post here. We are new Catalina 320 owners. Noticed a water leak on the driveshaft (photo i
Acrylic Hatch Sealant SirMichael at 5:50am 10.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1244 The topside hatches on my 88' Hunter 28.5 were getting pretty badly glazed so I replaced the acrylic
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 5:39am 10.21.23 C&C 3/1231 Hi. Does anyone know how C'C tracked their model year in relation to the year of construction on the
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:02pm 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 10/2342 I have a '99 Beneteau 411 with roller furling genoa and main. Both Halyards are Samson MLX3, 10mm.
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 11:51am 10.20.23 Engines and Propulsion 14/2143 I have a 2004 fisher panda 6000 gen set powered by a kabota 2 cylinder. It has about 1500 hours on
Spinnaker Blocks (2) FlimFlamII at 7:35am 10.20.23 Parts Search 5/1868 Any idea on a source for these?
Mast down spreader removals Bentsailor at 6:58am 10.20.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/615 Our 1994 Hunter 29.5 double Spreader rig must come down this winter. To tarp the boat we must remov
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 6:50am 10.20.23 Bigger Boats 9/1474 Hello there! A long time ago we removed the rudder from my 28' Oday, but I really don't remember ho
Mast Trailer tom154ca at 3:57am 10.20.23 Ask All Sailors 28/2699 Hello, I currently remove my mast every Fall and install every Spring. I would like to make a proper
New Sails HomeyD at 1:07pm 10.19.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2053 I am ready to order new sails for my Catalina 22. A full battoned main and 135 Jib set up for a roll
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 11:20am 10.19.23 Sails Call Lounge 12/1818 I thought it would be fun to share the odd things we run across when perusing sailboat ads. To st
Misc repairs and changes tcbailey67 at 3:58pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1001 1. I want to run the reef tack, reef clew, outhaul, downhaul, and vang lines back to the cockpit. T
'83 O'Day 28 Fuel Pick Up Tube RBilly at 2:32pm 10.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 2/729 Anyone know what the tube in tank was made of, how long, how to remove for inspection/replacement, .
On h260 stopping cables in mast clanging? TURNS OUT ITS USUALLY SLACK ROPE. Davenport at 11:13am 10.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/987 On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging, as boat rocks? I am just starting to research but
Hunter Passage 420 Salon Table Mike H. at 8:19am 10.18.23 Big Boats 5/1350 Our salon table is so big that a person can barely fit between the table edge and the settee backs.
Put-In-Bay? Kings Gambit at 7:03am 10.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1055 Good Morning. Looking at a possible trip to Put-in-Bay, OH area next summer. Does anyone know of ba

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Terminal connectors (2) skunther at 11:29am 10.07.25
Tropical Storm Jerry rgranger at 11:14am 10.07.25 Well.... seems like an opportunity for @Will Gilmore to make some bad Jerry Rigged puns....:beer:
Tropical Storm Jerry Davidasailor26 at 10:48am 10.07.25
Reefing lines jamming (1) BrianQ at 10:36am 10.07.25 It looks like a PO made some changes at the base of the mast. This is how the reefing lines are run
Deck light fixture missing? (1) BrianQ at 10:29am 10.07.25 It appears you're missing the lens and bulb.
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE marcham at 9:18am 10.07.25 Typically, the relay would be sized for the Alternator....
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE JamesG161 at 9:04am 10.07.25
Seasonal change JamesG161 at 8:48am 10.07.25 Good news is @jssailem and Lyn are back home. Bad News is FULL Identity Thief is causing major iss
Reefing lines jamming skunther at 8:30am 10.07.25 If you could replace that double turning block with one that separated the sheaves, or maybe two si
New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast Windchaser H38 at 7:33am 10.07.25 The only difficult part for me this time will be paying the rigger. He will be tuning the rig today
Reefing lines jamming (2) JBP-PA at 7:29am 10.07.25 If you could replace that double turning block with one that separated the sheaves, or maybe two sin
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:26am 10.07.25 Shemandr, Yes I did twice so far. Great tutorial I think it will be a great asset during the process
Electric help paparog at 6:58am 10.07.25 The diagram Gene posted here is a good starting point. Instead of doing a wire nut splice like what
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? shemandr at 6:51am 10.07.25 Woodworks1, have you read the Compass Marine article on re-packing a stuffing box? It is worth your
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 6:36am 10.07.25 I have to give a special thank to Cody Shaw at Grand Mariner Yacht Service on Stockton Lake Missouri
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 6:29am 10.07.25
ENO Oven/3 burner stove 1991 - Model 0439-85 - Beneteau First 310 dlochner at 6:14am 10.07.25 Eno was bought by Force10. Officiel Force 10 website I think it is the other way around, Eno boug
ENO Oven/3 burner stove 1991 - Model 0439-85 - Beneteau First 310 Captain Larry-DH at 6:12am 10.07.25 Eno was bought by Force10. Officiel Force 10 website
Reefing lines jamming shemandr at 6:03am 10.07.25 I'm not a Legend 33.5 owner and should probably refrain from responding but based solely on that pic
ENO Oven/3 burner stove 1991 - Model 0439-85 - Beneteau First 310 (3) william24424 at 5:49am 10.07.25 Had a similar problem. Bought a new one. Works great. Probably more expensive than the one in my hou

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