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Report: Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in BC Phil Herring at 8:39pm 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1822 This past weekend was the Specialty Yachts Hunter Rendezvous in Telegraph Harbour, Thetis Island, BC
New Owner questions Admiral at 8:22pm 06.08.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/986 I have just purchased a Cat 30 and have some questions. First is how and what products do you guys
Binding halyards and furling lines jonelli at 7:49pm 06.08.14 Catalina 30 16/3708 Hi All, I just bought my first "big" boat, the Catalina 30 mkII. Moved up from a Cal20! Everythin
Cabin lights mmhamer at 7:37pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 10/3694 I'm a new 23.5 owner and am wanting to change out my cabin lights to LED. Does anyone know how the
Widgeon Storage jbsboat at 7:36pm 06.08.14 Day Sailers 4/2018 Hello everyone! New guy to the forum here with some questions regarding my Widgeon. Its a great boat
Installing the Garmin (1) DAVA390 at 6:16pm 06.08.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 So, I got to the boat yesterday to figure out installation of my garmin 441. I sat inside, looked at
Switch Panel - Back of Switch Broken (2) nola2172 at 6:08pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 20/1365 So in removing my switch panel from the wall to take a look at a different problem (no power to the
I'm keeping my boat! pacerpilot at 4:55pm 06.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2106 I had my boat up for sale but... I'm keeping my boat! After the fourth car load (yes CAR load) of ho
Trans Atlantic passage advice needed Old Sailor 2 at 4:44pm 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3026 My wife and I are considering taking our boat to Europe and spending 6 months there on the boat then
Thetford 37006 Pump gpd955 at 4:42pm 06.08.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4372 Anyone have a good source for Thetford pumps? I'm replacing the pump on my WC Newport head and all
5 minutes of sailing Kh3412 at 4:41pm 06.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1492 Boat went in a 12:30, hit something underwater going to my dock 12:35. Back on the cradle 4:00. On t
Mixing Elbow Gasket leahcime at 4:41pm 06.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1572 Hi all - I am replacing a mixing elbow and the U style part on my 2GM20F. I have removed the old
Diesel engine max RPM's? McIntoshUSA at 4:20pm 06.08.14 Newport 3/2592 I am a newbie to a sailboat with a diesel engine. I sailed as a child over 30 yrs ago. We just retir
Fighting my boat mattutley at 3:22pm 06.08.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/4375 Went out solo (like I always do) in some fairly brisk winds today. Kept fighting my rudder and the b
Want to purchase a Genoa for Capri 18. Captain Capri KLR at 3:14pm 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 4/1357 Wanting to purchase a Genoa for a Capri 18 any suggestions to size or a vendor? New to the Capri 18.
Anchor Light Bulb replacement- 83 Oday 28 (2) Euphoria2011 at 2:36pm 06.08.14 Bigger Boats 12/3628 Went up the mast to take a look at the anchor light today, I think the bulb is out but I could not f
Is my sailboat gay? (1) GeorgiaBII at 2:29pm 06.08.14 Ask All Sailors 107/12371 http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/georgiab2/20140608_170438_zpst6l11jqp.jpg Hung the Genoa u
Fridge drain Captn TJ at 12:20pm 06.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2308 The fridge drain broke on my 06 - 423 as a result my drain line has dropped into space under the fri
M-25xpb Bleeding njlarry at 10:38am 06.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2330 I know I'm showing my newbie ignorance but I'm not sure from the manual how to bleed the Universal M
Johnson quick release shroud lever MaxinCalgary at 10:37am 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 14/4480 Anyone install one of these on their 260. Forestay. With the back stays tensioned it's really hard

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Hunter Legend 37.5, Moving Furler from below deck to above deck Popeye Greg at 4:41pm 10.17.22 Swapped my below deck Hood curler for an above deck Profurl. The only issue in olved removing a cor
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine jnorten at 4:25pm 10.17.22 HERE is a ton of official information regarding your engine, the Universal Diesel Model 5411 (known
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? thinwater at 4:15pm 10.17.22 I have trouble believing that LFR are lower in friction than a suitably chosen block with bearings
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy Mark Maulden at 3:42pm 10.17.22
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 2:10pm 10.17.22 I3DGear business closed. Not a good omen... I like his stuff and his described mission for why he ma
engine: belt too much slack and water drop jssailem at 2:01pm 10.17.22 It is time to play nice fellows.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Stu Jackson at 1:43pm 10.17.22 Ralph, https://www.i3dgear.com closed for business. Drats.
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 1:39pm 10.17.22 That's because I did not post the video. In the link I provided are embedded links to at least thr
Passage 456 saloon upgrades discovery at 1:27pm 10.17.22 Kent Kraft 303 902 5909
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 1:26pm 10.17.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Stu Jackson at 1:11pm 10.17.22 I bought 50 feet of chain from Trotac in Victoria, BC, three or four years ago, and like John's use,
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 12:04pm 10.17.22 There 2 inch battens with rounded edges..milled from white ash boards..3/8 inch thick. Had same woo
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs kloudie1 at 12:03pm 10.17.22 Those are "Festoon Bulbs" .. For in the cabin you'll want a "Warm White" and 90 or so lumens. You'll
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain capta at 11:20am 10.17.22 I did a lot of research into chain a few years back and could find no chain that is actually "hot di
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Tally Ho at 10:57am 10.17.22
Sink in C&C 30 MK I? jssailem at 10:39am 10.17.22 Still not sure if I'd want to have to remember to close the seacock every time I'm on a port tack.
Diesel tank gauge not working jssailem at 10:31am 10.17.22 Eon... An eon is a very long time by human standards. It can be any length of time, just as several
Loading boat on trailer sesmith at 10:07am 10.17.22 What everyone else said. One thing to add. If you installed a set of Surfix bunk slides on the hul
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul BigEasy at 9:54am 10.17.22 Met a fellow living on Salt Springs Island. Makes his own 3D parts for the AutoHelm wheel. Through
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy nitrogenase at 9:53am 10.17.22 Perfect - thanks everyone!

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