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Shear pin for skiff outboard gregorybross at 9:58am 04.18.14 Catalina 30 0/682 I have a Mariner 3.3 2 cycle outboard. It keeps breaking shear pins sometimes at the most unfortuna
choosing a genoa Gene Neill at 9:37am 04.18.14 Catalina 22 7/1283 I wonder if you guys could give me some input. At present, I own three mains (it's a long story) but
Anchor windless drum Newport Bob at 8:05am 04.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1546 The windless on our Beneteau 373 has a gypsy and drum. I understand that I can use the drum with the
Radar Pole and Dinghy Davits deaconblues at 7:50am 04.18.14 Big Boats 4/1833 I have a 2006 Hunter 41 AC with a bimin and stern rail seats. I'm currently looking at Kato davit
Newb needs help rigging Main (3) suvh8er at 6:23am 04.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2823 Hello Everyone, I just bought a Mac 25 "lawn ornament" that I am refurbishing. Having primarily on
H23' - Move Main Sheet Block to Cockpit Deck (1) carboman at 5:59am 04.18.14 Smaller Boats 8/1408 was thinking of adding the option to move the main sheet block assy to the cockpit deck, just to hav
Backstay weedstomper at 11:35pm 04.17.14 Smaller Boats 11/1813 Has anybody ever taken a H260 or 270 to Hawaii? Can a backstay be adapted and would it be helpful f
Wax on wax off ChangsinLattitudes at 8:17pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 26/4109 So just bought a '81 Catalina 30. Hull seems like its in good condition, no oxidation, shiny. I was
Profurl Basic Black71gp at 7:52pm 04.17.14 Catalina 30 4/1448 So been looking and thinking of a new Furler, the Profurl B29L looks to be my choice as of now, I
Fuel Vent not venting (2) Ken Honeycutt at 7:25pm 04.17.14 Big Boats 7/1049 A few months ago I posted about a problem I had with fuel filling...had a lot of good suggestions on
Cabin Cooler seabair at 7:12pm 04.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1786 As anyone tried the Swedish made Cabin Cooler for boat A/C?
Making the Trip this weekend Bad Obsession at 7:02pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1154 Well, this Sunday and into Monday I will be transporting my boat, Spirit of Liberty, from Colonial B
Vented loop Cambo at 5:16pm 04.17.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/2888 Hi guys, I bought my boat last season and I am slowly fixing it up. The boat had a newer head in
Help with Spirit 6.5 Restoration Jaime01 at 4:58pm 04.17.14 Other Sailboats 0/6814 Looking for any information on the Factory Pop Top mechanism for the Spirit 6.5. Any info will be ve
Adding a circuit to 2007 Hunter electrical panel bernmeister at 3:30pm 04.17.14 Big Boats 5/1404 I am adding an audio amplifier that requires 60 amps of protection. I have never opened the panel o
Autoprop meirgerner at 3:15pm 04.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/4008 I have a Hunter 33 Legend with 1" shaft. About three years ago I upgraded the standard two fixed bla
Lack of power from engine Onlinerandy at 2:03pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3547 Hello, I just purchased a 1977 Hunter 30 (Cherubini) and the engine has recently been rebuilt, ne
VHF Replacement Rick D at 1:41pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2649 I had to replace my ancient, but well-loved Virgil / B'G helm radio (thanks Steve!). While it was a
GulfStar 37 For Sail shemandr at 1:23pm 04.17.14 Ask All Sailors 15/1685 I've just become aware that this boat is being sold. It is 30 years old and it's here in Greenport.
Catalina 16.5 Hobie Bob (5) Sarah at 12:50pm 04.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1657 Catalina Capri 16.5 Hobie Bob Mast Float I hope this is helpful to anyone wanting to attach a Hobie

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Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Crusty Ol Salt at 5:19pm 08.03.23 I am guess they are a step up from the wire nuts the previous owner was fond of.....
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 5:02pm 08.03.23 There are options in all projects. What would cause you to prime the engine? If I change the engin
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Captain Larry-DH at 4:33pm 08.03.23 I tried them. Garbage :thumbsdown:
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors JamesG161 at 3:54pm 08.03.23 The key to using this type, Per ABYC standards, is this... They must not be stressed. Meaning free
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 3:49pm 08.03.23 How hard is it to pump diesel a few feet through a 5/16" hose? How often is it necessary to bleed th
VHF Handheld Ward H at 2:46pm 08.03.23 Is DCS an important feature in a handheld? Didn't see it mentioned here. I had a SH870 and now a SH
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 2:05pm 08.03.23 What's inefficient about the lift pump method? Wondering; I assume by lift pump you mean the elect
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 08.03.23 I think this was the last time these came up - Heat shrink solder connectors
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Ward H at 1:51pm 08.03.23 When I installed my RM instrument system back in 2018 I was studying all aspects of the system on th
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors stickinthemud57 at 1:33pm 08.03.23 All new to me, but I was dubious about the ability of the plastic to stand up to the temps necessary
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ward H at 1:09pm 08.03.23 East Coast Marine Transmission is good small shop in NJ. I second this! Rick was very helpful when
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors dlochner at 1:07pm 08.03.23 This is a re occurring topic. Search the archives. There are multiple problems, not the least of whi
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dchipley at 1:06pm 08.03.23 Those issues are much the same as the issues I was having with our 380 before I replaced the shift/
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? dLj at 1:02pm 08.03.23 I have a broken electric winch that I may or may not be able to repair. This Lewmar winch is obsol
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion cymeyer at 12:58pm 08.03.23 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal? I would n
87 hunter 34 value splax at 12:57pm 08.03.23 Thanks everyone.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) jviss at 12:52pm 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading? Idle cold is about 700 - 800. For some reason I don't und
looking for a 23 mast base zspar rgranger at 12:31pm 08.03.23 Call the SBO store right here on this site. I've purchased all sort of Z-spar parts here.
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head capta at 12:26pm 08.03.23 It looks as though you rotate the light side up and remove the back. However, I've never seen those
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment capta at 12:21pm 08.03.23 I put mine above the tank in the salon hatch to ensure it didn't get too how. Lasted 6+ years. It di

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