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New Owner of Benuteau Oceanis 31 Travis Marina at 10:51am 12.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1480 Hi All, Just bought a new B31 Platinum Edition and looking for information on keeping her runnin
head tap - spare part OC50'07 JR1 at 9:55am 12.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/682 Hi to all, I'm looking for a new cartdrige in the tab in the front head. Never found a Online shop.
Determining engine age chrisings at 9:19am 12.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2242 Hello folks, Anyone know if, or how, you can tell the manufacture date of a Universal M-25 XP from
Thanks to all O'day owners (1) Panta Rei at 7:03am 12.29.13 Bigger Boats 4/1238 Two thoughts: First: I just read an article about websites shutting down or closely monitoring the
brass trainmanjess at 6:42am 12.29.13 Kittiewake 5/2787 hello all this last fall I bought a (new to me) 1967 Kittiwake 23 sailboat.... my Kittiwake is a c
Shroud Tension Specs azguy at 6:03am 12.29.13 Catalina 22 12/6330 Where can I find shroud tension specs for a 1988 C22...?? Also, can anyone recommend an inexpensiv
Whew...i can finally relax BobM at 4:36am 12.29.13 S2 0/750 With my fuel tank replacement project delays I ended up winterizing my boat on a chilly day. I coul
A question of tankage IH82BL8 at 4:06pm 12.28.13 Big Boats 3/1110 On the mid-80's H40's do the two heads have separate holding tanks and what is the volume capacity o
Upholstery protection IanJ at 3:32pm 12.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/708 Recently re upholstered my cabin cushions on my 1984 Hunter 31. Cushions are lovely, but ideas on ho
Datamarine instrument removal Osprey174 at 3:27pm 12.28.13 Pearson 1/1852 how do I remove the knot meter from the bulkhead? Pearson 31-2 hull #174.
Soldering wiring connections IH82BL8 at 3:14pm 12.28.13 Ask All Sailors 59/19578 Is soldering wiring connections recommended or not recommended? Does it require "marine" solder?:D
Catalina 25, not really in love we5coopers at 1:38pm 12.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/9135 Hi there! We have a Cat 25 after having owned a SJ24. I must say it is quite different and I rea
Free sailboat Bill sanders at 12:26pm 12.28.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/2316 This year only use my newport 17 once, and it was for two hours! If someone wants a free sailboat an
Filling water tank with shore connection? hdhr289 at 10:41am 12.28.13 Ask All Sailors 30/12567 Is there a reason (other than cost) that Hunter or other boats do not normally provide a means on ne
Random thoughts! Dan Hill at 9:50am 12.28.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1080 Being on a shoestring sailing budget I like many do as much of my own repairs and upgrades as possib
Compass Wiring arlouper at 9:12am 12.28.13 Catalina 22 6/7352 My C22 did not come with any instruments but someone was nice enough to get me a nice big bulkhead c
Standing Rigging '88 302 Mackaroni at 7:43am 12.28.13 Bigger Boats 3/1062 I am about to take a 302 to survey, but I was curious if anyone has a ballpark price on what it woul
Generator pkum at 6:56am 12.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1380 Information/experience are needed 1) correct instalation of a generator 2) does anyone has a direct
Early prop shaft packing gland info PLEASE (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:43pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3042 Hello, I am hauling my early 27' (Hull #15) out for bottom paint and figured its a good time to repl
Engine pan drains? 1990 335 ingeanous at 7:57pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1313 Are there any? Resurrecting our old new to us boat sucking up money on the hard to make seaworthy a

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another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Jacktar at 8:26am 03.17.23 same here, and by the way you do have a bilge in a c22 actually two of them one on each side of the
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 8:20am 03.17.23 For clarification I'm speaking of the lower Rudder Bearing not the cutlass for the shaft.......
Yamaha 30 - rudder - drop / inspection / maintenance Breezy1 at 8:19am 03.17.23 I have a Hunter 326 (2003) and I pulled the rudder to get the prop shaft out. I did notice a slight
mast lights JBP-PA at 7:58am 03.17.23 In the photo it looks like that light is below the exit of your spinnaker halyard? I can't zoom in
mast lights JBP-PA at 7:56am 03.17.23 Ah, I see what you mean. It is VERY tiny in the photo and I did not see it. It is not the typical lo
mast lights Duluthwinger at 7:47am 03.17.23 Hi, I know the steaming light is the one just above the deck light but I was wondering what the ligh
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:32am 03.17.23 @Brian NC Can you take a picture of the boom and refresh my memory which model boat. It could be o
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Crazy Dave Condon at 7:13am 03.17.23 Go to the help desk. Ask for Al. He is a former Hunter employee
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Project_Mayhem at 6:37am 03.17.23 PD USB is able to supply 12v at up to 5 amps depending on the cable and devices attached. I've been
Hard or Soft Bimini height RoyS at 6:24am 03.17.23 On my similar 1980 H33 I installed a bimini and had to place it aft of the boom end. While this loca
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Project_Mayhem at 6:17am 03.17.23 Eventually settled on roofer's gutter caulk Does it smell at all on a hot day if you get close to
Adding over temperature alarm to engine coolant guage. RoyS at 6:13am 03.17.23 My engine came with an over-temperature alarm connected to the high frequency buzzer in the engine c
Oil Leak RoyS at 6:00am 03.17.23 On my Yanmar 2QM15 that breather hose enters the intake casting after the air filter and does not co
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 03.17.23 I have an O'Day 25 and I miss my Starwind. Great little boat with a fantastic interior layout but I
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? RoyS at 5:48am 03.17.23 I removed and re-bedded all of my chainplates last year with Life Caulk. The 42 year old stainless f
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. RoyS at 5:31am 03.17.23 A fixed 12 Volt DC power supply from Amazon is even cheaper. That is what I use for powering my char
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. dlochner at 4:31am 03.17.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Gene Neill at 4:24am 03.17.23 Removed and plugged. :)
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Jim Legere at 3:12am 03.17.23 Hi rardi, I no longer have my Cherubini 37 Cutter but I pulled and inspected all the chainplates at
Oil Leak john2 at 3:06am 03.17.23 in older engines you can route the hose through a can or plastic bottle. both hoses on top of the b

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