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Whining sound Lost Parent at 8:47am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2190 I have a 1982 Catalina 30 When under 3/4 to full power on the engine there is a loud whining soud f
What is your dream boat? (1) weinie at 8:00am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 78/12847 Every once in a while I found myself wondering which boat I would buy if I could comfortably afford
Water cooled refrigeration system running all the time Go For It at 7:58am 09.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/951 I recently purchased a 1994 Beneteau Oceanis 400. The boat came with a frigomatic Freezer and Fridg
Captain in a box online system CABixler at 7:44am 09.22.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4705 I have sailed for many years and am really thinking about getting my captains license for many reaso
Sew Clean Product vmaks at 7:41am 09.22.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/9824 So, my 30 yr old Grocco toilet and lines are being replaced next spring (our next sailing season he
Speedometer "Paddle Wheel" stuck CABixler at 7:35am 09.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4133 General Question to the group: Season is running down here in Chicago. Lake Michigan has zebra musse
Topping lift adjustments Tobydaisy at 7:05am 09.22.13 Catalina 22 6/1955 I am thinking of installing a boom topping lift on my new to me C22 '74. How often do you make adju
ST40 sounder does not display anything, knot meter stuck 0.0 wagemaker at 5:03am 09.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1081 I recently purchased a 2005 Hunter 25. I believe it has the original knot meter and depth sounder o
Got a call from the yacht club... (1) finding41 at 10:19pm 09.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1610 It is nice that we volunteers to call the membership. (Our club runs on volunteers! Except for a few
Undersized primary winches??? Butch23065 at 6:15pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 2/1072 Has anyone changed to larger winches on a 41 AC or DS or has anyone upgraded to electric winches?
Sail repair letsgo at 5:53pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 3/1071 A rather large gust of wind jibed my mainsail and ripped it along the stitched panel. The rip follow
C30 1987 mkii wiring question (2) Jethro411 at 4:56pm 09.21.13 Catalina 30 4/1357 Hopefully these images upload. I'm having trouble figuring how the AC should have been wired if done
electrical problem bobbyd44 at 4:34pm 09.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1351 I have a 1980 Hunter 27 that is currently experiencing an electrical problem. Whenever I switch to
winterizing fresh water tank dvantong at 2:45pm 09.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3246 On a Beneteau 321 there is a threaded pickup water tube in the holding tank, has anyone winterized t
Sail track thaeni at 2:16pm 09.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1018 I'm thinking of adding a "sail track" next year. If anyone has installed one I would appreciate any
3GM30F Cooling Hose Replacement sailcapt340 at 1:46pm 09.21.13 Big Boats 6/1948 I am planning to replace all the cooling water hoses on my 2000 340 (3GM30F). By cooling hose I mea
Stanchion rebedding question tdammon at 1:41pm 09.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1632 This question is probably answered somewhere, so if anyone could point me to the right thread, I'd a
Emergency tiller templec at 12:47pm 09.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1794 I am looking for an emergency tiller for an older Beneteau 1st 38, any help would be appreciated
Boom diameter on Capri 16.5 (PIC) (1) Picflight at 12:18pm 09.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1287 Looking for the boom diameter for a Catalina 16.5 Capri. I was wondering if I can mount a GoPro Rol
Water faucet jimmac99 at 10:15am 09.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1349 My 26M came with a sink but no faucet or fresh water storage system. I would like to add one. Does a

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Bilge pump replacement time. FastOlson at 7:00pm 02.20.23 Those are pretty much the standard of the industry. I have two of them, albeit newer versions, in ou
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 6:22pm 02.20.23 Yeah don't think I'm going to be too gaudy. But I'm not sure I'll be selling this boat either. I lik
Hello to the community ggrizzard at 6:16pm 02.20.23 RSHunter27 This is just my opinion and like every other animal's rear end, we all have them... If I
Reefing Sail Trim (1) Hayden Watson at 6:07pm 02.20.23 I'm surprised no one has talked about reef-lines yet! Just a helpful pointer: Reef-lines should b
New England Boat Show 2023 ggrizzard at 5:49pm 02.20.23 I installed a mini-gun with removable mount on the foredeck. It weighs about the same as an AIM 9
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:24pm 02.20.23 Thanks, Big. I'll file those instructions. I have read here (which proves nuttin') that using fine
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion Ken13559 at 4:45pm 02.20.23
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows BigEasy at 4:40pm 02.20.23 Razor utility knife Heat gun; careful, don't over heat multi / oscillating tool with thin non serrat
Installing EV-100 seadaddler at 4:16pm 02.20.23 I have 6002 auto and st 60 wind and speed and dept and radar all talk to each other.
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows (2) Ralph Johnstone at 2:59pm 02.20.23 Rather get some wire, such as a thin stainless rigging wire and use it like dental floss and run it
Reefing Sail Trim Simon Sexton at 2:53pm 02.20.23 I'm surprised no one has talked about reef-lines yet! Just a helpful pointer: Reef-lines should be
Pipe fitting for Oberdorfer N202M-908 dlochner at 2:49pm 02.20.23 Is this for freshwater or saltwater? With freshwater you can use brass and shop for a street elbow.
Summer dreaming (1) Tally Ho at 2:24pm 02.20.23 I live on a small mountain in Wyoming and hate the winter. My hobbies are boats and motorcycles and
Oven Repair zinahewitt at 1:46pm 02.20.23 Please find the parts page at the site below. From the technical drawing and my own two burner ENO:
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows Barnacle Bill at 1:44pm 02.20.23 A trick I have used over the decades is not a screw driver or pry bar, unless you are replacing with
Beneteau 381 stanchion loose Syversens at 1:43pm 02.20.23
25.5 Trailer Setup (2) rgranger at 1:31pm 02.20.23 I have not done this before but I imagine the easiest way is to book some time with a boat lift and
Question on Teak Barnacle Bill at 1:30pm 02.20.23 I've seen and used tons of products over the years. Cleaning is first. If you have gray or almost bl
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion zephyr070 at 1:29pm 02.20.23 Suggest you bring the injector along when buying the plug. 1/4"nptm could well be 1/8"nptm as I cou
deck latch (1) rgranger at 1:21pm 02.20.23 The OP posted one message a month ago and has not been back on the site since... I think

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