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Catalina 310 Holding Tank question (1) SwanSong at 2:44pm 06.13.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/648 Just purchased our 13th boat, a 2000 model year Cat310, (a Dock Condo for our aging years), after fo
Seven Mile Bridge Marathon Larry Pierce at 12:36pm 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 7/955 I have heard conflicting answers to the following question. Can I get my 2006 Hunter 45cc, with in
2 blade max vs 3 blade fixed for control Kingjus at 12:28pm 06.13.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/528 I currently have a 2 blade maxi feathering blade on my 37c the old owner said it was great for racin
Oday 28 Centerboard rigging FireWarrior423 at 11:32am 06.13.22 Bigger Boats 2/611 Two years ago, I picked up a 1982 Oday 28 with a centerboard. I sail in relatively shallow water an
Vision 32 AC/DC panel re-work zephyr070 at 10:16am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/420 A series of POs have left the wiring on both the AC and DC sides of my distribution panel a bit a me
Scary thought for all solo sailors! Scott T-Bird at 7:36am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1039 https://www.ladbible.com/news/sailor-swims-17km-sharkinfested-waters-in-pitch-black-panama-sea-20220
Hunter legend 37.5 gary keating at 7:31am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/336 Looking for an electric diagram for a 1999 37.5 hunter legend Thank you
Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 7:12am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/493 I just finished new standing rigging on the mast and the mfr specs for initial tuning on the rigging
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS NCBrew at 7:04am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1579 I HAVE WHITE CIRCULAR LINE HOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:07pm 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 28/1608 Well, looks like I need to contemplate other options since it seems the average price to move my Pea
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 6:01pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/286 Having sold all our boats 4-5 years ago, we are getting the itch. Another hole in the water . We liv
Water Line Fitting (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:58pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/611 From my 1986 H34. Is there a common name for this 90 degree fitting? Are they still available. Th
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 1:27pm 06.12.22 Catalina 22 8/591 I have a '72 Catalina 22 that I've had for just over a year. One of my projects last year before sp
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? jssailem at 11:21am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1303 As the various Chart Plotter manufactures buy up the providers of custom chart systems (i.e Navionic
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (2) Blue Horizon at 10:04am 06.12.22 Yamaha 8/1596 I seem to have some bearing noise coming from the prop shaft thrust bearing. I'd like to put a new
Forestay transportation (1) Ihtiandr at 7:52am 06.12.22 Sirius 21/22 6/1160 Hello, Everyone! Who has a good idea how to properly secure forestay with furling roller drum? The f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/6562 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn
Paper Charts Tayana at 5:27am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 5/756
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 10:02pm 06.11.22 Big Boats 6/976 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems lik
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:20pm 06.11.22 Destinations 8/1607 Looking for any local tips End-July launching from Traverse City area with daughters 13,15 hoping t

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Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 9:55am 04.22.24 balmar says that it is the reseller PKYS problem and PKYS says that it is a balmar problem. Both of
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? SkookumZac at 9:50am 04.22.24 I do NOT recommend riding a storm with the mast lowered. Almost a 3rd or more would just be hanging
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 9:24am 04.22.24 Are the vast majority of fuel vent lines 5/8"? I'm pretty sure mine is the original built in 1978
Airmar DST 810 Drinky Crow at 9:22am 04.22.24 Ok thanks, will find out today.
Rudder crack dmax at 8:57am 04.22.24 Yes - first thing would be to get the rudder off the boat to make it easier to work on and then cut
Metal lathe (2) Rich Stidger at 8:55am 04.22.24 OK, since you need to remove the balance wheel and pulley, here is a tip. I needed to do the same t
Keel getting corrosion dmax at 8:52am 04.22.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it and
Metal lathe dmax at 8:40am 04.22.24 "I will never buy anything else from balmar" That sucks, after hearing that, I won't either - such a
Lifting strap blocking Jan11 at 8:40am 04.22.24 Having spent many years at the marina of a Hunter dealer I can tell you that they did have blocks th
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. kappykaplan at 8:23am 04.22.24 Unbelievable. I know that I will never buy another Balmar part. We feel your pain!
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 7:50am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 Joe at 7:36am 04.22.24 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on t
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 04.22.24
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 04.22.24 Interestingly, or not, buddy bought Raymarine w/one of these transducers at boat show and they sh
Metal lathe Rich Stidger at 7:22am 04.22.24 This speaks very poorly about Balmar. Maybe you could try again, and this time ask for the manager
Airmar DST 810 Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 04.22.24 I had the same problem until I used soap to grease it. The silicone that they provide is probably b
Rudder crack shemandr at 7:13am 04.22.24 I'm surprised there hasn't been more response. I suspect a lot of members are engaged in preparing
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 6:58am 04.22.24 I found a YouTube video of a guy who installed a Balmar kit on a Perkins and had the same problem.
Seaward Fox 19 Sparty Ken at 6:45am 04.22.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sa
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Stu Jackson at 6:43am 04.22.24 Should have said ELECTRIC fuel pump. Only takes a minute.

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