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Topping lift adjustments Tobydaisy at 7:05am 09.22.13 Catalina 22 6/2077 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 2/1117 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 6/1692 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 2/1128 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 3/1133 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 4/1447 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 6/1402 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 11/3423 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 6/1074 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 6/2063 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 4/1723 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 4/1890 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 0/1319 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 5/1492 My 26M came with a sink but no faucet or fresh water storage system. I would like to add one. Does a
Silent Running Marine Coating rfrye1 at 9:32am 09.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4256 I'm reading about Silent Running SR1000 water based coating. Wondering about painting the fiberglass
Bahama Bound hvbaker at 8:48am 09.21.13 Destinations 24/13959 Heading to Bahamas from Florida in 30 ft Sailboat. Any advise from others who have made the passage?
Piercing Question kpgraci at 7:25am 09.21.13 Ask All Sailors 29/5261
Boom Vang vs Topping Lift rfrye1 at 7:09am 09.21.13 Big Boats 4/9361 Recent post on topping lifts...... I still have OEM topping lift on my H376, works fine, but does so
barlow #23 winches bffatcat at 7:02am 09.21.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1750 I have a pair of barlow #23 2 speed winches on my boat. They are about 30 years old. They were beg
Cabin heating for Catalina 250? Chief RA at 6:07am 09.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1778 Bodega Bay can get pretty windy and cool, so I would like to know what is suggested I use to heat th

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WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:47pm 06.18.23 Never purchased a pass and never will. With all the taxes I pay along with the boat tab fees, just n
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 4:45pm 06.18.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still fin
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:44pm 06.18.23
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Joe at 4:39pm 06.18.23 Search YouTube for "filling instrument holes in bulkhead" I have seen a number of such instructiona
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 4:12pm 06.18.23 Turns out it was a bad transducer. Replacement functions as it should!
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 3:24pm 06.18.23 That is the most common failure for this transission. It is ussually caused by sailing with the tr
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 3:12pm 06.18.23 Look at the P4E Picture on my post #28, you found your problem. It was that Seal. Classic proble
Gloucester 22 LloydB at 2:45pm 06.18.23 Kinda looks like the top of a broken retractable center board retractor to me. Could be the PO decid
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 2:15pm 06.18.23 It might not be a bad idea to replace all of the hoses in the fuel system from the tank to discharge
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 06.18.23 I made this today. My outboard motor has power tilt, which is nice but it means I should have a way
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 2:11pm 06.18.23 Congrats.... that's a tough troubleshoot!!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 2:10pm 06.18.23 a dark trail from the pump weep hole and headed down Look at the P4E Picture on my post #28, you f
Steering arm knuckle Hollyberry at 2:08pm 06.18.23 Where exactly did you cut the arm? Did you shorten the threads on the drive rod? Those ball swivel l
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 2:02pm 06.18.23 MD22A, the first model, oil cooler.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 2:00pm 06.18.23 But shows how easy I remove the oil from the sump. The tube is hung and then rotates toward you. P
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 1:54pm 06.18.23 I thought it was oil lubricating the Water pump bearing.:laugh: That is not a part of my Model B en
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 1:49pm 06.18.23 That was from the earlier model that had an oil cooler on it.;) Jim... Ah Ha!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) Rich Stidger at 1:48pm 06.18.23 So your failure must be the Water pump Bearings Actually, that is what I expected. However the be
Do you trailer with the motor attached? rgranger at 1:16pm 06.18.23
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 1:11pm 06.18.23 The small angled tube is not used and is plugged. That was from the earlier model that had an oil

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