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Wheel steering mike thornton at 1:35pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/789 Hi guys, I have recently got a legend 336. Can anyone tell me if there is some way of locking the wh
CNG Regulator Woes seadoggie at 1:35pm 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/839 Does anyone have any knowledge of how I can get a replacement brass male nipple fitting for my CNG r
Hotels in St Thomas rgallagher at 1:32pm 04.29.13 Destinations 10/2765 The wife and I will be flying into St Thomas in July for one night and then taking a ferry to Totola
Wood rot First 38 twdevore at 1:08pm 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/879 Our new to us 1984 First 38 has got some major wood rot in the plywood separating the Lazarette from
Installing a Plastimo Contest 101 compass paddy4699 at 12:48pm 04.29.13 Catalina 22 2/4760 We are trying to install a Plastimo Contest 101 compass on our C22. This is not going well due to t
color codes for Oday 222 1984 dbabb at 10:59am 04.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1096 need color codes for 1984 Oday 222
AC Power from Inverter. SieraHotel at 10:47am 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2674 The shore power on my Hunter is working fine, but the output from my DC inverter does not feed the A
B361 Westerbeke idle speed bshock at 10:35am 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4260 Hi all, I'm not at my boat and can't check the model number of my engine, but I'm wondering if it
423 Engine belt and alternator hedleyrw at 10:20am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 0/872 I have a 2004 423 with a Volvo D55 engine. I have seen a new drive belt at several boat shows this w
Rustoleum oil-based enamel sailsail at 10:13am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 12/10545 Has anyone used this on their deck or cockpit? Any opinions? Or does anyone have any other suggest
Oven Fire dscribner at 10:05am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1250 I read an interesting article in Good Ol' Boat this week. A couple's cabin burst into smoldering fl
Stuck bolts on Edson pedestal nestorph at 9:51am 04.29.13 Islander 7/5226 I've been prepping my new-to-me I-30 and need to run a cable or two up the steering pedestal for the
Replacing floor boards? Fully Detached at 9:42am 04.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/542 Hi, can anybody tell me if they have ever replaced the floor boards on their hunter? If you have, wh
Custom Exhaust Riser/Mixing Elbow (8) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:22am 04.29.13 Catalina 310 23/8532 Since acquiring Smitty one system that has constantly given me a hassle has been the wet exhaust. In
Boom height above deck Glenn17467 at 9:22am 04.29.13 Catalina 30 12/8592 When raising the main sail, I cannot seem to get it flat. It seems to be not fully up. The only wa
Electric windlas for B 343 Gaudeamus at 9:16am 04.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1286 Can anyone tell me what kind of an electric windlass can be fitted on a Beneteau 343? It looks li
O'Day 28 Mast shozbot at 8:46am 04.29.13 Bigger Boats 0/925 Have a 28' and trying to figure out what mast I have? It's a kenyon but that's all I know.
Gouges in gelcoat James19955 at 8:36am 04.29.13 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2152 Mainsail - I have followed your waxing tips with great success. Now I'd like to do a littlw repair
Air Conditioner Rasselas36 at 8:21am 04.29.13 Big Boats 29/8097 :cry: Looks like I am going to have to replace my a/c. I am having to add freon every month and I d
Mainsail luff stretch - remedy? Skipper at 7:57am 04.29.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2459 Hi, My mainsail luff is stretched to the point that the tension is no longer on the tack grommet,

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Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... JamesG161 at 7:21am 03.27.23 I'm going to just buy a new type 2 12v drive unit RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Scott T-Bird at 7:12am 03.27.23 One thing you should realize is that the boom will always be a little longer than the E dimension by
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? kloudie1 at 7:03am 03.27.23 Interesting part of Maine Sail's post on impellers: https://marinehowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/
Water Tank Material kloudie1 at 6:55am 03.27.23 Pretty sure that both tanks are HDPE.
mast lights ice breaker at 6:27am 03.27.23 The deck light on the mast is a simple PAR 36 Bulb. There are tons of after market LED on amazon an
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 6:08am 03.27.23 Thank you for the post @Davidasailor26. The nice diagram settles this once and for all. I am summar
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 6:05am 03.27.23 If the sail is 7'11" and the boom is 8' you can sail the boat so long as the boom clears the backsta
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Leeward Rail at 6:02am 03.27.23 If swapped and they reverse the display, empty when empty, then possibly you solved the problem B
Sole Replacement (1) RoyS at 5:58am 03.27.23 I used PlasDeck which is usually installed outside on the deck and not inside on the cabin sole. I i
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Leeward Rail at 5:50am 03.27.23 Further to what @Davidasailor26 said... I would contact the manufacturer of the sensor and ask thei
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? RoyS at 5:32am 03.27.23 In the video the guy stated to be careful to install the impeller right side up. I never heard this
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... smokey73 at 5:29am 03.27.23 I'm really surprised the cooler/glove box was glassed in. I have one on my 40.5 and it lifts out.
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Terry Cox at 4:57am 03.27.23 Hi Achilles, the pink color of the bronze pump and flange appears to me in need of a new pump, that
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... obxjeff at 4:43am 03.27.23 thank you everyone, I'm going to just buy a new type 2 12v drive unit, but surprised a couldn't find
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 4:36am 03.27.23 Take a look at Taco Marine they make all kinds of vinyl trim. They might have something that will wo
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:09am 03.27.23 The speaker in that video is a bit unclear when he puts the impeller back in and suggests water flo
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Joe at 12:00am 03.27.23 That's a decent price for the mainsail. Plus now you have all the particulars you need to shop arou
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:28pm 03.26.23 We'll have to forgive you for your mistakes here as the video maker makes a few minor slips with his
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 9:56pm 03.26.23
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 9:54pm 03.26.23 Hi there, this short video shows why you are mistaken and the pump should operate clockwise: -sMh3

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