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Electrical Charging System Upgrade (Mostly Complete) (10) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:38am 03.04.13 Catalina 310 16/5493 So I have been planning (and replanning, and replanning and asking advice of others) an upgrade to t
Shaft Log Size Anonymous 121765 at 5:39am 03.04.13 Ask All Sailors 2/984 Guys, I posted this in the Newport forum but have no replies to the following question. So here go
Headliner discoloration dehler25 at 5:23am 03.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1000 Anyone have experience with discoloration of the headliner on a 450? I am looking at a 450 and the o
Steck or cherubini angellight at 8:47pm 03.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2481 I am confused? I have a 1981 Hunter 36, HIN HUN36079M810. Who designed my boat Cortland Steck or J
Yanmar 2GM20F Oil pan leaks Ken13559 at 8:42pm 03.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/9190 I notice oil drips from under my 2GM20F even when engine hasn't run for a week or two. On closer ins
Raymarine: New MFDs Paul Mermelstein at 7:24pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1988 Anybody install a new Raymarine MFD (c series or e series) over the last year or so? If you have per
Alternator Tantor at 6:10pm 03.03.13 Big Boats 0/724 Hitachi LR180-03C alternator I need manual. Can someone help? Thanks, John
C-30 transom ladder RhodySail at 6:04pm 03.03.13 Catalina 30 3/2125 Hi all, I'm getting ready to launch my new/old 1979 c30 and I'm debating installing a transom lad
30 O'Day diesel colinhulse at 5:21pm 03.03.13 Bigger Boats 13/5327 I have the 5416 diesel in a 1984 O'day. the oil filters are nuts expensive. Anyone know of an altern
2013 Morgan Invasion - May 3-5 in Tampa, FL TBHospiceCup at 5:17pm 03.03.13 Morgan 0/1469 Mark your calendars for the 28th running of the Morgan Invasion on May 3-5, 2013 in Tampa, FL. Star
add a third agm battery tuner at 4:57pm 03.03.13 S2 2/1135 My s-2 8.5 meter has 2 agm 79 amp group 24 batteries and a yanmar 2gm engine, with a gantz 6 watt so
C26 Mkii SOCAL C50 at 4:34pm 03.03.13 Columbia 1/2688 What is the biggest OB that will fit in the well? I can modify the well to an extent but I don't wa
Kenyon 550 K Duke at 4:17pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1156 Trying to get a jump on spring, I have was checking out my Kenyon kerosene stove (550-K) and found t
Replace table top for a 1971 Catalina 22 rickypoolside at 3:41pm 03.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2817 My fabricator lost my table top for my 1971 Catalina 22. Does anyone have the exact dimensions so I
Spencer boats? (1) McMikeJr at 3:33pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2660 Just throwing this out there. If there are any Spencer owners out there you should know the Spencer
Should I replace seacocks? McZube at 3:11pm 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 39/12647 We bought our boat less than a year ago and the surveyor recommended replacing the thru-hulls. We p
Identification Request Hydro Therapy at 2:06pm 03.03.13 Day Sailers 4/1146 I've been working on my 22. Purchased it a few months back and have been making repairs and trying t
Hunter 40.5 Fuel Tank Replace hun4449 at 12:25pm 03.03.13 Big Boats 13/6053 Last spring polished and had access port placed on fuel tank. While doing the work of scrubbing the
Catalina 36 MKII Owners Manual? tmod30 at 11:53am 03.03.13 Big Boats 2/5930 Does anyone know where I can find an online link to the Catalina 36 MKII?
roler furler identification and parts jimhartmanmarine at 11:02am 03.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1871 i recently bought an islander 36 , i have a hood roler furling on it but i dont know what model it i

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Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please Rjm st.petersburg at 8:20pm 04.02.23 Try rope.com they have a large variety and some knowledgeable people.
HBW50 Hurth SycloneDriver at 8:14pm 04.02.23 It almost looks like the input shaft seal is missing.
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 7:50pm 04.02.23 There will be a CO2 You want a CO ( carbon monoxide) alarm. We had an interesting trip in 2019 (ou
HBW50 Hurth (4) dlochner at 7:43pm 04.02.23 Close up photos would be helpful. On a Yanmar, the transmission is attached to a bell housing or a
Goosneck to Boom dlochner at 7:22pm 04.02.23 Im not sure yet if im going to utilize the roller reefing potential of the gooseneck or not. Not
Kanzaki trans problems please help dlochner at 7:19pm 04.02.23 flange to the trans Possible issues: Stripped bolt or nut: Replace them. Add a split lock washe
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 rgranger at 7:14pm 04.02.23 You could also add some ballast by dissolving salts into the ballast tank.
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 7:10pm 04.02.23 Which boat??? Mine ;) It's a Belliure 41. dj
Kanzaki trans problems please help (1) Calif. Ted at 7:00pm 04.02.23 I believe mine are safety wired if it's the bolts from flange to shaft, similar to that seen below?
ATN mast climber tip please. SycloneDriver at 6:37pm 04.02.23 I got mine from Defender. I found it on sale, but I didn't order it on time. About a month later i
Goosneck to Boom Redwood707 at 6:36pm 04.02.23 Okay, thank you all for your input. I think im going to drill a hole all the way through and place a
Adding Ballast to Hunter 240 patbratton at 6:33pm 04.02.23 This is the link to Sandy Grant's review: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/reviews.php?task=revie
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 6:25pm 04.02.23 Be sure to vent the generator and have functioning CO alarms on the boat. I carry 2 of them. I one
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please PaulK at 5:47pm 04.02.23 Hamilton has some good deals in their sale bin, but Defender's price for 12mm Endurabraid was substa
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... Gene Neill at 5:34pm 04.02.23 It's a beautiful sound when you've been waiting ages for some wind, I'll say that much for it. :thu
HBW50 Hurth Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 04.02.23 My dad removed the transmission on our Universal (Kubota block) M12 years ago. I was a kid, but fro
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair jssailem at 5:31pm 04.02.23 George.. That looks like a stanchion with a single bolt that runs down through the gunnel. You could
Kanzaki trans problems please help jssailem at 5:23pm 04.02.23 Hi Valerlo. Post a picture of the problem. It might give us some clues as to how to help you. On t
Tightening Stanchions jssailem at 5:20pm 04.02.23 Have you tried to find an opening that permits you to reach in behind the panel and put a small wren
HBW50 Hurth (2) jssailem at 5:16pm 04.02.23 Not sure about your unit. If it looks anything like this the red arrows point to bolt holes. The bo

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