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Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1123 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high
Prime Pump TENACITY CS36T at 4:51pm 11.11.11 Bigger Boats 2/1178 Hey all, can someone tell me how to prime the small pump that empties the ice box to sink? seem to h
Harness Upgrade installed, don't like it. Inter20sailor at 4:37pm 11.11.11 Catalina 30 16/5309 Having just did the install (engine side only) I can say that I don't like it. The term strip, and
H280 battery charger wiring ljcraigie at 4:00pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1451 I am installing a battery charger in my '96 H280. It has never had one. Peering into the 110V swit
H34 - Keeping the drawers where they belong lnikl at 2:18pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/1737 When heeling to port, I find that the galley drawers in my 1983 H34, especially the heavier one with
Pin Stripe Tape brian3820 at 1:50pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/2308 As some of you know, we are completely re-doing a 1984 Hunter 34. The exterior was badly oxidized, s
"Shakedown" cruise without registration? CurtCarver1 at 1:47pm 11.11.11 Trailer Sailors 20/6809 Call me "cheap" - well, you will after you read this... I have every intention of registering my sm
Disappearing Zincs Harvey18667 at 1:33pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/2559 During the last year or so I have been searching for a cause that results in the erosion of the zinc
outboard shadowthecat at 1:23pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 0/967 need some opions on outboard auxilary motors, what weight or should I say maximum can be used on a 2
Fridge Drain 393 Gerard Betsch at 12:05pm 11.11.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2709 I noticed the sound of antifreeze going into the bilge when I attempted to winterize the fridge drai
broken part needs replacement... (4) lalouche at 11:04am 11.11.11 Pearson 3/1579 Hi everyone! While getting prepared to winterize my boat,i found that a piece at the tip of the bo
Coosing a boat, need advice! dutch2004 at 10:56am 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 33/5098 Hi Folks I need your expert opinions to help me select, or at least narrow the search for my next
Bottom painting. Mike H. at 10:26am 11.11.11 Big Boats 10/2260 The diver says "It's time for new bottom paint". It's been three years since the last bottom job.
Yes! - Reedville, VA (4) Roger Long at 10:22am 11.11.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/4514
Rub Rail Replacement GorillaToast at 10:02am 11.11.11 Catalina 22 13/7802 I have leakage around my rub rail that finds its way into the bilge. I need to remove the vinyl rub
Proper Head Procedure GScottG at 9:44am 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1490 Hello. I just bought a 1977 Catalina 27 and was looking for help with the operation of the head. It
manual shadowthecat at 8:54am 11.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1929 Hello, just bought a 1977 hunter 27ft and I'm trying to track down as much info as possible. Does an
Duty Cycle for rubber Engine Mounts ? Stretch at 8:40am 11.11.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3884 I am concern about vibration from my 3gm30f. Should I have the engine mounts replaced, they look lik
Question on Plumbing - 81 Catalina 27 tomlang63 at 7:59am 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/6578 I have a 81 Cat 27, and a quick question on head plumbing. I have a holding tank with the normal Y-
Attention Hunter 49 Owners re: Selden Mast Defect artboas at 7:08am 11.11.11 Big Boats 45/10913 To all Hunter 49 owners Selden has posted a tiny notice on their web site under the "news" section

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Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 8:39pm 09.13.22 Welcome to the forum!! Don S/V ILLusion's right............and while the boat is surveyed in a boa
Clevis Pin Forestay higgs at 8:36pm 09.13.22 A pair of properly adjusted vise grips will easily compress the toggle in order to remove what is le
SF Bay Area tiller pilot repair Meriachee at 8:10pm 09.13.22 Lots of water under the keel since this thread ended. I finally opened the old st2000, and this is
Funny Friday!!! Meriachee at 8:08pm 09.13.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 7:48pm 09.13.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 years
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries JoeWhite at 7:22pm 09.13.22 Do you have broken alternator bracket?
Going back to sailing 60 years later Ted Dorman at 7:09pm 09.13.22 Ted Congrats on getting the boat and yourself back out on the water. Better late than never. On t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 6:50pm 09.13.22
Fischer panda generator Question Terry Cox at 6:46pm 09.13.22 If it worky fine, no fixy needed. The lift pump on our Genset (three cylinder Kubota) brings fuel fr
CNG Filling Station MikeO53 at 6:28pm 09.13.22 Buy one of the refill adaptors on ebay and refill yourself. The adaptor is about $200, but the cost
Clevis Pin Forestay Li_sound_cat at 6:18pm 09.13.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries Caboteur at 6:17pm 09.13.22 From what you describe I would think a large piece of some sort of vegetation or you picked up a len
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 6:14pm 09.13.22 If the crack is on the port rail near the transom it may be the result of a Port/Starboard disagreem
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.13.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:04pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington Add Mattituck, which als
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 6:03pm 09.13.22 Are you looking for the shaft coupling? Or the transmission output flange. I replaced the shaft co
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 6:00pm 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 5:25pm 09.13.22 One positive outcome of the pandemic for cruisers was the explosion of delivery services. We used In
Clevis Pin Forestay dLj at 5:25pm 09.13.22 Looks to me like the U connector has sprung out. In doing so, it is shearing off the cotter pin. The
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 5:21pm 09.13.22 Welcome to SBO! Yep, you'll want a pin an ?" longer. To remove the pin you'll need to take the lo

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