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Pearson 30 window seals Ajax255 at 5:49am 08.11.11 Pearson 1/1929 Hi all, New Pearson 30 owner here, #255, 1972/73. This boat appears to have the original window
Portlight lense springs sandpiper10471 at 5:40am 08.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1869 I am in the midst of replacing a Grey portlight lense. Is there a trick to installing those pesky li
Mast mount options for Raymarine radar JeffThompson at 3:40am 08.11.11 Big Boats 4/1679 Wondering if anyone has any recommendations and/or experience with the different mast mount manufact
How much gas per hour--Honda 9.9 4-stroke? Segeln macht Spass at 3:12am 08.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2668 Has anybody every measured how much gas a Honda (year: 2000) 9.9hp 4 stroke outboard uses? Mine is o
Squeaky Pump PrincessoftheLake at 2:05am 08.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4743 Peggy- I have a Raritan PHII (new in 2005 and rebuilt in 2010) and a Jabsco (New in 2008). I get a
C&C 30-2 Buyer needs Owners to chime in please JRacer at 10:42pm 08.10.11 C&C 3/7397 I am looking at an 88 30-2. My interest is in racing and cruising. Can anyone provide feedback on th
Vent lines - how important is <45 degrees AJR4 at 9:30pm 08.10.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4287 Hi Peggy, I am in the final stages of installing a new holding tank/septic system on my Nauticat
Anchor Sail Update.... (3) Sumner at 9:21pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/7316 Last summer Ruth sewed up an anchor sail from a Sailrite kit and we used it in Florida last fall wit
Tidewater strong track Mark Juetten at 8:40pm 08.10.11 Big Boats 5/1876 Has anyone instaled a strong track and has it improved raising a full battened main. Saw one in acti
Beneteau fuel tank diesel odor Boyd18185 at 7:08pm 08.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3312 I have a 2002 French-built Beneteau 42 CC Oceanis Clipper. For the last 3-4 years, diesel fuel odor
Increase the Mixing Elbow life? Stephen Trapani at 6:55pm 08.10.11 Engines and Propulsion 8/3836 Can anyone provide a primer on how to run one's diesel motor in order to increase the life of the mi
Lightning BANKSHOTNY at 6:54pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2433 Brand new to the sailing a larger sailboat. Has anyone addressed lightning storms while at dock and
FYI: Check your forestay & backstay cotter pins! jrowan at 6:52pm 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2183 FYI: Just read a disturbing article in Sail magazine about a Catalina 30 losing her rig in a nightim
pop top holder Gilligan and mate at 4:45pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3234 Hello all again. Does anyone have a picture of what holds your pop-top up? We are using a rope, wi
Teak cockpit grating (3) Conrad151 at 4:38pm 08.10.11 Catalina 22 4/2101 What do you think. Varnish or not. The bottom still has some from someone before me but the top is s
Rigging tightness An anonymous user at 4:33pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/6292 OK, new user probley be asked before. How do you know when you have the standing rigging the right t
Deck painting Joe Moreno at 3:40pm 08.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1555 I am working on a 33 ft 78 Hunter. Would anyone know which is best to paint or to gelcoat the deck.
Attaching fixtures to the gunnels davenlynn at 3:28pm 08.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2841 I need to attach two cam cleats to the gunnels of my M25. What is the best way to do it? I also have
halyard wrap jib furler iron horse at 2:18pm 08.10.11 Trailer Sailors 7/6953 While helping raise mast on Tanzer 22 found that the jib at top was wrapping around forestay. No t r
Hunter 340 CG jomanning at 2:02pm 08.10.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1891 I am building a trailer for my Hunter 340 and wonder if anyone know the center of gravity. Hunter s

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Garmin UHD 73cv and Wind Vanes/Sensors dlochner at 9:26am 07.07.22 My wife bought me a Garmin UHD 73CV Chart-plotter/fish finder last Christmas for a bay boat that I
Replacement Parts dlochner at 9:21am 07.07.22 Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit, hatch for the deck over the head, and lo
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 9:21am 07.07.22 Hi @travorgeron , There's no consensus among engineers on re-using nylocs, but there is agreement t
Mast Strut Bolt (1) travorgeron at 9:11am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 i
Mast step help kbapark at 9:07am 07.07.22 Thanks for the recommendation Tater. Me and the wife were able to step the mast a couple days ago af
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Have you tried calling a Beneteau dealer? Yes, but no return call yet.
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 9:06am 07.07.22 Maybe. What kind of replacement parts? Plexiglass cover over the ignition console in the cockpit,
Doyle H25 Sail Battens Occasional Heeler at 9:00am 07.07.22 Circling back here. Got the battens measured on the orginal Doyle mainsail. From top to bottom, 3
Worth a shot-- pclarksurf at 8:58am 07.07.22 Where did you get the HDPE white one. I need a bushing to fit a 3/8 pintle. Cd is on back order for
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) jonelli at 8:57am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On m
Another solar panel install question Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 07.07.22 It all depends on wire sizes. If the wire gauge from the DC panel to the batteries is large enough t
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:37am 07.07.22 Nevermind, found the answer to my own question... here: M25XP Harness Wiring
Mast Strut Bolt Tedd at 8:31am 07.07.22 Are you talking about the bolts on the baby struts? I'm not familiar with the details of the H240 in
Low oil indicator fading in and out (1) dmax at 8:26am 07.07.22 This diagram should be pretty close to what you have but may not be exact (it has an ammeter). On mi
Low oil indicator fading in and out jonelli at 8:10am 07.07.22 Going off on a tangent here, I started looking at wiring diagrams, and literally the only thing I ca
Spinnaker Question colb218 at 8:02am 07.07.22 Thanks for the insight everyone! I will look into something to get the tack sorted, I like the ide
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 7:58am 07.07.22 Wanted to provide an update and solution to this for any future searches. First of all, thanks to ev
Mast Strut Bolt travorgeron at 7:54am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the
Mast Strut Bolt BobSail at 7:42am 07.07.22 FWIW, that's what I did. Worked fine until the replacement came (bought two and keep spare on the b
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Captain Larry-DH at 7:33am 07.07.22 Have you serviced it and see what the emissions are afterwards? Yes, carb recently cleaned after c

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