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Hunter 49 Jabsco Solenoid location mrmarch at 12:58pm 08.08.11 Big Boats 2/1376 Does anyone know the location of the Solenoid Valve ' Siphon Breaker for the Jabsco head in the main
holding tank system on Catalina 30 abaron at 12:45pm 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/15049 I crew on my brother's new (old) Catalina 30. Circa late 80's. While he is replacing all standing ri
Beneteau 343 Rig Tension pmunger at 12:44pm 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1945 Does anyone know the Loos-Gage Tension for a 343? Uppers and lowers???
adding files to downlaod section of resources Richard19068 at 12:14pm 08.08.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/5619 adding files to download section of resources I tried to upload a pdf of an O'Day 31 manual to the
New member...Hello! tjar at 11:39am 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3208 I'm the new owner of a Macgreggor 26D, planning to pick it up this week. I've been looking at Macgr
New Photos Roger Long at 11:33am 08.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2429 Shelburn to Lunenburg http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1709929248503.71118.1846284215'l=2f2
Muffler Replacement Dean Strong at 11:16am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1508 I need to replace the muffler on my 1990 H30. There are lots of posts regarding older H30s, but can
Blocks sailman57 at 10:35am 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1031 looking for help locating cheak/turning blocks for 1985/H34?:)
replacement spreader info getting thicker (1) ybrad at 10:20am 08.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3660 Unless someone has a servicable port side spreader they want to sell, I'm going to have to get speci
Dry storage-Naples/Fort Meyers rognvald at 9:26am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2883 My uncle is moving his 34 Searay from Illinois to Ft. Meyers/Naples area. Any suggestions for a clea
Newbie with Macgregor Venturecat 15 petermb72 at 9:24am 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/8975 I just purchased my first sailboat. We have a lake place in MN. It seems that the boat that I bought
Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:16am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1362 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:13am 08.08.11 Pearson 0/1276 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Folding Prop? Fly4hire at 8:10am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/1716 Contemplating putting one on this winter - seems like 2 bladed are not that unreasonable in price. A
Hunter 356 Bimini Fly4hire at 8:07am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/2129 Does anyone know a canvas shop that sells pre-patterned bimini's for the above?
Jib car repair Paul17630 at 7:35am 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1116 I purchased a 1973 DS II. The jib car was frozen. I broke off the nut attempting to free it up. I ha
House Batteries Boiling - Suspect Battery Charger Wiring cbsura at 7:28am 08.08.11 Bavaria 2/3190 Last year I purchased a 2005 Bavaria 32 with DC switch panel 201 and distribution panel 205. There a
Upgrades and advice - Hunter 40.5 redunculous at 7:17am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/8644 So I've been reading a while, had my Hunter 40.5 just over a month and I've been going through it ma
Knocking on a bit Sailing Poodles at 7:08am 08.08.11 Big Boats 6/1728 Now I'm getting older, climbing up the rear arch to undo or do up the sail bag zip is becoming a bit
Replacement Head for 1981 Catalina 27 tomlang63 at 6:29am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4033 Looking for recommendations on a replacement head(manual) for a 1981 Catalina 27. I did the rebuild

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Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:53pm 10.16.22
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain jssailem at 9:53pm 10.16.22 No experience with Italian chain. Bought mine that was hot dipped galvanixed and specified as meetin
Passage 456 saloon upgrades artboas at 9:48pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens Ralph Great job I did the exact ash batons in my a
Passage 456 saloon upgrades jssailem at 9:45pm 10.16.22 Beautiful. Tongue and grove or glued to battens
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 9:39pm 10.16.22 Ralph I have the Mk2 version. I have had it apart in pieces. Complete rebuild. I have had a Mk1, the
Passage 456 saloon upgrades Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 10.16.22 Beautiful ! Care to share how you attached the battens to the hull ? Tnx.
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) Hayden Watson at 8:20pm 10.16.22 I agree with @jssailem that LFR's are best for redirecting line and when there is not a lot of trave
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? JohnShannon at 8:10pm 10.16.22 I have trouble believing that LFR are lower in friction than a suitably chosen block with bearings a
Diesel tank gauge not working WayneH at 7:27pm 10.16.22 I created a spreadsheet to track the engine hours because the hour meter on my tachometer wasn't wor
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 7:10pm 10.16.22 I am not sure where you read to use WD40 to insert the seals it was in the sail la vie link provi
engine: belt too much slack and water drop JoeWhite at 7:03pm 10.16.22 I am not sure where you read to use WD40 to insert the seals. I use lanocoat instead to lubricate, a
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy shemandr at 6:43pm 10.16.22 Do you have a pic of you and the dog on the paddle board?
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 6:22pm 10.16.22 The engine manual is conveniently available as a download on this website. Thx! If you look at
Hunter 23.5 rain water leak (4) Orbweaver at 6:22pm 10.16.22
Emergency engine shut off? Richard19068 at 6:13pm 10.16.22
bow eye 1986 Catalina 22.. (1) David Matthews at 6:06pm 10.16.22 I'm facing that dilemma as well, wondering if the lower nut can be reached from underneath, but it l
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 6:00pm 10.16.22 My Diesel engine is a Perkins 4.107. Built in 1973. 49 years old. The engine has an electric soleno
Loading boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 5:47pm 10.16.22 Is the ramp level? Does this happen at different ramps? If you have a foam pad you can place it on
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 5:42pm 10.16.22 Please refer to post #11 by @Richard19068. It is possible the parts have aged and now need replacem
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 5:41pm 10.16.22 Yeah, sounds like the backwards throttle and inability to stop are related. Check those cables and

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