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Shurflo 2.8 gal fresh water pump not working Hermit Scott at 11:50pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3420 http://www.amazon.com/SHURflo-2088-422-444-Classic-Potable-Water/dp/B0006GK5NA That is the link t
What is the best air conditioning unit hynnic1 at 9:25pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10453 I plan to install air conditioning in my 2001 Catalina 36 mkii and would like opinions on the best u
Rigging an Asymmetrical on 36MKII wsouza at 8:30pm 07.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1293 I'm a new owner of a 1998 36 MKII. Found by surprise an asymmetrical onboard. Any ideas on how bes
Hunter 430 refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 8:21pm 07.24.11 Big Boats 2/1520 Anybody out there know how to access the compressor unit on a Hunter430? There is a small access th
Hunter 25.5 Anchot/Mast lights switches Bibicu at 7:59pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1552
Sail swap shanker at 7:30pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 4/1666 When I sold my Mac 26X last month, I had a brand new 150% Doyle RF sail in a sail bag that did not g
Brand New Tohatsu 8hp Outboard Break-in Sean10633 at 7:15pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8701 Hi All, I just upgraded from a '90 Johnson 2 stroke 8hp outboard to a 8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It w
Transmission Clunk mrslep at 6:57pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1754 I am getting a more pronounced "clunk" than usual when shifting from forward or reverse gear to neut
rudder access smilingbobby at 6:47pm 07.24.11 Cal 0/2225 I have a 1978 Cal 29. It had been sitting for siix years. The helm wheel is extreamly hard to turn.
1st time out with new auto pilot (2) doehunter at 6:46pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1881 Overnighted solo this weekend. It was really windy Saturday afternoon. I never put the jib up as I
SeaTalk Problem with ST 4000+ looks like Jim at 6:12pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2387 I have to upgrade to the RAYM SPX-5 SMARTPILOT WHEEL since Raymarine will does not support the ST 40
Fuel Pumps M25Xp Bob S at 6:10pm 07.24.11 Catalina 30 7/7625 Has anyone had to replace their fuel pump? My engine has been acting funny the last couple of weeken
Keel Bolt Repair (6) slosacco at 5:51pm 07.24.11 Catalina 22 4/1865 Today i carefully removed the epoxy the PO put over the keel bolt on both sides to stop the leaking.
Bimini Ian Joyce at 5:46pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1980 I have a 320 #967 and the boom is rubbing the bimini. The bimini is probably a standard Catalina pro
Broken Mixing Elbow (4) Allan12210 at 5:44pm 07.24.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3368 So my wife and I were off to Monterey for a week long cruise from San Francisco Bay on July 2, 2011.
Trailer sway problems fokker416 at 4:50pm 07.24.11 Trailer Sailors 17/8831 I have begun to experience some sway problems. I'm not sure if this is a new problem, or that I'm b
Whale DV5606 valve- Failure modes and service jimconlin at 4:16pm 07.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7192 I have a Whale DV5606 diverter valve in my head system. It was installed about seven years ago, but
Mainsheet traveler problem Jim Beck at 4:07pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2057 Does anyone know who the manufacturer is for the mainsheet traveler for recent model Hunters? I have
Black spots and spiders rajhnsn at 3:48pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5542 Just came back from the boat this weekend and noticed black spots that looked like burn holes in the
Mysterious Oil Leak rajhnsn at 3:41pm 07.24.11 Bigger Boats 0/1125 We have found about 1/2 ounce of oil in the pan and another 1/2 ounce in the upper bildge (area belo

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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:29pm 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The co
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:24pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:10pm 09.14.22 The mounts can be checked by measuring the clearance between the top and bottom steel plates. I see
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:08pm 09.14.22 Look at the fasteners that hold the mounts onto the stringers. Some boats come with lag bolts and t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:07pm 09.14.22 would love to see pictures of the engine hobby horsing. Did it make any unusual noise? As was said,
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel Gene Neill at 4:57pm 09.14.22 I'm not sure on the thickness. 3/8-ish? It's scrap from our Albin Vega, so it's metric. I adhered it
New Mailsale heritage at 4:54pm 09.14.22 I ordered a new jib from Far East this spring. Very happy with the sail.
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 4:52pm 09.14.22 Those 2 folks are seriously uninformed. Why? Because it IS a big investment. If you were buying
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries heritage at 4:50pm 09.14.22 If you are thinking about buying four new mounts, I have four that I bought from a British company a
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 heritage at 4:31pm 09.14.22 Is the oil in the picture from the transmission?
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Hayden Watson at 4:12pm 09.14.22 ... 16.9k. I'm ready to do immediate or near immediate haulout for bottom paint and to replace the
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 3:58pm 09.14.22 I have a Kanzaki KM2P transmission paired to my Yanmar 2GM20F. the link below shows the transmissio
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembl
East coast Florida causing spots Davidasailor26 at 3:34pm 09.14.22 thanks I'll check out aquamap Integrates pretty well with Navionics too. Navionics has its own dir
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? shemandr at 3:29pm 09.14.22 Surveys had their pluses and negatives but when you buy a boat of any substance you cannot dispose o
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries MitchM at 3:16pm 09.14.22 on my new 2 GM20F installed by a reputable local mechanic in 1997, the subject of th
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 2:55pm 09.14.22 Yeah: I read around some before posting and saw a few comments like that. They seem so extreme (like
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:47pm 09.14.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 year
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:42pm 09.14.22 Do you have broken alternator bracket? Nope!
321 air conditioning install dmdiehl64 at 1:12pm 09.14.22 Thank you dmdiehl64 for the input, it is much appreciated. I am closing on the 321 tomorrow and ge

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