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Air Head Toilet CYCLEPATH747 at 11:08am 01.06.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3584 Hello Peggy, I am purchasing a Stabicraft 859SC, and the present owner fabricated an aluminum fra
Dinghies & tenders B Kropf at 10:13am 01.06.10 S2 3/1785 I will be buying a dinghy this summer and need some input. My boat is a S35CC. Any ideas what to get
Fuel Tank Vent Question jibes138 at 9:33am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2444 The fuel tank in your boat needs to be vented while fuel is being drawn from the tank, but how about
3 amp discharge kerryb at 9:21am 01.06.10 Ask All Sailors 26/4453 Well, I am still tracing down my amp draw and have it kinda isolated to the alternator wires. I pull
1977 Hunter 30' - help & info Hornman at 8:46am 01.06.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/7747 New to this forum and new to sailing for the most part. I recently was able to aquire a 1977 Hunter
Anchoring a Beneteau 323 sheetmusic21396 at 8:14am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1981 I am currently traveling to the Florida Keys and the Bahamas on a Beneteau 323 with a swing keel. An
Whats the best windlass for my boat ? pkdailey4 at 6:27am 01.06.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2282 What windlass is the best application for a 2000 Beneteau 321 ?
Lower shroud Chainplate replacement Anonymous 121765 at 5:50am 01.06.10 Catalina 30 8/6363 Hi to all members, I'm brand new to the group. I have a 1980 C30 MarkII of which I,ve owned for 20
Sails B Kropf at 5:25am 01.06.10 S2 5/1958 Want to know how most sailors store their sails? Do you uses a stuff bag or take time to fold them,
CO monitor goes off Viktor Eysselein at 4:35am 01.06.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1669 For any Hunter owner with installed CO monitors: When we use the oven on our Hunter 45CC the CO m
Irwin 39 Yanmar info Basil Carter at 1:55am 01.06.10 Irwin 4/3413 I have an Irwin 39 with the 3 cyl Yanmar, 27 HP. Boat is 1981. Has a 3 blade prop. If anyone has the
Potential MacGregor Buyer with a few questions clongly at 8:10pm 01.05.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3278 I've been in the market to buy a MacGregor for awhile now but after a few conversations with non-Mac
Ship Finder - application for iPhone Manny at 7:48pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2887 I'm wondering if anyone has any first hand experience with the Ship Finder application and if it wor
Emergency Steering Prime Time at 7:15pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4797 I am thinking about sailing in the 2011 Marion-Bermuda race and was looking at some of the requireme
Need or Want ? pkdailey4 at 6:23pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4338 Is a windlass and a Rocna anchor a waste of money ? I don't anchor much. Or I should say didn't anch
Jib Repair cdkell at 6:15pm 01.05.10 Catalina 30 2/1781 I am a new (inexperienced) Catalina 30 owner with a jib that needs the UV liner replaced. Can someo
Packing Material Size Confetti at 4:46pm 01.05.10 Big Boats 1/1287 Would anyone know the size of the packing material (for a stuffing box) required for a new Hunter 38
auto helm 5000 linear drive woodster at 2:36pm 01.05.10 Ask All Sailors 7/5296 this question is about the autohelm 5000 linear drive..... i am helping a buddy of mine ready his al
Looking for a Used Boom Boom Magnet at 2:19pm 01.05.10 Catalina 22 2/55 Hi folks, I am looking to purchase a used boom for a Catalina '73 Catalina 22'. I uh,.... broke m
Nylon Bushings need help!! SV ALL IN at 2:06pm 01.05.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1394 Hello I'm in search of nylon bushings for the swept back spreaders. i had the boat demasted and tr

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Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! DougM at 6:05am 05.04.22
Lake Cruise April 2022 ShotgunSlim at 5:34am 05.04.22 Sigh. Our marina is still frozen. Agreed on the French press. A good stove top espresso maker is
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast ShotgunSlim at 5:28am 05.04.22 I don't think I have any specific videos of my method. There may be footage somewhere on my YouTube
Misc Issues mjsb at 5:28am 05.04.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could c
Misc Issues mjsb at 5:26am 05.04.22 Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank. Done and doing, thanks for the reminder.
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 5:21am 05.04.22 Just remembered Mac Tools makes extra short sockets if a fellow wanted to buy a purpose built one ra
311 Beneteau water tank . RoyS at 5:10am 05.04.22 After you move it back where it belongs there are several easy ways to secure it so that it does not
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SycloneDriver at 4:59am 05.04.22 I think I would try bypassing all the current filters, engine mounted filter included, and use a sep
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Hayden Watson at 4:58am 05.04.22 Thanks Terry for getting me fixed.
311 Beneteau water tank . Bob S at 4:46am 05.04.22
shroud tension CurtisC at 3:53am 05.04.22 Use lever action shroud tensioners. I got a pair from West Marine Small 7 Hole Quick-Release Shroud
Catalina 14.2 Capri Mast jmallett at 3:28am 05.04.22 First post here. I looked around and I'm happy to see this is a pretty active forum. I was sailin
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jmallett at 3:23am 05.04.22 So I have epoxyed in my assembly which gives me about 1 1/2 inches of thread and all is good in that
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. Screen Saver at 10:36pm 05.03.22 The injector pump is a Boch VE injector pump and your right it has a low pressure pump inside it, he
Hunter 340 Head Faucet Replacement jssailem at 10:30pm 05.03.22 Has anyone replaced their 340 Head Sink Faucet with any other model another than the original type
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard jssailem at 10:18pm 05.03.22 Hayden. Tap Plastics is the best option. Sometimes you find the cut ends box has exactly what you ne
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? (1) jssailem at 9:57pm 05.03.22
Hunter 34 battery access markwbird at 8:32pm 05.03.22
Hunter 19-2 rigging diameter? sail sfbay at 8:23pm 05.03.22 Hunter_19_93-96_81491288.pdf (sailboatowners.com)
windlass not working and how to use it solo? arf145 at 8:06pm 05.03.22 Like BigEasy, I use the windlass solo, but I just do it from the bow. A little bit of back and forth

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