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Universal M-25XP or M-25 speed control screw or highspeed fuel mixture (2) Captain.Olives at 1:05pm 10.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1694 So I got a bit ham fisted when removing my raw water pump this past weekend on my new to me Catalina
Fixed Dock Piling Pulley System (2) John Marrone at 12:34pm 10.12.21 Catalina 22 6/5108 Inherited a slip with pulley system attached on rear piling of slip, each side. This system is new t
Are the water tank outlets accessible? fox9988 at 11:51am 10.12.21 Catalina 30 6/1293 I'm considering replumbing the fresh water system as preventative maintenance. The outlet on the sta
Asymmetrical Rigging ideas gfrost39 at 10:47am 10.12.21 Smaller Boats 9/1914 Three months ago I bought a 1987 hunter 23 which I sail out of Santa Cruz Harbor. I now have a new
Accessing Port water tank (5) DeniseO30 at 8:56am 10.12.21 Big Boats 4/1258 Noticing a smell but was thinking it was old plastic permeating odor from the holding tank... After
Cabin Wall Strength Question if Increase Window Opening Size Captain Gare Bear at 7:36pm 10.11.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1071 I'm performing a cabin window replacement on my 1984 MacGregor 25--out with the pink and in with new
Yamaha 25-ii retrofit: Piccolo (3) Nunavut at 6:58pm 10.11.21 Yamaha 20/3770
Repairing an HS35 handset (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3788 Had some trouble with our Simrad HS35 wireless handset that goes with our RS35 VHF. Others with the
name/make of gauge (1) tadd5181 at 3:41pm 10.11.21 Big Boats 11/1634 199204 The picture above is a display on my Hunter 420 (built 2000) which shows the status of the
2004 Hunter 41 Seldon Rodkicker fix spadaforaj at 1:44pm 10.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1970 Turns out the unit I have, which I believe was stock on this model is missing some "innards" The
'94 Oceanis 351 (BEY62042E494), cable route to fwd nav light. mpower at 1:42pm 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/877 I have imperfect continuity of +ve wire only between wago harness connector block1.10 and spade conn
False fume alarm ? (1) ifmdalvey at 1:38pm 10.11.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1600 Just winterizing my Island packet and i always pour RV antifreeze into the bilge to run through the
Hunter 260 Price Data (2021) (1) Tedd at 11:52am 10.11.21 Smaller Boats 2/1234 I've been tracking Hunter 260 prices for a couple of years now and I thought some people might be in
411 Leaking Port Lights Jefffors at 10:02am 10.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1107 I have a 1999 411 with a leaking Lewmar, old style, port light. I've replaced the rubber gasket and
Towing lestersails at 9:45am 10.11.21 Smaller Boats 7/2345 I am hoping you all can help me with this. I am thinking I would like to buy a Catalina Sport 22. I
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Enhance or replace the O/B motor lift? (1) tcbailey67 at 4:35am 10.11.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1422 This motor mount seems to be original to my 1975 Oday 25. The spring is not strong enough to lift t
Hunter 280 named Prometheus Crusty Ol Salt at 6:44pm 10.10.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/997 It has been a couple of months since my first post. I feel that I can name the boat in my post since
Diesel Fueling Question asalotto at 12:27pm 10.10.21 Catalina 310 10/1840 Hi all! I have a 2021 Catalina 315, and I'm not clear on the best way to fill it with diesel. Proba
Is using 3M 5200 selant too strong to water proof cockpit? JamieB at 9:00am 10.10.21 Ask All Sailors 18/2414 So we've had some leaking into the rooms via what we think is old caulking leaking in the centre coc

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35.5 running rigging jssailem at 1:39pm 10.23.24 From the link provided by @kappykaplan, Page 48 of this pdf. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloa
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 1:27pm 10.23.24 One needs to approach such dilemmas from a positive view point. Like after the showers there will b
What is this stuff on my hull? jssailem at 1:22pm 10.23.24 No idea. Looks like you sailed through an oil patch.
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Ralph Johnstone at 1:18pm 10.23.24 That is really a decent length of time to get out of a marina and put the sails up. Example of a
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes jssailem at 1:07pm 10.23.24 For possible suspects, I like: the Fuel Vent Line Fuel pick up tube screen Don't you just love a g
Adding cabin top winches jssailem at 12:58pm 10.23.24 There is a high probability in your favor that you will find a plate. The light technique should be
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Ralph Johnstone at 12:53pm 10.23.24 OMG To good to be true or not, I have just sent off my order for one of these devices. I has so ma
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission kappykaplan at 12:41pm 10.23.24 He's even got a patent for it: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9115913B1/en
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 10.23.24 new Facet pump, The Facet pump come supplied with an external 75 micron filter. Filters out the
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 12:23pm 10.23.24 I still have to ask the question which I imagine is lying in wait on the tip of many people's tongue
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission Hello Below at 12:11pm 10.23.24 After you receive yours, give me a call I have a bridge I want to talk you you about. Oh :(. So y
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 12:11pm 10.23.24 Big difference depending on the execution of the lamination. The OP gave it roughly two layers of
Alden 46 Alden 46 at 11:52am 10.23.24 Beautiful! Thanks for the interior pics. It looks like a great layout. I love the lip and stainless
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission (1) Dave at 11:52am 10.23.24 I have not done any research into this device with the exception of clicking on a Home Page news st
My rudder broke off wardk at 11:46am 10.23.24 they didn't ask
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission jssailem at 11:01am 10.23.24 Oh..Boy... " the E-Cat was initially inspired by the announcement of physicists Martin Fleischmann a
What is this stuff on my hull? kappykaplan at 10:51am 10.23.24 They look like organic growth of some sort. Please let us know what you find after excavating.
Axle length Crazy Dave Condon at 10:19am 10.23.24 @caverun Thank you so much sir. Axle has been ordered
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 10:16am 10.23.24 I never mentioned exactly how many gallons but I'd guess ~10-15. It is a very unique shape and as pe
35.5 running rigging kappykaplan at 10:02am 10.23.24 You may be able to find what you're looking for here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads

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