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Engine Smoking, Cleaning injectors on Yanmar YSB-12 Royal Flush at 11:23am 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 14/8453 I've noticed oil in the water at times during startup. Recently on my last trip, I've noticed the e
Electrolux Stove/Oven Bill Amos at 11:22am 09.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2182 Last year I purchased a 1986 Beneteau First 305 from the widow of the unfortunate deceased previous
Forward head: How does it go togehter? emergpa1 at 11:13am 09.10.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1349 Hi, I am currently putting the final touches on the finish, and replacement of the panels and trim t
interior lighting: going to LED's Belle30 at 10:04am 09.10.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1253 I'm #4058, 1985 30TR-BS. I'm at work and need to know if I have it correct. Are the six interior inc
New and In Awe CaptTripps at 9:56am 09.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1759 I just want to say that I am a new 25M owner and this site is a godsend! Reading the forums has tol
interior lighting: going to LED's Belle30 at 9:34am 09.10.09 Catalina 30 0/1432 I'm #4058, 1985 30TR-BS. I'm at work and need to know if I have it correct. Are the six interior inc
Main Halyard Aft Miller26S at 6:20am 09.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1832 I want to run the main halyard to the cockpit on my 26s. Can anyone tell me the length (approximate)
Good News BobM at 6:01am 09.10.09 S2 2/1411 My Mother is getting out of the nursing home tomorrow after Whipple surgery last month that had her
Holding tank question hwthomp at 4:45am 09.10.09 Big Boats 15/1683 Got a '94, 35.5 and can't seem to remember or find anything that tells me the capacity of the holdin
Ventilation while stored, docked, or anchored! dserrell at 3:44am 09.10.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2407 1
C27 rudder nagymama at 11:49pm 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/2057 e modified the original rudder on our 1979 C27 and it now sails great, but the rudder is really hard
Wet foam in bilge Steve & Pauline at 10:56pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 7/4016 G'day, We own a 1979 Sparkman ' Stephens 40 ft ketch (GRP hull). We found osmosis in the hull ' dec
Lewmar 40ST Winch complete disassembly FHLIPSKY at 9:27pm 09.09.09 Catalina 30 6/4838 I have Lewmar 40ST two-speed winches on my 1984 C-30. Anyone know how to get the last two gears out
sirius 21/22 need new trailer trevena at 9:00pm 09.09.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3973 I am looking to purchase a new trailer for my sirius 21/22. What is a good company? What design? Any
rudder for a 25' 1974 venture CPCLIPPER at 8:09pm 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2576 hi, i recently purchased a 1974 25' venture macgregor that came with two rudders, a 73" mahogany rud
Mast lowering question chrisolavitch at 6:30pm 09.09.09 Smaller Boats 8/2267 Our boat has a roller furler. (23.5) We are very new to sailing. I need to lower the mast to work
Fuel/Water Seperator Filter for outboard motors dserrell at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2972 Fuel/Water Separator Filter for outboard motors 1
Whatever happened with... Ron20324 at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/213 The thread that had the drunken powerboaters coming in the next slip? Can't find the original thread
Wet Fridge Problem... rpell46 at 5:42pm 09.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1515 Hi all, My Cat30 has a DC refridgerator with a drain that doesn't drain. The unit works very wel
tightening the inmast main sail fullsails at 5:30pm 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/2237 My wife and I are very new to the sailing game. Purchased a 2005 Hunter 27 this summer. We noticed

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Swim platform for my 26S patrickfarley at 8:11pm 04.21.22 Wow
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Ken13559 at 8:00pm 04.21.22 NO don't cut the rudder tube! You'll let in water and sink! On my h326, just below where i stand, be
Anchor woes fred1diver at 7:56pm 04.21.22 Good point about the mud, we do have a lot of that around here, I will have to look into that
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? DArcy at 7:53pm 04.21.22 It looks like the quadrant is under the panel behind the wheel. Open it up and see if there is room
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) higgs at 7:23pm 04.21.22 204679 Quadrants I have seen look more like this.
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 6:16pm 04.21.22 those batteries are made by Enersys, the parent company of both Northstar and Odyssey. With firefly
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal (1) Ken13559 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 Ken, the parts book says it is a double lip nitrile, HTC 60829 oil seal. I think that is 60mm id, 8
Folding 3 blade prop Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 04.21.22 We have a Flex-o-fold 3 blade on our Beneteau 37 with 30 HP engine and love it for the same reasons
Fresh water flush Tally Ho at 6:02pm 04.21.22 You could do what I do (my lav sink drain is not below the waterline). After sailing, and using the
Folding 3 blade prop Mikem at 6:00pm 04.21.22 Mu daughter has a 1984 H 37C with the 30hp engine and a Campbell Sailor fixed three blade. She crui
Advice on gelcoat delamination on keel capt.amory at 5:50pm 04.21.22 well done. forum
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Terry Cox at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Different model boat here, but ours came with a linear drive autopilot motor that is connected to a
Yanmar 2GM20F rear main seal Ken13559 at 5:48pm 04.21.22 Hey Ken, I'm really impressed with your diving into this project. How many hours do you have on y
X2Power AGM battery Scott T-Bird at 5:42pm 04.21.22 It does seem small. The battery is located just aft of the bulkhead separating the saloon from the
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 5:27pm 04.21.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is conc
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:08pm 04.21.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? Rjm st.petersburg at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I have a 41DS, the rudder reference is under a floor panel in the cockpit. The drive is behind a cei
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 5:06pm 04.21.22 I believe the linear drives are designed to be attached to the Radial Drive or Quadrant, not the rud
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) Calif. Ted at 5:05pm 04.21.22 As Higgs points out, you want to attach to the Quadrant which I'd assume to be above the pictures, i
Folding 3 blade prop Rjm st.petersburg at 5:03pm 04.21.22 I have a Maxprop, definitely the most popular. Variprop is easier to adjust. Kiwiprop and Slipstream

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