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Changes to new design? Hardhead at 9:22am 06.24.21 Catalina 22 2/574 This is a little off the wall - but does anyone know if the factory changed the diameter of the bow
Where to find a short section of "Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper" for a Hunter 280? rhiggins at 8:22am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/314 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
How Best to Access Instrument Wiring on B311 Steering Pedestal (3) CapitalistSailor at 8:21am 06.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/391 Dear Forum, I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with wheel steering. I have an older Garmin 276C GPS attache
Small piece of Rub Rail, Rigid Keeper for Hunter 280 rhiggins at 8:04am 06.24.21 Parts Search 1/662 They sell these in 55' and 80' coils on the Hunter Owners store (Hunter 280 rub rail, rigid keeper)
Deck Light FlyorSail at 7:44am 06.24.21 Catalina 310 1/617 Does anyone know what bulb is required for a C310 Deck Light? I checked with Catalina Direct, and
Hunter 280 - Not enough sheaves & clutches to run all lines aft - which ones do you prioritize? (1) rhiggins at 7:23am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 10/2026 Hello everyone - this is my first post, but I've spent hours consuming a lot of helpful info on thes
Pedestal Guard & NavPod on '85 H31 DoubleK at 6:58am 06.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/1297 Hi all. I'm new to the forum and about 3.5 weeks into owning a 1985 H31. She's a beautiful, clean, w
Caught in a Storm Bill19233 at 5:34am 06.24.21 Racing 28/4067 Raced on Galveston Bay last Sunday. Forecast was for 30% chance of thunderstorms. It looked like a p
O'day 26 construction info required Yachtman45 at 11:02pm 06.23.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/709 I have an O'day 26 Anniversary model imported to Thailand which I am totally renovating however I fi
Beneteau 311 Kitchen Sink Drain B311Vancouer at 10:05pm 06.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1119 I bought a B311 lifting keel last fall (love the boat), and have just about figured it out, but I'm
Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? (1) SV Bella at 5:39pm 06.23.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/930 Which Bolt Bleeds the Yanmar Fuel Filter? 4JH4E thanks
Mast for Beneteau 41 Oceanis sunlover at 4:37pm 06.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1097 Where would one find a mast and rigging for this beneteau?
H41 MOD on the side shelf ? Valerio at 3:40pm 06.23.21 Big Boats 2/359 H41 have a very uniused space at the both side of the saloon area, I would like to do something so i
Beneteau First 35s5 Dinette Table TButler at 11:06am 06.23.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1710 My 1993 First 35s5 did not come with a dinette table in the salon.. I found some pictures online an
Where's all this water coming from? (2) waleks at 10:15am 06.23.21 Sirius 21/22 8/2512 Hi all! New owner, old boat! I purchased this vessel a year ago and have slowly been putting her ba
Westerbeke 27, cooling loop to the Hot water heater night mission at 9:38am 06.23.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/680 Having fits with the yRd or this repair. The engine part does not show on Westerbeke parts diagrams
H23.5 companionway sliding hatch joetr1955 at 9:20am 06.23.21 Smaller Boats 3/514 What are the dimensions of the sliding hatch thickness, width and length. Also , smoke color dark or
line diameter Hunter 49 Zencra at 7:08am 06.23.21 Big Boats 4/645 hi, I've snapped the contiuous control line for my in mast furler on my 49, yes I was asking too muc
Catalina 310 Cabin Top Jacksail at 4:56am 06.23.21 Catalina 310 4/838 I need to drill a small hole through the cabin top to run a wire. It will be just aft of the travell
Boat leaning to port Issac at 5:20pm 06.22.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2313 Just had a 1990 Hunter 27 delivered. After getting it into the slip, and secured, I went to get som

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Engine Overheating (2) SV Watercolor at 6:54am 06.16.24 On the older Yanmars I find there are typically a combination of factors and not always a silver bul
Boom vang blocks (2) jssailem at 6:52am 06.16.24
tidy traveller options thinwater at 5:28am 06.16.24 All 4 of my multihulls have had continuous traveler lines, from beach cats to cruising cats. Very co
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? sailme88 at 4:44am 06.16.24 AND then....... there's the Marshall Cat boat and a few others without ANY shrouds....
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Joe at 3:32am 06.16.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one,
Engine Overheating jssailem at 10:50pm 06.15.24 In addition, due to your statement about "oily residue," perhaps it is a coolant that is the residue
Engine Overheating Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 06.15.24 The exhaust water output looked a little anemic Check the water temp. in the exhaust gas discharg
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:16pm 06.15.24 Yes, could have phrased that better, steam from the over heated coolant plus some smoke from overhe
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot rgranger at 5:52pm 06.15.24
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 06.15.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter

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