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B423 Volvo Service Recommendation Please Kulanu at 5:52am 03.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/972 I am looking for a recommendation for a certified Volvo tech to sevice my Volvo engine in my B423.
Looking for a whisker pole R J Swartz at 7:17am 03.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1059 We are looking for a used whisker pole. Where would you suggest I go to find one. We are not too c
APELCO 5160 MRKAJUN54 at 8:09am 03.05.08 Trailer Sailors 0/2018 I am need of parts for an Apelco 5160. E-mail me at kennethjleboeuf@bellsouth.net if you have any.
calibration of depth sounder RussT1950 at 7:58am 03.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1565 I have installed a ST60 depth sounder in my Cat 30. I am trying to calibrate the depth sounder, but
Fuel tank guage is not reading properly uptownsteve at 1:51pm 03.05.08 Big Boats 7/1777 Our 2003 Hunter 386 has an Acqugage electronic fluid level monitoring system that measures the level
Use of a preventor toby11537 at 4:58pm 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 33/4607 I have always been concerned with an accidental jibe and the consequences thereof. Can someone tell
Correct crusier for atlantic crossing +live on for 2 ???? garylex at 2:11pm 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 45/6718 Ok sailors I am very new to sailing. In fact don't even have a boat yet. Soon to retire and wife has
Decal Jill Ball at 11:26am 03.05.08 S2 6/1878 I just bought a S2 7.3 and I am in need of new S2 decals. Does anyone know where I can order those
Check this potential scamm on e-bay SamLust at 10:14am 03.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1525 There is a 1981 Hunter 33 up for auction on e-bay by a guy calling himself grw 0357. Among the pictu
Crazed windows Hans J at 6:16pm 03.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1917 Looking for replacement ports and parts for Lewmar ports ,as I need to replace the Acrylic portion o
The "stringy-doodle" out of the bottom of my mast... dennisp at 10:47pm 03.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1470 After the previous owner telling me that he had considered adding a Raymarine wind indicator last su
Spinnaker blocks (1) Carl sv WINDROSE at 9:36pm 03.03.08 Big Boats 6/1238 After talking about it for a decade this Christmas we got a spinnaker for our 1987 h40 #217.Need y
Fuel Tank Capacity Charlie at 9:18pm 03.03.08 Big Boats 3/1181 Has any one besides Fred checked the capacity of their Hunter 34 fuel tank? Fred previously stated t
Catalina Warranty Satisfaction Survey UnconventionalMan at 2:22am 03.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1078 Follow the link below to an interesting survey about Catalina warranty issues. I hope all Catalina o
Autopilot steering MoonSailer at 2:10am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 24/3795 My Boat has a simple autopilot that I haven't uesed a lot. The main use has been to head the boat in
Generator in a Hunter 336 James at 1:27am 03.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/818 Has anyone attempted to install a generator in this boat? We would like install one for the air cond
Navigation Site (not new but...) ChuckThomas at 1:22am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 4/998 I found this site the other day. It has a lot of info. Check out the Silicon Sea section. Link is
First of season sail - testing mods (1) walt at 1:01am 03.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/997 This last weekend, the family went to Pueblo res in Southern Colorado for a few days sail. Sailing t
replacing gally sink in C34 Terry in Naples at 5:01am 03.04.08 Big Boats 3/1374 After searching and searching for a plumbing leak I find I have a couple pin point holes in my stain
Increasing Alternator Size Frank P at 3:55am 03.04.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3811 I sure appreciate all the good feed back from everyone one on this sight and I have additional quest

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Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Terry Cox at 7:48am 10.02.21 Hi Mark, as others have replied to your post, pictures will help. Our 1991 boat came with a MDKD thr
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? RoyS at 7:13am 10.02.21 While deciding where to put your unsold boat, consider taking it home. Wherever you put it, try to l
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 7:07am 10.02.21 Additionally to what Stu has stated, your thermostat may end up in the air bubble. If that happens y
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? danooxnard at 6:52am 10.02.21 Well done, thanks for sharing the final outcome!
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) MaritimeOliver at 6:29am 10.02.21 EDIT Well, I gotta say, after a shite 1.5 years I really needed a win. My biggest enemy is my conf
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 6:19am 10.02.21 I'd not trust bungies in keeping the gin pole centered .As long as you have a firm method of contro
Leaking Boat Stanchions DougM at 5:58am 10.02.21 I was never impressed with those stanchions because they always felt flimsy even when they were tigh
Jib Sail Trim Controls Joe at 5:25am 10.02.21 If you don't have an adjustable sliding jib car system and you want to change the car's position whi
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 4:08am 10.02.21 Yes , and a lot of cleats look like that. The problem is finding one that is 10 inches long, with mo
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? KGarvey at 3:51am 10.02.21 JRacer, That would be great please send the info to kfgarvey2@gmail.com Thanks so much.
H326 Boom Bag blues stuendan at 10:58pm 10.01.21 Thanks for the help guys, it is actually a "stack pack" (probably original, 20 years old and looking
Best Fill for Drill and Tap jssailem at 10:06pm 10.01.21 I have been unable to find a replacement that will go into the existing holes. It looks like a sta
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Allan12210 at 8:39pm 10.01.21
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed boaterbob at 7:41pm 10.01.21 I am working with Seattle Vovlo Penta dealer who has concluded lowering pitch 2 inches will increase
Jib Sail Trim Controls Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 10.01.21 This is how I adjust my fairleads on my 37 footer. Sometimes. Sometimes, there's enough pressure on
Bottom Paint in Northern PaulK at 6:15pm 10.01.21 We used Micron CSC (or its precursor) for about 24 years on our J/36 in Long Island Sound. A new co
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed (1) sail sfbay at 6:10pm 10.01.21 80% of 3000 rpm = 2400 rpm my14_d2-55.pdf (coastalmarineengine.com). As a comparison, my 40 hp Yanma
Jib Sail Trim Controls WayneH at 6:06pm 10.01.21 I would love to have the Garhauer EZ adjustable fairleads but they are just too many boat-bucks. Un
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 5:05pm 10.01.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me a
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions isaksp00 at 4:58pm 10.01.21 That looks very similar to the H23 rudder assembly. Can you take a pic of the rudder itself, that sh

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