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Owners Manual stewart young at 7:53am 06.06.07 Bristol 0/1820 Looking for owners/operation manual and wiring diagram for Bristol 27, 1977 model year.
Fresh Water hoses leakage Federico at 8:23am 06.06.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1134 I recently bought my first boat ever, a 1985 Beneteau First 30.5 and found water leaks from the fill
Leaky Screws Jenni at 9:23am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 2/903 During the recent rain storm I noticed that I saw shipping a lot of rain in through the various moun
272 tiller to wheel availability Ken13459 at 9:19am 06.06.07 Bigger Boats 0/960 Edson tells me that the system they made for the 87'-89' vintage 272s is no longer availiable. They
Painting Prop and shaft Chief at 9:38am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2113 I splash tomorrow, and the yard painted my bottom late last week. I replaced the shaft zincs myself,
Tough Times for Yacht Manufacturers? Rick D at 10:26am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2033 I noticed an article (see link) that Pacific Seacraft has filed for Chapter 11. Recall they make boa
Speaking of sharing expenses PrincessoftheLake at 6:58am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1341 I have a kind of philosophical question, I think. Captain Grumpy and I are now into our 4th year of
Satelite TV Tony at 12:07pm 06.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/808 Hi anyone with any experience with Track it TV (Follow me TV ) or with the Marine Sat Az Trax system
Ranger 26 Keel Bolts Andrew Smith at 4:33am 06.06.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3329 I am considering buying a 1979 Ranger 26. The boat has been laying unused in saltwater for the past
when to change headsails and to what? captain-dutchman at 4:22am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2035 I just purchased a mirage 35 and was wondering when should you change headsails to reduced ones. I h
Standing Rigging Replacement? Brian9674 at 10:56am 06.06.07 Smaller Boats 2/900 My 1987 Hunter 23 standing rigging looks like its in pretty good shape but I have been reading that
how does a boat fridge work letterman at 10:52am 06.06.07 Ask All Sailors 5/3288 My fridge died on 110volt. It works on 12 volt. Anyone have an idea how these things work so I can
outside trim for fixed ports on H34 Anthony Frascella at 10:33am 06.06.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/982 Looking for plastic trim for my fixed ports. (outside)
Stuffing box Mike Youngling at 5:10pm 06.06.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1107 I need to replace my stuffing box on a 1973 C-27. The shaft is one inch (atomic 4) and the drawing
Replace Mast and boom BMurph at 1:14pm 06.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/978 I just got a 1976 O'Day 27 and I need to get A mast and all the rigging for the boat. I recently got
Two questions Mac at 1:46pm 06.06.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/751 First, I checked the swing keel bolt and it looked fine. The other bolt for setting the keel is ben
1976 O'Day 27 Mast and Rigging BMurph at 1:21pm 06.06.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/971 Is there anyone out there that is looking to get rid of a mast, boom, and all the rigging for an 197
Hunter 340 capable for ocean crossings Velero23904 at 1:50pm 06.06.07 Big Boats 27/22992 We recently purchase a Hunter 340 which we really like. This boat is intended for a intermediate st
Cockpit drain hose Dick Smith at 1:57pm 06.06.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1723 Hi---I am new to this forum with an old question. My 1985 Catalina 27 has a leak in the cockpit drai
Coast Guard higgs at 8:58pm 06.04.07 Ask All Sailors 23/1424 Why was the discussion about the CG removed?

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Covid-19 Vaccination Daveinet at 11:28am 03.09.21 Yes, I noticed a lot of claims without supporting evidence. Not arguing if the premise is true or no
Help with shore power rgranger at 11:13am 03.09.21 Without more info, it would be a wild guess. Here are a few guesses... You have a circuit breaker
Hunter Sonata 7 Lifting Keel centerboard either replacement or fabricatoin options UK (2) rgranger at 11:08am 03.09.21 I don't know where to get specs but I did find these two drawings... It looks like you can get the
Newport 30, exposed keelbolts? dmax at 11:06am 03.09.21 It's possible the nuts are not stainless but the bolts are - that's what it looks like in the pictur
Help with shore power kappykaplan at 11:01am 03.09.21 Some photos might help us help you. :beer:
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:59am 03.09.21 they are copper crush washers. any dealer will have them i'm sure and spares are nice to have aboar
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:57am 03.09.21 Not brass. They are copper, made to compress and seal.
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:55am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed th
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed th
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? jon hansen at 10:51am 03.09.21 all copper 'crush' washers need to be replaced every time. that said, in a pinch you can heat them
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:51am 03.09.21 The copper washers seal the joint. Should be two on each banjo bolt. The spec. torque crushes the c
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:45am 03.09.21 Scott are those banjo bolts out of the top of your injectors? Then just one washer, maybe. The conne
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:39am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed th
M25XP PCV Question brett_howard at 10:37am 03.09.21 Sounds like its time for a compression check. I've already got a million other projects I really n
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:34am 03.09.21 scott, the banjo bolts at the top are for the return fuel feed. they are not to be used to bleed the
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Michael Davis at 10:33am 03.09.21 The copper washers seal the joint. Should be two on each banjo bolt. The spec. torque crushes the co
Single or double line reefing Parsons at 10:30am 03.09.21 I've had both, and as both Scott and Thinwater say, it's a tradeoff of adjustability vs. complexity
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:29am 03.09.21 the 'banjo bolts' at the top, tighten only to specks. do not over tighten Yes, the manual calls ou
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles jon hansen at 10:29am 03.09.21 having the fuel system clean and leak free makes for a happy engine.
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles Scott T-Bird at 10:28am 03.09.21

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