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MRBF Fuse Block question sailcapt340 at 12:45pm 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2901 I have been watching, with great interest, a posting about adding an ACR Switch to a battery bank ar
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310 rjadelsohn at 12:07pm 04.11.21 Mid-Size Boats 8/1761 We are getting ready to replace the stuffing box and the shaft log rubber tube. What should we ant
Racor R26 Filter Puizzle odaydokay at 11:17am 04.11.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/641 Installed this filter as replacement numerous times int he past. Now I see they do not sell as such,
S2 8.6 1985 Stern rail, Rub rail JerseySailors at 10:36am 04.11.21 Parts Search 1/529 To repair/replace storm damage on our 1985 S2 8.6, looking for small amount of vinyl rub rail and th
good morning's work on the boat fred1diver at 10:22am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/416 Hey everyone, just spent the morning on the boat tackling a few projects, the PO had installed a bra
Time for New Insurance BigEasy at 10:10am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 53/3555 I received notification from my insurer that the program that provides insurance coverage for my '06
Catalina 30 Mk II engine dying in rough seas Franzcat at 9:45am 04.11.21 Catalina 30 11/1597 I've owned my boat about 5 years but three times recently have had problems with the engine slowing
M 25 Damper Plate Mount on Adapter Plate (3) sailnski at 7:28am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 0/300 I am replacing the damper plate on my Universal M 25. The damper plate has a slightly larger diamet
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak (1) supercub at 6:44am 04.11.21 Bigger Boats 23/3287 My keel has water trapped inside of it. I found that I had a missing screw on one of the plates- sta
Title Transfers and Registrations Brokenarm at 12:32am 04.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/869 Just a important tip, With the current restrictions at State offices that handle boating registratio
Seaboard mast winch DianaOfBurlington at 7:52pm 04.10.21 Parts Search 1/434 Seeking the small-size Seaboard (with 6-sided winch socket) winch typical of 1970s for Hunter 25 and
H34 1983 Ritchie Helmsman Compass model number Capt.Yap at 5:56pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/848 Hi I am looking for the model number of the Ritchie Helmsman Compass on my 1983 H34. I am almost ce
Need Impeller for RC8D Renault engine in 1980 27 mkenneth22 at 5:47pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/277 Does anyone know where to find the impeller for the Renault RC8D engine? Is there a knock-off that w
Catalina 36 v berth mattress jmaresh at 1:40pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1476 Has anyone ordered the catalina 36 v berth mattress from Catalina Direct? If so, how did you like i
Quick Oil Q - 10w30 vs 30 SV_IdleHour at 12:15pm 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 3/383
Hunter 41 dinette table doesn't lower enough for a berth spadaforaj at 12:05pm 04.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/692 Hi - has anyone had this problem - a Hunter 41, 2003 - tried to lower the dinette table to set up an
WLL discrepancy on standing rigging hardware astevens at 11:51am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 5/606
Installing Mast Steps (1) DannyS at 11:24am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2433 I just bought a couple of mast steps to mount 18 inches to two feet above the deck to allow me to ha
Dimensions Plymouth Sailor at 8:04am 04.10.21 Ask All Sailors 6/523 Dear Fellow Sailors: Would anyone know what the dimensions of a bimini are or how to measure the di
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System John Marrone at 6:36am 04.10.21 Smaller Boats 14/3687 Not familiar with or have we seen any reference to this on the Internet. Not a trailer sailor but wi

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Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure (2) adamv at 7:15pm 09.12.24 OKay so one line is the buzzer and the other is a mechanical tube - I can see the oil leading to the
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot MikeHoncho at 6:46pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don'
Stuck in gear. DaveJ at 6:44pm 09.12.24
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Tally Ho at 6:25pm 09.12.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Tally Ho at 6:17pm 09.12.24 ome unknown banjo bolt :cool: Greg
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower Tally Ho at 6:11pm 09.12.24
PREVENTERS (4) Rich Stidger at 5:44pm 09.12.24 I use a Dutchman Boom Brake, model BB500 on my h40.5. This boom brake utilizes a line that is tied
Keel bolt nut size Tally Ho at 5:21pm 09.12.24
Hunter 340 Cockpit Shower Hose sailcapt340 at 5:20pm 09.12.24 Glad for the standard fittings. Thank you all. I knew I needed to remove it earlier today, but jus
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot (1) BAD ORCA at 5:16pm 09.12.24 I saw a CPT autopilot on an Allied Princess Ketch just yesterday and talked with the owner. I don'
PREVENTERS Foswick at 5:08pm 09.12.24 I think it's worth noting that, like me, John sails in an area where sudden wind shifts are the rule
Outboard motor install Willemvan at 5:04pm 09.12.24 There are angled stainless steel brackets that are for the hunter 260 which follow the same bolt pa
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 4:58pm 09.12.24 After dislocating my neck trying to figure why your electric pressure sensor is in a different posit
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks TimFromLI at 4:58pm 09.12.24 I use a shop vac on mine to get all the crud out every season. I clean them every year, vacuum them
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A TimFromLI at 4:32pm 09.12.24 Thanks for all the replies and the options. I've had a hard time finding a cross reference. I'll ch
PREVENTERS jssailem at 4:29pm 09.12.24 What if the line were run from the rail or cleat directly to the mid-boom area, like a vang? And if
PREVENTERS Foswick at 4:22pm 09.12.24 D) All of the above. I have rigged various permutations of a preventer on my previous boat (Catalin
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 4:08pm 09.12.24 That's just it, though. It isn't just your own, unless you have your own private pumpout station.
Keel paint shemandr at 3:58pm 09.12.24 We'd have to know how the keel has been treated in the past. But steel keels are vulnerable to rus
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 3:46pm 09.12.24 @Ralph Johnstone No, picture 1 is not upside down. It is looking down from the front of the engin

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