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Cushion modification (4) ctrout at 5:22pm 06.29.21 Catalina 22 18/1607 I just bought a 1986 Catalina 22 and there has been a stove added to the boat. It was installed on
Cam Cleat Adjustment? C-Craft at 3:54pm 06.29.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1085 On my Capri 22 the main sheet runs through a fiddle block with a cam cleat. Recently, the cleat is n
Need Help Tampa Bay area with Perkins Prima 50 engine georgetheleo at 10:06am 06.29.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/733 It is in my Beneteau 41S5 docked at a house in Clearwater Beach. Want to change timing belt , and i
Injection pump removal Rodd at 5:58am 06.29.21 Musings With Maine Sail 1/905 hey all- I need to remove fuel injection pump on Westerbeke W-58 for rebuild due to possible leaking
Aft Cabin Leak MH-37 Juice6576 at 5:54am 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/804 First night back on the boat and my wife woke up with wet pajamas. Found a small leak along the top
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working kodiak1120 at 5:36am 06.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 45/7680 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a 2009 Beneteau 37. I brought the boat up from Annapolis this p
Changing aft heads toilet from manual to electric Legend 41AC leemarkadams at 12:31am 06.29.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/749 Hi all, Thinking of changing the current Jabsco manual twist n lock aft heads toilet to an electri
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 9:30pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 30/3968 I left the engine cooling water intake seacock closed and melted my impeller and overheated my engin
Engine wouldn't stay running properly Biobob Catalina 27 at 7:27pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 0/852 On my 1997 catalina 380 I had issues with the RPM dropping after about 15 minutes under load, replac
Hunter headliner fabric re-installation artboas at 7:24pm 06.28.21 Big Boats 7/1835
Groco Strainer Clogged by MUD? Ward H at 6:45pm 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1402 I frequently pull the Groco SS strainer basket to clean grass but I've never noticed mud in the bott
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? buzzbaysnagger at 6:21pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1080 I have a plan to switch out the head. Just looking for feedback from someone who has done it.
Beneteau 323 Bimini? LynnM at 4:47pm 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1080 Just bought this boat and need one...wondering if anyone has a pattern for this? I tracked down a pl
rudder cable came off pullies... jumpphx at 12:57pm 06.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/461 i have a 88 Hunter 40 Legend and this weekend while jibbing my rudder cable came off. while steerin
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 12:23pm 06.28.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1061 Yesterday, June 27, 2021, I logged on to look at a couple of threads. For some unknown reason the fo
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 11:23am 06.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/899 Trying to replace slides on main and they are metric 15 mm by 30 mm and i can get slightly larger st
Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 10:44am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 4/1764 Has anyone replaced the standard 150% Genoa with a smaller, more manageable sail?
How to tell if oil is in gas? Project_Mayhem at 9:47am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 19/1538 We have a few gallons of gas that we can't remember if we added two stroke oil to. Is there an easy
Can I connect an Airmar DST810 multi sensory to a Raymarine i70 display? Jwhy at 9:28am 06.28.21 Ask All Sailors 6/3526 Is there a conversion plug that connects the two different cable ends?
Hunter 26.5 Main and Genoa NewJersey_waters at 9:23am 06.28.21 Smaller Boats 1/3 Available. Made by Doyle, Bronx, NYC. https://www.ebay.com/itm/154510362598

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Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Will Gilmore at 11:37pm 04.15.25 I saw the pic. It looks pretty standard. It will depend on how the jib is cut. -Will
Hunter 456 rudder issue henric at 10:47pm 04.15.25 Hi, thanks all for your help. I have no other Hunter to look at in Sweden, I have the only Passage h
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion marcham at 8:59pm 04.15.25 Well, I am resigned to the fact that the only way to do this properly would be to remove the engine
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Foswick at 8:53pm 04.15.25 This is at the base of the mast where the sail feeds into the luff track, just above the boom. Oh,
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 8:53pm 04.15.25 Thanks guys! Thank you for that explanation Mark. It really helped me to understand this effort. On
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion capta at 8:41pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? The best picture I have, on-hand, is
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Gene Neill at 8:23pm 04.15.25 how much drain does your electronic usage put on your system? We consume about 15Ah a day on avera
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 8:02pm 04.15.25 Beautiful vessel Gypsy Legend. She looks very well looked after. Love it.
Hunter 29.5 leaks between hull and deck mount or through scepter? Tally Ho at 6:54pm 04.15.25 Water can take some interesting routes. Are there any port lights above where the leak appears?
Mast gate and repairs for C27 yelkenli at 6:54pm 04.15.25 This is at the base of the mast where the sail feeds into the luff track, just above the boom.
H310 Shoal Keel Bent Tally Ho at 6:49pm 04.15.25 Leave it alone, and you have a good excuse if you get beat in a race :cool: Or get some channel loc
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 6:48pm 04.15.25 Ok, so maybe if I install that car back and use the slit for a strap to hold it near the boom
Outhaul modifications Ward H at 6:45pm 04.15.25 The boom end does have a sheave inside it, which is perfect, I am trying to figure if I need to rei
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 6:43pm 04.15.25 That is what I was thinking, finally have easy access, so a good clean up, organizing and labelling
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Foswick at 6:15pm 04.15.25 Nothing special about Westerbeke paint except the price. Just get something close and you won't kn
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 6:04pm 04.15.25 The 192, like the Mariner 19, is a fractional sloop rig. That means the forestay attaches below th
Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! (1) EnamrdSalr21 at 6:03pm 04.15.25 The block is for a spinnaker. Probable an asymmetrical spinnaker. It was installed by a pervious
Alternator Temperature Sensors Hayden Watson at 5:58pm 04.15.25 Yeah, I ordered a Balmar 618 today for $270 total delivered in 2 days, and looked again at the Zeus
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 5:45pm 04.15.25
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion colemj at 5:38pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? Yes. But the reason you were getti

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