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Diesel shuts down after running about 5 minutes Bob Miller at 11:08pm 03.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1068 I spent most of the summer of 2005 in the slip as my Universal 3 cyl would run for only about 5 minu
Attaching forward mast support (1) jimforest at 12:28am 03.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1032 Our first time out with our Mac 26D (1990) we had trouble attaching the forward mast support cable t
Mast height of an 1976 Ericson 29? Bob Gale at 12:44am 03.26.07 Other Sailboats 2/1629 I need to know the overall height from the bottom of the keel to the top of the mast for boatyard cl
Spreader boot source (1) Tim R. at 12:55am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/2170 Does anyone know where I can find the pictured spreader boots? They are from an Ericson 35 with Ken
1999 Hunter 170 Mast Carrier JCD at 1:51am 03.26.07 Day Sailers 14/2371 I recently bought a '99 170. I've noticed from viewing other owners 170's pics on this site that th
H170 Crack Repair? JCD at 2:00am 03.26.07 Day Sailers 10/1532 Hello All,Comments on repairing cracks on the 170? I appear to have cracks around the cleats ' mas
Need help locating a store in Fla. Jack W -2005 H 36 at 1:54am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/905 I'm going down to southern Florida this week and hoping to visit a marine store that was featured in
Carrying portable GPS on airlines BobSail at 2:42am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1815 We're flying to San Francisco Bay to sail with some friends. I'd like to take my portable GPS chartp
You know you have spring fever when Jim Seamans at 3:17am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1218 When you rather skip work and spend the day waxing your boat. I've got it BAD. cryJimS/V Java*
Anchor Chain Overkill?? Paul at 3:49am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 26/2362 We've only owned the boat a year and have not taken the opportunity to anchor out yet. I took the t
custom aluminum radar arch the frenchies at 3:36am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1384 hello , we want to add a custom amuminum radar arch on our boat to raise the dinghy and put solar pa
when do you reef? Renchermh at 4:21am 03.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1080 I was wondering if you have a wind speed that you will change from a genoa to a jib. When will you s
DSC radio check Bob F at 5:09am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 2/969 Just installed a new Icom DSC VHF last weekend. According to the display all is OK and it is reading
Which way do you point your fly? (1) Scott at 5:15am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 5/906 I just purchased a new Simrad wind instrument but have not installed it on the mast head yet. Is it
Provisioning Food for 5 days Katlin at 5:20am 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/5663 My husband and I just moved up to a 41 and will be bringing it up from Portland, OR to our home port
272 Stuffing Box Flax size Rich at 5:22am 03.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1239 Finally got my stuffing box opened! Does anyone know the diameter of packing used on a 1986 272? M
Pulling in new spinnaker halyard . . . . Clark at 5:37am 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/879 I have a 1996 H280 with Z-Spar mast and would like to install a spinnaker halyard. There isn't an o
H30 ('93) Main Roach & Backstay Interference Scott Stevenson at 5:55am 03.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1205 Just got a new main from Banks and discovered that there is an overlap between the backstay and main
Outhaul upgrade RickS at 6:27am 03.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1215 Since we are putting an a new loose footed main this season, I am contemplating upgrading the outhau
1983 27ft hunter scottish at 6:36am 03.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1296 Sailors, I have to demast my hunter to relocate it in Long island my questions:Does anyone k

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Refrigeration systems? jssailem at 7:59pm 09.09.21
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 6:48pm 09.09.21 I'm going to try reversing polarity to the motor, see if I can jog it loose. If I get this fixed,
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 6:45pm 09.09.21 Thanks Peggy. I don't think there's a vented loop in between, none is shown on the diagram in the o
Splicing 4mm dyneema to double braided polyester thinwater at 6:40pm 09.09.21 dyneema to doublebraid
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:38pm 09.09.21 It's unlikely to be under the tank unless there's a lot of space below it..although it could be behi
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke BigEasy at 6:34pm 09.09.21 Heat, Oil, & plastic threads are not a good combination. Very common to hear about the plastic dip
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 Mike Oldak at 6:00pm 09.09.21 I still have the H34 traveler and other pieces looking for a good home.
New to me needs some work (advice) smokey73 at 5:52pm 09.09.21 Neither would I consider permanent; even 3M-5200. One wants to make sure that whatever is used bel
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 5:46pm 09.09.21 198134
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke DayDreamer41 at 5:40pm 09.09.21 My 2GM20F is about 33 years old, and still has the original dipstick (I assume). I guess I am jus
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? jviss at 5:22pm 09.09.21 Turn it on and follow the sound Thank you, Sherlock, but I said it failed; it doesn't make any noi
SPLASH! JUUD at 5:19pm 09.09.21 It was in the water about 11:15. I'm 3rd from the end on the southwest side of dock 6, (farthest we
T3800 - Location of Macerator Pump? JoeWhite at 5:16pm 09.09.21 Turn it on and follow the sound
Yanmar / Kanzaki gearbox dipstick threads broke Tally Ho at 4:54pm 09.09.21 My 2GM20F is about 33 years old, and still has the original dipstick (I assume). I guess I am just
Throttle and Transmission Replacement Cables PaulK at 4:44pm 09.09.21 You could try tying messenger lines to the ends of the cables and pulling them out. You'd then have
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 Fast Ed at 4:24pm 09.09.21 Hey, YVRguy, What you are looking at is a cheek block. This is a standard block that you could pick
Boat Stands? snoopy_ at 3:28pm 09.09.21 thank you.
Refrigeration systems? Fred at 3:28pm 09.09.21 Thanks! The compressor seems to be set up to cycle to keep the plate between -5 and zero degrees C.
Refrigeration systems? DeniseO30 at 3:15pm 09.09.21 It is called a cold plate it is filled with a solution that gets extremely cold and stays cold it's
Can a serial number provide original build configuration Riverdaze at 2:47pm 09.09.21 Thanks for that. I just got a response from Beneteau (cheers to them for a fast reply) The vessel w

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