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Legend-Series Grohe Faucet Repair Rick D at 6:27am 11.06.06 Big Boats 0/1524 Bob recently asked about dripping Grohe faucets installed in some Legend-series/era Hunters. I had t
Electrolysis Gary at 5:47am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1022 I keep my boat at a mooring. I have bronze thru hulls. I have a zinc on my prop shaft. This fall, on
Info on the company Kells? The Barnacle at 7:09am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1666 Hi I am a new member and I just got a Kells Sailboat. I was wondering if anyone has any info on thi
atomic 4 L Milam at 7:07am 11.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2026 took boat to have bottom cleaned engine smoked on the way,after cleaning no more smoke ?
Best book for a beginning sailor? The Barnacle at 7:11am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1733 I am a new sailor and I am not sure of most of the terms with the exception of helm, stern, starboar
Storm Damage Eric at 8:54am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 2/879 In a very short time last weekend, I suffered some storm damage. The bow rubrail and the aft starbo
Prop shaft bracket hairline crack in fiberglass markus at 8:39am 11.06.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1896 I pulled out my 1976 cat 27 a few days back and I noticed after running the engine all summer that t
Louisiana Intracoastal Waterway Louis Tucci at 8:29am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1689 I want to buy 1980 Hunter 27 to replace Islander 27 lost in Katrina. Hunter is in Galveston, Texas.
S2 7.3 with OMC needs a backup ais1234 at 7:54am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1237 I have a S2 7.3 with a functioning saildrive. I had some problems with "old gas" recently which res
winter is coming bill grigs at 9:34am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/960 I have a 1986 Catalina 25 with a univ. M12 10 HP inboard . What is the easy way out to winterize thi
what size anchor? Mac at 10:59am 11.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1108 I'm looking to buy an anchor for my 1982 25 mac. What anchor is best for it? I'm on a tight budget
29.5 Traveller Relocation Neil Hodgson at 10:49am 11.06.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/916 Hello all...I have a 94 29.5 and I am wondering if anyone has moved the mainsheet traveller from th
Bilge water and starboard Limber holes Brian at 10:37am 11.06.06 Bigger Boats 0/1050 I have a problem of water collecting in the locker under the starboard setee. Water will migrate dur
Tank Capacities Gary Wyngarden at 11:47am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1373 In one sense tank capacities are very straightforward. You can read in the specs for my boat for ex
9hp outboard in intracoastal? 29s at 11:48am 11.06.06 Destinations 2/2123 Will a 9.9 hp outboard be sufficient to safely power a Hunter 27 through currents in Gulf Intracoast
stuffing box packing query Edward 14244 at 1:22pm 11.06.06 Catalina 30 6/1307 I am having the packing replaced in the stuffing box. The guy at the marina (I don't have the time t
Stanchion Replacement Ken Silver at 1:11pm 11.06.06 Big Boats 12/1880 Does anyone know where I can get a couple of stanchions to replace two that are bent on our 1988 Hun
mast raising brake winch john belanger at 1:41pm 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1154 i have a 1969 venture. the old venture manual says that the shrouds should keep the mast from swingi
Whining noise Hunter34 under power. Ken at 12:49pm 11.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1017 I recently purchased a 1998 Hunter 340 and had it transported to Kelowna BC from Alameda CA. I am no
Rain Water in the Bilge and Lockers Steve at 1:45pm 11.06.06 Other Sailboats 6/2390 When we acquired our 1977 Thames Marine Mirage 28 in February we had water in the bilges, and a litt

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Dipstick thread Yanmar 3GM30F Ken13559 at 6:33pm 05.19.21 I too uses screw driver to remove broken gearbox dipsticks twice. Got a shop to machine me a new dip
C30 Hard steering to port under power Ward H at 6:22pm 05.19.21 Welcome to the forum! My 93 C30 with M25-XP 23Hp has a 3 blade prop. It's stamped " 5/92 MI/
Halyard Keeping Ward H at 6:00pm 05.19.21 I coil my loose lines and hang them on the cabin top winches as @Stu Jackson shows in his pic. I ha
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... brett_howard at 5:44pm 05.19.21 200Ah cells and I'm using the BMS that Overkill solar sells. Which is actually a chinese brand thin
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover TimFromLI at 5:43pm 05.19.21 I'm guessing there are 2 more evenly spaced below those. Yes 2 more.
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 5:38pm 05.19.21 Found it, that's perfect. Thank you.
Lockley Newport LN 23- Are we family? SailorPaul at 5:35pm 05.19.21 That makes sense, but there does not appear to be any access to this space (bilge?). The fiberglass
Keel size issue Don S/V ILLusion at 5:31pm 05.19.21
Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice TimFromLI at 5:29pm 05.19.21 I installed my flexible panel on the deck under the boom. My boat is on a mooring, the sun, the boom
Hardware Rigging rhomberg at 5:29pm 05.19.21
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover Justin_NSA at 5:19pm 05.19.21 I'm guessing there are 2 more evenly spaced below those.
Engine panel troubleshooting jssailem at 5:17pm 05.19.21 Check your oil pressure sender. Does it have a single wire attached to the top of the sender? If so
Engine panel troubleshooting jssailem at 5:11pm 05.19.21 or a bad wiring connection somewhere. That is my guess.
Raw water impeller. sail sfbay at 5:04pm 05.19.21 Roger that...........look at page 243 part no. 17556 for the raw water pump impeller. Impeller Kit
Raw water impeller. Justin_NSA at 5:03pm 05.19.21 Isn't that the same thing?
Traveler jksirius at 5:02pm 05.19.21 Thanks for the tip. I'll look into it.
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... heritage at 4:51pm 05.19.21 That is a nice diy battery box. What amp hour cells are those, and what bms are you thinking of usi
Is this too close? Alternator Mounting... TimFromLI at 4:50pm 05.19.21 You might want to screw in a couple of fender washers to compress the insulation and give you a litt
Raw water impeller. jake5555 at 4:42pm 05.19.21 That part unfortunately is the fresh water impeller. I am after the raw water pump impeller which i
Engine panel troubleshooting JoeWhite at 4:41pm 05.19.21 You can test the oil pressure circuit by turning on the ignition switch and unplugging the two wires

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