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Exhaust hose replacement JoeK at 6:06pm 03.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 3/1254 I am selling my 2002 Catalina 28 MKII. Don't worry, I plan to buy a bigger one. Anyway the buyer's s
B323 fuel pickup fullbore at 5:24pm 03.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2442 New to me 2004 B323 suffered fuel issues in delivery. The supposed 3 day trip took 11 days, due to 2
Mast cleaning/buffing... without climbing? jonelli at 3:17pm 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1392 This may seem like a silly question, but I can't get either of my two helpers to clean/wax the mast
Darn raw water intake blocked again Dr. D at 3:05pm 03.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2839 My boat was splashed this morning and put back in the slip. In the afternoon I go aboard to get a fe
Hunter 190 snailboat at 3:02pm 03.09.21 Day Sailers 3/1175 Anyone familiar with hunter 190 with bulb keel and full width traveler.
Serpentine kit for Ample Power alternator Hayden Watson at 1:10pm 03.09.21 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2764 I have an Ample Power 105A alternator on my M25XP with the stock 3/8" v-belt and I would like to upg
Help with shore power tlott1980 at 10:56am 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1920 I have a Buccaneer 305 that I am having trouble with getting power to the sailboat. I was running m
H37C Companionway Width Measurement Needed Brazil at 10:30am 03.09.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/957 Does anyone with a Hunter 37C know, or could measure, the greatest width of the topmost companionway
Hunter Sonata 7 Lifting Keel centerboard either replacement or fabricatoin options UK J.OZZ01 at 10:26am 03.09.21 Parts Search 1/1590 I have bought a Hunter Sonata 7 but unfortunatly after a season of use the lifting keel snapped. I h
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Nozzles (5) Scott T-Bird at 10:04am 03.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 30/10591 Related to my other post, I found that in removing the fuel lines I also had to take off the retaine
Single or double line reefing Hans Baart at 9:41am 03.09.21 Ask All Sailors 22/7118 Hi, I have a Hunter 34 with 2 reef points in my main. I now have single line reefing for the leech a
Yanmar 3GM30F - Injection Pump sensitivity -Help? (4) Scott T-Bird at 9:35am 03.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 6/4911 As I've said before, I'm taking my gear case off to replace the gasket and hopefully repair an irrit
Chartplotter for Raymarine ST 1000 Jerry Parks at 6:54am 03.09.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3194 What brand chartplotter for ST 1000
1989 M25XP PCV Question brett_howard at 10:56pm 03.08.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/3151 So my boat has previously had the PCV run directly into the intake I can tell because there was a to
SA/Displacement C310 Clydo at 10:40pm 03.08.21 Catalina 310 3/1266 It appears most comparison between different boat specifications include Sail area/displacement figu
replacement pads on my jackstands question CYQK at 4:43pm 03.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1522 time to replace the plywood on my jackstand pads thinking about putting astro turf on the top good i
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" Mocsie at 12:31pm 03.08.21 Smaller Boats 5/996 Howdy, I'm the proud new owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 that I have named the Moccasin. She is in great
Parting out campdavid64 at 12:22pm 03.08.21 San Juan Sailboats 0/6 I have the below parts available for sale from a San Juan 7.7 we are parting out. Let me know if int
New chartplotter gary16188 at 10:53am 03.08.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1127 I am looking to purchase a new chartplotter. I currently have a older Raymarine (2005) that is diffi
can rudders be moved via steering wheel when they are in upright position? ohiotj at 10:46am 03.08.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/947 Just bought a 1996 26x. its on the trailer with the rudders in the upright position. should i be ab

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Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. niceshoes6 at 6:28pm 05.23.25 Gas or diesel powered ? Diesel, which does have me wondering why there is a "blower" but on some o
Best Furler? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21pm 05.23.25 Look at the FF 1 if available. CDI was sold to a sailmaker 2-3 years ago. To find CDI, call the for
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) (1) Night Watch at 3:48pm 05.23.25 As mentioned, do the compression test at wide open throttle. Please post the results. You can't se
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed (2) palermorw at 3:35pm 05.23.25 I got some samples of hull blanket from Sailrite but I wonder is there is fabric suitable for hull
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 3:10pm 05.23.25 Ralph: No math, I was just going off the table RitSim posted and I'm assuming the table was construc
Catalina 23 Swing Keel ShawnL at 2:44pm 05.23.25 I believe all of the glass in that area is solid -- I've filled old holes in mine (compass, depth an
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) fox9988 at 1:13pm 05.23.25 As mentioned, do the compression test at wide open throttle. Please post the results.
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? dlochner at 1:02pm 05.23.25 6 gauge should be adequate if the terminals are cleaned up and the wire is good shape. About that wi
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 12:38pm 05.23.25 I think I'm barely within range for this load. Just checking your arithmetic here, what did you f
Sunken Treasure shemandr at 12:37pm 05.23.25 I think it was Willie Nelson who said: "The next time I think I want to get Married, I'll just find
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 12:26pm 05.23.25 Thanks for your help Ritsim, Ralph, and dlochner. I forgot. I also need to consider the coil from th
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? (2) RedGreen2025 at 12:09pm 05.23.25 Apparently a Suzuki DF 50 draws between 40 - 50 amps at start up. The wire is approximately 10 ft f
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? BigEasy at 11:59am 05.23.25 The rudder sensor would not be a problem, it is readily available from Ray Marine as an accessory pa
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RitSim at 11:50am 05.23.25 BlueSea.com has excellent information about wire size/current table http://assets.bluesea.com/files/
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 BigEasy at 11:43am 05.23.25 The problem I figured is to tighten down the nut since the nut is sitting in this useless recess.
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Drinky Crow at 11:14am 05.23.25 Restrainer's tucked up there right under the sheave box. So high it's actually not doing much of any
7+ years without bottomcoat Will Gilmore at 11:07am 05.23.25 Official zebra mussel cleaning guide -Will
Sail is close to furler Max Luff dlochner at 10:51am 05.23.25 Could be the angle, but I don't see a restrainer. Move the restrainer down a few inches. Shortenin
Catalina 23 Swing Keel LLoyd B at 10:43am 05.23.25 It looks to me that the most likely cause of the damage is because the heavy swing kill was allowed
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (2) Drinky Crow at 10:40am 05.23.25 More furling issues. Pic on left is recent 148 which hoists higher but wraps horribly unless - as ha

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