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oday -25 bulkhead Mike O'Shurak at 1:33am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/974 I have a problem with rotting and spliting of main bulkhead.What type of wood should replace the mai
Problem with circut breaker switch Don12380 at 1:20am 10.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/802 In my Hunter 34 I have a 15 amp AC circut breaker(on-off switch) on the control panel for the air co
Wind instrument suggestions? Dave at 1:04am 10.23.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/976 My O'day 28 has an old non-working Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator instrument and sender un
rudders CIGANIN at 12:55am 10.23.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/894 Has anyone replaced their rudders/brackets on an X? I'm looking for price, location, time frame for
New Beneatue 57, new J54 or used Swan 56 (1995) ? zamibc at 12:24am 10.23.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1441 If you had to choose between used Swan 56 (1995) and a brand new Beneatue 57, or brand new Jeanneau
outboard idle speed Ben16737 at 11:22pm 10.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1160 I have an outboard question. My 5horse Nissan 2-stroke is idling very fast lately. I realize that
Launching a 235 David L at 4:40pm 10.22.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2396 Can a 235 be launched using a crane. Similar to a J-24.Thanks,David
Yanmar Fuel Filter Neil McDonald at 3:04pm 10.22.04 Big Boats 5/1515 Just coming to grips with fuel filtration for the Yanmar 3GM30F engine on my newly acquired Hunter 3
H26 Trailer Re-build Pat Adam at 2:08pm 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 5/1044 I recently completed the re-building project of my 1994 H26 trailer which I purchased as a boat/trai
Refrigerator in a 260? Greg A at 10:04am 10.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/987 Has anyone replaced the cooler with a refrigerator in their 260? If so what size will fit and how is
Water Tank Photos are now online Steve Dion at 9:25am 10.22.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1060 I finished the repairs to the water tank on our H31. I have posted these photos in the photo forum.
Barnacles Michael Fegen at 9:19am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1275 We recently moved from fresh water to salt water and have encountered barnacles. Two questions:1.
New Hunter 33 Alan at 8:43am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 13/2309 I am curious as to why there are at least 26 200x Hunter 33 Owners, but only 1 review. Is it becaus
Tuning a fractional rig George Bush at 8:35am 10.22.04 Big Boats 10/2371 I know that this issue has come up many times but now I cannot find any of the material I had previo
broken mast ray at 7:20am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/930 a friend was hauling his 1987 25' on trailer - struck tree and broke mast in half. . eeeiiiouhhh !
Blisters bill van at 5:47am 10.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/843 I just pulled by boat out of the water today and noticed that the bottom of the hull is covered in t
Bottom Paint DOESN'T belong on the deck topsides Sailadjuster at 5:13am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/3276 Being a DIYer, we sought a boat yard that allowed such undertaking.Did the bottom and touched up th
Standing Rigging Adjustment Quest at 5:13am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1189 I have a 1992 Hunter 28. I am looking for information on how to tune the standing rigging. Current
Testing holding tank Ken at 4:54am 10.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/833 Other than the obvious, that is, seeing the leaking fluid in the tank area of the aft compartment, h
Construction weight for Pearson 323 Fred at 4:17am 10.22.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1090 Hi all,What is the actual dry construction weight of a Pearson 323?What I am thinking here is the

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Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 4:48am 12.02.20 :plus: @dlochner nailed it. I would try to identify where the seepage source is. Several possible su
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking dlochner at 4:23am 12.02.20 It looks like a flared compression fitting. The upper nut should easily come off leaving the lower n
Thru hull external strainer ifmdalvey at 4:18am 12.02.20 I fitted the hinged version of the Grocco strainer and it was probably the best improvement i ever m
Water heater tech question sailme88 at 3:47am 12.02.20 The engine cooling system is a CLOSED system. It may entail sending heated anti-freeze to a hot wate
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking sailme88 at 3:38am 12.02.20 I drove a Prevost motor coach with a Webastro heater. It had stainless steel woven lines. I suspec
Thru hull external strainer NYSail at 12:49am 12.02.20 I have never had an issue with my engine intake clogging..... however at the end of every season cle
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 12:16am 12.02.20 Well, I too got my new to me Cal-31 from an estate sale and the boat has not been used and some time
Depreciation on2019 vessel BigEasy at 10:06pm 12.01.20 Years ago, Beneteau was trying to develop a program within their dealership network to buy and share
37 year old Catalina comes to life... BigEasy at 9:55pm 12.01.20 Nice restoration!:clap: Hope y'all enjoy the "new" boat. Just like riding a bike....will get your
Beneteau 343 to mold part off. Project_Mayhem at 9:33pm 12.01.20 Can you make a mold from the other side of the boat?
1972 Pearson 30 Parts needed Project_Mayhem at 9:27pm 12.01.20 Looks like Mass Marine has some Pearson 30 parts that might work for you. I'd give them a call to se
8.0 bulkheads Project_Mayhem at 8:52pm 12.01.20 Here's a few general tips I learned while replacing mine Stain charts at stores are not always accu
Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts? Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 12.01.20 I'm with @Rich Stidger on this one. I dont recall seeing anything but a solid state ignition on this
Water heater tech question dziedzicmj at 8:31pm 12.01.20 but why would you drain the coolant from the system? If for winterisation, it i snot necessary. If y
Black porthole sealant ramoore at 8:29pm 12.01.20 I can't claim to be an expert, but I've recently used Dow 795 black to rebed 6 big windows on my 44D
Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts? Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 12.01.20 I believe that it has a solid state ignition. Hence there are no points. The spark is timed from t
Looking for Oday 25 Head Ports Project_Mayhem at 8:26pm 12.01.20 Looks like a Gray Port. Check the store on this forum under parts I think you just saved me from r
progressive insurance opinions Project_Mayhem at 8:14pm 12.01.20 When I called Progressive for a tow in Michigan City, MI they sent out TowboatUS. Perhaps they were
Old Nissan 2 stroke outboard parts? Project_Mayhem at 8:02pm 12.01.20 Crowleys is another good site as well
37 year old Catalina comes to life... Gene Neill at 7:38pm 12.01.20 Not half as much as we'd like. We're hoping for a good long cruise later this month, if we can get a

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