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Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:24pm 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/880 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cra
Catalina 28 mkII - Hot Water Heater Installation (1) Fred at 7:58am 04.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/501 I'm looking at the HW installation on this new-to-me Cat28. The two aspects that I am considering ar
70 FT of LIFE LINE (2) twodzusfittings at 7:49am 04.20.24 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 6/151 70 ft of 3/16 steel inner with a 5/16 white cover. Free. You pay postage.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 5:39am 04.20.24 Catalina 310 21/1532 Yesterday, during spring commissioning of my Universal M25-XPB engine, I did my first change of the
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 3:09am 04.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/960 I am installing a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on my Universal M25XP and the drive pulley on the crank
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 9:05pm 04.19.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/481 I bought the Balmar 48-USP-M25 for my M25XP. This should be an easy bolt-on process except that the
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo (1) Arctic Hawk at 8:53pm 04.19.24 Yamaha 3/345 224256 Would any one happen to have an image of the original Yamaha sailboat logo? It was not the t
Boom Vang Part Vision 32 teacherspet at 4:59pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/368 In an inspection, I noticed a slight crack on the part that attached the Boom vang to the mast on th
Trump Companion 21 tedsteffan at 12:43pm 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 7/930 Greeting all! I am about to embark on a full refit of a Trump Companion 21 and will be looking for a
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 12:32pm 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/756 Before hurricane season I was thinking of dropping my h260 mast and storing it either in normal stra
pour 1/16th inch of resin to firm up H260 wood flooring? Davenport at 11:50am 04.19.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/413 Im a heavy guy and my old h260 creaks when I walk on the wood floor and it bounces too. So far I've
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 11:03am 04.19.24 Smaller Boats 5/462 Has anyone installed a mid-ship cleat on a H260? I've been tying off my spring line to the winch b
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/405
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/625 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/293 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/547 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/370 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/370 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/1130 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 9/1201 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w

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Cabin ceiling vent latch part (3) MachZ at 9:34pm 10.24.24 228154 File edges with fine mill file and deburr with Scotchbrite 228157 228158 Installed. It's not
Cabin ceiling vent latch part (10) MachZ at 9:29pm 10.24.24 228147 228148 228149 Cut channel to clasp length 228150 Drilled to screw size 228151 Counter sink 22
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair Ralph Johnstone at 8:29pm 10.24.24 See post #3 by @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for lead to an endless selection of poly fuel tanks : http
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 8:27pm 10.24.24 I still have to ask the question which I imagine is lying in wait on the tip of many people's tongu
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped Steve_Catalina at 5:47pm 10.24.24 Try the international site for your C28. "catalina28.net" Good luck
Cabin Top Winch Advice... Gene Neill at 4:42pm 10.24.24 Gene: Thank you for your reply, 10-4 on the base plates. Is a one (1) inch too much for a base pla
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped ...3TacksontheWater at 4:30pm 10.24.24 If it is screwed into a plate in the deck, I would try using a drill. Attach it securely to the bol
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped ...3TacksontheWater at 4:22pm 10.24.24
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair (1) garymalmgren at 4:11pm 10.24.24 If your leak is a pinhole, the tank is pretty well gone. You will play wack-a-mole repairing the nex
1991 Pearson 31-2 aluminum fuel tank leaks. Replace with plastic??? Looking for advice. Will cost $300 to repair kappykaplan at 3:59pm 10.24.24 A plastic tank will work fine. Check with your local chandlery.
1993 Catalina 28 Stanchion Snapped jssailem at 3:25pm 10.24.24 If it is screwed into a plate in the deck, I would try using a drill. Attach it securely to the bolt
Pearson 31-2 Owners? kappykaplan at 1:31pm 10.24.24 I replaced a plastic 17 gal tank with a 27 Gal plastic tank on my Pearson 37.
Pearson 31-2 Owners? inkunzi at 1:24pm 10.24.24 Hello I just purchased a 1991 pearson 31-2. Aluminum fuel tank leaked I removed it and will cost $
Catalina 385 weight? KCofKC at 12:20pm 10.24.24 Steven, yes, the first C-30 I loaded was 14.5K, not what I was expecting for sure.
Hood Swivel arelic1949 at 12:13pm 10.24.24 Thanks much, Skipper for the reply.????
Hood Swivel BrianQ at 11:58am 10.24.24 I have a hood swivel from an 810 LD or 800 SL furler but the dimensions would be greater than what y
30 amp Circuit breaker Johnb at 11:36am 10.24.24 Useful to know - that is a very good price.
Too Good to be True But maybe worth the Price of Admission DArcy at 11:35am 10.24.24 That is great marketing. Throw out a few catch phrases that can be searched on the internet but lead
Propeller Shaft Bracket on 35S5 Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 10.24.24 Enclosed is a picture of a identical boat that does not have the issue The identical boat doesn't
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 10.24.24 1) Try adding a temporary piece of clear tubing to the fuel system as close to high pressure pump a

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