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Bow Pulpit and stern rail for a Hunter 28.5 Dan Hunter 28.5 at 7:27pm 06.24.20 Parts Search 5/1420 I am looking for a bow pulpit and stern rail for a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat. Any information will b
Looking for help with installing a Raymarine EV-200 on a 2006 Hunter 33 gmiller131 at 6:21pm 06.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1020 I am trying to install a Raymarine EV-200 on my 2006 Hunter 33. I initially purchased a EV-100 to m
18.5 outboard shaft length TomTira at 6:11pm 06.24.20 Smaller Boats 3/609 I just got a Hunter 18.5 and need to pickup an outboard motor. Do you know what shaft length I need?
DPDT wiring question (2) Team118 at 5:12pm 06.24.20 Catalina 30 9/2034 Hello everyone. I did some major rehaul on my 77' Catalina 30. One of the things I had to do was tr
Mounting a Magma in the curved taffrail Quasimotor at 4:52pm 06.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/839 I recently got a swell deal on a rectangular Magma Catalina grill, but it only has one, 1" pipe clam
1990 35s5 Engine Model (2) thetone at 3:59pm 06.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1869 Does anyone know which model 28 hp Volvo Penta diesel engine is in this boat? I'm looking for oil an
New to the MacGregor 25 lifestyle Lost Hannah at 3:16pm 06.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1470 I'm happy to say I'm a new convert to the boat life! I'm taking some sailing lessons but I can't wai
Schaefer 2100 furling line BC Bernie at 2:01pm 06.24.20 Catalina 310 11/1952 For our boat, does anyone know what is the line length and diameter for the furling line for the Sch
Lateral stability when raising or lowering the mast? A-frame? ScubaGuy2 at 1:57pm 06.24.20 Catalina 22 8/4625 I would like to build an A-Frame type system to help steady the mast while raising and lowering. Th
Hunter 26 toilet MySong at 1:37pm 06.24.20 Smaller Boats 11/3034 I have a 1994 Hunter 26. The toilet is a Camco model, looks on the small side and maybe the original
Venture 24 swing keel Lemont at 12:42pm 06.24.20 Parts Search 2/441 Anyone know of a swing keel for a Venture 24 available? Or if one from Venture 22 will work? I als
1995 beneteau 321 walk-through transom seat (1) David321 at 11:23am 06.24.20 Parts Search 2/638 I lost my seat during some high winds and Beneteau will no longer make one. Does anyone know of a sa
No keel nuts on my new (to me) C27? jim01 at 9:55am 06.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 14/2050 I just purchased a C27 for a pretty good price and the boat is in overall good condition but while c
battery size for autohelm 1000 steve fd at 8:35am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 16/2745 I sail a Cal 21. I' installing an autohelm 1000 I bought used. I wonder what battery I need to run j
May have solved portlight leaks Brian D at 7:39am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 1/407 While working on my failed steaming light (fixed now) I found out why my portlights were leaking. It
Excessive wiring Brian D at 7:29am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 44/4271 Do you have excessive wires running every which way in your boat? Seems I have too many wires that h
MMSI agent..... NYSail at 3:38am 06.24.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1272 So looking to get an MMSI number for international use in case we step to the Bahamas. Going to the
Hunter 456 Passage - Fuel sender (1) henric at 3:02am 06.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/633 Hi, The fuel sender in my 456 Passage (2005), has stopped working. The signals seems to OK. I did
Cover for steering assembly / cables? (1) CowboyWay at 10:49pm 06.23.20 Catalina 310 16/2290 The C310 I have is missing the cover for the steering linkage that is exposed in the aft cabin area.
How to replace halyard separator on H23.5 Mike4ro at 8:52pm 06.23.20 Smaller Boats 10/1426 Has anyone replaced the halyard separators on an h235? I looked through the threads and saw Crazy Da

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Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk albakers at 7:47am 11.13.24 That seems to have a lot more space around it than what I could see. I literally couldn't get my pho
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 11.13.24 If odor is the concern just use Noflex Digestor which works extremely well and is what Peggy recomm
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34am 11.13.24 I do worry about increasing the consumption of the 55 gallons of onboard water, perhaps the more exp
Hunter 26/260 trailers SteveHughessails at 7:16am 11.13.24
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07am 11.13.24 How will you address the issue of TP? Aboard a charter a couple of years ago, I learned that TP in t
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit Deleted member 117556 at 7:03am 11.13.24 I have never been interested in the complexities of an electric head or fresh water flush. If odor
Stuffing box wrench size question dLj at 6:55am 11.13.24 Is there any maximum length? I believe I will need to extend 1 inch. How long is it now? any spec
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30am 11.13.24 Trident 101/102 is excellent hose....it was the hose I recommended before Raritan introduced SaniFle
Merit 22 Trailer Repair, Water in Cabin, and Repair Fiberglass Around Trunk (1) Jnovva at 6:22am 11.13.24 Yikes! That one is a tough fix because it's so hard to reach. This is a photo from another Merit.
Stuffing box wrench size question yelkenli at 6:20am 11.13.24 I am thinking of replacing the hose from the log to the stuffing box with a longer piece, to positio
Atomic A4 Head Studs question fred1diver at 6:09am 11.13.24 No thread between them will allow the head and block to compress the cylinders equally, if there is
Anchor rode jssailem at 6:07am 11.13.24 Length of chain would depend on the waters I was sailing. If cruising in the Caribbean among the cor
Anchor rode thinwater at 6:00am 11.13.24 You don't need 5/16" chain; 1/4" G4 will do just fine and save weight. You might consider 100', tho
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Stanleywester at 5:47am 11.13.24 OK. I found a reference to the Bayfield. Built in Ontario CA. It is reported to be a 30/32, dependi
New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:46am 11.13.24 As for the troubles with furling, that old sail has a lot of positive roach and what looks like remo
New main sail too tall. Now what? colemj at 5:39am 11.13.24 One can't just put an old sail on top of a new one and get any information out of that. For measure
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit colemj at 5:23am 11.13.24 We have had 4 Raritan Marine Elegance heads over the past 12yrs. There is no vacuum flush on them -
1989 H27 Steering Pedestal Rail Crazy Dave Condon at 5:20am 11.13.24 Call Edson and request engineering
Today I said goodbye to an old friend Indysailor at 3:01am 11.13.24 An O'Day is to be remembered as an especially fine boat. I had the 27. It's wonderful to keep the
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat Indysailor at 2:54am 11.13.24 Thank you all kindly for the thoughtful input. Very much appreciated. It's a Bayfield (Gozzard), n

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