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snake river holding tank monitor and need to re-calibrate Bill Small & Lisa Grossi at 2:24pm 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1408 Hunter 390 2001, have snake river holding tank monitor and need to re-calibrate. Help !! Many thanks
Aft Starboard Vent cover KGarvey at 2:10pm 07.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/726 Hello All, any suggestions on where I can find a replacement vent cover for the Aft Starboard vent p
Shore Power set up KGarvey at 11:58am 07.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/4617 Hello All, I have 1989 Beneteau First 35S5, I'm looking for information on running shore power it is
outboard tank fuel connector ID srimes at 9:01am 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1749 I just got a second tank for my tohatsu outboard and need the connector for it. The fuel line has be
tach with Yanmar 2GM not working lunasea6 at 8:46am 07.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/1587 Tach not working on my 2GM (Catalina 30 repowered with this 25 years ago). According to PO, it went
TS Fay <-- Invest 98L JamesG161 at 6:31am 07.08.20 Weather and Forecasting 6/1001 This storm started just south of New Orleans and ruined our July 4 fireworks with rain and little wi
How can I keep it hard longer? Rick486 at 6:27am 07.08.20 Ask All Sailors 28/5049 Hi all: I have a 10 ft AB inflatable about 12 years old. It has been trouble free but has always see
Running Rigging Aft...where to start MaritimeOliver at 4:49am 07.08.20 Day Sailers 24/4915 I'm single handing my O'Day 26 and I really need to bring my running rigging aft, but I'm not really
Selden in mast furling system Gary Ryan at 4:08am 07.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/854 When you unfurl your mainsail, does the sail come out of the slot on the mast? The reason I ask, wh
Yamaha 4JH4E Belle 315 at 2:28am 07.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1026 Can anyone tell me about their experience with a Yamaha 4JH4E Diesel? This was the standard engine i
Insurance premiums BigEasy at 8:46pm 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1983 I have an agreed value yacht policy from a marine insurance underwriter. Have had the coverage with
Backflow into the toilets in Beneteau 473 swflsailor at 8:28pm 07.07.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1973 Hi Everyone, I have an electric head in the forward stateroom and a manual head aft. My problem
How cool? (1) Jackdaw at 7:34pm 07.07.20 Racing 14/2681 One device, with compass, GPS, and 3D sensors. WiFi too. Reaching with 8 knots just off the bow. Spe
Halyard Roller and Halyard Roller Bracket largojimbo2003 at 7:28pm 07.07.20 Big Boats 4/696 Hello, Anyone have any issues with their Halyard Rollers on a 2003 Hunter 386? The tension on the r
Day Sailer 11 parts edmartin at 4:09pm 07.07.20 Parts Search 5/720 I have an O'Day Day Sailer 11, approx. 1975. It was just re- rigged after not sailing the boat for 2
Mystery Lewmar Winch (2) sbuck8346 at 3:41pm 07.07.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2288 Its says Lewmar 40 BUT..... 40 self-tailing two speed winches on my 1984 Catalina 30 TR. To service
Alternator Temperature ToddS at 1:35pm 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3973 I recently installed a Balmar 6-series (100A) alternator on my sailboat to replace the stock 60A alt
Spark plug diagnosis (2) LagunaJay at 12:29pm 07.07.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/1039
Free Hunter 410 Sail Cover b.needalman at 11:11am 07.07.20 Big Boats 4/824 I have my original sailcover for my Hunter 410. Obviously, it's used, but in good condition. Navy Bl
Swinging off the mast gtg at 10:33am 07.07.20 Ask All Sailors 15/5729 Anyone seen someone swing from the mast? I turned a 25 Catalina jib halyard into a swing. I was to

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Outhaul modifications kappykaplan at 5:03pm 04.09.25 Text the photos to yourself - that will reduce the resolution. Then save the images with a new file
Home made buss bars Bob S at 4:55pm 04.09.25 A question of pure curiosity: Can't find off the shelf buss bars that meet your needs? I guess I c
Outhaul modifications fred1diver at 4:53pm 04.09.25
3GM30F Antifreze out of Injector Chamber Claude L.-Auger at 4:29pm 04.09.25 Having had to take care of a water lock, I concur with Kloudie. Plus I would do this to be entirely
Helm vibration Believe H46 at 4:20pm 04.09.25 Maybe propwash vibrating rudder at some harmonic sweet spot with loose rudder bearing now after what
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:19pm 04.09.25 Ha! Reading through that Zoom page, I now know what my sails are made from - they are Hood Vektron s
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 4:10pm 04.09.25 Actually, now that I've mentioned Zoom, you should consider contacting them. Very good designing a
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 4:07pm 04.09.25 Thanks all. I'll look more when I get back there in a couple weeks.
Home made buss bars dlochner at 3:58pm 04.09.25 The critical issue for bus bars is to make sure the cross section is large enough to carry the curre
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions Davidasailor26 at 3:36pm 04.09.25 or example, dacron 3Di vs. North crosscut dacron. Or dacron 3Di vs. Far East cheapest dacron. To b
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Timm R Oday25 at 3:13pm 04.09.25 I ran into the exact same problem last summer . I work in a very large machine shop . After making q
1GM10 - thermostat (1) Benny17441 at 3:07pm 04.09.25 Here is an image of my thermostat heated up to fully extend "flange" (closing water flow from bypas
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:57pm 04.09.25 I can't answer for the OP - but it's been my experience that I've often found the off-the-shelf bus
Home made buss bars colemj at 2:55pm 04.09.25 I use this - works great: https://www.amazon.com/MG-Chemicals-Liquid-125mL-421A-125ml/dp/B081KRTZ4S
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:49pm 04.09.25 Actually, now that I've mentioned Zoom, you should consider contacting them. Very good designing an
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:47pm 04.09.25 That playing field has exploded... And that is likely literal if looking for used laminates... M
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions dLj at 2:44pm 04.09.25 Welll, I did say this: That's why I looked it up... :) Thank you.... It would be correct to say "
Forestay question goharris at 2:40pm 04.09.25 Thanks all! I will keep looking and use this as a temp. I did call CatalinaDirect, and have been to
Sails, materials, designs - so many questions colemj at 2:19pm 04.09.25 I've heard the term 3Di numerous times in discussions of sails and have only now, after your refere
Haylard "traveler" on very old Flexible Furler - replacement or rig? Tally Ho at 2:06pm 04.09.25 So the rope in the traveller cannot be pulled from the end (pulling the rope out of the molded plast

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