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CDI luff twist Ron Baer at 8:48am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/990 I have had my new CDI develop a twist in the luff. CDI suggested that I stored it wrong on the mast
Hunter 260 vrs Catalina 250 WB Calvin at 8:37am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 17/9792 Currently I own a Catalina 250 WB. For a number of reasons mostly having to do with headroom and per
Fuel Gauge Tonja at 7:41am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1671 I have an 85 Catalina 27 and the fuel indicator in the cockpit does not register the amount of fuel
Battery Equalization John Richard at 6:28am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 There was a recent discussion on this topic. My particular 410 configuration has a Heart Interface
Transmission getting hard to shift John Visser at 6:20am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1496 (yes, everything's happening at once - see my other posts)The Hurth tranny on my C36 seems to be g
Universal M25 problems John Visser at 6:15am 07.23.02 Ask All Sailors 2/2993 Coincident with a high-temperature event (clogged heat exchanger) my M25 developed a lower idle spee
Fuel return line falls off = MESS John at 5:30am 07.23.02 Big Boats 1/947 My fuel return line on my H380 filter fell off while we were motoring and emptied about a quart of d
Adding A Heat Pump Billy Martin at 5:11am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/931 We have an ODay 39, 1984/85 and wish to add a heating/air conditioning unit. It is the 3 cabin vers
Weather helm h26/260 David R. King at 5:05am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1036 At what wind speeds does your h26 or 260 start to be heavy on the helm? My 1997 h26 has the origina
Looking for my bilge pump Robbin at 4:31am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 4/983 My electrical panel has a switch for an automatic bilge pump. Can some one shed some light on this
Anchor Light Bill Chandler at 4:26am 07.23.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/903 Does anyone have any wiring diagrams to help me trace the wiring for the Anchor light? The light was
Tiller Replacement for 212? Mark Malcolm at 4:26am 07.23.02 Smaller Boats 1/804 I'm looking for advice on replacing my 212 aluminum tiller, probably with a wood tiller, but am open
3GM30F Restart George H260 at 4:10am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1050 A 12 hour trip down the coast with the wind on my nose caused me to run under engine power the whole
MAST COLLAPSE art mccann at 3:56am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1063 i am sure this question has been asked many times on this website but allow me to run it by once mor
Rust stains on genoa Tina at 3:53am 07.23.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/934 Is there a safe way to remove rust stains from the sail fabric? The sails are original to a 75 ODay
Leaky windows Bill Potter Cat 270 at 3:23am 07.23.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1044 I am the new owner of at Catalina 270 and on my first night anchored on the boat we had a couple of
RE-PACKING STUFFING BOX... Terry Cox at 2:41am 07.23.02 Other Sailboats 1/1000 What a chore! Having her on the hard for repairs was a good time to re-pack the stuffing box. I firs
water ballast operation in salt water Ron Boykin at 2:33am 07.23.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1108 If you leave the 26X in the water (of course with bottom paint) is this addressed in manual?? Should
roof air Travis at 1:59am 07.23.02 Big Boats 7/1000 Does anyone have any experience installing RV type roof air conditioning on an 1983 H34 ? Is center
New Head ? Travis at 1:52am 07.23.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1187 Hello everyone!! I just purchased my 1983 H34 and just love it so far. I seem to have a problem wit

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Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? sail sfbay at 4:07pm 08.28.20 Another $100 option from Banggood is a E01988 Marine Stainless Steel Fan Deck Ventilator Portable So
Furling jib question? (1) ScottySailor at 4:04pm 08.28.20 Token pic. Me and Golden Gate in background.
Furling mast, weird switch jchandler2730 at 4:01pm 08.28.20 Thanks again... I will check it out carefully
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? sail sfbay at 3:58pm 08.28.20 A few other options: $75 from Amazon: ECO-WORTHY Solar Powered Attic Fan Solar Venting Stainless S
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? Stu Jackson at 3:56pm 08.28.20 Good for you & thnx for letting us know about a happy ending.
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? Justin_NSA at 3:55pm 08.28.20 +1 for try to work with vendor. Say you still have the box. The vent should still look new. Challen
Cruising RPM research Stu Jackson at 3:47pm 08.28.20 Sure the engine's rated for it and can do it, but on a lot of boats today 85% is inefficient becaus
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? sail sfbay at 3:24pm 08.28.20 OK then another option is a $59 - 80 Pactrade Marine Boat Solar Powered Ventilator from Amazon OR $7
Cruising RPM research Scott T-Bird at 3:23pm 08.28.20 I'm an engineer, but not bored or retired. I think I learned the most about my motor from James Tay
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 3:16pm 08.28.20
Any drop-in replacement for the new Marinco 4" Solar Vent? Ken13559 at 3:13pm 08.28.20 One option is a 4" Nicro Day-Night Solar Vent (manual attached) which has a 4-/34" diameter hole si
Problems with my 2003 Beneteau 411 Refrig and Freezer sail sfbay at 3:12pm 08.28.20 Welcome to the forum!! Might try these guys: Alans Yacht Refrigeration-Marina Del Rey-CA-902
Backstay Failure garymalmgren at 3:06pm 08.28.20 That didn't happen over night.
Cheek blocks? shemandr at 2:54pm 08.28.20 I've seen boats rigged with an additional block, usually standing, on the rear of the jib track to p
Mailsail furling Bob J. at 2:50pm 08.28.20 There are a number of different ways to rig lazy jacks, ours are retractable we only deploy them wh
Mailsail furling Bob J. at 2:48pm 08.28.20 I like my Tides Track system with retractable lazy jacks. xGvqgqYWUcg Nice! That's pretty cool
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 Don Lucas at 2:32pm 08.28.20 I shined a light under and along the stove this morning. There is no gap on my boat to behind the fr
Another Raymarine wind speed issue. (1) joker460 at 1:54pm 08.28.20 You did the following tests?
Cheek blocks? kappykaplan at 1:47pm 08.28.20 when using the spinnaker then no jib? Correct!
Cheek blocks? ScottySailor at 1:46pm 08.28.20

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