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Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size (2) Ethanhopps at 8:56am 04.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1837 Hello! First post here so go easy on me... I bought a mega 30 (save the ugly comments, you're just j
Panel mounted bilge switch questions jdy2kgt at 7:11am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/710 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise t
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 12:48am 04.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/8388 Hey all doing some work on my Yanmar 2gmf and I stupidly took apart the fuel limiter screw whoops!!
What deck paint Hunter 33 woofetc at 8:40pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/949 The diamond pattern anti-slip area of the side decks running along the length of our 2008 Hunter 33
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Line Replacement Gary Ryan at 6:17pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/882 We purchased our new/used Hunter 386 last October. It was wrapped and on the hard. I did notice th
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 6:05pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 12/3106 Just a heads up for anyone who might need to touch up their interior wood. After painstaking researc
Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1 Service manual srancourt at 5:55pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/568 Anyone have a service manual for the generator Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). (4) Ziggler at 5:52pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 31/3360 Shorthanded, I back my 1984 Morgan 323 away from her slip but we get blown into the adjacent boat -
Beaching your sailboat Ryan61065 at 5:14pm 04.13.20 Trailer Sailors 14/3497 What's the policy on running your boat aground on purpose. Will, it hurt the boat to let it rest on
Specifications help Tbride at 12:43pm 04.13.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1564 I recently bought a 2004 Mac 26M with a broken mast. The new mast is in place but there is a naggin
Catalina 380 - Cable Length Issue John Gilbert at 12:39pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 1/1065 I have to replace the cable from my wind instrument readout in a Navpod above the steering pedestal
Where is your GPS antenna? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/3083 Mine is on the transom. Right next to the B in Bella.That's where a P.O. mounted it. I broke the mou
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2820 Well, I purchased the sheet of teak ' holly plywood, made the cuts and finished the flooring. It fi
battery monitor slow to read (1) lunasea6 at 7:15am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1737 I have an original battery monitor that takes a few minutes to give a reading. Is this likely the g
Sliding Galley Catalina 22 Erbardy at 6:10pm 04.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2865 IS there anyone that lives within a respectable distance of western PA have a sliding galley for a C
Seemed like a good idea at the time? (2) stickinthemud57 at 5:13pm 04.12.20 Day Sailers 12/2460 I came to the realization today that one of the previous owners of my Hunter 170 decided to overlay
Marina Del Rey to Paradise Cove CaptainKook at 3:39pm 04.12.20 Destinations 8/4647 Well l just got furloughed! Since I will have plenty of time on my hands I am planing to self isolat
New Running Rigging: bothered by what is probably a non-problem jaysweet at 3:05pm 04.12.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4096 I have been meaning to replace all the running rigging on our 2005 Hunter 306 for some years now, an
'73 projects (2) Sacto Dave at 3:04pm 04.12.20 Catalina 22 6/1277 I had hijacked another thread to share my rudder story: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/qu
1981 Hunter 30 ft hull cracks (8) stevegolf44 at 2:16pm 04.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 18/4185 Hello, I am new to the forum but am looking at a 30 ft hunter for sale. its a very good deal but I

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Raymarine Auto Pilot Rich Stidger at 6:29pm 02.04.25
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. dlochner at 4:28pm 02.04.25 The aluminum bracket significantly changes the angle between the cable and the shift lever on the tr
Raymarine Auto Pilot Thinksnow at 4:24pm 02.04.25 It sounds like the rudder transducer is being damaged by the extreme AP movement. I don't believe t
Is the leak from the through hull Tally Ho at 4:01pm 02.04.25 If the nut is really tightened just on the pan liner, that is not good and needs to be corrected. I
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 3:56pm 02.04.25 Ain't nuthin you kain't do iffen you put yo mind territ, so doan nobody trita tell yo how to run yo
Motorhome Mariners Tally Ho at 3:50pm 02.04.25
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 3:48pm 02.04.25 If your generator has more hours on it than your engine.
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. (1) Tally Ho at 3:48pm 02.04.25
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:45pm 02.04.25 ................ that are very likely aluminum. I'd check with McMaster Carr or Amazon for a SS
Selden Rodkicker 591-300 (2) Tally Ho at 3:38pm 02.04.25 I did find one! https://www.gasspringsshop.com/gas-spring-replacement/?msclkid=89a5c5059fc81a1536
Motorhome Mariners Tally Ho at 3:21pm 02.04.25 You might be a motor home mariner if your cooler is the best part of your boat :beer: Greg
Cutless Bearing Set Screws Tally Ho at 3:16pm 02.04.25 They screw into the prop strut and touch the bearing. I'd be more concerned about the strut/screw c
Cutless Bearing Set Screws Justin_NSA at 2:25pm 02.04.25 They screw into the prop strut and touch the bearing. I'd be more concerned about the strut/screw co
Cutless Bearing Set Screws LakeOntario270 at 2:14pm 02.04.25 I don't remember what my set screws were made of. They were 1/4" x 20 that I bought at the marina.
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards BC Bernie at 2:00pm 02.04.25 I went super simple: Home Depot - used a sheet of corrugated roofing sheet. Cheap. Strong and light.
Runaway diesel dLj at 1:59pm 02.04.25 You kind of changed the focus from "the engine has to be at 200rpm to start" to something about han
Cutless Bearing Set Screws dlochner at 1:49pm 02.04.25 Even though you are in freshwater, do not put brass below the water line. Bronze only or 316 SS.
Cutless Bearing Set Screws duck21 at 12:37pm 02.04.25 Oo, indeed -- McMaster-Carr has a ton of bronze/brass options. Thanks for the recommendation!
Runaway diesel Jumpstart at 12:32pm 02.04.25 so what actually caused the crank oil to generate the run-away condition? I.m not sure. When the p
Cutless Bearing Set Screws dlochner at 12:23pm 02.04.25 You can try McMaster-Carr for bronze set screws, they seem to have just about every fastener known t

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