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Lister-Petter AC1W Small Diesel Marine Inboard....Seized (9) 1978_Cataline_27 at 7:08am 09.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 7/4051 Greetings everyone, I'm a newbie when it comes to forums and chat sites, so please forgive me for m
Change Language in Control Panel Mandpat64 at 6:34am 09.10.19 Destinations 2/789 We are new owners of a Beneteau 46 and want to know how to alter the language from French to English
Catalina 34 fuel leak (1) dandelang at 6:03am 09.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1308 I have a leak right where my return fuel line enters my tank. 1989 Catalina 34. Of course, that loca
Asym Top down furler (1) Hunter216 at 5:21am 09.10.19 Ask All Sailors 42/7627
Oday 39 Air Conditioning henrykorous at 4:14am 09.10.19 Bigger Boats 14/1902 Hi, I am in the beginning stages of installing an AC unit on my Oday39. I plan on installing it unde
Manual, waste tank pump-out (2) wgshaw at 4:08am 09.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1918 Dear Sir or Madame, I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat with a waste holding tank and a manual pump
Raymarine E7D plotter issue Mark Maulden at 11:22pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2723
Yet another mast stepping thread... Great design. Looking for hardware input (1) Project_Mayhem at 11:18pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 34/4168 I came across this design. I love the simplicity and stability of it. What would you use to connect
Replacing an Autohelm st 30 bidata unit Stlsailor at 9:20pm 09.09.19 Smaller Boats 2/2453 I have and old Autohelm st30 bidata unit for speed and depth mounted on my Hunter 260. The screen is
Auto pumpkinpie at 8:43pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 1/252 .
T-Bolt 1/4-28 Left Hand Thread for Standing rigging source help (1) T_Cat at 7:34pm 09.09.19 Catalina 22 4/818 Raising the mast last sail resulted in some bent T-Bolt's. Does anyone have a supplier that doesn't
Back to the basics Project_Mayhem at 7:30pm 09.09.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1541 My head leaked the first time it was used. Without hesitation I tossed in the dumpster. I picked up
Witlock/Lewmar gear/throttle handle cover for COBRA steering unit (2) Brinky63 at 6:37pm 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/782 Where can i purchase only the Shift Pedestal (also called a POD) for a witlock/lewmar cobra steering
Antifreeze leak (1) murrayabbott at 6:28pm 09.09.19 Big Boats 8/2760 I have been chasing a leak for in the engine for some time now and I think that I found it. Antifr
Main sail details for Mac 25 Don Lobo at 5:24pm 09.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/569 I am currently away from my boat and I need a new main sale. I found a deal on a sale in excellent s
CABIN FLOOR OF HUNTER 260 rosypar1 at 3:29pm 09.09.19 Smaller Boats 11/1652 Water seems to be accumulating on the right side of the floor right in front of the stairs. The ol
Raymarine autopilot Evo 100 and Axiom 7 RAD88 at 2:51pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/2746 Hi - i am looking to upgrade my autopilot and chart plotter and was looking at Raymarine. This is f
Lewmar hatch tom.p.brown at 2:46pm 09.09.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/337 i have a 2004 Hunter 306. the V birth hatch is low profile design. if i measure from the beveled edg
CDI Roller Furler juradog at 2:37pm 09.09.19 Ask All Sailors 3/506 For a Catalina Capri 22 jib. After several sails, the furler stops winding up completely and some o
Cabin Sole (1) sjsflyer at 1:53pm 09.09.19 Catalina 310 8/1696 What product would I use to get rid of these spots on my cabin sole?

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Fuel Tank Algae dlochner at 4:34am 06.03.24 The problem is bacteria, not algae. Algae is a plant that requires sunlight, I doubt sunlight reache
Fuel Tank Algae kappykaplan at 4:11am 06.03.24 Use a product like Biorbor each time you add fuel to the tank.
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 3:44am 06.03.24 I guess I should have mentioned, the mast is down, and I have already removed the bottom portion of
Portlight Polish dLj at 11:05pm 06.02.24 Thanks, I had no idea/ Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Resistant-Acrylic-Coati
Shrinking rudder foam? twalker H260 at 10:10pm 06.02.24 My understanding is that foam rudders should be painted light colours in order to avoid delamination
Portlight Polish Skipper J at 9:33pm 06.02.24 Thanks, I had no idea/ Something like this? https://www.amazon.com/Bulk-Buy-Resistant-Acrylic-Coatin
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Georgedoyle at 9:05pm 06.02.24 Here is what ours looks like For comparison. It's the same all the way around on both sides.
Portlight Polish dLj at 8:27pm 06.02.24 After polishing you need to use clear spray paint that has UV resistance. dj
Need to replace sea cocks. (2) rgranger at 7:51pm 06.02.24 This is a sea cock a seacock 225208 ;)
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? scouper at 7:49pm 06.02.24 Are you getting fourplex wire? I actually have 2plex to the top and 3plex to combo light above sp
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... rgranger at 7:44pm 06.02.24
Chain plates Hunter 49 Screen Saver at 7:27pm 06.02.24 It's with a stainless steel company now and he asked me today what grade SS it is, whether it was st
Replacing broken forestay Sailor Sue at 7:25pm 06.02.24 I guess I should have mentioned, the mast is down, and I have already removed the bottom portion of
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? ...3TacksontheWater at 7:23pm 06.02.24 Thanks for the tips! Solved it. Actually, my hole is in the right place, and no, there is no wirin
Need to replace sea cocks. Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you
Need to replace sea cocks. Don S/V ILLusion at 7:05pm 06.02.24 If you do replace bronze with Marelon, you still have whatever electrical problem which caused you t
Got a great grill? Mark Maulden at 7:04pm 06.02.24 I have a magma charcoal kettle. A little bit of charcoal, light it off, and ten minutes later you a
Need to replace sea cocks. jssailem at 6:49pm 06.02.24 Reading the Series 93 description, I find the following: (ISO 150/188) "Small craft-seacocks and th
Replacing broken forestay dlochner at 6:05pm 06.02.24 Has anyone ever cut the top mast fitting, in this case a T-ball, off the broken forestay and then u
Replacing broken forestay garymalmgren at 6:02pm 06.02.24 One thing that I will add to John's post "First, secure the mast with a halyard to the bow so that t

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