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keithonElan at 11:35am 10.30.25
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I have a corroded fitting on my holding tank vent that I need to identify and replace. Any suggestio
Dr. D at 8:44am 10.30.25
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My raw water intake pump began leaking from the backside last week and I had it replaced. The tech w
Davenport at 7:11am 10.30.25
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Here in Houston when North wind blows the water drops at my marina to 1 foot from 5 foot normal, gro
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On my C22 the (middle) lifeline stanchions are angled inward toward the center of the boat. This ma
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Just bought this boat. The original owner passed years ago so the family had no information for me
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Previous owner of my boat seems to have attached two wooden blocks to lead the halyard from the mast
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Does anyone know what size spreader end cap (boot) to order for a 1984 Newport Mk3 30-foot, before I
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I recently purcahsed a Hunter 212 sailboat and upon purchasing it I knew there was a large crack in
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Good Morning I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 This fall when loading it onto the trailer one of the pads f
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Hi! I dropped my rudder because it looked like the top, flat edge had delaminated. But upon further
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Sorry to sound stupid but if i mix epoxy resin with hardener is that not called Gelcoat? Because the
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I noticed my mast was nit sitting flush on my new to me H26. After the Season was over, I took a ver
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Last night a storm did some damage to the Hunter 23.5. It was tied to a dock with 4 large inflatabl
Leeward Rail at 3:35am 10.27.25
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Raw water intake pump questions
Dr. D at 6:55am 10.31.25
The motor is a Yanmar 3YM30AE and the pump is by Johnson F4B-903. I found a video of rebuilding thi
Invest 98L   (1)
jssailem at 6:54am 10.31.25
Funny Friday!!!
jssailem at 5:53am 10.31.25
Rigging Quote
jssailem at 5:33am 10.31.25
@marcham, Your rigger is spot on with all of the questions and ideas. His time lines maybe a we bit
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22)
dlochner at 5:18am 10.31.25
Filling screw holes and properly bedding fittings are skills every sailor needs to learn. One of the
Holding tank vent fitting
keithonElan at 4:36am 10.31.25
Thanks Mark. The 90 deg piece is metal and I will replace with plastic. In planning to unscrew what
Lifeline Stanchion Orientation Questions (Catalina 22)
...3TacksontheWater at 4:16am 10.31.25
Epoxy is not for mounting stanchions. Epoxy is used to pot holes in the deck so as to prevent moistu
Holding tank vent fitting
colemj at 4:08am 10.31.25
It looks like there is a threaded boss glued/welded to the tank, with a 90* adaptor screwed into tha
Holding tank vent fitting
keithonElan at 3:09am 10.31.25
The pic shows the top of the holding tank and the fitting connected to it. Not shown is a one inch f
Holding tank vent fitting
JoeWhite at 9:14pm 10.30.25
Was there a hose connected to it? What it made of? Can you clean it so we can see the mayerial?
Rigging Quote
MFD at 8:35pm 10.30.25
Sounds to me that they are asking the right kind of questions and also being genuine about getting r
Rigging Quote
marcham at 8:01pm 10.30.25
I passed this post to my rigger over coffee earlier this week. He said that would be a STARTING cost
Rigging Quote
MFD at 7:22pm 10.30.25
Interesting thread as I need to do similar with an H41DS within a few years. the bit about the B&R
Holding tank vent fitting
Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 10.30.25
Any idea what it does ? Is there another vent on the top of the tank or is this intended to be the
Lightning strike
PaulK at 5:36pm 10.30.25
Lightning strike
BigEasy at 3:47pm 10.30.25
Raw water intake pump questions
BigEasy at 3:30pm 10.30.25
Replaced mine on a Yanmar 3ym30 Johnson raw water pump (not engine coolant pump)at approximately 300

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