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water in the hull Togasailer at 11:30pm 10.26.19 Day Sailers 18/4987 I am a new owner of a 70's Daysailer. I added a new plug to the transom and used the recommended se
Pulpit leaks (2) disputin at 8:20pm 10.26.19 Smaller Boats 5/1056 Today we pumped 6 gallons of water out of the front area below the water tank of our Hunter 260. Th
Story (1) shine at 7:37pm 10.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/804 Over the last year or so I have emailed captain Ron for some advice with my 25 Mac swingkeel. We hav
Eliminating Bumpers While Exiting & Entering Home Berth (3) sail sfbay at 5:53pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1218 Attached are photos of my berth fender installation. I secured one Plastimo fender on the upwind st
Winch Handle Repair Kit ToddS at 5:35pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 8/3837 So I have what I consider to be "standard" locking Lewmar 10" winch handles... chromed bronze... per
1994 Catalina 28 how many gallons is water heater tank? CFitz at 3:19pm 10.26.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1020 It's our first time winterizing ... just wondering how many gallons the hot water tank is.
Leaking shroud connection Chuck Powell at 2:43pm 10.26.19 Bigger Boats 4/903 I own a 1987 O'Day 272LE. I noticed the boat interior bulkhead has been beefed up where the shroud c
Merit 22 review (3) RussC at 12:28pm 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 3/6371 After nearly 2 months of refurbishing the Merit, and rebuilding a new trailer to fit it, the weather
Coupling removal (2) Elizabeth at 10:22am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 22/7561 Hello, I am a new lady sailor. I am trying to change the staffing box in my hunter 40 legend but af
Retubing RIB gettinthere at 9:50am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2196 My AB is pretty well worn at the bow, beyond repair. Surfing the net, I can't find any DIY posts fo
Sailing/Tacking at anchor ontherocks83 at 9:43am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2788 On my last C30 I noticed that when anchored in high winds she would start sailing at anchor and begi
Forward birth leak Dani Girl at 8:52am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 5/831 Hi All, I have a leak in the forward birth, starboard side, 10" forward of the port light on the sid
Tow Boat US scuba201 at 8:41am 10.26.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1048 What plans do y'all recommend?
Sequoia on the Move dlochner at 7:38am 10.26.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/903 How do you move a 100 year old 104 ft long boat? Very carefully with a big trailer. yQ56x3-1m54
B&R Boat Inner Chainplate Don Lucas at 5:52am 10.26.19 Big Boats 3/1478 What is the inner chainplate on the B'R rigged boats attachment construction to the hull? I can see
Used Motor Oil as Fuel SailMaster at 11:51pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1572
Virtual channel markers (2) garymalmgren at 9:55pm 10.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1670 Yes. Nothing there to see but markers that are shown on AIS as V-AIS markers. The following post is
New Hunter 260 Sails kenfunhog at 4:02pm 10.25.19 Smaller Boats 9/2070 I am looking to replace my 12 year old Hunter 260 Sails. Has anyone replaced your sails? Where did
Stove for Catalina 270 Elissatoo at 3:09pm 10.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 5/1694 I am looking to either replace or rebuild the stove on my Catalina 270. Are there any suggestions
water pump hoses peterbud at 2:55pm 10.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/701 i have a Oberthorp 202-908 waterpump and want to replace the hoses from both the thru hull and back

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1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? jaysweet at 4:16pm 11.21.24 Almost all "modern" larger boats have hot water heaters that allow heating with either engine coolan
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW MFD at 3:07pm 11.21.24 Everybody make it through the head, and ready for the tail, of our much-in-the-news offshore cyclone
Vented Loop Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:54pm 11.21.24 Thanks for the kind words! But I'm not the right person to ask about fresh water plumbing...I only
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 2:43pm 11.21.24 That is a pipe union, and they are commonly available in brass, stainless, bronze, and copper. McMa
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 11.21.24 A very sharp serrated knife has always been my hose cutter of choice. --Peggie
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 2:39pm 11.21.24 That would be awsome sir (hope you remember :) ) And yes it,s the standard rig. If we weren,t 3600
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:36pm 11.21.24 Why are there 6 90s in the red line? title (my publisher's idea) is a bit misleading because althoug
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Note on above - I seem to recall some actual Hunter documentation I have shows shower sump pans. My
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Works if you have the room for the valve... In my case, I'd need a Tee and a valve for my case. I d
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:08pm 11.21.24 My Hunter 41DS was factory built without any sumps for the showers. At the bottom of the drain in t
Replacement sink dLj at 1:50pm 11.21.24 Looks like a decent material to use, it is a bit heavy as you point out. But your sink is not too fa
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 1:44pm 11.21.24 29' boat upstream on the Hudson, new boat owner(?) .... my suspicion is that it's not going to be p
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 11.21.24 The question is really how and where is the boat going to be used. The ability to pump out the tank
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Joe at 12:44pm 11.21.24 I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications. Has the factory's customer service depa
Extra hose clamps - good idea (1) dLj at 12:17pm 11.21.24 Don't remove hoses for winterization. Take the time to install valves as needed. Much better the ne
Extra hose clamps - good idea NYSail at 11:43am 11.21.24 I've had 3 fail or be near failure due to rust and corrosion on the screw. The failed one was on th
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? dmax at 11:38am 11.21.24 I try to cut the wire so the end is inside the rubber, can be done with sharp diagonal pliers.
Prefer to trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 11:25am 11.21.24 I really enjoyed all the responses in this thread . Thank you. You are truly blessed to be able t
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 11:21am 11.21.24 Hood furlers require full disassembly to replace the forestay. The plastic spacers inside eventually
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 11:18am 11.21.24 A grinder definitely would stink! I'm just trying to avoid a 1/2" of wire hanging out and a terrible

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