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Cleaning my monel diesel tank GABristol29 at 10:46am 01.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/2065 I have removed the 5 + year old diesel from my tank. I have a 5" wide access port and I'd like to c
Boat Insurance for the Caribbean Brinky63 at 4:30am 01.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/836 I'm located in Aruba and am looking for an alternative insurance to cover our sailboat. I currently
Installing accessories over engine bay insulation Sefuller at 4:48pm 01.23.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1642 First boat with insulation in the engine bay. Fuel filter, fuel pump and other miscellaneous items
ROPE/LINE Advise jssailem at 11:59am 01.23.19 Ask All Sailors 36/3748 It is a part of prepping for spring. You get to the boat and start looking at the running rigging an
Furuno GPS Rollover Issues Expected Brian D at 5:29am 01.23.19 Sails Call Lounge 19/3077 Several Furuno products will be affected by the next GPS Rollover set to take place on March 17, 201
DIY electro polisher CYQK at 4:53am 01.23.19 Ask All Sailors 3/597 Looking into building an electro polisher Anyone here done this?
old sailors never die, they just get a little dinghy jon hansen at 10:25pm 01.22.19 Sails Call Lounge 23/2010 voAqdCrSnu8 this is what the north channel and georgian bay looks like
New cabin sole width Mike Oldak at 8:28pm 01.22.19 Big Boats 19/3139 I may have already posted in the wrong place, but wondering where to cut replacement dole panels so
Dinette table Mac 25 Wakulla212 at 7:04pm 01.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1485 Previous owner removed the table from the cabin of my 85 Mac 25. I would like to restore the interi
Link to video of the 322 Paul1966 at 2:54pm 01.22.19 Bigger Boats 11/1245
A new custom sailboat, ANNA. (4) TomY at 2:14pm 01.22.19 Ask All Sailors 32/2660 Production sailboat building went the way of the Do do bird here in the NE, decades ago. Semi produc
Painting bottom (1) Flip Rutledge at 1:30pm 01.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 32/3846 This is my first time painting the bottom of a boat this size. Hunter 31. I assume I should back off
Replacing Blocks on mast step Hunter 355 (1) Canonshooternb at 12:16pm 01.22.19 Big Boats 9/1166 I just bought my Hunter Legend 355 and planning on a few upgrades before spring launch. The blocks
Vhf cable mm2347 at 11:06am 01.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/519 I want to replace the Vhf cable on my S2 8m as it is starting to get brittle and has small cracks in
Where to keep dinghy on trailer sailor? Scandium at 9:38am 01.22.19 Trailer Sailors 49/6207 As title says; where do you keep a dinghy/tender on a small (20-24 ft) boat? Towing seems like will
How to wire this AC panel ? (7) shine at 8:33am 01.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/4930 I got this AC panel when I bought my Mac 25 swing keel a year ago. I have a Marinco 30 amp 125 volt
LiFePo4 Bank Configuration Philosophy Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:29am 01.22.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1057 Good Morning Mainesail, I know you don't do any DIY long range consulting anymore on lithium batter
trailer conversion fo a Catalina 22 JCSweetz at 6:00am 01.22.19 Catalina 22 1/659 any good info or schematics on this with dimensions???
Raising Boom for Bimini 76Oday20 at 8:33pm 01.21.19 Ask All Sailors 32/4881
Wonderful MLK Rendezvous Terry Cox at 6:46pm 01.21.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/905 Sail plan included a rendezvous with a Friday Harbor sailing buddy from this past season, Tom Burges

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Is a reinforced exhaust hose really necessary? Project_Mayhem at 3:03pm 04.21.24 The hose went on the muffler without too much trouble. The exhaust manifold was another story. I tri
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 Project_Mayhem at 2:56pm 04.21.24 It'll be more effective if it's contaminated with water. In other words, if some water gets in, your
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Project_Mayhem at 2:54pm 04.21.24 Maybe I should add a secondary filter just before the carb... On a second, slightly humorous note, d
Outboard gear oil.... Tohatsu 9.8 NYSail at 2:25pm 04.21.24
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck Tally Ho at 1:57pm 04.21.24 Where does that hose terminate? As @Ralph Johnstone said, someone Frankenstined your engine. My
Expected life of a fuel line hose? Tally Ho at 1:44pm 04.21.24
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:34pm 04.21.24 I described what I consider to be the ideal fix in post #6. --Peggie
Help calculating hardware loads! detailed hardware plan for hunter23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:58pm 04.21.24 If you have any questions afterwards, feel free to send a private message to me former Hunter deal
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? dLj at 12:53pm 04.21.24 Very cool boat! dj
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:47pm 04.21.24 @Chuck C. I was a dealer who was involved in the design of the 260 and the dealer who sold nearly
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? thinwater at 12:44pm 04.21.24 DIY Colonoscopies? :biggrin: Just had to make it weird ....:yikes:
1988 Hunter 28.5 top radiator hose filler neck (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:43pm 04.21.24 What the %$^#&#! has some PO done to this engine ? Here is the original construction on top of th*
Hunter 23.5 new windows Crazy Dave Condon at 12:28pm 04.21.24 I am waiting for photos of the poster's 23.5 windshield. As former Hunter dealer, I gave the origin
If H260 is suspended in air, or frozen, what happens? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:17pm 04.21.24 sent you a private message
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Crazy Dave Condon at 12:07pm 04.21.24 @Davenport Did you buy the trailer for the 260? Due to arthritis, it hurts to type too much now ; t
Stern anchoring Tedd at 11:38am 04.21.24 Just to clarify, I think what people are saying is that the stern anchor needs the same scope as the
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Tedd at 11:34am 04.21.24 In terms of just pull on the lines, lowering the mast might not help all that much. Yes, the wind is
Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Tedd at 11:25am 04.21.24 I don't have an H260 (although I'm H260-adjacent) but I would have a look a how the stanchion is mou
Seaward Fox 19 Tedd at 11:22am 04.21.24 There's a Seaward forum: <Seaward> You might also find Seaward Fox 19 aficionados on the Trailer Sai
Stern anchoring David in Sandusky at 11:22am 04.21.24 You want them both the same and adequate for the depth and conditions. Anchoring off an Island in t

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