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H36 2004 macerator and waste tank (3) Tim Mills at 6:03pm 06.01.18 Big Boats 29/3382 I have finally tracked down my sewer odor to the waste macerator pump next to the tank at the stern.
Hunter Cutter 37 Rigging Johnb at 5:33pm 06.01.18 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2724 I just got my boat back from having new standing rigging installed. Before taking it in we had 5/16"
New Sailing Movie "Adrift" Out AlastairLC at 5:28pm 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/845
centerboard attachment Jaul at 4:16pm 06.01.18 Trailer Sailors 4/1015 I am restoring a 1969 Macgregor venture. Am at a loss as to how to attach the winch cable to the cen
Swing Keel Trunk Damage (2) LadyHawk at 3:42pm 06.01.18 Catalina 22 4/1095 Forever working on this project of mine and always finding new things to fix. Tonight I crawled und
Selling/donating/disposing boat JTSII at 2:34pm 06.01.18 Catalina 22 15/1372 I have owned a 1977 Catalina 22 for the past 25 years (second owner). I don't use it anymore and wo
Mounting Mack Pack Bail to Boom (2) Parsons at 2:25pm 06.01.18 Big Boats 1/1055 I'm planning to install a Mack Pack bail to the end of my Catalina 36 boom to provide some end suppo
Wiring a foam filled mast pgl at 1:03pm 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1750 I have this O'day 22 and I want to install a anchor and running lights on the mast. However the mast
O'day 28 anchor roller Mike4116 at 12:47pm 06.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 4/908 If anyone has installed an anchor roller on a 28 Oday I'd be happy to see some pics or a description
ROCNA ANCHOR Blueshedar at 12:04pm 06.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/773 Hi, i want to change, on my Hunter 49, the anchor with a Rocna of 33 Kg but i have a Lewmar windlass
Hurricane Season 2018 Revised (4) JamesG161 at 11:50am 06.01.18 Weather and Forecasting 14/2045 I post info here that is for use as you will, but I do try to be ahead of the "filtered" new cycle.
forward, neutral, reverse? gfroch at 11:04am 06.01.18 Catalina 30 14/2489 Just out of interest, what is the preference for position of shifter when under sail? I've heard arg
Adrift in movies tonight ... Scott T-Bird at 10:52am 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 95/10318 Sue says she's taking me out for date night tonight ... won't tell me where we're going. Hmmm ... L
Barton wincher H23Pacman at 9:35am 06.01.18 Smaller Boats 4/2747 Anybody try them? Thinking about getting a set NOT because of the self tailing supposed capabilities
Looking for a swim ladder for a H25.5 1985 Urchin at 9:30am 06.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/661 The bottom half of my swim ladder fell off recently while I was towing my H25.5 back from Florida. T
How to Avoid Being Lunch (3) Will Gilmore at 3:53am 06.01.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1318 Or dinner or breakfast or just a late afternoon snack. So, you're out there having a nice sail and y
New use for mast crutch (3) rgranger at 3:05pm 05.31.18 Smaller Boats 25/2735 151190 151191
Looking to purchase a main sail for my 1974 Macgregor Lokki Sailor at 2:43pm 05.31.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3141 I am hoping that someone can help me find a main sail for my 1974 MacGregor. All suggestions would
Freshwater Tank Replacement for 1988 Hunter Legend 40 boatlife_bliss at 2:16pm 05.31.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/895 Hi there, We're liveaboards, located in Marina Del Rey, California. Long story short, back in Sept
This is cool- NOAA announces launch of crowdsourced bathymetry database (1) nat55 at 1:35pm 05.31.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1195 Not sure of the importance to recreational sailors but will add to accuracy after all the data is lo

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Hull Shield Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 07.31.24 As in a keel guard?
Stuffing box adjusting jviss at 12:54pm 07.31.24 Thanks, @Ralph Johnstone , very informative. I have one of those dripless things, and I'm terrified
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover Rich Stidger at 12:30pm 07.31.24 I have the same engine and I also had the black cover come off. It was many years ago, and I don't r
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:50am 07.31.24 You would need to slide the box up far enough to get out any packing that is between the Gland and
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:36am 07.31.24 Hi @Mattcia123 Would someone explain in a simple way how to loosen it up a bit. But, getting back
Air and generator Stu Jackson at 11:35am 07.31.24 You will obtain Catalina 34-specific answers regarding placement on your boat at our C34 forum, here
Stuffing box adjusting (1) jssailem at 11:22am 07.31.24 An exploded image of your stuffing box is shown here. to get out any packing that is between the
Air and generator Don S/V ILLusion at 11:14am 07.31.24
Air and generator kappykaplan at 10:40am 07.31.24 How many KW or amps does the AC pull at start up and when running?
Hose life? BigEasy at 10:17am 07.31.24 I would like to know what independent marine mechanics advise & the practices they use on their own
Yanmar electrical problem. Ralph Johnstone at 10:02am 07.31.24 I am not sure If fixing the wiring or adding the starter solenoid is the best fix. I would say it
2005 Hunter 36. Scott B at 8:50am 07.31.24 https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/monitors.php?m=33&c=10&p=54940
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jssailem at 8:32am 07.31.24 On my Perkins, there is a solenoid when energized, pulls a lever on the High-Pressure injector pump
Ghosting with a Code Zero American_Mainsail at 8:17am 07.31.24 Thanks for sharing this video! It looks like you were able to make really respectable time in very
Add starting relay (1) JoeWhite at 8:16am 07.31.24 Ralph, here is a photo of 2 relays I installed near windlass motor to lower and raise the anchor wit
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 8:00am 07.31.24 I've sailed on two 33's with the universal diesels and my recollection is that pulling the throttle
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable shemandr at 7:47am 07.31.24 I've sailed on two 33's with the universal diesels and my recollection is that pulling the throttle
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 7:42am 07.31.24 Congrats on your possible purchase. It is difficult to argue with an owner when he is sharing with
1984 Hunter 22 Swing Keel pivot pin (4) Jim_3 at 7:36am 07.31.24 Suggestions much appreciated. Actually I was being a bit facetious with the suggestion of not fixin
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 7:33am 07.31.24 Ah, O.K., gotcha.

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