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Diesel Fuel Full Circle 473 at 10:55pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2314 Can any of you experts out there tell me the deference between the diesel fuel at the marina fuel do
Back in the Chessy All U Get at 9:40pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1092 Hi all, It took us about 130 hours from the Bahamas April 17th to Deltaville, Va May 4th. We had s
The boat is (was) finally ready Mark Maulden at 8:49pm 05.04.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1567 The new engine/drivetrain is good, J-prop is pitched, new propane system is in, boat is cleaned up,
Table Modification rosypar1 at 7:27pm 05.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1893 We are looking for a table modification that will allow the table to go down to make large sleeping
Winter storm blues... (1) rgranger at 5:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 2/451 So this winter we had a nor'easter and the pylon in my slip on my starboard bow side came lose. No
Zipper Blues!!!!!!! (2) rgranger at 5:06pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 13/913 So I have a mystery, or at least I'm confused. I started my annual spring deep clean of my boat
Keel separation or bad fairing? (5) danneskjold08094 at 3:52pm 05.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/4728
Aluminum-framed window installations (8) Scott T-Bird at 3:48pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/309 I finally pulled the trigger and bought 8 new windows for my cabin. I originally had 6. When I bou
1984 oday 25 rudder length mastup at 2:27pm 05.04.18 Day Sailers 9/2388 hello, new to the forum wondering if anybody has modified the 25 rudder to the oday 26 specs to take
Whisker Pole Technique LakeShark at 2:20pm 05.04.18 Racing 7/2725 Any of you guys have a good video that shows proper whisker pole technique. It's one of many items
May the 4th Brian D at 1:29pm 05.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/673 be with you. :kick::biggrin::laugh::banghead::plus::deadhorse::yeah::yikes::clap:
420 Passage Forward A/C fan counts down from 6 wont cool tootssea at 1:26pm 05.04.18 Big Boats 2/542 our forward A/C just stopped cooling. We were in a marina and both worked just fine. Checked into an
Jib Hank Installation (1) Simon Sexton at 1:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 27/7153 Hey Y'all, Good afternoon! As I was doing some repairs on the original sails that came wit
Hunter 450 PSS leak into engine room rjj101 at 11:55am 05.04.18 Big Boats 10/1085 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 Passage with a PSS prop shaft seal. There is a vent tube for blow off that
Rodeo anchoring (1) Phil Herring at 11:36am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 31/6966 You think you had a tricky anchorage... We've all been there: high winds, bad bottoms, cables, kelp
Leather wrapped wheel KennyBene at 9:40am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1027 My 1999 Beneteau OC 352 came with a (black) leather wrapped steering wheel. Must've looked nice whe
ODay 222 seizing shroud to spreader HighCs123 at 8:48am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1900 I've been reading up on rigging info. It seems that usually the shrouds are seized to spreaders afte
I need the name of a part. sharps4590 at 7:57am 05.04.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/721 Sitting here feeling pretty stupid. I need to cut about a 4 inch hole in the side of the seats of m
"nanny cam" or outdoor webcam on board chrisings at 6:32am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/765 Hey folks, Question; we live 2 1/2 hours from our marina and have kicked around the idea of installi
Persistant leak from Racor filter RWSlater at 6:30am 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/508 I have a Parker Racor R12PUL filter with the water separator bowl, for my Panda gen. I recently did

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Gearbox dipstick BigEasy at 5:07am 07.27.24 , I have always checked my Kansaki Transmission fluid level with the dipstick screwed in. The
shower drain sump pump question dLj at 4:56am 07.27.24 I was on a boat the other day that had two pumps in their bilge- one same as yours - the other one t
Gearbox dipstick dlochner at 3:50am 07.27.24 We should note that not all Kanzaki transmissions are alike. My Kanzaki (RIP) used ATF not oil and t
Gearbox dipstick (3) sailcapt340 at 3:44am 07.27.24 I looked at my Yanmar Manual yesterday, as this question is very ambiguous. Since I bought my 2000
shower drain sump pump question dlochner at 3:36am 07.27.24 The pump is a centrifugal pump, any water left in the hose between the pump and the highest point on
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Will Gilmore at 2:14am 07.27.24 Below is a shot of my fore stay on a typical afternoon outing :eek: . It looks like it only went p
shower drain sump pump question kappykaplan at 2:09am 07.27.24 Is this typical? Yes. The purpose of the box is to contain the liquid so it can't get into the bi
Ghosting with a Code Zero kappykaplan at 2:07am 07.27.24 Nice video - tks for sharing! :beer:
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? matts997 at 10:54pm 07.26.24 John: We sold our 280 primarily to get more interior cabin space and to get a newer boat to (hopefu
Anchor setup jssailem at 8:58pm 07.26.24 the 4" hole in the deck where the chain and rhode would come out is over the v-berth, not over the
Boat Mocs Blitz at 8:43pm 07.26.24 The Durbarry of Ireland Regatta deck shoe is a great shoe if you like the classic boat show look bu
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:50pm 07.26.24 Somewhere in my files I have something I saved on the 50th anniversary in which writer said that a b
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:27pm 07.26.24 The lack of fiber in your diet is creating the "unflushable poo" ...your failure to add water to the
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 thinwater at 4:51pm 07.26.24 Yup, Peggy. She knows the PH II. The hoses could be clogged with scale. There could be a kink in th
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 kappykaplan at 4:47pm 07.26.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress should be able to address your issue.
Boat Mocs thinwater at 4:32pm 07.26.24 I hope it was obvious I was just having fun with a rant. Shoes are always very personal and choices
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? chp at 3:39pm 07.26.24 I can give you a very recent story my wife and I had on our 280. I've had the boat for 2 years and h
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling BigEasy at 3:39pm 07.26.24 My solution was to encapsulate the foam using Reflexite insulation. Great idea Greg & a v
Catalina 30 traviler shive SycloneDriver at 3:38pm 07.26.24 Thanks for all the help guys. My friend just called, I couldn't answer. I'm sure he wants to work
Catalina 30 traviler shive SycloneDriver at 3:37pm 07.26.24 You might suggest that he use vang sheeting. Normally the vang is not used for upwind work, but yo

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