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LPG Stove Not working mcrow33 at 7:29pm 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 9/518 My LPG stove on my Benetieau 361 is not working properly. I can light the burners, the flame is real
Quick release for the forstay piedpiperIII at 6:58pm 06.18.17 Catalina 22 27/5770 I plan to go with the quick disconnect for my forstay but I do not see them for the forward shrouds.
Replaced Joker Valve JerryA at 6:55pm 06.18.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 28/2583 Replaced my first Joker valve this weekend. Yucky job, but gloves and an old towel helped. Now I don
What to check to keep the water out Megaro76 at 5:47pm 06.18.17 Catalina 22 16/2611 Started my first full summer with my C22 off right this weekend. Got it out of inside winter storag
1975 Newport 30 II (3) CaliJames at 5:34pm 06.18.17 Newport 2/1232 137770 137769 137768 I've boated for decades in the bay and outside the gate , but I have never sail
Alternator wiring question Scott T-Bird at 5:20pm 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 10/3962 I am finally pulling all of my electrical improvements together. One thing left undone was modifyin
Blynman Canal Marc14857 at 4:30pm 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1634 one of our planned legs from Mystic up to Maine is from Glouchester to Portsmouth/Kittery. We have t
Transmission shifting stutter Frank Ireton at 3:49pm 06.18.17 Big Boats 5/929 When I shift our 35.6 in gear or out of gear, forward or reverse there is a terrible stuttering vibr
Need A Surveyor in Milwaukee Maine Sail at 1:56pm 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 3/510 Anyone know of a reputable surveyor in Milwaukee? Need one asap...
Nav lights: your preference agprice22 at 11:34am 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1882 I am at the point of re-equipping my restoration project Telstar 28 trimaran, and I am thinking of r
1979 cherubini 37 cutter Autumns Wind at 11:09am 06.18.17 The Cherubini Hunters 28/3310 Going to look at a 1979 Cherubini at the inspection what would you say are the major issues one shou
AC day1-USA is MIA Gunni at 8:12am 06.18.17 Racing 11/950 The boats seem to be pretty much evenly matched. Able to foil at 22kts in 7kts of wind. However you
Oday 192 centerboard stuck in keel colemanps at 7:06am 06.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/562 i put my 192 on its trailer. Now back in the water but the centerboard is stuck up in the shoal keel
Washing Cabin Cushion Cover? catalanc at 6:43am 06.18.17 Catalina 22 1/353 Hi Guys I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MK II and the cushion covers could use a good washing. One side i
Broken Strut on a 1983 C&C 30 mk1 popster48 at 6:24am 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 2/269 Inspection reveals that it is stainless, not bronze and had been welded...Is this original? or jury
Oday 192 centerboard pendant colemanps at 5:57am 06.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/560 How do I get access to the centerboard pendant shackle inside the shoal keel? Thanks.
Outland Hatch Covers Solstice at 4:57am 06.18.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1784 Does anyone have any experience with these? We do have Ocean shades for our hatches, but when used,
Irwin 37 ketch mast head replacement (2) yem23 at 6:57pm 06.17.17 Ask All Sailors 1/567 Below are pics of the top of my main masthead. There is a triangular shaped plate, mounted on a hing
H34 Aft Water Tank - Hold Down Straps (2) lnikl at 6:53pm 06.17.17 Big Boats 5/776 Have any of you had to replace the aft water tank on a H34 (mine is 1983). The tank is aluminum and
A hex / pox on the Hunter installers. Scott B at 5:00pm 06.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/711 Whoever had the brain fart at hunter era 2005 et al, to think it was a good idea to install zip ties

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Solar power systems dlochner at 6:14am 12.05.23 There are a good series of videos and articles about solar panels on the AltE website. Most are gear
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker ice breaker at 5:44am 12.05.23 You will be much happier if your replace that wabble pump, that needs a filter, with a Gulper 220.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker DaveJ at 5:09am 12.05.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. If
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 4:24am 12.05.23 What's amazing is the team approach to creating these works. It was fascinating to watch the action.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 4:04am 12.05.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please. RecPro is the system that I installed.. T
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit sailme88 at 3:56am 12.05.23 that hose has dry rot all about it. This is a reinforced hose and the rust is from the reinforcemen
Solar power systems xavpil at 3:55am 12.05.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit rgranger at 3:39am 12.05.23 That is a hell of an endorsement!
Solar power systems rgranger at 3:37am 12.05.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 8:10pm 12.04.23 I like that idea about the sanitation hoses. I noticed when you flush to the head it creates a huge
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 8:06pm 12.04.23 Escape is a 2002 356, but all of the 2002 on boats have a similar strut and a 1" shaft. I removed t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:25pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:22pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 6:56pm 12.04.23 2. A sleeve fitted around the base of the mast to rebuild it. This is usually made up of a section
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? shemandr at 6:48pm 12.04.23 Boats are meant to breathe. Stagnate air begets stink. On my Ranger 29 the natural air flow was pr
Which are the best good old daysailers? higgs at 6:33pm 12.04.23 Some of the small trimarans have some type of cockpit - as opposed to sitting on a tramp. They are
Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T shemandr at 6:27pm 12.04.23 So far as I know there isn't anywhere to practice or try out menus for GPS units. That is a shame b
Thru Hull Replacement? higgs at 6:22pm 12.04.23 If you replaced the hoses 7 years ago it is not likely they are just going to suddenly spring a leak

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