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Hunter 285 Head Brand for Plunger and Diaphragm Replacement (3) SteveMontgomery at 5:35am 11.03.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1131 I have a 1986 Hunter 285. Just finishing up a nearly year long refurb project. I saved the head an
Photos from the Fall C-22 Cruise Part-2 (10) CaptDon01 at 5:13am 11.03.16 Catalina 22 0/409 129838 129839 129840 129841 129842 129843 129844
Photos from the Fall C-22 Cruise Part-1 (10) CaptDon01 at 5:04am 11.03.16 Catalina 22 3/657 129833
Freeze plugs, any tips? capta at 9:13pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/430 The freeze plugs on our Onan are slowly rusting out one by one. We have spent literally hours trying
Plotting a longer course electronically SailMaster at 8:27pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1340 While messing with GPSNavX, (I am a Mac guy) I wanted to plot a longer course for a passage than nor
New holding tank for O'Day 34, lessons learned (5) njlarry at 7:54pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2376 129808 129809 129810 129811 129812 Replaced my holding tank recently and thought Iwould pass on some
Anyone looking for sails for a 1979 H27? Unplugged at 12:46pm 11.02.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/151 Cleaning out the garage and found the mainsail and furling foresail with yellow trim. In reasonable
O'Day 28 keel wing15601 at 11:45am 11.02.16 Bigger Boats 14/4008 Does anyone know how the encapsulated keel on the O'Day 28 is made? Is it random chunks of lead in
Texas to Florida - new sailor photo-dude at 11:06am 11.02.16 Destinations 27/7444 I'm fairly new to sailing. Have sailed on a Colgate 26 and a Catalina 25 on a local lake but no expe
Electronics Upgrade (B&G and Raymarine) Tartaruga Sailing at 9:41am 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 21/11207 This past Spring I purchased a 1990 Hunter 30 and brought it from MD to the NorthEast (Mystic, CT ar
Boarding a center cockpit boat atrometer at 9:15am 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2908 We have a new to us 36 Beneteau Center cockpit. It came with a set of dock stairs For boarding. I
First Bottom Job OS2Dude at 7:23am 11.02.16 Catalina 30 10/1445 Next summer I hope to give our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I a bottom job. We have never done one before on
Low Cost Instrument Pod Alternatives? abarrow at 6:11am 11.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/15815 I'm trying to figure out a way to install an instrument pod for my pedestal, but the $400-$500+ for
Hunter 22 Sails on Oday 23 boat scionrl at 6:10am 11.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/584 I have the opportunity to buy some Hunter 22 sails and wondering how I can find out if they would be
NTLBSR... Kermit at 6:27pm 11.01.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/773 VWYKTdCDC64
How long... MaryEllaRose at 5:41pm 11.01.16 Catalina 22 3/546 ...does it take for VC 17 paint to dry enough to put the Rose back on the trailer? I've got four coa
Ray Marine EV 100 Wheel Pilot/Seatalk N2K HMT2 at 5:29pm 11.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/480 Well, it looks like our ancient ST4000 seems to have given up the ghost. I am not sure I have alot o
NOV-DEC MainBrace is out CaptDon01 at 4:17pm 11.01.16 Catalina 22 0/372 The November/December issue of the MainBrace is out. Check it out: http://www.catalina22.org Don
Irwin 52 Timeguy at 3:26pm 11.01.16 Irwin 3/1730 I am looking at an Irwin 52. This particular one was built in 1981. I saw on amother forum that so
Foam Filler That Wet Epoxy Won't Disolve? rardiH36 at 1:46pm 11.01.16 Ask All Sailors 23/6766 I have a void space between my deck and the ceiling interior liner. Going "top to bottom" the layer

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LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Davidasailor26 at 10:22am 05.25.24 Thanks for the report! The AGM bank in our 37 reached end of life a couple seasons ago and we went w
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy SoSound at 10:12am 05.25.24 Unless the new installation is going to be through bolted, is it really necessary to drill the origi
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy dlochner at 10:10am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole.
Mast bag? stickinthemud57 at 9:50am 05.25.24 I once interviewed a single hander aboard the Open 60 he raced around the world. His halyards were
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Sandy Stone at 9:30am 05.25.24 What is the headliner made of? If it's hard plastic, maybe you could drill a small pilot hole from
Mast bag? thinwater at 9:08am 05.25.24 ... If you single hand, as I do frequently, anything that allows you to stay in the cockpit is wort
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Crazy Dave Condon at 8:50am 05.25.24 @Coloradonosea I am a former sailboat dealer now retired. American Fiberglass has been out of bu
Prop Shaft runout JoeWhite at 8:45am 05.25.24 I would fix everything ASAP
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (1) JamesG161 at 7:50am 05.25.24 The NHC did make their Standard Pie Chart llite era. Dammit Jim...
Raw water vented loop question JamesG161 at 7:45am 05.25.24 I know the ABYC recommends an 8" clearance for no vac. breaker The reason For a Vac Breaker.. Eng
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37am 05.25.24 You may not be aware that the pump/motor assembly doesn't have to come out the back...it can be inst
Prop Shaft runout Hamish_s at 7:18am 05.25.24 Practical advice for the season - propeller shaft fell out of the coupling. Bought at auction a 200
Rodeo anchoring (2) jssailem at 7:16am 05.25.24 I know of a fellow boater who purchased a new anchor plus chain and then headed to a secluded anchor
Bilge water question catsails8 at 6:58am 05.25.24
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 6:54am 05.25.24 Ah, but my desired orientation (for hose security and fit) is the motor assembly to come out the fro
Bilge water question catsails8 at 6:51am 05.25.24 I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51am 05.25.24 Either the discharge pipe will stick out in front of the user (risking damage and mess) or I'll have
Mast bag? Dalliance at 6:33am 05.25.24 No experience with the bag you speak of, but if you do much single-handing then I recommend leading
Mast bag? Davidasailor26 at 6:24am 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question (1) sailcapt340 at 6:23am 05.25.24 As Dave stated Scot is the part you want. Mine looked liked yours and replaced it a while back. Th

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