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New electric head needed gettinthere at 5:04am 10.31.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1683 Jabsco sucks! The electric head had an issue and I bought a rebuild kit. The O ring that seals it a
Shower drains First 38S5 Nancy Williams at 2:00am 10.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/772 Just taken on Beneteau First 38S5 and trying to find which bilge the showers drain into. I think th
Jacklines for safety - where mounted? vizwhiz at 10:18pm 10.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/7923 Just wondering where you have your jacklines for safety harnesses mounted, how you run them on your
100 Percent Acrylic Bottom Paint Initial Test Results Seahorse24 at 9:30pm 10.30.16 Trailer Sailors 59/12612 We placed our project boat in the slip on September 5. Although the boat is on a boat lift, I left a
Question of balance Pecostx at 8:35pm 10.30.16 Catalina 22 7/1091 I am getting ready to lift my boat off the trailer. It is not the right trailer for a C22. It's a ta
Weekend Project Fail - (Oday 28 Mast base sinking?) (5) Euphoria2011 at 7:02pm 10.30.16 Bigger Boats 12/4033 Well this weekend's project didn't turn out like I had planned. I bought the spartite mast wedge/sea
Safe sea state? Jwhy at 5:27pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 28/6053 I'm looking at coastal conditions and trying to picture how rough the water is from the predictions
Sad to say goodbye, but happy day Long Story at 2:43pm 10.30.16 Catalina 310 4/1285 Well there has been lots going on.. but it is official... We sold the C-310 to a very nice couple wh
Mice--how can they--impossible? Windtherapy at 12:46pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1276 So my 26' is on the trailer for the winter with obviously no lines out. Just sits there on the trai
Old boats (2) Karyon at 12:08pm 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 106/15421 I always find it very heart breaking seeing boats like this or that are tied up in a marina and have
Coming to a time zone near you!!! Brian D at 11:49am 10.30.16 Sails Call Lounge 6/682 Be prepared! Mawahahahahahahahaha k4EUTMPuvHo
how are these rudder bearings serviced? (2) Marc3715 at 11:11am 10.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2081 Something in the rudder of my 1983 Hunter 34 squeals whenever I turn the wheel. The steering effort
That Darned Committee Boat. (1) Roadking Larry at 10:11am 10.30.16 Racing 9/1478 Last race of the season for our little club. It's been a good year, nobody got hurt and everyone had
Checking chainplates and dismasting question RichW9603 at 9:15am 10.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4735 Hi all, Took my new (to me) 1989 Hunter 33.5 our yesterday, winds were 15 knots gusting just a litt
Replace window weatherseals shazam at 9:08am 10.30.16 Catalina 30 9/3813 I've been unable to find the anything about the source of the replacement window weatherseals in the
Whitlock Mamba steering dehler25 at 8:45am 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/5322 I have play in the steering of the OE Whitlock Mamba system otherwise it works well. I have searched
Navpod viewing angle (1) Gatch30 at 6:03am 10.30.16 Ask All Sailors 7/729 I have, what I would assume is, your typical Navpod set up. It's great when you are standing at the
Cabin Ventilation Chris Flanagan at 7:41pm 10.29.16 Smaller Boats 3/569 I have a Hunter 23.5/1993. and it is my understanding that the cabin should be ventilated to keep mo
I surrender to the gods of filth: Admission is the first step to recovery (2) Rich Stidger at 7:28pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/4055 OK, I guess I am just anal about keeping everything clean. There is almost nothing I hate more than
Datamarine - American longevity (1) Skipper at 6:24pm 10.29.16 Ask All Sailors 6/882 32 year old instruments. And still flawless. Of course newer technology is more interesting, but i

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Mixing elbow dlochner at 7:13pm 05.24.24 Try HDI Marine. https://hdimarine.net
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 7:12pm 05.24.24 It is a generic vented loop, not a Yanmar Part. The vent sometimes gets plugged or loosens. Unscrew
Raw water vented loop question Rick D at 6:57pm 05.24.24 I replaced mine with a Vetus about 15 years ago.
Mixing elbow Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 05.24.24 I think the Universal engines just use pretty generic types of elbows if I remember right? I know on
Raw water vented loop question Davidasailor26 at 6:50pm 05.24.24
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Don S/V ILLusion at 5:46pm 05.24.24
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart David in Sandusky at 5:36pm 05.24.24 Thank you both. I printed your pdf's, Kloudie, to show to my rigger.
2024 Hurricane Forecasts kappykaplan at 4:24pm 05.24.24 This is not good news, Jim and John. Tks for sharing, err forecasting. :beer:
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (3) Coloradonosea at 4:08pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Does anyone have a rudder they bought from Rudder Craft Hayden Watson at 2:20pm 05.24.24 Good to know. I will ask them to do a smooth finish. Feel free to send them my photos of what it s
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 2:05pm 05.24.24 The only time I remember removing the cable from the linkage was over the winter in 2020 / 2021. I
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 1:26pm 05.24.24 That Johnson must be a bonafide antique! Our family had one prolly 60 years ago. There's normally
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 12:51pm 05.24.24 Haha ok well I couldn't turn down the good deal on the Raritan. May need to do some modifications to
Electric Head conversion Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:25pm 05.24.24 The Jabsco QF has a pump to put water into the bowl and another pump to empty the bowl. That's beca
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... (1) Tally Ho at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is the geometry on the new guard different so that the throttle hits it? As I recall, the old pede
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Richard19068 at 12:15pm 05.24.24 Is there no adjustment on the engine end of the cable?
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... dmax at 12:13pm 05.24.24 When I replaced the throttle and gear shift levers on my boat with SS ones, the throttle would hit t
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question (1) Salty79 at 12:12pm 05.24.24 Thank you Peggie. My problem with the Raritan will be positioning. Either the discharge pipe will st
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Hello Below at 11:55am 05.24.24 replace it with a Raritan SeaEra, which Defender has with household bowl for $609. Pretty much a s
Electric Head conversion (1) Scott B at 11:48am 05.24.24 Quick question for folks with the Sea Era in question here: can the bowl be rotated 180 so it faces

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