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h410 owners refrigeration FrankT at 3:41am 07.14.16 Big Boats 10/1638 Our H410 has a spill over refrigeration / freezer set up. I'm not happy with the set up and l'm look
raw water impeller replacement brad minda at 11:17pm 07.13.16 Catalina 30 11/4388 Headed out last Monday and noticed that water had quit coming out the exhaust. I haven't had the bo
Anchor windlass for H280 Ken13559 at 9:37pm 07.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 2/975 Helping a friend to source for info/ideas and windlass for his H280 (circa 1997). Anchor well is rea
Connecticut bound Casagf66 at 4:23pm 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/410 Hey gang, Im looking to explore the coast of Connecticut this weekend and was wondering if anyone n
Connecticut bound Casagf66 at 4:15pm 07.13.16 Destinations 6/1344 Hey gang, Im looking to explore the coast of Connecticut this weekend and was wondering if anyone n
Any referrals west coast area, for experienced C22 mechanic to replace swing keel? Jason Vaughan at 2:09pm 07.13.16 Catalina 22 13/912 Hi there, I own an 83 C22. Instead of messing around with repairs to the swing keel, I decided to
ODAY 222 replacement JIB Blocks oday222-andy at 1:59pm 07.13.16 Day Sailers 7/2007 Hi. I have a 1986 O'DAY 222. Love the boat. I need to replace the carts for the jib sheets. The ones
Lubricating Manual Head BayMan at 1:12pm 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/9519 Peggy's book says I should lubricate the head valve with either silicone or Teflon grease. All I c
322 Transmission cable length? Mickstr at 12:57pm 07.13.16 Bigger Boats 2/756 My tranny cable broke and I forgot to measure the length before I left the mooring. I see they're so
Peak Sails "Generator" Rcarbo at 8:55am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/556 Has anyone tried the "*****" sail that Peak Sails sells.
For sale (10) OfflineTN at 8:46am 07.13.16 Catalina 22 0/19 I am selling my 1971 Catalina 22. I have fully restored the boat and rigged it for cruising and raci
Evidently I'm not prepared for heavy weather.. Chris Patterson at 8:35am 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 29/3635 I'm talking heavy weather in access of 50 knots of wind. Friday night at about 1:30 am I took anothe
1981 Hunter 30 Fuel Tank Clogged mbirk81 at 6:56am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1229 I found my Yanmar 15 will only run about 15 minutes until she shuts down. After replacing all filter
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:43pm 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/615 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:40pm 07.12.16 Other Sailboats 0/922 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Water Pump Chatter plenny7 at 8:49pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 2/2387 I've seen a couple of recent threads about water pumps recycling, and pumps coming on intermittently
Vertical or Sensor based Bilge Pump Switches Ed M. at 7:28pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/676 I find the the newer non-Mercury float switches don't seem to hold up with my 2000 Hunter 460. Has a
Swing keel help (2) Warax at 7:25pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 43/6231 Hi guys, today i got my old Cat 22 a much needed repair : her swing keel was full of rust and in poo
Stanchion Water Tanks Vents -Hunter Ed M. at 7:22pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/828 Can anyone suggest how to check the connection between the water tank vent hose and the stanchion ve
Hunter 310 Traveller Tim22 at 6:40pm 07.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1606 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with the main sheet traveller on top of the arch. The traveller cleats are

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RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 03.26.24 bleach for a short while followed by a vinegar rinse make a lot of sense. Be sure to rinse ALL the
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:07pm 03.26.24 You're definitely on the right track, but not quite how I'd do it. 1. Triple M Plastics is a great
Boom rgranger at 6:49pm 03.26.24
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 6:40pm 03.26.24 FWIW, I think I would avoid pulling the top of the belly water tanks off and simply use the access t
Welding Flaw? dLj at 5:38pm 03.26.24 your correct on the electropolishing and yes sir its been paid, shipped, and delivered. Approx a
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 5:05pm 03.26.24 Electroplater? Likely electropolishing. The battle - is it worth fighting... have you paid for the
Welding Flaw? dLj at 4:17pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this o
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 3:53pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Welding Flaw? garymalmgren at 3:48pm 03.26.24 Is that chrome plated? The second photo of the weld filling in a hole certainly looks plated. gary
Funny Friday!!! (2) JamesG161 at 3:27pm 03.26.24 I love funny Signs. tom right of this sign. and 223797 Jim...
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel ShawnL at 3:21pm 03.26.24 No one here follows the regs, except the sail boats. I've had ski boats pulling tubes cross so clos
Funny Friday!!! (1) dmax at 3:10pm 03.26.24 223795
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 3:09pm 03.26.24 Why would the OP, invert his power when he has 120 VAC? Well Jim, I'll just quote the OP on this:
Welding Flaw? capta at 3:04pm 03.26.24 It looks to me that the mixture and/or scope of gases was wrong during welding. This means that the
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 3:04pm 03.26.24 Storing electricity as DC in a battery, then inverting it Why would the OP, invert his power when
Welding Flaw? LakeShark at 2:52pm 03.26.24 @dLj thanks for your help. Unfortunately it looks like I might be in for a little battle on this on
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size (1) Tom J at 2:45pm 03.26.24 I looked at the owner's manual and the DC circuit schematic doesn't even show the fuses. No wonder
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Tom J at 2:39pm 03.26.24 Tom thank you. Have had boat for eleven years and fuse size worked for me. My boat has electric w
Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 2:19pm 03.26.24 I'm perplexed by your problem. I've had he SG200 with the smart shunt for a couple of years and it h
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 2:07pm 03.26.24 Yea, that's a tough one. If you're a full time cruiser, that makes sense. If you only use your til

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