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Where's the water draining? (3) plenny7 at 10:32am 05.03.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1274 My wife and I bought our first boat in November, a '92 Hunter 33.5. It's a boat we had sailed on ma
Advice needed on new jib - 2003 Hunter 356 shayes914 at 9:11am 05.03.16 Big Boats 2/816 Hi. I still have the original sails on my 2003 Hunter 356 and I am ready to replace the jib. My mai
Mobile diesel mechanic - western Lake Erie Joe5893 at 8:39am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/724 I keep my boat in Michigan on the western end of Lake Erie. The marinas in my area do not offer die
Quick Pinstripe Removal? Alexander38 at 7:53am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4776 Hey Everyone! Do any of you out there know about a quick way to remove pinstriping? I am currently u
Broken engine mount (1) Jerry21707 at 7:53am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/4103 Charter Catamaran 440 under power dead slow astern backing out of a tight slip cut the dinghy painte
Mainsail traveller on H26 Willemvan at 7:42am 05.03.16 Smaller Boats 32/5907 I own a hunter H26. What I would like to do is install a mainsail traveller right at the companion
Pop top hook for catalina 25 Coastaldoctor at 7:10am 05.03.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1354 I own a Catalina 25, 1978 and I am looking for a place I can get the "h" hook to clip the boat's pop
What to Use toClean Engine? Jongleur at 6:50am 05.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/768 Can't find with a search, but was it kerosene that works to clean the exterior of the engine? Also,
361 Mid-ship cleat question tnathan at 6:39am 05.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1175 Hello, I had my 2001 beneteau 361 surveyed and the surveyor mentioned that the mid-ship cleat was l
ODay 22 Genoa Captain George at 6:37am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 1/338 I am an older retiring sailor clearing out the garage. I have a nice hank-on Genoa for an ODay 22 wh
Finally got her out for the day part 2 ShotgunSlim at 5:25am 05.03.16 Catalina 22 3/1242 Here's the video version of my good day on the water with friends: 3GjLAPcQAII
Galley faucet washer replacement? (2) Wings Cap at 4:29am 05.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/1758 Anyone replace washers in one of these? So simple on most home plumbing, but I don't assume hardware
ceasars creek resevoir ohio bridge? sailnewbie at 4:08am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1971 anyone ever sailed this lake, I'm curious of the bridge height that runs thru the middle of the lake
Prime question All U Get at 4:01am 05.03.16 Ask All Sailors 38/4870 Hi all, We have had an issue ever since we left last fall with our raw water pump on the generator.
Cabin Cushions Cainsoccer at 1:13am 05.03.16 Catalina 22 2/639 Thinking of reupholstering cabin cushions. Has anyone added a thin plywood base and then just wrap a
Docking Technique Motivation Terry Cox at 8:00pm 05.02.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/1264 A lively discussion is going on in another forum that deals with docking. One person advised to neve
Looking for paint tints and flateners njlarry at 7:53pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/609 Someone recently posted here his pet peeve about caulk only coming in large containers, mine is the
Reverse Cycle Heat Water Temp Monterey385 at 7:41pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/493 Our current water temperature is about 51F. Should a standard 16K reverse cycle air conditioner/hea
The strangest sailboat design I ever saw (1) RussC at 7:10pm 05.02.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4332 I'm sure not in the market for another boat, but still can't help browsing CL once in a wile. I did
mac 224 venture sailnewbie at 6:23pm 05.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/768 where is typical water leak areas thru hull, we had ours out the other day for about 4hrs and had ab

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Groco raw water strainer winterization hack tfox2069 at 8:20am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevent
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 7:58am 11.29.23 David, It does do a quick cycle on occasion when pressurized. After I turned off the faucets to dr
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib dlochner at 7:57am 11.29.23 First, I've got to say how impressed I am with the friendly and helpful advice I've received here f
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 7:31am 11.29.23 It is a small boat with minimal wiring that is decades old. Consider just ripping all the old stuff
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 7:26am 11.29.23 Thank you both for your responses. Pacer Group is a great suggestion and has what I am looking for.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:25am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way.
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack dlochner at 7:22am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevents
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:22am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus beca
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 JBP-PA at 6:49am 11.29.23 Some of the wiring passes into channels and becomes difficult to reach, and some of the items it po
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.29.23 just thinking... if nothing works, then the problem is probably between the battery post (neg or pos
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 6:29am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compon
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 6:11am 11.29.23 Unfortunately the boat is two hours away and water and electricity are shut off for the winter. This
When does a screw become a bolt? Will Gilmore at 4:11am 11.29.23 :laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: We are now at post #62 of a 7-month old thread discussing the definit
Water tank syphoning? Davidasailor26 at 12:51am 11.29.23 When the pump is on does it periodically cycle? 70 liters per day is a remarkable about of loss for
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 10:57pm 11.28.23 Thanks for the input. It was a new & fully charged 12v battery, voltage on the battery over 13v, ter
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 9:01pm 11.28.23 OK-Here is what I found tonight. The water pump was shut down over night again as usual, with the f
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Stu Jackson at 8:26pm 11.28.23 I traced and tested as many of the circuits as I could, including some continuity testing with my m
Bonding Cable marcham at 8:13pm 11.28.23 I buy green marine cable, then use yellow tape wrapped with 2 inch spacing.... if chandlery only has
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 8:07pm 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib dlochner at 7:51pm 11.28.23 just trying to figure options for possibly using a sail that is just sitting here doing nothing.

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