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How to do plumbing to add a second fresh water tank jfgy at 11:20am 03.10.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/5760 Hi Peggie. Thanks for your great advice over the years. I plan to add a second water tank to my Hun
Winch replacement Alice A. at 9:18am 03.10.16 Big Boats 12/1818 Hi, everyone. We want to replace the starboard cabin top winch on our Legend 37.5. It is an old Bari
Maxwell 25 winch - part broken during re-rig job lovetorenovate at 7:05am 03.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1249 We got our boat back from the re-rigging and found the port winch with a big chunk removed of the to
Hunter 410 diesel generator installation Don Lucas at 6:50am 03.10.16 Big Boats 8/1862 I'm going to be installing a diesel generator in my Hunter 410 in the next week of so. Just thought
storage tactics fred1diver at 6:03am 03.10.16 Trailer Sailors 9/1521 hey everyone, I was wondering if you have any tips regarding storage inside of small boats, I like t
SBO 2/1/2001 Brian D at 5:31am 03.10.16 Sails Call Lounge 8/682 Want to know what SBO looked like on February 1, 2001? https://web.archive.org/web/20010201073000/h
Great Video Narrated by the Great E.B. White Maine Sail at 5:30am 03.10.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1924 It is not often you stumble across video footage of the Maine Coast and lobstering in 1954 but E.B.
Pulling to right when underway ( Motor & Sailing) - Catalina Mk2 42 ft Rick J B at 8:31pm 03.09.16 Bigger Boats 12/1745 Hi All, I own a Catalina Mk2 42 and have recently experienced a veering of steer to the right when u
Pedestal mounted throttle & transmission controls lpbosch at 8:11pm 03.09.16 Catalina 30 6/2082 I have a 1981 C-30 with Universal 5411. I would like to move my throttle controls from the port coc
Propeller shaft Tripaddle at 6:57pm 03.09.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1457 to rework the stuffing box I had to cut the propeller shaft. The coupling wouldn't budge. Anybody ha
Flojet 4125 Seals jduehmig at 4:23pm 03.09.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/851 I have a problem with my Flojet 4125 bilge pump. Something is eating the rubber flapper valves that
a couple solar charging questions RussC at 3:27pm 03.09.16 Musings With Maine Sail 11/1310 I'm awaiting a 30W panel and this controller: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002MQW3H8?psc=1'redi
Cleaning a fuel tank Robert1224 at 2:11pm 03.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3729 Ahoy, I am re-powering my 1979 H30 and it is a perfect time to clean out my fuel tank. I have been
Mast tang replacement kito at 1:08pm 03.09.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1281 I am going to have a complete set of shrouds made up for my H30. They actually look ok but have no i
This looks fun cb32863 at 1:07pm 03.09.16 Ask All Sailors 39/2992 Another boat out of the former eastern block. Really like the boats coming out of there. I know ther
bilge pump fred1diver at 12:24pm 03.09.16 Trailer Sailors 2/766 hey everyone, I'm looking to put a bilge pump on my 1972 dolphin 23, now I just don't know what size
Oceanis 352 Holding Tank Syrenka at 11:34am 03.09.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2233 Hi! First post! I have a 1997 Oceanis 352, and the previous owner fitted it with a 10 gal holding t
Help on value of 1988 Catalina 30TR Jsl1 at 11:33am 03.09.16 Catalina 30 18/2447 This is the same boat I was talking about in my other post but I thought I should set it up as its o
Westerbeke 42b to Mitsubishi parts Alan Johnson at 11:24am 03.09.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3842 Looking for some help in identifying parts I need. From my research I believe my engine is based on
Edge trim for Pearson 26 transom Darren Carlton at 11:05am 03.09.16 Parts Search 0/617 I've seen several posts from a few years ago asking the same question: Anyone know where I can edge

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Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? capta at 2:39pm 08.23.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank sid
Do you use bumper boards? jviss at 2:32pm 08.23.23 If you go to Novia Scotia or similar places with big tides and commercial docks, you're going to wan
Do you use bumper boards? capta at 2:29pm 08.23.23 I've carried around the most beautiful pair of fender boards for years. They are nicely varnished wi
Do you use bumper boards? Leeward Rail at 2:29pm 08.23.23 Light weight & easy to handle & store. Are they one piece ? How long ? How do you store them ?
Do you use bumper boards? (1) jon hansen at 2:27pm 08.23.23 yes, use then on aeolus and cherrybomb made my own out of 2x6 hemlock
Do you use bumper boards? Leeward Rail at 2:27pm 08.23.23 an effective length of board is both heavy and space consuming. Most people in our area have them
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? jviss at 2:24pm 08.23.23 My M25 started losing RPM's, recovered for a while, then stalled yesterday. I thought it was water
Do you use bumper boards? Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 08.23.23 Yet another article that takes up valuable space ... I admit that they are a good idea, but I rarely
Do you use bumper boards? BigEasy at 1:45pm 08.23.23 Why would anyone buy a commercially made one ? It's a piece of spare lumber with old retired ropes
Do you use bumper boards? Leeward Rail at 1:41pm 08.23.23 Boats don't have bumpers, so why would anyone want a bumper board for their car? Here some people
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 1:10pm 08.23.23 So, anyway, I'm back in my home port, having completed the cycle. I sailed onto the mooring in Wes
Thoughts on chart tables? shemandr at 1:01pm 08.23.23 If it's a catchall, then it should be flat.
Do you use bumper boards? (1) rgranger at 12:57pm 08.23.23 Boats don't have bumpers, ...;) However, in some areas fender boards are useful I stand correcte
H380 settee table installation JamesG161 at 11:56am 08.23.23 You need to release the old table first and lift it out. Then put in the new Table and adjust the h
Do you use bumper boards? dlochner at 11:47am 08.23.23 Boats don't have bumpers, so why would anyone want a bumper board for their car?;) However, in som
Head Door Vent Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.23.23 Beautiful wooden vent cover. The real test will be how it vents while at anchor when the head sees
Do you use bumper boards? Leeward Rail at 11:35am 08.23.23 Depends on where you sail. We often have to dock against very "rugged" industrial/government fis
Thoughts on chart tables? Barnacle Bill at 11:06am 08.23.23 Everybody needs a place to put their junk. Might as well be there and it's an easy access too.
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 11:00am 08.23.23 Reviving this thread regarding fuel in the engine compartment. After changing the primary filter and
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 10:52am 08.23.23 The oil consumption I have confirmed to be ~1 quart, which works out to be 0.5% of fuel consumption.

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