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Oday 322 Sanitaion hose fireman416 at 8:28am 09.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1013 Does anyone know how long the sanitation hose from the head to the holding tank is and is the pump o
Winter layup, 2008 Hunter 27-3 Craig Cook at 7:54am 09.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/815 Any tips on pulling the mast on a 27-3? It appears that the spreaders are below the mid-point on th
Net tonnage and name change Bino at 4:13am 09.22.15 Catalina 22 5/827 We want to change the name of our boat- name and hailing port- that we purchased a few years ago. I
Rudder Bearings Beach Bum at 3:14am 09.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/568 I will remove the rudder and open it up during winter. The foam inside rudder is wet and foam needs
Bow roller on trailer - causing minor damage Macboy at 9:49pm 09.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/870 The PO installed the front roller mod on our trailer but if you miss it and come up just on the side
How does a prop shaft break? (1) THECUSCUS at 7:43pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 28/10097 Discovered my prop shaft sheared off. We motored for about a half hour, no abnormalities . Then sa
Folding prop P35????? THECUSCUS at 7:17pm 09.21.15 Pearson 0/624 Feathering prop P35????? Anyone have a feathering prop on their P35? If so what brand and what siz
Importing from Canada tricyclerob at 7:11pm 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1599 I'm considering buying a 28' sailboat on a road trailer that's in Canada and importing it into the s
Wire to rope main halyard borovans at 5:03pm 09.21.15 Day Sailers 10/5103 I'm replacing the lines on my 1974 daysailer 2. How do I attach the main rope halyard to the wire o
Shaft Seal Leaking Again... (1) FlimFlamII at 4:38pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/730 I replaced the seals back in June. No leaks until a few weeks ago. Now a slow drip out of the fron
H 25 water hose Db421 at 2:44pm 09.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/560 Hunter made a lousy design decision when they placed the hose for the water tank. The filler sets i
1989 Oday 272 Review (1 Year) (5) MaritimeTees at 12:17pm 09.21.15 Bigger Boats 62/17627 This is my one year review of my 272 I purchased exactly one year ago. My experience as a sailor is
Grounding Wire for Mast - Hunter 26.5 Paulbond at 12:14pm 09.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2582 Hello everyone, I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 that I am rewiring the electrical connector for the lights
Signs of Tired Tiller SFKjeld at 10:26am 09.21.15 Smaller Boats 35/3676 Being the neurotic sailor that I am, I have always wondered whether my tiller assembly is sound. I h
Morgan 43 - 1985 dnordic at 10:19am 09.21.15 Morgan 5/2524 I purchased the Morgan 43 in Dec. 2010. I have replace just about everything in the boat. Now I purc
New Voyaging tips video Sailvayu at 9:47am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/621 I have a new Voyaging tips video out. Hope some find it helpful. Comments and suggestions welcome.
Problems with Cetol markwbird at 9:19am 09.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1425 So per my last thread I went with the Cetol for the wood trim on my H-34. I am applying in the earl
Bent anchor roller (1) Vegas at 9:18am 09.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2395 Can anyone recommend the best way to straighten the bent piece on my anchor roller? If your recomme
Prop shaft not turning under sail Tim22 at 8:57am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1910 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with a yanmar 2gm20f and leave the transmission in neutral when under sail.
Norcold recharge (1) JerryA at 8:56am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 0/417 I recharged my icebox conversion this weekend. Added a clamp on bullet piercing valve on the suction

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can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dLj at 8:15am 02.19.23 Have you contacted Milwaukee about availability? Last summer I was looking for a Bosch sander and
Diesel Fuel Link RoyS at 7:54am 02.19.23 On the aluminum casting of the fuel filter assembly it is very easy to strip the threads.
Yanmar engine console - yuck BigEasy at 7:43am 02.19.23
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Ward H at 7:27am 02.19.23 Selecting the 'best' handle really depends on your boat and the type of sailing you do. On my boat,
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dlochner at 7:18am 02.19.23 Ya gotta read the fine print... Plus, that doesn't even come with a battery, you have to buy it sep
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? Hayden Watson at 7:17am 02.19.23 For me personally, I do not worry a great deal about the stretch characteristics of my genoa sheets.
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? (1) dLj at 7:02am 02.19.23 Ya gotta read the fine print... Plus, that doesn't even come with a battery, you have to buy it sepa
PHRF handicap Marmalade at 6:56am 02.19.23 Some info
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Tally Ho at 6:49am 02.19.23 I've been looking for that right angle 24v MiIlwaukee drill but it apparently isn't made anymore. A
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? dLj at 6:45am 02.19.23 I have multiple winch handles, but have two 12" locking handles I use at the mast that I wouldn't wa
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 6:42am 02.19.23 213113
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest kappykaplan at 5:12am 02.19.23 SSB :plus:
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 5:11am 02.19.23 How did they manage 20 years ago? In short - SSB dj
Yanmar engine console - yuck nitrogenase at 4:34am 02.19.23 Sand it, repair crack at upper left, prime with 2part epoxy, and top coat with 2part epoxy. I did
yanmar 110 blowout DaveJ at 4:07am 02.19.23 I think maybe the OP is pulling our leg about doing a rebuild on the engine. I know I would be look
Diesel Fuel Link mermike at 10:46pm 02.18.23 I have the same problem and it's next up on the project list to finish off. I've tightened the seco
yanmar 110 blowout Project_Mayhem at 10:38pm 02.18.23 The OP is probably better off with a different boat altogether
yanmar 110 blowout Crusty Ol Salt at 9:16pm 02.18.23 There was a fire, the damage will be extensive. Time to repower with a Nanni or a Beta. I was thi
Diesel Fuel Link Ralph Johnstone at 9:13pm 02.18.23 The newer copper washers are rubber coated and do a l i t t l e better than the older bare copper wa
Diesel Fuel Link Rich Stidger at 7:59pm 02.18.23 This looks like the engine-mounted secondary fuel filter. The fuel lines connected to it are banjo

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