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Diesel in water lift muffler NICK1951 at 11:01am 11.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2170 Hello Maine and others, I recently, winterized the 1984 Catalina 36 with a Universal M-25. I opened
Min hp for strong currents rustyw007 at 10:49am 11.01.15 Catalina 22 39/5478 I've tried to research this on my own - but there are SO many good conversations in these forums, an
Beneteau roller main furl line arrangement at boom/mast base trishark at 8:32am 11.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/729 We sail a B40 2009. With a roller main, the furling line feeding into the drum has a tendency to ru
Adding a powerboat bimini? Karyon at 7:35am 11.01.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1032 I wouldn't mind adding a bimini to our Hunter 23.5, but they seem pretty costly new. I found quite a
Cockpit lighting at dock Monterey385 at 6:30am 11.01.15 Ask All Sailors 31/11291 Searching for Ideas for cockpit lighting while dockside. With DST turning to EST it gets dark reall
Bearing ? chuck stas at 5:43am 11.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1530 Hello All, I'm new to sailing ' boating but having a great time learning, Last NOV I picked up a 198
Need to fold a large sail by yourself? (1) weinie at 12:34am 11.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1359 http://www.harborfreight.com/3-12-in-nylon-spring-clamp-69289.html x 2 You're welcome! http://ww
British fuel valve (1) pipedream at 10:02pm 10.31.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/1505 Our PNW based diesel sloop was built in the UK. We just enountered a problem difficult to repair her
Bilge pump question Justin_NSA at 9:36pm 10.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1089 I was winterizing my 30T today. The boat is new to me. My hot water tank drain line runs to the bilg
Words of wisdom to a c30 owner Elysium_Van_Isl at 9:02pm 10.31.15 Catalina 30 17/2917 Hey all, While ruminating about my boat the other day (when I was supposed to be working), I had a t
Re-power yamaha 33 yanmar 2ym15 or 3ym20 Rick B at 8:35pm 10.31.15 Yamaha 2/2213 We have the original never re-built Yanmar 2GM 14hp in our Yanaha 33 but it blew the seal around the
Rudder paint MaryEllaRose at 8:17pm 10.31.15 Catalina 22 10/4276 The Rose's PO painted her bottom but not the rudder. Whatever was on it grew beautiful green hair ov
Cabin sole replacement hunter 28.5 sail_MN at 7:08pm 10.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3027 I've decided it's time to replace the cabin sole on my Hunter 28.5. There are numerous soft spots a
O'day32c mast removal, trucking Kenny2000 at 6:58pm 10.31.15 Bigger Boats 2/553 Hi all, joined the forum in Aug. but this my 1st post. Am preparing to ship my boat south and need t
Low flow of cooling water (2) lnikl at 6:27pm 10.31.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1219 I am looking for your experience and ideas. I have a 21 hp Westerbeke 3 cyl diesel (1983), freshwate
Hunter 410 potable water tubing Don Lucas at 4:56pm 10.31.15 Big Boats 4/1266 Anyone know what size tubing is used in a Hunter 410 potable water system? I got a section of 1/2' t
Good idea to drill holes in the bottom of my boat? RonRock at 2:47pm 10.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/7148 Well the liner bottom actually. My V25 has a shallow "pocket" that collects water. It is under the
148 hose for sink drain? marchem at 1:21pm 10.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/996 Any advantages or disadvantages of using 148 hose on a sink drain? One disadvantage I can think of
Gibb retaining rubber plug Scubagirl62 at 12:59pm 10.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1314 Does anyone know what size Gibb retaining rubber plug is needed for a Hunter 235? I want to replace
Whitney's marine? Phil Herring at 12:19pm 10.31.15 Ask All Sailors 1/294 Just got a permanent bounce error from an email to Whitney's Marine. Does anybody know if they chan

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New Electronics Networking Help curtdo at 2:00pm 09.05.23 You have a number of things going on. First, do you want to end up with a Raymarine physical hardwar
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:52pm 09.05.23 thanks again! This is a great site as no one has criticized anyone for asking basic questions unlike
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:47pm 09.05.23 I'm glad it's exciting - as it should be. A toy is a toy after all. I was looking on the Ronstan, H
Invest 95L shemandr at 1:40pm 09.05.23 Me rooting for this storm to head North of me is like talking to your golf ball after you've hit it.
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 1:36pm 09.05.23
CL 14 parts question RBand at 1:33pm 09.05.23 I'll have to measure. Thank you as this is all new (and exciting) to me.
CL 14 parts question shemandr at 1:28pm 09.05.23 What size is the sheet?
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. Jimongee at 1:25pm 09.05.23 So thank you, Ralph Johnson. Regarding those two paragraphs it look like what the heck am I trying t
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather kappykaplan at 1:16pm 09.05.23 It seems hurricanes like to follow me Or could it be that your boat is so fast that it's sucking t
Let's Talk About Power mikeracca at 1:16pm 09.05.23 @Stu Jackson Thank you for the insight and links, I will study them here shortly. ve the ability
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Project_Mayhem at 12:46pm 09.05.23 I've had great results from McLube and off the shelf dry teflon lubes but I do believe a clean track
Broken propeller captcoho at 12:27pm 09.05.23 Hi I have broken blade on 1985 h34 2 blade bronze prop Question where is the best place to find rep
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 12:26pm 09.05.23 Update for @dLj and his luck with storms. :facepalm:
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Project_Mayhem at 12:15pm 09.05.23 I have an electric fuel pump installed by a previous owner. I have it connected to the choke termina
HUNTER 456 2002? Real or not? JamesG161 at 12:13pm 09.05.23 HUN452-77-J102 HUN 452 - 77th Hull made , Molded by Hunter in Jan in 2002. Most likely listed a
Lewmar 3500XXXXX Portlights source? BigEasy at 12:13pm 09.05.23 A couple of years ago I got a quote from Hatchmasters for the two big Lewmar hatches on my boat and
Privacy Curtain hangers for 29.5 ? Rick Webb at 12:10pm 09.05.23 Looks like what we have The one on the tape are much easier to work with
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 11:45am 09.05.23 Update for @dLj and his luck with storms. :facepalm:
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel dlochner at 11:37am 09.05.23 That is a great explanation! The picture of the parallel resistances in the Victron paper really ma
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:23am 09.05.23 I always like a good puzzle and your photos and write up certainly don't make things any easier. in

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