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Javelin Interior Paint clanijos at 5:34pm 08.11.15 Day Sailers 1/976 I'm currently in the process of restoring a 1970 O'Day Javelin. I'm nearing the end of the long proc
Hatch Gasket Material Hale Meakipe at 4:45pm 08.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/847 Any suggestions on where to purchase replacement gasket material for v-berth hatch? The shape of th
Fuses Required for Battery Monitor Wires? (1) rardiH36 at 4:41pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 43/11377 A new-in-box vintage ProMariner analog battery monitor recently came into my possession. Photo atta
choosing antenna cable 1oldbuzzard at 2:00pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 3/860 I am going to replace a vhf antenna on top of the mast. 43' above deck and probably 75' of cable ove
Battery Charger confusion redunculous at 1:57pm 08.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/598 I'm changing out some fuses that run inline from my DC out ports to the batteries I am charging.
looking for Islander and Gemini owners 1oldbuzzard at 1:52pm 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 1/646 I have an Islander 32 but buying a Gemini 3200 and looking for groups to learn about my Gemini. It's
Catalina Waste Holiding Tank Pump out Matt_Summer Wind at 1:39pm 08.11.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1385 I am a new owner of a 1986 Catalina 27 and am just getting familiar. Can someone help me to underst
Starboard Stanchion Fasteners (1) KZW at 1:29pm 08.11.15 Catalina 310 28/4603 I managed to break the forward most stanchion on the starboard side. Please don't ask - it was real
Deck Light Bulb SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:08pm 08.11.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/705 Hi All, My decklight is out. Checked wiring on mast inside boat which indicates burned out bulb. Be
Head faucet leaks Clydo at 11:55am 08.11.15 Catalina 310 3/838 Tried search but no luck. Anyone had problem with head faucet leaking? Just noticed small drips on
Where to mount stereo and speakers on H23 isaksp00 at 11:13am 08.11.15 Smaller Boats 7/1715 I got a good deal on a Polyplanar unit that has a base and separate control panel/pad. I also bough
Raw water pump leaking (3) heritage at 11:06am 08.11.15 Engines and Propulsion 6/1849 Engine is a Yanmar 2gm20f, marinized in Japan. I believe the pump is an Oberdorfer, but can't find
Rudder issue (1) Armyaviation at 11:02am 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1326 I have an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat and the rudder for the boat is a lot bigger and thick
Best Bird Deterent yet: Flying a Flag (2) McIntoshUSA at 9:46am 08.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5792 Bird Deterrent! It seems that having a flag waving at the top of the mast really helps to keep the
Bunk boards and bottom paint Bladeswell at 8:16am 08.11.15 Smaller Boats 6/2187 Hello Again, I'm going to need to bottom paint before she goes back into the
First real sail in the C22 Hobopacket at 7:43am 08.11.15 Catalina 22 21/2485 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUaI1rikZ9c'feature=em-share_video_user Enjoy a video of my first
Our Solar Panel Install (6) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:23am 08.11.15 Catalina 310 1/3023 We finished the solar panel install about two months ago. This is a project that started over a yea
Flying the chute on the Yam 25 alturaam at 6:36am 08.11.15 Yamaha 12/2833 Hi all, I had an exchange some time ago with Syntonos on flying the chute on the Yam 25. I have
Best Place to Mount a Bilge Pump catalanc at 6:02am 08.11.15 Catalina 22 5/1351 I found an electric bilge pump on my new-2-me Catalina 22 MKII, in a bag set up to plug into the cig
Fiberglass repair dust Bw whisper at 5:46am 08.11.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4909 Does anybody have a better way to get the fiberglass dust out of the interior of the boat. Everythin

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Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 07.22.23 I purchased a new one that claims no accumulater is required. Typical marketing yahoos. The newe
Topside paint McPhee at 12:02pm 07.22.23 This was likely because you used unwaxed gel coat as the final coat. You want to use waxed gel coa
Can't find leak on 8' Mercury Inflatable ggrizzard at 12:00pm 07.22.23 :plus: On the valve check. If the fabric is worn so thin that air is escaping, you need a new ding
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 11:53am 07.22.23 Thank you both for your quick and thoughtful response. The TP valve has a short hose and when it goe
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater dlochner at 11:21am 07.22.23
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) rgranger at 11:19am 07.22.23 I wonder if there's a mast head anchor light with a dusk/dawn switch Yes, Marinebeem has one. So
CHI-MAC today Tally Ho at 11:17am 07.22.23
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 07.22.23 The T and P valve on your tank is there to keep the tank from blowing up not the plumbing. Not ex
Gelcoat repair elcojo2 at 9:39am 07.22.23 Thanks guys for all the replies. I will leave as is for now till next time haul out. Best,
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice kloudie1 at 9:18am 07.22.23 You can unroll the jib by removing the sheets and unrolling by moving the clew round and round. Stor
Hunter 25.5 Bow Damage Advice Crazy Dave Condon at 9:10am 07.22.23 Al Fooks who owns SBO and the forum store remained in Florida use to work at Hunter In manufacturing
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 9:08am 07.22.23 Will have to check model tomorrow when back to boat
Alder Barbour Refrigeration jviss at 8:57am 07.22.23 jviss - I had considered that, but the manual indicates that it should work up to 15 volts. I don'
Weather forecast... jssailem at 8:55am 07.22.23 I am heading to Everett tomorrow to start the work. If you come up, I'll have a bottle of wine to sh
Repair cabin sole with the fake "teak and holly" veneer Crazy Dave Condon at 8:51am 07.22.23 Call the forum store and talk with Mike who used to order all the supplies for Hunter Marine. See
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? (1) jssailem at 8:50am 07.22.23 The Whale manual indicates: irements for NPT (National Pipe Thread) are spelled out in ANSI B1.20.1
Weather forecast... MikeHoncho at 8:41am 07.22.23 Time to head north
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 8:41am 07.22.23 jviss - I had considered that, but the manual indicates that it should work up to 15 volts. I don't
Bayview Sailor Lost / Drowning jssailem at 8:37am 07.22.23 He had a heart attack.
"Portable" Anchor Light? FastOlson at 8:31am 07.22.23 I would always say that more light is better. I recall being in a large anchorage one memorable 'hap

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