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Importing from Canada tricyclerob at 7:11pm 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1932 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 10/6224 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 2/854 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 1/687 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 62/23540 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 20/3138 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 35/4436 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 5/3689 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 2/698 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 4/1631 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 5/3039 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 12/2362 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 0/459 I recharged my icebox conversion this weekend. Added a clamp on bullet piercing valve on the suction
Rub rails and deck hull joints jssailem at 8:46am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1588 Recently I read a message from a new owner looking to replace the rub rail on his craft. This caus
Hunter 33.5 new boat owner j24jaded at 8:35am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1012 I just adopted a '93 33.5' for my latest rescue. the boat came with out battery's. befor I but the
Yanmar 2GM Alarm Question pateco at 8:00am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 15/9023 Went out sailing yesterday, and motoring out everything was fine. Once we got the sails up, I went t
Bow Roller Replacement-H42 Art Dennis at 6:22am 09.21.15 Big Boats 5/1415 Good Morning, My bow rollers are shot and need replaced. Anyone know the make of the bow roller
circuit diagram DockH at 4:32am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/769 Two questions: My Don Casey "Sailboat Maintenance" show a "Sniffer" in circuit diagrams but there is
Nicro Cabin Vents rukidn at 7:02pm 09.20.15 Catalina 310 18/3434 Thinking about adding Nicro vents or equivalent this fall to help ventilate during our long Lake Eri
Black water discharge from manual vs electric head Dan_Y at 7:01pm 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2761 My question is whether or not an electric toilet can pump as well as a manual head to sufficiently e

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Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 02.21.24 I have had difficulty finding a Kuuma stainless steel heater on the web, using a Google search. A
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 dlochner at 10:48am 02.21.24 The link in Post #1 is a link to a low quality image of the Kuuma water heater, it is not a link to
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Scott T-Bird at 10:27am 02.21.24 Stu, this is just plain silly. Stephen's original post has the caption Kuuma 11811 6 Gallon 120v Fr
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 dlochner at 10:14am 02.21.24 FWIW, the Kuuma 110v 6 gallon water heater is the only marine water heater on the market with a UL 1
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Stu Jackson at 9:33am 02.21.24 Dan's comments make sense. I owned a Catalina 22 from 1983 to 87 in San Francisco. I sailed the Ba
New Engine for 23 foot O Day rgranger at 9:32am 02.21.24 :plus: on the 25"
WINDLASS Captain Larry-DH at 9:24am 02.21.24 All chain is great, especially if you have a 20,000 pound boat. The OP (and I) have boats closer to
Looking to replace my 6 gal water heater on Hunter 320 Stu Jackson at 9:17am 02.21.24 Stu, I'm afraid you must have missed this since it was the opening post .... Do you see where it sa
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? (1) rgranger at 8:59am 02.21.24 I guess he was shooting away from the marina, toward what looks like empty land on the other side?
Western L.I. Sound marina dlochner at 8:22am 02.21.24 Good thing my wife agrees that boating expenses come under healthcare in the family budget...dare I
WINDLASS Alan Gomes at 8:20am 02.21.24 That only works in mild winds. Not really helpful in strong winds with adverse current. Plus a kell
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:16am 02.21.24 I don't think you will find a mooring with launch service for a 30 ft boat for less than 2000-2500 a
WINDLASS Captain Larry-DH at 7:55am 02.21.24 Easily solved with a kellet. (This does not address your other points, though.) That only works in
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 7:04am 02.21.24 Contrary to what 99% of the world would tell you and Im sure there will be much opposition to my st
Paddlewheel suggestions? twodzusfittings at 7:00am 02.21.24 I sail mainly in the Chesapeake Bay. I use my Garmin GPS for my speed over ground. When that isn't w
Moving Up... w4swk at 6:57am 02.21.24 Thank you, Stu! I have read many of your posts and find them to be informative and accurate! I will
st 4000 and rudder position (1) john2 at 6:45am 02.21.24 After some diy stuf, i got it working. The autopilot now displays rudder postion, also in standby m
West Wight Potter 15 Center board replacement sbrogden at 6:07am 02.21.24 Hello. I am purchasing a potter 15 and need a replacement center board as it is missing one. Lookin
Paddlewheel suggestions? JVB at 6:04am 02.21.24 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine
Fuel locker and propane American_Mainsail at 5:40am 02.21.24 I recommend doing it 100% right. Drain the propane downhill, directly overboard. Measure three times

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