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Water leaking into electric toilet and overflowing jveatch at 8:35pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 9/4536 We have a 2005 Hunter 41DS that has two electric toilets. With no activity, one of them overflowed.
Engine O'haul + Motor Mounts? JHoward at 7:42pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 20/2642 It has been 3 weeks and about 20 hours of motoring of my 1980 Cherubini 37.5 since the engine was co
Interior work/Mast compression prevention sizertl at 7:38pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3113 Howdy! I've gutted the interior of my sailboat and It's almost ready to paint. Before we paint we a
Fuel noticed in water after first fueling: source? Geronimosails at 6:52pm 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/943 Hi all, Thanks in advance for helping this newbie 1990 Hunter 30 owner. I have motored/sailed abo
My 95 Newport 326 dismasted ondine at 6:35pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 39/6917 Hello - I own a 95 Newport 326, which I love. However,l a couple of weeks ago she dismasted. I'm hav
Jib/Genoa Track/wire diagram V-22 EnginesForward at 5:20pm 08.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1322 Judging by the number of "Tracks" and locations I think the boat was raced. There are three tracks o
Barton marime furling drum Jerry Shenkman at 5:12pm 08.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1850 Anyone have any experience with these? They are made in England ' seem to have decent specs. I cou
LED at the anchor light Frank Cahill at 5:06pm 08.17.15 Catalina 30 10/1956 I thought it made great sense to replace my battery-depleting 10-watt anchor light with an LED bulb,
Capital Yachts Dave Groshong at 3:47pm 08.17.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2464 Does anyone happen to know who built the spars for Capital Yachts? In particular a 1995 Newport.
new sailboater just bought a Sirius 21 old salt new sailboater at 3:17pm 08.17.15 Sirius 21/22 14/9164 Hello, not very computer literate either, retired last month, got a bug to be on Lake Erie here in
Cosmetic issue - What caused this? (2) Robert1224 at 3:08pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 4/1217 Ahoy, I am looking at a boat that has some cosmetic issues on the port side. I can't tell if it is
New Catalina 385 - Hull 61 Monterey385 at 3:05pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 7/3193 We just learned that our new Catalina 385, Hull #61, will be completed and delivered to NJ shortly a
Sink drainage on a Hunter 340 Robert1224 at 2:55pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 3/1143 Ahoy, Do the sinks in the galley and head of the Hunter 340 drain directly into the water. I 'm pre
engine panel yellow light (1) Jim D at 2:01pm 08.17.15 Big Boats 2/755 2001 hunter 410 engine panel has a yellow light on the right side. I am new to the boat. I don't kno
Hose Size falcon20 at 1:40pm 08.17.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/700 Does anyone know the size of the thru hull exhaust hose on a 85, 31 hunter? And also if it is hard o
teleflex steering GaryI at 12:27pm 08.17.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1015 Does anyone know the length of the steering cable for a MacGregor 26X model year 2000? I believe th
Installing new p500 pump Rodd at 12:02pm 08.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1045 After about 20 years my p500 air conditioning pump bit the dust this past weekend. Luckily it happen
Boom Vang on a 235 cb32863 at 11:50am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/754 I want to run my vang back to the cockpit and maybe increase the purchase a bit. For those that have
Milky/Cloudy white water lasflyer at 11:37am 08.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1734 I have a 2015 Beneteau 45 and have noticed the water comes out cloudy and then clears up in about 10
Faucet on Hunter 280, 310, 336, 340 Phil Herring at 11:16am 08.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2223 The original faucet (in the heads) has been discontinued and the replacements we're finding a have a

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The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 12:53am 12.17.23 What a great "sail loft". Glad to hear your machine is running well again.
Grounding electrical system mermike at 10:54pm 12.16.23 Also consider a galvanic isolator inline between the shore power ground and the boat's AC ground.
The Sewing Machine Thread (4) Mikem at 9:13pm 12.16.23 Repairs to our jib using our new machine. 100% jib from our H466. We used the banquet room of our
New MaxProp came today! jssailem at 8:22pm 12.16.23 I found https://boatzincs.com To be a good resource.
New MaxProp came today! Rjm st.petersburg at 8:18pm 12.16.23 Martyr zincs work as well.
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose NYSail at 7:08pm 12.16.23 Shaft log hose is what I have known it as. This hose takes a lot of torq. pressure as shaft spins. W
Grounding electrical system Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 12.16.23 Okay so all systems to one negative bus and that to a grounding plate. The shore power in my setup
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:55pm 12.16.23
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 6:52pm 12.16.23 The DC grounds, AC ground, and bonding system can all be tied together at a sing ground bus. An und
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 6:52pm 12.16.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! DArcy at 6:22pm 12.16.23 Is it also waterproof? Some Panasonic Toughbook computers are water resistant. Some are IP 65 or I
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Rjm st.petersburg at 6:21pm 12.16.23 Panasonic Tough Book is Water "Resistant". Used in the field for commercial Utility use. A touch pad
Grounding electrical system jssailem at 6:18pm 12.16.23
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, jssailem at 6:13pm 12.16.23 You should be golden. Those pumps usually have a 4 ft plus lift capability.
Grounding electrical system (1) rgranger at 5:38pm 12.16.23
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water rgranger at 5:34pm 12.16.23 This is rather confusing and mostly incorrect. As simply and accurately as I can explain, the anod
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? Rich Stidger at 5:31pm 12.16.23 My LEX 96 is at the boat. I may be going there tomorrow and if I do I will check it for you. In t
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 5:30pm 12.16.23 Police, Fire and Military use a Panasonic hard shell laptop. Designed to take abuse.. Is it also
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns rgranger at 5:25pm 12.16.23
Clog in sanitation outlet (2) rgranger at 5:00pm 12.16.23 Might a drain snake/router used from underneath work? These are only $20 at lowes

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