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Ice Box Drain 30Hunter 1980 wtaylor at 9:18am 07.13.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/765 Will not drain have looked for drain line in bilge but not see one. To get to box wood have to take
Precision15 marshsailer at 9:14am 07.13.15 Trailer Sailors 6/6651 Any experience with sailing and owning the Precision 15 CB ? Characteristics sailing into the wind
catalina direct suppliers Bracketboy at 9:06am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 0/13 Anyone out there supply any products to Catalina Direct? please advise Thanks
Low to no raw water Black Pearl at 9:04am 07.13.15 Big Boats 14/2250 I am helping a friend with a Yanmar 3gmd raw water cooled engine. I stated that he would have to ge
Planning new "plastic" cabin sole for H37C. (2) Ed Schenck at 8:45am 07.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 41/7155 I have pulled up part of the cabin sole, the rotten part in front of the stove and sink. There is a
Leaky sink Tim22 at 8:23am 07.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1413 I recently renovated the galley in my Hunter 310 and installed an Ambassador sink ' 2 inch drain. Si
Hunter 37.5 1993-95 vs 1992 shavdog at 8:14am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/905 Are there differences in these yrs?...I know the catbird seats started in -93...how about the hull,
Cheap Electrical Tools = False Economy (3) Maine Sail at 7:28am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1295 Many years ago I bought a "cheap" AC/DC clamp meter that was advertised as being able to measure in-
50AC Salon AC Access Dfraser at 6:11am 07.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/641 Any suggestions on getting to the salon AC unit under the sole for service and cleaning on my Hunter
Installing Secondary Bilge Pump and Alarm Bowedtoothdoc at 5:53am 07.13.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4687 So a couple of weeks ago I had an incident where my shower sump failed and so did my float for my pr
Bug screens CapnGrumpyBreeches at 5:18am 07.13.15 Catalina 22 6/1168 Anybody have the dimensions for the front hatch on a new design? I'm making some bug screens and I'
s2 8.0a Restore update jlillie at 5:10am 07.13.15 S2 0/998 I haven't posted in a few months so i thought I'd do an update. Still on the hard. I'm hoping to fin
Shifting korchinskyp at 4:41am 07.13.15 Big Boats 1/719 When docking my boat , I was going in forward and when attempting to go in reverse, I could not. Som
mast wiring burnswelds at 4:22am 07.13.15 Catalina 30 13/3814 Good morning , I have a 1980 Catalina 30 TRBS. I installed new anchor and spreader lites before l
PEARSON Molding Replacment (3) StargazerP303 at 10:03pm 07.12.15 Pearson 1/1165 Here's an idea that worked for me! replacing molding in the corners. See pictures Spent $16 for 5
Forestay for 1990 Hunter 30T abinkc at 9:19pm 07.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1098 Does anyone know the type of end that needs to be on the top of the forestay so that it can be conne
Black smoke...blue smoke? Steve Liggett at 7:38pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1102 Know there's been some comment on this in the past but can't remember the verdict on smoke color whe
30 amp to 50 amp upgrade crazy frenchman at 7:25pm 07.12.15 Big Boats 4/1076 I want to upgrade our shore power system from 30 amp to 50 amp. This is what I think is required ne
Buying a C&C34 Streamachine at 7:17pm 07.12.15 C&C 1/1376 I'm buying a C'C 34 and will be having it surveyed. Any suggestions of what I should have the surv
Install a built-in fuel priming pump mz4wheeler at 7:14pm 07.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/12202 Hey guys. Ever since that ONE TIME I ran out of diesel (2GM20F) and learned the hard way how to get

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Yanmar question tfox2069 at 11:02am 12.15.23 Hi, I have a Saga 43 with a Yanmar diesel. I'm a very experienced sailor bot a new boat owner. Hope
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 10:15am 12.15.23 I only use a lifetime thread on canvas. I use Tenara but it is not recommended for an oscillating h
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:12am 12.15.23 That is the very best Christmas present!
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Lee Hadjiosif at 10:11am 12.15.23 Navigation laptops and tablets are nice, but none of them will interface with your existing autopilo
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! DArcy at 10:06am 12.15.23 I use a dedicated chart plotter plus Navionics on a tablet. I have been considering getting a chart
Swim platform question (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:00am 12.15.23 The Colgate 26 is an example of a boat that has its' outboard mounted on the sugar scoop. Ive seen a
The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 12.15.23 I use the recommendations from Sail rite... https://www.sailrite.com/Thread-and-Needle-Recommendat
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 8:47am 12.15.23 I use the recommendations from Sail rite... https://www.sailrite.com/Thread-and-Needle-Recommendati
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 8:35am 12.15.23 Define your boating needs before you go searching for the perfect hardware. The set up I have in
The Sewing Machine Thread Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 12.15.23 I hope I'm not veering this thread off course but can anyone recommend some decent thread for canvas
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (8) n0where at 7:35am 12.15.23 Making a note here for future p42s. I just bought a p42 and completed a complete sanitation system
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 7:24am 12.15.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leakin
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! jssailem at 6:36am 12.15.23 I sail have sailed the PacificNW waters, and will again soon, using a laptop as the navigation tool
(re) location of hot water heater kloudie1 at 6:17am 12.15.23 Couple of things to be mindful of: High point bleed.. makes it easy to get all the air out of the sy
(re) location of hot water heater jssailem at 5:39am 12.15.23 My Hot water heater sits above the engine. Hose run is approximately 6 feet to and then back to the
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose jssailem at 5:31am 12.15.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Scott T-Bird at 4:45am 12.15.23 What an ordeal! Better take her out the first sunny day you get! She deserves a proper re-orienta
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:29am 12.15.23 Ah. A new day has arrived.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 12.15.23 It was a great Christmas gift I received today.. Yay!!! Been a long time coming, John. You'll be
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (9) jssailem at 11:47pm 12.14.23 Progress Report.. Mechanic showed up at 13:20. Took a look at the fuel lines.. Yep they are leaking

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