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hot water plumbing njlarry at 7:32am 06.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1937 My bad. When I disconnected the in feed and supply out lines to the water heater I neglected to la
mast fitting donelanc at 7:09am 06.21.15 Bigger Boats 3/1133 Hi I have a 272 le and a friend was trying to get the anchor light going (not in water yet) He t
My New Cook Table (2) w4swk at 7:03am 06.21.15 Catalina 22 1/613 After discovering that I prefer to cook outside, I built this little table. 2 pieces of PVC (40 in.
table leaf stowage Roma at 7:01am 06.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1020 There appears to be no specific place to stow the dining table leaf which is a hazard if left unsecu
Alternate Waterproof Grease for Maxprop smokey73 at 6:56am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 35/10808 I have a 3 blade Maxprop and my boat is out of the water for a few days. I need to lubricate the pr
Traveler for Day Sailor silversailor at 6:02am 06.21.15 Day Sailers 6/1417 I have a 79 Day Sailor II, with mid-boom main sheeting. I'm considering adding a traveler to enhance
Happy Fathers Day Indysailor at 5:46am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 3/880 I'm a dad, myself and of course I'll give the old man a call and we'll talk about the U.S. Open, lik
b and g zeus 2 chart plotter operation problems catalina453 at 5:45am 06.21.15 Ask All Sailors 4/4482 I purchased a B and G Zeus 2 chart plotter 9 months ago and had it installed in my Catalina 320. Th
keel winch cable suvh8er at 8:25pm 06.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/758 Hello everyone. I have just replaced the hand crank winch with a Badlands ATV winch on my Mac 25. I
White Smoke Lusitano at 8:03pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/917 Fellow mariners, So today I notice some white smoke/steam coming out of my Renault rc8 diesel engin
Vberth and Aft bedding ashbuie at 7:54pm 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1175 I am trying to order sheet sets for our Hunter 260 before it is delivered, can anyone tell me what s
Anyone installed a boom brake on a H30? Dan_Y at 7:26pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/946 I was looking at the Dutchman 250B boom brake on SBO. Has anyone installed one on a '88 - '94 H30?
Lone Star Help baburns at 6:28pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 6/998 How do you lower the bilge boards on a Lone Star 16? Acting like levers are locked and seller is no
30T furler line sealing Ken Cross at 4:48pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/638 Hi all. I have a wet deck where the furler lines penitrate the deck at the anchor locker. I'm planni
Island Time gettinthere at 4:33pm 06.20.15 Destinations 8/2697 I was long overdue for a haircut. In Black Point Exuma the Rockside Laundry also has a sign for hair
2005 33 Blower mikej21 at 3:49pm 06.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1306 My Hunter is an 2005 33 with a 29 hp Yanmar engine. When and how often should the blower be used.
Catalina Mainsheet Magazine Don Guillette at 3:12pm 06.20.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/3896 Stu Jackson: It's been a number of years since I've seen a copy of the Mainsheet magazine. I always
When to replace Fire Extinguishers? rfrye1 at 2:45pm 06.20.15 Ask All Sailors 20/5665 Is there some way to know when to replace the on board fire extinguishers? All mine still show in th
No propulsion cedge at 1:41pm 06.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 14/3030 I'm new to sailing and have a 25ft keel boat which when using the inboard engine did not have any r
Solar panel mounting Daddio at 11:46am 06.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1629 Just looking for mounting ideas for solar panels. We have a 29.5 with a Bimini. Pictures would be ve

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1990 MacGregor 26s steering mechanism stickinthemud57 at 11:34am 09.24.23 Which part of your steering mechanism is bent? Could you provide some photos?
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II Why can't Sureseal have instructions lik
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. Ralph Johnstone at 11:22am 09.24.23 On that subject, at least one person suggested that if it's epoxied to the hull, I'm in for a big w
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 11:07am 09.24.23 Interesting - so you only use 1 compressor and do a spillover? I was considering that...it sounds li
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 10:56am 09.24.23 Antennas are not really expensive. A second antenna will work much better than a splitter. I simpl
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Onoahimahi at 10:54am 09.24.23 I had this happen twice on different larger motors 1) No peeing but motor was not overheating: The p
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Lee Hadjiosif at 10:33am 09.24.23 In theory this will work. In practice it is an accident waiting to happen. If the VHF is used to tr
Rabbit starts Davidasailor26 at 10:30am 09.24.23 This time of year we switch from Thursday nights to Sunday afternoons, and the fleet gets a bit thin
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water (1) Justin_NSA at 10:16am 09.24.23 Here's the installation instruction on my LasDrop Gen II
Catalina 22 Trail Rite trailer wheel bearings Leeward Rail at 10:12am 09.24.23 Good info ! Fwiw I always just measure the seal and use the numbers on the races and bearings. Trai
Dry bilge in H49/50 artboas at 9:58am 09.24.23 I do not use the AC. Caribbean breezes keep thing comfortable at anchor where we spend all our time
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Onoahimahi at 9:52am 09.24.23 Hello All - it has been almost two seasons since I posted my original question here and I want to th
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 9:48am 09.24.23 I have a VHF and and AIS with a active splitter but I'm not happy with the setup. The splitter is a
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:46am 09.24.23 Upon further reflection (and morning coffee) I've got to say that what you've inherited is a mess p
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:43am 09.24.23 I hate to say it, but those rubber rings were probably added to try to stop water coming in around
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Stu Jackson at 8:49am 09.24.23 Dave, The injection into a simple pipe T fitting is a very good alternative to a welded nipple. N
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Panera at 8:43am 09.24.23 Simple design and works great. Before I had autopilot, I used the wheel lock when raising sails,
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 09.24.23 And please correct me on any incorrect terminology. You terminology is not bad. Your photography
Atomic 5411 - Exhaust elbow repair? Tally Ho at 8:39am 09.24.23 If the water injection point is still intact, you might be able to get a piece of silicone hose to p
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Stu Jackson at 8:37am 09.24.23

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