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manual pump toilet doesn't drain qazvick at 9:53am 05.30.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/6992 Anyone here know why my johnson manual pump toilet all of the sudden has decide to not drain. The pu
Lifting a Daysailer Jesnodoughnut at 9:29am 05.30.15 Day Sailers 2/2954 I can use some advice/input on how to lift an O'day daysailer II off of a trailer. The trailer that
Newport 28 Mast Wiring Bickeye55 at 9:24am 05.30.15 Newport 4/2884 We recently lowered the mast to replace the standing rigging on a donated Newport 28. While we were
How to identify shoal draft vs full riverbouy at 8:42am 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1457 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and was told the draft is 4'9". from everything I read the draft is either 5
Mounting Height Of Outboard Motor Mount sreidvt at 8:36am 05.30.15 Day Sailers 9/6696 Hi All, I'm still restoring the 1974 O'Day 23 Pop-Top I bought last fall so I have not ever seen
strut 29.9 redux my1972ih at 8:31am 05.30.15 Seidelmann 1/2161 What could hold the strut into the hull besides the screws? Are there any screws which are only acc
Inboard gas tank feeding outboard motor? eugenesdream24 at 8:13am 05.30.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2179 I'm installing a new 9.9hp outboard motor on my sailboat since the old Atomic 4 has seen better days
B331 Speed Transducer wire routing (3) CABixler at 7:42am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2712 Hi I always pull my speed paddle wheel and swap with the dummy (blank) plug. Last season end howev
Yanmar 2GM20F Stribyd at 7:04am 05.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1250 I seem to be loosing coolant but see no leaks in side and no obvious coolant in the discharged water
How to identify shoal draft vs full riverbouy at 4:17am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/979 I have a 1977 Hunter 30 and was told the draft is 4'9". from everything I read the draft is either
Beneteau 48 January at 2:59am 05.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1446 Has anyone had any issues recently with the hull of the Beneteau 48?
Coolant get out exhaust Julius at 2:40am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 5/1773 I have a Catalina 30 1984 with Universal M25XP I changed my exhaust pipe and i see the coolant drop
Catalina 30 owner in Ventura/Oxnard nlneilson at 12:43am 05.30.15 Catalina 30 2/1038 Taken care of.
Shredding V belts njlarry at 8:45pm 05.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 18/5071 I am having three problems with the V belt on my m25-XPB Universal. 1) The engine keeps shredding b
Forestay Fasteners krantala at 7:36pm 05.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/834 Does anyone know what the fasteners are securing the forestay bracket on a o'day 25...screws or bolt
Yanmar Torque lehigh375 at 7:20pm 05.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/907 I am at my boat but forgot my Yanmar 3YM30 Manual. Can someone look up what the torque numbers ar
Cockpit cushion snaps dave_and_dd at 6:28pm 05.29.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2066 Enjoying the new boat! But wondering, each of the cockpit cushions has a little strap with snap on
Failed Winterization of Our Marine Head sailingseadragon at 12:17pm 05.29.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/4253 You would think after a dozen plus years of winterizing our boat I would be able to follow my own di
Remote Mic at Nav Pod Sailcarl at 9:39am 05.29.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1222 Hello all, It seems that one or more pins at the connection on the NavPod for my remote Mic have
Lots of boats Jackdaw at 9:07am 05.29.15 Racing 3/2647 At WYC Thursday night usually has 110-140 boats out in 7 starts on 2 overlapping courses. It makes f

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Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Stu Jackson at 8:15pm 12.06.23 The feel of being in the groove, once your head is out of the instruments, is a beautiful thing. I
How properly clean my new toilet Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 12.06.23 I'd bet money that your toilet intake line and maybe even the pump too were also full of black crud.
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:37pm 12.06.23 honestly changing the hoses seems like a job and a half and a filthy one at that It doesn't have t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:14pm 12.06.23 Moving air can do wonders for comfort in a room. I ventilated the cabins of my boats using three 6"
Chart plotter choice overwhelm jaysweet at 6:30pm 12.06.23 Sorry to revive an old thread but for anyone looking at this, West Marine has the Raymarine Axiom 9
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' Terry Cox at 6:19pm 12.06.23 Thank you for the sketch, Dean. So starboard side? The shear occurred within the one piece rod itsel
hello chp at 5:39pm 12.06.23 great pics...good to get this forum up and going again...CHP where do you keep yours? we are in NOT
New Sovereign forum nightowle at 4:43pm 12.06.23 Same here I'll 3rd that. It gave me quite the chuckle and thought Sailing Anarchy was taking over
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Alan Gomes at 4:35pm 12.06.23 honestly changing the hoses seems like a job and a half and a filthy one at that while putting in
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim (1) Tally Ho at 4:30pm 12.06.23 My boat had both a paddle wheel transducer/gauge and a GPS speed on my Chartplotter. My paddle whe
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 4:09pm 12.06.23 If you have boat smell from the toilet and hoses, there isn't any amount of ventilation that is goin
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker artboas at 3:49pm 12.06.23
Break out your Rain Coats... kappykaplan at 3:41pm 12.06.23 Wow, nearly 12" of rain in 24 hours after your weekend deluge! Stay safe!! :beer:
Lead Acid Batteries (1) JamesG161 at 2:42pm 12.06.23 Yes... No... maybe? :plus: Why maybe? Power Supply flow of electrons not shown, _______ Better s
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 2:27pm 12.06.23 You are correct Ted. It is a bit of work. I guess cutting a 3inch diameter hole in your boat is als
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? jssailem at 2:10pm 12.06.23 You are correct Ted. It is a bit of work. I guess cutting a 3inch diameter hole in your boat is also
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 2:07pm 12.06.23 That is a very nicely done video. Thanks for sharing. He mentions the load strength of the dyneme
Width of wing on wing keel cokomo at 1:24pm 12.06.23 Thank you, I reached out to the owners. Hopefully, someone will know the answer.
Need Mast for 1991 Hunter 42. Lost the entire rig this last weekene deanM at 12:53pm 12.06.23 I recently saw this boat on FB marketplace. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1992846987760
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' (1) deanM at 12:51pm 12.06.23 221785 The steel rod from the hull to the deck.

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