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S2 9.2 A stuffing box kegendron at 7:25am 04.22.15 S2 2/1112 I am looking to replace my dripless coupler with a regular stuffing box. I have a 2QM15 and the drip
Crossing my fingers DannyS at 5:31am 04.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1703 I went out on a limb this week with an ebay purchase. I've been searching ebay for some random parts
Lightning Protection Wires to Keel Bolts (1) Richandhelen at 5:14am 04.22.15 Big Boats 11/1797 While replacing my sticking primary bilge pump float switch I found that BOTH of my lightning protec
1989 H30 update depth speed transducers RossP1956 at 4:45am 04.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/852 I'm a proud new sailboat owner and need to know how to access inner hull area to update both speed a
Crack in floor panel Jampit at 3:20am 04.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2073 I have a Beneteau Oceanis 311 which has developed a crack in the salon floor running across below th
Oxidized hull judsonj at 10:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1479 When I run my finger along the hull of my boat I get a white chalky dusting on my finger. Sounds lik
Hunter 30T rubber screw in bummer stopper BAILEY785 at 9:56pm 04.21.15 Parts Search 2/1115 Part number and name needed for the outside aft stern lockers.. rubber screw in bummer stoppers. The
Recent weather forecasts & Santa Barbara Island visit Kings Gambit at 9:48pm 04.21.15 Destinations 4/1648 The weekend visit to Santa Barbara Island (SBI) went well. Weather forecast for Thursday (April 16)
rubber stoppers.. help.. need to find BAILEY785 at 9:11pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/777 Have Hunter 30T 1991. Looking for name of the rubber stoppers that are on the inside of the outside
repower swank at 8:43pm 04.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1488 I just installed a yanmar 2gm20f. In a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I
repower swank at 7:40pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1041 I just installed Yanmar 2GM20F in a 1980 Catalina 30 tall mast. I am not getting the speed that I fe
Outhaul 3:1 purchase conversion KnottyNice at 7:13pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1051 New to sailing and just purchased a 94 Hunter 29.5. The Outhaul did not have any purchase to it and
Roller furler gary at 6:34pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/999 Are any of you using the CDI continuous line furler? They don't make these anymore, but I love mine
Broken finger nails gary at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 7/1479 So there must be something out there to replace these miserable "key holder" type rings which we use
Hunter 31 Stanchion SUPERWEEDS at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1327 Hello all, has anybody ever changed a stantchion on a Hunter 31 2007? Its bolted inside the bolt and
Keel Blister Repair (2) mcconicoduka at 6:21pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3385 Hi all, this is my first post. I recently came into ownership of a decent Ranger 23. I've sailed h
the weight is adding up in the stern pugetsoundsailer at 6:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1532 I've got a 26' water balist Macgregor and I'm putting in a couple big RV batteries and I'm worried a
How Long Should A Holding Tank Last? Dan_Y at 6:03pm 04.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2936 The PO installed a DuraCast plastic holding tank in '05 and I replaced what looke like factoty sanit
Trailer jack Richie50 at 4:14pm 04.21.15 Catalina 22 6/1297 Hello all, can any one advise me on the correct trailer jack needed for my 1976 C22. I need to repla
Electrical Troubleshooting - Batteries/Starters/Wires jonelli at 4:09pm 04.21.15 Catalina 30 31/5894 I understand that I should be able to start the M25XP engine off of one battery. I have yet to be a

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Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 4:25pm 09.03.23 Hello chichiflys: Today pulled the two aft chainplates. Brought them home to clean and then remove
Intertec 2000e thinner Dave at 4:20pm 09.03.23 No. Interlux 2000 barrier coat is an epoxy. The two parts chemically bond and cure. They are not lik
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:06pm 09.03.23 The previous owner of my boat replaced just the last 4 feet of his sanitation hose and I am going t
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:48pm 09.03.23 The intake vented loop is in the wrong place. As you'll see in the installation instructions for eve
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma PlaneTom at 3:45pm 09.03.23 Ullman in Santa Cruz? Hodges and the gang. Great sailmakers. The did a stack pack for us a few year
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma marchem at 3:40pm 09.03.23 We bought new sails for our 310 a year or so back. The old main had a couple repairs where the grom
Raritan PHII long term review Terry Cox at 2:10pm 09.03.23 No wet blanket intended on this saga, but our two 1991 Jabsco electric macerator sea water toilets s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Terry Cox at 1:38pm 09.03.23 how do you get through the gypsy Hi Ralph. Our horizontal windlass has a drum and gypsy together o
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place sailme88 at 1:09pm 09.03.23 Do you mean like this? handle direction primarily for strength reasons. But thanks for noticing thi
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 12:59pm 09.03.23 It flows into a "catch" in the bilge with its own bilge pump. The only lines into the holding tank a
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 09.03.23 PS. Does your shower flow to the holding tank or to a bilge ?
Car Accident danooxnard at 12:42pm 09.03.23 Glad you are ok. There is hope if they cannot fix yours. https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/d
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:24pm 09.03.23 Looking at the waste water drawing : vented loop would be for the sea water inlet to any head as i
New sails for 29.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 09.03.23 I always thought that a B&R rigged Hunter with a flat-topped, full roach traditional main would be
radar Sailgunner at 11:41am 09.03.23 Maybe you should contact Raymarine. They have a pretty good forum.
New sails for 29.5 Tally Ho at 11:36am 09.03.23 I always thought that a B&R rigged Hunter with a flat-topped, full roach traditional main would be
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) SailorShaggy at 11:17am 09.03.23 We will need to see a copy of the diagrams in your owner's manual to tell you anything. It's all a
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:04am 09.03.23 I've tried all kinds of rope to chain splices and have returned to a thimble and shackle. A man a
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 09.03.23 Looking at the diagrams in my owner's manual I do not see a vented loop We will need to see a cop
DC panel led indicator stopped working Phil Mac at 8:55am 09.03.23 Thanks. I'm on the boat in an hour so I will have a good look. We are expecting temperatures above 3

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