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Soldboats.com search Ted at 10:27pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1001 Does anyone have access to do a search for me on Soldboats.com? I would be happy to pay for your ser
Toe Rail Jdaniel343 at 9:11pm 01.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3042 I have a 1977 Catalina 27. I would like to add aluminum toe rail extrusion to the top of the existin
Stuck valve & why 2 head gaskets nlneilson at 8:02pm 01.24.15 Catalina 30 14/4549 Started tinkering with the Atomic 4 engine in the boat I recently bought. No compression in the bac
UhOh Boredom again, steel, teak and a welder (3) Hogheaven at 6:24pm 01.24.15 Catalina 30 4/1363 We got a generator to run the AC/Heat, TV, Blender, etc. But where to put it?:neutral: The port
Replace seal (2) FlimFlamII at 6:19pm 01.24.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2971 I have to replace this seal but have almost no room to loosen the coupling. Does anyone have any ide
max power bow thruster problem friesen at 5:45pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/3777 I have a 2007 Beneteau B40, with a Max Power CT 80 bow thruster. It has worked very well since ne
Myth busters DianaOfBurlington at 5:11pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 136/19996 Has this been done before? Saw it recently on the Yachting and Boating World bulletin boards-- Wha
Deep cycle batteries sailor5017 at 5:03pm 01.24.15 Big Boats 3/927 anyone have experience with crown deep cycles . satisfied? Thax
Outboard water impeller, how often to change? Bad Obsession at 4:52pm 01.24.15 Trailer Sailors 33/18686 How often do you replace your outboard water pump impeller? How often do you re lubricate your lowe
Engine cool air blower cam at 4:51pm 01.24.15 Catalina 310 10/2625 Hi all this is Cam of Western Australia I gave a 2005 c310. The other day I switched on my blower. T
Change lens on Lewmar hatch (1) John R at 4:22pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 4/5728 The lenses (I think that's what you'd call them) on my Lewmar hatches are badly crazed and one of th
Deep cycle batteries sailor5017 at 4:11pm 01.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/676 Has any one had any experience with Crown deep cycle batteries. I am replacing house bank this yea
Lazy Bag vs. Lazy Jacks rnelson010 at 3:37pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2944 wrbeglin and all, I saw this exact conversation from a couple years ago. I have a 2005 323 and the L
What's the best way to cut a mast ppm411 at 1:57pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 30/9108 The holes are worn on the bottom of my mast on my '74 Catalina 22. The plan is to cut an inch off t
* Marine Battery Use Survey * Maine Sail at 1:32pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 71/8740 Hi All, I am working on a few articles for marine publications and would like to gather some data
How are mast messenger lines rigged? (1) TropicalSeattle at 1:26pm 01.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3747 I have some messenger lines rigged inside my mast as seen in the picture. The gray line going up is
Davits? JDREHER at 1:12pm 01.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1065 I just bought a 1995 Oceanis 440 and am interested in cruising the Great Lakes this next summer. I a
Auto tiller Larry D Calander at 12:18pm 01.24.15 Smaller Boats 3/1043 Anybody have auto tiller advice for h26. Good, bad, model?
Rudder bearings Hunter310 SeaSaw at 11:22am 01.24.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1589 Hi, I bought my Hunter 310 last year. I knew the rudder had a bit of play and got a bit more knoc
Material Larry D Calander at 10:28am 01.24.15 Smaller Boats 0/642 Anybody know what that white material hunter used internally as a sealer or mating material. I pulle

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Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Tally Ho at 9:13am 06.11.23 A couple of thoughts,, 1) As others have said, if you have a hose from the tank to a deck pumpout f
Found a 2003 C310 (4) JRT at 9:06am 06.11.23 We survived the event. It was a very lite wind day and they ran both adult and youth class and same
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Don S/V ILLusion at 8:59am 06.11.23 Thank-you - we are going to try the pump out. Worst case no dip tube and I have to insert this ho
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. dchipley at 8:57am 06.11.23 Different model boat, but ours has two choices to empty the holding tank. A deck pump out fitting t
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. dchipley at 8:50am 06.11.23 The deck fitting is your pump out. What else would it be for. Pumpout is easy. Then replace with ne
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 8:24am 06.11.23 we are not in the water yet. Soon, right? :beer:
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 8:21am 06.11.23 We did have to lengthen the Positive 2/0 gauge starter wire. 216723 _______ With new 2/0 Gauge Red
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. dchipley at 8:18am 06.11.23 I have never seen a holding tank without a dip tube installed. I have never seen a hose that you pu
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap LoriPetersen at 8:15am 06.11.23 Updating my profile to reflect that I am now in Friday Harbor, WA (5 years now, oops). Hauled the
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak FastOlson at 8:03am 06.11.23
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak dlochner at 7:25am 06.11.23 Why does WM only have red coolant?? I really hate the red coolant. It gets red everywhere and makes
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 kloudie1 at 7:01am 06.11.23 Thhe deciding thing is whether the gearbox uses cone clutches or multi-plate clutches.. The cone clu
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 6:58am 06.11.23 I haven't thought about using mahogany. That would be a good alternative. Thanks for the suggestion
Need help: Mold in Toilet kloudie1 at 6:52am 06.11.23 Sometimes, the mess comes from stuff that has fermented in the raw water line to the toilet .. The b
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 dlochner at 6:17am 06.11.23 Just looking at changing out my gearbox oil and came across this thread. I believe my Kanzaki KM3P
Need help: Mold in Toilet dlochner at 6:13am 06.11.23 The toilet bowl should be always be dry except when being used. The question is how is liquid enteri
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 Gary Ryan at 6:04am 06.11.23 Just looking at changing out my gearbox oil and came across this thread. I believe my Kanzaki KM3P4
Home Built Stack Pack Tally Ho at 6:02am 06.11.23 Looks very nice, and functional. thanks for sharing the photos. Greg
New Cat 22 Owner ShotgunSlim at 5:34am 06.11.23 Consider some cabinet grade mahogany plywood for your interior pieces. I had a rotten SB bulkhead a
Mast base plate replacement Hunter Legend 35.5 -recap jssailem at 5:27am 06.11.23 Nice write-up @LoriPetersen which yard did you use? Congrats on getting your boat shipshape. Fair

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