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Are Water Lift Mufflers More-Or-Less The Same? (1) rardiH36 at 10:08am 09.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1282 Other than obvious variations in shape and size, are water-lift mufflers more-or-less interchangeabl
Bow Trust or not on a H41DS? TFlight at 8:56am 09.23.14 Big Boats 18/5002 Hello All, I'm new to the forums and in the early stages of shopping to upgrade from a MacGregor 26M
Jabsco in line strainer (1) richk at 8:41am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/780 I have a Jabsco Pumgard strainer just before the pump which drains the shower sump. Is there suppo
How to extend the life of Jabsco joker valve emily2martinez at 8:34am 09.23.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7454 We have 2 heads on our Beneteau 473, which we live aboard. The aft head is manual, the fore head is
Solar Panel Output, 21 Amp Normal? (3) Marco Garcia at 7:38am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1304 My house bank is 4 group 29 (Walmart), split in 2 of 2 (100 Amp Fused each), Main battery switch is
Ice Box Drain Jwf597saw at 5:58am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1130 We have a 1982 Hunter 27 sailboat and cannot figure out why the ice box drain won't drain. We canno
h49 bow thruster info Velero49 at 5:40am 09.23.14 Big Boats 1/773 I need to get the model number of the Max Power Bowthruster with 2 propellers. Thanks,
Yet another battery charging question! weinie at 5:40am 09.23.14 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2679 Assume one has a 200 AH house bank and a small solar panel of say, about 35 watts producing about 1
Cutlass Bearing Steve k at 4:24am 09.23.14 Catalina 30 5/2016 I purchased a 1988 Cat 30 mk2 in August. I had the boat surveyed and was told the cutlass bearing ne
Need Help Refitting mid-1980s GOIOT Steering System (5) Doug in Lakeview at 10:58pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 24/12159 Hi all, The steering wheel on our 1984 Beneteau First 38 is a bit loose. Basically it wobbles a
air bubble in Ritchie compass- simple repair. eianm at 8:46pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 6/8536 My H42 is now 23 years old, and although I have updated just about everything- I am also finding occ
Reefing the Genny? Leprecaun at 7:04pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 52/6037 Hello All, I have participated and read several threads on reefing the main ( just installed a sing
Alternator upgrade sail_MN at 6:11pm 09.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 19/5939 I am a new owner of a Hunter 28.5 with a Yanmar 2gmf. The alternator is bad. It is a Hitachi and I
Holding tank size rambliln rose at 5:50pm 09.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1150 We bought an '81 Catalina a few years back, and nothing in the owners manual or anywhere I've looked
Center board free, pendant jammed- 1985 192; what to do? Jerry Shenkman at 5:25pm 09.22.14 Day Sailers 4/1226 When I tried to back out of my slip today, the boat would not move. I ended up donning a wet suit '
Surviving Odile Dos Equis at 4:54pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1506 We just made it through Odile and the aftermath is fellow sailors opinion of what you did right or w
Magnesium Anode Canadian Supply? joker460 at 4:52pm 09.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3318 Have any of the Canadian forum guys found a supplier of Magnesium Anodes in Canada? I looked at B
Adjustable backstay with swept back spreaders markwbird at 3:49pm 09.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1736 I have an 84 Hunter 34 that I am wanting to race. Having an adjustable backstay is standard for rac
Heart inverter stopped working Persy at 3:21pm 09.22.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1200 I have a 14 year old heart interface freedom marine 20 inverter/charger. Charger works fine. Inv
Jib line needs replacing Wndspiritsb at 3:02pm 09.22.14 Big Boats 3/1261 We need to replace our jib lines...got new rope last year and it won't fit thru the rigging! So we

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Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump jssailem at 8:27am 09.01.23 That is a personal "your boat" decision. If this will always be an inland lake boat it is a reasona
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump kloudie1 at 8:21am 09.01.23 And it is always the captain's responsibility ! :yikes:
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:21am 09.01.23 Thanks - does replacing that T fitting with a 90 degree elbow and just removing all of the other hos
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump jssailem at 8:17am 09.01.23 Doesn't that virtually ensure that those hoses are full of old waste? Yuck. Yes It is a possibilit
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 8:02am 09.01.23 Peerless states their USA made ACCO chain is HDG. Is this not true? I imagine it's true. Do they p
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:57am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:57am 09.01.23 While I don't for certain know why the complaints of chain not lasting, I may have some insights.
Replace section of G4 anchor chain skunther at 7:53am 09.01.23 If only 60 feet of 100 is corroded then the boat was likely anchored in 9 to 12 feet of water (assu
DC panel led indicator stopped working mdibella at 7:51am 09.01.23 Could be a simple as a broken lead. Send pics of the back of the panel detailing that circuit's sw
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 7:43am 09.01.23 I have 3 bleeder lines to drain the AF. Maybe I'll video this when I do it. Then I don't have to r
H380 settee table installation (3) sailcapt340 at 7:30am 09.01.23 Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Here are the photos of the underside of the Settee Tabl
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 7:28am 09.01.23 These are the items I see that would not be under the normal routine maintenance category. On each
Car Accident jviss at 7:28am 09.01.23 Thanks guys. Yea, just a scratch, from my watch band. I bleed a lot. The fireman wrapped a mile o
Price of Hunter 430? dlochner at 7:12am 09.01.23 Location. The least expensive boats were in Florida and So Cal. Northern boats and fresh water boats
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rich Stidger at 7:06am 09.01.23 Before I start changing suspect parts, I try my darnest to confirm the faulty part. If you can't co
Car Accident kappykaplan at 7:01am 09.01.23 Stay safe out there, jviss!
Car Accident Rich Stidger at 6:56am 09.01.23 At least you weren't injured I assume. Cars are replaceable, you not so much. Sorry to learn of yo
Price of Hunter 430? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:43am 09.01.23
Price of Hunter 430? jssailem at 6:43am 09.01.23 Boat price is a fluid issue in Seattle. PacificNW market has a reputation for being higher than many
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (1) Johnny Sails at 6:37am 09.01.23 I ended up buying this set up. there really wasn't a lot of options.

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