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I-30 fresh water tank issue (1) nestorph at 12:22pm 06.23.14 Islander 5/3361 I just replaced the water pump. The boat was on the hard during the winter and apparently I didn't
Replacing Lewmar Portlights runamuk at 12:19pm 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3842 I'm getting ready to replace six of the Lewmar portlights on my Beneteau Oceanis 321. I plan on us
Cruise and Carry Air Conditioner Bob4203 at 12:01pm 06.23.14 Catalina 30 7/6546 I do not see the Cruise and Carry Air Conditioner advertised on West Marine anymore. Are they still
New Bed - Topper+Cushion, Latex Pad/Mattress, or Froli + jpeac2 at 9:59am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/5943 All - I have fallen deep into the bedding wormhole reading a lot of the threads across this site
Hunter 36 owners - ice box Alctel at 9:48am 06.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1580 What did you guys do about the absolutely massive, uninsulated icebox in front of the batteries?
Bottom paint , and rigging cost LA area Rug7236 at 8:59am 06.23.14 Catalina 22 13/3575 My wife and I bought a 2004 22 MKII last year and have yet to get it into the water ( hectic work sc
Entrance Way Hatch Cover for 19' Oday misslady at 8:57am 06.23.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/773 Hi! I looking for 19 foot Entrance Way Hatch Cover for my 19 Foot Mariner ODay. Please advise
To buy or Not To Buy OS2Dude at 8:51am 06.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1358 My wife and I were looking at a used 2006 Hunter 33 that a loacal sailing club is selling. It looks
interior vinyl trim Mike 01 at 8:23am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1811 The adhesive foam backing for the interior vinyl of my 1988 Beneteau 28.5 basically disintegrated.
Return to MOB and the Life Sling Zzzzzz at 8:11am 06.23.14 Smaller Boats 15/3187 This topic has been covered everywhere, over and over. Since I recently managed to buy a big enou
How to change gear oil on Yanmar 1GM10? GorillaToast at 7:59am 06.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/6338 Hello. I need some help from fellow Yanmar owners. I have a new to me Yanmar 1GM10. I just checked t
Waxing topside while the boat is in the water LaColla at 7:41am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2398 I'm curious to hear how other folks wax their topsides, waterline to deck, when the boat is in the w
Water Ballast Valve Replacement atwhite2 at 7:27am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3057 We just spent a great weekend on the water... Sailing around the Apostle Islands off the northern ti
Unknown drainage Source to thru-hull well BarryBershad at 7:08am 06.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/775 There is a drainage hole into the well area where my depth transduce and knot meter are mounted. It
2QM15 Problems Solved RoyS at 7:02am 06.23.14 The Cherubini Hunters 9/6373 After twelve years of effort and thousands of dollars spent, I have finally solved my problems with
looking for purchase advice kb3pgo at 7:00am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2404 I am looking at two boats and am unsure about actual quality of them. Assuming both are in the s
air conditioner installation hunger 28.5 linecreek at 6:42am 06.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/850 air conditioner installation hunter 28.5 We have a Hunter 28.5 and have seen a post on "Inexpensive
High water levels (2) Jackdaw at 5:50am 06.23.14 Ask All Sailors 7/983 Lake Minnetonka near Minneapolis is at the highest water levels ever recorded. The water is over our
11.0 aluminum water tank Jtoben at 5:34am 06.23.14 S2 18/3258 Everlastingly years ago I cut 4 access ports in the water tank of our 11.0a for clean out and inspec
Summer Sailstice (1) Justin_NSA at 5:30am 06.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/549 How many of you celebrated the Sailstice on Saturday? Our club held our annual Blessing of the Fleet

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Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (4) mikeracca at 9:06pm 08.26.23
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 08.26.23 You only replace sanitation hose for one reason, odour permeation. That's not quite true, Ralph. 1
Stowing Winch Handles MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 08.26.23
Need a trailer Project_Mayhem at 7:26pm 08.26.23 I've owned two magic tilt trailers from the 80's and 90's. Good quality and they dont rust... at lea
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 7:07pm 08.26.23 chichiflyes: Motivated by your findings, I pulled both my center (cap shroud) chainplates today. S
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 6:25pm 08.26.23 Yes I did. Thanks.
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Ward H at 6:00pm 08.26.23 At $0.11 each, why count? Order more than you need and no down time. Good point!:biggrin:
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Ward H at 5:58pm 08.26.23 @Project_Mayhem For me the O'day 25 was a great starter boat. It had simple systems which allowed m
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 08.26.23 everyone has an opinion feel free to add yours, With something this expensive and labour intensiv
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems Ralph Johnstone at 5:21pm 08.26.23 You can see in that general area of the engine that the grey paint is blistering and falling off.
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:17pm 08.26.23 OK, so I took the boat to an excellent diesel mechanic. Hard to believe he didn't know anything a
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 5:00pm 08.26.23 NHC just released this. 10 just sits over the Gap to gain strength. Dammit Jim... PS: Storm begin
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 shemandr at 4:41pm 08.26.23 As for length you are not relegated to the manufacturers setup. It's possible or even likely you ca
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 4:30pm 08.26.23 There is a lot of sarcasm and self-righteousness in your posts that make me feel that we're not gett
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems Don S/V ILLusion at 4:22pm 08.26.23 Drop that rating of an "excellent diesel mechanic" to an OK diesel mechanic. This is a common prob
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 08.26.23 What cracked me up at the last boat show was the number of boats with "fake" carbon fiber finishes
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems shemandr at 3:49pm 08.26.23 Drop that rating of an "excellent diesel mechanic" to an OK diesel mechanic. This is a common probl
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 3:31pm 08.26.23 What cracked me up at the last boat show was the number of boats with "fake" carbon fiber finishes o
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 3:02pm 08.26.23 The Cutlass bearing was delivered today. I wish my diving g
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 MikeHoncho at 2:55pm 08.26.23 I recommend replacing as much of it you can with rigid pvc. Cheaper and impervious.

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