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To get rid of a rusty, filled propane tank (1) chitradurga at 10:09am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 24/18479 The propane tank locker on my new used boat contains a rusty, but movable 5-lb tank made in 1993 (se
Battery Advice Gardnera at 9:45am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 17/2321 I recently bought a 23.5 Hunter and I would like some advice on the best house battery to purchase.
What's wrong with this pic? (2) dale4643 at 9:32am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/2241 1985 Mac22 I bought this last year. Original Macgregor trailer and from all indication it appears (l
Building a fiberglass frame (PICS) (1) Picflight at 8:31am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1383 Hello, I am building a fiberglass frame, 2" wide, it is actually a mold which will turn out to be a
Looking for Canadian Maritimes Charts sully75 at 8:26am 04.30.14 Parts Search 0/1874 Hi All, I'm looking for some charts for a trip this summer in the Canadian Maritimes (Nova Scotia
Unexpectedly Home Roger Long at 8:02am 04.30.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4692 Sitting here, waiting out the rain in a perfect spot for this weather, anchored in Croton, NY; I sud
Best Way to Manage Batteries as a Liveaboard at a Slip JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:57am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2755 Hey MS. I hope your not getting too overworked with spring commissioning. I recently installed a
Chain for a 5/16 Lofrans Royal sully75 at 7:48am 04.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1951 Hello all, I have a new-to-me Lofrans Royal manual windlass. I need to buy some chain. Would
Winterizing Nightmares/Airmar Transducer Cable Replacement sully75 at 7:37am 04.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4799 Couple of questions 1) I hate to admit this, but I did minimal effort to winterize my boat last w
bimini top covers jaycrawford97 at 6:10am 04.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1038 anyone know where to order bimini top cover with zipper? tried BWY and they don't have a stock one.
could it be my glow plug ? eamaral at 5:22am 04.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1184 I tried starting my yanmar yesterday and after waiting 20 seconds with my key turned to the on posit
TV on 410 Don Lucas at 4:44am 04.30.14 Big Boats 3/1123 Anyone with a TV on their 410? Where did you install it (got a picture)? There is a a breaker on the
Stability information documentation Cuna Mara at 4:42am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 14/1791 I'm in the process of registering my 1979 Hunter 25 with Transport Canada's Small Vessel Compliance
Tillet pilot to I phone hewebb at 4:30am 04.30.14 Smaller Boats 0/891 I just finished installing a Simrad TP 22 tiller pilot. Is there any way to connect it to a waypoin
H27 Mast Diameter? braol at 9:30pm 04.29.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1476 I've searched the forums and online. The height of the mast is all I can find. Any H27 owner with
Heaving to Happy Together at 8:27pm 04.29.14 Big Boats 15/3363 As anyone tried this with BR rig. I am fascinated by it when reading books about sailors that deploy
Fixing her up George W at 8:19pm 04.29.14 Catalina 22 28/3339 We got a great Catalina 22 mid March. The gentleman we got her from had completed many high quality
Currents Ap gettinthere at 7:05pm 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 0/599 Anyone know what happened to the Currents Ap? It is an android ap by a company named yoyana. It was
26x open transom Jansen at 6:36pm 04.29.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1712 We are considering buying a 1996 MacGregor 26X and are concerned with the open transom. We had a 19
Bomar hatch leaks DAVA390 at 6:11pm 04.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4666 Today and tomorrow are monsoon days here, when I got home from work I crawled up in the boat to chec

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Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:21pm 08.06.23 Before I'd open up the pump to replace anything in it, I'd just replace the pump. If it IS original
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:53am 08.06.23 Was trying to do a dry run to step the mast, make sure all the parts were there as when I bought my
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 11:27am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 11:15am 08.06.23 surprisingly easy. Is that normal Not normal at all. Could be that it had been replaced before wit
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 08.06.23 One further question, is the shaft SS or bronze ? If SS, this makes the correct anode material even
Gearbox issue? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 08.06.23 Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to reverse my engine felt loaded with black smoke
New Campbell Sailer Prop MikeHoncho at 10:55am 08.06.23
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? BigEasy at 10:51am 08.06.23 Years ago, I had a 33.5. Impossible to clean the bilges easily because the teak & holly sole is glu
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 08.06.23 Look how pink it is. The only place that resembles bronze is near the keyway. I saw that. I've g
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 10:16am 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare if
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 10:05am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57 You are welcome. Definitely update us!
identify sailboat PaulK at 10:03am 08.06.23 If it's 16' long it could be a Comet. Or maybe an X-Boat. Or even a 505. Pictures would help. Ther
Tiller tamer stickinthemud57 at 9:58am 08.06.23 +1
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? ggrizzard at 9:54am 08.06.23 There may be a 'sealed' compartment aft or forward of the bilge area in the pic, but the area in th
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 9:50am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! No hornets nest at all, it w
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 9:07am 08.06.23 I know I said I followed his solution but I did use Sikiflex 291 sealant to fair around the mushroom
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:54am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57
identify sailboat Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! It could be a kit, completely homemade, or an older production boat that just
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) marchem at 8:36am 08.06.23
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Benny17441 at 8:32am 08.06.23 Fill the filter bowl with fuel before installing. Gravity should lead fuel to the lift pump so giv

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