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Insulating the engine. MORNING LIGHT at 10:59am 12.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2265 I would like to soundproof the box that covers my diesel engine.It is just made of plywood and I onl
New Bottom Paint Cap Jack at 10:03am 12.27.13 Catalina 22 5/32894 The PO of my 22 layered paint on top of paint on top of paint. My plan is to remove all paint down t
Too much of a good thing Bill1565 at 8:08am 12.27.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2882 Maine, I put 3 Kyocera 140 watt panels on our boat with 3 Genasun controllers. We have a 6 golf ca
I dont know radio stuff Doc_holiday at 7:13am 12.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/3697 I currently use a handheld radio but was thinking of upgrading to a GPS enabled radio such as the Un
Electric heads rlamb at 6:52am 12.27.13 Big Boats 21/2944 In my 2004 Hunter 466 I have Jabasco manual heads. I am looking to replace these with fresh water e
Interior cabin doors mjmercer19248 at 6:37am 12.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/695 Looking for used/salvaged teak doors for the head and vberth. Anyone have any ideas? Google searchin
Gopro sailing camera Terry in Naples at 6:16am 12.27.13 Ask All Sailors 70/20991 I have some extra Christmas gift cash and am thinking of buying a gopro action camera and mounting i
Forestay Quick Disconnect Hardware wolfgw8625 at 5:24am 12.27.13 Smaller Boats 4/3934 Hi I just purchased a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 and trailer. The guy I bought it from has always kept
Below deck autopilot joul at 4:03am 12.27.13 S2 3/1545 has anyone ever installed a below deck autopilot on a S2 11.0 A ? there is not much space around th
Line Drawings for H22 Early 80's 203 at 9:31pm 12.26.13 Smaller Boats 4/1223 I've found reference in the archives for such a drawing. However unless I'm blind ( good possibilit
Wood trim strip on side of cabin (1) azguy at 5:40pm 12.26.13 Catalina 22 47/165381 I don't have handrails on top just two 1/2"or 5/8th's trim strips on the side of the cabin, maybe 5
C30 engine stringers dj2210 at 5:31pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 16/2548 Anybody ever replace their C30 engine stringers? My motor mount lag bolts are loose and don't tighte
Tarp Size chrisings at 4:57pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 4/1586 Hello folks, Well, we're closing on a 1983 Cat 30 tomorrow (assuming tomorrows survey goes as expe
Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition Pilgrimtex at 3:26pm 12.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 80/18260 House is up for sale. Treva and I will be ordering a new Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition as soon a
H30 Main Halyard Winch is Loose (1) malyea at 1:22pm 12.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2368 The main halyard winch, mounted to port of the companionway on the cabin roof, has pulled loose. It
3YM 30 Mixing elbow Brahmany at 12:47pm 12.26.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/826 Hi all, Sure this has topic been done to bits BUT: 450 hours on my 2007 built 3ym30 and the mixing
Electronics - they're all the same Chinese toys (?) Skipper at 10:58am 12.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8317 It seems that all the chartplotters, instruments, etc are starting to look and feel like they were a
Auxiliary cruising rpm for Hunter Passage 42 Sirius50 at 10:45am 12.26.13 Big Boats 3/1229 I have a Yanmar 4JH2-HTE engine as the auxiliary on my Hunter Passage 42. Is anyone familiar with t
ANL fuses on batteries c130king at 10:37am 12.26.13 Catalina 310 19/3921 Sitting on Polaris this cool day getting ready to go sailing. During engine start I blew the ANL fu
Origo 6000 for sale??? a65sailor at 10:22am 12.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/5034 Hi this might be a long shot. I was hoping someone might have a used Origo 6000 they would like to s

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Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (1) Jim Legere at 2:59am 03.17.23 Its simple: don't use 'ball valves' or 'gate valves' of any sort. You need a seacock that, by defini
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 10:06pm 03.16.23
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Ralph Johnstone at 8:16pm 03.16.23
Oil Leak buddybear at 8:08pm 03.16.23 It's a mist of oil, not enough to support combustion. Thanks for all of the replies, I see that th
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Tally Ho at 7:43pm 03.16.23
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Ralph Johnstone at 7:41pm 03.16.23 So, they sell a ball valve with straight threads (at least on the inlet side)? See post #16. I w
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Tally Ho at 7:39pm 03.16.23 ^^ This. Do not use an addapter. the farther you extend from the through-hull the greater the leve
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Tally Ho at 7:32pm 03.16.23 How do you start your engine? Or is that wiring still in tact? I once used a jumper pack to run t
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint thinwater at 7:30pm 03.16.23 Nothing will safely seal that. You need to use a ball valve with straight threads. Shop around, the
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. Davidasailor26 at 7:27pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Macerators Terry Cox at 7:13pm 03.16.23 Regardless of where/when I discharge, I always rinse the macerator pump with fresh water after each
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 7:03pm 03.16.23 Dalliance and heritage. Thanks your quick replies. I will remove a couple of the chainplates to in
Stern Rail tkwhalen at 6:55pm 03.16.23 Hunterowners ... were able to have one made for my 49 when mine got crushed. They were able to go ba
Best backup source of 12 volt power I have ever seen. shemandr at 6:43pm 03.16.23 There are numbers of boat owners who would like to take their chart plotter or fish finder/GPS home
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? Dalliance at 6:18pm 03.16.23 I hesitate to answer this as there are so many differences between the different Cherubini Hunter mo
Starwind 19 project boat PRoberaon at 6:04pm 03.16.23 Does everyone enjoy this boat? The more I want a bigger boat, the more I realize this is just basic
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? Mechone at 5:49pm 03.16.23 On the 351 you remove the legs and there is shorter ones to support table ,mine are missing however
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Rick Webb at 5:38pm 03.16.23 I've rigged Lazy Jacks and rerigged the Topping Lift on my boat. For the Topping Lift I added a che
Macerators lehighsail at 5:22pm 03.16.23 Thanks to all for the useful input and I do have a question. Some have suggested "rinsing out the m
Trailering Hunter 23.5 With Boom Attached? Brian NC at 5:17pm 03.16.23 There is a block at the end of the boom on my rig. The previous owners ran the topping lift through

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