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Inverter thoughts, plans, schemes, maybe a plot.. Chris Patterson at 7:24am 12.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1681 Greetings again from the lunatic fringe. To start, I am SO glad I'm not moored close to Maine Sail,
charging (1) Rusty south at 6:27am 12.19.13 Big Boats 7/1456 Okay the vessel is mine a 1996 Hunter 40.5, I am Excited and scared at the same time. This maybe a
Catalina 36 Models FredB at 6:24am 12.19.13 Big Boats 4/2384 I'm a Catalina 30 owner, but, I have a friend getting his first boat, wants something larger and is
HOW store seadaddler at 4:41am 12.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/773 Hey guys just want to thank the people at the store on this forum for all the great help ordering a
How to prevent rust/corrosion on chrome (1) Ken13559 at 11:17pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2675 I've a shelf above the wash basin. Under this shelf I mounted a chrome plate Wine Glass rail rack to
Hunter 42 Owner's Manual - Electrical SailbadTheSinner at 8:47pm 12.18.13 Big Boats 28/7463 The Owner's Manual for my Hunter 42 Passage Centre Cockpit is incomplete. Of all the things "missing
Renault RC8D engine maygosalin at 4:13pm 12.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1286 I recently purchased a Hunter 27 which has a Renault RC8D engine. I understand parts are difficult
Motor mount? slowdog at 3:58pm 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/994 I got my motor mount rebuilt with new bushings and new bolts do you mount it so the cavitation plate
25.5 bulkhead replacement SV Wayword at 3:46pm 12.18.13 Smaller Boats 2/1655 Hello everyone, Both of the bulkheads on my '85 25.5 have some areas where water incursion has ca
saildrive prop hotrodderjim at 3:08pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/829 My O'day has a yanmar engine with a saildrive unit, its a 14" 2 bladed prop.I would like to replace
prop paint hotrodderjim at 3:05pm 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/992 After my boat was hauled out for the winter in noticed the prop had some barnacles on it.I painted i
Sealing hoses as they pass into anchor locker patjam at 10:50am 12.18.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3739 I've got the standard sailboat holding tank under the vberth installation and am getting ready to re
Pirate Map (1) rgranger at 9:36am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1355 Found this map today.... http://twistedsifter.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/riskiest-areas-to-ship-wh
Lightning Capital: World Map (1) rgranger at 9:34am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2056 Hey All I've seen it stated here on this site that Florida is the lightning capital of the U.S.
aground in my slip rufus1138 at 6:31am 12.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1457 anyone else ever dealt with this for any length of time, our winter low tides are here and my recent
Engine Temperature - Thermostat Issue? c130king at 6:27am 12.18.13 Catalina 310 13/2106 All, No success doing a search for some helpful info. My temp gauge rarely gets much above 120. S
bottom paint trainmanjess at 6:14am 12.18.13 Kittiewake 4/4272 hello all I have been doing some searching, and have found several different types of bottom paint
Trailer for 1978 Oday irdvo at 5:36am 12.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/718 I need to know the dimensions for a trailer to fit my 1978 Oday 27. Need to get it out of the water
Need Beneteau 41 Masthead Pictures Captain Ag at 4:53am 12.18.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/4046 I need some close up pictures of the Beneteau 41 masthead area. I'm going to mount a wifi antenna an
Where to purchase a 60' to 70' long 30A shore power cord? mukilteomaniac at 12:33am 12.18.13 Ask All Sailors 29/12313 It turns out that my new marina, the Edmonds Marina, near Seattle, requires that my shore power conn

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Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) bonkle at 12:12pm 03.15.23 Keel is cast iron. it needs protection and probably should be blasted and coated with something lik
Macerators lehighsail at 12:09pm 03.15.23 This is the pump that draws from a holding tank and outputs to the thru-hull. It did not leak but o
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) kloudie1 at 12:09pm 03.15.23 Keel is cast iron. it needs protection and probably should be blasted and coated with something like
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) bonkle at 11:59am 03.15.23 I'm guessing the boat has been neglected and water got under the bottom paint causing the pitting. I
Macerators Rich Stidger at 11:56am 03.15.23 A 3 year old pump with little use ought to be in great condition. What is it's condition that cause
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch kloudie1 at 11:55am 03.15.23 make it of 1/8" plywood.. paint it to match or do a nice varnish job on it.
Steel Keel Pitting- fill or paint over? (time sensitive question) Don S/V ILLusion at 11:55am 03.15.23
Universal 25xpb Parts (2) PlaneTom at 11:52am 03.15.23 M-25XPB - Kubota D-950 - D1005. I've got to a point that I just go to the Local Kubota dealer with
Macerators jssailem at 11:40am 03.15.23 @lehighsail , I am assuming you have a manual pump toiles, a storage tank, a Y valve that directs th
Macerators Terry Cox at 11:18am 03.15.23 My 3 year old Jabsco 18590-2092 which got very little use stopped working at the end of last season
Mast step Don S/V ILLusion at 11:02am 03.15.23
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint BigEasy at 10:50am 03.15.23 There is another option that is rarely mentioned that eliminates the problem of mis matched threads.
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45am 03.15.23 Meh, yes thread depth does have a slight theoretical bearing on the overall strength of the assembly
Enclosure for a halyard electric winch Project_Mayhem at 9:39am 03.15.23 A company that does blow/vacuum molding could also replicate this cover. I imagine it'd be really ea
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 9:33am 03.15.23 Today I'm going to continue the drilling to identify the extent of possible rot. Have watched so ma
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 9:18am 03.15.23 I guess I'll have to invent a solution
Halyards and Such Sailfanatic at 8:56am 03.15.23 Assuming the spinnaker halyard runs aft, I attach the shackle to the the halyard line close to where
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts h2o_snow at 8:49am 03.15.23 Had a nice conversation with Dave C. He suggested that folks have used turning blocks and controlle
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint dlochner at 8:20am 03.15.23 Besides leaking, the reason mismatched threading should not be used is the exposed threaded area is
Through-Hull to Ball Valve Joint Ralph Johnstone at 8:05am 03.15.23

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