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Ball valve and fittings suggestions kito at 7:43am 12.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/625 I am installing all new bronze thru-hulls on my project boat. I got 1-1/2" and 1" bronze Groco thru
TP or not TP? rlamb at 7:28am 12.16.13 Big Boats 61/12015 I have a recently acquired Hunter 466 with 2 Jabasco manual heads and 20 gal holding tanks for each
33 - Door for Head mystery117 at 5:59am 12.16.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1170 When I bought my '79 33 a few years ago it didn't have a door on the Head. It really hasn't been a p
Explain a basic boat plumbing system. ChattOday at 3:40am 12.16.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/16773 I am moving from the auto world to boats. Someone explain the basics (parts, design) of a basic b
Best bang for my buck$? Roadking Larry at 12:53am 12.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5762 My boat is currently hibernating on her trailer awaiting warmer weather. Meanwhile I'm trying to dec
Put a Face to a Post wufibugs at 7:54pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1270 Several San Diego County sailors post regularly. Would be great to put faces to all the helpful inf
Cabin lights? Family27 at 7:52pm 12.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 11/2480 Hello all! I was hoping to get some help with my interior cabin lights. I have replaced the batterie
lazarette latches? Gene Neill at 6:47pm 12.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2961 Perhaps CD sells what I'm looking for, but I can't seem to find it on their site. I'd like some self
Is it just me? (6) Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2310 .................. or does anyone else collect pictures of "fixer upper specials" where just a coat
which portable grill to buy celticwinds at 5:47pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 6/2074 :)I am wanting to install a rail mounted grill on my boat and was wondering if a Kuuma grill would b
Giving up on search - asking the question rpwillia at 5:35pm 12.15.13 Catalina 310 6/1533 For some reason I never get results from the search function. :cussing: I remember not too long
Looking for a qualified yacht surveyor Julescardin at 5:23pm 12.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1703 Hi, I am looking for the name and contact info for a good qualified yacht surveyor for a boat that i
What is This (1) krantala at 3:27pm 12.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1119 Does any one know what this black stuff is. It is on the entire inside to various degrees. It's on
proper pendant size mick hodapp at 2:57pm 12.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/6007 hello folks, can someone please advise me as to the proper pendant line size ' type to use on my mac
Hunter 170 takes on water Doug Frazer at 12:50pm 12.15.13 Smaller Boats 1/968 Over a period of several weeks my hunter 170 takes on a significant amount of water in the hull. An
Propane Heater Joe Mullee at 8:13am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2294 I have a Mr Buddy small propane heater on board. My batteries are located inside a settee approximat
Checking out of BVI- rsotomayor at 7:36am 12.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2397 Will be arriving to BVI by air and leaving by sailboat. Does anyone know if one can do the cust
Friends Geoff K at 7:18am 12.15.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/7123 What is a "friend" in reference to the forum? What can friends do that others can not? What happens
Trailering a Catalina 30 sail_MN at 8:31pm 12.14.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 20/16677 Just curious if anybody has done or attempted to trailer their 30 foot sailboat. I am well aware of
Shades of Blue bhstech at 3:19pm 12.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/875 My '86 C-27 is on the hard and I'm sitting here in front of the fire hoping I winterized properly an

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Pumpin up those fenders! Ralph Johnstone at 3:46pm 04.20.23 Yep good-ol turnbuckle pumps Would you say those are closer to a reciprocal pump or a centrifucat
Bottom paints Tally Ho at 3:45pm 04.20.23 Yep, the tube of grease screws into the gun. I didn't think it would work at first, but it does. Gr
O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement (3) Tally Ho at 3:42pm 04.20.23 Not really that difficult (as long as the new hatch is the same size). Remove the screws from the o
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 3:35pm 04.20.23 This may be due to the pump. ..................... or the tubes of the HEX being partially plugg
Bottom paints dlochner at 3:35pm 04.20.23
Bottom paints Rjm st.petersburg at 3:31pm 04.20.23 Yes they do screw into the gun. Just cut down the stem of the grease tube, great set up.
Bottom paints Tally Ho at 3:29pm 04.20.23 Clay, that is VC 17 a freshwater only bottom paint. It will not work in salt water. It is a favorit
Corroding galvanized shackle JoeWhite at 3:08pm 04.20.23 There are stainless steel shackle you can try.
Rust color in Antifreeze JoeWhite at 3:04pm 04.20.23 The only other cause of high temperature may be that the antifreeze is not circulating as fast as it
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Scott B at 2:47pm 04.20.23 You will need to drop the plywood hard board panel that is above the nav station and starboard sette
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Tally Ho at 2:43pm 04.20.23 What is different between the X and M mast? Can the existing sail be used with either one? If not,
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:23pm 04.20.23
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 2:11pm 04.20.23 Making Part 2 soon. The rest of my post#161 Shorter and a bit more professionally done.:pimp: Mor
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 2:10pm 04.20.23 @artleyt115 If it's reasonably possible, I'd recommend getting your inboard running. It's a huge dif
What is the small cover above the rudder stock called? sailcapt340 at 2:09pm 04.20.23
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 1:44pm 04.20.23 My boat is constantly being pushed into the dock from incoming waves. The docks feature some lovely
Progress report on the 26 O'day! Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 04.20.23 It figured it was as good as time as any to redo the vanity . We've never used the sink , so out it
Progress report on the 26 O'day! artleyt115 at 1:24pm 04.20.23 I'd double check your bulkheads for rot around the chainplates. It's a common failure We do have n
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 1:15pm 04.20.23 Thanks for sharing guys, much appreciated.
Is BoatUS membership worth it? sesmith at 1:00pm 04.20.23 Not to hijack the thread, but it would be interesting to know what people pay for boat insurance.

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