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Explain a basic boat plumbing system. ChattOday at 3:40am 12.16.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 30/18278 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 40/6095 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 2/1284 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 11/2596 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 4/3097 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 10/2423 .................. 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 6/2333 :)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 6/1651 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 8/1802 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 12/1183 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 9/6425 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 1/987 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 11/2337 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 7/2530 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) 9/7195 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 20/18059 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 0/919 My '86 C-27 is on the hard and I'm sitting here in front of the fire hoping I winterized properly an
in-hull transducer in a C22? Gene Neill at 3:03pm 12.14.13 Catalina 22 20/3366 The C22 hull isn't cored, is it?
Zippers, zippers, zippers capta at 12:47pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 34/7728 It doesn't seem to matter what I do, the corrosion on our Bimini zippers gets the better of us. Has
Aluminum corrosion (1) capta at 12:39pm 12.14.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1331 I have been looking for something that will clean and stop corrosion on my Lewmar 65 winch bases, b

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2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Mike H. at 2:45pm 07.03.23 Thank you Don. Getting that scgrew out would be easier if I pulled the whole pump and removed the sc
275 Traveler and Main Sheet (2) Mike C275 33 at 2:39pm 07.03.23 As Codybear notes, whether continuous or separate lines, the real problem with the 275 set up is tha
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions Don S/V ILLusion at 2:36pm 07.03.23 1) The steering is stiff as hell. It takes two hands and some strength to turn the wheel. Is this
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Syversens at 2:35pm 07.03.23 The silly way is only silly if you use your high output alternator as your main source for rechargi
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 2:15pm 07.03.23 Tks for doing this, John Don't forget me :biggrin: This started months ago in a Private Message t
Engineering Issues Ward H at 2:13pm 07.03.23 Very scary. Kudos to Dad for reporting it to park services, then following up with FD. His actions
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Ward H at 2:11pm 07.03.23 Yes, thanks John
Its funny Friday! (1) Ward H at 2:03pm 07.03.23 Along the retirement theme
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA kappykaplan at 1:26pm 07.03.23 Tks for doing this, John. :beer:
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 1:14pm 07.03.23
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) SabreToothedEngineer at 1:08pm 07.03.23 If you remove the small bulkhead in front of the V-berth you might get a visual and perhaps even so
Fresh water leak NoReverse at 1:07pm 07.03.23 Close all your thru hulls. Leak when water pump on? Using sink or not? Eliminate all possibili
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 12:59pm 07.03.23 If you remove the small bulkhead in front of the V-berth you might get a visual and perhaps even som
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:57pm 07.03.23 i have a bill of sale from the marina stating the boats past and their right to sell her to get her
cant identify my venture2? micmacirq at 12:55pm 07.03.23 allow me to add the lola sat abandoned for roughly 30 years in a marina before i took posession. sh
Engineering Issues Rich Stidger at 12:52pm 07.03.23 Give me 15 minutes and 4 tubes of JB Weld. No problem.....
cant identify my venture2? kappykaplan at 12:34pm 07.03.23 Please post photos. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question SabreToothedEngineer at 12:32pm 07.03.23 I have both the shelf and the cut-out in the bottom of the locker. The shelf is clearly original to
Fresh water leak danb2k at 12:29pm 07.03.23 danb2k ....I am not familiar with the sink setup on a Catalina 36. My 30' O'Day has a 1-1/2" hose r
Transducer medium? dlochner at 12:18pm 07.03.23

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