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Water softener question (1) Ken Cross at 12:29pm 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1293 Just wondering: What kind of water softener works in salt water? Well- er- brackish water?
Soft Top korchinskyp at 11:34am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1102 I purchased a Starwind 27 recently and noticed that the topsides are soft and flexible. Is this inhe
winterize wald836 at 11:00am 12.07.13 S2 0/916 I have an S2 80. I have the omc (zepher) sail drive. We have had some icing here and I could not g
Vibration in engine drive Delawaredave at 10:46am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1447 Newbie. 82 Hunter, Yanmar 8hp diesel. Seems like excessive vibration when running. Reason for
Yammar 2gm to Yanmar 2gm20f swap out Nelsonhow at 10:40am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/1714 I'm thinking of swapping out my old 1983 2 Yanmar 2gm raw water cooled with a rebuilt Yanmar 2 GMf
New prop question Happy Together at 10:12am 12.07.13 Big Boats 3/1153 I have a Gori folding three blade prop. I am having trouble with it and I want to switch to the Vari
Mast climbing Head Sail at 9:30am 12.07.13 Big Boats 2/1455 Need to change my anchor light an install an antenna for TV. I don't trust either halyard to support
How the Freedom 20 charges wufibugs at 9:19am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1766 Best Wiring Scheme for the Freedom 20 Inverter/charger? Inverter/chargers take shore power and conv
Oops no sailing today (1) inarathree at 8:43am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 3/876 Oops no sailing today
Considering a 302 Mackaroni at 7:11am 12.07.13 Bigger Boats 7/1496 Hello. I am new to this forum and thought I would ask for some opinions on the 302. I am consideri
Looks handy for working on seacocks merlinuxo at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2106 while in the water. Wouldn't do any good for the flanged type though. I'd only use this while on the
I want to run my halyards to the cockpit kito at 5:53am 12.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1155 I am making a list for Santa on what I would need to run my head and main halyards back to the cockp
Spinnaker pole Hobartwoodworks at 5:49am 12.07.13 Smaller Boats 18/3018 We recently purchased a 1984 Hunter 22. She came with a spinnaker in great shape, but no pole. My hu
Original Sails mbeil53 at 4:44am 12.07.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1758 Did the original sails on the Macgregor 25 have any reefing points?
frish water cooling system/ atomic 4 paulcolumbia2700 at 3:54am 12.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/7689 Hi, any you good folks added or have experience with adding a fresh water cooling system to your ato
insurance question Bob 04 H260 at 11:40pm 12.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2066 If a boat yard supplies a contractor to do work on your boat (boat yard bills you for the work) and
Salt water leak under the liner Cruiser WannaBe at 7:25pm 12.06.13 Big Boats 19/3180 I have purchased a 1987 Hunter 34.5' (shoal) and I have a constant leak that makes my bilge pump com
In Water Seacock Replacement Rick D at 6:29pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1940 Saw this while checking my facebook: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QtNw3m2yIw
Where to attach tether? MaryEllaRose at 5:23pm 12.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/10801 Out of the goodness of her heart, my dearly beloved wife purchased a handsome safety harness and tet
Fresh water flushing with sea water toilet? marchem at 1:11pm 12.06.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/12040 In a recent thread, Peggy said: "It is true that NO toilet designed to use SEA WATER should ever

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New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 2:56pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little m
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 2:55pm 06.19.23 Got a photo from my old Mac 25. ched to the end of a turnbuckle inside the drum?
Help finding the right boat (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Ever
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:51pm 06.19.23 Yea, they are still called chainplates even though they are bolts not plates (on your boat) and ther
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:49pm 06.19.23 You are absolutely right. The bolts you circled are where your shrouds should attach. Who knows what
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.19.23 If you are going to do something with it, you might want to consider a dripless seal. There are sev
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 2:37pm 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement p
New 170 sailor (3) SKOTBRO at 2:16pm 06.19.23 See attached, page 28 and 30.
Portugal Rick Webb at 2:16pm 06.19.23 Did not seem like that long ago but having to think about it twenty years ago renting a Macgregor 26
New 170 sailor (4) rsmithfh at 2:03pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little mo
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Hello Below at 1:57pm 06.19.23 For 10 years we had out Watts mixer value set to not mix (ie be damned, give us water as hot as it g
Batten Lengths H26 rgranger at 1:38pm 06.19.23 That will all depend on who made your sail. Best thing to do is to buy some stock and cut it to siz
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:37pm 06.19.23
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 1:26pm 06.19.23 if one is so helpless as to not be able to control the temperature of the hot water outlet, being ou
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Radio Flyer at 1:19pm 06.19.23 I need guidance on my fresh water system. The PO had a 3" x 15" PVC 'tank' plumbed into the syste
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. (1) justsomeguy at 1:00pm 06.19.23 Can anyone tell me what hardware is needed to attach the roller furling drum to the stem fitting?
Shroud anchor point (1) mbaker267 at 12:56pm 06.19.23 Thanks, I thought that looked wrong. This boat does have the forward and aft shrouds. If you look at
Dockside water connection Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:40pm 06.19.23 They are not analogous. I posted this to another conversation about dock water connections: Fai
Help finding the right boat Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.19.23
ZF Hurth transmission slipping Hayden Watson at 12:22pm 06.19.23 Thank you Hayden, have you done this before? do you know how intensive it is? I have not done this

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