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Faucet Parts kingsailor at 4:23pm 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1072 Any tips on where to find parts for my faucet in the heads? The handles are worn inside so they spi
How long should anchor chain last? Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10678 OK, I know that anchor chain does have a lifetime and it is less than the life of a boat. In my cas
Help, can't find replacement for broken bleed screw iSailor at 3:50pm 07.22.13 Catalina 310 7/1685 2001 Catalina 310, #112, m-25xpb I broke the fuel bleed screw (the one on the injector housing) a
How bad is this? (2) Doc_holiday at 3:06pm 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2220 I guess for a pure beam reach or directly from behind this would be about like a spinnaker and would
Water in the bilge tgrass462 at 2:19pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 3/1063 We have a 1999 Hunter 260. We currently are sailing on Lake Michigan. When sailing in high winds a
Simrad tp10 power consumption newsailor72 at 2:03pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3630 I'm planning to get a used autopilot (most likely a tp10.) I'm looking at its online manual. For p
So many projects, so little sailing.... (3) patrscoe at 1:52pm 07.22.13 S2 6/1755 I have been working on so many projects for the past two years (well...since we purchased her) and l
Power Consumption in 4 Parallel Circuits DinoKanuck at 1:22pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1267 Afternoon: Using pages 26-29 of The 12- Volt Bible For Boats ( Brotherton/Sherman 2003) I've dete
Listing giese at 1:10pm 07.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1764 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 that is listing about 4" while in harbor. It does not appear to be taking
Trailer guides william kramer at 1:02pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/2368 Have a 1984 C22 with Holsclaw trailer. Like to find an easy, inexpensive way to install trailer gui
Leaking hatches sailcruiser at 1:00pm 07.22.13 S2 16/2812 Hi all I've got a salon hatch that is leaking. I think the seal needs to be replaced. I have read
Costa Crociere Convictions kpgraci at 12:56pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/818 An Italian court has accepted plea bargains for five Costa Crociere employees in the shipwreck that
Artful Dodger Edwin Rudetsky at 12:08pm 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/989 Need dodger for 1983 30'Catalina. Are there any used dodgers out there in good shape for sale?
Anchor size Oldkc at 12:05pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 2/982 What size anchor works best for '93 Hunter 23.5??
Adler Barbour freezer issues SBiringer at 11:21am 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/4092 Our Hunter Legend is equipped with Adler Barbour refrigerator and freezer (separate units). The fr
Port vs. Starboard Tack DRhoads at 10:42am 07.22.13 Big Boats 7/2027
There are some bracket on my Aft Stay and I don't know 22' H (1) HiZ at 10:25am 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 2/917 Aft Stay things! What are they and how do I use them https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-vHY4Z0
Cool new product from Blue Sea (1) Tim R. at 10:22am 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 17/3529 I have been waiting for something like this that is marinized. Cannot get a price yet but hopefully
Installing a small window air conditioner mgandpcbryan at 9:44am 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/4459 Hi. Im new to the forum, and have a survey scheduled on a C 27 in a couple of weeks. Ive owned a C
Reminder: Trailer Winch Safety catndahats at 9:30am 07.22.13 Catalina 22 4/1467 Just posting this up as a reminder to everyone: No matter how experienced you are, respect your t

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Water holding tank fittings broken Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:13pm 05.14.23 If it's the 1.5" inlet fitting you may be able to drill it out and replace it with a Uniseal and sh
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? JamesG161 at 1:12pm 05.14.23 Since a few do not click on the Blue Links to read them. This is accurate info still today from this
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:56pm 05.14.23 Funny you should mention that..I am cleaning out some old junk and I found some dot matrix printout
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 12:47pm 05.14.23 There definitely is misalignment, but the left side of the picture is the shaft log, not necessaril
Its funny Friday! dLj at 12:34pm 05.14.23 Makes me think of the saying, "What's the difference between a poor man and a rich man? A rich man i
Stuffing box- dumb question? Davidasailor26 at 12:29pm 05.14.23 I don't even see how this is possible, but there it is : out flying apart. You have a major probl
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 12:28pm 05.14.23 215660
No More Dinghy Butt dLj at 12:23pm 05.14.23 @Captain Larry-DH Nice! dj
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jssailem at 12:12pm 05.14.23 Nobody can answer this question simply from photos posted :plus: Inspect for the weakest looking l
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dlochner at 12:11pm 05.14.23
Stuffing box- dumb question? jssailem at 11:48am 05.14.23 Below is a picture of my stuffing box for my 1980 Oday 30. Always left a small pool of water in th
O'Day 28'. Project_Mayhem at 11:45am 05.14.23 Can you make out who the mast manufacturer was? Dwyer made the mast on my '25
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Project_Mayhem at 11:44am 05.14.23 "DNS66" is a good option for that if you use android devices. Edit: it installs without "rooting"
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 05.14.23 Made me wonder.. are there any diesels that use an oem hall effect sensor for a tach ? Obviously yo
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:42am 05.14.23
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? skunther at 11:38am 05.14.23 opps :facepalm: The link diameter has a 125% over design factor. So depending of the link Size, yo
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage dLj at 11:38am 05.14.23 Btw..are any of you old enough and/or have been online long enough to remember "newsgroups?" --Peg
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? dLj at 11:34am 05.14.23 PS: What galvanization is left? Actually, there may be some left. The innermost layer of hot dip
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 11:07am 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? The Yanmar tachs do not work off the Alternator, unless the boat has been
Stuffing box- dumb question? dlochner at 11:01am 05.14.23 As others have noted, you have a PSS Shaft Seal. PYI recommends changing the bellows, the black rub

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