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Trident sanitation hose syoun10 at 10:35pm 12.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3958 I've been told that Trident is the best sanitation hose. Now I'm having to change mine, I've been l
S-2 8.0 Tiller Shaft Bushings finegold1 at 10:19pm 12.17.12 S2 7/2022 I have recently joined the forum and feel it will be a great deal of help to me and in turn, I have
Hunter 25 sailors you rock:) Mikimarbella at 8:38pm 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1148 After a sea trial, very soon will buy my second boat! I had an Ericsson 26 and great time but few is
FREE Catalina 30 Phil Herring at 7:27pm 12.17.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/26321 Bringing this over from the classifieds: ----------------------------------------------- Boat wa
'hove to' on a Hunter Vision 32 coxjam at 6:30pm 12.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1545 Has anybody done this on there Vision 32? I'm anxious to give it a try but would love some tips befo
Maine and Northern Mass next Summer? Mulf at 5:55pm 12.17.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2547 Our youngest son has settled in Manchester by the Sea Massachusetts. Manchester has a georgeous litt
Winterizing steps knotcarin at 5:27pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 11/2659 I have a Yanmar 3jh2e and winterized it after reading the manual, talking to others at the dock, and
ice box conversion MORNING LIGHT at 5:17pm 12.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/5863 Hi, I was wondering if i could turn my ice box into a real fridge. I saw that you can buy a conversi
Odd size tubing (4) marchem at 2:38pm 12.17.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/27971 New (to us) 1982 Catalina 27. Waste tank appears to be original Ronco B117. Tank outlet is 1-1/2" me
Squall in Beaulieu Roger Long at 1:48pm 12.17.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2308 I made a rather short 13 mile run around to this creek just off the Vernon River to await scattered
Rig Failure 1991 Hunter Passage 42 Tropicalmark at 1:35pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 8/3815 I was looking to see if anyone has had a rig failure on this type of boat as I experienced one on mi
Throttle Replacement Jon4399 at 1:16pm 12.17.12 Big Boats 6/1649 I've been trying to replace the throttle and shift cables on my 37.5 Legend. It has an Edson pedest
Seeking running rigging recommendations Brian S at 12:41pm 12.17.12 Day Sailers 10/2389 Guys, let me first start off by saying I've got a pretty bad case of top-of-the-line-itis. You know,
offshore sailing rigalio at 12:30pm 12.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2172 I have an o'day 30 and I want to sail it from halifax to bermuda an then to the carabeian I would be
Looking for fiberglass repair service in NJ or NY Brian5067 at 11:53am 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/758 My Hunter 460 was badly damage in the Storm. I am looking for good fiberglass repair service who kn
Manual Bilge Pump in H33.5? Ken Palmer at 11:41am 12.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/2270 I was asked recently if my 1990 Hunter 33.5 had a manual bilge pump in the cockpit. Of course it has
Rearrange Instrument locations on Pedestal (1) Ron M at 10:06am 12.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2768 I have a B331. Just bought a Raymarine e7 chartplotter. My initial idea was to repair the existing
Starboard fixed Lexan leaking Old Sailor 2 at 9:59am 12.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1759 Good day folks. another technical question for you DIY'ers. I have a Hunter 42 Passage with those
ODay 302 billyt14607 at 9:21am 12.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1363 Seriously considering the purchase of an 1987 ODay 302. Have been a sailboater for some time and wo
Legend 375 Holding Tank replacement Phil P at 7:01am 12.17.12 Big Boats 24/4900 Winter projects on my '91 are well underway. Completed replacing engine mounts, impeller, the rotted

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Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? FulmarCT at 6:48pm 06.10.22 I am in this situation, I replaced a Datamarine S200DL transducer with the Raymarine transducer that
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 6:40pm 06.10.22 Consider dumping all your tungsten lights and converting to LED's. Easy to compare to your old ones
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 6:36pm 06.10.22 I think we are giving him some good parameters here!
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Justin_NSA at 6:21pm 06.10.22 I got the tip from you Peggie !
Replace Toilet Hose on 92 H30 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 06.10.22 If one hose needs replacing, you'd be smart to replace all the hoses at the same time. 'cuz if one n
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences jssailem at 5:59pm 06.10.22 On my 35 ft 15000 lb boat, I use a Mantus Marine 35lb Galvanized Steel anchor. We anchor in varied c
New Anchor Recommendations/Experiences Bluenose at 5:30pm 06.10.22 It depends upon the bottom of where you sail. In Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, it is mostly mud, so a cla
Where Is Your Battery Charger? jssailem at 4:54pm 06.10.22 Location for a charger is like Location in Real Estate. You want the charger to be in a place that
Fuel Cap Winch Mark - AK at 4:31pm 06.10.22 Beneteau is where to get it and it does both sizes .P/N can be read on it Thank You for the Benet
Packing gland nut getting hot. Crusty Ol Salt at 4:26pm 06.10.22 Try changing the packing material. Remember these stuffing box "glands" were originally made for fl
Wire Size MaryEllaRose at 4:10pm 06.10.22
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 SoSound at 4:06pm 06.10.22 I should be able to get you a photo in the next day or two. we have a 12 hour drive to get home aga
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 jaysweet at 3:49pm 06.10.22 Thanks to all for the quick and informative responses. Let me answer a few of the questions I shoul
2022 PacificNW Weather Update (1) jssailem at 3:47pm 06.10.22 Has Summer finally come to the Pacific NW. With a current "Pineapple Express" shooting across the Pa
Packing gland nut getting hot. jaysweet at 3:26pm 06.10.22 I'm getting at least one drip every 60 sec. I used PTFE FLAX 3/16" I removed 4 flax rings so I pu
Wire Size Ward H at 3:15pm 06.10.22 Not sure what panel you are looking out but most come with 15A breakers and some blank spots. (At le
Wire Size Stu Jackson at 3:14pm 06.10.22 What kind of stereo do you intend to use? I have a Bluetooth car stereo, and with four speakers goi
Where Is Your Battery Charger? (1) Ward H at 2:46pm 06.10.22 Hi Mike, the original on my 93 C30 was mounted in the compartment under the aft starboard seat. I'v
Replacement Bulb for Steaming Light twalker H260 at 2:43pm 06.10.22 Looks like your looking for a bay 15d base (1157), 12v, 25w (18cd) bulb. The 4K likely refers to th
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 2:08pm 06.10.22 Is this the one you're dealing with? xX512JHRjLE Yes but I didn't go quite that far. I got some

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