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Tank Monitor sensor (1) kingsailor at 12:02pm 01.28.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1826 Is this the sensor to the port water tank? Where do I get a replacement?
Oday Mariner K (7) warrant at 11:22am 01.28.13 Day Sailers 2/1449 Bought this one early last year. Spend the summer doing what it needed to get off the shore. The 196
St. Martin v. BVIs for bareboat crusing? Steve Liggett at 9:57am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3022 Hoping some of the wise sages here will be able to offer thoughts about St. Martin as a bareboat cru
PSS Drippless shaft seal RossC at 9:19am 01.28.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1067 What does anyone think about the PSS Dripless shaft seal ?
Standard Horizon GX2150 NMEA to Garmin 76csx Skipper at 8:55am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1070 delete
My new '86 Hunter 34' Winches (1) chrisrezba at 8:50am 01.28.13 Big Boats 3/1272 I Purchased my 1st sailboat (a '86 Hunter 34') last summer. It is on the hard out east where I am ge
Interior modifications and upgrades (5) Texrob at 8:28am 01.28.13 The Cherubini Hunters 26/5794 The admiral and I have been busy working on the interior of the new boat. Changes include new vbirt
H356 salon floor sailmaster39 at 7:52am 01.28.13 Big Boats 13/2252 Closing on a H356 Tuesday. The boat checked out except the salon sole around the conpanion steps is
Just a few Youtube videos of my Lake sailing Branson Belle at 7:26am 01.28.13 Trailer Sailors 3/2427 The boat is sold!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:dance:
Noise on Sounder Calvin23465 at 6:56am 01.28.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1464 I have recently installed a charging circuit on my Tohatsu 8 HP. When the motor is running, the dep
S2 9.1 vs MORC 30 sail2011 at 5:53am 01.28.13 S2 3/8730 I'm considering buying an s2 9.1. How good they perform in offshore? Not ocean crossing but long coa
Wiring plan critique (1) JTPearson at 5:30am 01.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 12/4206 Mainesail, many thanks for your posts and advice. Absolutely invaluable! Could you take a look at my
Winter Cruising Roger Long at 3:24am 01.28.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/1759
Video: How your Catalina is made. jfrench at 3:19am 01.28.13 Catalina 22 1/1096 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OXLoG3rbz0 Here's a five minute video look at how Catalina builds
Hunter 240 Justin at 2:13am 01.28.13 Smaller Boats 5/1475 An anyone assist with the current cbh handicap for a hunter 240?
skeletons in the closet/bulkhead replacement (5) nevadashawn at 9:17pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3596 Hi, since this is my first post, I thought a brief introduction would be in order. Almost two years
Compression Tester Ken13559 at 8:54pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/937 I'm looking for compression tester for Yanmar diesel engines, specifically with adaptors for GM and
Using STP oil treatment Ken13559 at 8:29pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4715 I've been using Esso Delvac 15W40 for on my 2GM20F since day 1. Lately I added approx 7-9% of STP Oi
Need a sailboat fix!!! Nodak7 at 7:57pm 01.27.13 Big Boats 0/759 Anyone in the Punta Gorda Area willing to give a pair of stranded North Dakota sailors a tour or sai
Is it worth saving? (14) Rubato at 5:57pm 01.27.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8575 Am looking at a first29 that has had water leaking into it for a few years. Generally I think anyth

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Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? Sail22Capri22 at 7:43am 03.28.23 All good recommendations thanks! I found a gas station by me that sell Ethanol free fuel so I will o
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? shemandr at 7:43am 03.28.23 My sister had one. It was a decent engine. I think my sister brought it to a sudden death with he
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Maine Sail at 7:40am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else If that's the
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 7:40am 03.28.23 Check out Poli-Glow (PoliGlow) - it's not for the purists, it's like a floor wax with UV protection.
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:36am 03.28.23 Just my subjective opinion but this SEEMS to be lasting longer than the crap I was using before :
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 03.28.23 No visible oxidation when it was used on the deck. I definitely wont be using it on there again. Way
Why are silicone based waxes bad? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35am 03.28.23 Just my subjective opinion but this SEEMS to be lasting longer than the crap I was using before : b
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? BarryL at 7:34am 03.28.23 Hi, I'm not familiar with that motor so I can't make and specific suggestions. For a regular gas OB
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 7:32am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else I use the li
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dlochner at 7:27am 03.28.23 Change the water pump impeller annually before launch. Don't rely on water coming out of the weep ho
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very reli
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? JBP-PA at 7:26am 03.28.23 For ordinary day use, not crossing oceans or being in distant or exotic lands , I carry spare: plugs
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 7:26am 03.28.23 It's hard to imagine that you could get enough tension on the babystay with that method. Maybe with
Tohatsu 6hp, Should I carry spare parts? dmax at 7:25am 03.28.23 A spark plug and a spare cotter pin for the propeller is what I carry - new outboards are very relia
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:21am 03.28.23 The Colinite paste wax didn't last very long hence why I'm looking at something else
Water Tank Material Claude L.-Auger at 7:06am 03.28.23 Thanks for the info Peggie. And for WasabiRush in case you're asking because you have a problem here
37c holding tank questions, please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:01am 03.28.23 I suspect that you can buy a top quality 10-15 gal plastic tank for the same or very little more th
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 6:54am 03.28.23 Looks like a variation on the ideas of Felix Wankle. He designed a rotary compressor in the 1920s.
Asbestos? kloudie1 at 6:15am 03.28.23 Some of that stuff was fiberglass but as previously stated, wet it down thoroughly to eliminate risk
Pedestal guard replacment Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 03.28.23 The new one is basically the same. The old one is filled with holes from previous wire runs and mou

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