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Aircon sea cooling water pump Ken13559 at 4:13am 08.23.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1677 I have a Cruiseair 12000btu aircon with sea cooling water pump. I noticed this pump has been leaking
Re-Bedding Deck Hardware Question Ducati at 4:05am 08.23.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1171 I'm thinking that it would be best to remove deck hardware and let the holes air dry in the hot summ
Hunter 23 Mast Crutch 23 foot Escape at 11:46pm 08.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2437 My Newly purchased 1987 Hunter 23 ( bought it Yesterday) was missing its pintal engaging Mast Crutch
Stowe paddle wheel henry40ford at 11:41pm 08.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1607 I have a 1990 Beneteau Moorings 38 with a Stowe speedometer. Does any one know where I can get a new
Getting To The Wires Me and Boo at 11:05pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 6/1842 I am in the process of rewiring my mast, near by lightning strike did damage, and I want to run new
Columbia 45 boating2go at 10:47pm 08.22.12 Columbia 1/3044 We are purchasing a Columbia 45 to live aboard and would appreciate any information about them. Wha
want to sail on a 424/419/422 sunblock at 10:01pm 08.22.12 Pearson 2/1536 Hello, I am very interested in the above boats. Want to buy one but would really like to go sail
Wiring Diagram Gallowayx5 at 8:02pm 08.22.12 Other Sailboats 2/2979 Hello All I'm new to this site. I'm looking for a wiring diagram for a 2005 40.3 Jeanneau. The o
Newport 30 mkIII mast wiring Luna Sea at 7:11pm 08.22.12 Newport 1/8441 Hello all, my family just purchased a 1986 Newport 30 MkIII. I am working on getting all the system
HELP... Barnacles on outboard CNein001 at 6:07pm 08.22.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/14235 I just got back from vacation, and realized that someone left my outboard in the down position. It
At Idle My Engine Is Not Intaking Cooling Water digggs at 6:01pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 9/2107 Looking for some input while at idle my engine does not seem to draw cooling water or very little at
Tall rig or standard rig? Stan Linado at 5:13pm 08.22.12 Smaller Boats 3/2894 I recently purchased a 1989 Catalina 25 and I am just learning the "ropes." There is no documentatio
Why can racing sailboats haul in their sails so close? Sublime at 4:56pm 08.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/7609 For example: http://www.charterworld.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Sailing-yacht-Loki-at-the-
Let's talk hurricanes. haynie5 at 4:53pm 08.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1489 Any body have any experience anchoring out in a hurricane or strong tropical storm? What are the bes
Hard Work = sailing pleasure (4) Jim Seamans at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3078 For the last two days I have been going through the boat preparing for our trip to the Bahamas, Eleu
Mac Gregor 26S swinging keel alessandrobalducci at 4:45pm 08.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/5294 Dear friends, I bought a Mac Gregor 26S (I am the forth owner!) and this boat has the system of sw
Chainplates Piratenorm at 3:57pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 0/877 OK, with all the talk lately about checking chainplates, breaking chainplates, stainless steel rusti
Removing a C30 Galley Rayheath at 2:49pm 08.22.12 Catalina 30 21/7166 I would like to remove the galley on my 1985 C30. This would be the sink area as well as the counter
Vision 32 performance? swampcreek at 2:17pm 08.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/847 I'm looking into a few Hunter sailboats locally. We plan to visit a 1999 310 ($45K) that looks REALL
Garmin Bluechart G2 Charts DJW at 2:05pm 08.22.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1275 Looking at a Garmin 740S chartplotter to replace the Raytheon 398 and RayStar 108 GPS sensor. I als

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Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 10:59am 01.13.23 Hopefully only a couple more years. We went to the yard a couple of weeks ago, took one look at the
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Timm R Oday25 at 10:54am 01.13.23 I've been there myself in feeling overwhelmed . Our boats are supposed to be a stress reliever ..not
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailcapt340 at 10:52am 01.13.23
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 10:39am 01.13.23 I don't know how far you are from a west marine but they should be able to have a piece shipped to
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Richard19068 at 9:58am 01.13.23 @Leeward Rail Online prices for one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Terry Cox at 9:53am 01.13.23 Our 1991 boat came with dual WAECO 12VDC systems; freezer and refrigerator. Both have performed quit
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 sailmcchico at 9:49am 01.13.23 Thank you, Old English main oil is petrolium distillates I belive. From my reads some love and some
Ice Box Conversion Quandary Ralph Johnstone at 9:18am 01.13.23 If the switch is on you have o-ohms and 2000-rpm. If the switch is off, you have 1500-ohm and 3500
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions Hayden Watson at 8:58am 01.13.23 Wow 180, yeah since I can't look into the tube from right I'm taking it off. Engine has 650 hours b
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 8:53am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg Just in case
VHF Cabling and Connectors Leeward Rail at 8:38am 01.13.23 I recently replaced the coaxial cable to the masthead antenna using LMR400UF equivalent. https://abr
VHF Cabling and Connectors dlochner at 8:38am 01.13.23 The most important characteristic is the impedance, it must be 50 ohm coax. For such as short distan
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 8:35am 01.13.23 I really only plan on locking it in "destabilizing" conditions, or at anchor if the anti-clunk featu
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 8:32am 01.13.23 Hopefully only a couple more years. We went to the yard a couple of weeks ago, took one look at the
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:28am 01.13.23 I was about to ask you what the local supplier was until I saw you were in Winnipeg
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:15am 01.13.23 Good price on plywood. Likely to work fine for a few years. How long do you think you will own the b
Westerbeke 42b coolant questions jssailem at 8:12am 01.13.23 but it's starting to snowball. Welcome to the wonderful world of Boat Project Repair creep.
VHF Cabling and Connectors jssailem at 8:09am 01.13.23 When you want best option for calls to get through optimize the quality of your cable. https://www.
VHF Cabling and Connectors JamesG161 at 7:57am 01.13.23 It depends on the connection type too. This is 15ft from Lowes with a good brand name too. https:/
Exhaust hose vs radiator hose? Leeward Rail at 7:57am 01.13.23 one foot of 1.75" will cost me $30-40 after shipping. Does anyone out there have some extra (new or

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