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Now this is weird - Hope? Roger Long at 10:30am 08.11.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 15/4917 I just poured the first oil I pumped out of the sump into a clear container into the gallon jug wit
Problems with RuleMate Bilge pump Rule 750 syoun10 at 9:32am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 9/9912 After two years of use on my new Hunter 33, the Rule 750 bilge pump started a problem of turning on,
Cabin Deck Sag danpeace at 9:20am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2354 First of all, I have been spending months reading through old post trying to find the answer to my p
I did the Catalina factory tour (1) rpwillia at 8:45am 08.11.12 Catalina 310 4/6782 After wanting to do it for several years I was down in Florida and took Wednesday off and drove over
Big Gulp Class 2012 Sippy Cup Race MLampner at 8:10am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1268 The Sippy Cup is the race is the un Gov Cup run the same night as the Gov Cup departs Annapolis a sm
Deck recore from below sandpiper10471 at 7:12am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 22/7901 I have undertaken a major restoration project on a powerboat. The entire foredeck is being recored u
Recharging marine air-conditioner. Ed Schenck at 7:11am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 6/31798 Have any of you successfully recharged your marine A/C with an R22 kit? Mine is a 12K Mermaid and t
prop shaft GarEi at 4:29am 08.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1523 I will be replacing my prop shaft on my Pearson 303 at the end of the season. Any thoughts on bronze
Fresh air vent mfg. canyon at 4:20am 08.11.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/947 Can anyone tell me the manufacturer of the fresh air directable plastic vents on the "inside" of the
Hunter 42 DS forward heads Ian Winter at 1:44am 08.11.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/906 How do you get to the forward heads anti-syphon valve on the head pick up side. The aft bread has an
Hard To Turn Plastic Ball Valves JibeMama at 10:46pm 08.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3344 I have a 1997 Catalina 320 with original ball valves. They are white plastic. The problem is they
AC power problem Sanfelice at 8:29pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 4/2067 I have found that when I unplug my power cord and plug it back in when returning to the dock, the ma
Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4542 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/24695 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1418 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i
Lake Michigan flynfol at 5:12pm 08.10.12 Destinations 3/5015 Looks like the gale warning will expire in time for the Chicago Air and Water show. Anybody heading
Locate Lila Gibbs owner of "Purrfection" Solomons Island MD Baja Will at 5:08pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1260 Calling on fellow sailors to see if anyone knows this person, and how to reach them? Lila Gibbs o
Left the plastic outer layer on my boot stripes jrowan at 5:04pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 5/1787 Say, Didn't know if anyone had any advice on removing the outer plastic protective sheet /coatin
boom kicker hunter240 at 4:48pm 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1458 I am thinking about getting a boom kicker to replace my topping lift. Where do I find info to do thi
Carburetor Rebuilding Assistance Please jviss at 1:58pm 08.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/3384 First, I've 'rebuilt' many carbs, from 60's Mustangs to Honda motorcycles, to stripping, cleaning, a

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Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! rgranger at 9:23am 01.31.23 Thus far, the marine grade plywood is winning. Good data! Thank you.
Repair around Cutless Bearing dlochner at 9:23am 01.31.23 I'm wondering how the original damage occurred. Someone to aggressive trying to remove/install the c
And this is? (6) walt at 9:16am 01.31.23 Some pictures of our community well in SW Colorado- oddly enough sort of related to the wire brush i
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 9:15am 01.31.23 Starting at $12.95 and you can have one tomorrow. Put one where you charge batteries at home, ESPECI
Oday 302 keel surface (4) Tin Kicker at 9:03am 01.31.23 I spoke with the manufacturer, Marskeels, to do the same repair on mine. It is a solid lead keel and
Hunter Logo Removal Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 01.31.23 I'd suggest a hair dryer ONLY and grab one edge and start pulling slowly. No heat gun as they put o
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:59am 01.31.23 Finally stopped raining so I could uncover the boat and take a photo of the new flush mounted CNLink
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? jssailem at 8:58am 01.31.23 With all the interest in Lithium Batteries, perhaps a hi-tech fire blanket should be considered. He
Quality Deck electrical connectors (1) Rltgold at 8:51am 01.31.23 I forgot to mention that even though the CNLinko plug connectors say they are waterproof I have been
Quality Deck electrical connectors Rltgold at 8:44am 01.31.23 Project_Mayhem, Thanks for the link to the study, I looked it over briefly and need to sit down and
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Tin Kicker at 8:37am 01.31.23 Observations from investigating a lot of car and airplane fires over the years and looking at a few
Cabinet vs Marine Plywood: A showdown! (3) sailcapt340 at 8:24am 01.31.23
And this is? walt at 8:07am 01.31.23 Jim, correct about surge from being plugged into a marina AC. True for your boat or home. This artic
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? Parsons at 7:52am 01.31.23 That is excellent advice. Where should one test fire extinguishers? It feels like a bad idea to disc
And this is? (1) JamesG161 at 7:32am 01.31.23 per a ABYC standard, that has merged with their Electrical Standard. The Potection Zone is this kn
And this is? stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 01.31.23 ^^^ Maybe the most authoritative, evidence-based post on the subject I have seen in this thread. Esp
Mast cleat ckreitlein at 7:26am 01.31.23 I am pleased to report I found the exact cleats ... at US SPARS, Gainesville, Fl...$18 each....
Spinnaker on Hunter e33 rbrentsaunders at 7:03am 01.31.23 Hi @rbrentsaunders Congrats on the new boat! The manual for your boat is here: Link to manual On pa
And this is? (2) walt at 6:51am 01.31.23 My .02 FYI, "grounding" the mast does not mean you need to have a chunk of bare metal in the water.
Fire Extinguishers - What's in your galley? BigEasy at 6:49am 01.31.23 What CO2 extinguishers are you using? Quick search reveals prices over $200 for a 5 lb CO2 model.

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