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H34 Aft Water Tank Access Joe Mullee at 5:23am 03.31.12 Big Boats 7/1838 Has anyone gained access to the aft water tank from the top through the lazarette? Recently I added
Got Stuck.... Maine Sail at 4:59am 03.31.12 Ask All Sailors 41/4786 Yesterday I got stuck in the rear lazarette of a customers boat. I am replacing his steering system
Garmin / Humminbird GPS mmsaws at 4:27am 03.31.12 Lancer 1/1582 Lookig for any feedback on the Humminbied 788ci chatplotter or the Garmin 3205 Chartplotter. I real
Anchor light Jimm at 1:53am 03.31.12 Catalina 30 2/1581 Looking for the right LED bulb for '93 MkII anchor light...anyone change theirs?
I came across this inspiring video of a C-27 restoration caguy at 12:39am 03.31.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1684 Its a beautifully done video of the restoration of a Catalina 27 that evolves to an equally beautifu
Where do I get H27 deck drains??? Bigjer40 at 9:33pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1958 1984 H27 deck drains are toast. Saw original post from 2003 that is now closed. No one mentioned whe
Sunday, I Want To Test Our Emergency Skills Sail123 at 9:14pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2051 First, I hope it is real windy, maybe 30 MPH or so. Then I want to cut several of the control lines
Electrical question An anonymous user at 8:53pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1446 Guys, I want to install 4 12V plugs in the aft cabin to allow us to plug in a fan and a light, two
Sailing with Mary and Bill . . . (3) Ed Schenck at 8:37pm 03.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1971 or "Looking for Nick". What an amazing day. Got up early and did 40 miles on the bike in Venice with
How did you mount your iPad2? r.oril at 8:36pm 03.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1779 Now that I have a Dual XGPS 150A for my iPad2, I want to mount it on the boat. What are some of you
New Holding Tank for 336 rachelmackenzie at 6:44pm 03.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/2453 We are replacing the holding tank on our 1995 336. The big challenge we are having is finding a tan
Report from a Shore Dweller Roger Long at 4:46pm 03.30.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2409 So strange to suddenly be a creature of the land again. Becky drives me down to the boat every day
Where is brand specific forum for this boat Shoaldrafter at 3:34pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1689 Where is brand specific forum for this boat? Enjoy a vicarious sail... http://www.youtube.com/wat
Need help with Maxwell Winch (1) Canonshooternb at 2:20pm 03.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2543 Help Needed I have recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 25.5 and in the process of getting her ready
Trailer Lights CaptGregg at 1:39pm 03.30.12 Catalina 22 31/2827 Well, bit of luck today, went over to the local muffler service and the guy had those three torx bit
Ray Johnson gauges Piotr at 12:20pm 03.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1800 Can anyone tell me who manufactered Ray Johnson gauges? I cannot find any info on the net. I have a
Windex removal for trailering? Phyrexii at 11:44am 03.30.12 Trailer Sailors 25/7798 I just bought a Windex 15 for my trailer boat. My question is: How important is it to remove the Win
centerboard pendant oday 25 plainssailor at 10:00am 03.30.12 Day Sailers 3/2843 I have to replace the centerboard pendant because it is not pulling up the board, but what are the c
our cockpit mortyd at 9:44am 03.30.12 Catalina 30 10/1773 the new practical sailor has a story about sailboat cockpit design and how to chose among them.
Cracks in gel coat around the prop shaft strut Catch the Sun at 8:52am 03.30.12 C&C 3/2544 While inspecting the hull this spring I noticed some cracking in the gel coat around the prop shaft

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Twin coil water heater Bob S at 6:12am 10.18.22
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement (3) CAVU at 6:02am 10.18.22 I have a Hunter 380 and your story sounds like mine. Our 380 had its rig destroyed by the two boats
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 10.18.22 @kloudie1 Thank you for the referral. Crazy dave
Diesel tank gauge not working Parsons at 5:47am 10.18.22 Eon... An eon is a very long time by human standards. It can be any length of time, just as several
Sails Timm R Oday25 at 5:41am 10.18.22 I've also had great experiances with Bacon Sails
How many impellers? RoyS at 5:32am 10.18.22 Was happened to the pin that goes through the hub of the impellers that you installed?
How many impellers? Terry Cox at 4:51am 10.18.22 Purchased our 1991 boat in 2002 without inspecting the impeller. Yanmar had about 650 hours of run t
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 4:29am 10.18.22 Dual coil but it was 11 gallon and I think a 15. I did not find any thing smaller.
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 4:22am 10.18.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, inc
How many impellers? sail sfbay at 9:47pm 10.17.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours.
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain Mark Maulden at 9:33pm 10.17.22 And if you get hot dipped, run it through the gypsy several times both ways. Make sure there are no
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Mark Maulden at 9:29pm 10.17.22 Go to a wine store and get a spray can of nitrogen. Couple quick shots in the can and put the lid on
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Project_Mayhem at 8:50pm 10.17.22 I've had luck with simply leaving normal, ablative bottom paint and one part barrier coating in the
Leaking thru hull Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 10.17.22 Glad to hear you're hauling out. I had the same issue. I was able to nearly eliminate my slow leak w
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 10.17.22 I just did a google search for twin heat exchanger marine water heater and got lots of results, incl
How many impellers? SycloneDriver at 7:06pm 10.17.22 Your impellers probably failed, as you guessed, due to high back pressures. Time will tell.
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:43pm 10.17.22 That is a high replacement frequency. How many hours between replacements? I replaced one shortly
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:40pm 10.17.22 Wow, that is a lot of rubber bits! Where did you dig those out of (you indicate one of the ones y
Pressurized Freshwater System artboas at 6:22pm 10.17.22
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:20pm 10.17.22 There may be a simpler and less expensive solution. Sure Marine has a heat exchanger that works with

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