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Water ballast freezing? Mark H at 9:23pm 11.05.11 Trailer Sailors 7/5037 I own a water ballasted boat. I was told recently by a local sailor that many of these WB boats are
cracks in deck ? (1) Bob 04 H260 at 6:17pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 6/2664 I am looking at a Hunter 356 sailboat for sale. The deck has a few places with what appear to be cra
Manual head to electric head jmce1587 at 5:34pm 11.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1524 I want to change out my old Jabsco manual head with an electric head. Has anyone done this on a H31
Windrose sailboats voltzwgn at 4:40pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 2/6901 I'm considering taking a look at a windrose 24 ft, except I know nothing about them anyone have info
replacement of cutlass bearing newboatowner at 4:08pm 11.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1431 Good evening everyone: I suspect that I will have to replace the cutlass bearing on my 1980 Catali
Recore side deck in winter? Cool Beans at 2:27pm 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/1905 Is it possible? I have already recored. . .well, the deck isn't really cored but just has 3/8" plyw
Yanmar digital hour meter intermittent manus at 2:02pm 11.05.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/4172 Have a Yanmar 3JH4E diesel engine with a Type C instrument panel. The digital hour meter on the tac
H34 Wiring (3) Ed Schenck at 12:56pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 12/2438 Brian beat me to the keyboard. But I had to drive home, he was already there. I took these pictures
Thanks To Ed... brian3820 at 12:39pm 11.05.11 Big Boats 2/1175 I want to take time and thank Ed Schenck for spending time today helping to get my engine winterized
leak above shelf in aft head jpswoope at 11:39am 11.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/983 We have a 1994 hunter 42 center cockpit. the aft head leaks seemingly from a seam above the upper s
Interior cushion dimensions wanted jasmith13 at 10:54am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2517 I'm new to this site so am unsure if this is the place to ask but would be very appreciative if some
Cleaningcockpit cushions Viktor Eysselein at 10:38am 11.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1740 Our cockpit cushions got brown due to dust over time. What is the best way to clean them? Any id
Craigslist - Droid app voltzwgn at 10:11am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1204 If you're a craiglist watcher and a droid owner there's a nice craiglist notification app. You set
Outboard engine dies Pat T at 9:43am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2300 I can start and run my Nissan 3.5, 2 stroke, at low rpm's but as soon as I increase to more than app
Thinking of buying my first sailboat - Mac 23 mowrangler at 8:37am 11.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2058 I recently got back from a trip to the Gulf coast and got a chance to go out on a sailboat for the f
Any ECSA sailors here merlinuxo at 8:16am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 0/982 that are heading over to Pinedaville? I was going to take my boat over but the 20-30 NNE just didn't
Hunter 44 portside water tank captainpat at 8:14am 11.05.11 Big Boats 1/807 Port water tank only empties about 10 gals. then acts is if empty. I see that the pick-up fitting i
Irwin 10-4 Swing Keel davea510 at 6:58am 11.05.11 Parts Search 0/2386 Looking for swing keel for Irwin 10-4.
Very moving Stroh at 5:39am 11.05.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1993 My apologies if this has already been posted. http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/cities/moving-docume
Repowering my H30 dbecker68 at 4:41am 11.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2440 I'm forced to replace the Yanmar 2GM engine in my 1982 H30, DreamBoat. Threw a rod, cracked the case

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326 Head Door Retaining Clip Quasimotor at 8:23am 02.26.22 This is the part that broke off. There are two of these on the door retainer clip and the remaining
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 8:21am 02.26.22 I am a much better gasoline engine mechanic than I am diesel mechanic, but I am also a very capable
326 Head Door Retaining Clip (1) Quasimotor at 8:21am 02.26.22 Could you post a photo?
Which odor control product for holding tank urine thinwater at 8:18am 02.26.22 I hope you aren't recommending "setting up" a sea water toilet to connect to the boat's fresh water
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 jviss at 8:15am 02.26.22 Nice job! Thanks for sharing the pics. 1996, but there's still debris from its building in the bil
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 7:55am 02.26.22 I have always marked them with a small (about 2" x 6") sign (on my cruising cat there were two in ca
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem (1) Tally Ho at 7:39am 02.26.22 Looks like my experience is not that unusual! Yanmar water-pump priming \| YBW Forum Probably down
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Tally Ho at 7:27am 02.26.22 Looking good. Nice work getting the old coupling off. How did the shaft look? I like the split
315 Sail Insignia Size Capt Robbie at 7:22am 02.26.22
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 7:17am 02.26.22 No, I was still digging. In 2016 the USCG addopted NFPA 10 portable fire extinguisher requirements
Water level Tally Ho at 7:16am 02.26.22 As long as that water tank is dedicated to toilet flushing only and is entirely separate from the f
Battery options SycloneDriver at 7:15am 02.26.22 I've been working with flooded batteries almost ever day for the last 12 years. 24 cells wires in s
315 Sail Insignia Size Joe at 7:00am 02.26.22 You might give the sailmaker a call. It could have been ordered like that. Did you purchase the bo
Water level Capt Robbie at 7:00am 02.26.22 Halvern, Does your head have a shower head, if so just use the shower to fill the bowl and flush.
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size kloudie1 at 6:59am 02.26.22 I used one of these for 8 or 9 years on my Spirit 23. It was very nice to have the telescoping featu
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 rajhnsn at 6:52am 02.26.22 Here is a link to a few photos of the project. Not quite as clean and painted as other bilges that
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:51am 02.26.22 I'm sorry, I didn't mean to inflame passions on this topic! I'm learning every day. I though diese
bilge pump brand kloudie1 at 6:50am 02.26.22 I can't vouch for their recent offerings, especially since they now have a version with a lesser war
New Fire Extinguisher Regs thinwater at 6:49am 02.26.22 Were there supposed to be links or images in your reply? No, I was still digging. In 2016 the US
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:47am 02.26.22 aeolus, my boat, was custom built for a doc from boston. it has a "one tree" interior. all the lumb

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