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Use of PEX fittings Steve Ord at 8:33am 01.30.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/23847 Whale and a few other manufactures make push on fittings for PEX type plumbing. Home depot sells Wh
flush-mounted angled brackets fiestaMojo at 8:04am 01.30.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3227 The post's title is a bit obtuse, but the question is simple - I have a flush-mount flag staff brack
PDF Manual for Sentry SM Series charger luken7 at 7:37am 01.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/7721 Good day all, I'm looking for the online or PDF manual for the Sentry SM series 20 amp battery charg
Fuel Polishing rbmcintire at 6:56am 01.30.12 Catalina 30 6/2945 I read an article in the Dec. Sail Magazine about diesel polishing. The Parker set up is nice, but s
Chartplotter goes dead when engine is cranked. Euphoria2011 at 6:17am 01.30.12 Bigger Boats 10/2090 I guess the DC load for the starter is so much that the voltage drops down below the minimum for the
Mast wiring problem newboatowner at 6:11am 01.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4099 Good morning: I own a 1980 Catalina 30 that was purchased three years ago. The mast light and ancho
Cruisers say good by to swimming in Florida Keys (1) Shoaldrafter at 6:07am 01.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3511 Snow birds and cruisers can say good by to swimming in Florida Keys. See this post: http://for
Decommissioning and Moving a Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 5:26am 01.30.12 Big Boats 3/1335 I am planning on decommissioning and moving my Passage 450 next month from the coast up to my local
Toilet Replacement JimLor at 5:21am 01.30.12 Pearson 21/5622 I'm back! The toilet on our new to us Pearson 28 (1986) is a Groco HF (upgraded I belive from an HC
Charger or inverter msailorsteve1 at 5:15am 01.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1593 Has anyone replaced the inverter with a charger. I havea Hunter 36 with a bad inverter. Don't ever
Re paint or Re gelcoat AtlanticAl at 1:39am 01.30.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5779 I have been stripping the paint off the hull of my boat. It had bad paint job, on top of a good one
Attn All Hunter 27 Owners FourPoints at 5:00pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/89 Since there really isn't any user groups out there for our boats, I setup a Hunter 27 Owners list on
New 22 gal Holding Tank Install (1) H33CRich at 8:43pm 01.29.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2436 There are a lot of lines in a proper holding tank install. I will have used about 19 feet of new hos
cracking on an H23 jkrug at 7:56pm 01.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/1970 I am looking at a possible purchase of a 1995 H23.5. Today, when looking at the boat I noticed a lo
H34 Shower Sump Bilge Pump Joe Mullee at 7:33pm 01.29.12 Big Boats 4/1833 Can someone familiar with the H34 shower bilge pump tell me where it's grounded. My pump wasn't work
I find myself... GEM555 at 6:35pm 01.29.12 Catalina 30 11/2564
RONSTAN Series 60 Gennaker Furler jimfrankelly at 6:24pm 01.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/7228 Does anyone have experience with this furling system? Good price just over $300. I am looking for a
"TheWirie" wifi setup Jared1048 at 5:40pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1851 Has anyone used this device to get a better wifi signal? There site is at http://www.thewirie.com
pictures teacher63 at 5:38pm 01.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/940 I would greatly appreciate it if someone would explain how to put pictures on a post. I have some p
What's involved in rebuilding a winch? jfrench at 5:34pm 01.29.12 Catalina 22 7/5449 My maintenance literature recommends periodic disassembly, inspection, greasing, and reassembly of t

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No Backstay? Hayden Watson at 6:59pm 10.04.22 One often overlooked consideration with rigging dependent on a single backstay is if it fails. Whil
No Backstay? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:49pm 10.04.22 One often overlooked consideration with rigging dependent on a single backstay is if it fails. While
No Backstay? Davidasailor26 at 6:45pm 10.04.22
How to Clean Webasto flame sensor Air Top 3500 skunther at 6:35pm 10.04.22 UPDATE: I checked one more time with Sure Marine again regarding getting the right part number for t
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:27pm 10.04.22 Is it possible it's just a sloppy installation from the factory on some of them that causes the bre
No Backstay? dmdiehl64 at 6:12pm 10.04.22
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 quadrille38 at 6:09pm 10.04.22 I was not aware of an A/C Unit there but I did find a diagram in the 2009 Hunter 38 operator's manu
No Backstay? Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 10.04.22 I have never been comfortable with the idea of no backstay. There is a guy on this forum who has hi
Buy now or wait for recession? Kings Gambit at 6:01pm 10.04.22 There seems to be a lot of cash in the hands of buyers these past couple of years. (Part of the infl
No Backstay? Tally Ho at 5:49pm 10.04.22
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? jon hansen at 5:31pm 10.04.22 railroad wheel from scrap yard with 1' steel rod bent in a hoop welded to it works well. they are a
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 5:24pm 10.04.22 How much $$ are we talking about? if you want the boat, buy it. In a recession, your net worth
Pleasant Surprise/Docking sesmith at 5:22pm 10.04.22 This stern bridle technique has always worked well for us (you have to use the watch on vimeo link i
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 jmce1587 at 5:10pm 10.04.22 Will look for you at the start line. On a lagoon 42 Jewel. Good luck this week.
Buy now or wait for recession? capta at 4:27pm 10.04.22 I'd had enough of the way I was living (not about the depression) so I liquidated everything and los
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 4:04pm 10.04.22 The motor should never be tipped when trailering. If it slip could cause damage. If you have to tip
Buy now or wait for recession? Kings Gambit at 3:34pm 10.04.22 Widespread inflation inflates the price of boats just as it does cars and other durable goods not ne
Pleasant Surprise/Docking h2o_snow at 2:09pm 10.04.22 at. Downside is that its a bit of a reach. Folding is good as we step there a lot: grab a winch a
Buy now or wait for recession? shemandr at 1:40pm 10.04.22 Trying to time a sailboat purchase to align with the economic cycle will leave you boat-less. You'r
Buy now or wait for recession? NYSail at 1:38pm 10.04.22 With the two boats I have sold, I was never insulted by a low offer....... buyer gives it a shot as

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