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Which resin to use for repairs mmsaws at 2:46am 12.24.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2463 I recently purchased a 1975 Lancer 25. Overall the boat is in good condition for it's age, but it d
Holding tank clean out Mark Mayer at 11:01pm 12.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/4571 Was wondering if anybody has a clean out port on a Ronco Holding Tank? I live near Ronco and was ab
Bow roller mellis18 at 9:22pm 12.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1841 My Hunter 31, 1984, doesn't have a bow roller for the anchor. Anyone out there had any experience i
My CS30 under spinnaker (2) alexco38 at 9:21pm 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2069 Sorry CS is not on the boat type list. Someone took this picture of our boat.
Cracked bow cap JOHNEVERARD at 8:12pm 12.23.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1625 We just purchased a 1981 Hunter 33' Cherubini. It looks like the bow cap has been repaired awhile a
Beneteau First 30E Bennie30E at 6:55pm 12.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/7337 Is the anyone out there with a 30E? I have purchased an '83 and it would be great to have someone wh
Mixing Elbow on a Yanmar 4JH3-TE kemahflash at 6:22pm 12.23.11 Big Boats 3/3079 I had a overheating issue on my 2002 yanmar 75 hp turbo due to a impeller problem and the mechanic
Hunter 49 companionway screen artboas at 5:55pm 12.23.11 Big Boats 4/2051 Finally figured out how to make a companionway screen for my 49. This is actually an issue with all
Rig Dimensions Hunter 170 Liberty Sailing Scho at 5:53pm 12.23.11 Day Sailers 3/2457 Can anyone tell me what the I, J, P, E, specs are for the Hunter 170 Or at least the length of the m
Where to put the battery's Blowintime2 at 4:01pm 12.23.11 Irwin 0/3078 We have a 1982 Irwin37 cc and need to touch base with other Irwin 37 owners. The big question is whe
Companionway hatch replacement chiefaponte at 3:36pm 12.23.11 S2 8/2812 My 8.0c has the plexiglass hatch and I was wondering if there are any hatches that are suitable repl
Starter for YSM 8 and YSM12 texasprinter at 12:33pm 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5602 Does anyone know if a starter from a Yanmar YSM8 and a YSM12 are the same? I also have YSM 8 for sa
More progress in the boatyard (3) med2463 at 12:20pm 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 13/2032 New Kato dinghy davits done except for spacer bar to be installed at the top. New Kiwi folding prop.
dolefin on an outboard peterbud at 11:48am 12.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2429 Hazs anyone ever tried using a dolefin on an outboard on a sailboat. I Am thinking of trying one to
New Sailor Seeking Slip Info Dunejumper at 10:51am 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2136 I am new to Sailing, New Jersey and the Ocean. I bought a Catalina 27 this fall and am in the proces
Merry Christmas to all (2) Technodad at 10:25am 12.23.11 Day Sailers 1/1225 To all my fellow O'Day owners and sailors, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a great sailing New Year
Mixing Elbow MsEmee at 10:21am 12.23.11 Big Boats 18/8506 Thought I would share some information on my experience I just had with my mixing elbow on a 3YM30 e
Merry Christmas to all (2) Technodad at 10:07am 12.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1509 To all my fellow O'Day owners and sailors, I wish you a Merry Christmas and a great sailing New Year
Merry Xmas ? I think ?? Alan at 9:14am 12.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1442 :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50vE47DGEy4'sns=em
windlass Hans at 8:33am 12.23.11 Big Boats 7/2777 I have a newly acquired 1989 Hunter legend 37; It has a shallow anchor locker. Has any one added a w

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Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:28pm 08.08.22 Just to explain pumping water from a sink ... the premise is to let the sink drain into a line so th
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:18pm 08.08.22 It does work to simply pour water into the bowl and pump it out with the waste, but it's not a good
Flush! Tally Ho at 7:18pm 08.08.22 Here is a bit of video that gives an overall layout of a typical system with a holding tank. ftNRht
Flush! Scott T-Bird at 7:09pm 08.08.22 Take a picture and post it ... It's very simple ... if you have a marine head, you use the hand pump
Flush! Plymouth Sailor at 7:00pm 08.08.22 What's the make/model/approx age of the toilet? --Peggie No idea, looks like 90s or even 80s, how
Flush! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:50pm 08.08.22 She's very open with sharing her knowledge but you should buy Peggie's book. Money well spent. As
Hot water tank use when at anchor JoeWhite at 6:28pm 08.08.22 When you turn on the hot water faucet, the water pump detects low water pressure and pumps fresh col
A jib and a genoa? (1) Gene Neill at 6:19pm 08.08.22 This may or may not help, but here are the luff, leech, and foot measurements for the five headsails
Flush! BarryL at 6:12pm 08.08.22 Hi, As mentioned, marine toilets do not have a water tank like a home toilet. Most marine toilets a
Mixing elbow cracked. sailcapt340 at 6:11pm 08.08.22 All the advice you have been given here is correct. You will save yourself a lot of work by removin
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor BarryL at 6:06pm 08.08.22 Hey, It's your boat and only you can decide on the gear you equip your boat with. There are no wron
Styrofoam in the storage compartments?? (1) Gene Neill at 6:04pm 08.08.22 I pulled all this out of Daydream when we first got her home. PO had packed it into various lockers
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Gene Neill at 5:59pm 08.08.22
Hunter 376 water inlet regulator (1) sail sfbay at 5:47pm 08.08.22 Install on the same side as your transom shower. That is where mine is located as shown in the pic b
Rebuild Perkins Diesel SEMPERAVANTI41 at 5:42pm 08.08.22 How about starting with a compression check?
Navigation electronics for a trailer sailor Ward H at 5:31pm 08.08.22 I like tech so I went overboard on my instrument install. Do I need them for day sailing on the bay?
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 5:27pm 08.08.22 That one shouild be decent for a 51 foot boat of say 30,000 pounds displacement. The 4.107 moved my
Two Things Hunter 49 artboas at 5:26pm 08.08.22 The sheared screw was in a slotted opening on the engine mount foot. I suspect it was loose and was
Mixing elbow cracked. Justin_NSA at 5:26pm 08.08.22 Tons of help posted here if you search for "elbow".
New to us Hunter 40.5 artboas at 5:19pm 08.08.22 First of all, congrats on figuring out the windlass. In my opinion, you did the right thing by mount

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