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Use of PEX fittings Steve Ord at 8:33am 01.30.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 23/24512 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 4/3284 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 3/7834 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 6/3091 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 10/2198 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 4/4152 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 19/3547 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 3/1361 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 21/5812 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 7/1634 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 11/6022 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 6/2454 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 5/1995 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 4/1885 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 11/2648
RONSTAN Series 60 Gennaker Furler jimfrankelly at 6:24pm 01.29.12 Smaller Boats 5/7353 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 4/1874 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 1/968 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 7/5585 My maintenance literature recommends periodic disassembly, inspection, greasing, and reassembly of t

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Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:49am 11.22.22 https://www.onlineoutboards.ca Looks like their warehouse is in Oakville
Outboard for Sirius 21? Leeward Rail at 6:46am 11.22.22 If you haven't bought the 6hp motor yet. Onlineoutboards Canada is also a brick and mortar marine de
23.5 bottom paint question Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 11.22.22 I can answer that from many 23.5 sailboats I painted, usually I painted two inches above that scribe
260 roller jib removal Crazy Dave Condon at 6:17am 11.22.22 On the FF2 CDI furler the black top piece does wear ouy
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Brian D at 6:17am 11.22.22 Some more research shows that what I thought about the way the wheel is connected to the rudder may
Three way electrical connections RoyS at 6:07am 11.22.22 I would think that you could double up the wires in a single ring terminal inside the light fixtures
Painting over sanded non-skid surface JBP-PA at 6:05am 11.22.22 If you try the easy route, e.g. just put on another coat of paint in the correct color, and it fails
Painting over sanded non-skid surface RoyS at 5:49am 11.22.22 Yes.. sound advice. I hear that is more expensive than buying her a new boat. And unlike boats a n
Key issues with C275. shemandr at 4:57am 11.22.22 A surveyor worth his salt will know where to look. Let him do what he does. If you are going to be
First time sailboat owner Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner kappykaplan at 4:22am 11.22.22 3)We are thinking of backing the boat into the slip due to the fact that the dock does not run the
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:35am 11.22.22 Thanks, guys! The valves are under the port settee :) and you are all correct; I need to spend some
New friend is a crow? Gene Neill at 8:27pm 11.21.22 That kind are fun to drink with. :thumbup:
Looking for a captain to sail my boat higgs at 8:24pm 11.21.22 I am thinking that at this time of the year you are a little late to make the trip. From those I kn
New friend is a crow? Leeward Rail at 7:57pm 11.21.22 We have two crows, the fish crow and the American crow. I think this one was an American Maybe it
Clever Boat Names higgs at 7:46pm 11.21.22 I tend to dislike cutesy names and especially names with the word "wind" in it. I did see a gracefu
Winterizing the A/C TimFromLI at 7:41pm 11.21.22 From outside the boat, I use a small HF pony pump and pump the AF through the raw water discharge u
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 (2) Joe at 7:34pm 11.21.22 Try searching "boom outhaul rigging". You may even get lucky if you mention your specific boat. I
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