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Lower Shroud U-Bolt BillyK at 3:05pm 01.17.12 Catalina 30 1/1315 Hi Captains.. Looking for a u-bolt for my 90 catalina 30.. the U-Bolt on my starboard side aft
Battery Charging with Heart Interface Jon4399 at 12:28pm 01.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/12438 I am a new owner of a Hunter 37.5 Legend, which came equipped with a Heart Interface. I installed t
Keys or Bermuda? palmettobum at 11:10am 01.17.12 Big Boats 14/3222 Hello! A couple of my friends and I have the month of June to go sailing, and we are trying to deci
water filters orion at 9:23am 01.17.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1791 Does anyone have experience with the different water filters on the market. What ones are easiest to
Fresh water pressure system leak Paul Beardsworth at 7:50am 01.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1588 Has any body experienced leaks in their pressure water system. I have a 1990 41 s5 First and it appe
galvanized steel aboard saltwater cruiser sailormanbigd at 6:30am 01.17.12 Ask All Sailors 8/5536 Hello all, just an innocent question regarding the use of galzanized steel, or more precisely pipe a
1993 Hunter 33.5 Core Material Paul and Judy at 5:38am 01.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1275 Does anyone know what the core material is for a 1993 Hunter 33.5, I am not sure if it balsa or plyw
battery terminal covers njl at 8:34pm 01.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/4180 My surveyor noted that I do not have the positive terminals of my batteries covered as required by U
Filthy Job Warning nick at 8:05pm 01.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2003 One day before I was due to depart for a 10 day Chrisrtmas cruise my mascerator (H33 2004 #208) fail
Washer/dryer owners Sugarbird at 7:34pm 01.16.12 Big Boats 3/1463 We have a new-to-us Hunter 450. It came with a washer/dryer unit installed in the aft cabin but it h
Reliance 12 Bruce10506 at 7:22pm 01.16.12 Reliance 0/52825 Looking for Reliance 12 Owners any out there? have #7 only no of Highlander in WI any others out the
Why A Stuffing Box? TFU at 6:35pm 01.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2055 I've been reading the posts about stuffing boxes and since I've have previously only sailed boats wi
How to re-install center board? ebsail at 6:31pm 01.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1805 OK -I'm repairing the centerboard for my Oday 25. Is there a simple way to re-install this thing.
Marplo placard...? Squidd at 6:07pm 01.16.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3422 Where can I get one...? I looked at store here, west marine, and e-bay no go... Can I just print
A Day Trip to Cumberland Island Roger Long at 5:25pm 01.16.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/2880 I ran the six odd miles over to Cumberland Island this morning intending to hike around all day. Un
Bike rack? bcollis at 4:48pm 01.16.12 Ask All Sailors 16/10217 I'd like to carry two adult mountain bikes, and two small kids bikes with me on a four day trip. Wha
Stuffing Box 87' 302 jokers819 at 4:28pm 01.16.12 Bigger Boats 1/1226 id like to know how to re pack stuffing box for recommisioning next spring
Oil or varnish (2) chiefaponte at 4:09pm 01.16.12 S2 6/1738 I replaced my companionway hatch with a teak piece. A hatch this big had to be made by joining the w
shore power plug......generator (1) Navicula at 3:12pm 01.16.12 Big Boats 7/1661 my boat is on the hard and I would like to plug it into my generator, but my boat plug is totally di
Help- Moron and Steel wool = Stained deck! Joel H. at 3:00pm 01.16.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3921 The moron is me of course! I should have known but just wasn't thinking. The other day on a sunny,

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ODay 34 refrigeratiom Arrgh at 11:35am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:26am 10.27.22 For an in-mast continuous line you want a spliced low stretch line without lumps. For halyards and c
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 11:20am 10.27.22 if you have in mast roller furling, you will know that a knot will jam the furler. A tapered eye w
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 11:11am 10.27.22 Not all 3/8" Dacron (proprietary polyester) rope is the same. For control line Samson XLS3 or New En
ODay 34 refrigeratiom AndreNJ11 at 10:59am 10.27.22 Sorry I am late to this August discussion, but perhaps this will help someone in the future.... See
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? BigEasy at 10:55am 10.27.22 Why must the halyards have eye splices? None of the halyards on my previous boats, nor any replacem
40 ft O Day winterizing water system AndreNJ11 at 10:50am 10.27.22 Don't forget: Shower sump pan to overboard drain through the pump (a pint or two should do). Shower
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long dlochner at 10:43am 10.27.22 Interesting. So the water goes past the rings into the crankcase? I'll have to check that out. The
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Richard19068 at 10:12am 10.27.22 His alternative tips when there are no decompression levers were interesting. First he suggested t
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.27.22 Rope is a commodity. There are many outlets in the US or Canada. Spec Dacron 3/8 diameter line and
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Richard19068 at 9:47am 10.27.22 Sorry to burst a bubble...It is not about looks or even style it is about the way a line functions.
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? sail sfbay at 9:43am 10.27.22 Defender
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 9:03am 10.27.22 Agreed. I would think if Prestone flush will handle an automotive engine safely, it will handle a s
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Brian D at 8:28am 10.27.22 All of my running rigging has been purchased from here. I never went to West Marine or Defender. SBO
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:27am 10.27.22 It is 27th of October... I had mentioned this was a planned day to haul the boat. Not happening. He
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 joker460 at 8:06am 10.27.22 What I was trying to explain is, if you physically disconnect the inverter output (Carefully) do you
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jdrutten at 7:59am 10.27.22 This is an interesting thread and the hydrolock boogeyman sometimes finds me during a cold start or
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:49am 10.27.22 Thanks for your reply. Yes the outlets work without the inverter on shore power. I believe the bypas
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? Justin_NSA at 7:46am 10.27.22 And no extra cost. I like it !!
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 7:43am 10.27.22 Thank you for your reply, if you can , would you expand on the neutral ground possibility? Thank you

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