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Oriental,NC Steve Kamp at 6:53am 08.20.11 Destinations 2/3021 Cruiser's Net (Claibourne Young) reports that the Oriental Trading Company, closed for several month
What motor oil for new 4 stroke? RECESS at 6:29am 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 16/13198 I have been trying to get over a cold so I can go mount my new 9.8 Tohatsu. I need to add oil to it
Where to drain A/C condensate Chuck Creel at 5:27am 08.20.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4718 I noticed the other day that my builge pump was running every couple of minutes then off coming on a
Anchoring Roger Long at 3:28am 08.20.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5024
temp alarm after coolant change Ken13559 at 2:29am 08.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1252 I helped a friend to change his coolant for his 3YM30. We drain the coolant totally then top up the
mast compression birdman_vestal at 6:40pm 08.19.11 Catalina 30 3/1933 Does anyone had experience with mast compression. How to fix and cost?
Looking for a companionway hatch slide Capt Jim24025 at 3:37pm 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/7693 A student lost his hatch slide driving down the highway (somewhere between Abilene and Corpus Christ
keel raising sysrem john amos at 2:55pm 08.19.11 Smaller Boats 1/2008 going to replace my keel raising system this weekend. i assume that the best way to remove the exis
Fuel Deck Cap (1) Taliesin at 2:37pm 08.19.11 Big Boats 2/1372 Does anyone know where I can buy a new or used stainless steel diesel / water/ waste deck cap for my
Loose Deck Cleat Coriolisbc at 1:07pm 08.19.11 Catalina 30 12/3360 Hi all; The foredeck cleat on the port side of my Catalina 30 is loose, the screws turn but do not
Pacific Voyagers just left SF Bay area, traveling south LuzSD at 12:18pm 08.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3176 I just received notice that we are about to host Six traditional Polynesian ocean going canoes + 2 h
Fuel tank vburckard at 12:12pm 08.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1161 We are purchasing a Hunter 40', and the current owner apparently has used it only for living aboard,
Time to replace my toilet DanColucci at 11:30am 08.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3237 Hi Peggy, The last install with the Raritan manual head in my Moody 44 fwd head worked out great.
The Top of the Mountain Roger Long at 11:24am 08.19.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1976 Today ends a major chapter in this saga and is the post title for this first exploration of Nova Sco
Mac 25 table help!!!!! Falconer at 9:45am 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2238 Does anyone have a pic of how the Mac 25 table attaches to the wall? I have one L bracket and would
Salvagable Jib? (5) hubbardbilly at 9:45am 08.19.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1791 See pics...some dry rot with a torn seam. Fabric so rotted that stitches probably wouldn't hold. Sho
What is this? (2) Falconer at 9:43am 08.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1791 Have two of these floating about in our Mac 25, does anyone know what they are used for?
Extra support for anchor arm John Gerstmar at 9:42am 08.19.11 Big Boats 2/1289 I have a Hunter 42 Passage '93. The anchor suport arm extends considerably beyond the the bow. It wa
Hunter Vusion front windiws Srushton at 8:52am 08.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1139 Hi, I was looking into replacing the two forward windows as they have turned whitish. Two bend the
Proper Poop Pumping Protocol? Stephen Trapani at 7:58am 08.19.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 41/9504 Was at a marina I frequent. Pumping out from my Lectra San like I've always done. This time a touris

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Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Sailor Sue at 8:59am 02.07.22 Where would your head be in relation to the boom using any of these seats?
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change Digger54 at 8:29am 02.07.22 My Hunter 41AC has same engine. Since I have owned her, I always do just one filter at a time. Chang
Yanmar 4JH4E - Bleeding Air after Fuel Filter Change bart at 8:07am 02.07.22 I have the same boat and engine. Originally there was a primer pump located on the secondary filter
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:45am 02.07.22 Thanks all for a wealth of great info. As stated, I'll be diving into Waggoners and other sources o
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:42am 02.07.22 I think you are wrong. And I'm not being grumpy. You are the grumpy guy, because you didn't follow
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:34am 02.07.22 Considering the amount of territory you want to cover in a sail boat, recommend that you leave sout
Long way to check out trailer sailor SoCalAngler at 7:32am 02.07.22 In 2009, at age 66, my father drove from SoCal to Florida for a Drascombe Lugger. He wanted one oh
salon window leaks in a 2007 373 Jentine at 7:30am 02.07.22 I had a 393 and found after years of chasing the leak from the outside that the only solution is to
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:30am 02.07.22 Why not clear in at the first possible opportunity (if you are required to actually stop in person)
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) YVRguy at 7:24am 02.07.22 As Stu has shared, the folks at Roche Harbor are very friendly of ran in person experience. The Wa
Replacement Generator for Beneteau 411 Jentine at 7:21am 02.07.22 8.5 kW seems a little large for your boat. I suggest you make a list of all the electrical devices
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested Captain Fantastic at 7:16am 02.07.22 Thanks for the advice and it's an old guy thing. Top capability fads at a certain age, it's more jus
Cable tv? Growl at 7:16am 02.07.22
Aft head shower Growl at 7:14am 02.07.22 Hello. I have a Hunter 41 DS. Has anyone taken off the door to the aft head shower and replaced with
Shower drain Growl at 7:00am 02.07.22
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dirt rd at 6:39am 02.07.22 Airmar depth is 2 wire . I connected old transducer to new ray marine I-67/70 instrument . Just wir
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dirt rd at 6:33am 02.07.22 You sure can.
Modification Impact Expert Advice Requested shemandr at 6:26am 02.07.22 As far as the fishing chair goes I'd add that many sailers sit on the high side of the cockpit or de
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel) Parsons at 6:13am 02.07.22 With all that aluminum touching stainless, perhaps consider anti-seize grease (anti-gal) when re-ass
Old transducer with new depth sounder? dlochner at 4:20am 02.07.22 Probably not. Most, if not all of today's electronics use NMEA 2000 and NMEA 0183 protocols. Someone

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