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O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 8:57pm 04.09.22 Parts Search 9/1166 I need an O'day 23 replacement sliding companionway hatch cover. The previous owner lost it while d
H34 Seahood ScottFreeRick at 5:31pm 04.09.22 Big Boats 9/1254 Today I removed the seahood from my boat. We have leaks from the starboard side, over the galley an
Questions after removing bottom paint from keel on 44DS 2007 (4) ramoore at 3:21pm 04.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1349 Hi, I just had the bottom of my (relatively new to me) 2007 44DS soda blasted for a full re-barrier
Manual bilge pump replacement bracket doesn't line up with bilge pump (1) REDPOPPY at 2:01pm 04.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/325 Yikes! I just bought a 1992 Catalina capri 16, with a cracked patay bracket and ripped rubber gasket
External parts of engine control (2) SeaDogRun at 10:24am 04.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/683 I have a 1987 Catalina 27. It has an inboard universal diesel. There are several outputs behind the
240 tiller extension replacement (1) jblersch at 10:18am 04.09.22 Smaller Boats 1/490
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 9:59am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1879 So today I am doing my engine prep work; you know the usual... filters, fuel pump clean out, anodes
Lightning Protection captcoho at 8:22am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3191 After reading older and not so old threads, how many sailors favor grounding their mast and rigging
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 7:03am 04.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1888 I was thinking to install navigation lights on the deck of my Oceanis 31 to replace the one on top o
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents Clutch Cargo at 6:28am 04.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/587 I'm laying out how the 1" waste tank vents will run, and for the long straight sections, I want to u
compass gypsywind1980 at 4:49am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/693 i have a hunter 27 1980 looking for compass that fits the helm pedestal and if anyone has knowledge
Wax or ceramic Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1318 Finish protection has been changing so much in the last few years that I do not even know how to tal
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (1) Learningthehardway at 2:12pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2707 Newbie sailboat (Oday 240) owner here and of course one of my lines snapped in a recent storm I wasn
Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/745
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/6216 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1313 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/431 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1197
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2990 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/354 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t

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Vented Loop Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:54pm 11.21.24 Thanks for the kind words! But I'm not the right person to ask about fresh water plumbing...I only
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 2:43pm 11.21.24 That is a pipe union, and they are commonly available in brass, stainless, bronze, and copper. McMa
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:42pm 11.21.24 A very sharp serrated knife has always been my hose cutter of choice. --Peggie
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 2:39pm 11.21.24 That would be awsome sir (hope you remember :) ) And yes it,s the standard rig. If we weren,t 3600
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:36pm 11.21.24 Why are there 6 90s in the red line? title (my publisher's idea) is a bit misleading because althoug
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Note on above - I seem to recall some actual Hunter documentation I have shows shower sump pans. My
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 2:17pm 11.21.24 Works if you have the room for the valve... In my case, I'd need a Tee and a valve for my case. I d
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump MFD at 2:08pm 11.21.24 My Hunter 41DS was factory built without any sumps for the showers. At the bottom of the drain in t
Replacement sink dLj at 1:50pm 11.21.24 Looks like a decent material to use, it is a bit heavy as you point out. But your sink is not too fa
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dLj at 1:44pm 11.21.24 29' boat upstream on the Hudson, new boat owner(?) .... my suspicion is that it's not going to be p
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 11.21.24 The question is really how and where is the boat going to be used. The ability to pump out the tank
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Joe at 12:44pm 11.21.24 I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications. Has the factory's customer service depa
Extra hose clamps - good idea (1) dLj at 12:17pm 11.21.24 Don't remove hoses for winterization. Take the time to install valves as needed. Much better the ne
Extra hose clamps - good idea NYSail at 11:43am 11.21.24 I've had 3 fail or be near failure due to rust and corrosion on the screw. The failed one was on th
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? dmax at 11:38am 11.21.24 I try to cut the wire so the end is inside the rubber, can be done with sharp diagonal pliers.
Prefer to trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 11:25am 11.21.24 I really enjoyed all the responses in this thread . Thank you. You are truly blessed to be able t
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 11:21am 11.21.24 Hood furlers require full disassembly to replace the forestay. The plastic spacers inside eventually
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 11:18am 11.21.24 A grinder definitely would stink! I'm just trying to avoid a 1/2" of wire hanging out and a terrible
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? kloudie1 at 10:46am 11.21.24 A box knife and some good wire cutters .. The wire is really hard stuff.. I reckon a small angle gri
Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 10:40am 11.21.24 :banghead: LOL we need to write another Murphy's Law related to this. I'll take a stab at it, but t

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