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"Summerizing" Holding tanks GeorgeK at 8:00am 05.16.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3062 Hi Peggie. What are your recommendations for off-season shutting down holding tanks in hot/tropic
What's in a name? DannyS at 7:51am 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 93/15049 So I'm sitting here designing the lettering for a friends freshly christened and newly named boat an
Thanks for the stripe removal help.. (2) Slade at 7:51am 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1742 Earlier this year I had asked for some tips on removing old stripes and name from my new to me Starw
Fuel filters and separators for outboards JMolare at 7:28am 05.16.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/7989 What do people think about the value of having an external fuel filter/separator like the Racor prod
FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 ear Hunters John T1594 at 7:23am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1188 FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 era Hunters FYI - Rebuilding galley faucets on 2000 era Hun
42 passage fuel filter Matt at 6:56am 05.16.11 Big Boats 4/1363 I have a 1990 42 with racor 110 primary filters. They have worked well for 20 years, but are in poo
Cushion insert for saloon table BrianH at 6:45am 05.16.11 Big Boats 5/1808 I have a 2005 h44 and have not found a good place to store the cushion insert for the saloon table.
Help with ST30 Bidara display rortega46 at 4:21am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/960 My Raymarine ST30 Bidata display has failed. The boss hates going out without a depth sounder. I p
First 375 help needed! dedzaboy at 4:18am 05.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2242 Hi all, I'm looking at a First 375 and strangely it seems to only have two flexible water tanks unde
What would you do with this? Rot in cabin (5) redunculous at 3:48am 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/984 So I have some rot it appears The wetlocker itself I am not so worried about as I can resolve this
Hunter 28.5 cabin floor panels dbonifield at 10:01pm 05.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/3012 I have purchased a Hunter 1987 28.5. The aft cabin floor teak panel is weak. Anyone know where to pu
Who made the mast extrusion for the Venture boats? Timo42 at 7:36pm 05.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2262 I am going to put a proper masthead fitting on my V22-2, the hounds are bending, the bolt looks too
Loose throttle cable (1) 84 34 Hunter at 7:29pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 7/2396 I bought a 34 hunter last year and the fellow I bought it from said he adjusted the cable so he woul
Need M-15/5411 Exhaust Flange Jimd333 at 7:15pm 05.15.11 Bigger Boats 2/1619 Was told by Torresen that the exhaust flange is back ordered for four to six weeks. Anyone know some
out islander 41' sandsailor at 6:55pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 16/3672 which rig performs the best sloop or ketch? i bought a ketch rig and just wondered if i made the ri
Finally went sailing on Thursday! sinnettc at 6:54pm 05.15.11 Trailer Sailors 8/4448 Thursday evening my son Zach and I took Verboten out for our first sail of the year. Tried out the
New member introduction Jeunesse27 at 6:23pm 05.15.11 Catalina 30 6/2173 Hello everyone, We have had our Catalina 30 since 2007 and have been pretty happy with it. We start
Dripping, not leaking keel question (1) Dubo at 6:13pm 05.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1211 Hello, The saga of prepping my keel on a 87 31' Hunter continues. I stripped the paint off the bot
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:53pm 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/2911 Emmanuel got launched last week and this weekend was my first chance to be aboard. Got all the reco
I'm in! (1) PrincessoftheLake at 5:49pm 05.15.11 Big Boats 5/1847 Emmanuel was launched last week and I was able to get up to spend the weekend on her this weekend.

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Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 11:57am 09.01.22 You have time to get vaccinated (if you are willing to go this route). If you are planning on saili
Propane pressure gauge smokey73 at 11:52am 09.01.22 I may be totally wrong, but as I recall, the "amount of liquid propane" can be deduced from observin
Propane pressure gauge Ralph Johnstone at 11:40am 09.01.22 Ralph, I'm agreeing with you! I think that write up reinforces your point. It doesn't matter what t
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Richard19068 at 11:38am 09.01.22 Thanks Scott. The halyard is at the mast. The clutch was going to be used to temporarily hold the
Is this a common H34 sole problem? swshogren at 10:36am 09.01.22 Capt Robbie thanks for the heads up.... I'll look to see if that's were part of my problem lies.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer sailcapt340 at 10:23am 09.01.22 Thank you all for your responses. All what I did expect to hear back. But never hurts to ask.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 9:47am 09.01.22 It sounds like a funny story, but the load seems to be so light that I probably wouldn't worry abou
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? dlochner at 9:46am 09.01.22
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 9:45am 09.01.22 $6.50. I got out of the store with what I think I needed. My suspicion is you have a servicable so
New lifelines jssailem at 9:40am 09.01.22 I'm in agreement with Jon... About right price if they do everything. I paid $660 to have them made
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 09.01.22 I would choose to use dyneema line plus block and tackle. I would have a higher aquisition cost but
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA DArcy at 9:33am 09.01.22 You have time to get vaccinated (if you are willing to go this route). If you are planning on sailin
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? kloudie1 at 9:33am 09.01.22 Probably OK for a couple of years but the corrosion will fail it pretty quickly.
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: If the marketers see thi
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer jssailem at 9:27am 09.01.22 I buy the Pint not the gallon container. I store it where the temp is moderate not in the sun or eng
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer dlochner at 9:23am 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop: That's a slippery slope.
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? jssailem at 9:19am 09.01.22 $6.50. I got out of the store with what I think I needed. My suspicion is you have a servicable sol
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 09.01.22 Makes sense. However, if the extreme max support bar can be extended far enough, it would be able t
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer DArcy at 9:14am 09.01.22 So you are asking if you need stabilizer for your fuel stabilizer :poop:
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 09.01.22 Yes, I could lash the motor to a strong point while it is tipped up. However, I am leaning toward r

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