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Lowrance LMS 520 C gps/chartplotter doehunter at 7:18am 04.18.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4960 Hey guys, I have a chance to buy a slightly used Lowrance LMS 520C. Is anyone familiar with this un
h40.5 sole jumbo6592 at 7:13am 04.18.11 Big Boats 4/1663 The sole on my starboard side absorbed oil from a storage leak, another story. Anyway, the sole is t
How would you mount a torpedo? Kermit at 7:12am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 22/5241 My son and I drove past an American Legion building yesterday with static displays in the yard. Whe
M25XPBC Coolant Recovery Tank gpd955 at 7:11am 04.18.11 Engines and Propulsion 7/4657 New to the deisel engine and I have a question about the coolant recovery system. During the seaso
Yanmar surges briefly when throttle reduced Persy at 6:56am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1726 I have an 01 Hunter 420 powered with a Yanmar 4JH3E. Engine runs fine with 1 hopefully minor bug th
Cabin Vanity Mirrors John Hosty at 6:36am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1126 Alas both the mirrors in the forward cabin on my H41 have broken. Can anybody help me with size spec
Hunter 33 leak - hard to trace (1) Dreamer at 6:27am 04.18.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3401 Dear All My Hunter 33 (2006) has a leak which shows in the area of the shower pump (lowest part of t
Kids Life Vests (2) gpd955 at 6:07am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1626 Sean is on the cusp of reaching the weight limit for his current life vest, a Mustang Li'l Legends.
Bilge garylinger at 5:41am 04.18.11 S2 15/2944 I have a 1980 9.2C. There is a 'hatch' in the cabin sole just below the companionway stairs, in the
Catalina 270 head issue SimplyGern at 5:34am 04.18.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/7532 I have a 1994 Catalina 270. The vent for the black water tank is vented through one of the stanchio
Critically Damped Vessel Motion Ariel at 4:50am 04.18.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1181 Roger, Congratulations on your article "Critically Damped Vessel Motion" in the May/June issue of
Installing Chartplotter jmhoffman at 4:31am 04.18.11 Mid-Size Boats 9/4469 Hello All, I own a 2000 Hunter 290. My goal is to mount my Garmen 541 Chartplotter on the pedestal.
Battery Geriatrics Roger Long at 3:40am 04.18.11 Musings With Maine Sail 19/7443 OK, now that we know that I'm not the person to ask about batteries http://forums.sbo.sailboatowner
Waxing Mark H at 11:48pm 04.17.11 Smaller Boats 7/2489 Guys can I be given some good ways and products for waxing my deck and hull.? I'm old school so I kn
Raw Water Strainer?? rpell46 at 9:33pm 04.17.11 Catalina 30 13/4842 Hi all, My '91 Cat.30 is still on the hard, waiting patiently to get wet again. After finishing a
Electrical upgrade FourPoints at 9:00pm 04.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1513 Just posted pics from the installation of a battery switch and electrical system upgrade I completed
Curious about the head setup on Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 7:49pm 04.17.11 Big Boats 5/1880 We are experiencing a backflow problem with our head. After flushing, water runs back into the tolie
Catalina boom bowlinguy800 at 7:02pm 04.17.11 Catalina 22 7/2820 Hello All, I'm in need of a boom. I purchased an 1984 Catalina 22 which came with a mast but no boo
Traveler Control Lines on Port Side rpwillia at 6:59pm 04.17.11 Catalina 310 11/4025 Finally got the whole story from Guido at Garhauer. Since the MT-2 traveler has the sheaves riveted
Mod Traveler so control lines are on port side rpwillia at 6:58pm 04.17.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2 Finally got the whole story from Guido at Garhauer. Since the MT-2 traveler has the sheaves riveted

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Boat lift kappykaplan at 3:18pm 08.29.22 Definitely empty the ballast tank.
Cleaning the hull Sailor Sue at 3:17pm 08.29.22 It is considerably cheaper to just buy a gallon of Muriatic Acid at the hardware store, dilute by 5
Why do we bother rant kappykaplan at 3:16pm 08.29.22 I prefer curmudgeon. That's me! :plus:
Hot water heater kappykaplan at 3:14pm 08.29.22 "Cold water heater." Water heater is sufficient . . .
321 air conditioning install Weasel at 3:08pm 08.29.22 If you install a condensate on the water discharge line you will have a dry bilge. I have had one on
2 boom vangs, no main sheet? LakeShark at 3:07pm 08.29.22 @Jamesiv1 thats great to hear. Mark is a super nice guy and a wealth of knowledge. I am sorry I hav
Service life of nylon anchor rode? (1) Kings Gambit at 2:58pm 08.29.22
How can I tell if an engine is frozen or worth trying salvage? ConceptKreator at 2:51pm 08.29.22 Ya I think at this point I'm at the "I might as wen test it apart and see what I can see" stage... w
Hunter 30 and prop walk Paul356 at 2:46pm 08.29.22 When my H356 was new, it had a fixed 3 blade and the prop walk was noticeable. I went out and pract
Mast lights Davidasailor26 at 2:40pm 08.29.22
Why do we bother rant Paul356 at 2:38pm 08.29.22 Someone up above touched on what's for me a sore point. Ask a (real) question on this or other foru
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller chp at 2:37pm 08.29.22 So. I have to thank Mike from Sailboat owners tech questions for giving me the answer to my boom que
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:35pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 2:31pm 08.29.22 Have you tried twisting the top and removing it? Have you tried removing the nuts? There are no nu
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering AndyVS at 2:15pm 08.29.22 I have a Merc 9.9 with a 25" shaft mounted on a bracket and leave it on all the time. The bracket is
Why do we bother rant jaysweet at 2:12pm 08.29.22 My take on it is that if someone gets snarky, just click away and do something else. Look at another
GPS Antenna Removal H49 dlochner at 2:07pm 08.29.22 Already have. Raymarine (I believe it is a Raymarine 125) bolted the flush mount through the mount
Hot water heater shemandr at 2:03pm 08.29.22 I think Rick Webb would like us to use the term "Cold water heater." I can't argue.
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 1:59pm 08.29.22 Most marine electronics manufacturers keep copies of old installation guides and manuals on their w
Hot water heater valcour at 1:54pm 08.29.22 You will actually need to cool the hot water instead of heating the hot water after running the engi

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