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Hose to mixing elbow Need the size panamajim at 11:28pm 09.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1858 I have a Yanmar 4JH2-TE engine with a U-type Mixing elbow. I am away from my boat now (many mile
Revisiting the Double Headsail Mac 26D oreana123 at 10:25pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3250 In my general attempt to gain advantage with my sailboat in a no holds barred kind of racing series,
Low tide at dock Kenlee at 9:47pm 09.27.10 Bigger Boats 2/1498 I'm at a marina that needs to be dredged. At very low tide, the keel of my O'day 30 sits on the bott
Looking for used mast for 1981 25 ft Macgregor jrale at 9:02pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1655 Macgregor Owners, Since the price for a new mast , rigging and spreaders can be astronomical, anyon
V drive shift cable '82 columbia tevolk at 8:41pm 09.27.10 Columbia 0/1925 In the last couple weeks I was able to rebuild the pedestal on my '82 columbia 30 so that I could us
Air Conditioning pump cuts out Jeff Bacon at 8:09pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2891 Hi All: Recently, while running my Air Conditioner (heater, too), the circulating pump will do one
What are these for? (1) CAP Pilot64 at 7:58pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1928 Hi All, My past experience has been with simple sailers so my new to me boat has items on it that
23.5 Masthead Light davidb at 7:48pm 09.27.10 Smaller Boats 3/2476 My 1995 Hunter 23.5 has a masthead light that I'm considering replacing. It is a combination steami
anchor locker drain kepeterss at 7:48pm 09.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1964 I recently discovered a new leak in the bow of my Oday 23. It looks like it might be coming from the
Barometer repair jorgefife at 7:34pm 09.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/4752 I found a real nice Schatz Barometer, brass, in great shape, in one of my scavenging trips at the bo
A Good Day kpgraci at 7:05pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1580 My son and I opted out of work Monday afternoon and went sailing instead on Lake Pontchartrain. I wa
removing the rudder argo807 at 5:42pm 09.27.10 Lancer 1/1892 Hi all, On the weekend, I managed to remove the extremely heavy 40hp outboard off my 25' PS w
Polyester Resin dye Hermit Scott at 4:31pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 22/9763 I am finishing filling in the ports on the outside of one side of the boat. The other side still has
Boat cover zimmer10 at 3:43pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6410 I recently bought an '06 M in San Diego. Where can I get a cover that won't put me in the poorhouse?
starboard as a building material zeehag at 3:23pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 24/6320 was repairing my deck and the hardware thereon, and i find i have to replace my now destroyed teak
Hurricane holes? Sanders at 2:50pm 09.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2280 A friend will be sailing up from Guatamala this year and looking for a place to safely leave his boa
Atomic 4 for Sale in the Gear Ads. Steve Dion at 2:30pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 0/10 If anyone is interested in an Atomic 4 for their boat, there is a nice one for sale in the Gear Ads.
Wanted: Celebrity Class sailboat to restore 31seahorse at 2:24pm 09.27.10 Trailer Sailors 1/4082 Hello Trailer Sailers, I'm looking for a boat project. Specifically, I'm searching for a Celebrity C
Attention On Deck (2) kloudie1 at 2:12pm 09.27.10 Ask All Sailors 37/6102 Lots of you folks probably are BOAT U.S. members.. and have seen this .. I post it here for general
Jib winch handle ffaubert at 12:25pm 09.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2682 Hi All, I haven't done a great deal of heavy weather sailing on my Mac 25 so I've had little reas

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Sealant for a dirty deck hull joint DArcy at 5:32pm 04.18.22 When I did mine I used an oscillating tool with a rasp to clean out the old sealant. The old sealant
What is this number on the sail? Davidasailor26 at 5:32pm 04.18.22 Probably a racing sail number. Regional sailing organizations issue numbers like that for unique ide
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel jonelli at 5:18pm 04.18.22 Puller, can you share the dimensions and source of the bushing and seals? All the parts for the 20
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:13pm 04.18.22 Yes, the inrush will shut it down. Depending on your engine, you'll need +/- 180A to run it, plus 3
Burning insense on a boat dLj at 5:09pm 04.18.22 well I would have to say it it for him..... how about one of the things priest swing around? You c
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? jviss at 5:08pm 04.18.22 The info is all there on the Victron site, both data sheets and manuals for all of the items. You c
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel JoeWhite at 5:06pm 04.18.22 Puller, can you share the dimensions and source of the bushing and seals?
Burning insense on a boat MikeHoncho at 5:06pm 04.18.22 Why? Is incense that important to you? well I would have to say it is for him..... how about one
Air Conditioner Failing buddybear at 5:05pm 04.18.22 Mark, there are some very simple things you can do to determine if it actually needs to be replaced
Need Water Ballast Valve New or used for Sailboat Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04pm 04.18.22 They have the build list for the hunter 23.5
Lowering mast on Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:01pm 04.18.22 Wrong attachments as he is looking for mast/lowering instructions. govto boat information/ Hunter
C310 anchor light ( Top of mast ) light specification (1) valcour at 4:48pm 04.18.22 I pulled down a new wire and replaced mine with a Hella Marine white NaviLED 360 2LT 980 960-0-xxx.
Raw water intake strainer Tally Ho at 4:48pm 04.18.22
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? Tally Ho at 4:44pm 04.18.22
O'day 23 through hull access rschuss at 4:41pm 04.18.22 When I cruise I use about a gallon of water a day. I load on 6 or so 1 gallon jugs. to start. With t
Add midship cleat to Vision 32? (1) Tally Ho at 4:28pm 04.18.22
Managing the water ballast in my Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:21pm 04.18.22
Obendorfer sea water pump - 1989 Catalina 30 with M25 XP diesel mikeracca at 3:34pm 04.18.22 I always liked having a lathe around when I was younger. My dad was a machinist and we had one in th
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? (1) Scott NIelsen at 3:31pm 04.18.22 Here is what I purchased to wash down the anchor chain as it comes up: 1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_
Viajar a America del sur mikeracca at 3:27pm 04.18.22

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