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Installing Chemical Toilet in 30' 1977 rfox at 1:39pm 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1143 We are going to replace our stock head with a chemical toilet for convenience and ease of use. I wou
Old Topic, New Subscriber, Stuck Center Board Dick Rowe at 12:40pm 05.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1512 My ODay 25 has been on the hard (trailer) for almost 3 years and I finally completed some hurrricane
Dilemma thesailerdude at 12:35pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1540 I am currently having a hard time finding marinas or boatyard in miami area who could use crane to p
Sealand, Thetford Units Query Stevep at 12:33pm 05.19.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1948 Hi all -- Does anyone know the differences between the Sealand 960MSD and the Sealand 970MSD? I hav
yanmar parts MIKALS22 at 12:23pm 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2478 Who is a good inexpensive and reliable company to deal with for yanmar parts? Thanks
Today is perfect Netrick at 11:54am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1167 Today is a perfect day to get out on Lake Pontchartrain for a sail. The tide is up with a northweste
Companion Way Locks colin_bucell at 11:40am 05.19.09 Big Boats 1/1710 Does anybody have any ideas on a more secure way of locking up companion way doors. I have a 2009 4
Please help sailaway78 at 11:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/3254 Can I get a little assistance here.?? I read Mainesails posts religiously, and I have a great deal
3000 RPMs in neutral and 2400 rpms under load 1984hunter27 at 10:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4008 Hi, I have a westerbeke 2 cyl 10hp in my 1984 Hunter 27. In neutral it will rev to 3000 rpms full t
manuals and safety issues for boat Merilyn at 9:19am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 1/1462 I bought 1/2 interest in an O'Day 27 foot sailboat last summer. The previous owner had apparently be
O`DAY 37ft DOWN TO A 32 FT fulltiltboogie at 8:23am 05.19.09 Bigger Boats 2/7144 I owned a 37ft O`Day center cockpit for a short while,am now looking at a 32 ft O`Day center cockpit
Lifting a 1GM TDudley at 8:00am 05.19.09 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1853 I own a 1981 27' Cherubini Hunter. I have to change the motor mounts and re-align the engine. I ha
Another engine related question Tim R. at 7:51am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2125 Another engine related question(hot water) My heat exchanger is clean but idling(1500 rpms) my engi
leaky rudder JohnDHill at 7:48am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/824 The rudder on my 1989 Hunter 30 bleeds rusty water from 3-4 spots when on the hard. Is this signific
GPS System may breakdown next year :( Franklin at 7:35am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1820 "...mismanagement and a lack of investment means that some of the crucial GPS satellites could begin
Macerator noprob2 at 7:06am 05.19.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1434 Ok now I am baffled In spring commissioning I check all systems. I turned on the breaker to macera
1982 Hunter 33' sailordk at 6:55am 05.19.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1496 I have a severly cracked compass housing, Merriman Yacht Specialty pedestal. Trying to locate after
Problem with light fixture PrincessoftheLake at 5:37am 05.19.09 Big Boats 7/1201 I have a problem with two of the light fixtures on my Hunter 1995 40.5. In the v-berth the overhead
Removing Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of geoffschultz at 3:44am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1681 Removing Micron CSC/Extra Bottom Paint Using Roll-Of The other day I discovered that you can remove
Fresh Water Head and Effect on Calcification? geoffschultz at 3:37am 05.19.09 Ask All Sailors 31/8154 I'm in the enviable process of replacing my head hoses due to calcification (or whatever that '@# i*

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Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? dlochner at 2:13pm 12.06.21 Would you approach this job from above or below? I know a few people have mentioned they preferred
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 2:05pm 12.06.21 One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair i
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 2:02pm 12.06.21 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times w
Etiquette pet peeves kappykaplan at 2:02pm 12.06.21 Responding to a dead or inactive thread.:eek: :plus::plus::plus:
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 1:59pm 12.06.21 One of my goto resources.. BoatworksToday if you want to find discussions about fiberglass repair id
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 1:57pm 12.06.21 ...and here's what should be a pet peeve - posing a "new" question which has already been thoroughl
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? rgranger at 1:46pm 12.06.21 I did something similar on a Rhodes 22 and chose to come from under. My reasoning was that I could
Etiquette pet peeves tfox2069 at 1:41pm 12.06.21 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times wi
Installed Companionway Cover (2) rgranger at 1:38pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is t
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric kappykaplan at 1:12pm 12.06.21 Amen to that! Most people forget about the supply chain, manufacturing process and finally the disp
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric Project_Mayhem at 1:10pm 12.06.21 I always hate the way they advertise zero emission, but yet it runs on electricity generated by emi
Flag Clips All U Get at 1:00pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Third Propulsion Option Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 12.06.21 I've even thought if it would be possible to manually hold the little 2.5 HP Merc in the water if p
H26 mast on H23.5 rgranger at 12:40pm 12.06.21 After 2 more masts came down they trimmed the tree. I hope all three were not yours....:rolleyes:
H26 mast on H23.5 bmorr at 12:38pm 12.06.21 How did you break yours? On a previous boat I broke the mast at the spreaders going to the ramp. Str
Lewmar Hatch handle O ring RitSim at 12:29pm 12.06.21 I believe I used McM 9262K144 1.6mm cross section dia x 11.1mm ID
Raising the Mast Project_Mayhem at 12:29pm 12.06.21 The PTO pin I used finally started to show surface rust after 4-5 seasons. It held upto the loads of
A couple trailering questions bmorr at 12:26pm 12.06.21 With either trailer you will figure it out. The important thing is which boat best fits your needs.
Keel bolts torque specs (1) sail sfbay at 12:04pm 12.06.21 Your torque specification will be based on the diameter of the bolt/stud and the alloy of the metal
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht tfox2069 at 11:54am 12.06.21 Always a breeze? If I turn my ceiling fan on high, you bet!

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