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wilcox crittenden VS. raritan Hermit Scott at 3:54pm 06.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3043 Peggy, I know that your expertise in nautical crappers is based in what works in the real world of b
How Fast Does Your H34 Motor? Joe Mullee at 2:56pm 06.16.09 Big Boats 8/1498 Today my 1983 H34 went on the hard to do the bottom after two years in the middle Chesapeake. It's s
my jabsco y valve. help w position luvitt at 1:59pm 06.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/9686 i cant get my head in compartment where the y valve is. so i cant really tell what the face of it s
Homemade compressor breather for bottom cleaning??? Maldonia at 1:33pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 91/25839 Homemade compressor breather for bottom cleaning??? Me again Got with a diver who told me to try th
Fuel Filter Failure Warren Milberg at 12:26pm 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2634 In the ongoing thread on fuel polishing, a number of posters alluded to the potential for diesel fue
waste Deck plate installation olignyp at 12:17pm 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1566 waste Deck plate installation H26 I plan to install a pump out for my Porta Potti. Any Rx about the
Repower with new Engine-Yanmar shilosamm at 11:36am 06.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1305 I have a 1990 Moorings 38 ( Beneteau) would like to repower but they don't make my engine anymore 3G
Need Bow Navigation Light madmegeth at 11:34am 06.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1292 I'm newbie with my first boat! Lost my bow rail mounted nav light. Not even sure how it mounts, s
Shackle on main sheet blocks dfast7181 at 11:15am 06.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1557 I have a 2005 hunter 33. Over Memorial day while sailing in 15-17 knots of wind we turned up wind to
Masthead light for '98 H340 tedt at 10:53am 06.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1326 Both the masthead and steaming lights have stopped working. I expect a blown bulb until I'm able to
Pearson26 on bottom of Lake HELP Tim White at 10:38am 06.16.09 Pearson 2/1653 My name is Tim Whiteand I have a question for anyone that might be able to help me. I have a Pearson
Dark Colored Hauls DJW at 10:34am 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3091 Looking at a 49' boat with a dark green haul. What are the pros and cons of a dark colored haul? T
Steering Backwards Steering at 10:17am 06.16.09 Big Boats 2/1635 I just replaced my cable on my Merryman Pedistal and the steering is now backwards. I did not notice
Mounting a Radar Reflector Bob S at 9:39am 06.16.09 Ask All Sailors 19/16522 I just bought a Plastimo 2" x 22 Radar Reflector. Has anyone used one of these on their boat? Just c
Backyard boat lift codfather at 9:02am 06.16.09 Day Sailers 6/2989 Thought I would upload some pics of my new backyard boatlift I built. It works great and was really
mast internal rigging vtxrider55 at 7:45am 06.16.09 S2 10/2295 I want to rewire my mast for the lights and antenae. I have a 8.0, 30 ft mast. Is this something tha
Batteries for Hunter 37 80 model Cherubini smittyssi at 7:40am 06.16.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2845 What type, size, make, model batteries should be used? The batteries need replacing and I suspect th
cabinet door locks ayarkon at 7:37am 06.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1474 Has anyone have to replace the cabinet door locks. i have a 2005 c36 .cant find info on new ones?
Head Odor Kenc at 7:03am 06.16.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3033 I have done everything I can think of, from treating the waste tank, changing the physical head alon
Difference between Mac 25 and Mac 26X JWH2050 at 7:01am 06.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3139 I'm newby to the M26 I have just bought a 98 Mac 26x. I have been sailing a Mac 25. On the 25 jib sh

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Have you made cockpit cushions? watercolors II at 6:12pm 03.21.22 Have made many of my own cushions plus cushions for friends. Yes, make patterns, DO NOT use old
Auto Pilot jviss at 6:10pm 03.21.22 It might be repairable at sea if the quadrant could be absolutely IMMOBILIZED. Otherwise, goodbye i
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 6:02pm 03.21.22 Funny, but oh so true!! And so the truth comes out! The Emperor has no clothes!!:laugh:
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 5:59pm 03.21.22 ASA 101 isn't going to be taught in really crappy weather because then you may not return for 102
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 03.21.22 The device comes as it comes. It was on the boat when I bought it. Two failures in 18 years; none o
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:49pm 03.21.22 What happened when you separated them? What was the resting voltage for each? Have you tested them
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:48pm 03.21.22 A couple of things. First, I don't think you should connect the drive to the quadrant; Edson is qu
Christmas in March Dalliance at 5:43pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:43pm 03.21.22 Budget, budget. Always budget. Advise your best reommendation, then let the chips where they fall, I
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 03.21.22 Take a look in here and let me know if this helps.
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 5:38pm 03.21.22 Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I have some pretty good battery testing gear, though, including a
Auto Pilot jviss at 5:35pm 03.21.22 My below deck autohelm has failed while underway. Should not try to fix at sea, so you're stuck w/m
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:29pm 03.21.22 My below deck autohelm has failed while underway. Should not try to fix at sea, so you're stuck w/ma
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29pm 03.21.22 As the gusts get stronger you may want to consider reefing early for example 15-17 mph. With the 17
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 5:29pm 03.21.22 I'll second the "why" on this. Of course, in a single circuit it likely doesn't make sense. But th
Auto Pilot jviss at 5:27pm 03.21.22 I thought the idea was to give William options. William said "...want to install an autopilot, Any
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jeepbluetj at 5:25pm 03.21.22 "Same circuit" maybe misleading, A GFI should not be on the load side of another GFI, daisy chaine
Help with pumpout station part Justin_NSA at 5:25pm 03.21.22 Thanks Dave. Looks like Grainger and Amazon have the couplings also. And they are not expensive. Nee
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Tater at 5:21pm 03.21.22 What were the wind speeds when first sailing? Hi Dave. I est. 5-10 with gusts to 15. The big one c
Great Sailing Sunday. Woops! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 03.21.22 What were the wind speeds when first sailing?

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