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Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? Rick Webb at 6:38pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2099 Do You Have Flares in Your Vest? How about a whistle, mirror, marking light, PEPRB? May likely have
Transom Question MLM at 3:44pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 0/1145 Does the 25' Oday have the same questionable o/b bracket weakness as the 23' and will a 7.5 four str
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 3:00pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1256 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
New owner..... yugnoir at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/3280 Just closed the deal for a 1990 Mac 26s. Will be picking it up next month and need to travel 763 KM.
Replacement Head Catalina 27 (2) Joe Snuffy at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 35/17529 Greetings! I just purchased an 84 Catalina 27. The head does not work, and the Wilcox Company seems
Diesel leak jodygoldman at 2:38pm 03.03.09 Catalina 30 4/2026 I own a 1986 Catalina 30 . The smell of fuel is very strong in the cabin and I have been trying to
diesel engine class windarra at 2:20pm 03.03.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1202 I have a 27' O'day with a 10hp diesel inboard engine. Looking for a class/course on how to operate a
Winterizing fluke Deadline at 1:44pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1042 Yesterday I had to re-winterize my 2001 Yanmar 2GM because of a hard freeze. The engine must have a
Frozen epoxy question Roger Long at 1:34pm 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1775 Question for one of our goop gurus: How much is epoxy effected by going to low temperatures before
Checking Diesel Engine Oil Level Bob4203 at 1:09pm 03.03.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1270 Interesting.......... I will get to the point since I was advised by a few "experienced" guys last
Electrolisis elcriollo at 12:26pm 03.03.09 Big Boats 5/1844 I have a Hunter 40.5 with a Heart Interface Inverter. The boat is always connected to dock power. La
Devcon Plastic Welder Qoheleth at 12:19pm 03.03.09 Day Sailers 3/120 As Walmart doesn't seem to carry Devcon Plastic Welder anymore, can anyone suggest a better "local"
Bahamian Mooring Geri at 12:18pm 03.03.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2630 Can someone please give me the correct procedure on how to do a Bahamian Mooring (1 anchor from the
Anyone Like Raftups (1) Glory Daze at 10:13am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2349 22001.vB
Snow in Maine (1) Roger Long at 9:52am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1795 We've had a little up this way. http://www.rogerlongboats.com/images/Snow030309.jpg It's strange
I'm sure you guys heard about the four TimCup at 9:10am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 30/3746 football players that were in the gulf of Mexico when their boat capsized. It was a power boat, but
Quick Connect fitting Jehr at 8:58am 03.03.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3180 Hi All, I am looking to put in a small waste holding tank (7 gal) and would like to make it semi-p
Cutting a Navpod the Mainesail way (7) BobM at 8:39am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2998 My S2 came with a Standard Horizon CP150C color chartplotter mounted in the port coaming aft near th
New Boat Woohoo (3) dancing bear at 7:34am 03.03.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1682 So I sold the MacGregor 25 and picked up a Prindle 18. I am really excited about some wet, flying h
Health insurance Star of the Sea10827 at 7:15am 03.03.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1696 Sailing abroad, please help us to identify health plans that will cover an individual all over the w

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Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:14pm 02.14.22 Sorry, I should have added that I purchased the strainer that had the through hull treaded section a
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:13pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wro
Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:07pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River, W
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:06pm 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acc
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wron
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:44am 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acce
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Ward H at 11:38am 02.14.22 Here is a photo of the OEM valve I installed last year. It is sitting on 1/4" G10 backing plate epox
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 11:36am 02.14.22 The backer plate above the thru-hull nut is bad. As for the recess, it looks to me like it could be
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:32am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of th
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Tom J at 11:02am 02.14.22 I guessed that yours was an earlier model because of the position of the pendant tube. The later 25
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:00am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of the
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? All U Get at 10:50am 02.14.22
Eleven Portlights Dalliance at 10:49am 02.14.22 Replaced all of my portlites with like for like replacements purchased through this site. Was defin
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 10:05am 02.14.22
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 9:49am 02.14.22 Hi I did the upgrade to DIY LFP last year. Replaced 2 deep cycle 12V house batteries with on 560AH
Eleven Portlights zcoolbreez at 9:46am 02.14.22 They also have a template for drill guides. Definitely worth it. I think it was $100 returnable
Eleven Portlights zcoolbreez at 9:38am 02.14.22 I replaced my portholes on my 82 Hunter 33 with Newfound Metals portholes. Bought the at a boat sh
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 9:38am 02.14.22 Hi I did the upgrade to DIY LFP last year. Replaced 2 deep cycle 12V house batteries with on 560AH
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 9:33am 02.14.22 Here is what I would do. Cut a backing plate that fits into the liner cutout. I'd use G10, YBYC. T
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 9:26am 02.14.22 Here is what I would do. Cut a backing plate that fits into the liner cutout. I'd use G10, YBYC. Th

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