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Winterizing - Hot Water Tank Question PKFK at 8:58am 10.29.08 Ask All Sailors 16/2514 I am having a strange issue winteriizing my hot water tank (a Kuang 6 gallon on a Ticon-30). (I prev
O'Day logo on caps? SeaGlass at 6:06am 10.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1964 I'd like to get my husband a baseball cap with the O'Day logo on it, but I haven't found anywhere on
Problem winterizing fresh water system GKuffner at 5:54am 10.29.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1477 The other day I winterized the fresh water system. I drained the fresh water tank, drained and by-p
Yanmar coolant drain plug leaking Scott B at 5:54am 10.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5970 Yanmar 3YM30. The coolant drain plug that is on the hose leading from the heat exchanger is leaking
Rebuilding Hydraulic Cylinder Snotter at 5:34am 10.29.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2216 My new-to-me boat has a real nasty hydraulic leak which requires me to use an oil boom in the bildge
Fuel tank leak John11936 at 5:27am 10.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1922 The sending unit (gauge) on my 28.5 fuel tank is loose and the screws just turn with out tighting. I
Legend 37.5 Water Tank Replacement Steve Carpman22174 at 4:30am 10.29.08 Big Boats 2/1249 We may need to replace the aluminum water tank on our Legend 37.5. If anyone has done this job, I ha
Changing Engine Oil on the hard GKuffner at 12:20am 10.29.08 Ask All Sailors 51/6841 My boat is on the hard now and I want to change the engine oil. I need to run the engine ( a Yanmar
Intermittant tacho operation Mybigblue at 11:05pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2016 The tacho on our C320 with a Yanmar 3ym30 works intermitantly. I have replaced the tacho and the pr
C32 intermittant tacho operation Mybigblue at 9:23pm 10.28.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/14 The tacho on our C32 works intermitantly. I have replaced the tacho and the problem persists. It wil
How Long Do You Go Between Haulouts? Joe Mullee at 8:17pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1955 Just curious? Since purchasing my H34in 2001 I have put her on the hard every other winter. I'm in t
My first year Louis at 8:04pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1827 Well, I just had the boat taken out to water this weekend. This has been my first year of owning and
H35.5 aft bulkhead opening teddy629 at 6:11pm 10.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1487 Within the article on replacing the holding tank on a Hunter 35.5 the author provided excellent deta
Hunter 410 masthead light Beachhowes at 5:45pm 10.28.08 Big Boats 2/1524 I need to replace the masthead bulb on my 2002 Hunter 410. Before I go up the mast can anyone tell m
Fuel Tank: Cleanout vs Replacement zds at 5:39pm 10.28.08 Big Boats 11/1420 It seems so stupid. My 83 H34 has the original triangular tank deep below the starboard laz. I'm sur
SSB receiver for Weather Etc MoonSailer at 4:41pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 11/2603 I have been reading about the Bahamas and that VHF weather is usually not available but that SSB wea
Oday 302 Keel Bolts sawyed at 4:21pm 10.28.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1341 I purchased an ODay 302 early this year. I read about checking the keel bolts regulary I assume the
Reefing a roller furling main sail rtd at 4:24pm 10.28.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1145 I have only had my new Hunter 41ds for a few months now and I'm having trouble reefing the main sail
Seidelmann 37 Dodger nathan@needel.net at 3:50pm 10.28.08 Seidelmann 0/1776 Does anyone know a Canvas shop who has a template or previously built a S37 Dodger? Nathan natha
winter boat tarps Bob7099 at 3:27pm 10.28.08 Ask All Sailors 14/6056 This year i,m looking to buy 2 tarps to cover my 30' catalina. i,ll be framing it in with either 1x3

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Flag Clips patbratton at 4:03pm 12.06.21 I use those by making a small prusic loop out of string. I wrapped the string around the flag halya
Installed Companionway Cover Justin_NSA at 3:52pm 12.06.21 You will be very happy with the results. I did the same thing on my H26. One thing that helps is
Tank system monitor Gary Ryan at 3:47pm 12.06.21 Yes. You just have to have the tank empty then fill with water or vice versa. Easy peasy.
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? garymalmgren at 3:44pm 12.06.21 These are only my opinions and not rock solid truths but: How many hours does a job like this typica
Etiquette pet peeves Joe at 3:09pm 12.06.21 I just bought a "new to me" (boat age) (boat name). .... ANY boat you buy will be "new to you. (u
Etiquette pet peeves DeniseO30 at 2:54pm 12.06.21 People that complain about things on a free site.. Are usually the same people that don't know how
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 2:33pm 12.06.21 you will be working against gravity. Dave identifies a very good point here. The fiberglass resin
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

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