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Sweet Tank Capt Andy at 10:57am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1459 Anyone got any experience with the "Sweet Tank" holding tank systems? Would appreciate hearing about
Polished, waxed and ready to splash (2) Tim R. at 11:35am 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 13/946 And yes, Rich, the cover is off!
P 303 bilge drain Rich Barrett at 11:57am 05.11.08 Pearson 4/1409 I bought a 1984 Pearson 303, and it is great. But the main bilge pump drains to the floor of the co
78 H30 Galley Cabinets David Popken at 12:10pm 05.11.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1175 In one of her previous lives, Orion was owned by a live aboard. I have no details of that chapter o
He who lives in a Glass House......... Alan at 12:43pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 0/861 I recently replaced all my portlights. They successfully passed the rain test! This past week we had
Rusted Nuts..... Don at 12:33pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 20/1737 Hello I was wondering what I can do about some rusted nuts on my boat. I think the nuts might be or
The whole nine yards SailboatOwners.com at 2:16pm 05.11.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1388 Do you use the services of a boatyard? What's you experience been?Are they prompt and careful, wi
whats wrong holenonemike at 1:58pm 05.11.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/959 I am a new catalina owner. I noticed my cabin lights going dimmer and dimmer so I replaced the batte
Any Oday 22 owners... jackhartjr at 1:58pm 05.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/988 ...with the boats WITHOUT the fuel locker on the port side rear tried to make one?If so how did you
More cooler capacity nick at 4:26pm 05.11.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/901 As I am going on a six month cruise in June I was looking for ways to increase the refrigeration cap
satana s20 rudder damage yeto at 8:11pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 2/928 Ahoy, I am going to look at a Santana S20 that the owner has told me has rudder damage. How likely
Stovetop Scratches )-: Ken at 11:08pm 05.09.08 Big Boats 5/876 Someone, probably me, was cleaning the SS stove top with too much pressure and left faint scratches.
Gel Coat repair, at corner where transom meets the hull Chaz3536 at 1:50am 05.10.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1278 Does anyone know if Catalina has a gel coat repair kit to match the 309 color. My boat was damage a
solar powered vents dancing bear at 9:26pm 05.09.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1979 I am thinking of installing two Nicro 3" day/night plus solar powered vents, one for intake, the oth
1981 22' Balboa Sloop Information Brent at 2:19am 05.10.08 Balboa 0/2202 I'm looking to purchase a 1981 22' Balboa boat and I was just wondering if anyone out there had any
Good inexpensive winches for 222 48dodge at 1:58am 05.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/899 Cheap would be fine as long as they're decent since my budget is already way out of line with my ori
Replacing flex hose with PVC pipe patrick at 3:20am 05.10.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1761 Peggy, I am contemplating the process of replacing the flex hose in my Hunter 37.5 with schedule 40
Portlight gaskets Bill Harmon at 3:21am 05.10.08 Cal 0/1450 We need to replace the gaskets around our portlight windows in our 1968 Cal 36. The existing window
Help! Installing Spinlock PX0812 Mergatroid at 2:38am 05.10.08 Smaller Boats 22/3138 I have read all the archive stuff and am attempting to install, having a little problem.1. Are th
lewmar winch getmet@hotmail.com at 4:58am 05.10.08 Big Boats 0/710 I would like to install a Lewmar Horizon 900 Winch on my 37 Legend, but I am not sure where to mount

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Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. (2) sail sfbay at 8:06am 05.03.21 From page 51 of your owner's manual showing the engine exhaust vented loop.
interlude water time fred1diver at 8:00am 05.03.21 perfect thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for
Spring lines jmce1587 at 7:58am 05.03.21 I put these folding mid ship cleats on my H31. Attaches to toe rail and work great. https://www.
Spring lines kloudie1 at 7:54am 05.03.21 Recent thread on this.. The H-34 comments apply since toe rails are similar/identical Dock Tying Alt
interlude water time dlochner at 7:50am 05.03.21 Everything you want to know in these two links. https://www.interlux.com/en/us/boat-paint/filler-an
First Day on the Water! dmax at 7:50am 05.03.21 Looking good! A warning about tape: if you leave it on for too long it may damage the paint undernea
There's a hole in my boat fred1diver at 7:48am 05.03.21 ok, thanks
There's a hole in my boat Don S/V ILLusion at 7:47am 05.03.21 yes it is glass and resin, what do you mean gel/epoxy? simply that any raw glass patch should be p
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 05.03.21 CAUTION: do not ask power boaters for technical information such as bottom paint. Dumber that a sack
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. dlochner at 7:44am 05.03.21 If the entire exhaust system and cooling water system is above the waterline, a vented loop is not n
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:40am 05.03.21 A screen on the thru-hull is definitely called for....you don't need a marine intake line and vented
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. FastOlson at 7:38am 05.03.21 In our boat the exhaust hose is looped upward from its exit from the water-lift muffler. The top of
There's a hole in my boat fred1diver at 7:35am 05.03.21 yes it is glass and resin, what do you mean gel/epoxy?
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust. sail sfbay at 7:32am 05.03.21 ...........I'm not certain why this loop is necessary............ Vented loops are required to pre
There's a hole in my boat Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 05.03.21 hey guys and gals, quick question before I slap a coat of ablative paint on the hull, do I need to
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Alan Gomes at 7:26am 05.03.21 You can get white smoke from water in your fuel. You will know soon after you replace the fuel in t
What happened here... Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 05.03.21 That boat is used for smuggling people into the country. You just don't see the 30 people stacked b
looking for electric winch switch sail sfbay at 7:24am 05.03.21 I saw the same diagram on your owner's manual but the parts list did not specify manufacturer, elect
SafeFS30 - installation on a Passage 42 - Location to install? DRhoads at 7:22am 05.03.21 2005 420 ISOs are located under the floorboards between electrical panel and cabinet/nav station. Ne
Cat Tails? CherylZZ at 7:14am 05.03.21 sailing season is upon us in West Michigan. I am working on her and will add some tell tales to the

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