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Thinking of adding sump pump Bad Obsession at 10:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1216 The shower in my Catalina 30 drains directly into the bilge and I am probably going to add a sump pu
Anemometers Mast head vrs Hand Held Chuck R at 10:05am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4761 Been reading a book this winter "SAIL POWER" by W. Ross. And I'm learning that it's a good idea to k
Starcraft sailboat Susan Gilius at 11:52am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2623 I am looking at a StarCraft sailboat of @ 14'. I think they were made by the O'Day manufacturer. D
HR Monsun 31 Windlass shloots at 12:17pm 02.11.08 Hallberg-Rassy 4/7030 I would like purchase and installation ideas for installing a windlass on a 1974 HR Monsun 31. Thank
Johnson Pumps Manual Head Clone? Rick D at 12:14pm 02.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1406 Hi, Peggy. Did you by chance find out if the Johnson manual head is simply a re-badged Jabsco? Again
2 Instrument questions. (wind and speed) Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1478 I noticed that there is the mount and the remains of a wind instrument mounted at the top of my mast
battery charger for golf cart batteries in series/parallel Norton at 1:47pm 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 18/3209 I bought a boat with two banks (two batteries in each bank) of 6v golf cart batteries in series/para
Y-30 for sale Bob15082 at 2:52pm 02.11.08 Yamaha 0/1736 I received an e-mail on the site from a guy who is selling a Y-30 due to death of the owner. I thin
Raymarine Sirius Weather seadaddler at 10:37pm 02.09.08 Ask All Sailors 1/933 I am thinking about adding Sirius weather to my Raymarine C Chartpotter.I think it would be a grea
Marine Recalls Scott B at 11:10pm 02.09.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1193 Who initiates recalls on marine products. I know the manufacturers will do recalls if they feel a p
newport 30 jc at 1:21am 02.10.08 Newport 2/3041 I have a newport 30, does anyone know where I can get specs of the boats systems online.
Garmin GPS Chartplotter Selena at 1:07am 02.10.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1077 Is it possible to wire the 545 into a car using a cigarette lighter type plug with a fuse in order t
Gooseneck LooseDiamond at 12:58am 02.10.08 Catalina 22 5/1973 How is the gooseneck attached to the boom? Mine has two screws that were loose inserted in each end
Need a bottom job ? Aian at 12:34am 02.10.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/880 Hi,I recently purchased a 2004 Hunter 306 ( My first keelboat )and have noticed that some of the bo
Macerator Woes DiggerKat at 12:30am 02.10.08 Big Boats 4/1341 We spent one year on Lake Superior with pump outs handy and never used the macerator pumps on our 42
Rigging a 1988 Benteau First 285 Grant at 3:59am 02.10.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3061 We have just purchased a 1988 Beneteau First 285, and are having it shipped.The mast will be down,
Who owns this Lancer 27PS? (1) Brian D at 3:20am 02.10.08 Lancer 0/1600 Shoot me an email from my profile, please.
moving traviler on hunter 27 joepic at 5:15am 02.10.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1232 I want to move the traviler from the cockpit to the top of the cabin just in front of the dodger on
Installing AC on an O'Day 322 Donald6425 at 4:31am 02.10.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1194 Has anyone installed Air Conditioning on an O'Day 322?Don Rogers
How big should the backing plate Timo42 at 6:02am 02.10.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1000 be to mount a swim ladder on the stern. The ladder has a 2"x3" 4 hole mount, the fiberglass is 1/4"

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How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? NYSail at 5:10am 10.26.21 Use a dremel and cit it off.
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? NYSail at 5:09am 10.26.21 It's a Groco: Groco Standard Bronze Thru Hull with Nut - 1-1/2" NPS / NPT Its only Groco if its a
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission shemandr at 5:03am 10.26.21 I had an A4 in my Ranger. I had a similar stalling problem. I suspected a contaminated fuel tank.
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Tally Ho at 5:00am 10.26.21 I replaced 8 above-the-water thru hulls on my boat last winter. I have a hard plastic pan in many l
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? sunlover at 4:56am 10.26.21 Unrelated to your immediate problem, but are you reusing the angled adaptor that attaches thru Hull
End of season, mainsail removal... aka I am a dummy... shemandr at 4:51am 10.26.21 Or you could choose to remove the sail when it's not windy. Maybe that doesn't happen that often in
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. sailme88 at 4:45am 10.26.21 Silt in the water is never good for those shaft seals. You may want to install a household (well) c
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? RitSim at 4:44am 10.26.21 I would consider drilling vertically thru the nut at mid flat. Start with a very small (1/16 long d
MEDICARE sailme88 at 4:37am 10.26.21 We utilize the Informed Delivery. Started after Porch Pirates had become active locally. Interesti
Stanchions for Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 4:25am 10.26.21 Still looking for Stanchions etc? I'm parting out a '78 25. Jerry, I didn't see this. Yes, I'm s
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Marmalade at 3:44am 10.26.21 My A4 would quit after 10-15min, then not always restart until 20min later... turned-out it was the
Heat Exchanger to Raw Water Pump Hose - An Adventure in Maintenance. valcour at 2:28am 10.26.21 sometimes it helps to soak the very end of the hose in boiling water to soften up the rubber just pr
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? BigEasy at 2:17am 10.26.21 Unrelated to your immediate problem, but are you reusing the angled adaptor that attaches thru Hull
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? BigEasy at 2:03am 10.26.21 Ideas? I keep thinking there must a sleeve like socket that would mate with it to tighten and loo
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Captain Larry-DH at 1:52am 10.26.21
Bent mast Annamarie at 1:16am 10.26.21 Place the mast between 2 trees and bend it back in shape.......that is what I did on a Catalina 22
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? (1) JamesG161 at 10:00pm 10.25.21 This is a cool no socket wrench.... https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BZRVR2Z/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_as
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? All U Get at 9:47pm 10.25.21
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Captain Larry-DH at 7:48pm 10.25.21 snip I'd get out the grinder, cut it off and buy a new one before destroying the fiberglass. snip
How to remove 2 1/2 retaining nut? Pagan Baby at 7:35pm 10.25.21

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