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Which tiller pilot Jack Spencer at 10:05am 07.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2047 Any input as to your sucess or dismay with the Simrad T-10 or Raymarine ST-1000 tiller pilots? I ha
Hull and deck joint Theodore Owens at 9:37am 07.26.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1518 I have been restoring a Hunter 25 that fell into a poor state of seaworthiness. I have discovered t
Venture 21 Swing Keel Bill Griffin at 3:30pm 07.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/895 Anyone know where I can find a reasonably good swing keel for a MacGregor Venture 21?
O Burt2860 at 11:34pm 07.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1192 I have two problems with the spars for my 1989 O Day 192. The most important problem is that the pr
Hunter 23 hull changeover date Brian M H23 at 10:38pm 07.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/835 I know that in the 1985 model year, both movable and fixed keels were produced for the H23. Did the
Outboard Gas Question JC192 at 9:56pm 07.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1147 I have a 5hp Mercury outboard on my 192 that is having trouble running; I think related to fuel that
Composting toilets Bob Tigar at 9:12pm 07.24.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1245 Does anyone have any experience with composting toilets? They seem like a natural for sailboats wit
Black soot - open throttle NYSail at 12:00am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 17/3074 Hello all, I have a Yanmar 3HM35F (1986) in my Pearson 36-2 that I bought last year. I have repla
Iron-on sail patch George16771 at 1:08am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/6530 We're trying to get one more summer's use out of the existing mainsail on an O'day Daysailer that we
Replacement Rudder Rich Johns at 1:11am 07.25.07 Seidelmann 1/1619 Lost our rudder on a Seidelmann 25 - looking for low cost replacement.
The smell is almost gone Bob at 1:49am 07.25.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1645 Peggie,First a little history about our head. I bought an Ericson 32-3 (1987) early last year. D
Angled Screws Aldo at 2:39am 07.25.07 Catalina 22 8/1499 Does anyone know where these 2 screws go on a C-22?
clicking on links Sherry at 2:50am 07.25.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1241 When I am reviewing a message in the forum, if I click on one of the links along the right hand side
Replacing Motor Mounts soundangel at 2:57am 07.25.07 Newport 0/1725 It appears that the engine mounts in our 1982 Newport were installed before they installed the fuel
Pumping out underway... Gavin Peters at 3:13am 07.25.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2926 Hi,After a cruise up in Maine, where pumpouts were scarce (and one overflowingincident, yuck!), I
3GM Starting Problems QED Rob2435 at 3:13am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1031 As I had documented in an earlier post, I had intermittent starting problems, when you hit the push
Genset for Hunter 326 Djenkins at 4:11am 07.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1020 Can anyone with such experience advise me regarding adding a generator to my 2004 326? Where to loc
Decisions, decision!!!! chinny at 4:11am 07.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1386 Hello everyone,I'm desperately looking for information relating to a mid-80's Hunter 34. I've been
Harkin small boat traveller review. CharlieCobra at 5:41am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 I recently installed one on my Venture 21 to replace the clumsy triangle sheet system. Boy! What a
Autohelm ST50 masthead windvane. Patrick at 5:43am 07.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1586 Just had the rigger take down my ST50 masthead windvane which is inoperable after the last hurricane

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Quest Water Pipe Size (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:09pm 09.29.21 FYI here is how I did install the bypass on my water heater with the same Qest fitting as yours. In
Fuel Filter Replacement Claude L.-Auger at 1:53pm 09.29.21 I'm also of the opinion that if your fuel is clean there is no need to replace the filter annually.
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 1:42pm 09.29.21 Thanks Dave, that seems like a logical solution. I will certainly give it a try. One other quick
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question SeaTR at 1:41pm 09.29.21 @newsailor130 , See my comments on this topic in your other "Smaller Boats" forum similar posting /
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 1:41pm 09.29.21 Westerbeke 58
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:38pm 09.29.21 Wrong type of check valve. Use a brass or bronze check valve with pipe nipples and attach directly
water heater check (one way) valve Head Sail at 1:37pm 09.29.21 What do you mean by "exploding". Do you have a picture of the exploded check valve?
water heater check (one way) valve phase3 at 1:36pm 09.29.21 Are you sure it's in in the right direction? FYI, I still have the flat old black Shurflo check va
Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 1:28pm 09.29.21
Tempest International BigDream at 1:16pm 09.29.21 The Second fix was to the top of the mast, which the new mast would have used a cast masthead, but I
Rudder cables - need some help AwwShucks at 1:06pm 09.29.21 After, and yes, it's a pain to get to the steering quadrant. Also ensure before tension that you'v
Tempest International (6) BigDream at 1:04pm 09.29.21 198830198831198832198833
Tempest International (10) BigDream at 12:55pm 09.29.21 Ok, figure I would update as it would seem that anyone that owns an International Tempest are in hib
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 12:48pm 09.29.21 Nice work - keep on posting.
79 Hunter 30 - What make of roller furler is this? Robert1224 at 12:42pm 09.29.21 Hello fellow sailors, Thanks to everyone for their input and the information shared. I'm still unabl
Rudder cables - need some help jeepbluetj at 12:41pm 09.29.21 After, and yes, it's a pain to get to the steering quadrant. Also ensure before tension that you'v
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions (1) SeaTR at 12:39pm 09.29.21 Wait, there is more...or less...:) Attached is a file of misc hand-drawn modifications and replaceme
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions (5) SeaTR at 12:25pm 09.29.21
Rudder cables - need some help AwwShucks at 12:24pm 09.29.21 Thanks all - made the decision to replace cables and chain given that they have seen 20 years of ser
water heater check (one way) valve dlochner at 12:21pm 09.29.21 Wrong type of check valve. Use a brass or bronze check valve with pipe nipples and attach directly

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