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how's the sink work? DPT at 10:47am 07.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1174 Hi everyone - the sink (Galley and Head) are a simple hand pump operation... there is a (approx.) 20
Dock power for 25.5 Flashman at 10:20am 07.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/1020 I feel like a schmuck asking this question but I must have walked around the deck three times today
White power on heat exchanger hose. (1) Jim at 11:16am 07.01.07 Big Boats 4/1599 Hi All,I have this white power forming on the hose from the sae water pump to the heater exchanger
Need info for PHRF Rating Mark Laser at 12:26pm 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1043 I am new to racing and plan to sail my 376 (1998) in some local regattas. I've just learned about P
Pop top gas strut install (1) Timo42 at 12:58pm 07.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2226 On another thread someone was asking about adding gas struts. I used 90lb. 20" struts, WM sells 2 ty
BBQ failure Syversens at 1:28pm 07.01.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1164 Hi All, this isnt the most critical issue I asked here but it was a bummer for the weekend to have t
Getting the Wife into Sailing mrscott at 1:50pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 32/4240 This is not going to be your regular post but I am running out of options...I need some advice fr
Boat Insurance Pegasusbyrne at 5:23pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1188 Anyone know of an insurance company that specializes in insuring Beneteau's. A friend has a Moody a
A sporting chance SailboatOwners.com at 3:20pm 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1457 Sailing can be an exhilarating sport in its own right. But most of us sail to relax and focus on th
Sticky elcet cable Carl at 11:25pm 06.29.07 Big Boats 3/1111 My 30 amp dock power cord is sticky. A year ago I wiped down the cord with Mary Kate's "Inflatable
GPS as EPIRB? Warren Milberg at 3:04am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1390 In this day and age of high tech electronic miniaturization, is there any reason why the makers of h
Success w/fiberglass repair? Steve L22188 at 3:53am 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1195 I have an 88 O'Day 302 with some fiberglass issues -- voids that have broken thru, a couple of punct
Nauta holding tank odor chrysalis15422 at 2:47am 06.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2327 My Nauta flexible holding tank emits a terrible odor. It was never pleasant, but it has gotten worse
Painting the keel jsailor at 2:24am 06.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2202 I have removed the keel from my C22 for reconditioning; the rust scale is chipping off easily and I
Irwin 32 swing keel w maney at 8:59am 06.30.07 Other Sailboats 0/1516 I just acquired a 1971 Irwin 32. The swing keel is missing! Does anyone have a drawing or design
Plug in the solar panel? rlaribee at 1:23pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1071 Does the 12 volt power outlet run both ways? If I plugged my solar panel into the outlet, would it
Companionway Doors sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:36pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1374 I'm strongly considering building new companionway doors. Before I do, I would like to see some of y
Penetrol??? Roger at 2:05pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1293 As a coating on decks etc... An article in "Good Old Boat" extoles its virtues. Sounds easy ' GOOD.
Capsize ratio Jeff B at 5:28pm 06.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3109 I was reading in the knowledge base section of HunterOwners.com about Hunter 25's.In the specs, I s
Blue water yacht Mark at 7:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1443 I read some time ago about a yacht built in the US that from memory has a water line length of about

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Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL Brianstanis at 5:56am 10.19.21 Didn't think it would be difficult to find a marina for my 34' Hunter. Most only accept 40' or bigge
ZF marine ZF 12 M Gear Purchase dlochner at 5:54am 10.19.21 Yes. I assume this is to replace a Yanmar/Kanzaki transmission. What gear ratio? There are 2 ratios,
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. RoyS at 5:22am 10.19.21 Universal problem with messy oil changes. Some, maybe all, Yanmars have horizontal oil filters. Try
Hunter 410 shaft seal sailing gal at 5:19am 10.19.21 well take some pictures as I am not doing till end of Feb
Air conditioning condensation pump justsomeguy at 12:52am 10.19.21 Surely this is not more than $25 in individual parts? More like $2.50. Welcome to the "marine" ais
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 11:44pm 10.18.21 I have a device that is called a Condensator, and it consists of a venturi, filter and check valve
Hunter 23 shroud tension specifications Joe at 10:14pm 10.18.21 Get your rig tuned using the owner's manual, or any sail or spar makers guide.... they're all over t
Propane Outboard Hello Below at 8:10pm 10.18.21
Need Cradle Pad Height for Pearson 28 FDL S2 at 8:08pm 10.18.21 If the boat is hauled out with a travel lift or crane you should be able to set it on the keel and a
Hornets LloydB at 7:59pm 10.18.21 so now we're gona have keeler hornets?
Propane Outboard chuckwayne at 7:39pm 10.18.21 The Lehr, Mercury, and Tohatsu are all made by Tohatsu. The propane versions have almost all the sa
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. TimFromLI at 7:21pm 10.18.21 I think I found what I need and I can store the oil in the pump. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product
Tiller "slop" thoughts LloydB at 6:39pm 10.18.21 Just for grins I think I'd try sliding a couple of old plastic business cards on each side of the po
Fall Maintenance - Universal Diesel jibes138 at 6:35pm 10.18.21 If your boat was originally shipped with only an on-engine filter then it was plumbed the only way i
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. LloydB at 6:15pm 10.18.21 Can you put fresh oil in the discharge container and then run the handpump backwards to fill the eng
Hunter 410 shaft seal Sailgunner at 6:10pm 10.18.21
Hunter 410 shaft seal cagreen75 at 5:55pm 10.18.21 Here's a source of information that should answer all your questions and if not they have excellent
I need help shemandr at 4:58pm 10.18.21 Be stout of heart and carry on. Boat sanitation projects are rarely pretty. Or odor free. You are
Marinas in Ft. Lauderdale, FL chip veres at 4:08pm 10.18.21 You could watch Craigslist Miami. People frequently advertise private dockage in the Boats section.
1981 H22 Forestay Chainplate replacement/roller furler (4) SeaTR at 3:04pm 10.18.21 @newsailor130 , I'm digging around / sending some pix until I can get to the boat. So, here goes:

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