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Zincs (again) Chief at 10:09am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1529 I am about to splash latter this week. I stopped into West Marine to pick up new zincs for the shaft
head problem Mike8193 at 12:26pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1068 I need help. I hope someone with insomnia can respond to this tonight so I can fix my head tomorrow.
New Mattress For any boat oberhofe@bellsouth.net at 10:47am 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1968 This post is for anyone needing to replace their old boat mattress, My wife and I had a mattress mad
Mac 26D Tiller (1) Rob Humphreys at 1:24pm 05.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1182 I just purchased a new Tiller form IdaSailor. It is a very beautiful piece of work but substantiall
can't fill bowl Mike8193 at 1:15pm 05.27.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/2023 I posted this question on another forum tonight and it was probably the wrong forum. Sorry. I have
Topsides Protection Mike M16608 at 2:11pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1233 We've had a lot of discussion about how to protect our hulls, but what about the topsides? My H23 i
Spinnaker for a H19 (93-96) Mike Howell at 1:32pm 05.27.07 Smaller Boats 1/1042 Is there anyone with a Hunter 19 (93-96) that has an asymetrical spinaker?I have one with the 23.5
Spontanious Engine Start Jasper at 7:01pm 05.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/973 Just had the problem that my engine started spontaniously with no engine key in use and switch in of
Cracked Hull Repairs? (1) sam20916 at 3:41pm 05.27.07 Ask All Sailors 21/2173 I am looking at buying a 16 ft sailboat (Windmill). All the needed repairs look doable except a few
Connecting Grey Pex Plumbing to Regular Water Hose Greg W at 2:38pm 05.27.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1103 I need to know if it is possible to connect regular 3/4 inch water hoses coming out of my new water
top speed Rick Stuart at 2:26pm 05.27.07 Bigger Boats 3/1573 I have been sailing on the 27 for two years. I have been sailing all my life 43 yrs. we sail a weekl
HEAD FUNCTIONS Wallace Shakun at 10:41pm 05.25.07 Big Boats 6/1141 When do you turn on the macerator pump ? There is no overboardcapabilities (valve) so it appears th
shroud tensions mjewell at 11:53pm 05.25.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1068 can anyone tell me the corrct tensions for my boat: C25 swing keel, std rig. the book is a little
Where is the anchor light located? shiller at 11:29pm 05.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1199 Last night as I was checking out my lights I turned on the anchor light for the first time and looke
Cinkel compatible with Edson? rupert Boshoff at 12:02am 05.26.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2553 Hi, I have a Cinkel steering column and I was wondering if it is able to be used with Edson parts? P
On this Memorial Day NautiDuck at 1:10am 05.26.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1113 As we all sail, picnic and enjoy the long weekend please take a moment to reflect on all of the brav
Shower curtain Captains wife at 2:25am 05.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1970 We are the proud owners of a Catalina 30. (1987) Yesterday we were busy "making it our own" scrubb
Sail Numbers - What to Use maccauley123 at 3:15am 05.26.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2779 I have a 1971 Ericson 29 with pretty new sails. They have no numbers on them. I have my old sails
Sail Trim (1) BarryL at 1:39pm 05.26.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/2384 Hello,I was sailing today and took this shot of the main.The wind was about 8 kts, and abeam.W
Deck organiser 1991 Hunter 30 T Andre K at 12:59pm 05.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1342 My Hunter 1991 30T came from the factory with a tripple deck organiser on the starboard side (under

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Quest Water Pipe Size Terry Cox at 7:05pm 09.29.21 I'm getting ready to winterize our 1996 Hunter 376 for the first time. I'd like to add a water heat
Fuel Filter Replacement Hello Below at 7:05pm 09.29.21 I have a Racor filter/water separator as my primary and the engine mounted fuel filter as my second
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 7:00pm 09.29.21 Ranger cockpit drains are a Rube Goldberg type design in the first place. Some of them are just s
Exhaust Steam blackjacksparrow at 6:58pm 09.29.21 So, David, were your temps in the okay range or running hot?
Exhaust Steam David in Sandusky at 6:50pm 09.29.21 Sounds like it could be a head gasket. White exhaust was what made me call the diesel mechanic, then
Why are selling prices so much less in Europe than in the US? TimFromLI at 6:41pm 09.29.21 I have seen the same thing with my boat. The European boats are always far cheaper- about 20% or mor
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat DayDreamer41 at 6:25pm 09.29.21 I looked at one of those before I bought the Beneteau. Wife saw the porta-potty in the "V" of the V
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 Labelesallison at 6:22pm 09.29.21 Shutoff valves were added after about 30 years when original thru hulls began leaking. Marina mainte
Indoor/Outdoor marine speakers BigEasy at 6:17pm 09.29.21 I currently have Sony marine speakers in cabin & cockpit. At 14 years, the Flush mounted cockpit s
Leaking Boat Stanchions MikeHoncho at 6:05pm 09.29.21 Sounds like cutting a proper access hole and fabbing up a hatch for future access might be in order
Leaking Boat Stanchions BigEasy at 5:56pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allo
Any advice regarding bottom paint Hello Below at 5:12pm 09.29.21 Using a hard paint allows me to use the local in water scrub people to clean the bottom while in th
Refinishing Catalina Capri 14.2 boat, question on pigment colors Calif. Ted at 5:00pm 09.29.21 Depending on the manufacturer of the tape names may vary, for the dark blue most common name I've he
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 4:53pm 09.29.21 Why do you want a hard paint? Putting hard paint over an ablative requires removal of the ablative
Any advice regarding bottom paint Dale Haz at 4:50pm 09.29.21 Not sure if you are aware that you will have to remove the ablative paint before covering with hard
Any advice regarding bottom paint shemandr at 4:40pm 09.29.21 Why do you want a hard paint? Putting hard paint over an ablative requires removal of the ablative.
Any advice regarding bottom paint dmax at 4:35pm 09.29.21 Not sure if you are aware that you will have to remove the ablative paint before covering with hard
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 4:33pm 09.29.21 I can get at some mine , if they are behind a cabinet ... you may have to remove cabinet to access
Deck drains and Scuppers 1973 Ranger 29 shemandr at 4:27pm 09.29.21 As a former Ranger 29 owner .... no. I'm sorry to say. I think I read on this or another website t
Leaking Boat Stanchions Mechone at 4:23pm 09.29.21 I got out my endoscope to look behind a wall (bulkhead?). There's about a 1/2 inch crack to allo

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