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Route to Provincetown ltinsay at 4:20am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1095 My friends and I are planning to sail to Provincetown this late July. We are considering taking the
raw water intake strainer Cloud Racer at 5:29am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1887 I have a problem with bits of driftwood clogging my yanmar raw water intake at the thru hull. I have
stainless water tank? overby at 5:38am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1501 We are wanting to replace our 23 year old aluminum water tank. Thinking of having one custom made of
Sailing buddies novelman17128 at 9:22am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1300 I am looking for a sailing buddy. My boat is presently docked at the Long Beach Alamitos Bay Marina.
passport 40 steering Alex Zahl at 9:31am 04.25.07 Other Sailboats 0/1707 The steering on my 1984 Passport 40 is very tight. I can man-handle the wheel stop to stop, but the
Spares Ross at 10:20am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 27/1693 I am curious about the non-mechanical spares that we carry. Not the stuff for the engine but just th
any alternative to catalina direct window seals beeryboats at 10:18am 04.25.07 Catalina 22 7/9206 Looks like my forward port side window (port) is leaking. All the seals are in really bad shape and
Raising Jammed Jib on foil tony at 12:03pm 04.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2039 Installing sails today and the main went on fine. Boat is on the hard with mast up.Started to pull j
Some easy boat improvements (1) Gregg at 12:37pm 04.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1392 I thought that I would show off a bit. I installed this air vent last night after work. It was rea
Keel bolts R. Grycan at 12:58pm 04.25.07 Big Boats 1/828 I have some hairline cracks in the keel about 3 inches below the curvature of the hull. Does anyone
Kudos to Rob of West Marine in Oshkosh PrincessoftheLake at 1:50pm 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1203 I have to post this. Because of my posts about my decision to purchase the Garmin 3210C, I got an e
toerail for 54' Hunter Steve22070 at 2:24pm 04.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/890 I have a 54' hunter that needs about a 6' section for a new toerail due to an accident. I contacted
Replacing Headliner Gregg9020 at 3:27pm 04.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2860 Does anyone have any ideas on whether to replace or get rid of my headliner in my Mac 25? I have a
Smelly intake for head SailH37 at 11:16am 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1027 Does anyone have any ideas on how to keep the intake for the head from smelling? I have a regular f
afraid to ask Denny23821 at 5:41pm 04.25.07 Ask All Sailors 6/999 What does it generally mean when there is oil coming out of the exhaust into the water lift muffler?
interlux stuff: prekote, non-skid, and brightside FixinHer-up at 4:58pm 04.25.07 Smaller Boats 0/1221 Do we have to always apply 2 cotes of ; interlux prekote( their primer ), the non-skid paint, and
Rudder slop gerrycooper56 at 9:40pm 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/986 I have a 1991 Huner 43 with some slop in the rudder/bushing. Does anyone know of any adjustments tha
O'Day 32 Centerboard frmreilly at 9:01pm 04.23.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1721 I'm considering buying an O'Day 32 center cockpit, but I'm reading horror stories about centerboards
mysterious bilge liquid Rich in Annapolis at 9:51pm 04.23.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1102 a couple of weeks ago i found an unusual amount of water in the aft section of the bilge. smelled l
Popped a window screw; what now?? BBC30 at 10:35pm 04.23.07 Big Boats 0/841 We have a 1997 P42. I noticed this weekend that on the left side, one of the big black windows has

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Wema multi tank indicator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:36am 06.22.21 I bought one last year from Fisheries Supply.
What's in your toolkit? captcoho at 6:35am 06.22.21 So far all good suggestions for the tools you will need. As for the stuffing box, go with service w
1987 Cat 22: Installing VHF Antenna glendris at 6:32am 06.22.21 They used to make a windex / VHF antenna combo, but i've only found one and it was on ebay. You wil
1990 Hunter Vision 32 jssailem at 6:31am 06.22.21 Racor makes a variety of different ones. Your flow demands are not great.
1990 Hunter Vision 32 (1) jssailem at 6:30am 06.22.21 Hi @fiatlux From your description, the image 7599, it appears to be a fuel water separator. An old
H410 Start Battery Don Lucas at 6:24am 06.22.21 Well my boat is wired per the manual . That means it get charged through the isolator any time the e
What's in your toolkit? Terry Cox at 6:14am 06.22.21 So far all good suggestions for the tools you will need. As for the stuffing box, go with service wr
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 6:09am 06.22.21 @dlochner Thanks for tip. We are thinking about selling the boat but I will keep it in mind. I also
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present dlochner at 6:05am 06.22.21 We installed a 150 watt pure sine wave inverter that is separate from the charger. It is enough to c
What's in your toolkit? captcoho at 5:54am 06.22.21 A little mirror in which handle telescopes some to see around corners, or if you want to spend more
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 5:53am 06.22.21 @dlochner I will do just that. I am not ready to ditch inverter yet unless faulty. One, I do not w
Wema multi tank indicator Udi at 5:40am 06.22.21 Hi! We check the connections, they look fine, and not corroded at all. I'll check with kus. Many tha
Wema multi tank indicator dlochner at 5:36am 06.22.21 Wema is now Kus. Check the connections, it could be loose or corroded connector. https://kus-usa.
Toilet seats dlochner at 5:34am 06.22.21 If it has the standard household bowl, the "round" seats should fit, not the elongated ones.
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 5:32am 06.22.21 As expected Defender has informed me they will make good on the order. Hopefully UPS won't FUBAR the
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present dlochner at 5:32am 06.22.21 In fact, now that I write this down, I see that this could be the issue. The ELCI will trip immedia
So yeah, bought a sailboat... Will Gilmore at 5:31am 06.22.21 Good about the weather. The template looks good. You obviously do careful work. -Will
1987 Cat 22: Installing VHF Antenna Joe at 5:27am 06.22.21 There will be mounting and wiring instructions included with the antenna. Side mount bracket shoul
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install dlochner at 5:27am 06.22.21
Help with diagnosing engine failing to start shemandr at 5:26am 06.22.21 Intermittent starting issues comes up on this forum regularly. Search the threads with the keywords

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