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Your preferred diesel oil? Honeyman at 7:59am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1759 Ok, we argued about warming up our diesels, I'd like to hear from others about their preferred oil t
solar vent leak KennyH at 4:51am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/932 I have been hunting a small leak. I used saran wrap to close off my solar vent and so far no leak.
Travellers exploring with questions Tony Pliska at 7:54am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/920 I have spent the last 8 months in europe travelling by bicycle with various groups, I've come back t
Rudder Question Ken at 7:53am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1036 This past weekend, while coming out of the marina, I bumped the bottom (soft pack sand) and then did
Stanchions David ONeill at 5:45am 12.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1105 My stanchions took a beating in a wild late fall storm. I know the boat should have been out sooner
Navpod Face (Cut or Uncut?) Greg W at 8:48am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1002 I just purchased a new Navpod GP240 4 face "uncut" instrument holder. Is uncut the way to go and how
yks What do you think? (1) Mac at 10:21am 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 25/1875 Here is my plan; I have very little experience on larger boats, only on Hobie cats and wind surfers,*
Replacing the head Chuck Creel at 8:29pm 12.08.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1342 I am removing the electric head from my hunter 30. It is always clogging due to a small discharge ho
Fuel pump or bleeding problem Edward 14244 at 8:21pm 12.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1123 I replaced oil and fuel filters last week (Universal 25XP) and today had the following problem: when
rub rail judith ann at 7:46pm 12.08.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/939 sealing the rub rail is it a good idea to seal the rub rail, sealing the joint between the deck and
Wet Rudder Avoidance / Preparation Question Ken at 9:11pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1602 There have been a few questions/comments about wet rudder repairs.What about a brand new Beneteau
Custom Requests For A New Beneteau Peter at 9:04pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1223 I love the look of the Beneteau 40.7. Question? How open are Beneteau at their Marion facily to my
loose footed main Gary England at 10:15pm 12.08.06 Other Sailboats 7/1031 I need a new main sail and was talking to North sails about it and the sailmaker told me that the No
Outhaul advice agaliha at 10:40pm 12.08.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1608 I bought a 2002 Beneteau 361 this summer. I discoverd this fall when reefing that the previous owne
Are all racers this crazy? Gary Wyngarden at 12:49am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2164 This is an excerpt from a letter sent in to 48 North, the Seattle sailing rag, and published in the
Buccanneer 27' sailboat Franklin at 3:08am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1085 What info can you guys give me about this boat (I believe it's at least 20+ years old). I met a cou
Quiet Heads Bruce Hamady at 2:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1843 Hi Peggy-We really hate the noise from the Jabsco Electric heads in our Hunter. I was thinking of
1982-85 year Catalina 38s Tom at 2:02am 12.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1638 Looking for following info on Catalina 38, '82-'85:-Integrity of deck to hull seal-conversion fro
Raymarine GPS failure Stan at 6:01am 12.09.06 Ask All Sailors 5/3480 I have a Raystar 112LP GPS system , Seatalk version, connected toa Raymarine 520 chartplotter. I g
Ocean Marine 12" Top Plate (TP225) Greg W at 5:06am 12.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1136 I need a 12" top plate for the new double bend pedestal guard I just ordered. I contacted Ocean Mar

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2006 Hunter 41 DS initial thoughts SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:26am 08.09.21 No problem with the Sunshine bridge, others bridges are a bit of a challenge.
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? thinwater at 10:22am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c
Beneteau 361 2001 Lower Chainplates replacing damaged rubber seal Harry Mathias at 10:19am 08.09.21 All very good information, thank you. I assume that a bolt head is located underneath the round cent
Fluxgate compass Justin_NSA at 10:17am 08.09.21 Good installation advice. I have no idea where mine is or how it was installed. I need to know now.
Fluxgate compass Rjm st.petersburg at 10:10am 08.09.21 Could my solution be as simple as buying a new sensor?
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling RAPTORFLYR at 10:10am 08.09.21 I want to thank you all for the great information. The type of furler was really helpful as it enab
Hunter 23.5 Mast Raising with Roller Furling joetr1955 at 10:07am 08.09.21
Stern Railing Beneteau First 285 WNYSobstad at 10:05am 08.09.21 I had the same trouble and contacted Beneteau USA who ordered one from France for me.. Three nuts an
Shore Power AC Reset Breaker smokey73 at 10:00am 08.09.21 @dlochner Thanks for the reply. The larger breaker you are seeing off to the left is a separate DC
Hunter Legend 37 advice? Joe BW at 9:59am 08.09.21 I agree with the comment of first making sure of the deck issues before buying. But if you buy it a
Routing Depth Finder Transducer Cable? jssailem at 9:44am 08.09.21 Ok. Before we go further lets identify the type of system you have and what you want to connect it t
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? kodiak1120 at 9:43am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c
San Diego Bay jssailem at 9:35am 08.09.21 Glorietta Bay? I spent several years there enjoying sailing, diving, fishing golf balls and selling
Fluxgate compass (1) jssailem at 9:27am 08.09.21 The design of the Fluxgate compass is legendary, much like the Flux Compactor HV6wO_UVfWo:216 They
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? JamesG161 at 9:25am 08.09.21 I did look at your new unit. Wow! It has a Titanium Coil, so no worries about Galvanic Corrosion.:c
Which winch bolts will work for me new winches? Ward H at 9:24am 08.09.21 Or closed toed sandals.. ly ones I wear.
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? JamesG161 at 9:20am 08.09.21 Can I close the seacock while using the dehumidifier feature? No. Not on your unit. I have the sa
Fluxgate compass JamesG161 at 9:15am 08.09.21 Unfortunately I didn't see any metal objects within 3' of it. So now my drunk AP is still not sober
San Diego Bay Brian D at 9:00am 08.09.21 Don't forget Mission Bay's Mariner's Cove. Very nice anchorage. Unfortunately, Oceanside does not ha
Do marine a/c units with dehumidify function need raw water intake? markwbird at 8:59am 08.09.21 Probably. It depends on the type of AC you have. If your ac typically needs the raw water on (i.e.

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