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Where is it coming from? higgs at 5:39am 01.06.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1281 My Nassaue 34 is an '85 with the old black hoses that do leech an odor, but I am putting off replaci
Head discharge hose length/height. tony z at 5:11am 01.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/826 Are there any rules regarding maximum distance and height of the discharge hose of marine heads?
Rain leaks - YIKES! Stephen OBrien at 2:24am 01.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1408 My 1981 Hunter 27 is on the hard and taking on water when it rains. For sure, the water is not comi
H 216 Battery Joe M at 1:49am 01.06.06 Smaller Boats 4/913 Has anyone installed a battery in a 216? If so how did you locate and secure it?I talked to Hunter
Grampian Owners Marina Website Grampianowners at 1:03am 01.06.06 Grampian 1/2750 Happy New Year to AllPleased to announce that I have finally released the revised Grampian Owners
Bottom Paint - add cayenne pepper? Neil - St. Pete at 12:32am 01.06.06 Ask All Sailors 17/8077 Looking to repaint the bottom, and the previous owner reccomended that I add "A box of cayenne peppe
Stern Rail- Pete B. Ben at 12:19am 01.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/758 Hi Pete,have you had a chance to measure your stern rail? you can email me at bbm114@videotron.ca
Who uses RADAR? Richard at 12:11am 01.06.06 Big Boats 8/902 Anybody care to venture a guess what percentage of recreational sailors are carrying radar these day
LED nav/anchor lights Doghouse at 12:06am 01.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/969 I have an extreem problem with heights, and want to reduce/avoid climbing the mast if at all possibl
Grounding Strap Weekend Pass at 11:50pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/3813 Hello Everyone ' Happy New!I am reading Don Casey's book on sailboat 12v eletrical systems and he
Yanmar Temperature Sensor Size John T1594 at 11:13pm 01.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/8097 I would like to install a digital engine temperature gauge with overheat alarm on my ~2000 Yanmar 30
New Holding Tank Location? Paul at 9:08pm 01.05.06 Big Boats 0/657 Hi Guys,I am thinking of adding a new holding tank to my 1990 37 Legend. Currently I have the fac
Rebedding Deck Hardware Peter at 9:06pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 15/5964 A quick questionHow important is it to rebed the hardware on the deck? My boat is 10 years old, I
Material JoeR at 2:18pm 01.05.06 Bigger Boats 1/975 I'm interested in purchasing an Oday 28 centerboard sloop and am curious as to the material the cent
SCARES Bob-D at 1:29pm 01.05.06 Other Sailboats 7/795 My question is if there are anymore 1969 30' sailboat's out there. ( coronado )I have hull # 7. ( o
Trying to find out what year my 32' Pearson is??? Paulette at 1:13pm 01.05.06 Other Sailboats 3/957 I recently bought at auction a 32' Pearson but have absolutely no information on it.All I know is t
Yanmar 2Gm engine mounts Tim at 1:06pm 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 3/2415 Im about to undertake replacing engine mounts , I have a plan for the mount replacement itself but o
Dodger needed Chet Knights at 11:52am 01.05.06 Big Boats 7/981 I'm trying to find a replacement for what I think is the original Dodger for an '86, Hunter 34. The
keel tom miller at 11:38am 01.05.06 Bavaria 11/2767 I am purchasing a new 46 and considering ordering the lead keel rather than the standard iron keel.
BVI's - Need trip advice Tim at 10:15am 01.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1219 I have scheduled a trip to the Virgin Islands and actually have chartered 3 days/3 nights out of Tor

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Mr. Dave at 5:22pm 11.24.20 Jon Jansen, as much as I like and admire Joe's Garage, it's not a particularly nautical piece of wor
new dodger loose and floppy DrJudyB at 5:17pm 11.24.20 I started an email dialog with the shop including pictures and an offer to pay more money to make i
Windlass v. Anchor Winch for H260 finefurn at 5:12pm 11.24.20 "Dave" and "Crazy Dave" That would certainty be the simplest and least expensive way of doing the jo
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 5:04pm 11.24.20 Which VHF radio do you have? Pretty sure it is a Cobra F45. Meant to check when I was at the boat
jon hansen at 4:56pm 11.24.20 fBmaByzmLKQ
Beneteau 361 stiff steering (1) SCFoster at 4:55pm 11.24.20 For a 20 year old installation, pretty impressed there is really no wear at all. The issue is the an
Beneteau 361 stiff steering Mechone at 4:42pm 11.24.20 Funny they would use UHMW ,one it is difficult to machine , it is subject to creep under load which
Preventors do I need one jon hansen at 4:41pm 11.24.20 having control of your rig is wise. preventing uncontrolled jibes is obvious. you can kill people wi
(1) Mr. Dave at 4:33pm 11.24.20 Recorded music on a boat is not any different than watching TV on a boat (of course that's my opinio
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? Tally Ho at 4:30pm 11.24.20 That's my understanding as well. The signal I want to go to the VHF is the GPS lat/long so that the
Preventors do I need one David in Sandusky at 4:26pm 11.24.20 We use a preventer on any long downwind cruising leg, to ensure against an accidental gybe. I undo t
which winch cable to use johnCartelli at 4:25pm 11.24.20 thanks... is that more or less prone to chaffing on the winch?..and is it more desirable than 7 x
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 4:24pm 11.24.20 My cat is glad I am working from home these days, but he sure makes it hard to work on my laptop!
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 4:23pm 11.24.20 My Amberlee likes the warmth of the "brick".
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba Tally Ho at 4:23pm 11.24.20 I'm looking for a smart rig boom for my escape rumba. parts for a self-controlled vacuum? :banghe
Funny Friday!!! (1) Tally Ho at 4:17pm 11.24.20 My cat is glad I am working from home these days, but he sure makes it hard to work on my laptop!
Transom to hull crack sven7 at 4:16pm 11.24.20 Thanks no visible sign of crack from inside but it is a thru crack; do have small leak when under
Sending Unit Leaking Tom J at 4:12pm 11.24.20 Would be curious to know if any 310 owners have fuel guages that actually work and are accurate? M
Funny Friday!!! AlastairLC at 3:50pm 11.24.20 I tried that once. Anesthetise them first. 50 grams of morphine outta do it.
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 3:32pm 11.24.20 Kind of. Some have 5 others have 6 screws. You need to examine your top plate and then match the uni

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