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Vent hose behavior... Doug at 11:34am 06.20.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/2503 Peggy:The vent hose on our boat has a "belly" in it between the tank and the thru-hull. I have bee
Mac 25 Roller Furler J. Barrett at 11:32am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1162 I've been looking at alot of boats with roller furlers and have a couple of questions before I inves
Chartplotter Ron10127 at 11:20am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 We have purchased a boat equiped with a Standard Horizon GPS Chart 400. The Mod# is CP 400. Does any
Tiller set up CJ at 10:12am 06.20.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/940 Does any one have any photos of their tiller/rudder joint? My 25' has 2 wood cheek plates on the si
noisy swing keel robert at 9:33am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/973 I would like just one peacefull night sleeping on my mac without hearing the swing keel banging on t
A/C Problems Randy Jarrell at 9:25am 06.20.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/861 Having problems with a Marine Air 16,000 BTU unit. The problem seems to be electrical in nature. Vot
Columbia 22 rigging tuning Jared at 9:01am 06.20.05 Columbia 1/2109 I'm looking for tuning specs for a 1968 c22. Anyone know where to find this information? As I unde
Where to get a joker valve Stephen OBrien at 8:55am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3053 Can anyone tell me where I can find a replacement joker valve for the head in my 1981 Hunter 27. I
Looking for Hunter 25 stem plate Michael Towers at 8:37am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/957 My 1979 Hunter 25 has a damaged stem plate (the triangular metal fitting on the bow deck). The facto
Catalina 30 Nationals in Seattle This Weekend Tim C350 April IV at 8:28am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1039 This upcoming weekend (June 25 ' 26) is the annual Catalina Regatta in Puget Sound - Shilshole Bay.
Hunter 25 sail question KennyH at 7:40am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/959 Had a nice sail on Sunday on my new to me Hunter 25 1981 model. I have a qestion on the sails. I h
Furling Headsail issues... Tim McCarty at 7:33am 06.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/947 I do love our new C-310 and the convenience of the roller furled Main, however, I wondered how to tr
Help! How to clean non-skid! Tim McCarty at 7:25am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1330 Over the years I have tried lots of things...soft scrub, roll-off, various Boat US and West Marine c
controling engine on 260 with tiller jim22191 at 7:23am 06.20.05 Smaller Boats 7/1105 I am finding it very hard to control the engine when using the tiller any ideas on how to do this ,
Bottom Painting John Radcliff at 7:16am 06.20.05 Day Sailers 2/1250 As the search function on the forum is less then stellar (Yea, I tried, but I got 0 results - When a
sail slug size? Night Sailor at 6:58am 06.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2094 I'm going to wash the main next week, and decided while it's off the spars to add sail slugs. What s
Lights won't work John F at 5:50am 06.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1052 I have a 1984 Catalina 22, fixed keel. I have a new battery, the cabin lights work, the VHF works, b
Changing gate valves to seacocks. Anthony at 5:39am 06.20.05 Big Boats 4/1120 I have a 1984 34' Hunter that is has gate valves and I will be hauling the boat on Wednesday and cha
Live-aboard winters Greg at 5:38am 06.20.05 Ask All Sailors 0/953 I'm looking for anyone with experience living aboard during the winter months in the North East. Ho
Rudder Play Dave at 5:22am 06.20.05 The Cherubini Hunters 2/896 On our 1979 Hunter 30, when I open the emergency tiller locator, I can hear and see a little bit of

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Acetone a safe cleaner? DArcy at 9:41am 04.18.21 If the rub rail is vinyl, I've had good success with LA's Totally Awesome Cleaner Degreaser. Sounds
Acetone a safe cleaner? Stu Jackson at 9:22am 04.18.21 I used to use acetone, for fenders and rub rail. I learned from a dock mate how much easier and bet
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? dLj at 9:00am 04.18.21 One other piece of advice I've gotten in the past for breaking in a diesel is to vary the RPM's as y
Lubricant for impeller justsomeguy at 8:59am 04.18.21 Would not last long. Water soluble. Doesn't have to last past the initial start-up and leak check.
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? jssailem at 8:58am 04.18.21 Matt, Diesels do not like to be run in neutral for long periods. You need to run them in gear with a
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? matts997 at 8:55am 04.18.21 Thanks guys....I was hoping to hear a different story, but suspected a problem. Gary: it did take
Lead keel, non-copper paint dLj at 8:55am 04.18.21 I would epoxy coat the lead keel. That's what I did on my last lead keel and it worked great. The
Swing keel vs Dagger ? kendyoozed at 8:50am 04.18.21 I did find Sumners page and WOW. So many useful ideas. I can hardly wait to get started. But I want
Worried about my holding tank coming loose (1) MikeTheHunter at 8:45am 04.18.21 Anyway, thanks for the discussion. I have bought rolled-up yoga mats ($10 each from TJ Maxx) and ins
Rust on arch base weld Ralph Johnstone at 8:42am 04.18.21 The Admiral may even call it slovenly And want it gone from her boat. Admiral may even be looking
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 DArcy at 8:36am 04.18.21 Fasten the cleat to the deck with 5200. Please don't use 5200 to mount cleats, someone will curse
Acetone a safe cleaner? sail sfbay at 8:31am 04.18.21 Is it metal or rubber? If metal acetone is OK in my opinion. If rubber I would not use acetone as i
Lead keel, non-copper paint sail sfbay at 8:26am 04.18.21 I would follow the antifouning paint manufacturer's recommendation. You might find these two thre
Lead keel, non-copper paint DArcy at 8:26am 04.18.21 Lead oxidizes incredibly quickly and the lead oxide layer is a really poor bond. In order to get a g
Midship Cleat Location for '78 Hunter 27 DianaOfBurlington at 8:06am 04.18.21 Cleats mounted on steel metal "L" brackets and bolted to the sides of the rail. channel is bette
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck Rick Webb at 7:44am 04.18.21 There is a chance of breaking the weld of the nut on the bracket but I think the multiple taps from
Worried about my holding tank coming loose JamesG161 at 7:23am 04.18.21 You're splitting hairs I am being accurate, as you try to be also.;) The value 8.333 lbs/gal is a
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? RoyS at 7:08am 04.18.21 I rebuilt my 2QM15 about seven years ago. Never had smoke like you describe. Something is clearly wr
change steering wheel hunter 29.5 dLj at 6:58am 04.18.21 Yes . . . I've edited my other post to correct the chuckle! :beer: well, I glad you didn't here,
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? dhjay at 6:11am 04.18.21 I rebuilt our 2GM20F over the winter. Starts immediately with no drama. Runs beautifully. No smoke o

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