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Water Pump Problem John W at 1:52am 10.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1081 I am stumped as to why my raw water pump is not pumping water. I just replaced the impeller, the ot
Eising Glass is cloudy John Richard at 1:44am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/3805 Our boat is 3.5 years old. The dodger and side windows have always been covered with Sunbrella. Th
331 Hatch board specs Jason at 1:41am 10.11.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1293 I'm looking to make replacement hatch boards for a 2002 331. Does anyone know where I can get the di
Strut Bolt Leakage Jim S.1435 at 1:33am 10.11.04 Catalina 30 1/1587 I have 95' C30 MKlll which appears to have a leak coming from the strut bolts under the hot water he
Finishing Shower Grate sailexa at 1:22am 10.11.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1265 What's the preferred finish for a teak shower grate. Our's is presently unfinished teak, and I'm th
Outboard Motor question Rob at 11:57pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1142 I have a 1964 5 1/2 HP Jhonson outboat that has treated me well for 3 years. Last year I had the hos
Questions on Roller Furling Systems, H23 Michael Slough at 11:36pm 10.10.04 Smaller Boats 1/829 I would like to add a roller furling headsail setup to my 1988 Hunter 23, as I sail with my son, age
Jib Halyard Stuck! Howler at 11:28pm 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1413 In preparing to haul out, I tried to take the jib on a 1995 Hunter 336 down. Even though I slacked
Catalina 400 MkI Frank at 11:22pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1166 I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 400. I would like to know the differences between the MkI
refridgeration Eric at 11:09pm 10.10.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1005 I have decided to get rid of the Adler barbour and go with a Evakool product.This will involve cu
Club Beneteau of Florida Mystiko at 10:42pm 10.10.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1045
Re-Installing Skeg Phil A. at 10:04pm 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1110 I have removed the Skeg from my Hunter 30 to repair a side to side movement. The 3/4 inch stainless
Soft decks lattanzio at 9:35pm 10.10.04 Columbia 7/1973 I am currently looking for a good deal on a Columbia, I looked at two this weekend. A 1974 26MKII, w
Holding tank repair Chuck at 8:48pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2302 My odd shaped, expensive to duplicate, aluminium holding tank has developed a pinhole leak. Am givin
Nonskid Repair Bob Camarena at 5:24pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1032 My 1981 has several areas where the nonskid gelcoat has chipped away showing the underlying fibergla
Boat tools Frank15180 at 3:00pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1481 I just spent two days hauling all of the tools home for the winter. As I sit here sorting through th
Repair of 1980 Oday 28 Bill at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/866 I am about to encounter my first fiberglass repair job. It is a beautiful boat that got banged up ba
Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1089 Pearson 323; plan to glass in the long fixed ports (2 openings, apprx. 7x28") and cut out for 3 new
Filling Instrument Holes Frank at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1037 As I have replaced instruments I have moved them to more convient locations, leaving the hold instru
Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1141 We have heard that gel coat will not adhere well to epoxy. Can you true up this understanding?

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Broken Seacock Handle Tally Ho at 3:10pm 02.17.21 Well, pictured below is the waste through hull seacock of my new to me sailboat. It is a Groco IBV-
solar SailingLoto at 3:10pm 02.17.21 I was just reading a post that said that nearly word for word. I believe regarding a farrier 24.
Below Deck Autopilot jeepbluetj at 3:05pm 02.17.21 Glad to hear the below-deck fits in the 315. I would have guessed as much. One thing not mentioned
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 3:05pm 02.17.21 .............The 289 hours on a 2012 engine seems low....I hate to run my Yanmar, my slip is literal
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 3:00pm 02.17.21 ScottySailor, recommend inspecting the exhaust elbow loop, discussing the engine replacement with th
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question mermike at 3:00pm 02.17.21 I've been running OpenCPN on an RPi 4 since last spring. I'd give it 4 out of 5 stars, because it hi
Marine Plywood? pipedream at 2:58pm 02.17.21 Sorry the old edging fell of your table. Is it necessary to replace the whole table? How about addi
Gauges! (1) twodzusfittings at 2:56pm 02.17.21 190424
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Tally Ho at 2:52pm 02.17.21 No knowledge about a warranty replacement program. But an owner can flood cooling water into the c
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Rick486 at 2:50pm 02.17.21 Hunter went through a period where they were building boats with the exhaust outlet below the waterl
Marine Plywood? Capt jgw at 2:48pm 02.17.21 Marine plywood uses the same adhesive as regular exterior grade construction plywood. The difference
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling sail sfbay at 2:48pm 02.17.21 Welcome to the forum!! Your plan to have a qualified boat contractor look at it is good and I would
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? sail sfbay at 2:45pm 02.17.21 Never heard of that. However, waves driving up the back of the sailboat, when the engine is off, ca
So Many Projects, Where to Start? (1) pclarksurf at 2:34pm 02.17.21 Affectionately known as "the list" : in order to stay sane I wrote it down and largely have walked
Marine Plywood? pclarksurf at 2:24pm 02.17.21 I actually epoxied my pressboard original just to abuse it some more-- but yes, if you want aestheti
Catalina 22 vs 250 Justin_NSA at 2:15pm 02.17.21 Are you hell bent on a Catalina? Have you considered a Hunter 26 or 260? If I had a large budget and
solar Captain Larry-DH at 1:52pm 02.17.21 For what he wants to charge, the 50w panel should be adequate to keep it topped up between uses. It
Stroke of genius or act of lunacy? Hello Below at 1:25pm 02.17.21 Would seem that that "investigative work" would be something they could and should be doing, like w
Midship toe rail chock for Hunter 40.5, 42, 43, coming soon... save some $$ ScottySailor at 1:12pm 02.17.21 Thanks
Inverters and induction cooktop leo310 at 1:11pm 02.17.21 Most of the full time boaters have your planed system with no problems about the compass deviation,

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