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Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:22am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/920 If you have a 2000 or newer boat and are having problems generating hot enough water while motoring.
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:20am 06.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1157 Is anyone having trouble getting hot water while motoring or at anchor. I'd like to hear about it. E
Cruising RPM...again.....and again....... Allen Freeman at 10:25am 06.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1051 I know that we have discussed cruising rpm in Yanmar engines over and over. I have read them, learne
Oday 20 kick-up rudder ddavenport at 10:13am 06.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/822 Does anyone have a lead on where I can locates a kick-up rudder for an O'Day 20?
steel vs. fiberglass hulls? YT at 10:00am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1710 I am close to buying mny first real sail boat, and am considering the pros and cons of steel hull (l
Need service info for a Nissan 3.5B2 outboard Rich Stidger at 9:36am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 5/4135 Can anyone help me?I have a Nissan 3.5hp outboard with F-N shift for my dinghy. I have a water fl
Need advice for replacement outboard for 1988 26D bobn along at 9:17am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1166 I have a 1976 Chrysler 6hp 2-stroke outboard I would like to replace with a new 4-stroke outboard an
Link rudder to the outboard RichardL at 9:05am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/864 Some time ago I read about a company that produces a device to link the rudder and the outboard so t
27 O'Day - 1977 - Cockpit Tiller Attachment Repair High Life at 9:00am 06.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/914 My aluminum casting that attaches the tiller to the rudder post broke today while sailing in heavy w
diesel fuel carl1553 at 9:00am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1207 is it okay to use gas station diesel in my yanmar 2qm15 motor. also, what type of fuel burn should
Auto pilots Michael G at 8:47am 06.13.04 Big Boats 9/1153 I have a 1993 Hunter 40.5 and want to install a below deck auto pilot. Can any one suggest what mode
First 435 keel winch replacement ? KLong at 8:35am 06.13.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1019 The winch on our lifting keel is shot and needs replacing. The logo on top looks like "S.I.I." as f
Screens for the portals 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig Belle at 7:58am 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1044 Where do we get screens for our 1985 Catalina 30 Tall Rig (over the wet locker and the head).
Windlass for tall rig 30 ft. 1985 Catalina Belle at 7:56am 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1310 We just purchased a 1985 Catalina 30 tall rig and want to install a windlass. Any suggestions?
26M, 26X, Hunter 260 or Catalina 250??? tavanw at 7:43am 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2236 I could use some advice. I'm interested in a trailerable sailboat for mostly day sailing in Souther
gel coat cracks ted5614 at 7:21am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/852 I have the opportunity to purchase a 306 which was built in 2002 it is owned by a Hunter dealer but
A question about Hells Gate long Island Rich18890 at 6:36am 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1696 If I'm transiting south where is a good place to wait until the tide is right to pass through this a
Trailer for Hunter 22 keelintime at 4:55am 06.13.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1210 I purchased a throw away Hunter 22 two years ago. It is now a beautiful boat. I have had a boat ya
main halyard change Ron F at 3:28am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/881 The current halyard on Temptation II, C-27 (5110) is a rope to steel cable hybrid.(not spliced, but
What is a Cal 24-3? fuzzred at 3:25am 06.13.04 Cal 1/1888 I found a reference to Cal 24-3 in the PHRF-NE DATABASE. This boat was =shown a having a rating of

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Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 07.27.20 Where in the world did you find that painting??? Or did you paint it? Believe it or not I've actu
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 07.27.20 Assuming that you'll be ordering the tank from Ronco who'll instal the fittings in the sizes and loc
Forward hatch 87 Hunter 28.5 Baydragonfly at 1:39pm 07.27.20 Sorry, meant to have said "salvage" in the heading! Chances are slim to none I know, but no harm try
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Don S/V ILLusion at 1:27pm 07.27.20 Strap wrench. Works every time but care is needed if the filter has a cheap plastic bowl.
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Hunter216 at 1:23pm 07.27.20 he most dangerous guy in the company is the VP that likes to dabble. Yep, I had a senior executive
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M Lazy1 at 1:22pm 07.27.20 More info than you might want: Big Game Hunting: The Evolution of INDRIK SPIDER From Dridex Wire Fra
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer ggrizzard at 1:18pm 07.27.20 Here's a set of two from Harbor Freight. $5.00 https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=rubber%20str
New to sailing. lots of questions (1) pclarksurf at 1:05pm 07.27.20 After reading the good detail and experiences on sail trim-- couldn't agree more and one excellent o
Beneteau 331 engine room fan Ron20324 at 1:04pm 07.27.20 Just last night I looked in my owners manual. It shows the vent hose as an EXHAUST vent, picking up
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 Biosci777 at 1:03pm 07.27.20 The rigging is a bit more complicated; for example, the mainsheet is in a pulley system attached to
26X vs 26M head size NINEv2 at 1:01pm 07.27.20 Wow. The 290 was as large as I was thinking about going (and out of budget) and it's only marginall
Handle sticks Rick D at 12:59pm 07.27.20 Both of my heads with pumps about a year old do the same thing unless I hold the select lever over t
Ransomware strikes Garmin for $10M jviss at 12:52pm 07.27.20 Umm... this is a rather simplistic view of corporate IT security. The 'social engineering' exploits
Zodiac raft parts source odaydokay at 12:47pm 07.27.20 Yep, like that, except the West Marine here has too small a diameter! And would like to be able to
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Ralph Johnstone at 12:30pm 07.27.20 Does anyone know of there is a tool made just for unscrewing the clear Shurflow raw water strainer
First Sailboat Buying Advice - Victoria 18 or Triton 18 twistedskipper at 12:28pm 07.27.20 @Biosci777, can you elaborate on what makes the Victoria 18 harder to sail?
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer dlochner at 12:23pm 07.27.20 Once the filter is open, try lubricating the threads with a little silicone grease. I've used the di
Handle sticks dlochner at 12:20pm 07.27.20 A quick check is to open the pump out cap and try pumping the head. If there is a restriction somewh
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer sail sfbay at 12:12pm 07.27.20 Like this one: Amazon.com: SHURFLO 150539 Filter Housing Wrench: Automotive Maybe contact Shurflow
Real chance of capsizing? dlochner at 12:10pm 07.27.20 This post by @DrJudyB from another current thread shows how boat become unstable in waves. Worth th

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