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Overflowing head, can't be good.. G15876 at 11:26pm 06.13.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1676 Peggie,Something new happened this week-end on our C30 equipped with a Groco head.I have the hab
Fuel gauge down Tom at 10:49pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 3/763 I discovered this weekend that the fuel gauge on my 98 H376 was not working. The needle is all the
Maxwell 20, 21 & 23STA Winches Patrick Lombard at 10:20pm 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1334 My Maxwell winches have started to skip, I have broken them down, clean and lub them but they still
Replacing the Bow Hatch Hold Down on a 192 Oday wennberg at 9:53pm 06.13.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1252 Can anyone suggest a source or method to replace the bow hatch forward hold down. The hold down is
tuning the mast on a Hunter 40.5 trivers at 9:35pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 2/1201 i recalled recenlty reading at the HunterOwner's site an article on tuning the mast on a Hunter 40.5
Tough stuff ex-admin at 4:00pm 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 72/5432 What's the most challenging aspect of sailing for you? Is it docking in a cross wind or placing yo
23.5 with Air Conditioning Johann at 2:57pm 06.13.04 Smaller Boats 6/1176 I recently installed a Mermaid M5 on my H23.5. It really wasn't that difficult. The details are on
MacGregorparts.com swampy at 2:34pm 06.13.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/976 After reading negative posts about MacGregorparts.com over the past 6 months I have held off on orde
san juan islands, any recommendations on anchorage robert19784 at 2:05pm 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 6/4716 I am going to the San Juan islands,WA,(cheaper to get to than vancouver) next week with my teenage s
Holding Tank on a '92 35.5 Tom at 1:31pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 7/2029 I stopped today to do a quick walk thru on what I hope to be my next boat. Due to the age of the bo
Linear Drive Autopilot on '85 Hunter 40 FurryPirate at 12:12pm 06.13.04 Big Boats 3/915 I am going to replace the ST4000+ that was on the boat when purchased. (Way to weak to handle the bo
Are through hulls shut when leaving the boat?? ken6736 at 12:09pm 06.13.04 Ask All Sailors 16/4082 I recently purchased a used Catalina 320. Are certain through hull valves supposed to be shut every
Generators for AC Unit RAFDC at 12:02pm 06.13.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/849 I am having a 12K BTU AC installed in my 77 Catalina. I need a min. of a 2K watt generator to run th
Peggy...I need your help John Eastin S/V Jollygoo at 11:46am 06.13.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1157 I just replied to a thread regarding a Thetford porta-pottie we installed to replace an illegal head
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:32am 06.13.04 Big Boats 2/973 If your boat is a 2000 or newer and you are having trouble generating hot water while motoring. Plea
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:27am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/964 If you have a 2000 or newer boat and are having trouble making hot water while motoring please let m
oday 16' HELP joysail at 11:26am 06.13.04 Day Sailers 0/1005 I have a 16' oday and would like any information. Is there a manual available? I don't know how to r
Hot water at anchor or while motoring Pat McCartin at 11:22am 06.13.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/999 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 3/1314 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 9/1111 I know that we have discussed cruising rpm in Yanmar engines over and over. I have read them, learne

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Hole through Luran on Bow: Repair suggestions requested rgranger at 5:51am 12.08.20 Please no more molecular crap explanation as it goes over my cotton pickin brain. However White
Antenna whips Brian D at 5:50am 12.08.20 It depends on the actual length of the original whip. Do you now the model number of the broken ante
The Proper Prop MikeHoncho at 5:46am 12.08.20 Don't waste your money on a tach: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/08/the-tachometer-inside-your-smartp
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? DougM at 5:40am 12.08.20 Having lived in Michigan most of my life, the decision to even put a boat on the market is difficult
Greetings, New owner of an O'Day 35 here. eherlihy at 5:35am 12.08.20 I have had my 1986/1987 O'day 35 since 2010. While under my care, I have replaced or repaired just a
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive Codybear at 5:32am 12.08.20 Can't say if replacement is critical or not. Much depends on how much stray electrical current the p
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Justin_NSA at 5:25am 12.08.20 Never bought one in the winter but I sold one. My Mac26S was put away for the offseason but I had it
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? DArcy at 5:14am 12.08.20 Not sure it is all that much more expensive in the long run I was just commenting on the cost of t
C275 vs other "weekender/daysailers" Codybear at 5:13am 12.08.20 You probably shouldn't put too much weight into my opinion on the C270 as I never owned one. I came
The Proper Prop Daveinet at 5:09am 12.08.20 Don't waste your money on a tach: https://hackaday.com/2018/02/08/the-tachometer-inside-your-smartph
The Proper Prop SFS at 4:48am 12.08.20 Barn-dog, it is usually adequate to start just one thread on a topic. Now that you provided additio
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Tally Ho at 4:41am 12.08.20 I bought my first boat, a Hunter 280, from a broker in Milwaukee, in the winter. the boat was in i
Proper Propellor SFS at 4:34am 12.08.20 Hull speed with your waterline is 7.17 mph. The 3GM-30has a 3850rpm redline, 3600rpm one hour rating
The Proper Prop Terry Cox at 4:25am 12.08.20 Unless someone here has the information you need, I would defer to a prop shop for the correct thre
The Proper Prop kloudie1 at 4:20am 12.08.20 First thing is to check your tachometer with a laser one to see what the real RPM is.. The Yanmar ta
Mainstay issues - what type of furling system do I have? Gary Ryan at 4:12am 12.08.20 Hello Mark and thanks for responding, I appreciate it. I have a couple extra extrusions, so I'll be
Proper Propellor dlochner at 4:11am 12.08.20 Thanks all, for your replies. There certainly is a lot to consider. The boat motors at 4 mph when
How do those new Double Mainsail's on the AC72's work? rpwillia at 2:47am 12.08.20 @DArcy, Not sure it is all that much more expensive in the long run. There is really only one additi
1994 37.5 Mast sliders PhilG1234 at 1:26am 12.08.20 Thanks for the heads up guys, I did use a silicon spray last year & it did make a difference, lookin
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Project_Mayhem at 12:50am 12.08.20 You've entered into a catch-22 zone, gotta have a boat to get a slip (no guarantees) but without a

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