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Hoses and antifreeze Roasten at 5:06pm 07.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/838 Hi new user here. I recently purchased my first boat with a head on it. Researched many past posts
Hunter fuel monitor (2) take.yvr at 4:27pm 07.27.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3192 Hi, British Columbia relaxed restrictions set in place to control COVID-19 and residents were allow
I want to charge a 12v battery with a 12v battery so I can have 12v Project_Mayhem at 3:54pm 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 19/2284 I use a trolling motor on my dinghy because it's fun. I typically use a small 7 amp gel cell because
Legend 37.5 upholstery. Jrtauber at 3:44pm 07.27.20 Big Boats 1/407 Stained a cabin seat cushion on my 37.5/legend. Has a zipper to remove beige cotton cover. Does any
Jelly fish are dying to keep me hot Tim Mills at 12:57pm 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 6/973 So I am at a new-to-me marina this summer and WOW the jelly fish are a massive headache. They are ev
Shurflo wrench - sea strainer Tim Mills at 11:56am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1530 Does anyone know of there is a tool made just for unscrewing the clear Shurflow raw water strainer b
Handle sticks Alansails at 11:36am 07.27.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/914 On my friends Capri 26 he states his handle sticks pushing down to flush, I told him make sure he is
AC/LO on aft cabin AC unit Dr. D at 11:21am 07.27.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/492 My boat has two AC/Heat units, one in the main cabin and one in the aft cabin. Both are Dometic 16k
C&C 27 Mark 5 bow pulpit RitSim at 11:17am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 2/298 A friend has a damaged bow pulpit from the boat blowing over on the hard in his yard. The shippi g
Just a quick hardware swap he said...... (5) pclarksurf at 10:50am 07.27.20 Catalina 22 10/1249 Not that I needed to be reminded that a 47 year old boat invents new and unique ways to keep me busy
Forward hatch '87 Hunter 28.5 Baydragonfly at 10:00am 07.27.20 Parts Search 7/1153 My well-meaning brother-in-law stepped on the hatch and broke a hinge...can't just replace the hinge
Yanmar YSB-12 Start Problems (1) solesurchin at 9:42am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/2851 Hi All, I sail a Miura, a 31' South African built boat form 1975. My dream boat, solid and capable
Zodiac raft parts source odaydokay at 9:35am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 10/729 Having trouble locating a replacement piece of braided poly cord. You know, the two that run along
VP MD7B waterpump Renegade135 at 9:14am 07.27.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/638 Trying to keep my 40 year old Volvo alive.. the water pump is leaking where it bolts to the case, on
Hudson Florida Guystapo at 9:11am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 3/354 We just purchased a home on the water in Hudson Florida ..We plan to move our Catalina 30 full draft
ranger 16 mast step bospoort at 8:27am 07.27.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/1352 Hi, I just bought an old Ranger 16 that needs some work. Making decent progress, but the mast step
Making Donations cb32863 at 8:12am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 25/1639 We have been out on the boat 3 times in the last seven days. Not too bad considering it has been pre
Passage 450 sanitation hoses jamesrladd at 7:39am 07.27.20 Big Boats 1/308 I'm biting the stinky bullet and replacing all my sanitation hoses in my 1999 450. The mid head pump
Hunter 42 Refrigerator Evaporator replacement Sergio G. at 6:41am 07.27.20 Big Boats 0/426 We liveaboard a 90' Hunter 42 Passage with a Adler Barbour CU100 Cold Machine for the refrigerator,
Is my Gooseneck cooked? (1) odaydokay at 5:24am 07.27.20 Ask All Sailors 7/907 Just happened to be up on the deck yesterday and notice this "C" shaped ring lying on the deck right

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Cabin Material Question dlochner at 5:16pm 07.31.24 The hull liner is fiberglass, it is part of the structure of the boat and helps to stiffen the hull
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 5:10pm 07.31.24 Ok thank you. I've hesitated pulling off any chips but I think I need to in order to see if fibergla
Hull Shield ggrizzard at 5:03pm 07.31.24 :cowbell::laugh:
Cabin Material Question isaksp00 at 5:02pm 07.31.24 My H23 has a floor that looks like that (different shape of course) and it's gel coated fiberglass.
1gm10 Electrical ggrizzard at 5:00pm 07.31.24 Don't shoot it... That could cause a fire! :yikes:
Cabin Material Question (1) Bluebonnet87 at 4:55pm 07.31.24 Could you take a look at this photo. Bilge liner I'm mentioning is like this. Doesn't seem like fibe
Cabin Material Question isaksp00 at 4:52pm 07.31.24 The floor liner or bilge bottom is most likely fiberglass with gel coat surface. You could fill with
Hull Shield Tally Ho at 4:18pm 07.31.24 Ultrasonic anti-fouling? Is that the same technology that drives away rats, mice, gophers, chipmun
Hull Shield Tally Ho at 4:16pm 07.31.24 Has anone ever used Hull Shield ? What is it?
Hose life? Tally Ho at 4:14pm 07.31.24 Greg, I think you might have pushed it a bit too far with those hoses! :yikes: Agreed! I was not
Hose life? BigEasy at 4:03pm 07.31.24 My drain hose for the galley sink exits below the waterline and has a thruhull valve. My boat is 36
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? Timm R Oday25 at 3:56pm 07.31.24 E10 is safe to use in 2 stroke motors . If used in a timely manner . The problem starts when the gas
Hull Shield Don S/V ILLusion at 3:56pm 07.31.24
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base spencersea at 3:49pm 07.31.24 I slackened my shrouds basically all the way off and removed my topping lift. The mast was 0 with no
Hose life? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:09pm 07.31.24 When making recommendations I tend to follow advice from established pros. Whether you follow thei
Hose life? Tally Ho at 3:02pm 07.31.24 My drain hose for the galley sink exits below the waterline and has a thruhull valve. My boat is 36
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Scott T-Bird at 2:39pm 07.31.24 Check the universal time offset?
Add starting relay Richard19068 at 2:29pm 07.31.24 I have a boat with everything to fix it on board. It got nick named the floating tool box Funny,
H26 Roller Furler issues (1) Chiriqui at 2:23pm 07.31.24 Location of drum sent to me by one of the marina crew
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 2:20pm 07.31.24 Can you identify the roller furler in the photo in my previous message? Yes I know I would have it r

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