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best 1" sanitation hose richard at 6:41am 12.29.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1160 Since Odorsafe only comes in 1-1/2", what is the best 1" hose to use to replace the hose between my
Propane solonoid switch Bob at 5:42am 12.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/954 I recently bought a 1988 O'Day 302. My problem is that I cannot get the propane fuel to flow to the
MacGregot vs Hunter dale kundinger at 4:35am 12.29.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/821 I have an Mac 26X (50 horse Merc), been sailing it for two seasons and have enjoyed it a great deal,
Painting on jack stands Paul at 3:30am 12.29.03 Mid-Size Boats 8/5037 My C27 sits on a cradle of four jack stands. In the spring I'll apply antifouling paint. What is/a
ODay 23 toe-rail fixes AD at 3:15am 12.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1103 The teak trim on my toe-rails are loose and the source of a leak (I suspect). Wkat is the best way t
Chicago Stictly Sail Griffin at 1:34am 12.29.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/892 Anybody else going?Maybe we could get togetherGriffin
The Unthinkable--OB-powered Hunter 30? Bill Clark at 1:29am 12.29.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/837 Hello, I am new to this forum and recently purchased a Hunter 30. I bought the boat (77 in Key Largo
cockpit cushion(s) options? william at 1:00am 12.29.03 Smaller Boats 6/877 think i have added a set of cockpit cushions to my wishlist. i looked at a set by c cushions and was
San Diego Sailing Jim Schaff at 12:46am 12.29.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1011 In early Feb 2004, I plan to pull my Hunter 26 (swing keel, water ballast) to San Diego (the lakes a
For Ernie R. re 33 manual jboernge at 12:43am 12.29.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1049 Received your email, but your reply address was no good. Please resend and include a good email add
treated with poli-glow Dan at 12:29am 12.29.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/933 over the holiday weekend. I was very impressed with the results. now for the real test, how does it
Shring Wrap Steve at 11:33pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1056 Was at the marina yesterday and was surprised at a few nice boats were not covered. Is covering need
Replacement Bow Pulpit Morse at 10:59pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1464 A recent bow line failure resulted in the bow pulpit of my '85 Catalina 27 being severly damanaged a
Kato Davits Vic at 10:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1414 Has anyone installed Kato davits? I have the directions from Kato and they seem very straightforwar
Can anyone identify this boat? (3) Jim Hart at 9:50pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/933 I recently bought this bought from ebay. It was identified as a 67 28' Pearson Triton. It just isn
Removing the shaft Bill O'Donovan at 7:10pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 3/928 I have to replace the cutlass bearing on a Hunter 29.5 shaft.I can't slide it off because boat's al
misleading statement "post new topic" Bud at 5:56pm 12.28.03 Destinations 1/1971 I am not posting a new topic, I am posting a destination story. I sailed to Caladeci Island, Duned
our duplex receptacles went on vacation Andy Craven at 1:07pm 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 We came back from Christmas vacation to a cold Catalina 270. We plugged in our small ceramic heater
Back to School? ex-admin at 12:32pm 12.28.03 Ask All Sailors 95/3776 According to a recent article in Pacific Yachting, 31 out of 50 states in the U.S. require boaters t
Topping Lift - 28.5 Cappy at 10:49am 12.28.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/858 My topping lift line is separating. Other than replace the topping lift, anyone have any comments o

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Stuck Prop On Shaft Captain Larry-DH at 1:54pm 11.15.20 If the nut is not installed you have a deadly projectile crossing the yard! LOL! Good advice on t
Stuck Prop On Shaft senang at 1:42pm 11.15.20 Use heat to get the prop off. 1 undo prop nut by ONLY 2 turns. 2 install prop puller and tighten. 3
Mainstay issues - what type of furling system do I have? dlochner at 1:41pm 11.15.20 Based on the wire drum cage and the remains of the label it looks like an old Profurl unit. The twis
LED Anchor Light RF Interference Meriachee at 1:35pm 11.15.20
Stuck Prop On Shaft Capt jgw at 1:35pm 11.15.20 I'd be reluctant to do that. Better to have to fight the prop off to have it come off by itself. Tha
Westerbeke ignition key? Capt jgw at 1:31pm 11.15.20 Yep, tried to get a copy of the door key for my new boat at Ace, they didn't have the blank. First t
Propane heater smokey73 at 1:08pm 11.15.20 Does anyone know where you can get a Webasto Airtop 5000 diesel heater serviced? I took one off my
Propane heater jssailem at 1:06pm 11.15.20 Reading the info, it is a "Wood/Charcoal" heater. Appears to work much like a Wood Stove. Perhaps yo
My turnbuckle has failed........ dLj at 12:40pm 11.15.20 I did not say galling was a part of the bronze thread failure. I was responding to a failed SS bolt
Newport 27 Through hull replacement Alan Gomes at 12:38pm 11.15.20 I'm just suggesting that it might be possible. Not suggestinging that it may be the best way to go
Another Elbow Question MikeHoncho at 12:31pm 11.15.20 I think I might remove the exhaust hose and use my endoscope to take a look/see in the water channel
Propane heater MikeHoncho at 12:29pm 11.15.20 <DICKINSON Stainless Solid Fuel Heater \| West Marine> This came up, for me, because a friend bough
Newport 27 Through hull replacement Richard19068 at 12:27pm 11.15.20 So if I understand correctly, just the gate valves can be switched? (If the valve is not "part" of
Propane heater Tedd at 11:48am 11.15.20 What considered a solid fuel heater. Could I get a example? <DICKINSON Stainless Solid Fuel Heater
Another Elbow Question Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 11.15.20 The grafoil gasket on the removed flange will come off nicely, with a razor sharp wood file, while s
Propane heater Hello Below at 11:37am 11.15.20 Let's talk numbers. Totally unrelated to the OP's question but is interesting to note that Dickinso
Propane heater MikeHoncho at 11:37am 11.15.20 Nothing precludes it, as such. But it would be more complicated to implement than a solid fuel heat
Can anyone decrypt the USCG registration info? MikeHoncho at 11:35am 11.15.20 It is now possible to have a 5 year documentation. If you plan to keep your boat longer than 5 year
Another Elbow Question MikeHoncho at 11:35am 11.15.20 The gasket is a once only grafoil type and runs about $18.00 CAN. Even at 10X the price, this is t
Iso Transformer or Galvanic Isolator dlochner at 11:31am 11.15.20 The gold standard is an isolation transformer as they completely isolate the boat's AC system from t

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