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Bowsprit HD74 at 3:14pm 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 2/387 I am interested in adding a bowsprit on my hunter 340. I am hoping to find out which kind would be b
Corona virus Member 131497 at 11:18am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 39/2275 Hi Anyone has news/ or idea of whats going on in tbe Florida Keys regarding the darn virus? I mean c
Removal of original SD25 anode Dr. D at 8:35am 03.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/620 I will haul my boat this summer for various reasons. By then the anode on the Yanmar SD25 saildrive
VHF/FM Antenna Query ScourgeOfTheHudson at 7:30am 03.22.20 Ask All Sailors 3/330 Hi all, In trying to find the bright side in all this insanity of our new "normal", I'm really tryi
Changing oil first time Megaman at 6:04am 03.22.20 Engines and Propulsion 20/1800 I have a 1987 Hunter 40 with a 44 horsepower Yanmar diesel what type of oil should I be putting in,
Installed a deck organizer (8) rgranger at 9:23pm 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/452 Hello Sharing my installation. I have a Hunter 26 that came with a deck organizer to starboard but
Quick release shroud? clnhse at 8:25pm 03.21.20 Smaller Boats 7/2242 I came across quick release shroud shackles for a Catalina 22. I thought it would save about 15 minu
Drywall Sander - Bottom Sanding? Puesta del sol at 7:45pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 8/2317 Any reason not to use a drywall sander? Recommended by another boater - thinking of getting it a tr
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15) Will Gilmore at 5:51pm 03.21.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 25/2655 Welcome to Section 5, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13- 15 ' 18), of
Hunter 40.5 Dining Table Modification (2) timvg at 5:09pm 03.21.20 Big Boats 5/766 There's been a number of threads on the overly large Hunter 40.5 table. After talking about this for
Banjo bolts Ken13559 at 4:10pm 03.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/8350 I snap off the banjo bolt from my Yanmar 2GM30F when tightening. I tried not to buy the replacement
MDR Macgregor 25 sailors seeking on the water and hands on experience advice T/Y Goodman at 3:56pm 03.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/793 My Brother and i have been in the process of restoring a venture 25 and are looking to store the boa
Feed water pump capta at 2:47pm 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/727 We've been using a 12 volt Water Puppy (6.3 gpm) as a boost pump for our watermaker, but they do not
Stern Tube Vent Fitting Failure (2) PDReynolds at 2:23pm 03.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2975 Hi All, I think this might be a fairly common problem. Today the bronze threaded hose barb venting m
Corona Virus: A Time to Reflect - Worst Vehicle You've Ever Owned (1) BlowMeAway at 1:32pm 03.21.20 Sails Call Lounge 59/3121 Last night I got together with a few local friends. Only six, not more than the ten allowed by Fed g
Looking exhaust manifold DNRJR at 11:44am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1658 I have a 37 Hunter with a Yanmar 3QM30 engine. I need to find a new exhaust manifold. This part is n
Ceramic coatings anyone? Mr Fox at 11:26am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 34/1938
What is this on my Keel? (5) captcoho at 11:24am 03.21.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1314 Had this spider cracking on my keel (about the middle on port side) for a couple of three, four seas
Defeating a Catalina 34 design flaw (5) sailme88 at 11:13am 03.21.20 Ask All Sailors 4/565
Wire Furler on a MacGregor 26s Y-Knot at 11:02am 03.21.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/534 I'm considering a wire furler. That will let me use all my current sails and remove the sail when I'

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2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 6:50pm 10.28.23 odd, I have no switch around head sink. Shower pump( so labeled by factory) under port settee drai
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 6:32pm 10.28.23 There's a breaker labeled "shower pump" on electric panel above nav desk and a switch on the front o
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:20pm 10.28.23 221040
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing jssailem at 5:28pm 10.28.23 It makes total sense. I looked and could not find a routing in any of the manuals for the 42. We all
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 5:25pm 10.28.23 hP00VmKx_No but why would you?
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Ted10028 at 5:22pm 10.28.23 interesting , but is there a float switch in the shower sump to turn the pump on? the only float sw
2004 Catalina 320 shower refrigerator drain. Calif. Ted at 5:19pm 10.28.23 On my '02 boat the pump drains either icebox or shower sump in the head and is controlled by a wye v
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? pgandw at 4:29pm 10.28.23 Unless you are seeking full hull speed, displacement matters little in how fast a displacement boat
Marine AC Unit JamesG161 at 4:15pm 10.28.23 I have 2 Dometic that work great. Jim...
macerator doesn't have enough oumph JamesG161 at 4:13pm 10.28.23 What is the model number and age of your macerator pump? and Let's have the exact number of the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? twalker H260 at 2:35pm 10.28.23 That is before the water ballast is filled and owner, family and supplies are added! Ballast is 20
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 2:30pm 10.28.23 Sailgunner - I've been thru the nav station and no sign of the coax. It does make sense that it wou
leak in aft berth stern corners Stu Jackson at 2:08pm 10.28.23 Colin, I think siamese got it. From your two photos, there seems to be no evidence of a leak from a
UNIVERSAL M20/ 5416 EQUIVALENT KUBOTA twodzusfittings at 1:49pm 10.28.23 Bad experience with their customer service when I went for some other parts. Don't want to be belitt
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? jssailem at 1:31pm 10.28.23 displacement of 3000 pounds Is that the weight before or after the owner has got his stuff on boar
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Ralph Johnstone at 12:41pm 10.28.23 I googled what looked like mine and reported that as the model number. Let's have the exact numbe
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 12:21pm 10.28.23 Re 24 volt macerator: Since I am not at my boat to look at the actual model number I googled what lo
Marine AC Unit capta at 11:48am 10.28.23 I'm guessing that the rarely used system has growth in the seawater cooling system, and is not getti
Trim and angle under assymetric. Davidasailor26 at 11:33am 10.28.23 My guess is they were going up a little to build some boat speed, which pulls the apparent wind forw
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:10am 10.28.23

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