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Disposing of a damaged sailboat Maurice Better at 2:00am 01.14.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1182
Flexible Holding Tank?? Bob at 1:35am 01.14.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1378 I'm looking to replace an old recirculating toilet on my 1978 Hunter 33. I would like to mount a hol
vertical batten main newly anonymous at 1:15am 01.14.03 Big Boats 4/950 Had the UK sailmaker aboard to measure Buoyant for her bi-radial laminated (Cruiselam) vertical batt
Refer questions. Ed Schenck at 12:50am 01.14.03 The Cherubini Hunters 0/776 Back in November we had a thread going about adding/upgrading refrigeration in the Cherubini iceboxe
Drive/prop shafts Brian at 12:05am 01.14.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/974 I am trying to locate a 1" x 49" drive (or is it called a prop shaft?) shaft for a hunter 30. I hav
Hunter 26.5 Rudder Bushings Geoff at 12:02am 01.14.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1262 My rudder has a noticable shimmy when underway. I was wondering if anyone else has had or has this
Blow by Gary Wyngarden at 11:54pm 01.13.03 Ask All Sailors 11/2777 Shibumi's Yanmar 3gm30f has about 1800 hours on it. Lately it's been getting harder to start when co
Storage decision-your critique ??? Marcus at 11:31pm 01.13.03 Big Boats 8/806 Hello again and HNY-Already decided to yank the manual head and tank, install porta-potty under a co
Off the trailer Ed Mollencupp at 10:49pm 01.13.03 Smaller Boats 1/854 I need some help? Please tell me the best way to get my 22 off the trailer for bottom clean and pain
sailing test hunter 37 fokke visser at 10:31pm 01.13.03 Other Sailboats 1/977 I am going to buy a hunter 376. I tried to find out how a hunter 376 sails in rough water and strong
Winter Getaway -Key Lime Sailing Club Key Largo FL Ken Koons at 10:19pm 01.13.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1177 I just wanted to share my experience last week at the Key Lime Sailing Club in Key Largo, FL. My wi
356 autopilot David at 10:12pm 01.13.03 Big Boats 8/1091 I recently purchased a 356 with many options. Did not upgrade the autopilot, stayed with the 4000. I
roller furler, c 22 David at 8:48pm 01.13.03 Smaller Boats 3/855 I am thinking about installing roller furling on my Catalina 22, but am lost about what will and wil
Winter sailing (2) SailboatOwners.com at 11:34am 01.12.03 Ask All Sailors 23/1475 Are you one of those really lucky people who gets to sail year around, pretty much any day you choos
Perfect quiz scores SailboatOwners.com at 11:27am 01.12.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1147 These are the folks who aced the quiz, among participants who took the quiz one time and _hopefully_
hunter 460 main salon berth warren feldstein at 10:49am 01.12.03 Big Boats 5/815 The main salon berth in my hunter 460 converts very poorly to a double berth. Has anyone come up wit
Repairng my rudder...am I doing this right guys? Bob at 10:09am 01.12.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/992 I have a Hunter 285 (1987) and I've had the rudder pulled for repair. The bottom paint has all been
Westerbeke w21 parts Dave Shore at 10:07am 01.12.03 Big Boats 1/1578 Searching for a new sea water pump for my H34, the old one leaks, and rebuilds dont fix it anymore,
looking to change the rope on 1987,26' centerboard Jon Sylvester ,jonthefallguy@charter.net at 9:27am 01.12.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1165 my line is getting close to shearing off, need to know how to replace that rope, thanks.....jon
shroud tension on 26.5. George H260 at 9:18am 01.12.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/798 Please if anyone could advise on shroud tension specs. and proceedures.for my newly purchased 1988,

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Zodiac raft parts source (1) Stephan at 1:58pm 07.27.20 The three strand polypro that SBO sells could work, but I've not tried it. It may. The 1/2" Novabr
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

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