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Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 12:21pm 07.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1950 I have been trying to get my Frigoboat ice box refrigeration with an air cooled compressor working a
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 11:19am 07.06.20 Catalina 30 14/3119 Hi, I have an 82' c30 and would like to replace the closed body turnbuckles with open body ones. Do
Eight month old water pump has changed colors (1) karellen at 11:01am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/656 Replaced the water pump on my 3GM30F last winter. Was doing some maintenance today and saw that it's
Keel Bolts BillGr at 10:57am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/12 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20.
Keel Bolts BillGr at 9:58am 07.06.20 Grampian 3/2049 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive ArcticFarx at 9:44am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 14/1350 Hey all! I've had some great years with my H260 and have completed many upgrades including, new sol
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Guan at 9:41am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1445 Can anyone recommend a good diesel mechanic in Vancouver BC
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys swishmister at 8:51am 07.06.20 Day Sailers 6/2069 Hey Y'all, I want to see if you guys can give me some insight. A couple of years ago I bought a Hun
USCG NVDC Vessel Documentation Search Question jviss at 8:44am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1453 Greetings, I recall not too long ago when performing a vessel search via the Coast Guard's National
c-18 boom height john6206 at 6:42am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 3/1067 Hello All - When I have my sail fully raised, and the luff taught, my gooseneck is right in the mi
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 6:33am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/517 My poptop on my 1985 25.5 is delaminating. It seems to be absorbing water in between the upper and
Boom alignment on Hunter 41ac (2) Tucker67 at 5:52am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/687 I have replaced my topping lift on my hunter 41 ac and noticed that unless I really hoist the boom u
ProSine Inverter Charger Help Marc14857 at 5:05am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 1/557 ProSine 2000 Watt inverter charger after 5 hours of charging my 490 AmpHr AGM battery bank is still
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 7:20pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 24/4713 About one month I managed to get the Cruisair 12,000btu turbo air conditioner working on my new to m
Bimini top for 26S Russ Ward at 6:33pm 07.05.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/915 I am in search of a bimini top for my 26S. I have read the past posts and reviewed Sumner's site ma
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak (1) ontherocks83 at 6:11pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/2591 I recently installed a new Raritan PH Super Flush Head. I am very happy with its performance, but I
Using nylon or Dacron sailcloth as peel-ply LagunaJay at 5:07pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 0/1231 For anyone doing a fiberglass project, if you ever wondered if you could use scrap nylon or Dacron s
My old stuffing box is shining like a new penny. I think that's a bad thing. (1) IH82BL8 at 3:55pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2274 Isn't the stuffing box made of either brass or bronze? I'm no expert on galvanic corrosion, if it l
Raymarine Rotary drive? scottdube at 3:19pm 07.05.20 Big Boats 11/2566 Over the years I've had a couple of times where the autopilot would stop working. I'd get a "Drive
2002 Hunter 386 Bimini Gary Ryan at 3:03pm 07.05.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1369 Our Hunter 386 has 2 Bimini covers. One that covers the helm attaches at the backside of the arch,

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Removing boat name under paint (!) Rick Webb at 1:13pm 01.25.25 Another option Leave what is there, there. Go to a vinyl sign place and have a new name and hailing
I'll never see this again dLj at 12:51pm 01.25.25
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 12:10pm 01.25.25 Thanks, @dlochner . I should also point out that it has to be a "duckbill" valve, not the standard c
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 12:08pm 01.25.25 My coupling was solid (not split). No corrosion on the nuts/bolts nor coupling. I used a Buck Algo
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 12:02pm 01.25.25 The Duckbill serves as check valve. If you don't have on on the in and out sides of the pump and ori
I'll never see this again dlochner at 11:59am 01.25.25
Tuning guide BigEasy at 11:59am 01.25.25 Where can I find a tuning guide for my new to me Oceans 30. Also try the website for the man
I'll never see this again Michael Davis at 11:52am 01.25.25
I'll never see this again Justin_NSA at 9:05am 01.25.25 Probably the most excitement Guam had seen in decades. Or was it a staging point? I don't know wh
Through-Hull Fittings jssailem at 9:01am 01.25.25 You recommend not trying to fix the exisiting fittings and move forward with replacements to the 93
Transmission output rust Clutch Cargo at 8:45am 01.25.25 Without any images, it is impossible to determine what type of rust you are observing, and even then
Through-Hull Fittings dlochner at 8:37am 01.25.25 No marelon hits on a search at discount marine!? this is what I see on West Marine. Nothing indic
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 8:32am 01.25.25 No marelon hits on a search at discount marine!? this is what I see on West Marine. Nothing indica
I'll never see this again dLj at 8:32am 01.25.25 Seeing the World, as best as my wife and I can. I've been to a lot of it, from swimming with whale
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 8:23am 01.25.25 Which Marelon valves do you have? If Forespar brand, then only the 93-series are good. Their othe
Through-Hull Fittings dlochner at 8:19am 01.25.25 I haven't used the discharge for the head. So is the acid based cleaner still worth a shot? The se
Through-Hull Fittings Randall Schmidt at 8:14am 01.25.25 If you have been using the overboard discharge for the head, the problem may well be calcium build
I'll never see this again Urban Hermit at 7:54am 01.25.25 Hear that. I did something out of uniform in those days so no combat zone for me, either.
I'll never see this again FastOlson at 7:53am 01.25.25 Probably the most excitement Guam had seen in decades. Or was it a staging point? A lack of "exci
I'll never see this again Urban Hermit at 7:36am 01.25.25 Probably the most excitement Guam had seen in decades. Or was it a staging point?

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