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No one owns a Mariner? Really? Anonymous User 801 at 10:05am 07.25.20 Mariner 9/11560 4 posts in 3 years? And one of those posts was about an outboard motor and not the actual boat. I b
Charter Destinations in San Juan Islands and Vicinity Kings Gambit at 8:36am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 48/6258
Read above Kings Gambit at 8:22am 07.25.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 1/486 Read above post.
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump malyea at 6:53am 07.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 32/7361 What are the pros/cons of a impeller type macerator discharge pump vs a bellows/diaphragm NON - mace
Hurricane Isaias <--- TS Isaias <--- PTC 9 <--- Invest 92L (2) JamesG161 at 6:00am 07.25.20 Weather and Forecasting 47/5817 We noted this tropical wave when it was 20 days away. World wide weather information continues to i
Unknown Roller Furler Foil Extrsions (3) Herb Parsons at 10:21pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/523 Can anyone help me identify these roller furler extensions? My brother picked these up at a parts sa
Veers to port Drinky Crow at 9:13pm 07.24.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1045 if I let go of tiller while motoring. Fin keel transom hung rudder. Inboard two blade. Culprit?
Automatic bilge pump goetz305 at 7:40pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1436 I have a 1976 Venture and the bilge pump needs to be replaced with a automatic one. Has anyone done
Rhodes 19 fiberglass and ribs (2) rbaevergreen at 5:52pm 07.24.20 Day Sailers 4/2878 A neighbor gave me their Rhodes 19 but it needs some work. Among the issues, some of the ribs are ro
Blue Water Yachts communication issue Seadoc at 5:41pm 07.24.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1150 Hi! Has anyone recently had issues with contacting Blue Water Yachts? I've sent email to accessorie
Pre-Purchase Survey - Houston recommendation needed TexanAV8R at 2:42pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/958 Hey all, Anyone have a recommendation for a good surveyor to do a PPI of a Hunter 430 in the Housto
Chainplate Fabrication (6) joe28532 at 2:40pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4033 After paying almost $400 to have 2 chainplates made I decided I was doing the other 4 myself. I orde
A cure for leaking chainplates (8) joe28532 at 2:01pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/6062 After having to replace 4 out of 6 chainplate knees due to rot from water intrusion, I wanted to mak
Installation of a composting toilet on a Hunter 34 swshogren at 1:23pm 07.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1063 Had anyone installed a comparing toilet on an early 1980s Hunter 34? Did you find one that fit? Did
Chainplate Knees (10) joe28532 at 1:15pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2626 This is by far the worst job I have ever done on my boat. We had to cut out and replace all of our c
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 12:31pm 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/7
Shower refinishing (7) joe28532 at 12:18pm 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1975 When we purchased our boat it had a Natures Head composting toilet installed (which we love). The ho
Galley sink salt water pump question Anonymous User 801 at 11:53am 07.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/3439
Interior wood refinishing (3) joe28532 at 11:52am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 16/4096 When we bought our boat the finish of the interior teak wasn't great. 30+ years of previous owners h
Keel joint seperation AKA Catalina smile (5) joe28532 at 11:30am 07.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/6860 upon hauling out about 3 years ago, we found that our keel was separated from the stub by about a 1/

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Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 4:22am 04.15.25 Update on the hose barb saga: Ancasta can order the kit - mind you, a 3/8" bronze hose barb with a
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 10:23pm 04.14.25 Yes Clyde, your engine is self bleeding normally, but if the lift pump is not clicking when you tur
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 9:06pm 04.14.25
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration bearcole1 at 8:15pm 04.14.25 Ditto @Dalliance , I also had low RPM's which was solved by replacing the lift pump.
Alternator Temperature Sensors Johann at 8:11pm 04.14.25 With the exception of being able to vary output with rpm (and I'm not sure the Zeus actually does t
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Shorinsean at 8:07pm 04.14.25 Update on the hose barb saga: Ancasta can order the kit - mind you, a 3/8" bronze hose barb with a t
Catalina 25 1981 Stu Jackson at 7:58pm 04.14.25 We would like to put a fridge in there but Sailorchic34's New Dorm Fridge - inverter driven dorm f
Catalina 25 1981 Stu Jackson at 7:51pm 04.14.25 a Catalina 25 1981 I had one of those, from 1987 to 1998, great boat. Get to know these skippers,
Catalina 25 1981 Project_Mayhem at 7:28pm 04.14.25 Good evening all sailors and boat owners, Me and my boyfriend recently bought a Catalina 25 1981. I
Question about the wiring of a 9.9 johnson outboard with a battery switch Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 04.14.25 There should only be one set of wires between the outboard and the battery/switch. Don't expect much
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 6:50pm 04.14.25 These kids live(d) on a Catalina 30 in Vancouver, BC year round. In the winter, they had a slip at
Catalina 25 1981 Tally Ho at 6:47pm 04.14.25 These kids live(d) on a Catalina 30 in Vancouver, BC year round. In the winter, they had a slip at
Alternator Temperature Sensors (1) colemj at 6:11pm 04.14.25 The J10 pulley had the same shaft diameter, what it needed a spacer. The threads were not deep enou
Catalina 25 1981 shemandr at 6:06pm 04.14.25 The biggest challenge of living aboard a small boat is storage. Compartmentalize every thing you ca
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 6:01pm 04.14.25 I paid $717 with free shipping on sale and the normal price is $795. That price includes all neede
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 5:46pm 04.14.25 If you are looking at going cruising for longer periods of time then a Wakespeed or Zeus regulator
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 5:45pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:24pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 garymalmgren at 5:22pm 04.14.25 We are planning on sanding and finishing most of the wood. But very light sanding. Don't. That is
Catalina 25 1981 NBSailboatowners2581 at 5:20pm 04.14.25 There are some caveats on this - but for sure there are often ways around the idiotic "marine" pric

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