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Sand blasting an engine? ontherocks83 at 2:26pm 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1869 Quick question. I am trying to sandblast my engine to get the rust and old paint off so I can repai
Fitting a bigger anchor on a Hunter 45cc Z83 at 12:05pm 04.29.20 Big Boats 11/1895 Hi Everyone! Just joined the forum so thank you in advance for your advice. I purchased a 2006 Hu
diy gimbal for 2 burner alcol stove fred1diver at 11:55am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/4467 hey everyone, putting the finishing touches on my gimbal, just wondering how high should I raise the
Adding a hour meter - Hunter 30 Skipper7E at 10:11am 04.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1831 I want to add a hour meter on a 1989 Hunter 30. I thought that I could get power of the alternator o
Hot Water Heater/Tank 2005 H36 SDS3 Sailors at 10:07am 04.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/498 The Kuuma 6 gallon water heater has a leak and likely needs to be replaced. The unit is 10 years ol
Oberdorfer water leak. Hayden Watson at 8:34am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2059 I am replacing the hoses on my M25XP and see that I have a seawater leak from the weep hole in my Ob
hatch cover void fireone at 7:22am 04.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1291 i have an oday 23 and ive noticed that the hatch cover(seating area)-over the "ice box" has gotten s
Boat shopping and getting interesting feedback TheSoggyDollar at 7:10am 04.29.20 Catalina 22 39/2581 (potentially) first time boat owners and all eyes are on a Catalina 22 (fits our budget, experience,
Trailer to San Juan Islands Washington azsailing at 7:02am 04.29.20 Destinations 32/6177 Hi Guys, COVID permitting, I am planning a trip to the San Juans with my mac 26. I was hoping to t
Isinglass cleaner Sailnobroblem at 5:40am 04.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1409 I am looking for a Isinglass / Stratoglass cleaner. Not looking for a paste or cream like Plastx. I
Paint for Universal M25XP Hayden Watson at 1:46am 04.29.20 Engines and Propulsion 13/2656 Anyone know where to get paint to touch up an M25XP?
13hp Yanmar 2gmf de-winterization Fashin at 10:03pm 04.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 24/2938 Hey guys, I'm a new owner of a boat, a hunter 31 and the previous owner had the boat winterized incl
Learn something new everyday (4) pclarksurf at 9:29pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 12/1346 I've been hacked ! or at least the PO has hacked up my baby ;( Ridiculous in that I've been slavin
Gelcoat color for 1987 Pearson 33-2 CapnCoconut at 9:19pm 04.28.20 Pearson 2/1205 Howdy. So we have a few dings in the gel coat that I'd like to fix on our 1987 P33-2, but I can't fo
Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17) Will Gilmore at 7:35pm 04.28.20 Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion 1/2333 Welcome to Section 6, the Sailboat Owner's Guide to Corrosion - Hull and Motor (Collier 16 - 17), of
Don't you hate it when motor doesn't start? Ward H at 7:10pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1155 You work all day getting the boat ready for launch and the last thing on the list is to test start t
Was: Mounting Height For Motor Bracket, Now: Backing Plate sreidvt at 2:33pm 04.28.20 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2400 My boat is a 1974 O'Day 23-1 and I'm about to install a new, 4-position adjustable outboard bracket.
Rigging questions Grotto at 1:22pm 04.28.20 Catalina 22 7/903 To those of you our there racers engineers etc can you explain why the mid lowers (typically the low
Big bird strikes again. Windvane (1) Justin_NSA at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1807 We were out sailing Friday and I was noticing that my Raymarine wind direction instrument was all ov
Leaking Sea-Tech water radiator in 2003 Hunter (1) karellen at 12:33pm 04.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/364 Noticed yesterday that I have a pretty bad leak on the water radiator located under the galley sink

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Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Hayden Watson at 7:47am 08.28.24 ... Good question.. There is a TED talk that explains we have been doing it wrong.: https://www.t
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 FastOlson at 7:46am 08.28.24 Racor 500. Absolutely best choice.
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 ChrisVR1994 at 7:40am 08.28.24 Thank you!
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove dlochner at 7:04am 08.28.24 I second this method. Even better is in bacon fat. No, fry eggs in deep bacon fat, toast gets but
Raymarine ST 4000 auto pilot (No signal) jssailem at 6:39am 08.28.24 Your ST 4000 is the first design. The current EVOLUTION system by Raymarine uses the same wheel but
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove chp at 6:31am 08.28.24 I've had success just frying the bread in some butter. I second this method. Even better is in bac
Engine removal? (1) jssailem at 6:24am 08.28.24 Oh boy. Looks like you will be having some fun. This image of a C&C 35 mk3 engine access on the Inte
Mystery Alarm - A Cautionary Tale degas at 6:10am 08.28.24 Thanks for sharing, thanks for the reminders, and glad you figured it out. There are two steps to s
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 6:06am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks have known found the fuses there are ETA 1170-22 fuses and blue terminals are wago 02
An A-Frame Question (1) Daveinet at 6:03am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system (1) jssailem at 5:43am 08.28.24
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:02am 08.28.24 Hi many thanks just had a look and a blade fuse would fit will give it a go let you know how it work
12 volt electrical system Matt 23 at 5:00am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
12 volt electrical system Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 08.28.24 To release connectors from the blue ground bus terminal you can use a screwdriver. You just need to
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 mermike at 4:45am 08.28.24 The Racor 230 series is smaller than the 500 and has more than sufficient flow (30 GPH) for your nee
12 volt electrical system mermike at 4:34am 08.28.24 There should be a tab close to base in which to insert a screwdriver. This will release it from the
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 4:28am 08.28.24 Thank you for the correction, it is appreciated.
HULL SCRATCHES dlochner at 3:54am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you r
HULL SCRATCHES east coaster at 3:51am 08.28.24 Total Boat makes a product that you add to your paint that eliminates the need to "tip" after you ro
Catalina 30' 1984 - Diesel Fuel Filter/Water Separator Replacement - DAHL w/element 101 dlochner at 3:34am 08.28.24 The Racor 500 is probably the gold standard for recreational boats. It is a bit large and space rest

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