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ITT Jabsco Elec. Pump Problem Chick Weiss at 3:06am 05.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1749 Dear Maggie,One month ago, I purchased a 1995 Catalina 36 on which the prior owner installed (I do
Link 2000 John Richard at 2:28am 05.06.02 Big Boats 11/1197 I would like to hear from anyone that installed one of these devices. Did you do it yourself or had
1999 H380 Room Around Table John at 2:17am 05.06.02 Big Boats 6/1101 We are looking at a 1999 H380 with the FG arch. We want to move up from a 85 H34. One concern we hav
Auto Pilot Question John at 2:15am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 I will soon be installing a Ray Marine ST4000 auto pilot on my 1985 Catalina 27. Does anybody have
Rope Clutch Lyn at 2:11am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/991 I have an 1982 27' Hunter and have added 2 additional halyards to the inmast rigging. I need to add
Mast stepping and rigging tension Michael Stephens at 2:05am 05.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/907 I tuned my rigging last year to Hunter specs. Sailed most of the year after tuning with no problem.
Has anyone cut a piece off the bottom Hayden Jones at 2:02am 05.06.02 Smaller Boats 4/813 of their rudder? I have a Hunter 235 that permits me to sail (with keel rasied) in very shallow wat
Replacing Maxwell 21 winches Ron at 1:46am 05.06.02 Big Boats 6/1629 I am looking for advice on what to replace my Maxwell 21's with on my 1985 H34. Will also be replaci
Outhaul Replacement Question Ron du Bois at 1:46am 05.06.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1457 Hi. I have a 27' from 93, with a Z spar boom. I am trying to replace my worn outhaul. It seems to
Peggy, help! RREgge at 1:31am 05.06.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1043 If I overfill the holding tank, should the excess pump out the vent, or should I expect to have a su
Do I need a new prop? Paul at 1:27am 05.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/904 I have had my 1989 Catalina 30 tall mast for two years now and have found on occassion my Universal
Rigging Jim Stanford at 12:51am 05.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1176 Does anyone know a place on-line or otherwise where I can get good deals on rigging. I've dealt ext
Bottom Paint & Epoxy Tom at 12:51am 05.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1181 Just purchased a new 26X and preparing for barrier coat (epoxy) as well as Bottom Paint. We will be
hatch leaks john withrow at 12:46am 05.06.02 Smaller Boats 2/823 Help, my hatch is leaking where the plexiglass meets the fiberglass part of the hatch. I'm talking
Simplifying plumbing, vented loop Anthony Bavuso at 12:44am 05.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1349 Peggie,Right now I have a pretty complex plumbing system that I want to simplify. My current setu
Need Parts for OMC Saildrive Joe Mertes at 12:14am 05.06.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1174 I have a 1980 OMC 25 Horsepower Saildrive and I am having a hardtime trying to find parts in the DC
Thickness of the fixed ports on H34 Peter Roach at 12:01am 05.06.02 Big Boats 8/1124 Does anyone know how thick the glass is on the H34 fixed ports? I am planning on replacing mine next
Abacos Delivery trip Bill walton at 11:44pm 05.05.02 Other Sailboats 2/837 Thought I'd bring you up to date. As I described in a February posting, I decided to sail our boat
Single Side Band Question Tracy Frantz at 11:43pm 05.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/854 We just purchased a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 and want to install a Single Sideband radio; however, th
hatches on 1978 Hunter 30 debra sroud at 11:05pm 05.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1099 Does anyone know the brand of the two hatches on my Hunter 30? I need to buy a set of adjusters for

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Keeping the engine running shemandr at 9:10am 08.06.20 Bad fuel? There are services that will come and empty your tank and either cart the fuel away or po
New Boat Kings Gambit at 9:06am 08.06.20 Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Isn't marketing fun? Yeah. Sign me up for one of those
New Boat Meriachee at 9:03am 08.06.20 Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder. Isn't marketing fun?
New Boat Kings Gambit at 9:01am 08.06.20 Ah, another quest to find the perfect boat. Can go anywhere, in comfort and safety, virtually hassle
Isaias Report from New Jersey JamesG161 at 8:43am 08.06.20 Cliff Notes version 1) Locate essential circuits. Examples: Refrigerator, main bedroom, kitchen
New Boat Kings Gambit at 8:37am 08.06.20 At some point there is no question that I will want to do transpac from cali to hawaii and I know p
What brand of bottom paint is best for fiberglass small sailboats fstbttms at 8:36am 08.06.20 Are you saying you painted your boat with Trucoat and leave it in the water? This guy "epicjohn" d
electrolytic corrosion fstbttms at 8:33am 08.06.20 I hauled out to paint and have discovered extensive pitting on the iron keel. You sure what you w
My ideal battery charger...does it exist? Justin_NSA at 8:29am 08.06.20 I would like mine to be on the IoT. Internet of things, so I could manage it from my phone.
My ideal battery charger...does it exist? dlochner at 8:27am 08.06.20 I doubt it, the market for such a beast would too small to pay for the engineering costs. You'll ha
My ideal battery charger...does it exist? JohnShannon at 8:22am 08.06.20 I don't think so. You can assemble this out of separate components.
Isaias Report from New Jersey smokey73 at 8:08am 08.06.20 But again.... It you want to discuss how I can make this one work like whole house power, you hav
Manual for 2007 26M TRAILER (1) sail sfbay at 8:08am 08.06.20 Thanks for the photo but I cannot tell what the hanging pin is used for. I will take a guess the up
Isaias Report from New Jersey Captain Larry-DH at 8:01am 08.06.20
Manual for 2007 26M TRAILER (1) Biddyyyhz at 7:58am 08.06.20 Here is the picture, I do not have a trailer hitch lock like your picture shows, this trailer seems
1985 Mac 25 cockpit drain sail sfbay at 7:58am 08.06.20 Might check with SBO MacGregor site and Blue Water Yachts who sell MacGregor boat parts. SBO site sa
Keeping the engine running Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 08.06.20 The same boat yard did replace the fuel line from the tank when they commissioned her. This is one
Isaias Report from New Jersey JamesG161 at 7:48am 08.06.20 Just bad luck the motor was OOS when he needed it most I would suggest good preparations, for any
Keeping the engine running dmax at 7:45am 08.06.20 A vacuum leak is excess air getting into carb/intake. All combuston air should come through the thro
Isaias Report from New Jersey jssailem at 7:42am 08.06.20 Nice write up Ward. Glad you and yours are safe.

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