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primary diesel fuel filters carisea at 4:57am 02.13.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1181 Is there a cheaper alternative to a Racor R24S diesel fuel filter. This is used in a waterseparator
primary fuel filters (2) carisea at 3:39am 02.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/926 my current primary fuel filter system uses a RacorR24S cannister filter element above the water sepa
Sebago Sailing 272LE with Lead Keel "Erosion" Maura at 2:35am 02.13.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1039 First off - Justin thank you for your insight on previous questions and Steve - the directions and n
Simrad TP20CX Tiller Autropilot Bob Sawyer at 1:42am 02.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1448 Hi,I was just about to order a TP20CX Autopilot from Sailnet, when I noticed a customer review. It
Raw Water Strainer Laura Bertran at 9:54pm 02.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1459 Hello- Is it necessary to install a raw water strainer in the head water intake line? I saw this
Do-it-yerself Custom Logbooks Josh at 9:38pm 02.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1237 In thinking about the post from RW Landau, it dawned on me...No logbook out there has what each in
Exhaust Blackens the Stern Joe Luciano at 1:51pm 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 I have a 1987 C-30 with the Universal M25XP diesel. One problem I've been having is that the exhaus
New Hull Color Barrie McDonald at 1:45pm 02.12.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1332 Has anyone ever changed the color of their hull say from white to dark blue? Any thoughts? I was t
Anchor roller for 25.5? Dan at 11:48am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/842 Has anyone found an anchor roller that will work on the 25.5? I need to mount a Delta fast set ancho
Green Wires on Fuel Fiter Henry Demolina at 11:42am 02.12.02 Big Boats 1/900 I replaced the small primary metal fuel filter that came with the boat with a larger Racor filter. T
Flotilla Cruises Dick Hoffman at 11:20am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 0/740 Are there any flotilla coastal cruises being set up for winter of 2003 for small cruisers?
antifouling paint? Gary at 11:02am 02.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/1051 Any suggestions on antifouling paints? which one?do I really need too? how often? why? just a few qu
Need info on changing self-bailing unit... David Lee at 10:06am 02.12.02 Day Sailers 4/1259 I have a 1982 DaySailer II and I purchased a new self-bailing unit, but I'm having problems getting
Bottom paint Tony at 9:20am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/922 Has any one had experience with Petit Hydrocoat bottom paint? I have been using Neptune II and like
Eight Satellite GPS fred miller at 7:02am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/868 I have a spare Garmin GPS Model 65 circa early 90s. I also have a new handheld unit. The old unit tr
Solar Panel battery charging Bob F at 6:23am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/859 Can the solar panel installed on my 376 overcharge or "cook" my start battery? Especially in the sum
TOP LIFT BROKEN GOIN UP YE OLDMAST PAUL CAMPBELL at 5:26am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1153 I NEED TO REPLACE MY TOP LIFT,AND WOULD LIKE TO DO OTHER REPARES ON MY C-27 1976.THIS INVOLVES CLIMB
Bottom paint sanding and repair? Scott Gurney at 3:48am 02.12.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1156 I am facing my first spring as a sailboat owner (1966 Oday Mariner 19'). The bottom of the boat nee
Line for roller furling Bob Greenfield at 2:59am 02.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/977 Have not been to the boat since Nov. and was wondering if any 29.5 Hunter owners know the diameter a
CANVAS COVER HUNTER 340 WOLFGANG KUTZNER at 1:53am 02.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/980 MOVING TO FLORIDA AND LOOKING TO SELL COVER,ITS A FAIRCLOUGH COVER 1997,CUSTOM MADE,PHONE 203-574-5

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Busted for trying to sneak into Canada Scott B at 8:56am 07.21.20 We heard this from friends who have a summer home on Lake Erie at Point Abino, Ontario. Three of th
Replacement Water Tanks Oday 34/35 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56am 07.21.20 I just realized you've been saying tankS (plural), not just "tank ." Are there two in tandem? If
Marina waiting lists Brian D at 8:54am 07.21.20 Oseanside Ca Marina has a wait list. The size of the list now is unknown. However, when I bought my
Fuel filter questions Perkins 4108 odaydokay at 8:50am 07.21.20 Not sure how that system looks, but many electric fuel pumps have a fine screen that needs to be rem
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized markwbird at 8:45am 07.21.20 Best case scenario is to take it apart and rebuild it if possible. I don't see much chance it will
Marina waiting lists capta at 8:45am 07.21.20 Is there no way you can put your new boat in your present slip until a larger one opens up? Of cours
macgregor 26x keel repair. sail sfbay at 8:43am 07.21.20 In case you have not seen it, this thread entitled "26X Swing Keel Repair" might be helpful. Good lu
where is the autopilot computer ? (2) DayDreamer41 at 8:42am 07.21.20 Our Sapphire hides her auto pilot brain behind the panel where the AC, and charger controls are.
Oceanis 321 replacement material for companion way? Matauman at 8:22am 07.21.20 Ron, thank you very much for measuring your hatch I'll trade you in temperature though we're breakin
Marina waiting lists Rick D at 8:19am 07.21.20 First slip in 1970, long wait list. I walked into the dockmaster's office and he asked me how soon I
where is the autopilot computer ? sailboatracer at 8:17am 07.21.20 Follow the wires.
Stuffing box Justin_NSA at 8:11am 07.21.20 https://marinehowto.com/re-packing-a-traditional-stuffing-box
Where to find hard to find fasteners? DayDreamer41 at 8:04am 07.21.20 McMaster Carr is a great resource I was able to rebuild my entire roller furling system with 304 SS
Mon Ark Sail Boat - 11 footer with 18 foot mast. bufbooth at 8:03am 07.21.20 Because it has a slip on main sail, there is no place to attach stays to the mast. So it was proba
Beneteau 331 engine room fan SoSound at 8:00am 07.21.20 I think my fan pulls air in through two small vents at the companionway. I'd be worried about diese
Where to find hard to find fasteners? SoSound at 7:55am 07.21.20 Thanks for all of the replies! I had forgotten about McMaster-Carr. I have dealt with Tacoma Screw
Marina waiting lists srimes at 7:44am 07.21.20 I've seen boats listed for sale here with available slip transfer. Maybe search for the package deal
Yanmar 3gm 30 engine seized Jim26m at 7:44am 07.21.20 Any other suggestions before I put her together? Im not taking the crankshaft out journals on the r
Why are my shrouds too short? (1) sail sfbay at 7:40am 07.21.20 You might find these MacGregor sailboat threads and page 6-7 of the attached owner's instruction man
Engine vibration dmax at 7:21am 07.21.20 I am able to twist my engine when the mounting bolts are loose just by grabbing it and pulling - not

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