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P trap Murray Beggs at 9:27pm 10.19.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1420 I am installing a new solid head tank in my Hunter 30. My question is : When I am replacing the disc
DONT GET A MACGREGOR GERALD SOBEL at 3:12pm 10.19.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1137 I WROTE AN INFORMATIVE AN HUMORUS ARTICLE UNDER THE DISCUSION HEADING "HOW LONG HAVE YOU OWNRD YOUR
BILGE WATER JERRY WHITE at 10:21pm 10.14.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1376 i AM CONCERNED ABOUT WATER LEAKING INTO THE BILGE DURING WINTER HERE IN OHIO. WOULD PURING A COUPLE
Need Info RE: Chainplate Failures Jim H SR at 2:02pm 10.19.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1107 Has anyone out there had any problems with a Catalina 27 tall rig having structural failure, or poss
rudder remake mike at 1:14pm 10.19.01 Smaller Boats 4/1080 Has anyone remade their rudder out of a "non bouyant" material to avoid the kickup problem?
Cabin Heaters Bob Cree at 9:59pm 10.14.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1127 I am interested in installing a bulkhead mounted diesel cabin heater on my H34.I am looking at a D
Removing and replacing hull striping Harry Gafney at 12:10pm 10.19.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/976 The striping on my 86 Hunter 31 is a mess and has to be replaced. I'm hesitant to do it because I r
For Bill Budreau Re: Knotmeter Sensor Dick Carey at 11:25am 10.19.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/988 Bill,Our 1990 Hunter H-33.5 has an ST-50 Knotmeter and Depth meter.The knotmeter thru-hull does
Offshore Cruising John Revenboer at 10:26am 10.19.01 Smaller Boats 2/912 Has anyone out there taken a 260 water ballested boat offshore through the Caribbean?
Lever pop up Don Baker at 9:17am 10.19.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1286 why does the engagement lever on my 4000 plus auto helm wheel pop out of gear ? right now I use a sm
ST30 Knotmeter Kaput Mark Zettl at 6:30am 10.19.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1169 My ST30 knotmeter stopped working. I've checked all the obvious. The paddlewheel is clean and spin
ST4000 w/new batteries but short lived on battery Scott Bukolt at 5:31am 10.19.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/889 I acquired a Hunter 34 with this unit. When not on engine, it gives me a low battery warning within
Depth sounder Dick Cline at 3:32am 10.19.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1026 I only have available the West Marine catalog, but have been told that someone does make a depth sou
2GM starting to smoke Colin at 2:16am 10.19.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/853 The 2GM on my 89 Hunter is starting to smoke a little. What are the most likely causes of this cond
Why are my adjustable blocks where they are? Mike at 1:37am 10.19.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/973 I have owned my O'day 23 for two years, and I have given up trying to figure out why O'day put the a
ZSpar mast sheave Mike O'Toole at 1:21am 10.19.01 Big Boats 4/1546 I just took down my Zspar mast for the first time in five years. Everything looked good except I fou
RAY vs GARMIN Tim Leighton at 12:42am 10.19.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/895 Bill, et. al.: Recognizing that you are going to be a bit predjudice in your opinion, I was wonderi
Follow-up on Seatalk Lighting Comms Steve at 10:09pm 10.18.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/950 Bill,Thanks for the reply. My job involves electronics controls, so I have some experience troubl
I love my Capri 22 ! Sy Schiffman at 3:52pm 10.18.01 Destinations 4/1442 'Just had my Capri 22 delivered, and have taken her out twice. Wow, what a sweet performing boat. I
If Raymarine dropped the Z159, how is windV connec jim oursler at 2:40pm 10.18.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/5079 Bill, Out of curiosity, as the Z159 has been dropped, how is the windvane interfaced to the 4000 wi

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Keel up or keel down Jimmy at 5:26pm 02.25.20 I leave mine up unless sailing
Exhaust Tape? JRT at 5:25pm 02.25.20 I thought this wasn't tape? Do like the gold would add a bit of bling!
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise jssailem at 5:24pm 02.25.20 :laugh::laugh::laugh: Just remembered there is always keel hauling.
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Self-Corrosion (Collier 5) dLj at 5:17pm 02.25.20 Chapter 5 is really where things start to get interesting to me from a marine standpoint, beyond th
acrylic window thickness fred1diver at 5:01pm 02.25.20 So how do you go about installing them without screws?
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Tantor at 4:58pm 02.25.20 That is same what I was thinking.
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Ward H at 4:56pm 02.25.20 Awwww, I'd hate for him to have to walk the plank off his own boat.:biggrin:
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD stephen_i_w at 4:55pm 02.25.20 I only connected the AIS. The GX2200 does not need a GPS since one is built in and I have a chart p
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Tantor at 4:38pm 02.25.20 have you connected both gps and ais wires?
Tailpipe under water? Hayden Watson at 4:33pm 02.25.20 If you are going to use a fixed tag wheel, I would not also use an extendable tongue because the tag
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Hayden Watson at 4:29pm 02.25.20 Can I handle 3-4 weeks cruising? Sure. Can I handle 6-8 weeks cruising? Only one way to find out.
Spinnaker Halyard for a Beneteau 311 (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:28pm 02.25.20 @Davidasailor26 I also have a 37. We currently lead our spinnaker halyard directly through the eye
Keel up or keel down kloudie1 at 4:22pm 02.25.20 I use to leave mine up when stored in the slip and down when I was aboard in the slip to dampen the
skimmer transducer Davidasailor26 at 4:10pm 02.25.20 I successfully used a Lowrance transom mount transducer, mounted inside the hull using silicone. Wor
skimmer transducer shemandr at 4:08pm 02.25.20 "Of historical interest" I say.
Exhaust Tape? BillyK at 4:05pm 02.25.20 Yes, it is a foil, wrapped around the fiberglass insulation. The first time I re-wrapped my riser,
Upsizing raw water engine SeaCock, Strainer, White Steam Smoke jssailem at 3:51pm 02.25.20 Oh. You want a 3/4 Hose ID. Well you are correct. I am not sure but I would hazard a guess. It has
skimmer transducer Mechone at 3:50pm 02.25.20 Go with hull mounted transducer in front of the keel, it's glued or epoxied to hull then filled with
Tailpipe under water? rgranger at 3:32pm 02.25.20 Well... I would take it to a ramp first and see if you have a problem floating the boat off the pad
Keel up or keel down rgranger at 3:31pm 02.25.20 This questions comes up every now and again.... and I don't think it is settled (or will be). I kee

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