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Fridge/ice box condensation lines Holly Foster at 12:57pm 05.18.20 Catalina 310 20/3387 We are new owners of a 2007 310 and are learning. This forum has been terrific to read so many of t
Best polyurethane stripper WarrenJF at 12:36pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/469 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork. Appears that it was stained and then coated wi
CoViD-isms (1) rgranger at 11:31am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 28/3180 So... I'm stuck at home doing most of my work on Zoom.... and although the extra time to surf the f
Surveyors - Cape Cod Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1582 If anybody has a recommendation for a surveyor on Cape Cod or nearby, please send a pm to me. I'd l
Catalina 36 - Replacing Head Faucet SeaMonkey25 at 10:41am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/976 I have a 2004 Catalina 36 MkII and need to replace the faucet in the head. The faucet is almost imp
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 10:04am 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1148 The transom shower sprayer has not seen a great deal of use over the years, but the old plastic part
Sailing into a marina BenIodine53 at 9:36am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 47/7127 Sorry for the long-ish post. Please bear with me. The inevitable occurred; I had engine trouble. Ba
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 9:03am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 21/5069 Part One: I am having trouble furling the jib on my Hunter 170 using roller furling and am looking
leaking stern pulpit flange odaydokay at 9:01am 05.18.20 Bigger Boats 7/1269 O'Day 28 flange leak into the starboard quarter berth area. Occasional drip for years now too much
Deck paint for Hunter 170 stickinthemud57 at 8:41am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 5/1537 A search revealed a good deal of info and advice regarding bottom paint for the Hunter 170, but I di
Raw water filter Jrtauber at 8:36am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/743 I he a Perko raw water filter that needs a new cover bolt. Has anyone replaced one. How do you remov
O'Day trailer on Photo of the Week Sailor Kev at 7:55am 05.18.20 Trailer Sailors 3/761 Just wondering where you got that trailer. The one behind Cooper. Thanks
1987 Beneteau First 235 bvassallo at 7:51am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 5/581 Can anyone tell me the functions of the unlabeled red and green switches on the electrical panel? I
Virtual Store dlochner at 7:50am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 6/1251 If you have ever wondered what the Defender Warehouse store looks like, they just launched a virtual
mast wiring and windex questions (4) ontherocks83 at 7:01am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 3/737 I have a couple questions about my mast wiring / connectors. First is, does anyone know where to fi
Upgrading stock 60A alternator to Balmar 60 series 100A on Yanmar 3YM30 ToddS at 6:32am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/6138 Last summer my big question was "Do I need a new alternator"... and to make a long story short, the
Navionics CF cards Tim Mills at 3:54am 05.18.20 Big Boats 18/7411 Captains: I am moving a 2006 H41 with a Raymarine C80 chartplotter from RI to Hampton, VA. I noticed
P42 fixed port light replacement / reseal eianm at 11:15pm 05.17.20 Big Boats 5/998 I finally got around to removing my starboard side fixed port panel to re seal to overcome a small b
Waterproof connector for outboard alternator wires. (3) R20Sailor at 6:20pm 05.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/835 Hello, I can do a lot of things with boats, but I am seriously weak at electronics. Thankfully my bo
How many H23's were built? kgibson4 at 5:53pm 05.17.20 Smaller Boats 16/1746 Does anyone know how many H23's were built/delivered? SailboatData.com doesn't have that figure. M

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Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 4:42pm 02.21.25 So one lesson her for consideration is if you are looking for a CNG tank you can buy a good used DO
Hydro for CNG tank smokey73 at 4:37pm 02.21.25 Thanks for all the responses. I believe I have resolved the issues. The shops that I took the tank
Traveller quote Timm R Oday25 at 4:05pm 02.21.25 My post was meant to find which brands or a reputable vendor ,I could do business with .
Traveller quote dLj at 2:41pm 02.21.25 What kind of bearings are worn out? You may be able to buy them through a 3rd party supplier. But yo
Best bottom paint for a cruising sailboat in Long Island sound? BarryL at 1:41pm 02.21.25 Hey, Like many, i have used a number of different paints over the years. My favorite was Pettit ult
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please kappykaplan at 1:06pm 02.21.25 Jwall0703 The part is called Water Ballast Valve Part number 829818 which is stainless steel. It is
Do you cover your dinghy while sailing? Richard19068 at 1:06pm 02.21.25 Our 9' dinghy lives full time on the foredeck. The cover is removed when the boat leaves the slip..
Launching boats with an outback? Richard19068 at 1:02pm 02.21.25 https://www.quantrellsubaru.com/subaru-outback-towing-capacity Here's a chart of Outback towing cap
Hydro for CNG tank Richard19068 at 12:41pm 02.21.25 I can't get a scuba shop to agree to hydro my CNG tank. I have found a welding gas supply place th
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please Crazy Dave Condon at 12:41pm 02.21.25 The part number is noted earlier in this thread offfered by this forum stire
Winter cover q's Leeward Rail at 12:38pm 02.21.25 Some real good comments here ! Cover or no cover is truly a "it depends" situation. That would also
Mast Buoy for Hunter 15' Crazy Dave Condon at 12:25pm 02.21.25 As a former dealer for. Hunter Marine introducing the Hunter 15, I installed the Hobie Bob which is
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (5) CodeGrue at 12:19pm 02.21.25 Made it down to work on the mast. I was able to remove the masthead cover to see what was going on.
Hydro for CNG tank dLj at 11:36am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cu
Traveller quote Steve L22188 at 11:36am 02.21.25 Absolutely call Garhauer. Top quality and good prices. Used to be a guy there named Guido who was
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES Urban Hermit at 11:31am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. K
ALABAMA/FLORIDA HURRICANE HOLES UpperPintle at 11:29am 02.21.25 For those of us who live here, some of us don't want to broadcast locations of our secure holes. Ki
Eight Bells for Don Casey Stu Jackson at 11:14am 02.21.25 "This Old Boat" had more great ideas than anyone could get off the internet in 30 years of looking,
Traveller quote Stu Jackson at 11:11am 02.21.25 Try Garhauer. Call them, easiest way to contact and they are a pleasure to work with.
Hydro for CNG tank RitSim at 10:56am 02.21.25 Following. I tried all over CT to get my 5# propane tank from '99. i could change the valve to cur

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