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Keel structure on a Hunter 37C James H at 10:59am 04.21.25 Ask All Sailors 0/21 I have a Hunter 37C and I am at the end of a complete refit with a big bump in the road to resplashi
Topside Canvas H49 Boiler at 10:51am 04.21.25 Big Boats 1/12 Has anyone replaced their topside canvas recently? Looking for a ball park number to compare bids t
DC to DC charger size ice breaker at 6:44am 04.21.25 Big Boats 6/76 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start ba
Magnum Charger/Inverter Communication Problems spadaforaj at 4:35am 04.21.25 Ask All Sailors 0/58 Hi - I have a problem with my ME-RC remote not communicating with my Magnum MS2812 inverter charger
Help identifying gasket part for S30 hatches on 1998 Oceanis 400 (3) dustintodd at 12:08pm 04.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/85 I have done a painful amount of research to find the correct gaskets for my Beneteau hatches. I have
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions stackwalker at 8:55am 04.20.25 Big Boats 8/243
3YM30 rebuild raw water pump seadaddler at 8:05am 04.20.25 Ask All Sailors 2/175 I have rebuilt this raw water pump before but it has been many years since doing it and have all kin
Information on the South Atlantic crossing in 1982/83 MichaelGab at 1:27am 04.20.25 Destinations 7/158 Dear everyone, My name is Michael, and I'm a French novelist looking for information about a sailin
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 (1) coldaddy at 1:54pm 04.19.25 Catalina 22 8/177 Hello, I've not been on the forum in awhile and I'm quite new to sailing (a hobby taken up late in
2008 Oceanis 40 - Marine head water intake fitting size (diameter) and strainer type (4) miraculix at 1:29pm 04.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/126 Hi all, I had freezing damage to the intake water strainer on our 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40 marine
Removing pin from old deck block? BAD ORCA at 10:01am 04.19.25 Ask All Sailors 6/217 I have a few old Schaefer deck blocks with badly worn sheaves. Two of the blocks have a tapered bas
Imray/Iolaire Chats of Eastern Caribbean Cptd at 8:54am 04.19.25 Ask All Sailors 0/55 Anyone out there been using the charts that Don Street collaborated on with Imray of the Eastern Car
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. dhandzy at 5:05am 04.19.25 Catalina 310 14/276 I'm having an issue with my fuel lifting pump when trying to start the engine: The engine won't sta
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions BW1973 at 4:52am 04.19.25 Big Boats 3/174 The main bilge has a hole above just aft of the bilge pump. it's about 1 inch above the bottom of t
Instrument Shuffle (1) Foswick at 4:27pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 12/220 I'm motivated to move some instrumentation around. The main issue I am trying to rectify is the fact
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor (1) Foswick at 3:45pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 11/210 Access to the engine compartment is pretty tight on my boat, from the front. The only other access i
A good Sailboat work marina in St. Pete or Tampa area Peanut Gallery at 12:18pm 04.18.25 Ask All Sailors 0/72 I used to use the Salt Creek Marina in the Tampa area for reliable, affordable work on my boat. I ju
DE 32 thoughts and suggestions WaKen at 9:10am 04.18.25 Down East Yachts 0/80 I'm new to Downeast boats but am looking at a 1975 32 for cruising the Sea of Cortez. I would apprec
O'Day 322 chainplates Free Spirit! at 8:56am 04.18.25 Bigger Boats 8/251 I have a '77 O'Day 322 that looks like there's rust coming from the starboard and port chainplates.
Master bed seal to lazarette (H380) marcham at 11:21pm 04.17.25 Big Boats 0/162 Good evening, Curious if another H380 can check something.... The two rear lazarettes (seats) in th

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Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip jdrutten at 12:01pm 04.21.25 Can anyone suggest the best engine coolant for a Yanmar 2gm20f? Some say Dexcol is not a good idea.
DC to DC charger size Maine Sail at 11:21am 04.21.25 I have a question for all of you that have switched to lithium house banks but kept the AGM start b
Topside Canvas H49 Terry Cox at 11:09am 04.21.25 Has anyone replaced their topside canvas recently? Looking for a ball park number to compare bids
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! EnamrdSalr21 at 10:52am 04.21.25 As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance
Removing pin from old deck block? (1) BAD ORCA at 10:50am 04.21.25 Yes! I do believe that would be acceptable for your application. My end mill just arrived from
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! EnamrdSalr21 at 10:49am 04.21.25 One more thing . that bent pin shows rust . I'd replace it and not use a cotter pin ,which can snag
DC to DC charger size Stu Jackson at 10:48am 04.21.25 ANY and ALL alternators WILL WORK more cooly when they are current limited.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) seanb at 10:46am 04.21.25 Can anyone suggest the best engine coolant for a Yanmar 2gm20f? Some say Dexcol is not a good idea.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better dLj at 10:30am 04.21.25 but they will leave marks Not if you cover them. dj
Part 3: Did a Oday 192 dry run on my driveway. I have LOTS of questions! Timm R Oday25 at 9:23am 04.21.25 One more thing . that bent pin shows rust . I'd replace it and not use a cotter pin ,which can snag
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Benny17441 at 9:18am 04.21.25 I guess water when the level reaches over an inch due to a pump malfunction. Better kept under the
Continuing my Oday 192 survey... bear with me! Timm R Oday25 at 9:15am 04.21.25 As someone who bought a boat that was wired with lamp cord and masking tape ,perhaps my experiance w
Just bought a Hunter 410! So many questions Benny17441 at 9:10am 04.21.25 The water pump should pressurize the water lines almost immediately after the valves are shut off.
Replacing nuts on keel bolts (1) rgranger at 8:40am 04.21.25 Would be nice to have one of these but expensive for a single use! I think I'm just going to get a
The holy grail of all questions nautical smokey73 at 8:38am 04.21.25 Um,... by having a dry boat? I keep my spare rolls in a storage locker and the current roll is on
The holy grail of all questions nautical rgranger at 8:26am 04.21.25 Store it in a Ziplock bag. :beer: Yep! That is exactly what I do.
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? rgranger at 8:22am 04.21.25 I get it, e stands for fold down transom. How could we over look such an obvious connection.:facep
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better rgranger at 8:18am 04.21.25 The most durable long lasting fenders on the cheap are old tires. dj but they will leave marks
DC to DC charger size Johann at 8:05am 04.21.25 I have the original Hitachi 80 amp on my yanmar. Start battery is still AGM, house bank is new 2x46
Removing pin from old deck block? Deparlocean at 7:59am 04.21.25 For drilling stainless steel like the pivot pin in your blocks, use COBALT drills as these ones stay

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