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H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 3/352 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/264 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/587 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 26/1157 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/290 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/657 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 7/422 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i
Hunter bow and stern seats, and helmseat teak strips in Digital Dumpster Dive (3) PAC3142 at 1:43pm 10.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/23 Hi, I just posted free Hunter bow, stern, and helmsman seat items in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum
Hunter Bow and Stern seat router template (5) PAC3142 at 1:30pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/125 These are the templates I made from 5mm plywood to cut 1/2" thick Starboard bow and stern seats for
Hunter helm seat teak strips (3) PAC3142 at 1:03pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/130 These are the teak strips from the helm seat of a 1994 Hunter 37.5. They may fit other Hunters from
Hunter stern and bow seats (6) PAC3142 at 12:57pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/767 Stern and bow seats from a 1994 Hunter 37.5. These probably fit other Hunters from that generation.
Bottom Barrier (3) Voyager1 at 10:56am 10.05.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/405 I have oday 302 sail in Lake Michigan and use VC 17 as anti fouling, When pressure washing the bott
Surfed our '72 yesterday ShawnL at 9:12am 10.05.25 Catalina 22 12/668 We went out in what was supposed to be 7-10 gusting to 19 mph yesterday. Thinking that, since it's
Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue (4) sailcapt340 at 8:34am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 17/871 I have a 2 year old Honda 2.3 HP Outboard. This season I hit the silt and mud at the dinghy dock.
If any of you are going to the Annapolis sailboat show... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17am 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 13/1138 Raritan has invited me to be in their booth all day Friday and Saturday to sell signed copies of my
B&G WS310 Wind Instrument Problems (1) Schwarz633 at 3:18pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 17/757 I've had my Tartan 33R for a little over a year now and the wind instrumentation has worked well unt
Plastic boats capta at 2:38pm 10.04.25 Ask All Sailors 15/786 From the start, when fiberglass boats came on the scene, I've always felt that they just didn't have
Any alternatives to H41 fridge? Nova Kool R3809 12v Nachismo at 2:37pm 10.04.25 Big Boats 1/314 Nova Kool is kinda pissing me off. Kept icing over. I kept chipping instead of defrosting because
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 5:57am 10.03.25 Precision 1/172 Looking at 1999 precision 280. Any insight? Thanks in advance. ken
My September sail garymalmgren at 2:34am 10.03.25 Ask All Sailors 3/237 24 miles for a bit of lunch. No bloody fish though! https://youtu.be/n4osWLEKsN4

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Water under cabin sole Crazy Dave Condon at 3:04pm 11.13.25 I sent the poster a private message as there is not enough information to determine the leakage.
H260 and tide goes far out grounding it, mud squirts up bottom hole into ballast tank? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:40pm 11.13.25 @Davenport First, draft with centerboard up is 1 ft and 9. Inches. Anything less may damage centerb
Glue to attach handle to hatch (4) WillN2Sail at 2:19pm 11.13.25 what would be the best glue to reattach the handle to the hatch? JD Weld epoxy lasted for a few
Raise the mast single handed How? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:07pm 11.13.25 You would want your boat secured to the trailer so it would not tip over with the trailer is still a
Shelf life of impellers (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:35pm 11.13.25 Does the rubber dry out over time? Same experience as @Davidasailor26 and installed a new Yanmar
Shelf life of impellers (1) Project_Mayhem at 1:30pm 11.13.25 Thank you both. @Ralph Johnstone I looked it up just after posting and discovered that you are cor
Shelf life of impellers Ralph Johnstone at 1:26pm 11.13.25 Also, does the M25XP have a circulator impeller that needs to be replaced every so often? Stickin
Shelf life of impellers Davidasailor26 at 1:23pm 11.13.25 Yes, unfortunately it does. I've had inconsistent experience with impellers, probably mostly due to
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises dLj at 1:21pm 11.13.25 Hi d, thank you for this advice. The batteries are old and likely we are going to try replacing som
AI and the SBO Forums Ralph Johnstone at 1:16pm 11.13.25 The AI is only going to get better though. All the more reason to ban the use of AI, 100% on thre
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 12:41pm 11.13.25 But did the batteries get charged while you ran the engine? Hiya, yes they did charge which was a
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 12:38pm 11.13.25 This could be the problem. Aged batteries have less capacity and will draw down quickly. The sound
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises kappykaplan at 12:34pm 11.13.25 We ran the engine today as it was a very dull day in La Linea (pouring now) and the batteries weren
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 12:24pm 11.13.25 That's actually good news. You do want a good digital multimeter. It can help you know if the bat
Dips in DC mains voltage with weird knocking noises Ruthine at 12:22pm 11.13.25 Will your batteries charge running your engine? You may want to run your engine for awhile to begin
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 12:17pm 11.13.25
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Davidasailor26 at 12:12pm 11.13.25 We were initially feeling quite overwhelmed when we saw the water building at the bottom of the boa
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 12:05pm 11.13.25 I agree with the recommendation to only open one port on the manifold at a time. If you keep multip
Rebuilt Pirate Brig. short videos and a few pics jssailem at 11:49am 11.13.25 What form of Keel did you use? How is the ballast positioned? She appears to have quite a bit of f
AI and the SBO Forums Davidasailor26 at 11:33am 11.13.25 Not thorny at all. I think most of us can id AI almost off the bat, in spite of John's examples. Di

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