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Advice on repairing spreader bracket torn bolt hole (1) Catalina27 at 7:03pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/297
What's this? DanMaine at 3:34pm 06.17.24 The Cherubini Hunters 5/831 In the head of my HC 37 I'm challenging anyone to identify this electrical box! I suspect it to be
Salvaging Sunken Boat Miles22 at 3:22pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 21/1821 Sadly My 1971 Bristol 24 (unmasted)sailboat has sunken this past week in Miami. It was anchored not
Reconditioning circuit breakers DanMaine at 12:27pm 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 7/816 My boat is 40 years old and has a slow of circuit breakers. Most work. Sometimes you have to flip t
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 geoffschultz at 7:03am 06.17.24 Ask All Sailors 2/605 I'm specing out electronics for a new boat, and I will be using a B'G Zeus 3S for a chartplotter. I
Adding winches chp at 4:57am 06.17.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/269 I would like to add winches to the winch pads on my 280 so I can bring the jib sheets back to the he
keel bolt torque colin59 at 7:26pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/686 Hi,used the info on the documents section to tighten my keel bolts. Double checked the bolt size and
Catalina 27 cockpit Coaming trim BTC1984 at 6:32pm 06.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/289
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 6:10pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/332 I'm planning (and have ordered) new port lenses and gaskets for our H306. I was going to replace the
1984 H31 bgettel at 5:52pm 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/272 Does anyone know where I might find any documentation on the H31 from the mid-80s? I'd like an owne
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts fiatlux at 10:56am 06.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/567 Hi, We have a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. In the aft cabin the hardware has broken loose from the top h
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? jssailem at 7:46am 06.16.24 Ask All Sailors 7/627 Every year there must be 30 plus queries that ask this question. It is a sensible query to ask curre
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 2:52pm 06.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/2864
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot jamesstrobel at 2:30pm 06.15.24 Smaller Boats 15/997 I broke my z-spar mast foot while raising my Hunter 23 (1990) mast. I'm really having trouble ident
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. brandonh at 8:49am 06.15.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/446 Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. Anyone have any good guides on how to rig al
New Catalina 22 Owner Questions FLJim at 6:13am 06.15.24 Catalina 22 3/771 Hello fellow C22 owners! I picked up a 1978 a few weeks ago and have been slowly getting it sorted o
Water Trapped Between Floor Liner and Hull (1) Libohunden at 9:27pm 06.14.24 Catalina 22 2/637 Has anyone ever had water trapped between the floor liner and the hull in their Catalina 22? Mine w
interior gelcoat colour adamv at 9:09pm 06.14.24 Newport 0/833 anyone know what the interior gelcoat colour is on an 84 N28II Either OEM or recent colour match?
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? (1) Becubed at 6:47pm 06.14.24 Ask All Sailors 6/822 I recently bought a 1974 Hullmaster 22' that has three shrouds per side. Does that seem excessive to
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle (1) sailcapt340 at 2:29pm 06.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1475 I replaced my Jabsco Toilet Pump Handle Assembly a year ago. This year I have a very annoying drip

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Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms jssailem at 5:03pm 05.12.25 That sounds all to logical. Personally I think it is evil demons in the unit that drain the battery
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore JoeWhite at 4:35pm 05.12.25 If your inverter has a built in relay, you can connect it's output into the house circuit breaker in
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore dLj at 4:25pm 05.12.25 I'm sorry, I'm not understanding your question. Perhaps rephrase it? Is your inverter one of these s
Prop Walk kappykaplan at 4:03pm 05.12.25 Once you learn to use prop walk to your advantage, it is almost like having a thruster on the boat
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms Davidasailor26 at 3:55pm 05.12.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Prop Walk Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.12.25 We have a Flexofold which produces about half the walk of fixed prop. I like having that much to hel
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system Morgan donor at 3:30pm 05.12.25 My Perkins 4-108 initially took a bit of cranking to start. When it fired, it had white exhaust smok
Hunter 30 (1990) Salon Table shemandr at 3:23pm 05.12.25 The store on this site may be able to help. But a 30 year old part may be unavailable. Good news i
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system jssailem at 2:38pm 05.12.25 Here you go. How to start a diesel in sub freezing tempertures. FIKWKEZsyEg
Looking for ideas on galley remodel BigEasy at 2:31pm 05.12.25 Nice!
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? (1) stevenhagberg at 2:30pm 05.12.25 Image of "Bob Stay" I also think you should unload mast tension by loosening backstay tension be
New technology : Lightening Protection System (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 05.12.25 Great information for those with less understanding of the power of lightening. Thank you @artboas a
Prop Walk BigEasy at 2:26pm 05.12.25 Learn how to use prop wash & prop walk as well as midship spring lines to your advantage. Really no
Prop Walk (2) jssailem at 2:19pm 05.12.25 I am of two experiences. I had a big "Michigan Wheel" prop on my boat in 2015. It produced signific
New technology : Lightening Protection System artboas at 2:16pm 05.12.25 We have had several discussions about the damage caused by lightning to boaters and their equipment
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 2:14pm 05.12.25 In my case it wasn't the same bracket, but the stem fitting itself. Your reach will be more difficu
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 2:11pm 05.12.25 I have a 2001 MK III C30. Standard rig. I replaced that bottom bolt with a drop forged eyebolt
Prop Walk kappykaplan at 1:59pm 05.12.25 Not a Beneteau, but I switched from a 3-blade fixed prop to a 3-blade MaxProp several years ago. Th
pearson 33-2 halyards jssailem at 1:53pm 05.12.25 Dave. I went to all rope halyards in 2017. They preform wonderfully.
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system kloudie1 at 1:24pm 05.12.25 A very small air leak between the tank and the inlet of the lift pump can do that.. every connection

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