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H26 stanchion diameter? (1) rgranger at 11:40am 05.20.19 Smaller Boats 2/465 Hi All: Anyone (@Crazy Dave Condon ???!!!) know the diameter of the stanchions that came standard o
End caps for Hull Blankets? (1) Mike Oldak at 11:36am 05.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/507 I'm replacing the hull blankets on my 1984 H34 and would like to get the plastic end pieces(?) that
First Boat- O'Day 192? adbk710 at 11:30am 05.20.19 Ask An Oday Owner 27/10957 Hello everyone, I'm working on buying my first boat this week. I have a bit of sailing experience
MacGregor 25 sailing video THECUSCUS at 11:08am 05.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1736 Took the Mac down to the Keys in April. Sailed up and down Biscayne Bay, stopping at Elliott Key Pa
Modified My Mast Trailer For an Easier Transport! (3) BrianRobin at 8:17am 05.20.19 Big Boats 7/843 For those of us with a short sailing season, some of us are lucky enough to take our boats home and
Flapping leach Allowishish at 8:07am 05.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/721 we have had our Catalina 27 for about a year and a half now and have left the sails that were on her
C28mkII leaks Banooma at 8:04am 05.20.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/1256 Sorry if the specifics for this model have already been posted - if so, I've not been able to find i
310 ignition key switch Bob James at 7:36am 05.20.19 Catalina 310 11/2076 Using my best "nautical speak" (the Admiral loves it when I use technical terms like grab that 'thin
what is that? (1) kco at 7:08am 05.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1773 Hello I'm new here, and hopefully will be soon a sailing beginner. I've only sailing dinghy a coupl
Volvo shaft seal Bluenose at 3:53am 05.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1101 Hello all, launched again for another year, thank heavens. Question on the Volvo shaft seal, does
Tape Glue Residue Jac123 at 2:31am 05.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/423 We did some work on our wood this spring and now have glue from tape left over in some spots. Lookin
Beneteau relays and fuses, Battery isolator (2) mswatsonmd at 6:26pm 05.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3493 I am wondering if anyone has an idea of what the different relays and fuses are in the house battery
What are these things? (1) kenr74 at 6:21pm 05.19.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1001 Ok, still new to sailing and another stupid question. Found these under the stove/sink of my 26D.
Rate my chainplates (5) Newbie3 at 6:12pm 05.19.19 Ask All Sailors 10/853 Hey so quick catch up... I got this Catalina 30. 78' super cheap. Practically free. I didn't bother
A question about transoms and motor mounts. Sandcut at 5:48pm 05.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/582 A few months ago I bought a 1971 Macgregor 2-22. Since I am committed to finishing my current boat,
Interior wood reconditioning dennisv at 3:04pm 05.19.19 Bigger Boats 5/1194 OK gentlemen and ladies, need some help. The interior wood work on my ODay 28 is original. It is,
Universal 5411 and Campbell Sailer prop Mikem at 2:59pm 05.19.19 Ask All Sailors 4/628 My daughter has her heart set on a 1982 C30 with the Universal 5411. The current prop is a Gori two
CENTER BOARD ON AN 1983 O'Day 30 CHALLENGE twodzusfittings at 2:11pm 05.19.19 Bigger Boats 5/918 My Centerboard won't go down. I'm in the water. The Line which comes up the tube in the cabin is ful
Deck Fill Cap Opener dkerphunter at 1:03pm 05.19.19 Parts Search 10/1374 We have deck fill caps that require a winch handle (8 point star shaped) to open when tightly screwe
Fresh water anode question (hot water tanks) CADude at 12:49pm 05.19.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/557 Does shocking the fresh water system with Sodium Hypochlorite (Bleach) destroy the magnesium anode(s

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engine alarm won't shut off Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 08.21.24 The function of the oil pressure switch on the engine to shut down the engine if you lose oil press
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:56pm 08.21.24
Faucet replacement HELP jssailem at 3:53pm 08.21.24 That sounds like a win, no matter how ugly. :biggrin:
hunter Tank monitor kappykaplan at 3:36pm 08.21.24 samjlord, the OP hasn't been seen since he made that post. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
engine alarm won't shut off Toby1979 at 3:36pm 08.21.24 holding the pre-heat button by-passes the oil pressure switch on the engine until the oil pressure i
Add vented loop for water in bowl or flush to dry? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:19pm 08.21.24 [QUOTE="TonyDz, post: 1824602, member: 142721" Apparently Marine Elegance has the ability to hold wa
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:14pm 08.21.24 It's time you had a chat with Raritan tech support...and I'm gonna send you to my go-to-tech, Mac Mc
Geology in the San Juans shemandr at 3:11pm 08.21.24 I think I've posted this before but there's a book "Clean Sweet Wind" (Douglas C. Pyle - Dewey dec
hunter Tank monitor samjlord at 3:02pm 08.21.24 Hi Enrique, Were you ever able to solve your problem? I'm facing similar issues. Sam
Geology in the San Juans capta at 2:34pm 08.21.24 Sailing the islands of the Caribbean has made me wish I knew much more about geology. There are a l
engine alarm won't shut off capta at 2:31pm 08.21.24 2001 Beneteau 473 with a Westerbeke 71C-four installed Engine starts normally but the oil Pressure
Megayacht Bayesian sank acudavid at 1:43pm 08.21.24 Wow! After surviving incidents in the surf, I never turn my back or take the ocean for granted. We
Faucet replacement HELP (1) smokey73 at 1:33pm 08.21.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker DmacSails at 12:42pm 08.21.24
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker Scott B at 12:33pm 08.21.24 Upper left as you're facing aft, in the wooden panel that separates the holding tank area and the a
Hunter 40.5 diesel heater kappykaplan at 12:23pm 08.21.24 KarlP, the OP hasn't been seen since 05 Nov 2018. :beer:
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker DmacSails at 12:20pm 08.21.24 If you remove the small wood access panel in the bulkhead in aft cabin, it's right behind the readin
Megayacht Bayesian sank Dalliance at 12:16pm 08.21.24 There have been a few You-Tube videos that speculate the design of the boat may have contributed to
Megayacht Bayesian sank BigEasy at 12:11pm 08.21.24 So did people seek shelter? I'm not sure what constitutes shelter on Key West. Surprisingly,
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Hayden Watson at 11:58am 08.21.24 Have you tried a pump rebuild kit? My LH acted that way and it was because of a bad piston seal. I

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