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Where do you store the cushions that go on top of the table as a spare berth? murrayabbott at 6:31pm 04.16.19 Big Boats 11/1755 Hi. We have these large cushions that are supposed to go on top of the table to make another berth.
Access to AC power from shore to AC panel. Svseptember at 5:57pm 04.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1109 I have a 2005 Hunter 44 AC. After my last haul out, I found one of the 30 amp cables laying on the d
What type of fitting is this? (1) mnmpizza at 5:16pm 04.16.19 Ask All Sailors 24/3506
Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:51pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 53/3807 Attempting to replace the hoses for the toilet on my ODay 302. I pulled out the old hose, my assumpt
Head hoses Voyager1 at 3:19pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/365 Duplicate post
Replacing vinyl hull liner in aft cabin Canonshooternb at 3:09pm 04.16.19 Big Boats 10/3857 The original vinyl hull liner in our aft cabin is starting to show some age. It is not ripped but h
Help Rigging ODAY 192-Cape Cod NateK at 1:18pm 04.16.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/639 My rigger retired and I need someone to step the mast and rig my furling jib and mainsail of my ODAY
A23 Centerboard pivot pin Capt. Seeweed at 12:35pm 04.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/513 I have access to both sides but how does the pin come out? HELP!
Morgan 32 rudder shoe (2) Ziggler at 12:18pm 04.16.19 Ask All Sailors 2/374 1984 Morgan 323 shoal keel. Currently at the boatyard for installation of a bushing in the rudder
Adding to my Solar Array - Keep 1 controller or go to 2? Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:08am 04.16.19 Musings With Maine Sail 10/1387 Hi all, I have been given a couple of extra panels that I'd like to add to my existing setup. They
Maxwell RC8-8 Windlass Elysium_Van_Isl at 8:58am 04.16.19 Catalina 30 0/716 Hey all, Anyone out there fitted a Maxwell RC 8-8 to the bow of their MKI? I'm pulling the trigger
Best prop for my honda bf50a on 26X welderman at 7:47am 04.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/579 My aluminum prop broke on my Mac26X and want to replace it with SS. The prop on it is an 11 3/4 X 1
260 galley cooler rosypar1 at 7:28am 04.16.19 Smaller Boats 0/417 Previous owner modified the cooler by enclosing it and insulated it. However we find the ice melts a
Modification in the cockpit Beneteau at 6:28am 04.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1820 This is an off the wall idea.Has any one ever installed (as an example) a 2000 W Honda generator in
H26.5???? JimInPB at 8:23pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1858 I am going to look at a H26.5 in the morning. I may buy it. Does anyone have any quick advice on t
Painting lockers Canonshooternb at 6:48pm 04.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/387 I have completely emptied my lockers and cleaned them up. To freshen things up even more I would l
FYI - Quick Splice Connectors Ward H at 5:53pm 04.15.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/2675 Sharing this for those newer owners of Catalinas who need to trace down electrical issues. My bow li
Battery watering system (1) marchem at 5:38pm 04.15.19 Catalina 310 14/1584 Finally installed the battery watering system for my 4 GC6 batteries. I had to trim the tubes betwe
Courtesy "B" circuit breaker Legend 40.5 fero at 3:49pm 04.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1060 Hello again, The CB on the main switch panel suddenly will not close (when I try to close it the sma
Adding second Cabin Top Winch fbcoache at 3:22pm 04.15.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/476 Anyone out there with a 30-T add a second winch to the cabin top? Looking to increase my sail inven

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VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Russell on Destiny at 8:16am 06.27.24 I received my unit (which is a replacement unit for the original Siemens unit) from Beneteau Spare
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:55am 06.27.24 It's always been 1 qt/liter per 50 gal...it was my bad math that made the instructions confusing. Th
Otto at 7:33am 06.27.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , Sorry to revive an old thread... I may be mistaken, but the math seems
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 06.27.24 @philiefay check your private messages. There is also a 26/260/270 Hunter group on Facebook too.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 6:34am 06.27.24 Definitely sounds like a cable replacement is in your future. Any chance a cable clamp (to add a l
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement kappykaplan at 6:02am 06.27.24 The cable sleeve is moving with the cable which has begun to fray at the end point. Definitely sou
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 06.27.24 For a highly loaded application in a saltwater environment, aluminum would be a poor choice. Howeve
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:57am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Yes it
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:56am 06.27.24 Been there, done that! :beer: Yes, the issue that I am having is that when the cable is pushed bac
What are these screw things called dlochner at 5:55am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, includin
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 5:53am 06.27.24 A diesel will not have a choke cable, so I think you mean the fuel cutoff or "kill" cable. Your co
What are these screw things called thinwater at 5:41am 06.27.24 Seldon and other mast manufactures recommend, use, and sell monel rivets. Most beach cats, including
What are these screw things called Joe at 5:13am 06.27.24 A decent pop rivet kit should be part of your boats tool kit. When I was active on my Nacra beach c
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:34am 06.27.24 An accurate and reliable digital voltmeter is a useful tool. I'm not sure you'll find one that meet
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:31am 06.27.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 4:30am 06.27.24 No biggie if you can't start your engine to go back to your slip. That's how we all learned to sail
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 3:43am 06.27.24
Mooring and bilge pump Arrgh at 3:36am 06.27.24
What are these screw things called dlochner at 3:17am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode.
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:47am 06.27.24 Thank you I know that I'm unsure how to unscrew it from the boom im not sure what I need to use Th

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