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Who is sleeping on their boat this weekend? rgranger at 12:44pm 06.14.19 Ask All Sailors 36/2190 I am.... and I will have new pictures for Monday. Lets see yours. :beer:
Boiling Batteries (1) Frigast at 11:20am 06.14.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1801 Hi, When I came on board my C30 the other day, I realized my batteries were boiling. I shut of my b
Fridge & Freezer Lights (2) Sailgunner at 11:18am 06.14.19 Big Boats 4/769 My Fridge and Freezer lights on my 410 were terrible. Just replaced them with LEDs. What a differenc
Cuddy edging installing John G. Davis at 11:13am 06.14.19 Day Sailers 2/897 I recently purchased a DS3 and the cuddy edging has shrunk and pulled off at the corners. I got the
Sailing question Avi at 10:13am 06.14.19 S2 3/1586 I believe this question was asked many times. For clarity. Should I leave the gear in neutral forwar
P42 and the Kent Narrows Bridge on the Chesapeake. Puesta del sol at 9:42am 06.14.19 Big Boats 13/2744 looking for another P42 owner who has taken their P42 under the bridge. bridge height is stated to b
Hunter P 42 Topping Lift Length BBC16385 at 5:47am 06.14.19 Big Boats 14/1960 My manual for the 1997 P 42 says the topping lift is 60 feet long. This cannot be correct, since th
where to fill my alcohol stove Sportarmor at 4:22am 06.14.19 Ask All Sailors 4/1017 I recently bought a Catalina C36 and it has a Hillerange alcohol stove. I see a line in the back of
Uh, there's black gunk coming out of the mixing elbow... (1) ripperbone at 10:08pm 06.13.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2518 Was motoring out of the marina when a bunch of white smoke started coming out of the exhaust at the
Tractor for Moving Boats around Yard Rick Webb at 6:17pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 22/9119 We are starting to have a discussion about buying a small tractor to move boats on trailers around.
What is this? (1) Prestonrockstar at 3:25pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 22/3242 Ok, I've been around lots of sail boats and motor boats. Never have a seen what looks like an anchor
Buying a 40 year old C&C 38 rma at 2:55pm 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 36/8082 Hi all, I'm looking for advice on closing on my first sailboat. After doing about a year's worth of
Buy a Sailboat, help the wind generators..... Shorefun at 12:56pm 06.13.19 Day Sailers 1/683 Sorry, You know I am all about wanting to get out and learn to sail. Of course you have not heard
Yanmar 3GM30F cooling hose part no (1) Chew Oon at 12:13pm 06.13.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/4322 Hi, Does anyone know the part number for the raw water cooling hose. The parts catalog says 128291-4
Best place to sell my boat? Monstertruck10k at 10:12am 06.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/954 Hi all, long time lurker, first time poster. I've been trying to sell my Hunter for a while, but can
Hunter 25.5 Owner's Manual rustyharrisonmed at 9:42am 06.13.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/1092 I found an old forum post requesting an owner's manual for Hunter 25.5 with limited results. Do any
Travel Lift vs Fork Lift emenskl at 9:28am 06.13.19 Day Sailers 7/1846 My O'Day 26 has always been taken out and moved around on a travel lift. My (new) marina owner just
H23 spreader tips? BradH23 at 9:22am 06.13.19 Smaller Boats 22/2859 Does anyone know which spreader tips were used on the francespar spreaders? Trying to figure which p
Venture 23 - Rigging Help vdesmond at 9:13am 06.13.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3326 Hi all, I am going to be taking my boat for her first sail this weekend, and I am having some issu
O'Day 34/35 eyebrows dmax at 8:29am 06.13.19 Bigger Boats 0/800 I have removed the eyebrows from my boat and they are not going back on. They are in decent shape wi

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Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. dlochner at 3:58am 12.02.24 Precision boats were designed by Jim Taylor who is noted for designing boats that are fun to sail, f
Hunter 356: leak from drinking water system chuckwayne at 9:58pm 12.01.24 Our 2004 Hunter 356 has developed a leak somewhere in the non-pressurized part of water supply syst
Replacing/Repairing Hatches 1981 Hunter 27' Dalliance at 9:33pm 12.01.24 Those are Gray Enterprises portlights. Like for like replacements are available on this site.
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 9:04pm 12.01.24 I ordered a Power Energy Panel Meter. I will install it and see what I have going on. Thank you for
Replacement counter top FastOlson at 7:22pm 12.01.24 One caveat: When I bought some Formica (r), to finish the upgrades to our countertops and some other
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:12pm 12.01.24 All makes for a less likely chance of getting things back together true, Heya, heya, heya ! ! !
Black tank overboard discharge.... Rick Webb at 6:57pm 12.01.24 That's how my boat is set up. No y valve to shift or seacock to close. The discharge from the tank
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? sesmith at 6:54pm 12.01.24 Thanks. Good to know. Than shows if you're careful it will retain its trueness after the flange b
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. (1) jssailem at 6:46pm 12.01.24 It sounds like the original design of the Precision 165 utilized a hinged tabernacle mast base. Per
Black tank overboard discharge.... Richard19068 at 5:36pm 12.01.24 Correct, I have no Y valve at all. The hose goes directly from the head to the tank. Then the tank
Hunter 49 Swim Platform Terry Cox at 4:54pm 12.01.24 Nice finish. Well done. ver see such conditions.
Replacement counter top nightowle at 4:04pm 12.01.24 What about one of the big box stores? HD or Lowes have access to all sorts of countertop materials.
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:01pm 12.01.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:54pm 12.01.24 Most likely correct answer.... dj Ill tey again tomorrow while i continue to clean in /out the bo
Espar hydronic heating system Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 12.01.24 I have an Espar S3 D5E heater and it is plumbed into the main engine fuel tank. Over the past three
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:52pm 12.01.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:48pm 12.01.24 As others have said, the batteries are toast. If they were submerged, especially in brackish or sal
Battery reconditioning? The_Sailing_Pelican at 2:46pm 12.01.24 Please clarify this statement - were the batteries submerged in water for 4 years? If they were
Espar hydronic heating system Hello Below at 2:04pm 12.01.24 Here's source for tanks and the fittings. https://www.suremarineservice.com/Heat/Fuel-Tanks-Fuel-P
Black tank overboard discharge.... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:46pm 12.01.24 A study of a few years ago reported that the chief source of enteric bacteria in South

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