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Can you get too big of a gas tank? JP-M25 at 10:29am 02.05.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/4864 Hi All, my first post. I'm referb'ing an M25 (Hurricane Michael special). The boat was pretty much
Wave slap reducers Kermit at 9:45am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/153 @WKW mentipned wave slap reducers for the aft cabin. PLEASE* tell us about wave slap reducers! Our*
Air conditioning maintenance..... NYSail at 8:53am 02.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/472 So I am new to the boat a/c phenomena.... have two units that function off a single pump. Units bot
Les and John's 2019 EXTREME Winter Cruise (1) jssailem at 8:05am 02.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 299/21131 Day 0 The beginning. e high teens and a wee bit of snow greeted us as we started provisioning for ou
Rudder post removal (4) TigerC&C at 4:08am 02.05.19 C&C 0/1284 We are attempting to remove the rudder on our custom C'C 43, to service and replace bearings as need
Fuel tank sender gasket. NYSail at 11:44pm 02.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/326 any recommendations for a gasket or gasket material for the sender on my plastic fuel tank?? Thanks
Will a rocna 10 kg fit on a beneteau 323 bow roller? Paul8 at 10:46pm 02.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/3932 I have a Beneteau 323 andwant to upgrade my Bruce anchor to a 10 kg rocna. Will a rocna fit my bow r
1988 O'Day 35 pzmaria at 4:14pm 02.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 13/4957 Hello all members and owners. I'm looking for some pointers and advice on this boat. Recently I sold
New Guy Hello! Ozpilot414 at 9:40am 02.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 16/1479 Hello all, Made my first purchase of a lovely 1988 Hunter 28.5 and now want to sink every penny I ha
Fuel Leak OdayGeorge at 9:33am 02.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 4/789 OK, I am completely stumped. I can't find a fuel leak. I hadn't used my boat in about five days.
Hunter 410 frig insulation Don Lucas at 9:11am 02.04.19 Big Boats 10/1195 I'm getting ice in my refrigeration box on the wall between the freezer and it. I have a feeling tha
is something wrong? mortyd at 8:24am 02.04.19 Catalina 30 3/890 is it me or is something wrong? my messages have not moved or changed in a long time.
MSRP on 2000 Hunter 340 Yachtsman1686 at 7:22am 02.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/878 Hi, Does anybody know what the 2000 Hunter 340 sold for back in the year 2000?
Prop maintenance - bling Justin_NSA at 7:05am 02.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 19/2055 I was reinstalling my batteries this weekend in the boat yard and contemplated my folding prop. Gori
New Owner O'day 25 (2) jkandris at 5:25am 02.04.19 Bigger Boats 26/2293 Good Morning Folks, So I was able to scoop up a 1978 Oday with a new motor and couple of year old t
Good Morning all. twodzusfittings at 5:15am 02.04.19 Ask An Oday Owner 2/633 Greetings from the chilly 95 corridor (Delaware). Just purchased a 1983 O'day 30 CB, after selling m
Dodger Frame and Cockpit Cushion 1984 Hunter 34 S edwards at 7:53pm 02.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2989 Hello Fellow Hunter Owners, I am new to this forum. I am currently looking for cockpit cushion and
Cabinet creaks in 2004 H44 Dave112 at 6:19pm 02.03.19 Big Boats 4/577 Hi I have a had a 2004 Hunter 44 for a number of years now and it seems to me that creaks in the ca
Replacing blackwater tank Araluen Pittwater at 4:42pm 02.03.19 Big Boats 24/3714 Hello. I have looked around but cannot seem to find if anybody has a post on replacing the waste tan
Day three Okeechobee crossing (1) Paul1966 at 4:36pm 02.03.19 Bigger Boats 9/980 first night at anchor, free dock first night and stayed at the Roland Martin marina the second night

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Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:38am 06.13.24 Check my post #114 on this link for possible answer. Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta Jim...
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 11:35am 06.13.24
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit JamesG161 at 11:33am 06.13.24 The wife and have entertained many an anchorage with colorful language while trying to communicate
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 11:07am 06.13.24 Not True for Hunter sailboats. Start Battery is for many high Amp needs. Mine does Electric Winch
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners isaksp00 at 11:02am 06.13.24 I don't have that boat, but I've seen info on how the water ballasted boats were built. Wondering if
Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 9:49am 06.13.24 You are going to love being able to raise or lower the anchor from the cockpit. You are going to th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 9:14am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 06.13.24 What @rgranger is describing is putting a backing plate in the backside from the outside. Next add
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 8:02am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable a
B and G autopilot commissioning prskier17 at 7:54am 06.13.24 How has the SD10 been working for you? I'm considering the exact same setup to replace my Simrad TP
Cleaning Anchor dmax at 7:47am 06.13.24 Go with something like this, no installation necessary and can be used elsewhere: https://www.amazon
Cleaning Anchor Jim Legere at 7:07am 06.13.24 I had a pump installed in one of the lockers under the v-berth. It was tee-ed off the seacock supply
rigging tension jssailem at 6:21am 06.13.24 no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the tension pounds indicator but am
rigging tension (1) kloudie1 at 6:17am 06.13.24 The B&R is a slightly different critter .. Some have backstays and the newer ones donn't.. Here is a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:01am 06.13.24 The FCC website seems to have been written by geeks for geeks and we mere mortals struggle with find
216 Mast Step Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.13.24 Take a photo of the mast step and foot and post here. Thanks
rigging tension chp at 5:21am 06.13.24 My manual says 20% of breaking strength of the wire diameter. My sailmaker agrees that B&R rigs have
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 5:16am 06.13.24 Not knowing how your battery banks/charging/switching situation is set up, I don't know why it doesn

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