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"All Is Lost". Should I give it another chance? Justin_NSA at 9:38am 07.31.18 Sails Call Lounge 43/2592 I started watching the movie last night on Amazon prime. I only got a few minutes into it and said t
Sailboat surveyor Miami BobHorn at 9:02am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 0/227 Looking for a sailboat surveyor in the Miami area. Thanks, Bob
Dimension of fiberglass v berth hatch jerryf609 at 8:33am 07.31.18 Catalina 30 0/426 Hi sailors. I'm a 2 hour drive from my boat. Can someone pleas give me the dimensions of the forwar
Windicator for Escape Mambo NorCalSail at 8:20am 07.31.18 Parts Search 3/2329 Hi- I recently purchased an Escape Mambo and am looking for a "windicator " or another Escape owner
New Tow Vehicle w4swk at 7:28am 07.31.18 Catalina 22 26/2782 Soooooo, after 250,000 miles on my pickup, I think I will look for a new tow vehicle. I've always ow
Can't post in Owners Mods (1) pateco at 7:06am 07.31.18 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/637 I wanted to add a project in Owners Mod's, but when I go to submit an article, it says I need to log
Hunter Legend 40.5 water in oil S.V. Windshadow at 6:22am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 1/443 Yesterday we found brown thick oil up about 4-5 quarts. How can water get in there? My mechanic said
Water in the oil S.V. Windshadow at 5:58am 07.31.18 Big Boats 36/3004 2 hour sailing in following winds. Then 30 minutes of motoring to a slip. After sitting 4 days, our
Seawater Pump Identification? jviss at 5:23am 07.31.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/986 I replaced the impeller on my Westerbeke seawater pump, part number 33636. Now the back of the pump
Hood furler bugsboat at 3:30am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/383 I have a 1995 Hunter 37.5. The bearings in my Hood 810SL are good. But I had to use a vise grip to h
Block Island sunrise. (1) TomY at 3:19am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 14/895
Does anyone know what the 36 was designed for? Alctel at 12:07am 07.31.18 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1912 The 36' cherubini hunters seem to be a bit of an odd ball out of the whole series - only made for 2
Has anyone tried digital /wireless radar? Kings Gambit at 10:03pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1479 The radar was swept off me boat in a weird collision that I may come back to someday here. In the m
Finding the elusive oil leak (2) LeslieTroyer at 9:55pm 07.30.18 Big Boats 3/897 in the middle of my 3week Cruise I noticed oil leaking from the engine. It was very hard to pinpoin
Orca tows a sailboat plenny7 at 9:00pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1149 This would have been something to see https://bnqt.com/2018/07/30/orca-tows-sailboat-across-harbor
Electric winch to raise mast for 18.5 Olive Gardener at 8:53pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/294 Does someone has a simple way to set up an electric winch to step up the mast? I am getting older a
Engine coolant temp monitoring on a Vulcan 7 jwerkjr at 4:48pm 07.30.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1034 I have been researching a way to hook up a second sending unit in the hot water line going to the ho
Weekend Fun! (4) w4swk at 4:42pm 07.30.18 Catalina 22 3/432 cell that moved through causing a little scramble to get the sails down! We are prepping the boat
Can anyone identify this electrical connector? (1) jwerkjr at 4:10pm 07.30.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/914 This connector is on my 1984 3GMF engine. One lead attaches to the altenator. The other leads into t
Bimini Hater Alert (3) BlowMeAway at 4:04pm 07.30.18 Sails Call Lounge 14/1081

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Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Rick486 at 5:20pm 08.03.23 growing up, dad had a 38' alden racer, ( U.S. ONE DESIGN), wood, no selfbailing cockpit, no electri
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Crusty Ol Salt at 5:19pm 08.03.23 I am guess they are a step up from the wire nuts the previous owner was fond of.....
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment jssailem at 5:02pm 08.03.23 There are options in all projects. What would cause you to prime the engine? If I change the engin
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Captain Larry-DH at 4:33pm 08.03.23 I tried them. Garbage :thumbsdown:
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors JamesG161 at 3:54pm 08.03.23 The key to using this type, Per ABYC standards, is this... They must not be stressed. Meaning free
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment dlochner at 3:49pm 08.03.23 How hard is it to pump diesel a few feet through a 5/16" hose? How often is it necessary to bleed th
VHF Handheld Ward H at 2:46pm 08.03.23 Is DCS an important feature in a handheld? Didn't see it mentioned here. I had a SH870 and now a SH
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 2:05pm 08.03.23 What's inefficient about the lift pump method? Wondering; I assume by lift pump you mean the elect
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 08.03.23 I think this was the last time these came up - Heat shrink solder connectors
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Ward H at 1:51pm 08.03.23 When I installed my RM instrument system back in 2018 I was studying all aspects of the system on th
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors stickinthemud57 at 1:33pm 08.03.23 All new to me, but I was dubious about the ability of the plastic to stand up to the temps necessary
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Ward H at 1:09pm 08.03.23 East Coast Marine Transmission is good small shop in NJ. I second this! Rick was very helpful when
Solder seal heat shrink butt connectors dlochner at 1:07pm 08.03.23 This is a re occurring topic. Search the archives. There are multiple problems, not the least of whi
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dchipley at 1:06pm 08.03.23 Those issues are much the same as the issues I was having with our 380 before I replaced the shift/
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? dLj at 1:02pm 08.03.23 I have a broken electric winch that I may or may not be able to repair. This Lewmar winch is obsol
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion cymeyer at 12:58pm 08.03.23 Hi all Looking at a 2011 Ben. Oceanis 43 this weekend No bow thruster is it a big deal? I would n
87 hunter 34 value splax at 12:57pm 08.03.23 Thanks everyone.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) jviss at 12:52pm 08.03.23 Interesting. What was the tach reading? Idle cold is about 700 - 800. For some reason I don't und
looking for a 23 mast base zspar rgranger at 12:31pm 08.03.23 Call the SBO store right here on this site. I've purchased all sort of Z-spar parts here.
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head capta at 12:26pm 08.03.23 It looks as though you rotate the light side up and remove the back. However, I've never seen those

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