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Do you light your boat? (2) jssailem at 8:26pm 12.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/1812
how to tell tohatsu mfs6b carb from mfs6c carb kpgraci at 3:07pm 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/536 I have a b and a c carb for the tohatsu mfs6. it came with the c and it fowled so often I replaced i
Battery Test Switch Concerto at 2:10pm 12.03.18 Catalina 310 3/899 When checking the battery levels toggle switch on the main panel, what position should the main batt
Skimmar 12 sea gull parts whynotsail at 2:04pm 12.03.18 Trailer Sailors 0/717 I recently bought a Skimmar 12 sea gull sailboat - Does anyone know where I can get parts for it or
The improbable voyage of an Anchorage man who tried to sail to China to see his wife and son (1) nat55 at 12:16pm 12.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 20/2461 The world of sailing is so rich..... https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2018/11/29/the-improbable-voyag
FINANCIALLY Speaking in which state should you retire? jssailem at 11:18am 12.03.18 Sails Call Lounge 84/7132 As I step on to the door step of retirement, I am getting barraged with information regarding the co
Kits discontinued ?? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 12/1682 TOAD marine has responded to say they can't get the gasket kit for my Racor 110 fuel filter. " but
What is this thru hole for? Tropicdawg at 8:15am 12.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/546 on my 1990 Hunter Legend there is a blocked off thru hole on port side of stuffing box. Opposite to
Wireless Kill Switches Captain Wind Song at 5:48am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 8/1466 The major problem with the kill switches on the motors is no one uses them. When I single hand my bo
Holding tank hilarity Skipper at 5:30am 12.03.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1005 Without long details: Holding tank was pressurizing. Looked up inside vent on the hullside, appeared
Yanmar 2gmf 13hp cooling system Mattcia123 at 3:30am 12.03.18 Engines and Propulsion 14/5966 hey all, Got my first Diesel engine recently, yanmar 2gmf 13 hp, question about the cooling system
Holding take sensor on Hunter 44ds (2004) Lee Coller at 10:57pm 12.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1172 The level sensor on my holding tank has stopped working. After investigation I discovered that the
I have run into some trouble while refinishing the cabin table. (1) BenIodine53 at 9:05pm 12.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1624 New owner of a 1990 Hunter Vision 32. The cabin table had a few scratches in it, so I decided to ref
Battle Born batteries heritage at 4:56pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 8/4239 Anyone tried these so called, "drop-in" batteries? They are LiPoFe4 batteries manufactured in Reno,
Plastic water tank leaking Southpaw at 4:19pm 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 10/5066 Has anyone fixed a plastic water tank? I think it has a crack in the bottom net to the edge. We are
Bimini Replacement FlyorSail at 1:24pm 12.02.18 Catalina 310 11/2018 Hello Fellow Catalina 310 owners! My Bimini was torn during a storm late this summer and needs to b
Water buildup in v-berth Jdtran at 1:09pm 12.02.18 Catalina 30 12/2798 Hi. Just bought our boat and after getting into it a bit more, found a little pool of water that bui
Maine's shoreline is longer than California's? (9) TomY at 11:50am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2442 Maine has the fourth(edit) longest tidal shoreline in the United States. 3,478 miles. Longer than la
Evaluate my boat's wiring (1) aaronaxvig at 11:10am 12.02.18 Big Boats 6/845 Here is what I see behind the panel on my Hunter 376. What do you think? Do you see anything stupid
Surface Chip lehighsail at 7:42am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/751 Yesterday while putting the framework on the boat to support the winter cover I dropped a support wh

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Added ballast jssailem at 1:35pm 09.04.24 Yes. If you could just keep them on the rails and switch without a lot of complaints when you shout
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 1:35pm 09.04.24 It is not paint. It is a gelcoat strip sprayed into the mold at the time the boat hull was built. T
Added ballast shemandr at 1:05pm 09.04.24 Ultimate rail meat!
Stepping Hunter 326 Mast kps95 at 12:57pm 09.04.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: The owner's manual is here https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/H
Stepping Hunter 326 Mast kappykaplan at 12:51pm 09.04.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: The owner's manual is here https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hu
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? kappykaplan at 12:21pm 09.04.24 Will AI be used to route cruisers? Will AI take over piloting? How do you see this technology affe
Added ballast (1) jssailem at 11:34am 09.04.24 I have sailed past those monsters as they occupy the buoys or rocks in the Sound. These look like t
Pumpout Carts Suck danm1 at 11:18am 09.04.24 Many harbors on LI Sound have free pumpout boats. Unfortunately, many only operate on weekends. Got
top side handrails Riptide33 at 10:48am 09.04.24 One more thing. Found a site called Plas TEAK. Uses recycled material and offers boat products...li
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase Project_Mayhem at 10:19am 09.04.24 The engine is an infant. You may be able to get a trusted mechanic to do a survey. It could be mone
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 10:16am 09.04.24 Engine has 934 hours BTW The engine is an infant. You may be able to get a trusted mechanic to do
Pumpout Carts Suck jssailem at 10:15am 09.04.24 I should add that Everett is in the process of rebuilding their Fuel Dock. Already there have been m
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase Project_Mayhem at 10:13am 09.04.24 The challenge I have seen comes from a broker or the seller feeling taking his engine apart is a bi
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 10:11am 09.04.24 certainly do a compression test if possible. The challenge I have seen comes from a broker or the
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes Stu Jackson at 10:10am 09.04.24 This is reason I am asking. I want to see if the heavy duty Li-Ion jump starter I have for my car w
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase Project_Mayhem at 10:08am 09.04.24 "Are compression tests not performed on diesels?" No, certainly do a compression test if possible.
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 09.04.24 The fact that you have to remove the coupling and swap out to a rigid to do the alignment is probab
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 9:47am 09.04.24 When I was last there (in Everett), the pumpout boat would do any boat. I think that he normally ju
Pumpout Carts Suck jssailem at 9:09am 09.04.24 Two pumpouts are provided in the Port of Everett. One is located at the fuel dock, and the other is
H42 Passage lists to port jssailem at 9:00am 09.04.24 It really isn't much but just sort of nags at me. I can understand their annoyance. I don't partic

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