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Little/No Wind Home Port -- Staying Enthused? rardiH36 at 12:22pm 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 34/2824 Yesterday afternoon, the NWS advertised 15 knot winds in San Francisco's Central Bay. I went out.
Starter Battery replacement CrazyOldMan at 12:14pm 10.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/760 Hello, All I have just discovered that the aging starter battery on my 2008 343 is a dual purpose d
Bottom Stripping Plymouth Sailor at 10:19am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 33/4188 Looking for a relatively inexpensive way of stripping my anti-fouling paint (multiple layers/years).
Do you use leftover Diesel Motor oil next year? Loose Ends at 9:12am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/530 It seems that buying a gallon of oil is more cost effective than buying the 3 quarts that I need, an
Who likes teak decks? Kings Gambit at 8:32am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 27/3192 When I bought the 1999 Bavaria in 2004 I was concerned about the maintenance of its teak decks. Surv
3M 5200 and gluing the loose plastic to foam on the 170 Shorefun at 8:21am 10.24.18 Day Sailers 9/2288 I tried pumping the 5200 into holes in the plastic to glue it back to the foam. My concern was the
Pump for washing the deck RajunCajun at 4:07am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 14/3478 We have found it necessary at times to wash the deck, grill, and other parts of the boat while we ar
Dealing with fish RajunCajun at 3:56am 10.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/3259 Where do you guys clean your fish? I've been using a large cutting board in the cockpit area, but
Water System...Admiral doesn't like pumping water RajunCajun at 3:51am 10.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/777 The admiral doesn't like pumping water anymore. Any recommendations on electric water pumps for th
Looking for teak wood RajunCajun at 3:43am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/2404 Any recommendations on where to purchase teak panels or plywood online? I am adding a few shelves a
Lighting ideas for Hunter 260 RajunCajun at 3:37am 10.24.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1188 Since winter is here, its time to get to projects on the Hunter 260. I would like to add LED light
What is this on the railing? Shelf for cooler or generator? (3) RajunCajun at 3:26am 10.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/2410 Hi, I found these pictures online. Any idea where to purchase the "shelf" that is attached to the
Installing manual fresh water pump on a H41 leemarkadams at 11:27pm 10.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/337 Hello all, and as we are getting our H41 prepped to become live aboards in the Med next year we are
6 gl or 12 gl water heater Boby_Hunter33 at 7:27pm 10.23.18 Big Boats 24/2135 My Kumma 8 Gl leaks. It will be replaced by a Raritan 6 or 12 gl. It is a 45 DS, usually 3 people on
Got our new cushions in... RNC725 at 5:45pm 10.23.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/818 Now, do we attach the snaps? Concern is drilling 28 holes and then having the male ends exposed when
1990 35.5 hairline crack on keel (1) shawanaga at 3:49pm 10.23.18 Big Boats 3/569 Hi guys Hauled the boat this weekend and I was at the boat today getting it ready for winter and not
Catalina 18 Barrier Coat Ajay73 at 3:38pm 10.23.18 Smaller Boats 5/1319 I was looking at the posts on the Yahoo Cat18 group and came across a barrier coat discussion where
Rudder repair (1) Westislandsavage at 3:11pm 10.23.18 Sirius 21/22 1/1515 I had a great summer and really appreciated everyones answers and advice to my boat questions. After
Leaking Rear Seal in Volvo MD2020 2001 goofeyfoot at 3:07pm 10.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 5/1597 Hello: Peering under my Volvo engine, it would appear that there is a weeping of engine oil between
Battery Terminal corrosion kpgraci at 1:23pm 10.23.18 Ask All Sailors 8/781 I have two batteries, the negatives are connected by a short 8 inch wire then a common negative goes

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Gearbox dipstick dlochner at 5:01am 07.22.24 Dipstick should be loose. Level should be at the line on the dipstick, maybe an ?" above. The fluid
Gearbox dipstick Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 07.22.24
P42 head system solenoid (2) HoosierSailor at 4:42am 07.22.24 Did we ever establish what PN for the solenoid valve? PN 37068-2000 appears to connect directly to t
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage dlochner at 4:35am 07.22.24 Instead of the expense of adding an electric winch we bought an eWincher. Easy to use with good ergo
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage DSqr at 4:29am 07.22.24
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern sailme88 at 4:26am 07.22.24 Try the gravestone trick.. Overlay a sheet of paper and using a pencil or crayon go back and forth..
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Rasselas36 at 4:02am 07.22.24 Your insurance policy?
Iphone Sat-phone feature? rgranger at 3:57am 07.22.24
To swivel or not to swivel rgranger at 3:53am 07.22.24 I've always felt the main purpose of the swivel is when anchored in one spot for an extend e time.
P42 radar mount Csw1742 at 3:32am 07.22.24 Thanks!! That's exactly what I was looking for. Still not sure I'm going to mast mount it. I may us
New winches install ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:09pm 07.21.24 Will I likely need to drill new holes ? See Lewmar winch specs :
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern JamesG161 at 8:32pm 07.21.24 If you registered your boat with the Coast Guard, they have your HIN # Jim...
My boat stinks! rgranger at 8:03pm 07.21.24 What Peggie said plus an ozone generator.
Looking at an s2 7.9 (1) SailingLoto at 7:07pm 07.21.24 Got it loaded up today
My boat stinks! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:48pm 07.21.24 Hi Tiffany To get rid of any odors, it's first necessary to identify the source(s) so we can get rid
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Rick D at 6:34pm 07.21.24 Wonderful! I have always learned from your tests and reviews and look forward to paging through your
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern dlochner at 6:23pm 07.21.24 Try doing a "grave stone rubbing" to read the HIN. Put a piece of paper over the HIN and then use a
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 5:47pm 07.21.24 The edges will be exposed plus it'd be best to seal it from water exposure but then that's exposed
Yanmar 2gm water leaking out of hole in engine heritage at 4:43pm 07.21.24 I noticed 80 written on the oil filter. That couldn't be 1980,, could it?
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Will Gilmore at 4:38pm 07.21.24 Try the bulkhead around the engine compartment. I don't have any idea, but that seems like a likely

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