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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
Skipper and Admiral.... thoughts jssailem at 10:47am 10.23.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/771 WORDS A husband read an article to his wife about how many words women use a day. 30,000 to a man's
Suggestions on pump for head Franklin at 9:16am 10.23.18 Ask All Sailors 2/402 My new boat comes with a suction type head and uses fresh water to flush. I do not want to flush wi
Rub rail O'day 192/222? Brian S at 7:16am 10.23.18 Day Sailers 2/915 Has anyone replaced damaged sections of 192 white plastic rub rail? D'R Marine has said they sell it
Re-engine a Beneteau 473 Shakaree at 7:06am 10.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 6/2233 my wife and I are planning on purchasing a Beneteau 473. One of the boats we are looking at has a We
Boom or Fitting DockH at 6:23am 10.23.18 Parts Search 0/480 seeking inner boom fiitting (mast end) for Abbott22 or comparable 8' boom with bolt rope channel.
diemetions of catalina 250 wing keel on trailer fishingaz at 8:11pm 10.22.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1030 Hi i would like to find the total dimentions for a 250 wing keel on trailer for roro freight quote i
O'Day 322 gooseneck question (2) Mickstr at 7:33pm 10.22.18 Bigger Boats 8/2103 Was looking at my gooseneck the other day (Z-Spar, O'Day 322) and was wondering if I had a problem.
New LED Masthead Light Bay Tripper at 7:22pm 10.22.18 Smaller Boats 4/1214 Hello All, This is officially my first post to this forum. I always search the archives for a
Tough weather day in western Mexico JimInPB at 6:27pm 10.22.18 Ask All Sailors 5/460 It looks like Mazatlan is about to get a pretty solid hit. https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/graphics_ep4.s
Need to re-seat the big front window on a Hunter 29.5 (1) Willie G at 5:54pm 10.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 47/5501 157703 I Need to re-seat the big front window on a Hunter 29.5. Just finished doing the front hatch
Pearson 31-2 Owners? Tyler Rippel at 4:52pm 10.22.18 Pearson 7/3777 It seems like almost every other boat has a fairly active community but I haven't seen an active for
Broken engine mount stud (1) Hydro Therapy at 2:42pm 10.22.18 Engines and Propulsion 38/5035 Well I noticed this today and assigned it to the top of the winter list. Not sure when it broke but
There's coffee in that nebula (1) Brian D at 1:03pm 10.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/869 Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti Wears 'Star Trek' Uniform in Space https://img.purch.com/w/660/aHR0
Prop is turning in neutral Valerio at 12:22pm 10.22.18 Big Boats 22/5355 I have to calibrate something in my gear box ? my h41 with a yanmar 56 hp and prop with shaft is tur
Coyote: The Mike Plant Story dlochner at 10:32am 10.22.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/896 As the end of sailing season approaches for many of us, we will find ourselves looking for vicarious
Hunter 170 mast coating? Shorefun at 7:41am 10.22.18 Day Sailers 4/608 I have not ventured far into my mast at this point. I was looking at it a bit and noticed that it
center of gravity for a cat 25 kenpa at 7:22am 10.22.18 Parts Search 1/566 moving a newly purchased cat 25 from a single axle to a two axle trailer . Where is the center of gr
Auto Pilot 2001 340 Sand-Ra-Jean at 6:35am 10.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/787 I have a 2001 340. The auto pilot is a bit long in the tooth. It functions well in very minor wind c
Boom angle for in mast furling Sailorpat at 6:01am 10.22.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/743 Our 2004 Hunter 41 came equipped with a solid Vang that is as compressed as far as possible so that

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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
Sails for hunter 27 rintys1 at 4:34pm 07.21.24 :plus: Their search tool says they have 2 used mains for a Hunter 270, which I presume is the versi
My boat stinks! Richard19068 at 4:26pm 07.21.24 Umm... This thread and Peggie's book? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/forums/marine-plumbing-and-
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern isaksp00 at 4:19pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel. A se
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.21.24 I thought that the second location was a secret to prevent obliteration for a stolen vessel.
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 3:47pm 07.21.24 Thanks for your input @Tally Ho! I think if we matched your pic it might be the last time my wife ge
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva dlochner at 3:39pm 07.21.24 Cheers! Being optimistic? ;) I have always found your articles valuable and informative in you
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 07.21.24 Looks like great reading in my future. :beer:
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:15pm 07.21.24 This website has a good description of the Electroshock Drowning which occurs in freshwater. As has
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 07.21.24 I sailed a Hunter 280 on Lake Michigan as my first boat. Not sure how different the 280 is from the
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Tally Ho at 2:38pm 07.21.24

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