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Decorating a boat for Christmas rpwillia at 6:03am 11.09.25 Ask All Sailors 7/721 I have never done it, but the town dock normally transient only) has asked my sailing club if we wou
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Rich Stidger at 3:16pm 11.08.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1417 OK, I'm asking for a friend.... really. He has a sailboat in South Carolina that is hauled for an a
Water under cabin sole CharlieH1996 at 2:32pm 11.08.25 Smaller Boats 9/828 My water-ballast 1996 Hunter 26 gets water under the cabin sole. I drain it completely dry every sea
Raise the mast single handed How? PConti2025 at 1:12pm 11.08.25 Trailer Sailors 13/840 Ok I drove my Sprindrift Rascal to a nearby lake to practice aligning trailer with ramp. After a fe
Plumbing connections on 1999 hunter 340 HD74 at 11:15am 11.08.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/592 I am so confused on the plumbing. I have a leak at the cockpit shower at the connection. Can anyone
Help Me With The Wires On The Back Of An Alternator (Hitachi 12v-55A) (1) GeneraiT001 at 10:52am 11.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/408 Hi, I'm relatively clueless :) In my mind the start switch (on position 1) allows current from the b
Old 2004-era ST60 wind instrument (1) jaysweet at 9:45am 11.08.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1472 I swear I've looked quite a bit, and I can't find a definitive answer to this question. I have an ST
Lucky Boys kloudie1 at 1:21pm 11.07.25 Ask All Sailors 4/399 Lucky to have been rescued. https://www.foxnews.com/us/coast-guard-swoops-save-stranded-sailors-sink
Sailboat Restoration PConti2025 at 8:34am 11.07.25 Trailer Sailors 3/475 I live on Long Island NY any recommendations for. Sailboat yard that can restore my 1984 Spindrift R
Spring Launch Checklists for through hulls 27trains at 2:20pm 11.06.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/673 Just picked up a 2003 331 at the very end of the season. The owner had winterized the water system a
Electric Outboard motors PConti2025 at 12:48pm 11.06.25 Trailer Sailors 20/1441 I have a 15 foot Spindrift with centerboard. Will use mostly in saltwater bays for light cruising.
FYI for anyone with mast support struts and cold winters AndyL at 11:00am 11.06.25 Big Boats 6/727 Not sure what the official name is for the two struts that support the bottom of the mast on some 35
Are you into a project boat? jssailem at 8:10am 11.06.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/505 It has been awhile since Andy of BaotworksToday has worked on a sailboat. This video just posted. It
Solar Flares may bring Northern Lights into view jssailem at 5:16am 11.06.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/952 Dark sky hours of Nov 6 through 7 may bring the lights of the North into view. Geomagnetic storms ex
How do you keep rear bedding/mattresses from getting wet from water dripping down companionway entrance when raining? Rs97Mac26X at 2:56pm 11.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/375 Just purchased a 97 Mac 26X and I have noticed that my rear bedding/mattresses are getting wet when
Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) (5) PConti2025 at 2:51pm 11.05.25 Ask All Sailors 11/517 I just came into possession on a Vintage Good Year See Bee 5 HP (1950-1960) I have pictures I can
1986 Lacoste 42 manuals MikeKoz at 2:04pm 11.05.25 Ask All Sailors 4/258 Recently purchased a 1986 Lacoste 42 sailboat-also known as a Dufour 42. Looking for an owners manua
Beneteau 440 Isotherm Cruiser 200 fitment. mwgmwg at 12:11pm 11.05.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/351 Looking to possibly replace our old refrigerator/freezer with an Isotherm Cruiser 200 (side by side
Beneteau 440 / Moorings 445 Looking for replacement Salon Ceiling trim. mwgmwg at 12:10pm 11.05.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/237 I tried on the beneteau parts site, but they all say discontinued (no shock there). Wondering about
Small leak around depth transducer on old sailboat. (1) JohnnyP at 10:26am 11.05.25 Ask All Sailors 6/404 My 1983 Hunter 34 sailboat has a small leak somewhere around the depth finder transducer. The leak i

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Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 (1) JBP-PA at 8:13am 01.03.26 I've used one of these cheaper battery monitors for years before I got the Victron one. Still use i
Suggested locations on a Hunter 41 for VictronConnect Energy Solar Controller (1) marcham at 8:03am 01.03.26 As mentioned above, Ideally, you want the MPPT as close as possible to your batteries or your hot ba
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 JBP-PA at 7:51am 01.03.26 Thanks for all the good info. I'll have to look into those brands! I didn't realize a car battery
Hunter 49 / M-H 50 wiring diagrams marcham at 7:48am 01.03.26 The risk of relying on the OEM wiring diagrams for this kind of stuff is that previous owners may ve
Has anyone deep-cleaned their poptop tent? JBP-PA at 7:30am 01.03.26 This mildew is depressing me. Can I just lay it out in the driveway, dump 50/50 bleach water on it,
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. dlochner at 7:30am 01.03.26 Take a look at the Owner's Resource section on the SBO landing page. There are downloads by brand an
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. plealman5 at 7:23am 01.03.26 A Yanmar 2GM ? F. No Manual. I bought the boat "well used" in 2021, from someone who was given the b
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dLj at 7:21am 01.03.26 Thanks for the corrections ! . Yes - we have the Shoal draft at 5 feet. I measured one time an
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. dlochner at 7:07am 01.03.26 What engine do you have? And do you have the shop manual for it?
Suggested locations on a Hunter 41 for VictronConnect Energy Solar Controller dlochner at 7:05am 01.03.26 The Victron controllers should be near the batteries. The controllers monitor the ambient temperatur
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? spadaforaj at 6:47am 01.03.26 Thanks for the corrections ! . Yes - we have the Shoal draft at 5 feet. I measured one time and
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 JR19454 at 6:37am 01.03.26 That's a lot of power! 18kwh. Balancing is not important if you are getting rated capacity and all
Hunter 49 / M-H 50 wiring diagrams JR19454 at 6:17am 01.03.26 Hi marcham. I'm installing Lithium Batteries (I know, kinda trendy, but we plan on full-time cruisi
Has anyone deep-cleaned their poptop tent? Rick Webb at 3:43am 01.03.26 Try spot cleaning with hydrogen peroxide then warm water laundry detergent borax and a soft brush fi
Hunter 49 / M-H 50 wiring diagrams marcham at 11:05pm 01.02.26 Pages 9/10 are pretty descriptive .... shows the harness layout, connection points, wire numbers (sh
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:55pm 01.02.26 ns!
Happy New Year! kloudie1 at 7:33pm 01.02.26 Many thanks guys!I had a nice quiet daywithasip of rum and an excellent cigar.
Drill a hole ? in my mast Rick Webb at 6:48pm 01.02.26 Inserting a cotton string would help wick the water out. A four-inch piece about two inches in then
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 6:16pm 01.02.26 I didn't realize a car battery was so inefficient when it comes to solar. Car batteries, which ar
Drill a hole ? in my mast Tally Ho at 5:49pm 01.02.26

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