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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
The Bank Manager ver 3 GeneraiT001 at 2:18pm 11.04.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1287 I, like many others, would one day like to have a combination of 1 x Lead Acid Batt for starting and
Stern Measurements (1) ShawneH at 1:23pm 11.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/499 I am not near my boat currently and am looking for an estimated measurement for the flat portion of
Garboard drain plug Don Settle at 5:22am 11.04.25 Big Boats 15/752 This is my first post. I hope to get first hand knowledge from other owners of boats like mine. I ap
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor (1) Carl Wonderful at 5:23pm 11.03.25 Ask All Sailors 27/1290 Hello, New to Outboards and don't want to do something dumb. This motor was said to still run good
1984 Spindrift 15 foor PConti2025 at 2:29pm 11.03.25 Trailer Sailors 6/577 Just purchased a 15 foot spindrift that needs TLC. Soft spot on deck near bow, standard rigging nee
Dometic Marineair problem. wyctoronto at 1:21pm 11.03.25 Ask All Sailors 16/825
looking to add goal post to my tandem axle trailer for my 97 Mac26X. Rs97Mac26X at 11:50am 11.03.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/397 looking to add either on set behind the back of fenders and possibly another set in front of the fen
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? Blue Horizon at 11:08am 11.03.25 Yamaha 9/876 Hello! I've done a Beta 20 re-power and install on my Yamaha 30 sailboat, replacing the YSM12 vbert
Funky electronics! Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 11.03.25 Ask All Sailors 7/466 I have 3 Raymarine instrument displays that I have tried to re-purpose, unsuccessfully so far. They
Winter Storage + Batteries? GeneraiT001 at 6:24am 11.03.25 Ask All Sailors 18/921 Hi, New boat (to me). It has 3 x 100Ahr Lead Acid Batteries. Its using a 100W solar panel to charge
Stuck in the mud Project_Mayhem at 6:04am 11.03.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1049 The yard is having a lot of issues under it's new management. I ran into the new director and he men
Jefferson Beach Marina Jshock33 at 1:41pm 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 0/172 I was wondering if anyone has a boat at Jefferson Beach Marina in St Clair Shores MI. I was looking
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 (2) mveerman at 10:39am 11.02.25 Morgan 9/981 I have a 1984 Morgan 323 and we have a mystery leak. Maybe a gallon an hour of ingress. All the know
Restoring An Oxidized Hull GeneraiT001 at 10:09am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 14/839 Hi, Been looking at YouTube videos on this but haven't found much of use. I was told by someone to u
Which Prop for Bristol 45.5? LAnderson at 7:27am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 14/634 Hi All, I am considering a 1988 Bristol B45.5 that has a Westerbeke 70HP engine with a 3 blade max p
New Owner 1976 Oday Day Sailer II captwhyknot at 7:09am 11.02.25 Day Sailers 4/523
Boat Insurance GeneraiT001 at 4:16am 11.02.25 Ask All Sailors 27/2001 I have the boat but at moment it is out of the water in a marina boat yard. I don't have any insuran
Hunter 212 cockpit floor debonded CaptainStealth at 12:39pm 11.01.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/558 Hello we recently bought a 2001 Hunter 212. the boat originated in NJ went to Western NY where we f
Spin-Tech Furler Follow Up cokomo at 7:52am 11.01.25 Ask All Sailors 1/286 Just as a follow up. We went and stripped canvas off of the boat for the winter and tried to use th

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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
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 4:26pm 01.02.26 Don't forget to budget for mounting hardware. Two Renogy 50w panels - $90/pair Morningstar Sunsaver
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Johann at 4:02pm 01.02.26 Can I get a decent full kit setup for around $300 to $400? Or will I just end up with junk that I'
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 3:41pm 01.02.26 Thanks for all the good info. I'll have to look into those brands! I didn't realize a car battery
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 marcham at 3:24pm 01.02.26 That's a lot of power! 18kwh. Balancing is not important if you are getting rated capacity and all c
Has anyone deep-cleaned their poptop tent? Project_Mayhem at 2:15pm 01.02.26 Spray Nine is hands down the best cleaner I've ever used. However, Sunbrella does have a stain chart
Impressive! PaulK at 2:12pm 01.02.26 There will be a lot of noise about the benefit of autopilots after this dominant performance by the
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 2:08pm 01.02.26 Get a good, brand name controller (not Renogy) and save on the panel. Your batteries, and insurance
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 JR19454 at 2:01pm 01.02.26 Greg - Thanks for sharing, and nice videos! I have 3 Epoch 460's and I'll be using a very symmetric

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