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Mystery leak Tom H31 at 7:36am 08.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/2366 Found wet fabric at the very aft end of the quarter berth (1986 H31). This is usually a dark, damp a
Beneteau 46 2009 Center Cockpt table replacemente or repair (2) Julio not Houlio at 7:15am 08.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/371 Any ideas/suggestions on repairing the center cockpit table on a Beneteau 46? The aft right part aft
battery charger amp size b crites at 6:45am 08.05.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1134 Replacing my outdated battery charger. One starter bank, an one house bank. What amp size are you c
AC Wire size Wanderwind36 at 11:26pm 08.04.17 Big Boats 6/3519 Looking to determine the ac wire size from the inlet receptical to the service panel on a 1987 C36.
Need an Oman 8.0 kilowatt genset water pump BobBarr at 10:09pm 08.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1303 I'm trying to find an Oman 8.0 genset impeller pump for my hunter passage 42 With out much luck Oma
Shaft zincs inside the engine bay? Skipper at 8:56pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/646 I saw a pic once of a shaft zinc attached to the shaft inside the engine bay. Thought it a silly ano
Sail slides breaking (1) Skipper at 8:47pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 21/3239 Of course I've been in boats and sailing forever, but I too get mystified by some things: I get slid
Fractional rig, swept shrouds... backstay function... (2) agprice22 at 8:15pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1243 This is a swept rig, cap shrouds, uppers, lowers, and forward shrouds. 9/32 forestay and cap shrouds
Tartan Forum Starter Thread jviss at 4:44pm 08.04.17 Tartan 3/2082 Thanks for creating a Tartan forum. I am looking for a new boat, or should I say, a new used boat,
Hunter 23 mast twist Rcarbo at 4:40pm 08.04.17 Smaller Boats 10/745 i noticed that the top of my mast on my hunter 23 is twisted slightly to the port side. Any suggest
B361 "main salon" version jarcher at 1:43pm 08.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/553 Hi All, on an Oceanis 361, I'm wondering what the difference between the "main salon version" and th
Boat fire in Victoria Meriachee at 12:04pm 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/459 Pushing the boat off the fuel dock, likely saved the fuel dock. http://globalnews.ca/news/3647631/
Floating Ground? Gunni at 10:21am 08.04.17 Ask All Sailors 39/6458 I'm switching out my fuel gauge (VDO euro ohms) for a WEMA/KUS sender and Faria gauge with American
Catalina 36 MKii vs Beneteau Oceanis 361 jarcher at 9:46am 08.04.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4497 Hi All... I asked this question in the Beneteau section and someone rightly suggested I ask it here
'78 25 Centerboard (2) Hoosier Kevin at 5:50am 08.04.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/617 I have my '78 O'Day 25 blocked up for the summer working on the centerboard. Last October when I hir
What to look for on a used macgregor 26 Julio Roman at 11:12pm 08.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/5538 Hi My wife and i are talking about buying a sailboat . We have been looking around and came across
SeaTalk1 Wiring? (6) patrickkidd at 10:07pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 15/10115 Hello! I am all but convinced based on inferences from very sparse other online sources that the Se
Broken fuse holder for Trident Propane solenoid switch (2) Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:24pm 08.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2873 Got to the boat tonight and found my fuse holder sticking out and small plastic piece has broken off
Racing in 20, gusts to 30 (1) Jackdaw at 8:17pm 08.03.17 Ask All Sailors 16/729 Thankfully only saw the 31 knots gusting once. But is was our kind of day, breezy and blustery. Whi
Electricl Stormydog at 5:18pm 08.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/592 I came to my Catalina 28 after two weeks at work. Everything was working ok when I left. When I came

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Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.14.23 Brinky63, any photos of the repaired stuff?
Mast step Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56pm 06.14.23 There is nothing more to say from me
1990 Hunter 27 resin type dsrawlins at 4:54pm 06.14.23 Thanks for the quick response! This is below the waterline so I was thinking of using epoxy with a
1990 Hunter 27 resin type Davidasailor26 at 4:50pm 06.14.23
Solar vent recommendations Tally Ho at 4:45pm 06.14.23
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? Brinky63 at 4:43pm 06.14.23 Hi All, just a quick update. We made a new upper bearing using the drawings provided, the old bearin
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:27pm 06.14.23 Apologies for the triples copies there, trying to figure out how to post the photos of the one I rec
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ

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