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Engine Exhaust Related To Engine Condition FlimFlamII at 1:18pm 08.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/769 I have a 1980 Yanmar YSM8 with about 375 hours. At least that's what the engine hour indicator read
Deck Light Switch therealbrianf at 1:12pm 08.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1946 Hi everyone, I have a combination of problems with the foredeck light on my Beneteau 281. It's a Pe
Trying to get my Hunter 19-1 back on the lake.... some questions (2) garybeck at 12:13pm 08.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1172 Hello, I have had this Hunter 19-1 (http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=6218) sitting in
Webasto Diesel Heating and A/C Lee Hadjiosif at 10:21am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/689 I have a 42' sailboat with Webasto diesel heating and 3" ducting throughout. I now want to install A
Law Enforcement Sailing Association Lodi47 at 8:29am 08.27.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1414 With five years to go before retirement I have begun making plans for leaving Chicago and sailing ba
Fiberglass cutlass bearing??? (3) George Da Porge at 7:15am 08.27.17 Catalina 30 1/998 No question here, for info or discussion only! Had to replace my cutlass bearing. The existing one
Music to calm the savage beast you BlowMeAway at 8:00pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 61/5300 We haul a lot of new sailing folks, potential crew, never been on a sailboat kinda folks for a weeke
Hunter 380 Inverter/Charger replacement PowerWinch at 6:47pm 08.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1425 My Freedom 20 that came with the boat only puts out 90 volts when inverting. I'm looking at 2000w r
Best anchor for the Cheasapeake Bay PAC3142 at 6:12pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/3272 My Danforth style Fortress anchor isn't cutting it lately. I've had a hard time setting in Oxford,
Good $ after bad? What is the market today? BobM at 3:58pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1121 Dropped my mast to investigate a dimple in the deck. As a part of it I had a surveyor meter the dec
Line washer (4) All U Get at 2:37pm 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 13/835
Hello! ... and thinking of purchasing Hunter Vision 32' Girl in a Billion at 2:36pm 08.26.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3214 Hi there! I'm mainly writing to introduce myself, and get the ball rolling in meeting other Vision 3
Mainsail/Mast question DHaning at 2:00pm 08.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1048 What holds the mainsail slugs from dropping out of the slot in the mast when you drop the sail? My M
Height of Hunter 306 With Mast Down - for shipping boat ForeverMrsB at 1:33pm 08.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2366 Can anyone tell me the height of a Hunter 306 with the mast down? It is required information for sh
Deck Leaks Chris Flanagan at 12:49pm 08.26.17 Smaller Boats 1/533 I knew when I bought my Hunter their was an issue with rain water finding it's way in and I thought
Like the Allman Bros. Band? Brian D at 11:59am 08.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/908 Then you should like this! y8wEC5RrP-M
Those in Texas/Hurricane Harvey Alansails at 11:58am 08.26.17 Catalina 310 0/443 Our thoughts and prayers go out to those in the Area where Harvey will cause destruction-Please take
"Windjammer" cruises? Gene Neill at 11:48am 08.26.17 Ask All Sailors 26/3668 Has anyone ever done one of these? The old "Windjammer Barefoot" cruise company is defunct now, but
Hunter 23.5 Swing Keel Question (1) Gary JM at 11:32am 08.26.17 Smaller Boats 4/1768 I am considering buying a Hunter 23.5. The boat is in generally very good condition. The one cause
Tachometer Quit Working: 1985 Catalina 30 Steve Jefferies at 10:55am 08.26.17 Catalina 30 3/1832 Tach has quit working and I'm trying to work out if the problem is wiring or the instrument. I did c

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rigging tension (1) kloudie1 at 6:17am 06.13.24 The B&R is a slightly different critter .. Some have backstays and the newer ones donn't.. Here is a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:01am 06.13.24 The FCC website seems to have been written by geeks for geeks and we mere mortals struggle with find
216 Mast Step Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.13.24 Take a photo of the mast step and foot and post here. Thanks
rigging tension chp at 5:21am 06.13.24 My manual says 20% of breaking strength of the wire diameter. My sailmaker agrees that B&R rigs have
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 5:16am 06.13.24 Not knowing how your battery banks/charging/switching situation is set up, I don't know why it doesn
rigging tension Will Gilmore at 5:11am 06.13.24 The B&R mast has to have some Bow-Aft bend it or it will Fatigue the metal. That's the key. What
Refrigerator/Freezer issues JamesG161 at 4:26am 06.13.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. Since he and I have talk
Main Cross Traveler ... (1) Jim Legere at 4:21am 06.13.24 I haven't got a good picture of the stock-from-the-factory H37C mid-boom mainsheet arrangement, but
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 3:53am 06.13.24 . Question: last piece fair with hull. Depending how well I'm able to grind, I would want to extend
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:40pm 06.12.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. I keep ours on all the ti
Fixing Old Standard Lewmar Port Leaks JoeWhite at 9:37pm 06.12.24 I removed the o ring and cut a 1/16" thick neoprine rubber washer as large as the head of the outsid
Leaking deck plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 06.12.24 For O Ring material, are you referring to something like this? Yipes ! That's the material and i
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:26pm 06.12.24 It seems that could draw a dedicated starter battery down enough to damage it, no? No. Basic anch
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim higgs at 8:24pm 06.12.24 I would think that should work OK. I would treat it like a shower enclosure in a house.
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction kloudie1 at 7:57pm 06.12.24 Greg is correct, hull is solid and the deck, cabin sides and cabin top is cored with plywood. The ca
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 7:30pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 5:05pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.12.24 How much can a starter battery such as the one I indicated above be discharged before doing damage?
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 4:50pm 06.12.24

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