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Remote for Windless seadaddler at 11:55am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/469 Just installed this remote for windless that I found on Amazon and it was $39.80 plus free prime shi
Jib sock tsennett at 9:04am 05.30.17 Day Sailers 12/3677 I am refreshing an old O'day Javelin. It has a jib furler (Harken) so the jib stays on the forestay
Troubleshooting my bilge pump circuit reset/fuse (2) plenny7 at 8:48am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4968 The gist of the problem, other than that I'm a noob, is that I'm not sure how the bilge reset works
Reefing 23.5 PropellerHead at 8:02am 05.30.17 Smaller Boats 7/549 After reading some of the threads here and checking the manual, I'm still a little confused about th
Trailer Lights jwilcoxon78 at 7:30am 05.30.17 Trailer Sailors 24/2141 So we've had our H260 now for 4 years and love the boat. I absolutely hate the trailer. I spend mo
25 trailer Rollers vs Bunks Nevada Mike at 6:31am 05.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/850 My 25 has rollers and I have come to dislike them. I have only trailered the boat and launched twice
Full CNG Tank.....What To Do shavdog at 6:30am 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4681 I purchased a 35.5 hunter and the cooking is fueled by CNG...this is going to be more of a day sailo
Stuck dingy pump nozzle in dingy valve (2) Suncatcher at 6:16am 05.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/304 I have a dingy pump nozzle stuck in the valve of my Mercury RIB. I'ts been in storage for several ye
Oceanis 473 Clipper (1) Velff at 2:26am 05.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1298 Dear members, I've found this strange piece of plastic in the stern, behind the gear (look at the p
Boat stands for Wing Keel jhogle at 8:27pm 05.29.17 Catalina 22 8/2370 I've been trailer sailing at my local yacht club so far this season, but I am getting pretty tired o
OK, so I got this boat... (1) Cowpokee at 7:58pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2218 137124 Actually, I bought a trailer that came with a boat. I need to use the trailer to move anothe
Hunter 380 Autopilot Minus800 at 7:54pm 05.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1877 My Hunter 380 does not have an autopilot. I'd like to rectify this and would like to hear from other
Seaward 24 parts -source kenkindy1 at 6:27pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2400 Hi all, I just made the move to a 1987 Seaward 24. What is the best source for parts for the Seaw
Lessons Learned (4) Terry Cox at 5:27pm 05.29.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/500 In a recent post there was a discussion about some boat mooring being cut loose by the mooring ring
Uggg Power Boater kmart at 5:17pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 44/2587 Soo, I had a encounter with a power boater this Saturday..Totally ruined my day. This post is just m
O'Day 322 Fuel Gauge (1) AlastairLC at 4:05pm 05.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 19/2835 I finally found what I believe to be the fuel gauge in the sole of the port lazarette. Does anybody
Mooring pendant debacle (2) Sefuller at 2:57pm 05.29.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/5553 Last season I read with interest the How-To on Maine Sail's website detailing the use of floats on t
Reefing advice (3) Randall Schmidt at 1:34pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1968 I have a 1984 Oday 28. It is my first boat with reefing lines that run from grommets in the leech (t
Memorial Day Weasel at 1:28pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/316 To all of the Veterans on the sailing forums. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your service
Bilge pump running and how to leave it (1) Randall Schmidt at 1:20pm 05.29.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4269 when I flip on the DC switch to run the bilge she makes a noise like she's running and I felt a slig

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Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:32am 11.29.23 When a winter storm destroyed my jib a couple years back, I called a local sail marker that came hi
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack tfox2069 at 8:20am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevent
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 7:58am 11.29.23 David, It does do a quick cycle on occasion when pressurized. After I turned off the faucets to dr
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib dlochner at 7:57am 11.29.23 First, I've got to say how impressed I am with the friendly and helpful advice I've received here f
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 7:31am 11.29.23 It is a small boat with minimal wiring that is decades old. Consider just ripping all the old stuff
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 7:26am 11.29.23 Thank you both for your responses. Pacer Group is a great suggestion and has what I am looking for.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:25am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way.
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack dlochner at 7:22am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevents
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:22am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus beca
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 JBP-PA at 6:49am 11.29.23 Some of the wiring passes into channels and becomes difficult to reach, and some of the items it po
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.29.23 just thinking... if nothing works, then the problem is probably between the battery post (neg or pos
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 6:29am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compon
Bronze rudder part GarEi at 6:11am 11.29.23 Unfortunately the boat is two hours away and water and electricity are shut off for the winter. This

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