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Beneteau courtesy lights SPLETS at 12:06pm 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 0/271 I have a 2008 Beneteau 46 and the remote control broke and I cannot turn on either my cockpit lights
What about our Medicine? (4) Clay Smith at 6:07am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 9/742 Some of you may remember previous posts I made back in May of this year in which I was considering a
Not sure where this belongs, but it is great! stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 07.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/328 Homeschooling on the high seas: Texas family gives new meaning to 'real world' education Homeschool
87 hunter 34 value splax at 6:11pm 07.27.23 Big Boats 11/1012 so it has come to the time when I can no longer care for or use "Liten Up", and wondered if the boat
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 azambella at 5:56pm 07.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 10/2331 I am looking at a 2007 Hunter 33 and want to hear the bad stuff (if any) before I spend. Are there
I need a Marine Surveyor azambella at 5:53pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/392 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in New England? Thanks for any help you can provide
Gear controls reversed (reversed is forward - forward is reverse ) elcojo2 at 5:39pm 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1365 Hi all, Got boat out to do bottom paint and cutless replacement. This is a fairly new boat with no
Info needed on LARGE Boats / Research Vessels (100ft+) GooseGoose at 5:37pm 07.27.23 Sails Call Lounge 3/778 Hey there! I work for a company that helps secure funding and acquire resources for Alaskan tribes.
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 3:49pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/974 Does anyone spray the zinc coating used on the prop shaft on their Max Prop? Is there another coati
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 3:19pm 07.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/643 I'm looking for some troubleshooting information: 1) I am seeing some salt crystals on the motor so
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head arthur.goldberg at 3:01pm 07.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1062 Hello sailors These lights are out in my Beneteau 2002 Oceanis 331. I tried to open up the fixture
Unstepping mast in Chicago? xavpil at 11:49am 07.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/586 Planning taking a 42' Jeanneau down to Mobile, AL and looking for a place to unstep the mast in Chic
Battery Confusion.. Jtcf78911 at 10:35am 07.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1053 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I h
New to me C&C 25 MKI CliffA at 9:03am 07.27.23 C&C 4/672 Hello All. We just purchased our first sailboat - a 1973 25MK1. It will need a bit of love but over
Gunk to stop that leak! Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 07.27.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/553 I have a rather old two stroke that doesnt run right if the gaskets don't seal correctly. I replaced
Storm Damage patbratton at 7:07pm 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 5/694 Aqualand Marina, Lake Lanier, Georgia experienced what appeared on radar to be a squall line last w
Tips for inspecting a moored Mariner 19? Anchored87 at 6:36pm 07.26.23 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1169 Considering purchasing a Mariner 19 that is described as being in great condition ( painted and clea
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 (10) Dnea at 1:03pm 07.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/1067 Hello All, I have an accepted offer on this sailboat, being sold by the estate. The PO passed away
New Boat, Custom Work? Good or bad for me? (1) RustyPepper23 at 11:37am 07.26.23 Smaller Boats 2/472 Hello everyone! I am new to the forum. recently purchased a 86 H23 and as I'm gutting it, I'm findi
I need a good chili recipe... jviss at 10:24am 07.26.23 Sails Call Lounge 22/2002 Please, let me know your best chili recipes! I will ultimately eat it with beans, and prefer con ca

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Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard aftica_1 at 10:54am 09.24.24 Thank you to everyone for your help. I think its time for me to throw in the towel. I bought the
Extra line from boom...what is it? degas at 10:36am 09.24.24 Are you sure the topping lift line isn't a repurposed reef line? That's the case on my boat, wher
holding tank pump out blowing macerator gaskets? Ed whatnot at 10:03am 09.24.24 thx Peggy. I'm just a little surprised that the vent wouldn't compensate for this and prevent press
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 10:03am 09.24.24 Off topic but related, you should also check out this article. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/uni
Starter motor burned up? Richard19068 at 9:59am 09.24.24 Perhaps it would be relevant to ask why do you have an amp meter and what does it tell you? Is that
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine (1) JamesG161 at 9:55am 09.24.24 feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to around Hudson..
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 9:54am 09.24.24 SailKote does glorius things for my sail track. I pop the halyard and the main collapses into the l
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 9:31am 09.24.24 Pulled the boat and brought her home yesterday. This was after an hour at the car wash and $20 bucks
Starter motor burned up? Davidasailor26 at 8:51am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty si
Whos Mast kappykaplan at 8:44am 09.24.24 You may find something here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/dl/downloads.php?task=model&mid=455&m
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:40am 09.24.24 I find a meter showing voltage and battery condition far more informative on a cruising boat. Such a
Starter motor burned up? (1) jssailem at 8:34am 09.24.24 Here is a basic layout of the wiring with the Ammeter (Amp Meter) in the circuit. As you can see, i
Extra line from boom...what is it? BAD ORCA at 8:32am 09.24.24 There are many ways to skin a cat or rig a boat. A really simple and relatively inexpensive way to
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine kloudie1 at 8:26am 09.24.24 Dammit, Jim.. I feel for those folks from Cape San Blas , Apalachicola, Carrabelle, and on down to a
Lubricating outhaul car/track BAD ORCA at 8:23am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "Sail
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 8:21am 09.24.24 Well its hurricane time again, ready for surges in gulf no matter where you are its a small bathtub
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 8:20am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? No Perhaps it wou
Starter motor burned up? BTC1984 at 8:09am 09.24.24 To replace my Ammeter does that require a difficult rewire of the whole system ? Or is it pretty sim
Lubricating outhaul car/track JBP-PA at 8:03am 09.24.24 Note that McLube makes several products. "OneDrop" is for ball bearings and things that roll. "SailK
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 7:51am 09.24.24 One last post from me to this thread. I believe these forums serve as a good long-term repository of

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