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The end of one era, beginning of the next Phil Herring at 3:18pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 57/5173 It's hard to believe, but 20 years ago Bly and I started SailboatOwners.com with some good ideas, th
Slow Draining Tub in Hunter 450 Jim Maynard at 2:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/327 Has anyone ever experienced a slow draining tub in the aft bathtub aboard a Hunter 450? The drain it
5watt solar panel- dead or alive jtm at 1:59pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 7/622 i have (2 ) 5watt solar panels on my h28.5- each to one of the 12v 2 batteries. I usually disconne
Hunter 280: Fixed Side Windows Waterdog1 at 1:49pm 04.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/2453 The port side fixed window on my 1997 280 decided to break this weekend. A complete vertical split
Oceans 46 Interior Cushions TOG USA at 1:29pm 04.05.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/389 Looking for brand new complete set of interior cushions, white sand color for Oceanis 46.
H26 owners: I need a measurement please (2) rgranger at 1:05pm 04.05.17 Smaller Boats 31/1022 Hello H26 and H260 owners. I can't get to my boat for a few weeks and I want to order some things f
Alligator-Pungo River Canal rgranger at 12:47pm 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/3183 Looking for some first hand stories/exploits/knowledge on traversing this canal. I have sailed thes
roll On/around the boom mainsail furling of 1960's D.L.Bland at 11:51am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 22/7030 I am wondering if anyone still exists who uses the once popular system of rolling down a in
New rudder Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 04.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/421 Well it figures, I've been busting my hump to get my 240 ready. The plan was to put her in this Mond
Road trip seadaddler at 8:13am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 0/194 Hi Had my sailboat in the Boat yard back in Feb for new bottom paint waxing and a list of little thi
Antifreeze drain/flush replace. DougM at 4:20am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1349 Changing the antifreeze on my Yanmar 2GM20F is on the agenda because its due (probably overdue).This
Spring To Do List, A Big One This Year! Ward H at 4:19am 04.05.17 Ask All Sailors 15/550 Here is my spring check list and schedule. 1. New Furlex Furler 104S. Ordered April 5th 2. New Harke
You just can't protect yourself from stupid! Rick Templeton at 7:29pm 04.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 53/3704 Last Sunday morning my wife and I checked the weather and headed out of Long Beach for a leisurely s
Leaky burp tank Ronsail at 7:00pm 04.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1514 I have a 1987 hunter 35' with a yanmar 3GM30F the problem is the burp tank fills and does not recycl
34 Handrails (3) Sefuller at 6:57pm 04.04.17 Bigger Boats 14/3197 A couple of years ago I replaced our teak cabintop handrails with new ones made from Sapele. I foun
Using windlass to hoist boson's chair on h36 Dan_Y at 6:06pm 04.04.17 Big Boats 14/1179 Has any one used the lewmar windlass on the h36 to hoist the boson's chair. it looks similar to the
Welcome! lillia28 at 1:01pm 04.04.17 Mariner 0/1550 134959
Welcome! (2) lillia28 at 1:01pm 04.04.17 Mariner 5/3336 This forum is dedicated to Mariner Yachts of New Hampshire. You can find some history of Mariner Yac
The boom jack or boom vang Justin_NSA at 11:18am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3070 This is a great little video on how and why to use the vang. Probably too simple for the old salts.
Raymarine RC435i Software Upgrade Caspurr at 10:02am 04.04.17 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 7/3575 I have the Raymarine RC435i Chart Plotter and wondering if anyone has updated the software on this u

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Suddenly needing some brake work rgranger at 4:32pm 11.14.23 So is it just me ... or do most people spend about as much time trailering as they do trouble shooti
Grounding wires (1) rgranger at 4:24pm 11.14.23 Those are way too small to be lightning. I'd remove them and
Electrics simplified ... Hayden Watson at 3:23pm 11.14.23 That pretty much covers it. Volt is the "push", Ohm is the "restrictor" trying to counter volts pus
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white ShawnL at 2:53pm 11.14.23 If you've decided to paint (I had to, PO painted some areas, didn't paint others), I'd suggest James
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 2:47pm 11.14.23 Hi Again, I think you have it backwards: People with full batten mainsails have to get a strong t
Replace main or genoa first? thinwater at 2:18pm 11.14.23 a. Pictures. b. Sometimes REALLY hauling on the downhaul/Cunningham can pull the draft forward and
Suddenly needing some brake work AaronD at 2:08pm 11.14.23 You might be on to something! :laugh: Ugh, @Gene Neill - I feel your pain. My brake adventure wa
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 dkinzer at 1:40pm 11.14.23 The key thing was to align the screw holes and mark where the new rope clutch sits before applying
Grounding wires jssailem at 1:29pm 11.14.23 If they are "Bonding Wires" and you have metal through hulls, keep an eye on the through hulls. If
Grounding wires bob45 at 1:22pm 11.14.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:17pm 11.14.23 You are a strange sailor @Terry Cox
Convert partial battens to full battens (1) BarryL at 1:14pm 11.14.23 Hi Again, I think you have it backwards: People with full batten mainsails have to get a strong tr
Electrics simplified ... shemandr at 1:03pm 11.14.23 That pretty much summarizes my understanding of electricity. My understanding of Physics is: F =
Grounding wires Scott T-Bird at 12:16pm 11.14.23 Yes, I agree ... it's somebody's idea of a bonding system. With those small wires, they may be usel
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 12:00pm 11.14.23
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 11:50am 11.14.23 Thanks for all the replies. Glad to hear it is something simple!
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding kloudie1 at 11:46am 11.14.23 Look for a clamp like this: Morse Controls Throttle Cable Brake - for 30, 40 & 60 Series Cables (sai
Grounding wires Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 11.14.23 S so The wires connect at their other ends to various other metal tabs or metal fixtures. One head
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? dmax at 11:43am 11.14.23 You have what's known as the Catalina smile - doesn't look too bad, thought to be caused by improper
Grounding wires (2) bob45 at 11:35am 11.14.23 We're going to need some more information. Do you have a photo of the wires and the HW tank?

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