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Welcome! lillia28 at 1:01pm 04.04.17 Mariner 0/1562 134959
Welcome! (2) lillia28 at 1:01pm 04.04.17 Mariner 5/3398 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 14/3125 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 7/3643 I have the Raymarine RC435i Chart Plotter and wondering if anyone has updated the software on this u
Repower or repair? jibes138 at 9:30am 04.04.17 Bigger Boats 58/4673 I started doing a shaft alignment yesterday and was astonished to find the aft port flange off the b
Stumpy Point Bay: Pamlico Sound rgranger at 9:11am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 0/179 Hi All I'm doing some pre-cruise planning for a June trip in the Pamlico Sound. I'm looking on Ac
I took my boat on land for new bottom paint seadaddler at 8:52am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 6/361 Here my sailboat on the way to boat yard
Video shows sailboat capsize into pier PGIJon at 8:51am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/482 Just saw this on CNN... Four crew members jump ship seconds before their sailboat crashed into the
head gasket question capta at 8:42am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/377 A very simple job has gone strange. Pulled the head and changed out the thermostat housing w/o a pro
Boat Pulls to left when Motoring markwbird at 8:10am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2743 I recently hauled my '84 Hunter 34 to do a bottom job. I did it myself. Sanded. painted. Buffed.
dinghy lites and registration #,s redhead78 at 6:35am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1232 Hey all I bought a dink at defender and was wondering about run lts, and reg #,s and how to attach.
Spinnaker banding tube hewebb at 4:01am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1621 I have been searching for a spinnaker banding tube for several weeks on the internet. I have yet to
45 cc WATER TANK SIZE carefree at 11:06pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 7/1107 Anyone know the gallon break down for the three water tanks in then 45cc? Adding a water maker and i
Yikes! Video of capsizing 22(?)' sailboat George in AK at 10:49pm 04.03.17 Trailer Sailors 5/3015 Looks like a late-model Catalina, but I could be wrong. Any thoughts as to their list o' mistakes?
Air filter replacement SailorguyRob at 9:40pm 04.03.17 Catalina 30 7/1957 Hello all. I have the Universal M25 XPB and when I looked at the air filter, it seems to have a mesh
SoCal Catalina Surveyor Snowtanned at 8:53pm 04.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/343 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in the LA/LB area who has expertise surveying 1990's-era Cata
Glassing over a removed thru hull. What glass should I use? lost soul at 8:37pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1642 I have removed a 2 inch diameter thru hull fitting in my fiberglass sailboat. The hole is underwater
Bow thruster battery jeremyotto at 8:16pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/451 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43. Someone told me that the bow thruster battery only charges when either th
Maybe a confusing Battery question, anyone?? wilf at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 38/4491 After the problem on another post about my fridge, another puzzling question arises, after tracing m
Neutral or reverse when sailing? Jack999000 at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4760 Hi I have a hunter 41ac with a 3 blade fixed prop When under sail, should I let it spin freely of ha

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 1:25pm 12.10.23 Understood. And that was exactly my point about the knees on Lith. My understanding is that you d
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 12.10.23 other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O Now that is how to score points with t
Adding above water line thru hull.... DArcy at 11:56am 12.10.23 It sounds like you have a solid plan, other than buying your wife a bilge pump for Christmas o_O
Adding above water line thru hull.... dlochner at 11:56am 12.10.23 Predrill the pilot hole. Cover the area to be drilled with blue masking tape. Use a good quality bim
Bilge pump capta at 11:54am 12.10.23 Most beep bilge sailboats mount their bilge pumps on a shelf type fitting that will bring up the pum
Adding above water line thru hull.... Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 12.10.23 Then once down enough, finish the job going through the fiberglass. Sounds like you've got one du
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 11:25am 12.10.23 It doesn't actually take prolonged winds, but you'll rarely notice it on floating docks. Just front
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 11:08am 12.10.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC SteveT555 at 10:32am 12.10.23 Thanks for your reply. We would be driving down and will hopefully avoid 16% import duty. My though
Standing Rigging for 2005 Hunter 41 AC jssailem at 9:58am 12.10.23 anyone's experience of replacing standing rigging on this boat No experience with rigging your boa
Portlight help kappykaplan at 8:02am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help. :plus:
Rudder slack (1) colin59 at 7:19am 12.10.23 looks like there is about 1/2 in of space between bottom or steering arm controll and top of rudder
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 7:18am 12.10.23 The LFP has incredibly low resistance when it is below 98% state of charge and then the resistance
Rudder Dimensions on 1982 HUNTER 22 (2) SeaTR at 6:48am 12.10.23 @RPOLLITT01 I DID find the IdaSailor instructions (see attached). Hope this helps in your hunt fo
Portlight help dlochner at 6:26am 12.10.23 Welcome to SBO. A photo would help.
Bilge pump Don S/V ILLusion at 6:13am 12.10.23 How do u get to the bilge pump in a35 island packet I assume you mean how do you reach down far en
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim thinwater at 6:07am 12.10.23 Most of the time when I go sailing, I don't turn the instruments on. Sailing is an anachronism, and
Bilge pump Sailor Sue at 5:30am 12.10.23 I guess I'd start by looking in the bilge. If there's no pump there will hopefully at least be a hos
Cockpit Locker Size? Codybear at 5:13am 12.10.23 Perfect, exactly what I needed and saved me a trip to Wisconsin. I'll certainly need to ask for the
Bilge pump jssailem at 2:36am 12.10.23 There should be 2 possible ways to find it. Follow the electrical wire that powers the pump Follow

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