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Rudder is lower than my keel murrayabbott at 6:25pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 6/2124 Hi. I have a 45DS and the rudder is lower that the keel. I was surprised to see this and am worrie
Freshwater Leak on 45DS murrayabbott at 6:19pm 05.15.17 Big Boats 11/1541 I am hoping that someone else has run into this before, I am at my wits end. Ever since the boat was
Disconnect solar panel while outboard auxiliary is running? Rich Langdon at 4:34pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/333 I just purchased a new 30 watt solar panel to replace the old one for my O'day 25. I have a starter
Sailing the columbia river Captaindon1991 at 4:13pm 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7898 Hello I'm brand new to sailing. Just purchased my first boat macgregor 26d. So I live on the Columbi
Leaks in starboard genoa track area (2) Karcher at 3:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/1003 This picture is taken from below of a leak in one of the bolts of the starboard genoa track. I am pl
Battery charger Jason F at 2:24pm 05.15.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/1441 Hello, My battery charger died and I'm buying a new one. I have 2 12v batteries in parallel. I need
H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2850 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/525 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4768 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast
What size rode? Dusty Mac at 10:44am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 9/997 The new boat is a 21 foot sailboat weighing about 4K lbs. laden. Will occasionally overnight in reas
H240 shoot thru hull transducer Drew13440 at 9:11am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/1116 Anyone ever successfully install a shoot thru depth finder in a 240? If so, where did you place the
Rookie education CapnGL at 8:36am 05.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1584 Don't laugh... Posting for other newbies... So I was advised to sail with one sail to see how the b
EV100 Wheel Pilot Pb2388 at 7:54am 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/407 Just to let everyone know as there are sceptics out there with regard to the performance capabilitie
Beneteau 361 mast shake bshock at 7:39am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1483 Hi folks, I've just got back from (fine) tuning my mast and putting boom/sails on, so all ready to
Hole in mast base doesn't align with deck plate? Happy Camper at 6:35am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 32/2261 I am getting ready to launch my 240 for the first time (for me!) Yesterday I stepped the mast and pu
Exterior / Interior Calk Used 423 NYSail at 6:01am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2353 Hello all, Need to redo the calk on my large deck windows in salon and was wondering if anybody knew
AquaSignal Anchor light question DougM at 5:18am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/525 I just received a new AquaSignal SW34 anchor light to install on my new mast. It arrived as 2 Parts,
McVay Victoria 18 gizmo needed and raft recommendations karena at 7:57pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/768 Another question from a newbie Vic owner. What's the name of the gizmo that fits into the mast chan
Blisters in barrier coat (2) lost soul at 7:07pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/615 I pulled the boat after several years and as I was scraping the barnacles I started to notice small
Removing bow cleat from 08 Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 5:17pm 05.14.17 Big Boats 8/931 Trying to remove a bow cleat from my 08 36 to rebed and have run into a big problem. Seems that when

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Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 06.14.24 I added some enzymes and waited a couple of hours, tried again, I do get air coming out the bottom
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working danooxnard at 11:43am 06.14.24 Sounds like the macerater impeller may be bad. The motor may be turning and making noise but the im
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:12am 06.14.24 Or even worse ................ the stem of the thru-hull valve may have snapped and the valve is s
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 06.14.24
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Hello Below at 10:25am 06.14.24 The trash (garbage) can is listed as: "CAN TRASH BEIGE 41 1/4 QT #2957 54656RL" A Google search com
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 06.14.24 Try to match the perfect replacement with an Oval Shaped cut. :facepalm: Yes, I imagine it would
2008 Hunter 33 ice box Hello Below at 10:18am 06.14.24 On a 4 years newer Hunter 33 (2012) there is a front loader Dometic CR-1065 and top loader Waeco Coo
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 06.14.24
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Kings Gambit at 9:03am 06.14.24 The MMSI and the Station License are different. The MMSI is a vessel identifier, not a radio identi
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 8:47am 06.14.24
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners SteveHughessails at 8:24am 06.14.24
waste tank ind JamesG161 at 8:07am 06.14.24 Is the Gauge on Water tank have the Brand name WEMA? Jim...
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Kings Gambit at 7:30am 06.14.24 In your neck of the woods I doubt if you have that luxury and based on what I hear from recreationa
waste tank ind colin59 at 7:06am 06.14.24 was full, now pumped out...pwr at guage, think float is saturated and not working...same issue with
waste tank ind (1) JamesG161 at 7:03am 06.14.24 H290 waste tank indicater does not work Is the Waste tank full? Many things can cause the Sending
Leaking deck plate replacement JamesG161 at 6:47am 06.14.24 F = P X A True Try to match the perfect replacement with an Oval Shaped cut. :facepalm: Jim...
waste tank ind colin59 at 6:41am 06.14.24 edited due miss matched thumb typing!!!!!!!
rigging tension colin59 at 6:36am 06.14.24 thanks everyone, a bit of work in progression........ Colin
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 6:09am 06.14.24 I was on the hook for the weekend last summer, alone, and overnight a nasty wind blew in that but m
The Sewing Machine Thread twodzusfittings at 5:55am 06.14.24 Twenty plus years ago I bought my wife a Swiss made Bernina 1000 sewing machine. She hated it from d

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