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Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood (1) Cricri546 at 11:02pm 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1041 Hello everyone, Firstly I apologize for the English. here is my problem, water is arriving at the bo
mast attach points Fly4rfun at 9:00pm 06.21.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1266 I have a older Mac 25 the lower part of the sail has two holes about 3 in apart for about 4 or 5 .
Could use some help! tomthrasher at 7:24pm 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1089
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 2:21pm 06.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 11/2147 Arrived at our marina this morning to step our mast with a new Harken furler. Our battery was too lo
Legend 35.5 Seascapes at 12:50pm 06.21.24 Big Boats 0/524 Hello All I have a 1992 Legend 35.5 with the original Hood 810dl headsail furler mounted below deck
Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 Artoes at 9:17am 06.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/941 Can anyone tell me what the torque settings are for the keel bolts on a 2004 Hunter 41?
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop true love at 7:08am 06.21.24 C&C 5/1877 I would like to replace my prop with a folding prop. The c'c manual recommends a 10 pitch. Has any
Invest 92L (3) JamesG161 at 6:53am 06.21.24 Weather and Forecasting 12/1733 NDBC - Station 41117 Recent Data 225554 New warnings soon! Jim...
Head treatment NYSail at 6:05am 06.21.24 Ask All Sailors 24/2978
Is a whisker pole worth the cost chp at 4:24am 06.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/1232 I've researched this to death. Looked through many threads here and would like to get a new opinion.
Anchor light bulb replacement OD 34 byeager at 7:51pm 06.20.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/411 Hi all, I need to replace the anchor light bulb and figured it's time for LED. Any recommendations
Anchor light bulb. Hunter Legend 40.5 1993 Sdiring at 6:14pm 06.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/617 Does anyone know the light bulb model number for the anchor light? Would like to avoid two trips up
Hunter Legend 35.5 shower drain Rich 35.5 at 3:28pm 06.20.24 Big Boats 7/1165 Hi folks, I just bought a 35.5, the bilge is clean and dry.... I want to use the shower at some p
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 2:23pm 06.20.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 42/4723 We left our home on Saturna Island on June 1st planning to reach Klemtu, about 250 miles north by Ju
Life-Line Stanchions - Pulled Out - 2003 Hunter 326 (2) Breezy1 at 2:03pm 06.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1034 I guess my shrink wrap was catching too much wind this winter. Two stanchions have lifted off of the
Follow up on '77 h27 Furler Extrusion Issue David in Sandusky at 12:04pm 06.20.24 Mid-Size Boats 1/439 Thanks to your responses on my original post, I understood my 40 year old curler might be repairable
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 10:15am 06.20.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1789 My bilge pump worked great when I winterized it and then at the start of our season here in Chicago
Hunter 28.5 Sonar Keel Offset jeffmklein at 9:58am 06.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/447 On my Hunter 28.5, I recently installed a new Sonar Transducer right next to the original unit and K
Swing Keel clunking sound hitting boat buckwhidden1 at 8:58am 06.20.24 Ask All Sailors 5/656 Hello. I have an old Santana 21 and when I went to put the keel down in the water in pretty mellow l
260 trailer question rbyham at 6:50am 06.20.24 Smaller Boats 6/1018 Where would a new owner shop for a 2000 260 trailer? Can these be borrowed or possibly rented for ra

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What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Indysailor at 3:10am 11.05.25 Do not spray any either based propellant into a two stroke engine ! I did that on a brand-new very
Winter Storage + Batteries? Leeward Rail at 9:16pm 11.04.25 self-discharge of lead acid batteries is directly proportional to temperature Yes. Slower.self dis
Dometic Marineair problem. BigEasy at 8:20pm 11.04.25
The Bank Manager ver 3 dlochner at 8:06pm 11.04.25 I can foresee a Balmar 100 amp alternator with external regulation in the future. Take a good loo
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:04pm 11.04.25 I wonder if Billy Squier is a frog? :biggrin:
The Bank Manager ver 3 BigEasy at 8:02pm 11.04.25 Yes, you can do this and it may be the right solution for you. However, realistically you'll be lim
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 7:53pm 11.04.25 I'm struggling to understand the difference between a 3.5hp Tecumseh lawnmower engine and a 4 hp
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor BigEasy at 7:46pm 11.04.25 I concur that ether can be damaging to engines, have read that an aerosol spray, such as WD40 is sa
The Bank Manager ver 3 dlochner at 7:41pm 11.04.25 So, I have a Yanmar / Hitachi 60 amp, internally regulated alternator. Would it be effective & saf
The Bank Manager ver 3 BigEasy at 7:36pm 11.04.25 So, I have a Yanmar / Hitachi 60 amp, internally regulated alternator. Would it be effective & safe
Stuck in the mud dlochner at 7:00pm 11.04.25 Lake levels might be on a much a longer time scale, but it certainly seems the most cost-effective
The Bank Manager ver 3 dlochner at 6:56pm 11.04.25 So I guess your looking at an external regulator....or is the DC to DC converter basically the same
What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor Timm R Oday25 at 5:57pm 11.04.25 Do not spray any either based propellant into a two stroke engine ! I did that on a brand-new very e
Stuck in the mud shemandr at 5:50pm 11.04.25 . I wonder...how much would it cost to hire a heavy lift helicopter? I think the bill would exceed
Stuck in the mud WayneH at 5:47pm 11.04.25 Down here on the Gulf Coast, 10-12 INCHES is abnormal. And usually due to the last cold front blowin
Stuck in the mud Timm R Oday25 at 5:46pm 11.04.25 If it were my boat , I'd use empty 55 gallon plastic barrels on both sides . The 3" wide ratchet str
Hunter 45 DS 2008 Windows (1) dkinzer at 5:43pm 11.04.25 I have a 2007 41AC and I have had to replace all of the acrylic panels in my hatches due to cracks d
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Timm R Oday25 at 5:37pm 11.04.25 Peggy on this particular hull design , the bilge is maybe 2 and a half inches deep .At most . The dr
Stuck in the mud High Current at 4:58pm 11.04.25 Growing up in ME where we also have 10 ft tides, my first reaction was "just wait for the tide to co
The Bank Manager ver 3 GeneraiT001 at 4:28pm 11.04.25 I've never tested it. I doubt the charger could absorb enough to be effective. If I recall, someone

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