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Replace Barlow 15s with ? (3) pclarksurf at 8:15pm 02.28.17 Catalina 22 26/4136 Anyone replaced their Primary winches with Harken's B6A's? I'm a Harken fan, but have not had the
Bottom paint review Zephyr-Jeffer at 4:31pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 2/369 Interlux ACT bottom paint, for freshwater sailing NY Fingerlake. Did you find it easy to get a smoo
Looking for a Former Hunter Employee PilotPat24 at 3:44pm 02.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3445 Hello Guys, Does anyone know anyone that used to work for Hunter? I own a 1989 Alura 30 where I ne
Prop lpbosch at 2:44pm 02.28.17 Catalina 30 2/667 I am looking for a used good condition prop for my Catalina 30. I am looking for 13x10 three blade
Tung Oil? bshock at 1:34pm 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5080 Hi folks, when I bought my B361 five years ago the PO had done a fine job of varnishing the wood se
Air Heater on Hunter 38 (1) Sergey Vetrov at 1:10pm 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1406 Hello fellow Sailors! Just wondering is anybody has installed Air Heater on Hunter 38. I am planning
Portal replacement (1) Oliver at 12:17pm 02.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/515 How do I measure these Windows for replacement order? same both sides, they open and must have that
1989 Hunter 28.5 Forward Hatch Cover (3) thetone at 11:38am 02.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/833 My forward hatch cover came off during a storm last season and was lost overboard. Does anyone know
via the Octopus Islands to Desolation Sound? Kings Gambit at 8:39am 02.28.17 Destinations 65/8616 Curious as to what you PNWers think of this route for a visit to the Desolation Sound area in August
And so it begins... The V222 Restoration (10) Todd Atchison at 8:13am 02.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/8942 Nothing in life is free. We as sailboat owners know this to be a fact. A free boat, many times will
Lift A H260 Water Ballast with a boat forklift? jeffluken at 6:56am 02.28.17 Smaller Boats 6/819 Has anyone had experience lifting a H260 or other water ballast sailboat with a boat forklift to sto
Lazy Jacks ..or not? Lee Hadjiosif at 6:53am 02.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1279 Hi, I am in the market for a new "used" boat. My previous two boats had an in-mast roller furling ma
Irwin Citation 35.5 Any owners out there? tex at 6:08am 02.28.17 Irwin 0/1028 Looking for Irwin 35.5 owners who can advise based on knowledge of this boat.
Boat type (2) All U Get at 5:19am 02.28.17 Ask All Sailors 7/648 Hi all, What type of boat is this? All U Get
Stanchion base (1) Philip_Oceanis 361 at 11:22pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1119 I have managed to remove one of the stanchion bases of my Beneteau 361 as I need to fix the fibergla
1990 26S centerboard control line tube/volcano pics? texlan at 8:52pm 02.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1553 Hi guys. I just put my '90 26S in a slip at the local lake Pleasant, and am now faced with dealing
Weep hole cloydmilton at 8:16pm 02.27.17 Catalina 310 5/2741 I was advised to check weep holes in the mast tabernacle as a possible source of rain water leaking
replacing the water pump - gully water pipe Beneteau Oceanis 400 Fabian Vaca at 7:51pm 02.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1746 Hi, I just find out there's a small water leak on the pipe that goes from the freshwater pump to th
Morgan 45 Diesel Power glenncarib at 7:22pm 02.27.17 Morgan 2/2087 I am looking for a boat to live aboard in the south and cruise the Caribbean. The Morgan 45 seems l
28 O'Day ports (1) wing15601 at 5:58pm 02.27.17 Bigger Boats 12/2416 133613 My 1982 O'Day 28 has small opening ports instead of the larger fixed windows. Can anyone tell

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Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multime
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:26am 06.22.24 Boat is floatting, I removed the plugs but will replace soon. If the water does not drain through a
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:25am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the e
Could use some help! Joe at 7:23am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the en
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 7:18am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull? No, not normally. The plug creates the seal. Are the plugs in?
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:12am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull?
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:12am 06.22.24 Should be . . . Thanks for your prompt reply. It was the answer I kind of expected and definitely
Head treatment thinwater at 7:10am 06.22.24
260 trailer question Rick Webb at 7:06am 06.22.24 There is a very good sailboat trailer outfit near Columbus Sail Trailers LLC \| Columbus GA \| Facebo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing kappykaplan at 7:03am 06.22.24 Is it safe to use it this way, as long as I keep the 2 group 4d batteries charged up. Should be .
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood kappykaplan at 7:00am 06.22.24 So I think it's to drain the water through the hull Garboard plugs are removed when the boat is in
Head treatment thinwater at 6:51am 06.22.24 That seems counterintuitive. Urine itself is nearly sterile and, in fact discourages a lot of bacte
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues pgandw at 6:42am 06.22.24 I finally got rid of my starting anxiety with my 5hp Honda - I sold it and bought an EPropulsion Spi
Downsizing to a 260 dlochner at 6:36am 06.22.24 I'm a little older than you and have a 36' boat like you. Downsizing will be less expensive and easi
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 6:25am 06.22.24 Thank you for your feedback, the holes did indeed include garboard plugs. So I think it's to drain t
260 trailer question rbyham at 6:15am 06.22.24 Will call MT but sounds like patience may be the key. Found a 260 for great price but no trailer. My
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.22.24 Also, do you know whether you have the Type A panel or Type B? The differences are shown at Control
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 6:01am 06.22.24 I am a bit confused.. Is the boat in the water? Salt or fresh? The photo shows some bolts with
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 5:34am 06.22.24 No, there should be no alarm when I power on. That means switching the battery from off to on for t

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