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AC unit error LPF Pura Vida WI at 8:56am 01.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/9524
Bleeding Fuel on M25XP (1) womble at 8:52am 01.03.17 Catalina 30 10/4285 Can anyone shed light on how to bleed my M25XP? I have done this twice without issues but I would li
Edson Vision II pedestal issue. (2) dave_and_dd at 8:43am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1459 Hi All - Happy 2017! I have a 2007 Catalina 309. Had a most amazing new year's eve sail and was
Challenges Keeping Batteries Up at Anchor Kings Gambit at 6:28am 01.03.17 Ask All Sailors 62/7922 So, I have four fairly new (< 6 mo) 6-volt batteries wired in series/parallel to form my house bank,
Stanchion grommet/sleeve jorg027 at 8:01pm 01.02.17 Smaller Boats 10/3936 On our 23, the eyelets of the stanchions seem to be missing a protective grommet or sleeve. Where t
Pleated port light shades Keith13315 at 6:39pm 01.02.17 Big Boats 17/4141 Has anyone installed pleated port light shades on the inside of you boat? If so how much longer and
Engine Change Question - Will I need a new prop SailMaster at 2:43pm 01.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/839 Hello all, Here is what we are doing. We are replacing a Volvo MD2B with a Yanmar 3HM35F. I do no
Battery Woes update... Skip Gundlach at 1:25pm 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2719 Battery Woes update... When you last saw this title, we had our 4xL16, bank 740AH, batteries which
Oceanis 48 Freezer issues Dutch55 at 12:59pm 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3041 I bought my Beneteau Oceanis 48 new from Signature Yachts ' have had issues with the freezer since d
2017 started well enough in Southeastern PA Brian S at 12:53pm 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 8/466 It was a brilliantly sunny day New Year's day, with not a cloud in the sky, temps in the upper 40's,
Helix Mooring Bill and Kathy McDonald at 12:18pm 01.02.17 Catalina 22 2/534 I have been mooring the Cajun Wind on the dock at our condo but due to congestion and lots of traffi
Got resolutions? Tally Ho at 8:50am 01.02.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/442 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repairs,
1989 Hunter 28 Skip Spires at 9:01am 01.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2009 My wife and I are purchasing a 1989 Hunter 28 this week. The plan is to leave Portsmouth Va on Jan 1
Got resolutions? (1) Phil Herring at 7:53am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 41/3979 Happy New Year everyone! What's your boating resolution for 2017? Upgrades, refits, major repair
White Drainage Build up on Awlgrip Paint (1) SailMaster at 7:32am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/500 While playing catch up with the brightwork on Thalassa I am doing our annual wax job on the awl grip
Portable fuel tank Paul and Judy at 7:21am 01.02.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1598 I have to move my hunter 33.5 from the marina to a friends dock. My problem is my diesel tank is da
Sail Bag Bill and Kathy McDonald at 6:44am 01.02.17 Catalina 22 21/3490 i want to buy a sail bag for my jib from Sailrite. What size do you recommend.
Galley Bench for a Beneteau 370 collins3184 at 5:37am 01.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/403 I'm looking for a galley bench for an Oceanis 370 (1992). Some models came with the bench others do
Buying a Dinghy Steverhnm at 8:16pm 01.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/898 OK, so it's time I buy a new Dinghy for my boat. Tired of patching, tired of leaking water, tired o
Review of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard for Sunbrella Zeus2012 at 7:55pm 01.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/4858 I bought a gallon of 303 High Tech Fabric Guard because our bimini was leaking like a window screen.

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Solar power systems dlochner at 6:14am 12.05.23 There are a good series of videos and articles about solar panels on the AltE website. Most are gear
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker ice breaker at 5:44am 12.05.23 You will be much happier if your replace that wabble pump, that needs a filter, with a Gulper 220.
Hunter 36 Shower drain sump pump...keeps tripping its breaker DaveJ at 5:09am 12.05.23 Another possible test would be to move the wire from the existing breaker to another 10A breaker. If
Thanksgiving Cruise mermike at 4:24am 12.05.23 What's amazing is the team approach to creating these works. It was fascinating to watch the action.
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? sailme88 at 4:04am 12.05.23 if it works well can you give me the brand name please. RecPro is the system that I installed.. T
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit sailme88 at 3:56am 12.05.23 that hose has dry rot all about it. This is a reinforced hose and the rust is from the reinforcemen
Solar power systems xavpil at 3:55am 12.05.23 As a general rule of thumb, count on an average of 3 times the nominal size for solar panel output.
Engine exhaust hose rust at hull exit rgranger at 3:39am 12.05.23 That is a hell of an endorsement!
Solar power systems rgranger at 3:37am 12.05.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 10:18pm 12.04.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use th
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? (1) Calif. Ted at 9:32pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? NYSail at 8:10pm 12.04.23 I like that idea about the sanitation hoses. I noticed when you flush to the head it creates a huge
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 8:06pm 12.04.23 Escape is a 2002 356, but all of the 2002 on boats have a similar strut and a 1" shaft. I removed t
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:25pm 12.04.23 Start with changing the sanitation hoses. Then clean the boat, degrease the engine compartment and
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 7:22pm 12.04.23 I have a yanmar 30 hp. Do you know if it has a system to vent air out of the boat? if it did I coul
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? jssailem at 6:56pm 12.04.23 2. A sleeve fitted around the base of the mast to rebuild it. This is usually made up of a section
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? shemandr at 6:48pm 12.04.23 Boats are meant to breathe. Stagnate air begets stink. On my Ranger 29 the natural air flow was pr
Which are the best good old daysailers? higgs at 6:33pm 12.04.23 Some of the small trimarans have some type of cockpit - as opposed to sitting on a tramp. They are
Recommendations for MFD and Instruments Upgrade in Hunter 30T shemandr at 6:27pm 12.04.23 So far as I know there isn't anywhere to practice or try out menus for GPS units. That is a shame b
Thru Hull Replacement? higgs at 6:22pm 12.04.23 If you replaced the hoses 7 years ago it is not likely they are just going to suddenly spring a leak

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