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Anyone know a source for 1999 B 411 Main Electrical Panel? (1) Tim Downing at 11:11am 02.04.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1265 132414 I'm looking for a used or new main electrical panel for a 1999 Beneteau 411. Does anyone know
H260 WB Swing Keel attachment question (Dave C?) Tom2909 at 10:59am 02.04.17 Smaller Boats 24/2570 I have a 1999 H260 water ballasted, swing keel; and the keel retaining bolt has corroded to the poin
37c Propane tank SlowFlight6850 at 10:53am 02.04.17 Big Boats 2/500 I have a 1984 Hunter 37C. The propane tank locker is located in the starboard side cockpit seat behi
Hunter 34 Refit, Cabin sole, Compression post and more (1) CoastLife at 9:00am 02.04.17 Big Boats 41/11354 Hello everyone. My names Chad. My wife Katie and I are refitting our newly acquired 1983 Hunter 34
Ignition Wiring Question (1) Kevin S at 8:50am 02.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/3685 Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this for me: I have a 1993 Catalina 270. I went to start
Hunter 41 Bow Thruster patrick17440 at 7:10am 02.04.17 Big Boats 8/1457 I plan on installing a bow thruster on my 2008 H41 DS and I do have the instructions from Hunter des
3QM30F Loyalist at 5:51am 02.04.17 Parts Search 7/732 Anyone have any rebuildable or unused parts please let me know. Thank You
Sharp Seapilot DMS1958 at 5:29am 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2118 I have a Sharp Seapilot on my 1979 Endeavour37A. I found a rather robust conceversation here from 20
Clean-out for a metal fresh water tank? ArkadiyS at 5:18am 02.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/526 i am thinking of installing a 5" - 6" clean-out / hatch on our fresh water tank. Looking to have ac
Spring cleats Matpearce at 1:33am 02.04.17 Catalina 310 8/1405 Hi I am planning on installing a track and track mounted cleats on the fiberglass toe rail I have s
Chainplates/bulkhead Carl Weathers at 6:51pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2714 Hi all. Introductions are in order, I suppose, so here goes. Retired nurse here and sailor wannabe
How do you change a bulb in this cabin light? (1) evan709 at 6:36pm 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/870 Picture below is of one of the cabin lights in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. The bulb is burned out in one o
Mi Amor restoration (4) Skipperdan at 6:05pm 02.03.17 Chrysler 77/11095 I am new here so I thought I would introduce myself first. 58 year old retired from water treatment
Irwin 37 Sloop - advice! Tamboat at 5:32pm 02.03.17 Irwin 2/1805 We are in the process of buying a Ted Irwin 37 sloop , and welcome any advice from existing owners -
Yanmar transmission dipstick heritage at 3:29pm 02.03.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/7925 If you have a GM series yanmar with the kw tranny and your dipstick has the yellow plastic threads
Grounding to keel bolt help (1) tahoemark at 2:16pm 02.03.17 Ask All Sailors 22/7001 In cleaning the bilge of my J100 the ground wire became dislodged. I think it was already severed as
Can't find valves to sink in the head Lotte Lou at 9:55am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1281 Morning everyone, Edited post* Thank you for the replies so far. I should have said that I have alr*
Hunter 320, 2001 tanks monitoring Mity at 9:32am 02.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/655 Hi, I would like to know if someone replaced their Holding tank and water tank monitoring system by
emergency tiller for transom hung rudder Jdlevey at 8:43am 02.03.17 Parts Search 0/621 Can anyone provide diagram or details for fabricating an emergency tiller for an Oday 280 with a tra
Oberdorfer pump questions pullark at 5:13am 02.03.17 Catalina 30 6/1296 Hi, My 1989 Catalina Mk11 is fitted with a M25XP engine and Oberdorfer raw water pump (cover gasket

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Hull damage mac twenty five justsomeguy at 8:55pm 03.17.24 I am gonna have to learn how to do some serious fiberglass. See what it looks like after you launc
Hull damage mac twenty five (4) 1954 willys at 8:40pm 03.17.24 223566I bought this boat which looks like there is hall damage behind the swing Keel, where it goes
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? atlanticbrew at 7:52pm 03.17.24 Hello Captain Rob, I have the exact same error message coming from my S2 Raymarine auto pilot. Mot P
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:47pm 03.17.24 thanks for the help. The meter on the central circuit panel says it is charging at about 13.6 V. Do
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:43pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dlochner at 7:37pm 03.17.24 Charles Chargers were an early attempt to get to 3 stage charging. They were close, but no cigar. I
Painting the Boat PaulK at 6:35pm 03.17.24 As BB outlines above, the process is a lot of work. It takes hours to do the cleaning right.(Don't f
Lewmar winch #40 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 03.17.24 The EVo series use plastic stripper ring rather than aluminum. Not sure if that is a negative
Roller Furler quirky ? BTC1984 at 5:51pm 03.17.24 The issue was halyard wrap. Eventually the halyard snapped and needed to be replaced. Planning to
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 5:44pm 03.17.24 BTC, nice job! What did you use to fill in the cracks? I plan to redo my teak soon but have some ga
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Barnacle Bill at 5:38pm 03.17.24 The major purpose of having a sprit is to push the asymmetrical spinnaker out away from the bow of t
Hull color ronshara1 at 4:56pm 03.17.24 Beige.. that sounds like a good place to start
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:47pm 03.17.24 That looks like a nice unit. There are a number of products on the market for marine use that offer
Electrifying my small sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:44pm 03.17.24 That is a very nice unit. No matter route you choose, you need to figure out how much each one of t
Hull damage mac twenty five Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 03.17.24 Welcome to the forum, and sorry to hear of the troubles. What kind of damage? Do you have pictures
Newbie question - antifouling compartibility Barnacle Bill at 4:39pm 03.17.24 It might be easier to pick the paint you want to use and ask that manufacturer if it will be compati
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Davidasailor26 at 4:34pm 03.17.24
Painting the Boat Barnacle Bill at 4:32pm 03.17.24 First of all, Brightside or any 2-part polyurethane paint like Awlgrip (Brightside is one part), wil
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: jssailem at 4:10pm 03.17.24 the best way to determine the health of batteries Is to do a controlled 20 hour capacity test. Det
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: dLj at 4:04pm 03.17.24 here is my charger. I think I'm OK with it Well, it does not have 3 stage charging, as one would w

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