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Hunter 49 - Impeller changing (1) Bizbat at 9:25am 09.27.16 Big Boats 30/5742 Hello all, Artboas developed an interesting technique to overcome the ~2 hr headache of getting int
A/C on a B361 bshock at 7:58am 09.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1253 Hi folks, When I bought my 2000 model year Beneteau 361 it did not have A/C. I didn't think it'd b
Hunter 30 engine hatch weatherstripping econn at 7:36am 09.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/481 I was seeing if anyone found a good product to weatherstrip the exterior engine hatch. And any strat
Hunter 23.5 Cleats (1) Arnold Lamont at 7:16am 09.27.16 Smaller Boats 29/3599 Hail all! I recently bought a Hunter 23.5. I live in Knysna in South Africa and I suspect that I mig
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 6:59am 09.27.16 Sails Call Lounge 14/1484 The newest tropical wave off Africa is moving rapidly West, a bit south of the previous 2016 waves.
Interior Finish uncledom at 4:49am 09.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/397 Would anyone know the finish applied to the wood work on a 2006 Hunter 41 AC? Thanks for any light y
Paneltronics problems gettinthere at 6:49pm 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 3/569 I bought a very expensive triple breaker from Paneltronics a while back. Finally had a chance to rep
Genoa Car Parts for 321 (1) SDcondogirl at 5:01pm 09.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/856 Good Evening All! Glad to be part of our "circle" for all things Beneteau. Just delivered my 1998 Oc
BBQ Grill mount freeheelbillie at 4:45pm 09.26.16 Catalina 30 11/2543 Does anyone make one that fits in the winch?
Mainsail attachment to boom. CapnGL at 4:07pm 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1886 The PO told me that he did not attach the mainsail to the boom except at the corners. according to h
Heart Interface Freedom 10 freeheelbillie at 3:58pm 09.26.16 Catalina 30 4/2609 Trying to workout proper use while on shore power and underway (engine off) with a Heart Interface F
Pearson 36-2 wanted. Stuart3311 at 3:47pm 09.26.16 Pearson 5/1869 We are current Pearson 36-2 owners. We purchased Midnight Sun in the spring of 2010 in Annapolis an
Trailer for O'Day27 LE Island Don at 2:29pm 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/480 Can any one tell me if a 1996 28' Trail-n-Sail Tandem Axle Trailer will work for an O'Day 1986 27LE?
WINDOWS DENNIS RETYNOLDS at 12:57pm 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/561 WHERE CAN I FIND NEW PLEXI FRONT WINDOWS FOR MY MAC. 26X OR ALL WINDOWS THANX DENNY
Water in my Bilge kiteflyer at 12:30pm 09.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2089 I purchased a 1991 Hunter 28 three years ago, and I always had a little bit of water in my bilge (ju
Time To Say Good Bye Dave602 at 12:12pm 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 25/1806 Sadly another phase of our boating life has come to an end. We put our H29.5 Up To No Good up for s
boom preventer CapnGL at 11:24am 09.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 68/17496 I have a block and tackle attached to the middle of my boom with a large U bolt attached and that at
Install air into 2003 H356 wyctoronto at 10:27am 09.26.16 Big Boats 5/476 Hi, As in the post below re H340, I am installing a Webasto 16,000, and am requesting info on the fa
Universal 5411 questions.. itchybro at 10:06am 09.26.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/467 Ahoy Oday folk! I purchased my (unsure of date) 28 this past February and have Ben getting to learn
Basic Battery Question Boomer54 at 9:18am 09.26.16 Ask All Sailors 7/644 I bought a dinghy this summer from a friend. It is a nice AB RIB center console with a 20hp Tohatsu

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Trouble keeping the rain out! HeelBoy at 4:14am 10.04.23 water accumulation along the centerline beneath the head floor. After a moderate rain, about a gall
Traveler maker info sought kappykaplan at 4:02am 10.04.23 Who made them? Don't know, but that's a nice lookin' boat cat! :beer:
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition kappykaplan at 4:01am 10.04.23 The Harriers were in NC near Moorehead City. Likely out of MCAS Cherry Point.
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 3:40am 10.04.23 This is a known issue with Yanmar diesels. The root of the problem is voltage drop due to undersized
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 3:36am 10.04.23 I am wondering where the Navy jets were. There are a number of Naval Air Stations and Marine Corp
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:35pm 10.03.23 Did you get the Dakota DL+ 60 ah starting battery? I was it advertised for $599.
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 10:28pm 10.03.23 air accumulator screw Is that what that screw is? What is its purpose? I have pretty much the same
Trouble keeping the rain out! Seadoc at 10:09pm 10.03.23
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 10.03.23 I was given a nice pair of JL marine speakers. I was leaning towards some rail mounted enclosures bu
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 7:36pm 10.03.23 True. I am wondering where the Navy jets were. Good at least that the right-wing militia weren't s
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 10.03.23 Seems to have served the old wiring quite well so it should continue to do the job.
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 6:10pm 10.03.23 Yes captain. That does look like an improvement.
Cockpit Speaker Locations FDL S2 at 4:57pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion ab
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) stickinthemud57 at 4:06pm 10.03.23 OK, I think I have this little issue with the swivelling cleats sorted out. The lighting was a littl
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 3:39pm 10.03.23 I have 3 400amp hour Chins so 1200 Amp hours. Th e Chins were the same size as the old 8Ds I had the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 3:31pm 10.03.23 The old one was also 80A. Just went with what appears to be a more recent version of the same unit,
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:58pm 10.03.23 220406
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Don S/V ILLusion at 1:36pm 10.03.23 Have any of you heard of cruisers being shot at? Maybe from shore by someone who didn't like wher
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 12:58pm 10.03.23 Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :yikes: ! I could see the targets and they were shootin
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 10.03.23 at no time did I fear for my safety from the gunfire. Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :

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