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Drill Drainage hole in cabin lockers? newsailor130 at 11:01am 06.19.16 Smaller Boats 9/1797 There are a couple of cabin lockers under the settee in my 1981 Hunter 22 that are part of the molde
Dinghy Tow Jpachill at 6:25am 06.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1122 I apologize in advance if this has been discussed. I tried searching the forum and found lots of dis
Auto booster as batter for day sailor dobrosailor at 6:27pm 06.18.16 Catalina 22 8/1037 I pulled most of the wiring out of my cat 22 since it was a rats nest. The basic wiring, running lig
gearbox lee oakley at 5:40pm 06.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/548 Hello , Anyone that could tell mewere to get a control cable for my gearbox? A 79 hunter with a yan
Most genius move for me sailnewbie at 5:06pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1098 Instead of my life lines tied off and need re-adjusted all the time I tied aprusic knots and just sl
Set Screwed!!!!! &%@(^$%$%#$$!!! topcat0399 at 2:29pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 33/4355 Grrrrrrrr Does anyone make a damn set screw that doesn't strip the 2nd time you torque it down??????*
Bilge water Stormy26 at 1:20pm 06.18.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1041 I have a 1985 Oday 26. I keep getting water in the bilge when it rains. It appears as though it's
Batteries 2016 Tally Ho at 1:17pm 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2017 I need some new batteries for my O'Day 322. Read through Mainsail's post about manufacturer of th
Change location of fiddle for main sheet Photoman369 at 11:18am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/614 i am a new owner of 26x 1999. The strap to attach the bottom fiddle on the main sheet is located on
Drawer removal tbilyeu at 10:51am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/782 Does anyone know how to remove the drawer from under the V berth on an Oceanis 45? I can't figure i
Electrical Panel Glass Fuses Roger May at 10:31am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/836 I'm looking for information on obtaining replacement electrical fuses. They are glass tube, smaller
Oceanis 45 electronics compartment & bilge water DRosen at 10:07am 06.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/903 2013. Under starboard aft cabin is main electronics compartment. Heeling on Port tack, about 1 gal
Help installing new Autopilot onto tiller (2) dailytrek at 10:03am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4217 I bought a San Juan 28 which came with a new Raymarine ST2000 that the PO had begun installing. The
pelicanj45 pelicanj45 at 8:47am 06.18.16 Ask All Sailors 5/640 About four seasons ago I re-stained the wood below. At present I oil it with Old English Oil. It lo
26S Trailer Axle Doc_holiday at 7:04am 06.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2494 i want to replace my axle on my Mac trailer. I don't weld and therefore I need to get some info. W
UNIVERSAL M-25XP SHUTS DOWN Debevoise at 5:47am 06.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 26/6251 The problem I am encountering is that the Universal engine is "shutting down" at 2300RPM after 4-5 m
Low-hung boom on Pearson 30. Sailon1 at 11:58pm 06.17.16 Pearson 6/2474 I recently purchased a P 30 and am very happy with this fine boat. One issue that I do have is the l
Adding a ventilation system for the inboard diesel for a Hunter 30 KWE at 11:14pm 06.17.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1549 I have a 1990 30 ft Hunter Sailboat with an inboard Yanmar twin cylinder diesel. There appears to be
Mcgregor venture 21 Legth of forward and aft Stays pdstump at 9:41pm 06.17.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/617 Have a 1969 venture 21, but forward and aft stays are gone need to know lengths.
"The Wild Magnet" Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:09pm 06.17.16 Ask All Sailors 13/965 Found this in my files. It was posted on one of the sbo.com forums--Hunter, I think--several years a

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Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:22pm 03.20.24 I don't really see the specifications for a deep cycle. How can I be sure I am getting a deep cycle
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 8:15pm 03.20.24 A battery like that will be just fine for starting the engine. The problem is that starting the eng
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 8:10pm 03.20.24 I used a Group 24 FLA battery from Autozone for years to start my Yanmar 3JH2E. The big difference
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 03.20.24 See, Greg's boat is still floating. They mustve done something right! Actually, my O'Day 25 has sur
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 leary17 at 7:28pm 03.20.24
Hull damage mac twenty five 1954 willys at 7:27pm 03.20.24 Once the hull is in the correct shape... you can add a stringer to make it rigid by laying a piece
No core?? (1) Tally Ho at 7:22pm 03.20.24
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:06pm 03.20.24 Ideally you want a starting battery for engine use only and at least one house battery on a separate
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. higgs at 7:03pm 03.20.24 Check your insurance policy. It may not cover you if you have damage from a battery that is not mar
My last boat - probably higgs at 6:51pm 03.20.24
No core?? Project_Mayhem at 6:48pm 03.20.24 Overall good but far from amazing. That said, there isn't anything I've found that's terribly shocki
Adding Solar to Hunter 466 tkwhalen at 6:40pm 03.20.24 You are correct any inverter /charger will work fine. As you note the the mppt controller feeds the
Imperial or Metric dmdiehl64 at 6:35pm 03.20.24 No matter what tools you put onboard, sooner rather than later the tool you really need is at home
Black stuff all over a boat? (1) jssailem at 6:29pm 03.20.24 I am working on the assumption that the surfactant is critical in the observed results. The label
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Davidasailor26 at 6:27pm 03.20.24 A battery like that will be just fine for starting the engine. The problem is that starting the engi
My last boat - probably jssailem at 6:20pm 03.20.24 Try to say that 3 time fast and then May-Day
C&C 25' Mast Organizer (6) jssailem at 6:16pm 03.20.24 JS There are 2 scenarios. ONE you insert an exit box in the mast about 2-3 meters above the base.
No core?? Arrgh at 5:25pm 03.20.24 I feel like ODays are but pretty well. When checking it other brands, ODay seems at least as good,
C&C 25' Mast Organizer JCSail at 5:16pm 03.20.24 [QUOTE="js I think not. Listed Mast Specs: Boat Specs Contessa 26 C&C 25 P Length. 24.00 ft / 7.
outboard hoisting Joe at 4:40pm 03.20.24 the problem is that their customer support is terrible. And so is the website. They show only one p

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