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Gray Water Shower Sump Pump Jeff Jellick at 11:03am 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/4127 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC,. The aft shower and sink drain into an "Atwood" sump with a float switc
Connecting Icom VHF to Raymarine GPS SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:18am 06.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/5162 Connected Icom VHF to Raymarine GPS. Amazed to find Hunter factory ran wire to GPS and taped it to w
Hunter 34 jib tack atachment Ilanortho at 9:02am 06.06.16 Big Boats 6/692 Hi; Does anyone have a pic they can post showing the jib tack attachment to the furling drum (North
Mast Raising Hole Issue (2) Tim Moylan at 8:58am 06.06.16 Smaller Boats 12/3275 124349 124350 Hello, Getting ready to raise the mast and discovered this crack in an area supporting
H450 Owners- where is Aft waste tank vent line to tank access? BayMan at 8:50am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 3/398 Before I rip up floor boards and toe trim that is screwed with plugs hiding the screws- I need to cl
Need Replacement Ignition key for C310 Capt Ziggy at 8:30am 06.06.16 Catalina 310 16/1793 I broke the ignition key for my C310 and have only the key ring end now. This end has the Cole Hers
Impeller pliers with bent tips? davjonLegend at 7:57am 06.06.16 Big Boats 11/2924 I was helping a friend on his Hunter 466, which has a 4JH3E-TE engine. The raw water pump faces back
Free Catalina 22 How to operate swing keel? Robr0924 at 7:28am 06.06.16 Catalina 22 4/2171 A fellow boat owner at the marina we use for our coronado 23, has neglected his boat for Several yea
Changing the in-haul line on Selden in-mast furling Craig Cook at 6:29am 06.06.16 Mid-Size Boats 9/4229 DO NOT FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FROM US SPARS. The instructions say that you can service the furling
Oday 26 Running Rigging mlindberg1 at 6:25am 06.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/656 Does anyone have a picture or drawing of where the jib sheets run? I have a large 140 to 150% jib. I
h386 Replacement Bimini Canavas Boston2020 at 5:26am 06.06.16 Big Boats 2/506 I need to replace the bimini canvas on my 2003 h386. Has anyone found a good canvas shop for this. I
Binnacle compass replacement question grandview846 at 5:11am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/932 Hi everyone. My wife and I just purchased a 1992 Beneteau 310 in Toronto ' are looking forward to s
JIB traveler location on a Oceanis 343 oyvst@statoil.com at 4:24am 06.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/523 Hi, just received a 105% jib for my 343. I think it needs to be sheeted further forward than the ins
Wifi amplifiers..... NYSail at 3:52am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1731 hello all Wanting to get a wifi booster and see a nice package from defender. It's a PDQ AllPro and
Lake Erie 6/5/16 sailnewbie at 1:46am 06.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/588 Curious how bad Erie got around Sandusky area, seen a bad storm rolled thru tearing out trees and po
So far off topic it could incur the wrath. (1) Meriachee at 8:29pm 06.05.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/1210 This was recently seen on the interweb. Somebody needs to have a chat with Kermit. Or not. :)
H40.5 Line Organizer Repair (4) Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 06.05.16 Big Boats 8/1358 Last year I noticed that the aft port corner of my organizer cover was soft. I have the later versi
Be careful with your trailer winch Kermit at 7:18pm 06.05.16 Trailer Sailors 34/6233 I learned the hard way Wednesday just how much pressure a floating boat puts on a fully-wound winch
New O'Day 30 Owner with questions Robert Stevenson at 6:51pm 06.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/581 I went to look at a 30 ft O'day that I tried to walk away from.but was offered a price I couldn't re
Testing AGM Batteries? jackhartjr at 5:29pm 06.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/898 Hi folks, what equipment would best be used to test AGM batteries? The guy at Deka Battery said I ne

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Descaling Yanmar 2GM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 03.14.24 I can tell you a lot more about it without even seeing it first hand : If it's 26 years old, it is
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.14.24 I found an angel disguised as a expert with fuel systems willing to take on the project. You may
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help MFD at 8:42pm 03.14.24 I have one of the Yacht Devices NMEA2000<=>WiFi units. It was pretty straightforward to setup. It
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:35pm 03.14.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charger
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 8:12pm 03.14.24 Adding to @Davidasailor26's questions, what type of battery monitoring system do you have? First,
Found a 2003 C310 Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 03.14.24 Figure out why your 3 year old batteries are going bad first, before you throw more money at the AGM
How do you clean through hull while in water? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 03.14.24 Yes, foam had been there because part of it remained. Didn't seem to do any obvious damage. I have
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 5:53pm 03.14.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get u
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 5:49pm 03.14.24 Can you buy a silicone hose that is tapered to fit properly on both ends? I think I have seen hose
House Battery Upgrade Help Tally Ho at 5:28pm 03.14.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help AaronD at 4:41pm 03.14.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons, i
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 2:54pm 03.14.24
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 2:15pm 03.14.24 Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an absolute necessity. Previous owner may ha
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v

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