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Wood stains & sealers Middle aged New Noobie at 2:46am 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 5/849 i have a 1981 Hunter 30 and sure that the products have advanced alot since then. That being said wh
2008 Beneteau 40 vs Beneteau Oceanis 40? Is there a difference? PI_Mark at 10:21pm 11.12.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1331 Hi Beneteau folks, Can anyone tell me the difference between a 2008 Beneteau 40 vs a Beneteau 40 Oc
1990 hunter 42 passage center cockpit forward window (2) wade the giant at 3:24pm 11.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/450 Our forward window was cracked when we purchased our boat so after a few years of ownership, I final
Catalina 320 electrical issue Ted10028 at 2:55pm 11.12.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1303 I was running heat pump for heat, plus 400 W electric heater. It blew the main 30 amp breaker on the
Winterize without antifreeze? njlarry at 12:58pm 11.12.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/842 Went to winterize my universal M 25XPB, wont start. Determine starter is bad so order replacement bu
Suddenly needing some brake work (1) Gene Neill at 12:21pm 11.12.23 Trailer Sailors 16/1900 Judging by the actuator, I guess I could have maintained these brakes better?
Hunter 290 bimini colin59 at 9:49am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 2/921 Hi anyone have pics or description of bimini attatchmets for 2000 h290 thanks Colin
Does anyone know about any manuals maintenance or otherwise for the 1967 Ericson 35 1967? AngelM at 8:32am 11.12.23 Ask All Sailors 3/385 I am interested in any manuasl or books related to the 1967 Ericson 35, I am going to work on one st
Adding a pod the Helm (2) FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:34am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/996 Hello, looking for some advice on how to add a pod the the helm of a 1999 H 310. any pictures of suc
Replacing/Upgrading the Manual head to Electric. FOLLOWING SEAS at 6:31am 11.12.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/1189 Hello, looking to upgrade the head from Jabsco manual to and electric any brand. Has anyone taken on
End of Season Storms --> Update (2) JamesG161 at 6:23am 11.12.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/978 221342 Jim...
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (3) twodzusfittings at 3:19am 11.12.23 Bigger Boats 13/2896 I could use your help if you have a Universal 5416 otherwise known as an M-20 diesel engine. I am in
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white SabreToothedEngineer at 6:05pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1449 I need to paint some sections of the deck and cockpit of my '83 Hunter 34. I did one small section w
How to create a brand-specific forum geoffschultz at 4:15pm 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 7/953 I want to create a Knysna brand-specific forum. How does one go about doing that? -- Geoff
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport (7) Robert D at 11:08am 11.11.23 Smaller Boats 4/1115 Hello All, I have a 2006 Catalina 22 Sport. I had a man come look at it because he was interested
Tiller rise C27? Indysailor at 6:40am 11.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/1273 The current tiller on our Catalina 27, which appears to be original, has about a 5 inch drop. I'm wo
Harken Electric Winch 46/E (3) Lee Hadjiosif at 6:05am 11.11.23 Ask All Sailors 1/397 I have two of these and one stoped working electrically. Manually is OK. I bypassed the relay/contac
Fischer Panda impeller change artboas at 1:10am 11.11.23 Big Boats 9/1027 Ok,, This make no sense (to me) The screws holding one the FP pump late are M4, very short, and (ga
Help and courage - West Marine Air Floor Dinghy and Davit lift points spadaforaj at 7:39pm 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 14/2462 Just purchased a new one with a good deal - anyone mount davit lift points on one of these ? Looki
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 1:59pm 11.10.23 Catalina 310 9/2011 I am going to add a solar arch on my 315; specifically looking at the Atlantic Tower brand Can some

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Oil pan full of saltwater !? Michael Davis at 8:59pm 06.18.25 A puzzle. If the raw water inlet was closed and the heat exchanger is still full then the exhaust is
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement Rick Webb at 8:17pm 06.18.25 From the picture that plate looks narrower than the Zspar plate on my 23.5. It is probably only an
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries (1) dlochner at 7:21pm 06.18.25 I keep wondering if the problem lies with the neutrals and ground. The ground and neutral should be
Hunter 240 Matt stepping plate reinforcement Dave S W at 7:00pm 06.18.25 I have the same issue with the bracket pulling away from the deck. Have not found a permanent soluti
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 6:37pm 06.18.25 It's been my experience that when a very complex issue arises that would be impossible to summarize
How to stop false 100% battery status Maine Sail at 4:54pm 06.18.25 Those batts are not 91% efficient more like 80%. Peukert is closer to 1.3.. https://marinehowto.com
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 06.18.25 And, I kind of wonder if disconnecting it will just take it offline such that the plotter recognize
How to stop false 100% battery status Johnb at 3:19pm 06.18.25 Notwithstanding all the foregoing if you want your batteries to live long and prosper you need to 1
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 3:03pm 06.18.25 I don't see how TWS can be calculated in tidal waters from SOG. You can't. I just hadn't thought
H49 New Sails Boiler at 2:51pm 06.18.25 I would like to thank all of the contributors to this post. I finally had a chance to get with the
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries jssailem at 2:36pm 06.18.25 It can be done and I will figure out what in the system is preventing it. Just thought I'd ask arou
How to stop false 100% battery status jssailem at 2:33pm 06.18.25 WOW
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 2:10pm 06.18.25
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 1:16pm 06.18.25 Well no insult was intended. Apologies if that's how it came across. It would be great if you coul
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries HoosierSailor at 12:17pm 06.18.25 Need to clarify this comment. Yes, our 2500W inverter will run the hot water heater, but places a b
P42 paralleling the buses on batteries Terry Cox at 11:57am 06.18.25 Same reason trying to use the inverter to operate the hot water heater. Need to clarify this comme
Catalina 30 MKIII Stern Through Hulls Project_Mayhem at 11:37am 06.18.25 Propane locker vent/s. Have you checked your international site for your boat? Catalina30.com Good
R.O. water filter install question dLj at 11:35am 06.18.25
H49 New Sails artboas at 11:27am 06.18.25 I have the perfect solution for the leech line on the Hunter 49 What you really want to do with a l
R.O. water filter install question Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 06.18.25 A simple summary of incoming chemistry and outgoing chemistry would be beneficial. What specific sp

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