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How to repair/reset fittings on Hunter 140 (2) sailorandpilot at 4:59pm 09.29.15 Day Sailers 8/2407 How do I repair/reset fittings on Hunter 140? I just bought a Hunter 140 and the gudgeon plate need
Galley cooler drain Windtherapy at 3:51pm 09.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/562 For those who moved their cooler drain to the sink drain and out of the bilge, I assume it tapped in
Joaquin Prep? shemandr at 3:37pm 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 41/4217 Who's doing what? The window to pull my runabout may have closed already. Easterly winds at the ra
Auto Pilot Steering Lander at 2:13pm 09.29.15 Big Boats 19/6338 Have managed to work out the details on how to install a below deck ram on my 1993 Hunter 375, but a
Head Replacement Ted Pinelli at 1:37pm 09.29.15 Catalina 310 2/1307 Has anyone ever replaced the original head (Wilcox Crittenden head mate) with a newer style vacuum a
Winter Cover Ted Pinelli at 1:29pm 09.29.15 Catalina 310 13/1859 I recently purchased a 2013 310. It is soon to be going on the hard for winter. Does anyone know if
Fusing Alternator Cable (1) CaptnDean at 1:29pm 09.29.15 Catalina 30 2/988 I'm in the process of upgrading my electrical system including new battery cables and a combining re
Looking for help from 41 owners if possible JulieUK at 12:23pm 09.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/486 Hello, can any 41 owners tell me what depth ' draft is noted on there RCD certificates please? Than
Galley drain seacock--backplate space! (2) Windtherapy at 12:03pm 09.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2006 Ok so I am changing out all my seacocks (PO never changed them and they are old gate valves--well th
New to me Endeavor 32 - need cradle dimensions FundySail at 11:24am 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1403 Greetings Endeavour 32 sailors: I am the new owner of an Endeavour 32 that I acquired without a c
And what about this?.. (2) C22BC at 9:53am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 4/733 Did Catalina put these bilge pumps in ? Very hard to get a cockpit floor view online. It looks prett
Finally a decent sail (1) Scott B at 9:04am 09.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1152 Got out late last Friday and the gods aligned. In the area where we where located up til this year,
Night Sailing shanker at 9:04am 09.29.15 Smaller Boats 6/942 I have started doing a bunch of night sailing in the past two months and have found it to be a wonde
Help with foresail ID (3) Zach Grammon at 8:49am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 17/1305 http://i811.photobucket.com/albums/zz34/zgrammon/image.jpg1_2.jpg http://i811.photobucket.com/alb
WTB: Kick Up Rudder OfflineTN at 7:58am 09.29.15 Catalina 22 0/7 Hello, I have a '71 Catalina 22 and I am looking for a used kick up rudder if anyone has one for sa
Portlight screens... Doug/Karen at 7:48am 09.29.15 Big Boats 7/1700 For years we have made do with plastic-framed portlight screens.. that constantly fall out. We woul
LED Results (1) Sailgunner at 7:21am 09.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1923 I just installed the two test LED bulbs I purchased. Unfortunately I made a mistake and bought warm
Vague Question gpd955 at 6:28am 09.29.15 Ask All Sailors 1/697 I know I'm not being very specific here but I need some information on Bavaria Ocean 40's. Anything
Declaration of Conformity RCD - Puzzled (Oceanis 41!!) JulieUK at 5:10am 09.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1160 Hello I have a quick question for beneteau owners out there, especially any Oceanis 41 owners. I
H 240 transducer sailmaster39 at 5:05am 09.29.15 Smaller Boats 4/817 Just bought a 2002 H 240. Where's the best place for a thru hull depth transducer. I want to go for

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Weird electrical issue Tally Ho at 4:31pm 08.01.23
Weird electrical issue (1) jssailem at 4:29pm 08.01.23 Welcome to SBO @burns3c . Congrats on the Catalina 36. Nice Boat. Your Dickerson Newport Diesel Hea
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! kappykaplan at 4:19pm 08.01.23 Nice find, jviss! Tks for sharing. :beer:
Selden - Furling Main GibbyGibstone at 4:17pm 08.01.23 @ice breaker and @Sailgunner ... thank you very uch for your replies. Depending on what we get, I'l
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:54pm 08.01.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 08.01.23 Ah, I see. It depends on how you define TWS. The definition I'm familiar with isn't the same as y
Weird electrical issue jviss at 3:30pm 08.01.23 There could be a poor connection causing a significant drop with the pump load. I'd check grounds,
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:23pm 08.01.23 GWS is Ground Wind Speed - the actual speed of the wind over the unmoving ground, as opposed to TWS
Weird electrical issue Benny17441 at 3:21pm 08.01.23 Make sure the batteries are in good health. Test the pump's actual power draw against the specs of s
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 08.01.23 Did you mean SOG/GWS, or perhaps SOG/TWS? If so, what's GWS? It is, indeed, confusing. But then
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 2:35pm 08.01.23 it demonstrates the type of confusion you can cause using SOG/GWS for performance monitoring. If yo
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 2:15pm 08.01.23 They are both on the house bank, but separate circuits, which is why it's weird to me. Also the ligh
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 08.01.23 Thanks - I think my next attempt is tubing (or bungees); wrapped rope isn't working. What is it ab
Weird electrical issue Davidasailor26 at 2:06pm 08.01.23
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 2:03pm 08.01.23 That's a good idea too! Get's the seat up and out of the way, as it is a bit tight in the forward s
Lazy jack rigging question Hollyberry at 1:54pm 08.01.23
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) tkwhalen at 1:53pm 08.01.23 I did the opposite sort of ... I put the forward one on hinges so I could get it out of the way by
Alder Barbour Refrigeration IllusionV at 1:33pm 08.01.23 Hello all... I am having an similar issue with my Danfoss Refrigerator Controller (Model 102N3030).
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 1:20pm 08.01.23 On my tiller boats, I used a good piece of nylon dock line that was looped over one stern cleat ran
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 1:20pm 08.01.23 I used surgical tubing to center the tiller. Tension the tubing. Then balance the sails. I had my 1

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