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Holding Tank Air Vent Location blueboat at 8:24am 09.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2272 I cannot figure out where the location of the holding tank air vent is on the outside of my 1993 42'
Drop keel mechanism layout Windtherapy at 8:06am 09.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/661 OK so I bought a 26' about 3 months ago. I also bought a 36 foot slip on Lake Huron but decided to
Has anyone done an energy budget for a Beneteau 343? Davefromoregon at 7:36am 09.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2726 I have a reasonable how to do this, but if some else has already done it I'd appreciate making use
Advice for buying first sail boat icemanx193 at 7:00am 09.05.15 Day Sailers 9/2590 I am looking to buy my first sail boat and looking for some advice. I want something small that I ca
1990 hunter 35.5 Electrical 30amp to 15amp problem shawanaga at 6:21am 09.05.15 Big Boats 8/1360 I just joined a new club and the power at the slip is only 15 amp I went out and bought a 15amp pigt
Bimini? (1) scottmellloyditude at 5:28am 09.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1174 I this is how I have the Bimini installed. Does anyone know if the frame is backwards. Pretty sure t
Coolant System shermanb at 4:16am 09.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/819 I have a Catalina 27 with a Universal M-18, 14 horsepower diesel engine with antifreeze coolant comi
Racor filter gauge (1) eianm at 12:50am 09.05.15 Big Boats 4/1210 I have a question- i simply want to confirm that the Racor vacuum gauge connects to the output side
H240 new owner sailmaster39 at 9:58pm 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 1/648 Just bought a 2002 H 240 located in Apex,NC. Downsizing from a Hunter 356 which we loved.Looking for
O'Day sood locations Windtherapy at 7:02pm 09.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/811 Can somebody tell me exactly where wood is on an O'Day? How far does the balsa go on the deck top an
Engine Flush Ken13559 at 6:38pm 09.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 15/2563 I came across the STP Engine Flush and was wondering if this would positively impact my 13yr old 140
Want to put winches on top of a pop top sunsailor12000 at 3:57pm 09.04.15 Catalina 22 11/1678 Does anyone have an idea of how to secure a pop top Catalina 22 so that winches can be mounted on to
Connecting Chartplotter to seatalk Mark48 at 3:56pm 09.04.15 Big Boats 1/783 I recently purchased a Raymarine A67 chartplotter. Now I am trying to figure out how to connect to
Homemade outboard motor mount (1) Seahorse24 at 3:05pm 09.04.15 Trailer Sailors 10/7991 I built a wooden mount for the 6 HP outboard based on the dimensions of the fold down mount that was
Auto pilot part Fire Escape at 1:25pm 09.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/688 I have a Simrad WP5000 Wheel Pilot that came with the Hunter 29.5 that I purchased back in 1995. The
H23 teak needs replaced Earprints01 at 1:15pm 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 4/1018 H23 - Need new teak or whatever is being used now for the companionway hatch, both upper and lower.
Low Bridge-high Mast Jdeneault at 12:22pm 09.04.15 Big Boats 8/2159 I am about the head down the AICW in a Hunter 456 which shows a mast height of 63'. I have a two foo
Appeasing the wind gods JamesG161 at 10:38am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2695 Does anyone have a Roman/Greek ancient ceremony to get the wind gods on my side? Every time I see
Couple of H26 questions CHSN WND at 10:12am 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 16/1453 Spent the day cleaning the deck and cabin - she really cleaned up nice. But, I noticed the plexiglas
Bulbs for Catalina 22 Cabin Lights Leeward Rail at 9:12am 09.04.15 Catalina 22 17/4405 Good Morning all ! Next year I want to replace all the cabin lights with LEDs. In the meantime I ne

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Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. dchipley at 3:23pm 07.27.23
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement dchipley at 3:07pm 07.27.23 My wife and I replaced cables on our 1999 - 380. In the direction we did the installation. They ro
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion NYSail at 2:04pm 07.27.23 We have a thruster, however wife and I seldom use it. Learn the feel of the boat and if you need a t
Newport anchorages jviss at 2:01pm 07.27.23
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 1:54pm 07.27.23
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:54pm 07.27.23 Last summer, we stayed on a mooring at TPG Conanicut marina in Jamestown, they have a ferry over to
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:53pm 07.27.23 Greg How crazy is Block? Thinking of heading there Monday. The weather looks nasty Thursday gusting
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Sailfanatic at 1:48pm 07.27.23 I was fortunate enough to own a '76 C&C30 and consider that model a uniquely wonderful boat .... The
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 1:43pm 07.27.23 That is a bummer for sure, and a bit surprising. On my 410 there is a molded/indent spot clearly des
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 1:38pm 07.27.23 It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. That is puzzling!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Dr. D at 12:51pm 07.27.23 Do you have a copy of the bill of sale from the boats you owned? Seems that would be proof of knowle
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 12:45pm 07.27.23 My original post has an error. It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. There w
Battery Confusion.. (1) Tally Ho at 12:44pm 07.27.23 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I
Battery Confusion.. jviss at 12:37pm 07.27.23 Would be helpful to know how you charge. It I was solving that I'd look for a single LiFePo4 batter
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:34pm 07.27.23 https://www.skywayyachtworks.com https://crowleys.com
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:26pm 07.27.23 either skyway yacht works, or crowleys, they are a couple blocks apart, last chance before bridges.
Battery Confusion.. JoeWhite at 11:22am 07.27.23 Installing a 100 watt flexible solar panel and charger is a good idea when shore power is not availa
Battery Confusion.. Richard19068 at 11:19am 07.27.23 +1 on Don S/V ILLusion's response Also, you will want to know how many amps your fan(s) and lights
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 11:15am 07.27.23 The forestay spot did not have anything imbedded. I was disappointed. They used large washers. It se
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 11:08am 07.27.23 the sails are toast. add $5,000.00 to your buy in price. just keeping it real! old IOR boats ne

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