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Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1711 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1065 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1230 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1507 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1350 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1248 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/8565 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1220 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1113 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/2851 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1157 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/896 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2068 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/575 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/747 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1080 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/458 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1570 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning
Seawater Pump - erratic output - Hunter 38 tvicknair at 1:09pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1179 Hi, On our 2006 Hunter 38 with a Yanmar engine, the impeller disintegrated. After replacement of t
Depth Finder has stopped working Richard Bryer at 12:52pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 3/1295 The original Datamarine S200DL depth finder has stopped working. When I turn it on I get "MSD18.8" o

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Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice (1) eirikr at 2:05pm 08.27.23 BTW, the owner told me the commission is $5,000 or 10%, whichever is higher. What's the business et
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Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice dlochner at 1:29pm 08.27.23 Simple answer, you write the extra items on the offer. Words like, This offer is contingent upon rec
Invest 90L (1) JamesG161 at 1:21pm 08.27.23 Hurricane Franklin to miss Bermuda.:biggrin:
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice (1) eirikr at 1:03pm 08.27.23 Reading some of the replies, I realized nobody directly addressed this one issue I had with the brok
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems BigEasy at 12:34pm 08.27.23 Sounds like an electrical problem, not related to water & resultant rust formation. Need to check s
Gulf Storm Potential jssailem at 12:29pm 08.27.23 We need the rain. I understand and agree. The concern would be an excess of rain accompanied wit
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 11:32am 08.27.23 25-years ago, I moved from 1980 Catalina 25 with swing keel and outboard to our current boat which i
Gulf Storm Potential Don S/V ILLusion at 11:09am 08.27.23
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 11:04am 08.27.23
Oday 20 Restoration Clutch Cargo at 10:13am 08.27.23 Clutch, Could that tube be a drain to the outside? Normally the bow of boats is used as an anchor s
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 10:09am 08.27.23 Thank you!. I'm going to take your advise and hold off on lithium and sail with the lead acid for a
Oday 20 Restoration jssailem at 9:41am 08.27.23 Clutch, Could that tube be a drain to the outside? Normally the bow of boats is used as an anchor st
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 jssailem at 9:33am 08.27.23 @Davidasailor26 has provided the cliff notes. The devil is in the details. Having Lithium batteries
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 9:27am 08.27.23 I will probably wait to switch it and slowly make the decision and leave it in its current configur
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:23am 08.27.23
Gulf Storm Potential Johann at 9:23am 08.27.23 It's now officially Idalia Tropical Storm Idalia Update Statement (noaa.gov)
Gulf Storm Potential (2) jssailem at 9:19am 08.27.23 Good morning Sailors. It has been a busy morning exploring the weather developments. TEN, the sto
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 9:19am 08.27.23
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 9:05am 08.27.23 I had not considered the altinator charging my batteries. I'll probably never be motoring anyways th

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