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12 volt DC outlets John Dibb at 2:34pm 09.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1239 I have a 2002 Beneteau 361 question which I hope is not a repeat. On the new to us boat I was checki
Raw Water Pumps - Cautionary Tales (3) Maine Sail at 1:40pm 09.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1822 In the last couple of weeks I have had one issue I've never come across and another I have seen only
Cruising in Colder Waters Kings Gambit at 10:30am 09.24.15 Ask All Sailors 20/5315 I've been noticing comments in another thread pertaining to the need for a heater aboard the boat wh
What kind of paint for H-34 Cowl Vents? markwbird at 10:22am 09.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/4969 I want to refurbish the old and oddly sized cowl vents on my H-34 which will include cleaning up the
Deck core and chain plate repair falkows2 at 10:00am 09.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1380 We are getting ready to replace core material in the deck on our 1990 Hunter Legend 37. The repair
A4 late model carb rebuild kit Tripaddle at 9:15am 09.24.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/1590 Is the rebuild kit from Westerbeke the same as offered from Moyer Marine? Westerbeke is almost half
Dinghy Dummy! Jtcf78911 at 5:30am 09.24.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1628 Hi all...another newbie sailor question. I was recently gifted a West Marine 10 ft. inflatable ding
Loading outboard motor to dinghy jveatch at 12:46am 09.24.15 Big Boats 39/11836 Loading a Honda 2hp motor or similar from the aft end of our Hunter 41DS to a Zodiac dinghy is diffi
Shore GFCI tripping Justin_NSA at 9:28pm 09.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2886 Anyone had a problem with a shore power GFCI tripping when you flip on the AC main switch? If I dis
Thinking of buying a new rudder blade Ranger_12 at 9:21pm 09.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1048 I've searched the forums for information about replacement rudders for my 1983 Macgregor 25 and real
Launching Problems? Who needs a Truck? Try THIS! (1) CloudDiver at 8:25pm 09.23.15 Catalina 22 17/6420 Sometimes I find people online who even CRAZIER than I am; Check this thing out, http://i119
Beneteau through hulls BJV at 7:11pm 09.23.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3798 Working on a 12 year old Beneteau and no sea cocks,all the through hulls have ball valves, one had a
Boat Cover & Boom Cover Pattern wanted shelleye at 6:34pm 09.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2111 Hi, I am in Australia and loving my McGregor 26S trailer sailer. We have been leaving it on a dry d
Barient Model 24-45 winches RBilly at 6:10pm 09.23.15 Bigger Boats 8/4268 I have an '83 O'day 28 with Barient Model 24-45 winches. Am looking for service manuals/ info to rem
Compartment purpose? SCMermaid at 5:54pm 09.23.15 Smaller Boats 6/1025 What is the unusually shaped compartment in bow area of Hunter 260 for? Cannot determine its purpos
One more thing... (3) C22BC at 5:19pm 09.23.15 Catalina 22 6/729 I have to redo my wood work this winter , I guess the best method is to remove it all instead of tr
Custom or factory option... (3) C22BC at 4:46pm 09.23.15 Catalina 22 22/2452 Any ideas ?
P34-2 Rudder Post Play? colderwater at 1:49pm 09.23.15 Pearson 0/684 I just had a survey done on a '90 P34-2, which turned up more movement in the rudder than seems norm
83-87 Hunter 31 Owners gr8_2_av8 at 1:06pm 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/4040 Hello all I am planning to do some deck hardware upgrades this winter. I mostly cruise but have
AC circuit breaker fgraham at 12:53pm 09.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1328 I have a 1983 catalina 27. Anyone know where the main ac circuit breaker is? Thanks

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Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:06am 10.16.23 As a former owner, I have the now defunct Starwind 19 Association's boat manual if youre interested
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! (1) rgranger at 8:38am 10.16.23 I think my boat got flooded a lot so turned inside floor and floor glue squishy, so I got a good pr
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 8:26am 10.16.23 HAVE YOU CONSIDERED DRY SLIPS? I went through the same transition about 8 years ago.... BUT I SPLI
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.16.23 Do you only sail in far-away destinations that you have to travel hours to get to? What is your fre
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 8:16am 10.16.23 After several days of soaking the exchanger in evaporust, it still wouldn't budge. I cut out a circu
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Mike H. at 7:36am 10.16.23 THANK YOU !
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 dlochner at 7:32am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder. On c
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Davenport at 7:27am 10.16.23 I'm happy. but actually me using 2 layers of what is called "1/2 inch" plywood but is bit smaller,
Cradle screw jack conversion Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 10.16.23 Photo would help. Please note the lift points found on both sides of you boat that are found under
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger RoyS at 7:01am 10.16.23 1. Having a boat in a marina is like having a vacation home. Even if you don't get to sail, you can
Invest 94L jssailem at 6:48am 10.16.23 Looking at the macro picture over the next 10 days. Thursday19/Friday20 could bring a spot of rain.
Invest 94L kloudie1 at 6:35am 10.16.23 Watching weather carefully.. some buddies and I are planning a little cruise around the Pensacola/Gu
Engineering Help Needed (1) jssailem at 6:32am 10.16.23 A canoe with training wheels. What happens when you need beer? That would be a disaster waiting to
how to fix this? 1975 oday 22 Ward H at 6:07am 10.16.23 Dave, I believe the area you circled in the photo is the top portion of the rub rail holder.
Invest 94L rgranger at 5:58am 10.16.23
Added plywood layer below to firm up floor, less squishy now! Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22am 10.16.23 Thank for sharing
Water tank leak dlochner at 5:19am 10.16.23 Just out of curiosity, what is purpose of the depression in the top of the tank ? An attempt at a
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:17am 10.16.23 @Don S/V ILLusion I found the original post was very unusual based on my early work years as an in
Engine stalling/ temperature gauge dlochner at 5:12am 10.16.23 The ignition switch controls more than just starting the engine. It will also power all the gauges,
Cradle screw jack conversion dlochner at 4:09am 10.16.23 Do you have a photo of your current cradle?

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