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El Nin� heading to California SFKjeld at 4:05pm 09.02.15 Smaller Boats 4/702 Debating whether to pull my boat out of the water this fall in advance of the huge rains they are ta
Fuel Tank Sending Unit Replacement Albanach at 3:42pm 09.02.15 Catalina 310 3/931 I want to replace my faulty Universal Sending Unit with a WEMA unit. However, I noticed that the s
Compass Light shanker at 1:42pm 09.02.15 Smaller Boats 10/1457 Does anyone know if a 2001 H260, that has a factory compass on the port bulkhead, if that compass is
awning/shade cover rpearlberg at 12:41pm 09.02.15 Pearson 2/1226 We are looking for an awning/cover for the cockpit area to provide shade. Is there anything reasona
Hunter 290 on a trailer? danstanford at 11:49am 09.02.15 Ask All Sailors 21/4513 I recently bought a 290 Hunter with displacement of 7500 lbs and a keel of just under 4'. She comes
Mc 25 Pop top holding posts jportillo at 11:32am 09.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1809 Hi everyone, I just recently purchased a 1975 Mc 25. I like to lift the pop top but the boat only c
Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 10:29am 09.02.15 Bigger Boats 11/1536 I was remembering this weekend that the O'Day 272 manual had a note asking that the prop be locked
my new rail seat (4) allen-deckard at 9:57am 09.02.15 Catalina 22 7/1416 Finally got my rail seat done for the boat. I got several pieces of 3/4" starboard from a local gr
New features installed (improvement alert... and bug alert) Phil Herring at 8:27am 09.02.15 Ask All Sailors 7/914 Last night we installed a number of updated, improved features on the sites. These affect primarily
Bowsprit on Hunter 35.5/36 Ken Honeycutt at 7:34am 09.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1346 Thinking about installing a bowsprit on my H36 this winter (unfortunately not far off here in Chicag
2 Yanmar Raw Water Pump questions PGIJon at 6:31am 09.02.15 Big Boats 24/2191 I was replacing the raw water hose that runs from the strainer to the pump and opened up the enclosu
Holding Tank replacement shawanaga at 6:30am 09.02.15 Big Boats 5/2618 Just purchased a 1990 35.5 and want to replace the waste holding tank. I saw a couple of articles th
odd fresh water issue, thoughts? Craig Cook at 5:33am 09.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 10/1215 The latest problem on the new to us, 2008 Hunter 27 is with our fresh water system. I was flushing t
Smartphone or pad apps NiceBeny at 10:14pm 09.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3625 Any good weather or nav apps out there?
1st day Singlehanded Nevada Mike at 8:51pm 09.01.15 Catalina 22 9/1165 So I have about 4 hours actually sailing to my credit. Today I went out solo in Tahoe on a fairly b
Post your Sirius sailing pictures (1) Slogfish at 6:52pm 09.01.15 Sirius 21/22 18/7031 91339.vB Great sailing near Oriental, NC 8/29/15
Universal 25 XPA Battery requirements? mytime at 4:56pm 09.01.15 Catalina 30 4/1512 Does anyone know the recommended battery size to start a Universal 25 XPA? I would like to pick up
Cabin Lights CaptChuck at 4:33pm 09.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/1341 The plastic retaining ring for the interior lights on my 1994 Catalina 320 have broken and no longer
Potable water accumulator install Mark Maulden at 3:25pm 09.01.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2725 Have a 1 ltr Jabsco accumulator that i should install. Any reason why it cant be installed in any o
trailer hitch on boat (1) jonjbfx at 2:52pm 09.01.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1237 91335.vB How do I tighten up? Pulled Styrofoam chunks from nose at top opening. There are otherwis

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Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) isaksp00 at 3:44pm 10.10.23 That helps, but there are still too many photos taken at different times with different configuratio
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:24pm 10.10.23 Hey gang- As a purely interim measure until I get new batteries, is there any consensus on these ve
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 3:11pm 10.10.23 Unless you are looking to upgrade your battery charger besides the cost of new AGM's, I would recom
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 (4) jssailem at 3:07pm 10.10.23 Your "seabuilt plate" looks to be an access plate. They are placed on tanks so you can access the in
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (1) FreedomCrawler at 2:06pm 10.10.23
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:05pm 10.10.23 Behold, for I have seen the light and it is good.
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 10.10.23 Sorry, you're right. Here's the clarification: from the factory: fuel tank>>pump>>Racor change th
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help (3) FreedomCrawler at 1:46pm 10.10.23 This is what it looks like. Top of mast shot, bottom of the line tied to the top of the mast and the
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help FreedomCrawler at 1:15pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as t
Invest 93L (2) JamesG161 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic 220586
1975 oday 22 (1) Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 10.10.23 220585
1975 oday 22 Timm R Oday25 at 12:54pm 10.10.23 From what I can see ,that is a shoal draft keel . The centerboard will be inside the keel . Could y
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 10.10.23 from the factory tank>>pump>>Racor TO tank>>Racor>>pump Can't quite follow your flow diagram. Ca
Hunter 18.5 Topping Lift Setup? Need Help isaksp00 at 12:45pm 10.10.23 The photo of the boom confuses me. Is the taut line that runs up to the masthead the same line as th
Invest 93L capta at 12:12pm 10.10.23 Someone asked what indicated the end of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, and the formation of s
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 12:07pm 10.10.23 Nice overlay display, John. Yes, been up there a number of times, however, just scratched the surfac
Remote shifting of outboard Project_Mayhem at 12:03pm 10.10.23 The remote throttle controls will also control forward, neutral and reverse. They appear to be somew
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Stu Jackson at 12:02pm 10.10.23 I know the skippers are trying to be helpful to your question. However, I urge you to learn your fu
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction Project_Mayhem at 11:56am 10.10.23 When I got mine, I had to put it a 1/4" away from an incandescent light bulb before it would start s
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" Stu Jackson at 11:53am 10.10.23 Not doing that for year after year almost has to bring an issue. Won't matter what order the filter

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