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Wire to rope main halyard borovans at 5:03pm 09.21.15 Day Sailers 10/6045 I'm replacing the lines on my 1974 daysailer 2. How do I attach the main rope halyard to the wire o
Shaft Seal Leaking Again... (1) FlimFlamII at 4:38pm 09.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/835 I replaced the seals back in June. No leaks until a few weeks ago. Now a slow drip out of the fron
H 25 water hose Db421 at 2:44pm 09.21.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/663 Hunter made a lousy design decision when they placed the hose for the water tank. The filler sets i
1989 Oday 272 Review (1 Year) (5) MaritimeTees at 12:17pm 09.21.15 Bigger Boats 62/21424 This is my one year review of my 272 I purchased exactly one year ago. My experience as a sailor is
Grounding Wire for Mast - Hunter 26.5 Paulbond at 12:14pm 09.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2960 Hello everyone, I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 that I am rewiring the electrical connector for the lights
Signs of Tired Tiller SFKjeld at 10:26am 09.21.15 Smaller Boats 35/4264 Being the neurotic sailor that I am, I have always wondered whether my tiller assembly is sound. I h
Morgan 43 - 1985 dnordic at 10:19am 09.21.15 Morgan 5/3523 I purchased the Morgan 43 in Dec. 2010. I have replace just about everything in the boat. Now I purc
New Voyaging tips video Sailvayu at 9:47am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/686 I have a new Voyaging tips video out. Hope some find it helpful. Comments and suggestions welcome.
Problems with Cetol markwbird at 9:19am 09.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1613 So per my last thread I went with the Cetol for the wood trim on my H-34. I am applying in the earl
Bent anchor roller (1) Vegas at 9:18am 09.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2921 Can anyone recommend the best way to straighten the bent piece on my anchor roller? If your recomme
Prop shaft not turning under sail Tim22 at 8:57am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2319 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with a yanmar 2gm20f and leave the transmission in neutral when under sail.
Norcold recharge (1) JerryA at 8:56am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 0/447 I recharged my icebox conversion this weekend. Added a clamp on bullet piercing valve on the suction
Rub rails and deck hull joints jssailem at 8:46am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1568 Recently I read a message from a new owner looking to replace the rub rail on his craft. This caus
Hunter 33.5 new boat owner j24jaded at 8:35am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/990 I just adopted a '93 33.5' for my latest rescue. the boat came with out battery's. befor I but the
Yanmar 2GM Alarm Question pateco at 8:00am 09.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 15/8933 Went out sailing yesterday, and motoring out everything was fine. Once we got the sails up, I went t
Bow Roller Replacement-H42 Art Dennis at 6:22am 09.21.15 Big Boats 5/1369 Good Morning, My bow rollers are shot and need replaced. Anyone know the make of the bow roller
circuit diagram DockH at 4:32am 09.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/753 Two questions: My Don Casey "Sailboat Maintenance" show a "Sniffer" in circuit diagrams but there is
Nicro Cabin Vents rukidn at 7:02pm 09.20.15 Catalina 310 18/3315 Thinking about adding Nicro vents or equivalent this fall to help ventilate during our long Lake Eri
Black water discharge from manual vs electric head Dan_Y at 7:01pm 09.20.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2722 My question is whether or not an electric toilet can pump as well as a manual head to sufficiently e
wiring diagram form 1982 23' O'Day angrod at 6:52pm 09.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/992 My Lorna Doone seems to have experienced a number of electrical 'refits'. If anyone has the origina

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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Terry Cox at 6:40am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas to all and a most Happy New Year.
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 6:12am 12.24.23 Thanks for the great suggestions. I will add these to the winter chores. Must admit, I do not have
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 5:19am 12.24.23
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 5:05am 12.24.23 .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop...crazy also..the cap an
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 5:02am 12.24.23 You should not need to remove the prop. The collar should split into two halves. Just clean up the s
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:24am 12.24.23 thank you for your replies .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. jssailem at 3:18am 12.24.23 Thank you Claude. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 9:42pm 12.23.23 I found this photo on a forum but it's not clear to me where the anode goes Agree with @David
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:21pm 12.23.23 Thanks, I'll take it to an alternator shop and ask them if they can add a regulator.
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 12.23.23 The collar should go on point A, as close to the prop as possible.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 6:10pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:57pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 5:46pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:42pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat. No dought about that it wasnt my
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:40pm 12.23.23 How nice. What did they say? They juts asked for more info but seems I have resolved this I hope
Battery charging lacoursmarc at 5:28pm 12.23.23 We have two house batteries in parallel that we charge with solar when we are away from the dock. We
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 4:56pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:50pm 12.23.23 I bought the 25MM collar and the anode..right now my boat doesn't have any zincs. so just replacing

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