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House bank battery location drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1988 I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
Fuel tank Location drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/698 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
Vent Cowling White hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15 Parts Search 3/739 I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
Empty Holdibg Tanks on Beneteau 473 rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4669 We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once
Mercury 9.9 Hurting my Season: Advice Needed (2) Sock Puppet at 8:42am 08.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 44/11186 I've been chasing an issue with my 2009 Mercury 9.9 4 Stroke since last year. Sometimes it will run
Isolation in ground circuit? (2) BobT at 7:52am 08.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2830 Electrical guys please enlighten. This little gizmo was between the ground wire and the negative bus
Leading lines aft on an O'Day 22 PamC at 7:30am 08.23.15 Day Sailers 6/1517 Hello all, I haven't posted here in quite a while. So by way of introduction, my husband and I r
Engine Alarms haebby at 6:50am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1394 Recently, we were sailing with the engine (Yanmar 2GM) OFF and no key in the ignition, when the engi
theft from boat trainmanjess at 5:11am 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 60/11328 hello all I live along way from my 45ft sailboat... at present I have my boat at a dock behind a
Bypass hose for a Seaward Waterheater sailcapt340 at 5:00am 08.23.15 Big Boats 11/2073 How do you by pass the Seaward 600 Water-heater when you winterize? I am currently in the process
Cabin Lights Gerald Tibbo at 4:01am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1489 I'm looking to change the bulbs in the cabin of my 2007 Beneteau 343. Before doing this, can someon
Fuel spill Manureva at 9:31pm 08.22.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1407 The kid at the marina was more interested in girl then fuelling this evening, the result being a few
Catalina 30 fuel tank Socalsurfer at 7:28pm 08.22.15 Catalina 30 5/4787 Hi everyone. I bought a '78 C30 MkI TRBS a few months ago and have been having a blast sailing her.
Emergency tillers cookcwayne at 3:37pm 08.22.15 Bigger Boats 5/842 anyone know what size the O'Day 27 takes and where to locate one Previous owner replaced steering a
Sun Cat water in the hull hensonrick5 at 2:55pm 08.22.15 Com-Pac 14/10851 I'm brand new to sailing and got a free Sun Cat that has been swamped. I have it cleaned up and sai
Starting Issue - Universal M3=20 plorette at 1:33pm 08.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/1317 I have had two instances where I have motored out to sail, and when I attempt to restart after a sho
Minor Blistering in Gelcoat of Hunter 380 sandiegosailor99 at 9:53am 08.22.15 Big Boats 4/1165 Does anyone have any experience with minor blistering in the gelcoat of a large Hunter? I believe
Battery terminal fuses nctxia at 8:35am 08.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1772 I am installing MRBF fuse blocks on my battery. Does anyone know what size fuse (they come from 30
taking out a PH II pump and putting in a Jabsco woodster at 7:32am 08.22.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1521 i was in Long Beach Ms on Wednesday looking at docks and slips and while i was there came across a p
Waste tank treatments DockH at 5:17am 08.22.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3340 Any suggestions for treatments before and post pump out especially when passenger used it both ways

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replacement of glue-in fixed ports Qomomoko at 11:30am 10.08.23 Thank for the DIY write up!
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 11:16am 10.08.23 Having a comprehensive sail locker need not be expensive as there are lots of good sources for use
1984 c25 sits bow down capta at 11:13am 10.08.23 Do you have your anchor and rode stowed forward? Is there a water tank under the V-berth? Are the V-
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? kappykaplan at 11:12am 10.08.23 How do you create the new clew with the reefed jib?
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 11:12am 10.08.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 11:08am 10.08.23
P42 Watermaker Install capta at 11:04am 10.08.23 I gathered the parts and assembled my 43 gph watermaker on Skipping Stone. The first thing I did was
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? dlochner at 10:53am 10.08.23 Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on the deck with a velcro wrap (or 2). You nee
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: ggrizzard at 10:34am 10.08.23 I used to call the enclosure for the swing keel a "trunk". Many years ago when I had a small trail
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? (2) twalker H260 at 9:27am 10.08.23 Thanks to everyone, each tidbit of info may make lives of 100s a bit easier, thank you. I posted a
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? stickinthemud57 at 9:20am 10.08.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installatio
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? jssailem at 9:17am 10.08.23 But I understand I can not "reduce" it. Myth not fact. You can lower the sail and capture it on th
S2 6.9 model........2 repair problems: rgranger at 8:08am 10.08.23
what is the standing headroom? Anomymous 163294 at 7:53am 10.08.23 ya a 23 Jeanneau is a completely different boat all together from an oday 22. wierd or what? anyways
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Hamish_s at 7:42am 10.08.23 I did not buy the rodkicker spring from Selden - just a well-researched eBay purchase (BANSBACH EASY
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching RoyS at 7:01am 10.08.23 Control must be in standby. Clutch tension adjustment is sensitive and critical. Mine started to dra
Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 6:42am 10.08.23
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 JBP-PA at 6:41am 10.08.23 I use one for a preventer since I can slide it next to my boom end sheeting. I use another as a gui
P42 Watermaker Install Terry Cox at 6:30am 10.08.23 Any insights from P42 owners with WMs is greatly appreciated. Good morning, Jim. Little to no insi
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 5:25am 10.08.23 The Seldon mast on my P42 likewise has unneeded/necessary boom slides. I'm thinking it came from th

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