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First 310 water pressure problem jaynan at 4:46pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/885 I have a 92 First 310. I have no water pressure. The water tank is full, I have checked the strain
Thru valve rebuild? lesrrt at 4:45pm 07.02.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1726 Got a h27. Still restoring. The waste 1.5" valve is leaking, thus filling the waste water tank. Ca
Beneteau hull deck joint karimari at 4:14pm 07.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3961 Hi , We are looking at a Beneteau 461 and I am doing some research on the boat. I would like to kn
Best sail marina on Lake Travis, TX? longterm at 3:25pm 07.02.15 Catalina 30 2/1203 I'll be moving my Catalina 30 to Austin, Texas in the next few months; if anyone has a recommendatio
Rudder repair Waldo King at 2:40pm 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1142 I have two dings (scratch marks) on my Hunter 170 rudder that go as deep as the metal. Is the rudder
Mariner - Opinions from Owners jimmcgee at 1:05pm 07.02.15 Day Sailers 10/2382 Hey Folks, I'm thinking about getting a trailer sailer to keep at our vacation home in Marathon in
Loose grounding wire ernierogers at 10:17am 07.02.15 Big Boats 2/862 I recently had an issue while motoring our 2006 Hunter 46 LE. A 10 ga. green wire with a yellow tra
For Crazy Dave: 212 Mast raising procedure from Hunter? SamLust at 9:54am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 11/3523 Dave; As our resident expert on these smaller Hunters I'm wondering if you have any recollection
Painting the cockpit? Astrozombie at 8:57am 07.02.15 Smaller Boats 7/2171 So ive read a hundred ways to repaint the cockpit but I cant decide what would be best. My cockpit i
Hunter Cabin Door Mechanism (1) Marc14857 at 8:12am 07.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1159 Does anyone know how to remove the door latch mechanism from an interior Door on a hunter 44 or equi
Laminate Floor Happy Together at 4:51am 07.02.15 Big Boats 0/18 I have three sheets of 4 x 8 laminate floor that was installed standard on my hunter 49 2009 model y
Goiot Roller Furling System lorraineandgil at 7:31pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2367 My Goiot furler ( Circa 1988 ) needs a strip down and service. Could anyone help with a copy of the
What Southern Oregon marina is good? fgraham at 6:37pm 07.01.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1057 Looking to moor my 27. Anyone have a good experience to share?
Dolphin jumps on boat Calif. Ted at 5:40pm 07.01.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2561 Recently heard of this most unusual incident of a dolphin jumping onto a center console fishing boat
"O" Rings Weasel at 4:59pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1185 Does anyone know where I can get the "o" ring gaskets for the fuel filler cap? I would hate to chan
Two Harbors One Rendezvous, Has Just Added Live Music RHUMB RUNNER at 3:48pm 07.01.15 Ask All Sailors 2/954 We are getting close to the Two Harbors Rendezvous on Catalina Island, there is still time to sign u
Teak bowsprit and cockpit box ? (3) C22BC at 2:18pm 07.01.15 Catalina 22 3/824 Does anybody know if these would be factory or something added after market ? Been looking at many C
Water dripping from propellor shaft (1) bobscaggs at 1:37pm 07.01.15 Big Boats 8/1805 Hi folks, While working on my generator install this weekend on my 2003 Hunter 426, I noticed a drip
Beneteau 461 karimari at 1:03pm 07.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/943 Hi , Looking at a 2000 B 461, I would like owners comments on their boats. Also can you give some a
Who is going sailing on the 4th of July? pateco at 12:54pm 07.01.15 Ask All Sailors 30/3277 This is the first July 4th where we have had our sailboat. I have always wanted to cruise offshor

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Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Re-anodising boom and holes PaulK at 10:23am 11.29.23 The anodizing guys should be able to tell you if the different alloys will make any difference. The
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:32am 11.29.23 When a winter storm destroyed my jib a couple years back, I called a local sail marker that came hi
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack tfox2069 at 8:20am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevent
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 7:58am 11.29.23 David, It does do a quick cycle on occasion when pressurized. After I turned off the faucets to dr
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib dlochner at 7:57am 11.29.23 First, I've got to say how impressed I am with the friendly and helpful advice I've received here f
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 7:31am 11.29.23 It is a small boat with minimal wiring that is decades old. Consider just ripping all the old stuff
Bonding Cable rbroad9 at 7:26am 11.29.23 Thank you both for your responses. Pacer Group is a great suggestion and has what I am looking for.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:25am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way.
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack dlochner at 7:22am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevents
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 LloydB at 7:22am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus beca
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 JBP-PA at 6:49am 11.29.23 Some of the wiring passes into channels and becomes difficult to reach, and some of the items it po
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.29.23 just thinking... if nothing works, then the problem is probably between the battery post (neg or pos

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