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40.7 First main sheet traveller yachtsman at 2:55am 02.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/624 An anyone give me a link to the above on a 2001 model for mine needs some new parts?
Hunter 170 - ease of launch Sky Cruiser at 9:59pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1460 Hello, Looking at purchasing a used Hunter 170 as a light duty, easy to handle day sailor to teach m
how to furl a genoa tartansailboat at 8:34pm 02.25.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 46/17162 I recently got caught with my 130 jib up in a high wind before I could roll it up to a more manageab
'86 Hunter 34 chrisrezba at 8:30pm 02.25.15 Big Boats 6/1018 Hello, Can anyone tell me the best place to go to save money looking for replacement parts for my fi
battery bank rob and tami at 8:17pm 02.25.15 S2 1/1015 I am thinking of going with 2 6 volt batteries in the box under the seat in aft cabin for the house
'86 Hunter 34 chrisrezba at 8:06pm 02.25.15 Big Boats 6/1243 Hello, With help I just rigged and stepped my mast. After attaching the boom I have no idea how to r
Air Conditioner Tripping Boat main breaker Unwinder at 7:06pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4984 My reverse cycle cooling/heating unit (with 2 blowers) has worked great since I bought the 1994 Lege
1986 Hunter 34 "My First Big Sailboat" chrisrezba at 6:02pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/689 Please Help ~ This is my 1st big sailboat and I am really enjoying all the challenges I am being fac
LiFePo4 drop in replacement batteries njl at 5:42pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3820 What do you guys think of all these new "drop-in Lead Acid replacement" LiFePo4 batteries? Brands in
1984 222 outboard bracket kdmjme at 5:24pm 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/785 Hi, does anybody know the original outboard motor bracket model? I'm looking to replace with somethi
Hunter 38 rudder post material question Picaro at 4:22pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/674 Does anyone know what Hunter means when they say the rudder post is composite on the Hunter 38? It c
Dropped the steaming light wire (oops) rkuris at 3:30pm 02.25.15 Catalina 30 9/1754 The old steaming light had given up the ghost, so I went up the mast to replace it. During the proce
Square Footage twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 10/1183 I could use your help in calculating how much bottom paint I will need. The coverage on the paint bu
Dropping the Hook Etiquette Brian D at 1:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 25/5888 Suppose one is boating up a coast/waterway and on the chart the next marina has an area for anchorin
replacing wheel and installing a tiller Grefyne at 1:26pm 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1048 Hi, I want to replace the steering wheel with a tiller on a 281. Has anyone done that? Thanks, Scott
Prudent Speed in Low Visibility kloudie1 at 1:08pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 39/3433 So this guy was going a prudent speed in the fog.. and keeping a good lookout, just as the COLREGS s
Insurance quote redhead78 at 12:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1706 Hi all, spring is just around the corner..I have insurance with a co I won't mention by name initial
Hull ID no. question 19' Weekender oliversdad at 11:58am 02.25.15 Day Sailers 6/1735 I'm missing a digit on the transom HIN. It looks as if it has blistered off and can't be read. Does
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:42am 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 0/37 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:40am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3270 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p

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Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 06.17.23 Here's an article which I think @Rodd should read carefully, as well as anyone else who thinks it's
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 12:01pm 06.17.23 Congrats, John.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 11:21am 06.17.23 The question is whether or not I feel comfortable just cleaning it up instead of replacing it. If i
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration AaronD at 11:19am 06.17.23 We've always registered. But with a family of 4 on a 22-footer, about 80% of our State Park nights a
Gloucester 22 rgranger at 11:17am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose rgranger at 11:08am 06.17.23 This is a Hunter 26. The depth transducer plug also seals for the paddle wheel plug for speed. yo
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? BlowMeAway at 10:40am 06.17.23
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 06.17.23 I have very los pressure both on dock water and from onboard pressure pump. If you have dock wate
Low fresh water pressure Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 06.17.23
Fuel Pipe ID (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 06.17.23 Pulled a screen shot from a slowly panned 4K video I'd shot of every point on the engine : were eve
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? kappykaplan at 10:01am 06.17.23 I have smoked plexiglass covering mine.
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 9:54am 06.17.23 The check valve in the water heater is there to keep the hot water from backing into the cold water
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't SoSound at 9:48am 06.17.23 ... The sound of the engine running lifted my heart and made me want to dance. :dancing:
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration SoSound at 9:43am 06.17.23 We have never had an issue with not registering on shore. Sometimes we register, other times, no.
Fuel Pipe ID (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:04am 06.17.23 Given that it seems to cost IVO $155, and this is a low pressure pipe, Holy jumpin' crap. Pass t
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Hello Below at 8:48am 06.17.23 With the exception of the Covid years we have obtained the permit for quite awhile. Being a guest a
O'Day Sprite Sail? Sunbird22358 at 8:08am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 7:57am 06.17.23 Bear in mind, repairing a large hole in the hull from a transducer is a fairly major project. Either
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 7:48am 06.17.23 Now that I can actually get the anode on and off, I'll take some additional readings.
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:48am 06.17.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai

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