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38 air conditioner draudio at 7:38am 03.21.15 Big Boats 4/865 Does anyone have a 38 with air? Our rear unit only puts out a small amount of water while the forwar
Pros & Cons of 2009 Beneteau 37 Vegas at 6:23am 03.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/7664 I'm in the process of buying this boat, pending successful survey. It's been in salt water since
Bolt holes ncsailor634 at 7:38pm 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2187 Anybody have any thoughts as to the best product/method out there to fill up to 3/8" bolt holes in t
Mast raising debacle on 23.5 SFKjeld at 7:07pm 03.20.15 Smaller Boats 16/2732 My first mast raising on my new to me 23.5. I had done it a few times with the sellers, with their h
30 O'Day exhaust (2) colinhulse at 5:41pm 03.20.15 Bigger Boats 21/4365 Anyone know what the original exhaust looked like on a 30 O'Day? What I found must of been made in a
Hunter 430 upper rudder bearing (1) Jean Guy at 5:15pm 03.20.15 Big Boats 6/2602 Has anyone replaced the upper rudder bearing on a Hunter 430. I am replacing mine and trying to find
Prop Dimensions Dr Ruth at 3:00pm 03.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1231 Info needed for missing prop. The local Boy Scout Troop was given a Balboa 28 with a 6 hp Petter di
Replacing jib furler line?? (1) VF84Sluggo at 1:24pm 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 37/8400 The jib furler line on my Catalina 30 is in need of replacing. I have the new line. My problem is
Prop Shaft Support (2) FlimFlamII at 12:35pm 03.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 13/2530 Any ideas on how to get this bushing out and where to find a replacement? Thank you!
Reefing hook dale4643 at 11:46am 03.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/3735 Setting my Mac 22 up for reefing and thinking about using a reefing hook for the tack. Can anyone gi
Yay ! It's boat shopping time. Q:Oday 22 Leeward Rail at 11:03am 03.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 21/4245 Hello all, I'm New member obviously. I hoping to get some input about oday 22s. I'm currently l
Cabin Fans fredanderson2000 at 9:55am 03.20.15 Big Boats 9/1506 My MH40 does not have any cabin fans installed. I am looking for recommended places to mount them.
Selden Bowsprit tgrass462 at 9:43am 03.20.15 Smaller Boats 12/2527 Has anyone installed a Selden 072-072-70 Aluminum Bowsprit on a Hunter 260? We're hoping to do this
Head holding tank not completely pumping out (1) kristinamarieat45 at 9:13am 03.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2453 Do any of the Beneteau owners have a issue with a head holding tank not completely pumping out?? We
2YM15 Waterlift Muffler Replacement CRichardsDSX at 8:57am 03.20.15 Bigger Boats 3/1766 I knew there was an exhaust leak somewhere in the system - and the problem presented itself while di
Holding Tank Wont Pump from deck fitting drpaoletta at 8:17am 03.20.15 Catalina 30 4/1407 I'm having issues pumping the sanitary tank from the deck fitting with vacuum equipment available at
Mile Minus Eleven (1) Roger Long at 7:34am 03.20.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2830 We are at anchor back in Hampton, VA after covering 281 nm in five days from Southport. This delive
Poptop gasket Justin_NSA at 7:32am 03.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3314 What have you all had success with? I want to replace the gasket a PO installed with something that
Self adhesive recommend for forward hatch gasket Starrfish at 7:15am 03.20.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2429 Need to replace my tired cracked gasket on my forward hatch. Any recommendations for gasket material
Port side owl vent hoses keljohnso at 6:14am 03.20.15 Catalina 22 3/911 Port side cowl vent hoses There are no hoses connected to the vents and I've had a gas smell in the

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Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 7:26am 09.19.23 @P12nash Thank you for these instructions
Fuel Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 09.19.23 Just curious ... why do you want a poly tank and what's your aversion to an aluminum tank? I agree,
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? P12nash at 6:57am 09.19.23 I put flexible panels on top of my dodger. I ran the cables down the frame for the dodger and throu
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix (1) ...3TacksontheWater at 6:52am 09.19.23 It looks like you're showing us just the starboard stern by the ladder attachment point. Just how ex
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 6:45am 09.19.23 Are you routing your halyards thru the cage? Did you have jamming issues with halyards as the were p
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 6:16am 09.19.23 Thanks for the Welcome! When I get a chance, I'll see if I can get a better picture of that first on
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 6:08am 09.19.23 Thank you for the clarification. Where did you connect the controller cables? directly on the servic
Difficulty raising the main Sinnerman at 5:59am 09.19.23
Raritan PHII long term review Ward H at 5:22am 09.19.23 @jssailem Here you go. Household size seat with slow close. We have one on our Raritan Sea Era QC el
Difficulty raising the main jssailem at 5:07am 09.19.23 Ward, I suspect your idea would be helpful. I sense the builders looked at running lines back to the
Boomvang mast fitting, Hunter 23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:00am 09.19.23 It does not bend the pin but there are some tricks to make it easier. Send me your phone number v
Raritan PHII long term review jssailem at 4:59am 09.19.23 As I have aged, I find seating perched over that tiny round bowl feels unfriendly. I wonder if Rari
Difficulty raising the main Ward H at 4:59am 09.19.23 I helped @PepperW get their main set up for reefing last week and on their '79 with external halyar
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (2) senang at 4:45am 09.19.23 Better with the diffuser.
05 hunter 41ds cabin lighting (3) senang at 4:41am 09.19.23 A big part of the unsufficient light output is that the PO installed only one Led strip to replace 2
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 4:23am 09.19.23 What has been really puzzling to me is that Sailrite offers a bimini kit for over $600. Yet you can
New vang to Beneteau Oceanis 50 (2009) elvio at 4:02am 09.19.23 Thanks a lot Tally. I'll check the Seldon one.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:38pm 09.18.23 ...After looking at your description, it finally dawns on me to install a small computer fan (aka.
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 9:52pm 09.18.23 Talk about thread drift Take a look in "Miriam's Book of Words" for thread drift and you'd probab
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Mark Maulden at 9:15pm 09.18.23

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