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What is this? (4) cajon409 at 8:16am 03.09.15 Big Boats 3/860 Yes under my jenny connected on both end of this bottle is hose to my exhaust manifold from the jenn
survey, how old is your steering cable? njlarry at 7:17am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1779 How old are your steering cables? Wondering if I should replace mine even though they look fine. Co
Sea Frost Relay, Acr 7610 Replacing Battery Isolator, Altern NICK1951 at 6:25am 03.09.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1925 Alternator D+ stud Good Morning Maine, I am replacing my battery isolator (.8 volt drop) with a
Bedding a new rope clutch (1) Gene Neill at 6:20am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 9/5416 I can't get straight in my head how this will make a watertight seal, being split down the middle li
Zodiac transom Cmp1110 at 4:07am 03.09.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3816 Good morning all, I have begun removing rotten transom on our 2004 zodiac 310. Has anyone here and
What is this part? (1) lpolliard at 10:11pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 5/904 Found this in the trailer box with the straps. But the boat is all buttoned up for travel next weeke
Height of deck organizers (3) George Da Porge at 7:27pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 9/1961
Bottom of hull rudder post issue (5) George Da Porge at 7:20pm 03.08.15 Catalina 30 11/3530
The Dogs of SBO: Gus (3) Phil Herring at 6:11pm 03.08.15 Sails Call Lounge 3/2368 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
New to me Joe308 at 6:07pm 03.08.15 Catalina 22 9/932 How yall doing I looked at my Catalina 2weeks ago I made a offer had no idea of what I was looking
ODay 28 head trouble (1) schenckd at 6:06pm 03.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1869 I have a 1981 Oday 28 on freshwater lake. 15 gallon holding tank under V-berth. The marine toile
Hatch gasket cording Mark Maulden at 6:05pm 03.08.15 S2 9/2303 Found a few threads dating back a few years on hatch gaskets. Internet searches showed a myriad of
OMC Saildrive schenckd at 5:54pm 03.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/3316 Any idea on how long the gasket or main seal (where sail drive passes through the hull) should last.
hole in transom (1) TerryAnne at 5:24pm 03.08.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1656 While admiring photos of your boats, I noticed a flanged hole in the transoms of some 21s. Found out
Galley maid 3 burner alcohol stove/oven sdstef at 2:45pm 03.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/5725 I am moving up to a new to me 87 Newport 30 mk 3. It has an alcohol stove/oven with 3 burners and i
Steering System 1983 Hunter 31 HMT2 at 2:08pm 03.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/876 Can anyone confirm that the steering system on the '83 Hunter 31 is an Edson? or is it some other br
Mac Sailors in San Diego Izzy at 1:39pm 03.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1266 Guys, Can anyone in the SD area recommend a low cost place to get some time on a sailboat at the en
Hunter 340 Bottom Painting smoothsailing at 12:14pm 03.08.15 Big Boats 2/917 Hey all you happy 340 owners, Spring is almost here in the Northeast and the ugly job must be don
REmoving mbaker269 at 12:02pm 03.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/891 My Catalina is actually a 380. I am trying to remove the prop, probably for the 1st time. Its a 199
O'day 39 toe rail replacement Panta Rei at 11:20am 03.08.15 Bigger Boats 3/3382 As noted in a earlier Thread, Crest aluminum has sections of toe rail and rub rail for the O'day 39

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:06am 11.05.23 LFP batteries do not want to be stored at 100% SOC. They prefer 25-30%. This is correct. When I h
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 11:01am 11.05.23 We have everything set up with our new system and spent yesterday charging the batteries with the g
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:52am 11.05.23 That would make sense if it's better for the battery.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 9:10am 11.05.23 When we checked the state of charge, however, they were only at 25%. Not sure why they would be del
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 8:06am 11.05.23 We have everything set up with our new system and spent yesterday charging the batteries with the ge
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 8:04am 11.05.23 Hello again Claude, I was able to climb the mast on my boat yesterday and discovered that, like you
does h260 have steam light? Davenport at 8:01am 11.05.23 Thanks. Sorry if seem amateur. The bulb top of mast lights up if at base of mast give power, that'
26 vs 260 weight? dlochner at 8:00am 11.05.23 The brochure for the 26 from Hunter lists the same 5000lb displacement as the 260. So could just b
26 vs 260 weight? twalker H260 at 7:52am 11.05.23 26 I believe had jugs or a flexible bladder for drinking water under galley sink while the 260 has a
26 vs 260 weight? twalker H260 at 7:50am 11.05.23 The brochure for the 26 from Hunter lists the same 5000lb displacement as the 260. So could just be
26 vs 260 weight? dlochner at 7:46am 11.05.23 Also keep in mind the displacement weights shown there include the weight of the water ballast whic
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 11.05.23 Make sure there is a good blower associated with the A4 engine. Ventilation will be your friend in
26 vs 260 weight? twalker H260 at 7:44am 11.05.23 Also keep in mind the displacement weights shown there include the weight of the water ballast which
26 vs 260 weight? massnspace at 7:17am 11.05.23
26 vs 260 weight? dlochner at 7:17am 11.05.23 Also, has anyone actually WEIGHED their 26 or 260 at a scale? Dealer weights are not always accura
26 vs 260 weight? dlochner at 7:15am 11.05.23 I suspect it is a lot of little things, the mast is a bit higher, the boat is longer, the transom is
26 vs 260 weight? massnspace at 7:12am 11.05.23 Also, has anyone actually WEIGHED their 26 or 260 at a scale? Dealer weights are not always accurat
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB dlochner at 7:09am 11.05.23 No need to spray WD 40 especially because it evaporates quickly. I don't see any need for spraying a
26 vs 260 weight? kappykaplan at 7:03am 11.05.23 Wikipedia shows the Hunter 26 at 4600 lbs displacement and the Hunter 260 at 5000 lbs. SailboatData
26 vs 260 weight? kappykaplan at 7:00am 11.05.23 Also, does anyone know the weight of a standard Hunter trailer for these boats? 1320 lbs

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