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Beneteau 265 keel (1) lawko at 11:02am 03.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2564 Hi folks Im looking at a 1993 Beneteau 265 and i have some questions for any body who knows any thi
33.5 Fresh Water Tank Removal fwilmeth at 6:52am 03.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1186 I have a serious leak in the bottom of my V-berth mounted aluminum fresh water tank. The V-berth de
How many coats of bottom paint? IH82BL8 at 6:32am 03.06.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3385 Two years ago I removed all of the many coats of bottom paint from my boat and started all over. I
200W solar vs 2000W generator? McIntoshUSA at 6:22am 03.06.15 Ask All Sailors 20/3152 I am trying to decide which is the best investment for us? We keep our boat in the canal behind our
transom mount trnsducer on 272 donelanc at 6:02am 03.06.15 Bigger Boats 16/3461 HI I have a 1989 272 with inboard. I bougth a garmin 90dv chartplottr/gps that comes with a tran
Where Can I Post Scrap Sailboat Wanted? bsmith8592 at 11:35pm 03.05.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1639 Where Can I Post Scrap Sailboat Wanted?
Propulsion in an older boat SailorTony at 8:38pm 03.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1931 I have the chance to buy an vintage early 80's 27ft boat, at a very good price. However, this boat
Replace Sea-Fire Fire Extinguisher dennisp at 7:46pm 03.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/6539
Companionway Hatch Lock? Dgsteiner at 7:40pm 03.05.15 S2 11/7971 I just bought a 7.3 and am looking to install a lock on the companionway hatch. Has anyone else done
Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 Windlass Question Tomol at 7:37pm 03.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/3051 Our Hunter Legend 45 came with a Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 manual windlass when we purchased her
South African Phoenix 11.3 Powerelectronicsguy at 7:36pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1072
Fuel range Catalina 42 davidhammer at 4:05pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 4/6526 I just bought a 1992 Catalina 42 mkII. It has 50 hp Yanmar and 38 gal. fuel tank. I am sailing/mot
I`m getting sick and tired (1) DAVA390 at 3:34pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2364 of climbing up on the ladder to sweep 9" of "accumulation 3-6" off of the boat.
Hypalon dinghy glue? (1) Ken Cross at 1:18pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/791 Hi all My motor mount on my dinghy is loose. My question how would you fix this, or would you just
Used Gear - Sell It Now Maine Sail at 1:09pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 29/5051 Phil has done a great job with this site yet one feature that goes way under used, IMHO, is the: Us
Boom Vang Setup sailnoproblem at 12:56pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1567 I am installing a Garhauer 30 Series Boom Vang. I need some advice on mounting. What do I use for a
Which LED bulbs? Richandhelen at 12:11pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 2/995 I have a 2006 H44. I am having a rigger go up my mast next week for routine maintenance and inspecti
Oday centerboard removal ODayCO at 11:41am 03.05.15 Day Sailers 20/6307 I need to remove the wedges of the centerboard and replace the CB. The wedges are siliconed in and
Chicken Jibe Don Guillette at 10:59am 03.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 137/28795 There's the controlled jibe and the chicken jibe, plus a couple of others. My advise to beginners is
Drone question Meriachee at 9:22am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 93/10832 Here's an unqualified straw poll. How do you feel about a drone flying around an anchorage, or a ma

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Max length for data cable? dlochner at 5:14am 11.16.23 Check on the Digital Yacht page. They make devices that will broadcast instrument data on wifi. htt
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 twodzusfittings at 5:09am 11.16.23 Maybe they were all built by British Leyland, back in the day. They just pulled whatever was on the
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:50am 11.16.23 Thanks George! Heading up to the boat tomorrow and will try to look there. Our 2004 H36 also has
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 4:38am 11.16.23 . Start with this article. https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated-consumer will d
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 4:35am 11.16.23 Access looks very tricky and I'm not sure whether you're better off on the hard or in the water. I
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 AndyL at 4:27am 11.16.23 Just wanted to thank everyone for a really useful set of posts! I was wondering about access to the
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? dLj at 2:41am 11.16.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 12:49am 11.16.23 @isaksp00 Good call on the tangs so the drum is above deck level. I think CDI account for that.
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 8:17pm 11.15.23 CatalinaDirect has one. Their pic isn't very good and their price is not good at all.
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 7:28pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mount
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 7:23pm 11.15.23 Yes I am planning on a long cruise: winter in the Bahamas... Now, I am sorta okay to buy lithium be
Convert partial battens to full battens Tally Ho at 7:22pm 11.15.23 I replaced my main a few years ago, and went with a full batten sail. North sail recommended the s
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding Tally Ho at 7:14pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Alan Gomes at 6:40pm 11.15.23 I seem to remember the same. Made me think of RichH and did a search. Yan 2GM20F Secondary Filter H
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Bob S at 6:35pm 11.15.23 I had read that the filter material breaks down over time. Don't recall any specifics, but I do rem
C25 jib downhaul routing Joe at 5:24pm 11.15.23 Thank you! I was planning on running them both to the starboard side, where my halyard run to , bu
Convert partial battens to full battens Joe at 5:22pm 11.15.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose in
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 5:08pm 11.15.23 Mine has a Harken furler and I'm not familiar with the CDI. However, I don't think you have to worry
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 4:47pm 11.15.23 reality check - while there is no consensus on filter lifespan, it is what it is - a cheap device to
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:22pm 11.15.23 on our 2008 H36 the isolation xfrmr (we have 2 because of aircon on separate 30A circuit) are mounte

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