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Watermaker install on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 8:14am 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2122 All, I have a 2004 Hunter 466 and am getting ready to order and install a watermaker. Since I dont
Go2Marine Cabin light problem... braol at 8:12am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1485 ...so I get these great LED dome lights, brass colored, red and white LED's.... The problem is that
H34 and Fuel return PGIJon at 7:49am 02.23.15 Big Boats 26/2048 I've noticed that my 3GM30F is making a lot of noise when it idles. I asked my mechanic to take a l
Fuel line issues YVRguy at 6:37am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2746 Over the last year I have really struggled with fuel problems on my H-34. I have had the engine qui
Keel Bolt Inspection (1) gbgreen59 at 6:23am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2458 My 1984 Bene 35' First is in dry storage for the winter (from fresh water). I pulled all of the kee
Insanity or genious? futuristictech at 6:14am 02.23.15 Sails Call Lounge 24/7876 I love the lines in a sailboat but my ignorance and laziness about sailing cut the mast and keel to
Is Your Battery Monitor is Accurate..? Maine Sail at 6:01am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3075 This one has been on my mind for a very long time, and folks have been after me, but I just needed s
220V AC Breaker Panel Spares ttqmat at 1:08am 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/747
CC36 deck hatch hardware JimF at 11:42pm 02.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1675 I have two deck hatches have flush mounted locking clasps. The originals were black aluminum, have
mast rig for spinnaker njlarry at 9:30pm 02.22.15 Bigger Boats 4/1002 Our 34 came with an asymmetric spinnaker but doubt the prior owner ever used it. I would like to fly
Anchor recommendations. BeneDuke at 7:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2390 We are preparing for a month long cruise to Labrador this summer as my wife has been offered an arti
272 LE Exterior Wood Trim DeltaBreeze at 7:19pm 02.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/772 I have removed all hardware and wood trim and am replacing as needed and rebedding. I am curious if
The Dogs of SBO: Chica (3) Phil Herring at 6:40pm 02.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1768 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Location of Elec Generator Panel smokey73 at 6:30pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1317 Getting ready to finally install my electrical generator in the starboard lazarette. I have a 30 fo
Galvanic Isolator wire size smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1644 Doing some upgrades and will be shortly installing a ProMariner FS30Amp ProSafe galvanic isolator.
Emergency battery charging Brahmany at 4:45pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1371 Hi All, One of my sailing buddies has a xantrex truecharge 40 which has suddenly gone dea
Autopilot issue redunculous at 4:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1277 Did a major re-wire of my cockpit today and discovered that after my 'tinkering' my autopilot doesn'
vhf cable Apex at 3:46pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 2/809 Since I am working on the masthead, I am looking to replace the old antenna. It is currently bent w
window rebed Monty VM at 3:22pm 02.22.15 Big Boats 21/6533 One of the large window that run along side the Salon on our boat has started to pull away from the
Issue with yanmar 3gm30f Ed D at 2:58pm 02.22.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/2185 When I increase the RPM to 2600 t02800 the motor runs fine for about 5 minutes than it sounds like i

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First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Crazy Dave Condon at 8:09am 10.10.23 @Tally Ho I was referring to this thread Dave
Invest 93L rgranger at 8:06am 10.10.23 When is it going to pass over SC?:cool:
Precision 23 dock size rgranger at 8:05am 10.10.23 It would not be hard to measure your sheer. Drop a plumb line over the side of your gunnel and then
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 8:04am 10.10.23 The deck mounted tracks are used for most sailing conditions and point of sail. Since the sheet is l
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:01am 10.10.23 ...polyester is inert, :plus:And BTW: Dacron is a polyester:beer:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 7:45am 10.10.23 But isn't that the widest part of the boat and a ways above the waterline?
In h260 does water ballast plug area somehow drain to bilge? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:26am 10.10.23 I sold 25% of the 260 line and it does not matter which water you are in as it is just filling volum
Damage to Keel High Current at 7:17am 10.10.23 The fact that the keel seam in your picture is still wet while the hull around it is dry strongly su
Is metal bar with loops 3 ft long the H260 gin pole? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:09am 10.10.23 @Davenport @twalker H260 advised you correctly on all three accounts particularly on the mast rai
Universal M25 Diesel has "fuel system air leak" odaydokay at 6:56am 10.10.23 O'day ( at least on the 28's and probably others) plumbed tank to lift pump to engine with its screw
Precision 23 dock size JBP-PA at 6:46am 10.10.23 Well, 8' 6" is 102 inches, so probably not. Not without a shoe horn and what about fenders.
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction odaydokay at 6:39am 10.10.23 Thanks, Fellas. First step is to see if the motor is gummed up, can be lubed etc. The alternate mo
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 5:42am 10.10.23 I love the scientific answer. Thank you @thinwater. :beer: Better living through chemistry
P42 Watermaker Install Jim_H42 at 5:38am 10.10.23 Neffilicious - beautiful install! I didn't realize there was so much space behind the seatee backs
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? thinwater at 5:20am 10.10.23 Oxiclean and many dish washing powders contain percarbonate, which generates peroxide when dissolved
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 jssailem at 5:03am 10.10.23 Yes. :plus: They are original hard points on the boom. With the forces on the mid boom when you use
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top sailme88 at 4:52am 10.10.23 Winter lay up with the mast stepped is always an invitation to water. More so with a keel stepped ma
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching jssailem at 4:46am 10.10.23
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 4:13am 10.10.23 @Ralph Johnstone. Installing the knew injectors certainly helped, but its not how it used to be. A l
Remote shifting of outboard twalker H260 at 9:17pm 10.09.23 If you want it done right what you want to look for is something like this: https://www.crowleymari

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