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Owners Manual Harry1110 at 9:45am 01.20.15 Parts Search 2/1163 I am the proud new owner of a 1990 Hunter 30 but the "owners manual" on board is little more than a
Battery capacity testing Don Lucas at 9:27am 01.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4152 My house batteries are 4 years old and I want to capacity test them this Spring. But I don't really
Sailing yesterday (1) allen-deckard at 9:20am 01.20.15 Catalina 22 3/930 Not big deal nothing spectacular just went sailing for around 10 hours yesterday weather was great w
Pinging on radio using depth finder allen-deckard at 9:02am 01.20.15 Catalina 22 4/1084 Ok as the title says I turn my sonar on and I get the ping threw the radio. Anyone have a solutio
stripped motor mount bolt ggatschet at 8:33am 01.20.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/1594 I have a 1995 Hunter 336. One of the lag bolts on the starboard front motor mount has stripped from
Jibsail size MaxinCalgary at 8:20am 01.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/770 Hi does anybody know the size of the furling jib on a H260 and what percentage is it . I believe it'
9.2A Outhaul question indimini at 6:15am 01.20.15 S2 5/1422 I have a question for fellow 9.2(A) owners regarding their outhaul configuration. During my effort
lifting a Hunter 19 pneumatos at 5:03am 01.20.15 Smaller Boats 2/936 I'm selling my 93 Hunter 19. The prospective buyer wants to lift it with "davits". Basically attach
Zephyr Saildrive 1982 Impeller and Gaskets 4hand at 4:24am 01.20.15 Parts Search 2/1088 I have a 1982 C'C 25. it is currently in a boat yard and I am repainting the bottom. while out of
Hand held switch to run fuel pump Clydo at 10:51pm 01.19.15 Catalina 310 12/1897 Would like to run fuel pump without running engine and/or heating up glow plugs. Fuel pump on my C
Easy load tester? Blade at 10:03pm 01.19.15 Musings With Maine Sail 10/2467 I need to do a C20 test on an 860AH battery bank. I am thinking to use my electric range cooktop
What is the cabin drain? Frednick at 8:23pm 01.19.15 Catalina 22 8/1569 We bought our boat (1976) very recently and there is a drain inside in the cabin. Or I think it is
1984 swing keel cat22 (4) piedpiperIII at 7:27pm 01.19.15 Catalina 22 18/2382 It has been some while since I have been posting here. I recently purchased a 1984 cat 22 swing keel
2003 F36.7 freshwater pump JohnandCat at 6:52pm 01.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1400 Our freshwater pump is intermittent about turning off when we shut off the tap. I have checked the d
turnbuckles weedstomper at 6:27pm 01.19.15 Smaller Boats 4/893 I have a Hunter 270 (260 winged keel). Shroud turnbuckles have bent and want to replace. Any recom
Any negative experience with the Compac 23? Compacbrain at 4:16pm 01.19.15 Com-Pac 2/9107 I am considering buying a Compac 23, have seen one in good shape, read one positive review. Yes I kn
First 38 Manual in english (1) PekuHako at 2:55pm 01.19.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/3016 Does anybody have the manual in english for the First 38? I would be very thankful, if you have a p
SeaLand Holding Toilet Installation (1) bikelessman at 2:35pm 01.19.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/6146 Wondering if anyone could assist me with reviewing a SeaLand holding tank toilet installation. I'm
Keel bolt access Swing Keel archimedes at 12:55pm 01.19.15 Catalina 22 14/5765 I am looking to buy a 1977 Cat 22 with a swing keel. I've been told to make sure you check the keel
C30 shift cable nlneilson at 12:38pm 01.19.15 Catalina 30 2/1312 I recently bought a Catalina 30. The shift cable at the transmission was not hooked up. Where is t

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H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:35pm 10.03.23 Did you get the Dakota DL+ 60 ah starting battery? I was it advertised for $599.
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment skunther at 10:28pm 10.03.23 air accumulator screw Is that what that screw is? What is its purpose? I have pretty much the same
Trouble keeping the rain out! Seadoc at 10:09pm 10.03.23
Cockpit Speaker Locations Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 10.03.23 I was given a nice pair of JL marine speakers. I was leaning towards some rail mounted enclosures bu
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Skipper J at 7:36pm 10.03.23 True. I am wondering where the Navy jets were. Good at least that the right-wing militia weren't s
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 6:18pm 10.03.23 Seems to have served the old wiring quite well so it should continue to do the job.
My solution for winch override. Yours? jssailem at 6:10pm 10.03.23 Yes captain. That does look like an improvement.
Cockpit Speaker Locations FDL S2 at 4:57pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion ab
My solution for winch override. Yours? (1) stickinthemud57 at 4:06pm 10.03.23 OK, I think I have this little issue with the swivelling cleats sorted out. The lighting was a littl
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 3:39pm 10.03.23 I have 3 400amp hour Chins so 1200 Amp hours. Th e Chins were the same size as the old 8Ds I had the
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 3:31pm 10.03.23 The old one was also 80A. Just went with what appears to be a more recent version of the same unit,
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 2:58pm 10.03.23 220406
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Don S/V ILLusion at 1:36pm 10.03.23 Have any of you heard of cruisers being shot at? Maybe from shore by someone who didn't like wher
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition dlochner at 12:58pm 10.03.23 Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :yikes: ! I could see the targets and they were shootin
Cruising Safety - Amazon Expedition Ralph Johnstone at 12:31pm 10.03.23 at no time did I fear for my safety from the gunfire. Us mere mortals are a little more fearful :
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker Ralph Johnstone at 12:27pm 10.03.23 Am I correct in assuming the new E9 80 is an 80A breaker ? Were you able to determine the size of
Cockpit Speaker Locations Ted at 12:19pm 10.03.23 Before you start cutting holes in your boat for conventional speakers, check out this discussion abo
Universal M25: strange water temp alarm behavior Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 10.03.23 Discovered short circuit at the panel Congratulations :clap:. Can you now short out the tempera
Cockpit Speaker Locations (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 10.03.23 We have cockpit speakers installed by a prior owner. I'm not happy with them. We use a JBL BT speak
Cockpit Speaker Locations tfox2069 at 12:11pm 10.03.23 What @dlochner said. I've owned two boats now that have cockpit speakers installed in the overhead

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