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Exhaust hose leak at through hull rukidn at 3:51pm 08.10.14 Catalina 310 0/672 Had water in the rear bilge after two 30 minute out ' in motoring sessions following a spirited Lake
Raw Water Pump Replacement Options (4) Blackacre at 2:21pm 08.10.14 Big Boats 21/5757 I'm looking for some troubleshooting advice pertaining to my Yanmar 3GM engine on my 1986 Hunter H34
CDI Flexible Furler pewwind at 2:01pm 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1671 I have a 26M with a genoa on a CDI Flexible Furler 2 and I would like to take the genoa down to wash
37-C Standing Rigging Help Needed FredV at 1:23pm 08.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 16/2030 Hi, Does anyone know where I can find directions/photos/diagrams/anything on how to attach the va
Electrical panel parts & labels sailfree20770 at 1:07pm 08.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2875 Maybe someone can save me some search time... The electrical panel on our 1998 Hunter 376 has some
Welcome (1) Roger Long at 12:31pm 08.10.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 3/2048
Help! Swing Keel Stuck mrudman850 at 10:33am 08.10.14 Chrysler 2/7133 Ts our first year on a mooring and we've kept the swing keel down on our Buccaneer 180. On the advi
Which Caulk?-H26 Upper Compression Post BrianW at 9:42am 08.10.14 Smaller Boats 12/976 I'm re-sealing the compression post on my H26. On the upper end of the post, on the mast plate to ca
How do you know when to replace the batteries? cymeyer at 8:40am 08.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1401 This is a question I should not have to ask, but I will. I searched the forum for answers and could
The Kinter MA600. IE:surround sound tv/stereo (3) Chris Patterson at 8:29am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 2/899 He title just about explains it, but anyways..... I wanted better sound on my tv, and my on board s
O240, first outing (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:19am 08.10.14 Day Sailers 4/664 The wife and I spent the better part of the weekend on the new to us O 240. I'm impress with her spe
How To Clean Accordion Shades (4) SailboatInteriors at 7:47am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/6571
Winches for headsail/sizing sfwatts at 6:09am 08.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1034 Morning we sail a hunter 326. Currently the winches for all lines are near the cabin hatch in front
Which engine scares you? Richard Olden at 4:36am 08.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2145 Looking at two boats. Boat #1: 2001, has been used to cruise the AICW and over to the Bahamas ea
Taking boat off the salt water? Macboy at 1:28am 08.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1053 Dad and I are about to purchase a new to us 26S and we've narrowed it down to three - one off fresh
Deodorizing unpainted fiberglass repawn at 10:27pm 08.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/766 Hi again, Today I had the joy of pulling of the rotting vberth plywood on my O'day 22. Under the
Anyone have any experience wIth raymarine wheel pilot on the Pilotocopilot at 8:56pm 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1646 Anyone have any experience wIth raymarine wheelpilot on a 37 I recently had water ingress in the co
Winter Project or ... (1) rpwillia at 5:51pm 08.09.14 Catalina 310 7/976 Had a friend help my tune my rig today. All went well until I looked at the port shroud and the brac
Any diesel guru's out there? Have a question kito at 4:44pm 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1926 Decided to fire up the diesel on my project boat (Yanmar ysm12). I drained all the old fuel, changed
New Mac25 owner/novice w/a few questions. scubaanddreams at 3:37pm 08.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/942 Hello, Brand new to the board , and recently purchased a new to me Macgregor 25. It has it's usu

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Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 8:33am 11.05.22 ics took no time at all to charge up. You could virtually just pick them up and use them seconds a
Battery Calif. Ted at 8:26am 11.05.22 In my applications I've found I get 6 years out of FLA batteries and 10 years from AGM's and they do
Insurance for older boats sail sfbay at 8:24am 11.05.22 Chubb Marine insurance.
Do you put your bimini down? sail sfbay at 8:19am 11.05.22 Stays up all year round.
Battery Siamese at 7:47am 11.05.22 Go to the big box and get a couple of identical 12v deep cycle (so-called) flooded lead acid batteri
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 7:42am 11.05.22 I saw one of those make an underwater repair to a gudgeon. Try doing that with an electric drill.
Battery jssailem at 7:18am 11.05.22 For a literal answer to your query... If you need stored electrical DC power for temporary use than
Do you put your bimini down? RoyS at 7:14am 11.05.22 If you cannot stand up straight with the bimini and you are not happy with the design then you shoul
Pinole replacement RoyS at 6:54am 11.05.22 Try Rig-Rite on line.
Hunter 37.5 - Dinette Table Stuck svblackcloud at 6:51am 11.05.22 I pulled my compression post earlier this year. (37.5 legend) The counter weight is mild steel and i
Battery Tally Ho at 6:48am 11.05.22 I had a Hunter 280 that spent most of the time on shore power and was primarily day sailed. She had
Insurance for older boats RoyS at 6:46am 11.05.22 I have a nice local insurance agent. I thought my agreed value insurance was getting too expensive s
Battery Kings Gambit at 6:42am 11.05.22 An alternative answer might depend on how you use them. Group size 4D 12-volt flooded makes a good h
Wires up the mast Tally Ho at 6:39am 11.05.22
Do you put your bimini down? JBP-PA at 6:28am 11.05.22 ...I do need to remove the screws in the rear support legs... Can you replace the screws with togg
Sanitation hose recommendation requested George Braun at 6:25am 11.05.22 slight thread hijack - why would the hose leaving the head be 1", and the other end that empties int
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 5:36am 11.05.22 +1 to shemandr's comment. On our first "cruising boat", a Catalina 27, I carried a drill like that.
Insurance for older boats Rick Webb at 5:12am 11.05.22 Wherever you land with insurance make sure salvage and pollution mitigation are included in your pol
Battery dlochner at 5:03am 11.05.22 Seemingly simple questions are often more complex. Before anyone can give you an insightful answer t
Shorty dlochner at 4:46am 11.05.22 Usually the windward shrouds though. Yes, the other windward. ;)

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