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bonding and lightning walt at 8:44am 08.03.14 Musings With Maine Sail 31/9606 Mainesail, I hope I am not saying something incorrect here.. but I believe I have seen you post r
sink water? av8erdunn at 8:35am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 8/1183 I just bought a hunter 260 and was curious as to where the water from the sinks go. Does it go to th
Configuring battery charge temp. John_F at 8:15am 08.03.14 Ask All Sailors 3/924 I will be installing a new house battery using an AGM battery. I have a Xantrex TrueCharge2 batte
Dripless packing bearing dripping crosswind at 8:11am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1110 Happy Sunday to all... I purchased a 79 H30 a cpl years ago making me the 3rd owner. When purchas
352 water tanks gregrosine at 8:10am 08.03.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1360 We have a 1999 352. It has two freshwater tanks. One under the forward vee berth and another betwee
Gooseneck hooks Larry D Calander at 7:26am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 12/1192 Are the hooks on the front of gooseneck used for anything but hanging lines.?
H-26 Porta-Potty Anchor Screws-Aluminum Plate? BrianW at 6:44am 08.03.14 Smaller Boats 5/1131 Quick question: Is there an embedded aluminum plate in the sole for the Porta-Potty anchor screws? M
Folex cleaner, great stuff Hydro Therapy at 6:43am 08.03.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/998 I recently purchased an O 240. The cabin area has a full fabric headliner. A few sections had brown
Dirty Fuel Or What ? Scallywagger at 6:22am 08.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/714 Hello everyone This article will help Legend owners I am sure but, other boat/yacht owners as wel
Sabre 28 mid-boom sheet up grade (1) capn moli at 5:33am 08.03.14 Sabre Sailboats 3/5612 Hello I am trying to find a companionway hatch cover (or garage as some call it) for a Sabre 28 Mark
Bunk board carpet DAVA390 at 4:39am 08.03.14 Trailer Sailors 10/2285 This year the winter project is going to be new boards on the trailer. I have a bunk board on each s
S2 11.0A engine shutoff switch. Spike033 at 11:05pm 08.02.14 S2 9/686 For the last 5 years that I have owned the boat my engine shutoff switch has needed 2 hands to lift
Boat wouldn't start Team118 at 6:20pm 08.02.14 Catalina 30 1/897 I've put up a few posts over the past few years concerning my boat's refusal to start properly. T
Repowering Cal 2-29 Brentpd at 3:35pm 08.02.14 Cal 0/1515 Hi all. I need to replace the 12 hp farymann that is currently in my 29 foot Cal. I would like to ge
What Are These Bolts For? (1) BrianW at 3:18pm 08.02.14 Smaller Boats 5/993 On an H-26, compression post lower plate, there are two #10 Phillips head bolts forward of the compr
H-26 Compression Post Lower Plate Re-Sealing BrianW at 3:10pm 08.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/775 On my H-26, I'm sealing the top and bottom plates of my compression post. I have known leaks on both
77 Oday 22 - Cushion Dimensions ChattOday at 1:46pm 08.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1110 Question, Anyone know the two side berth bench dimensions? I am having new cushions made and am a
Sewing machine choice (PICS) (2) Picflight at 1:45pm 08.02.14 Ask All Sailors 26/11109 I am looking at two of the following sewing machines for some small projects around the house, garme
Need Cat 22 Rudder & Tiller Unit Seth Russo at 1:20pm 08.02.14 Parts Search 0/1167 Hi, does anyone have a spare rudder/tiller unit for sale for 1990 Cat 22? I live on LI and mine see
Close-hauled tactics carlager at 1:14pm 08.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2814 From time to time we sail our Beneteau 36cc with closed-hauled sails (as close to the wind as possib

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Sense Wire for OEM Alternator ggrizzard at 11:54am 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what?
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 11:45am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced...
Recommendations for a new head JRT at 11:31am 06.12.23 Remember not too many projects going at once, enjoy the boat too!
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:22am 06.12.23 Thanks for the prompt reply and welcome to the forum. This S2 is in fairly good working order and on
Transducer troubles dlochner at 11:19am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:05am 06.12.23 i have had mostly good luck ordering engine parts from Kumar Bros in N. I ordered a head complete w
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? JRT at 11:02am 06.12.23 Heating the hoses in boiling water helps get them more pliable, it is ok for a few, and a real pain
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 10:42am 06.12.23 Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and it does n
Need help: Mold in Toilet jssailem at 10:32am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced... o
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Steve_Catalina at 10:30am 06.12.23 check out the international site for your boat www.catalina310.org
Recommendations for a new head jssailem at 10:27am 06.12.23 Only practical thoughts.. Get one that pleases the wife and fits your butt... @Peggie Hall HeadMist
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M (2) SimiSAilor at 10:27am 06.12.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to r
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 10:26am 06.12.23 I must be a real outlier. If I saw a mass of mold sitting in the head, rather then try and flush i
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:22am 06.12.23 That sounds serious...I'm keeping you both in my prayers! --Peggie
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator Hayden Watson at 10:20am 06.12.23 What? Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 06.12.23 In fact you can download, from past documents, the shop drawing. @dchipley this the hold tank for
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:12am 06.12.23
S2 8.6 jssailem at 10:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can

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