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H31: Plumbing & Wiring wufibugs at 10:33am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/722 Plumbing: the hot and cold water lines start at the water heater in the starboard locker, then go in
To kill or not ...... woodster at 10:17am 07.27.14 Ask All Sailors 2/772 .....before throwing the breaker on a Sterling ultra pro 40 amp charger.... the charger has an on
Mast Wiring JT_FF at 10:00am 07.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/856 Hello, I believe I have a grounding issue at the base of my mast (2003, Hunter 356). The power conne
Mac 25 interior paint RichardW43 at 9:54am 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1236 I want to match the interior ceiling paint on my Mac 25. It is greyish with speckles. Anyone know wh
Whisker Pole for Hunter 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:51am 07.27.14 Big Boats 2/841 Does anyone know the proper size whisker pole for my 2000 Hunter Passage 450? I have the opportunity
Solar MPPT connection (1) pabraam at 8:38am 07.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 7/3148 Having installed 2 Solbian solar panels SL90Q on my bimini now the question arises where to connect
Bought an O240 (1) Hydro Therapy at 8:34am 07.27.14 Day Sailers 5/913 Long day yesterday. I drove 8 hours to look at a 240. It was a lake boat and shows. She is very clea
260 window port? av8erdunn at 8:25am 07.27.14 Smaller Boats 2/664 Well I picked up my 260 yesterday and had a beautiful 75 mile trip to her new home. When I got to th
What model diesel in mid year 1989 Catalina 27 HV32 at 7:59am 07.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1176 What model diesel in mid year 1989 Catalina
AC wiring failure - Beneteau 37 davdd1 at 7:54am 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3224 My 2010 Beneteau 37 suddenly lost AC power to boat. Breaker connecting to shore power inlet is good
1985 C-27 Port lights (1) Loose Ends at 7:25am 07.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1403 1985 C-27 Port lights replacement or repair. Hello all, Has anyone removed and replaced their po
on the Rappahannock River jimmac99 at 6:01am 07.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/885 Rented a slip for three months at Regents Point Marina. Wanted to know if there were any other Mac 2
Oceanis 40 cc with Westerbeke Genset Ewen Mickan at 12:03am 07.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/823 Anybody have genset in 1998 Oceanis 40 cc ? Finding hard to get to starboard side of Genset ' thinki
Does this use of butyl tape look right? (1) judsonj at 10:17pm 07.26.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4285 Hey All! I want to start working my way around the boat re-sealing the deck hardware. I ran out
Drone flyby (1) MrSteve007 at 10:08pm 07.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2460 While it has yet to serve me a practical purpose, during a period of light wind today, I decided to
Does anyone have a copy of the original wiring schematic? (5) jrowan at 8:40pm 07.26.14 Catalina 30 10/1883 Hello All, Must be that time of year for wiring woes, as we have had intermittent problems with ou
Oday 25 Engine mount angle on transom ddooher at 7:29pm 07.26.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2646 My ODay 25 had a 6 HP mounted on the original angled block on the port starboard. I moved up to a 8
reefig hook mmsailor at 6:58pm 07.26.14 Smaller Boats 0/577 My 23.5 is missing the reefing hook . I looked at the one they sell here in the store . With the ben
Beyond the call of duty !!! Claude L.-Auger at 4:38pm 07.26.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1360 I always new this site was great at providing help and over the years I both benefited from advice a
stern rail mounted seats allen-deckard at 4:13pm 07.26.14 Catalina 22 10/4927 I saw a boat cant remember the brand a couple years ago that had a stern mounted seat on each side.

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Starting battery Scott T-Bird at 8:41am 07.09.23 I will probably switch from deep cycle (only one at the moment for the house bank) to golf cart bat
Steaming Light Replacement Bulb - Forespar? JoeWhite at 8:36am 07.09.23 Visit http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Mast_Deck_Light_Fixture I replaced the deck light bulb. The bulb
1960 Tylercraft T-24 danooxnard at 8:35am 07.09.23 Great looking boat! You may want to replace the VHF with something newer if you are going offshore.
Blown exhast jviss at 7:41am 07.09.23 Black iron exhaust risers can last a long time, it's usually the injection elbow that fails. I repl
Blown exhast dlochner at 7:33am 07.09.23 Black iron pipe was used for injection elbows by more than just O'Day, Sabre also used them back in
H37C - New Windlass, Chain weight Concern knappytime at 7:29am 07.09.23 Yes, I installed a 1/2" thru-hull in the aft bulkhead at the bottom of the locker and attached a ho
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Dil at 7:28am 07.09.23 I was told by the captain of the pump out boat to try vinegar and baking soda to break up sludge
91 hunter 30t waste tank layout Dil at 7:23am 07.09.23 thanks guys I know I saw a post somewhere about this. I had the pump out boat there yesterday but a
1960 Tylercraft T-24 dmax at 7:17am 07.09.23 Sorry I don't have specific info but that is a cool looking boat in unbelievable condition for its a
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection BC Bernie at 7:12am 07.09.23 Additional to the above comments in a lightning system, is possibly, a dissipator. https://www.fores
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection kloudie1 at 7:06am 07.09.23 Couple of sidebars on lightning systems : LIGHTNING Hits Boats. Here's How to Deal With It - YouTub
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS dLj at 6:36am 07.09.23 Do you run your Starlink from the inverter or have you made the modifications to run it off 12V. I
Starting battery Don S/V ILLusion at 6:24am 07.09.23
Starting battery dlochner at 5:56am 07.09.23
Starting battery Don S/V ILLusion at 5:47am 07.09.23
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Don S/V ILLusion at 5:44am 07.09.23 Owners manual isn't definitive on whether we have a ground plate and if our mast is connected to th
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Davidasailor26 at 5:22am 07.09.23
Starting battery Davidasailor26 at 5:20am 07.09.23
Gooseneck shive search Hayden Watson at 5:07am 07.09.23 To be clear, for loose footing the main, you put the clew slug into the boom groove to hold the clew
Changing from Bunk Boards to Rollers for Hunter 170 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:56am 07.09.23 not sure about Trex but wood does bend to conform to the shape of the hull. Smooth outdoor carpet i

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