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hauling anchor chain Peter18062 at 1:56pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1587 I have a Passage 42 and when bringing in the chain, it will not free fall on its own. If I don't fe
Bedding woodwork? (1) Jvsunshine at 1:26pm 06.30.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/751 Have bedded most of my deck hardware with butyl tape and it is holding well. Getting ready to replac
Hunter 34 Rounding up markwbird at 1:22pm 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1696 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 which I sail on SF Bay. In big wind (18 mph with waves) when I attempt to f
standing rigging jfurlong at 1:11pm 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1111 My 1980 H30 has a "frozen" main sheave. All of the standing rigging is original. As the mast has t
Roller furler line dimensions? Sublime at 1:01pm 06.30.14 Smaller Boats 2/1755 I have a CDI furler on my h260 bit I don't know which one as it came with the boat. Can anyone tell
How Much water stays in your bilge? zigracer at 12:52pm 06.30.14 Big Boats 8/1355 Every time I use the bilge pump on my H36, it pumps out completely, but back fills about an inch of
Remove 1984 First 42 Rudder shaft ? (2) Mitch Witt at 12:29pm 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/851 Anyone have experience dropping the rudder on a 83-84 First 42 ? Appears there is an upper "collar"
Stanchions hunter 30 wrn at 11:29am 06.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/805 The backing nut off one of my stanchion plates has gone missing, looks like a nut was tabbed on the
272 traveller car (1) agprice22 at 11:16am 06.30.14 Bigger Boats 11/1788 Anyone replace the traveller car on a 272? I was just told that I would have to send the track to ha
Hairdryer for boat?? Have 1500 Watt inverter.. star302 at 11:05am 06.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1300 Suggestions please on hairdryer for boat..I know many will say let it air dry..But if someone could
Changing Mast lights to Low voltage daveg43 at 10:38am 06.30.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1375 Hi All, we have a Hinter 33 2009 and want to change out the mast lights to low voltage. How do y
Alternator belt MickP at 10:26am 06.30.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/760 Hello, Just come back from a weekend anchored out just N of Charleston. 3 soft groundings going N up
Yanmar Yse 12 transmission Manureva at 9:40am 06.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1593 My trans has a coui coui, any common problem with yse12 tranny, i have a fresh rebuilt engine. So fi
Topping Lift Length and Type Boatalec at 9:39am 06.30.14 Catalina 30 4/4515 I acquired a Catalina 30 that has its mast lying on top of the boat. Time to step the mast and I am
Trailer Surge Brakes Bad Obsession at 9:34am 06.30.14 Trailer Sailors 14/4000 How painful (costly) will this be? I have a 1989 Performance dual axle trailer for my Compac 23. I
Rudder Question Bad Obsession at 9:31am 06.30.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2867 On the Compac 23 the previous owner told me that the after-market rudder started to crack a while b
Hydraulic actuated keel question Joetul at 9:30am 06.30.14 Day Sailers 1/918 So on a 216 or 22 daysailer, once you drop the keel, do leave the valve in the "open" or "closed" po
Tragic Keel bolt failure donvanv at 9:19am 06.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/6003 The recent loss of s/v Cheeki Rafiki (a Beneteau 40.7) on May 23 in the middle of the Atlantic shoul
Bahamas cruise winter 2014 Bob 04 H260 at 8:57am 06.30.14 Big Boats 3/792 We went to the Abaco's this winter on our H356. I put up a photo album on my profile page if anyone
Rub Rail Insert Available for Cal 3-30 SailorJ at 7:32am 06.30.14 Cal 3/2890 Rub Rail insert available for Cal 3-30 and other Jensen Marine rubber rails are direct from manufact

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Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 4:39pm 07.30.23 Manuals for S110KL here: Index of /boat/manuals/Datamarine Thanks @jviss. I will check these over
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Tally Ho at 4:38pm 07.30.23 I get STW from my Datamarine instrument into my Raymarine CP for TWS. How do you get the data from
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 4:07pm 07.30.23 Manuals for S110KL here: Index of /boat/manuals/Datamarine
Solar water heat exchanger dlochner at 3:56pm 07.30.23 Why do people come on boating forums and ask basic 101 questions about systems not even related to
Life Is Good (2) pclarksurf at 3:51pm 07.30.23 I'll play: My moment of Zen and sunrise on our first ever overnight:
Solar water heat exchanger Stu Jackson at 3:44pm 07.30.23 BTW, I'm looking at this because I want a whole house hot water system. Not interested in the showe
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas Rick D at 3:40pm 07.30.23
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery Stu Jackson at 3:39pm 07.30.23 Check the fuse in the wire between the start button and the starter solenoid. It's usually cleverly
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? stickinthemud57 at 3:37pm 07.30.23 I once had a keen interest in a MacGregor 26M trailerable boat. I found a guy with a 26X who was
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 3:30pm 07.30.23 I get STW from my Datamarine instrument into my Raymarine CP for TWS.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 07.30.23 Unlikely that you can do anything to get the data from the Datamarine. That transducer is probably j
Alberg 22 - possible to launch / retrieve solo? Tally Ho at 2:23pm 07.30.23 I once had a keen interest in a MacGregor 26M trailerable boat. I found a guy with a 26X who was w
Ran air into my water pump Tally Ho at 2:15pm 07.30.23 Always the same problem here when we run dry. Assuming everything is in working order : - fill th
PSS Replacement jssailem at 1:54pm 07.30.23 @thetone I had to get in my boat on my knees and measure the shaft diameter and the log diameter to
PSS Replacement Justin_NSA at 1:26pm 07.30.23 While you're working down there, you will want to replace the shift and throttle cables. At least o
PSS Replacement BigEasy at 1:15pm 07.30.23 While you're working down there, you will want to replace the shift and throttle cables. At least o
PSS Replacement dlochner at 1:00pm 07.30.23 While you're working down there, you will want to replace the shift and throttle cables. At least on
Delayed start. DaveJ at 12:48pm 07.30.23 If you can locate the solenoid, have someone push the start button and you lightly tap the solenoid
Delayed start. Richard19068 at 12:19pm 07.30.23 Not sure what engine you have but if it is a Universal / Westerbeke you might want to look at this s
Ran air into my water pump Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 07.30.23 Always the same problem here when we run dry. Assuming everything is in working order : - fill th

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