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Anchor Light Bulb replacement- 83 Oday 28 (2) Euphoria2011 at 2:36pm 06.08.14 Bigger Boats 12/4369 Went up the mast to take a look at the anchor light today, I think the bulb is out but I could not f
Is my sailboat gay? (1) GeorgiaBII at 2:29pm 06.08.14 Ask All Sailors 107/15173 http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b104/georgiab2/20140608_170438_zpst6l11jqp.jpg Hung the Genoa u
Fridge drain Captn TJ at 12:20pm 06.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2678 The fridge drain broke on my 06 - 423 as a result my drain line has dropped into space under the fri
M-25xpb Bleeding njlarry at 10:38am 06.08.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/2665 I know I'm showing my newbie ignorance but I'm not sure from the manual how to bleed the Universal M
Johnson quick release shroud lever MaxinCalgary at 10:37am 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 14/4999 Anyone install one of these on their 260. Forestay. With the back stays tensioned it's really hard
Mooring Buoy cabayer at 10:31am 06.08.14 Big Boats 4/1189 I have a 2003 Hunter 426 Aft Cockpit slo. I have a dual bridle system. Unfortunately the bridle freq
Disappearing Keyhole Pat at 8:33am 06.08.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/571 The engine key seems to be disappearing back into the instrument panel so I tried to remove the pane
bowthruster retrofit janmar at 7:02am 06.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/991
water holding tanks SHADS at 6:56am 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 6/1207 I have a Hunter 26 and the holding tamks for the galley sink and head sink are missing. Does anyone
installing shore power for Hunter 26 SHADS at 6:54am 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 11/2446 I want to install shore powre capability for our 1994 Hunter 26. Just looking for some advaice on wh
IPAD question seadaddler at 6:52am 06.08.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/3301 I was looking in the apple store at refurbished Ipad and and wondering witch model to get to use t
Installing shore connector SHADS at 6:47am 06.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/720 I have a 94 Hunter 26 and need to install a shore power line to the boat. I'm looking for the best p
launching H26/260 trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06am 06.08.14 Smaller Boats 6/991 I met Kermit for the first time and appreciated his company and now have a friend for life which he
Engine controls Soli at 5:31am 06.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/696 Hi, I just bought a 1985 first 305 and needs replacement for the throttle and fwd/rev lever. It is i
Hunter 34 eyebrow remove/repurpose (4) Dave19957 at 4:37am 06.08.14 Big Boats 7/1982 I removed the eyebrow from my 1983 H34 - it was mostly shot and as you know not the easiest to keep
head smell gfroch at 8:57pm 06.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/4084 Hi All- Our '86 Hunter 31 has some nasty head smell workin'. The hoses were replaced last year a
272 refurb... (3) agprice22 at 7:41pm 06.07.14 Bigger Boats 32/4880 Getting my 272 back on its feet! New Name: Oops! Little void in the keel... 76422.vB Thanks,
Hunter 17 rudder up and down gsmeadow at 7:18pm 06.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/738 Got a used 1999 17 footer and there are 2 lines on the top of rudder how are these rigged to bring r
Crack near mast gsmeadow at 7:16pm 06.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/920 I have a 1999 Hunter 17 that I got used and there is a crack near the mast fitting from the boat tip
Whisker poles don't float... for long DAVA390 at 6:01pm 06.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2215 Great day, but, I always said, something learned every time out. Today was no exception. Last nigh

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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
PSS Replacement thetone at 11:52am 07.30.23
Ran air into my water pump jssailem at 10:39am 07.30.23 Disconnect out flow line and turn on pump. Will confirm water is flowing through the pump. Then all
Ran air into my water pump DestinySoyQuick at 10:21am 07.30.23 1) Your pump is self priming up to 4 feet of lift 2) Disconnect the pump inlet line to see if you h
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. isaksp00 at 10:19am 07.30.23 Unfortunately, a topping lift and large roach mainsails do NOT get along together. On mine, which
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't shemandr at 10:16am 07.30.23
Ran air into my water pump JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.30.23 Ahh Jim beat me to the note. We have address this type of issue before, plus I had 2 cups of coffe

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