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Did I get ripped off?? ChangsinLattitudes at 6:11am 05.31.14 Ask All Sailors 41/5353 After spring launching I noticed a wire had come off the float switch. It just dead ended after abo
Can I get away with a cheap inverter? sully75 at 5:36am 05.31.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3716 I have a very simple electrical system on my boat, no outboard, 1 100w panel, a Genasun controller a
Bulkhead Fabric Piping? Kper at 4:06am 05.31.14 Ask All Sailors 3/897 Does anyone know of a source for the fabric piping, for lack of a better term, that runs between the
3ym30 SWP Brahmany at 3:34am 05.31.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/864 Hi all, Re Salt water pump for a Yanmar 3ym30. My parts list says that a new pump p/n is
Yanmar 2 GM kill lever Lost at 12:31am 05.31.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1865 New here and to sailing. I just purchased a 1981 33 great deal but with that comes work. The eng kil
1999 H380 owners manual needed planoron at 7:34pm 05.30.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/799 Hello All, We have purchased a 99 Hunter 380 and do not have an owners manual. I have looked onl
More for the fail file (2) dparilla at 6:03pm 05.30.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1267 Got a call today about an engine that was "surging" One quick look at the alternator regulator (a b
parts for hunter 23.5 djpryor at 4:34pm 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 13/1476 Hello everyone, I currently have a 1995 hunter 23.5 At the time I purchased the boat it was without
Confused in Atlanta MCQMGA at 4:33pm 05.30.14 Day Sailers 6/1839 Guys, I am a sunfish sailor /Beginner. I am looking at buying an Oday 17 ft daysailer - I am also co
Amazing Yanmar 2 GM Nelsonhow at 4:22pm 05.30.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1279 If any of you follow this site you'll know I posted last fall About whitish smoke and a loss of powe
Electric winch for swing keel, how to use alfreddiaz at 11:52am 05.30.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2194 I bought my first sailboat, a Catalina 25 Swing Keel. As the title states, it has an electric winch.
Pedestal base corrosion (1) Jim Seamans at 10:40am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1549 The powder coating on my pedestal base is flaking off. Called Lewmar and they suggest taking it apar
Battens? Hydro Therapy at 10:35am 05.30.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/844 This is my first year docking the boat. It's also the first year I used a sail cover on the main sai
Charging with Engine Alternator dpaquin at 10:16am 05.30.14 Big Boats 15/4624 I don't quite understand how the engine alternator charges the batteries on my 42 Hunter with the op
First 375 Backstay Adjuster Dave Stromquist at 8:20am 05.30.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/834 I need to grease my winch handle operated backstay adjuster and cannot locate a manufacturer I.D. on
Cannot Remove Bolts on Cockpit Seat Hunter 260 jimfrankelly at 7:05am 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 3/1557 I need to replace the hinges on the port seat of my 2002 Hunter 270 (same as Hunter 260). The bolts
Hunter 260 Mast Rake vs Newer Hunters jimfrankelly at 6:56am 05.30.14 Smaller Boats 5/1474 I have used a level to check the mast rake on my 2002 Hunter 270 (the lead keel version of the Hunte
smartpilot clutch lever dlewis812 at 6:35am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 20/7336 after engaging the autopilot the clutch lever will not stay in gear (flips right up once auto is eng
Autopilot wireless remote TropicalSeattle at 6:17am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1435 Does anyone know: - why simrad discontinued their VHF/autopilot remote WR20? - if there is any alter
Refinishing Wooden Spreaders captainmurph at 6:09am 05.30.14 Ask All Sailors 10/3064 Since I'm doing a bit of mast down rigging and replacing wiring/antenna, I have my wooden spreaders

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Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting kappykaplan at 3:25pm 07.27.23 Answer to question 3 is yes.
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. dchipley at 3:23pm 07.27.23
Hunter 386 Throttle/Shifter cable replacement dchipley at 3:07pm 07.27.23 My wife and I replaced cables on our 1999 - 380. In the direction we did the installation. They ro
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion NYSail at 2:04pm 07.27.23 We have a thruster, however wife and I seldom use it. Learn the feel of the boat and if you need a t
Newport anchorages jviss at 2:01pm 07.27.23
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Dnea at 1:54pm 07.27.23
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:54pm 07.27.23 Last summer, we stayed on a mooring at TPG Conanicut marina in Jamestown, they have a ferry over to
Newport anchorages NYSail at 1:53pm 07.27.23 Greg How crazy is Block? Thinking of heading there Monday. The weather looks nasty Thursday gusting
Zephyr: PrePurchase Phase on '76 C&C 30.1 Sailfanatic at 1:48pm 07.27.23 I was fortunate enough to own a '76 C&C30 and consider that model a uniquely wonderful boat .... The
H41 inner forestay? jericks3 at 1:43pm 07.27.23 That is a bummer for sure, and a bit surprising. On my 410 there is a molded/indent spot clearly des
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 1:38pm 07.27.23 It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. That is puzzling!
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Dr. D at 12:51pm 07.27.23 Do you have a copy of the bill of sale from the boats you owned? Seems that would be proof of knowle
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 12:45pm 07.27.23 My original post has an error. It was TWD that was having this extreme shift when tacking. There w
Battery Confusion.. (1) Tally Ho at 12:44pm 07.27.23 Hi. This is a simple ask...so please bare with this relatively new boat owner. For background, I
Battery Confusion.. jviss at 12:37pm 07.27.23 Would be helpful to know how you charge. It I was solving that I'd look for a single LiFePo4 batter
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:34pm 07.27.23 https://www.skywayyachtworks.com https://crowleys.com
Unstepping mast in Chicago? duality at 12:26pm 07.27.23 either skyway yacht works, or crowleys, they are a couple blocks apart, last chance before bridges.
Battery Confusion.. JoeWhite at 11:22am 07.27.23 Installing a 100 watt flexible solar panel and charger is a good idea when shore power is not availa
Battery Confusion.. Richard19068 at 11:19am 07.27.23 +1 on Don S/V ILLusion's response Also, you will want to know how many amps your fan(s) and lights
H41 inner forestay? (2) Windpilot at 11:15am 07.27.23 The forestay spot did not have anything imbedded. I was disappointed. They used large washers. It se

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