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Recommendations for Electric Bilge pump Mark Nooney at 10:03am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 9/1552 Hi All, I have 1984 Hunter 31 - The Rule 500 gph died this weekend. Looking for recommendations
Boat Registration in DC dparilla at 9:49am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1824 DC Police are once again patrolling for vessels on the upper Potomac that are not displaying a DC st
Installing an SSB radio on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 9:46am 05.19.14 Big Boats 10/1954 I am looking to install an SSB radio on my 2004 Hunter 466 in preparation to taking it to Mexico in
nav light LED replacement lina34 at 9:13am 05.19.14 Big Boats 1/1176 I'd like to hear from anyone who has replaced the bulb in the bow nav light with an LED. Mine just d
Best Bedding Optins pchrisler at 8:32am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1284 We have the 2 cabin version Beneteau 46. The aft cabin is a challenge in making the bed. Custom shee
Safety Cover for DC Panel Switch SawyerCurt at 8:18am 05.19.14 Catalina 310 1/883 On my 2001 C310, although the bilge pump is wired such that it will run if the main battery switch i
Your input requested for Canvas ideas. bronze at 7:23am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 4/792 Now that I am retired, I have been thinking about building my own combination Dodger, Bimini and Rea
Dinghy Light Survey jeepsailor at 7:22am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 34/4031 So, after my 4th set of dinghy lights in 5 years, I've just about had it. Our lights spend most of
First time sailboat owner (3) juddtripp at 7:14am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/892 Just started my project first time sailboat owner purchased a 1972 Macgregor 22 with 72 evinrude fis
New Halyards Too Small for Clutch enorfleet at 7:01am 05.19.14 Big Boats 3/889 Just bought new Halyards from Sailboatowners.com for my 1983 Hunter 34. Followed the site's recommen
Yanmar 3GMF losing antifreeze Jed10444 at 6:34am 05.19.14 Big Boats 8/1541 I have a yanmar 3GMF on my 1983 34' hunter. From time to time the antifreeze in the heat exchanger
Replacing a Vent, Dorade/Cowl (1) Nan340 at 6:19am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1712 We purchased a new VENT, DORADE/COWL from the Hunter Parts store. The old one was accidentally kick
Jagged plate shredding spinnaker halyard (2) pab5482 at 6:16am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1374 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pab5482/14035049040 So we successfully sailed my Beneteau Oceanis 5
Trying to choose the right boat. Scudrunner at 6:08am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 17/1514 I'm doing my research and looking at the Hunter 22, 23, 25. I think the weight of the 25 might be t
First time putting main on boat awerman at 6:06am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 5/1464 Putting my 1984 Catalina c-25 in the water Thursday for my first season as a sailboat owner. When I
Water infiltration from the bumper Mity at 4:58am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2239 Hi, i have water coming in from side bumper. I tried to used silicon however it does not stick to th
Smart Plug -install Jim Seamans at 4:47am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1470 Went to install my Smart Plug inlets yesterday and got a surprise. The 10/3 wires were just long en
Best Year for the Catalina 27 HillbillyWanderer at 4:18am 05.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/8773 In the near future I am looking to buy a Catalina 27 and was wondering what years if any are better
engine temperture rzweig at 4:13am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/709 Hi, Does anyone know what the running temperture of a westerbeke 10tow is? Thanks
Slaving Autohelm St4000 to Raymarine C120 piratesbooty at 2:26am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3278 There must be a way to slave the autohelm ST4000 autopilot to the Raymarine C120. The Autohelm ST40

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VHF Handheld Don S/V ILLusion at 10:04am 08.04.23 Yes, I still hate those damned digital thermometers! Can never figure how to reset them and can
VHF Handheld BigEasy at 9:52am 08.04.23 My biggest pet peeve when my kids were young was the digital thermometer. WTF:confused::yikes: Why
VHF Handheld BigEasy at 9:47am 08.04.23 You know, thinking about it...lots of guitar amp makers are doing "reissues" of their classic tube
Looking at a c22 need advise BigEasy at 9:36am 08.04.23 So, what is the cost of a new keel & associated hardware or used keel?
Delayed start. captcoho at 9:29am 08.04.23 Thanks all. Should have been clearer. I meant priming the glow plug. Holding the key to the right
Delayed start. kappykaplan at 9:26am 08.04.23 You said He said Should have been clearer. I meant priming the glow plug.
Delayed start. captcoho at 9:23am 08.04.23 A weakly engaging starter relay is almost always a result of insufficient voltage, bad connection,
Solar water heat exchanger captcoho at 9:18am 08.04.23 This is where I got the idea... Sc78nueDQ64 145d within minutes. He did one with copper tube, sam
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 9:11am 08.04.23 @RoyS very interesting - my engine manual specifically says to raise engine RPMS to 3000 for 30 seco
Another What is It? captcoho at 9:03am 08.04.23 Thank you! This will now be put back to proper use. Once I buy a new anchor and rode setup. I was
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (3) kappykaplan at 8:57am 08.04.23 Here are the promised photos . . . 218481
VHF Handheld kappykaplan at 8:54am 08.04.23 MON is a key that triggers the mode to be used to "MONITOR" the currently selected working channel
25' O'Day Swingkeel SDL at 8:45am 08.04.23 Welcome . We also own a 25 Oday . You might get more help if you posted your questions on the Oday
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 8:44am 08.04.23 If you are going to be in near shore waters and in a crowded area, a PLB is not a good choice. The
Looking at a c22 need advise jssailem at 8:36am 08.04.23 We all choose our own way to spend our time.
Let's Buy A Sailboat tfox2069 at 8:34am 08.04.23 I once waited too long to roll up the jib on my H36 as a thunderstorm barrelled over us. By the tim
VHF Handheld jssailem at 8:32am 08.04.23 Anybody know what the "MON" button is and what the "Red button" does I'll hazard a guess. MON is c
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 8:09am 08.04.23 I actually used a wood skewer ( for shish kebobs) and marked it with a sharpie. A lot easier to see
Selden - Furling Main flightlead404 at 7:57am 08.04.23 Because the main furling line passes around the furling drum, deck organizer blocks and through a c
VHF Handheld rgranger at 7:56am 08.04.23 .... And my "new" washing machine has more computing power than the Apollo 13 capsule had... and it

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