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Hood 915 Seafurl mark6405 at 5:59am 04.23.14 Big Boats 0/1600 I have a Hood Seafurl 915 with a badly chafed continuous line reefing system. If I buy a pre-splice
Hooking up an electric start/charging outboard texaspike at 8:23pm 04.22.14 Smaller Boats 7/7045 Finally purchased a new 9.8 outboard for my Hunter 25.5 with electric start and charging.:dance: My
Replacing H34's Depth Transducer PGIJon at 8:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 4/1188 Well it seems as though I'm going to put the boat on the hard in order to repaint the bottom and whi
how to remove rudder? Jared1048 at 6:41pm 04.22.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1012 replacing it soon and want to be able to do it quickly while its on travel lift... I see the beari
Pearson parts curtis shipp at 5:44pm 04.22.14 Pearson 3/2178 Hi all. This is my first post. I am restoring a 76' Pearson 30. I have come across a few items that
Marine diesel using propane.. newage1461 at 5:01pm 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 7/2301 Has anyone heard of any aftermarket company working on propane conversions for small diesel engines?
Aqua signal series 25 Deck/Steaming light (1) Db421 at 4:18pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 27/8310 I'm re-wiring my mast lighting and am having trouble wiring a combo deck/steaming light. I pulled t
Fridge problems (1) IanJ at 3:49pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1740 Have a small refrigeration unit on my 1984 H31, which up to now has been outstanding, making ice and
New Stern Handles (2) FourPoints at 3:31pm 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 0/813 At the Defender spring sale last month I picked up a couple new stainless handles for the stern to m
Abandoned Submarine in New York Harbor. (2) Roger Long at 1:53pm 04.22.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 5/7040 I woke up this morning, looked out, and there it was. Who knew? https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamai
Dimensions of stern step verticle portion PJL at 1:04pm 04.22.14 Big Boats 2/814 I am purchasing a Hunter Passage 42 and want to put its name (vinyl letters) in the vertical portion
part fur Hunter 336 Jutta at 11:56am 04.22.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/819 I possibly need to order a part but I, unfortunately, do not know the name of it. I already checked
Insurance Dave9854 at 10:04am 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1000 I am sailing my boat to Bermuda this year and my insurance only covers 100 miles offshore, and does
Water in Bell Housing Hansjorg at 9:07am 04.22.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/955 Hi There: I have a Perkins 4.326 engine in my Formosa 47. Engine was not running for two years (med
That sinking feeling during our maiden voyage aquanut at 8:49am 04.22.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2049 Over the weekend we took our newly acquired Beneteau First 32s5 out for a sail. During our maiden vo
Anchor trip Line, how to? (1) emergpa1 at 8:42am 04.22.14 Ask All Sailors 28/4858 I have done an online search including YouTube and the manufacturer site but cannot find out how to
Leaking at the mast of my Precision 23 StaceyL at 8:05am 04.22.14 Precision 1/10924 I have had my 1989 Precision 23 for a little over a year now and have noticed that some water does c
Exhaust Box Butterfly drain Valve replacement melvyn.trigg at 7:07am 04.22.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1175
310 market value ? SBinNSB at 6:52am 04.22.14 Catalina 310 6/1430 Anyone know a source for finding out what 310's are selling for? I know a broker can provide this in
Center board on Venture 21 Mick at 5:40am 04.22.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/953 On my Venture , I have installed a new pivot bolt and seals, right after I got it. The winch , and

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Cleaning Shore Power Cord Johnb at 8:00am 05.16.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 7:48am 05.16.23 @Hayden Watson : Great tip, thanks! @jssailem : It has to do with launching. The boat launch at McD
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:25am 05.16.23 I watched some youtube videos on this, I'm going to try both the Magic Eraser and Fast Orange hand c
Mast Gate Woes (1) Hayden Watson at 7:08am 05.16.23 I have the same problem with my new mainsail but those shown at MetaMast would be worse than what I
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:01am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:59am 05.16.23 Every boater should know where every thruhull is. :plus:
De-winterization Don S/V ILLusion at 6:59am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:57am 05.16.23 The manual shows it as being under the head sink. See page 17: Hunter_gen_52976033.pdf (sailboatowne
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:56am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:51am 05.16.23 Thanks! I'll check it today. appreciate the quick reply!
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:47am 05.16.23 That through hull is likely under one of your deck plates.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:42am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I'
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 6:05am 05.16.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning prod
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 6:03am 05.16.23 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye.
Cleaning Shore Power Cord cymeyer at 5:54am 05.16.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 5:42am 05.16.23 The new 9KW Kohler starter wire. More on final connections on next post. Happy Jim...
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset ChrisHunter at 5:36am 05.16.23 My suggestion is to set the offset 1 foot lower than the distance from the waterline to bottom of ke
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:08am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the b
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 4:59am 05.16.23 How do I clean my dirty cover? :D Fortunately the cover only gets a bit dirty and easily sprays c

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