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Inverter grounding rschultz at 12:05pm 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1245 I have a 2004 B323. Installing an Inverter (brand omitted as purpose of this question is not to inv
TS-50S Repaired... Brian D at 11:47am 05.07.14 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4414 ...and is being shipped back to me. Should have it Monday or so. Cause? Leaky capacitors damaged tra
What's the right torque for thermostat housing bolts chrisyse at 10:34am 05.07.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/20308 Hi, Could anyone help? While replacing the thermostat, I broke one of the two bolts securing the t
CDI Roller Furler tgrass462 at 10:07am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 6/3277 We're planning on installing a CDI roller furler system on our 1999 H-260 this spring. Hunter Owner
How to thread line into boom EricFowler at 9:29am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/2760 I have a Catalina Capri 16, which has a line that connects to the snap on the end of the topping lif
Companionway Safety grahamdb at 9:20am 05.07.14 Big Boats 5/2059 There is a potential safety issue, and a possible design / quality issue of a Hunter supplied item o
in the slip at last (1) kb3pgo at 9:20am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1151 After a terrible winter, my boat is now happily in her slip. Looks like I am the first sailboat to
Standing rig dimensions Flying Penguin at 9:05am 05.07.14 Smaller Boats 3/682 I have a 1987 H23 in a slip and I am ready to tune the rigging. Not sure if the wire diameter is
Transmission question rfrye1 at 8:59am 05.07.14 Big Boats 2/713 I'm in Phoenix, my 1998 H376 is in San Diego. Can some one tell me what transmission make/model I ha
Sail Slides/Slugs and Shackles sem2811 at 8:55am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1129 I have a 1985 O'Day 28 and need to order new slides and shackles. The problem is that I am not near
Battery Tie-downs Steverhnm at 8:54am 05.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/441 What do others do for securing the batteries? I have recently purchased a Hunter 35.5 Legend and pr
GFCI trips Bob 04 H260 at 8:20am 05.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/3886 I have two 30 amp lines coming into the boat. We were hauled last week and I used an adapter (30A to
How much paint for H34 PGIJon at 8:13am 05.07.14 Big Boats 14/1395 I'm having my bottom taken down to the Gel-coat so I'm going to need both barrier and bottom paint.
Fuse Breaker Merlinkobi at 7:55am 05.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/568 I'm looking for a Fuse Breaker to my Beneteaue 430 1990
removing exhaust pipe from stern of oday 272 y knot at 7:33am 05.07.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/889 The flange of the exhaust pipe is glued on. How can I get it unglued?
Epilog Roger Long at 7:26am 05.07.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/96047 And so, this long tale, which has unfolded here over almost three years, comes to a close. It began
Bulkhead Crack (1) Tobydaisy at 7:18am 05.07.14 Catalina 22 3/926 Looking under the cockpit locker, looking forward to the bulkhead that is the cabin doorway, I saw t
Sailor Lost off NY.... Maine Sail at 3:50am 05.07.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2103 Sad loss of life... Hope he was not one of ours. A 26' boat named "MAC"... http://riverheadnewsrevi
H26 -reconnecting a gennie on an Bamar furler novotnyp at 8:22pm 05.06.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/661 Need detailed instructions for reconnecting the gennie to a Bamar Furling System. Not sure if it is
Anyone have experience with Lowrance Elite 4-x DSI? jenquay at 7:38pm 05.06.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1193 I am looking at getting an inexpensive, yet functional chartplotter as well as depth finder. I've us

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Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 8:02am 08.06.23 218541
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 8:00am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Gearbox issue? Benny17441 at 7:58am 08.06.23 Black smoke is a result of over fueling. The governor system responds to loads placed on the engin
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:58am 08.06.23 And you don't every want to breath ozone so .... follow all of the safety warnings.
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:57am 08.06.23 I don't know anything about your boat's construction but.... until you figure it out, you might fin
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 Looks like your boat could also benefit from a topping lift.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 I think you would want to put your light air drifter sail a bit forward of the forstay and sweep it
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 7:43am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! While I share Joe's frustration with the lack of punctuation, I thought I shou
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation rgranger at 7:41am 08.06.23 I buy my fuel line at auto-part stores. I've never had an issue... The only things missing on an
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type rgranger at 7:37am 08.06.23 ...and used mushroom head thru hulls that sat fully into the recess. He then filled with G Flex epo
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:16am 08.06.23 I was also wondering what extra hardware would need to be added to the mast.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:11am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 7:09am 08.06.23 The nut might have been just more than finger tight. The prop came off so easily I don't think I e
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 6:56am 08.06.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 6:33am 08.06.23 Replacing the joker valve helped a lot with the pumping efficiency. Super fun job, too. Haha. The ol
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Joe at 6:14am 08.06.23 Why not. Beats learning to punctuate.:D
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation JBP-PA at 6:12am 08.06.23 Hmm. The only fuel hose I've had that hardened were ones not compatible with ethanol. The ethanol s
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery barnstormer at 6:09am 08.06.23 Geez, sorry to have stirred up a hornet's nest about battery cables! I was just trying to tell jonel
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type Ward H at 5:35am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type dlochner at 5:07am 08.06.23 Welcome to SBO. I'd take Option 3.

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