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H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/979 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1609 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6056 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1291 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1862 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7920 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1331 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t
Engine mounting maintenance IanJ at 3:10pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1138 One of my Yanmar mountings has got a little rusty from the shaft. Pretty much cleaned it up, but an
Mast Stolen 1972 Day Sailer II - Need Replacement haerle4415 at 2:44pm 01.20.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2453 Sadly, my mast and boom was stolen from my 1972 Oday Day Sailer II 18 foot. I love this boat, and wa
The ultimate sacrilege 25yearslater at 2:16pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1059 A dear friend of mine inherited a Trojan 25 that is in need of some repair. Having been down this r
Sealing the Head thru-hulls Alctel at 2:14pm 01.20.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1169 Hi there, I have a 1980 Hunter 36', and am ripping out the entire sanitation system and replacing
Replace 1 1/2" Sanitation Hose Hunter 30G Dragoon at 1:40pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1639 Has anyone replaced the 1 1/2" discharge to holding tank sanitation hose on their 1990 Hunter 30G?
Added air conditioner? KenKindrick at 1:12pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 2/942 I want to add in my Hunter 340 a chilled water air conditioner. I'm thinking that under the port si
Coolant level nestorph at 12:19pm 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/1445 I'm getting familiar with my Yanmar 2GMF. How do I measure the coolant level? Is it just by sight
O'Day Daysailor Gunnel Wood spindrift8080 at 12:12pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/8342 Hi Just bought a Spindrift Daysailor I. I believe it is the same as the O'Day Daysailor I. The boat
Double Berth Rich6705 at 12:00pm 01.20.14 Day Sailers 5/1581 I recently purchased a 1981 O'Day 25. I believe at one time, this boat had the slide out double ber
Sailing Rituals SailAwayGirl at 11:11am 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 51/6039 Hi all, I recently saw a post on Facebook of interesting rituals that folks have while out cruisi
Coolant leak (4) Nom De Guerre at 9:32am 01.20.14 Engines and Propulsion 8/3850 Please review these pictures and let me know your thoughts. This is what I found after checking in o
New interior cushions geek_guy at 9:09am 01.20.14 Big Boats 9/2782 I searched several months ago on replacing or reupholstering my Hunter 37 interior cushions. I saw
Weather helm Don Guillette at 8:56am 01.20.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/10268 Yesterday I was speaking to a newbie sailor about weather helm. It would be very simple to demonstra

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Portable Generator Ken13559 at 1:12am 06.20.23 I use the Honda EU22i to power my onboard 12000BTU aircon. My friend uses the Honda EU20i for his on
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 12:00am 06.20.23 does anybody know, to remove the gear box , does the boat need to be on dry land ? Not usually nec
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Brians Mast at 11:32pm 06.19.23 I received my unit (which is a replacement unit for the original Siemens unit) from Beneteau Spare P
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 11:01pm 06.19.23 does anybody know, to remove the gear box , does the boat need to be on dry land ?
Portable Generator natep at 10:55pm 06.19.23 Okay,thanks
Portable Generator natep at 10:55pm 06.19.23 If you don't need AC a Honda 2200 should do fine. If you want one that will last get a name brand
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 Ralph Johnstone at 10:41pm 06.19.23 that is the third person today you barked at. Do you need a hug:rolleyes: Wouldn't help one littl
B & G Chartplotters and iPads jssailem at 10:09pm 06.19.23 Hi Dave. on page 95 i read the WiFi connection procedure. https://softwaredownloads.navico.com/Lowra
Raw water pump westerbeke 42b Syversens at 10:03pm 06.19.23 Ended up getting new pump, I'll rebuild old when I have time but this makes me trust the part since
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 rgranger at 9:25pm 06.19.23 Damn @Ralph Johnstone that is the third person today you barked at. Do you need a hug:rolleyes:
Portable Generator BigEasy at 9:03pm 06.19.23 Honda 2200 watt portable generator is the standard when it comes to portability(45lbs), reliability,
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 06.19.23 Don't break out the champagne yet. Is that hose in the suction or discharge side of the lift pump ?
Portable Generator SycloneDriver at 8:42pm 06.19.23 If you don't need AC a Honda 2200 should do fine. If you want one that will last get a name brand l
Windlass Failure: 2008 Beneteau 43 Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.19.23 I have power to the high voltage side of the solenoid but not sure what voltage geadings I should b
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question (1) fetterswr at 8:27pm 06.19.23 Thank you all for your comment's. Not shown in the photos; there is a manual horizontal windlass mo
Shroud anchor point mbaker267 at 7:25pm 06.19.23 My thoughts as well. When I checked, there was no rot. Glad I removed them today. When I unbolted th
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 Rick Webb at 7:21pm 06.19.23 My understanding is the hulls were the same. All the changes were on the topside
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual FDL S2 at 7:19pm 06.19.23
Mice vs. Sail FDL S2 at 7:16pm 06.19.23 New sails for a Harpoon 5.2 on this site: https://shop.sailboatowners.com/cu//cu/detail-sails.php Ne
ISO - S2 7.3 Owners Manual mtb369 at 7:15pm 06.19.23 My reason is kind of two-fold: 1. I'm a technical writer and I love manuals 2. I'd like to be aware

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