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Water in Bilge dph123 at 5:33pm 01.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1041 I have a 1998 Hunter 310 that's new to me. I've been getting salt water in the bilge lately. I f
Comprehensive Marina list zpeteman at 4:45pm 01.01.14 Destinations 7/3318 Last year I found a website that had a comprehensive listing of marinas on US waterways, including r
Crossover parts fo a Westerbeke Captain Rahn at 4:13pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1290 My starter/bendix has stopped engaging on my 1976 Cal 34 mkii. Does anyone no of a crossover part fo
D.I.Y. Hall of Flame Thread (1) Stretch at 1:47pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2307 This picture from a listing I saw today
mast wiring jeffclown at 1:00pm 01.01.14 Smaller Boats 21/3630 I have gotten a lot of knowledge from reading (thanks!), but this is my first posted question. I am
Islander 55 wilbersailor at 12:32pm 01.01.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4294 I'm in California and I am refinishing an Islander 55 sailboat interior. Only a few of these hulls
Partial shading - two panels - two controllers (4) walt at 11:32am 01.01.14 Musings With Maine Sail 24/11259 I did a little experiment recently that might be interesting regarding multiple solar panels and par
Converting starboard water tank to diesel tank cooper at 10:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1404 Hi, has anyone converted their starboard water tank to a diesel tank. We have a water maker and woul
Type of wood used in the interior JST123 at 9:22am 01.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1136 Well the winter projects are under way. I am trying to determine the type of wood used on the interi
Need help from Crazy Dave tgrass462 at 9:13am 01.01.14 Smaller Boats 3/817 Dave - is the 260 set up for a roller Furling head sail? I know a lot of them have these head sails
Specs krantala at 7:06am 01.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/767 I am going to be getting a 1976 o'day 25 shortly and am starting to gather info concerning parts tha
Oceanis 390 Baby Stay jmartis at 6:06am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3728 We have an Oceanis 390 that is rigged with a Baby Stay forward of the mast. We also have a small ha
first 30e holding tank location? TORVAL83 at 3:53am 01.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1288 Hello We've recently bought our first boat, a 1983 beneteau first 30e. We don't really know our way
34-36' boats with full showers, Head?? wide beam? centerline at 10:58pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 25/21187 at what size do sailboats start becoming equipped with a full shower that you can stand up and turn
Reminiscing about some boats Les at 9:29pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 21/7078 January 2014 The time between Christmas and New Years on the Sailboatowners list normally is a sl
Happy New Years Sailors RECESS at 8:39pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/875 I hope 2014 brings you fair winds and following seas. Here's to our wives and girlfriends.....
Houston, we have a prob..the inverter wants to kill me. (1) Chris Patterson at 6:39pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 14/1887 I know what you're thinking. Finally, there is a God. But it's not over yet, it only tried. Seriousl
Covers slowdog at 6:07pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 3/840 We took off the seat covers to wash them and can't get the cushions back in the covers . Looking ho
Garmin g2 chart for BVIs Winkfish at 5:28pm 12.31.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2596 Hello, all. Happy New Year! At the beginning of March, my wife, my son, and I are going to barebo
Thanks to Mainsail seadaddler at 5:24pm 12.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/618 Well I am back from visiting for XMAS up NY and went to the boat today and installed the new cutlass

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Perkins 20 Engine Elissatoo at 7:48pm 07.10.23 Thank you for your help. This will come in handy.
Santana 21 design info needed rebel4443 at 7:45pm 07.10.23 This is the attachment point for the boom that I have. I looked at the head of my mast and it is the
Starting battery fred1diver at 7:44pm 07.10.23 Ok, so I just finished installing my ACR but the schematic I followed does not use the 1-2-both swit
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection SJN at 7:42pm 07.10.23 And perhaps I may sometime type lightning correctly!
Santana 21 design info needed (1) rebel4443 at 7:42pm 07.10.23 217728
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection SJN at 7:40pm 07.10.23 Hello. The Factory manual for my boat, hull 260 provides a great deal of information about lighting
Santana 21 design info needed rebel4443 at 7:40pm 07.10.23 Thanks. I have the rudder measurements now but the picture helps. I still don't have the boom measu
423 aft shower head question (1) Richard McDonald at 7:33pm 07.10.23 On our 2006 423 with the 2 state room setup, the aft head shower head is situated on the left side a
Lake boat vs Florida boat aging question dLj at 7:30pm 07.10.23 As a completely unscientific response, based exclusively on limited experience, the difference betwe
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 7:08pm 07.10.23
Starting battery jaysweet at 7:08pm 07.10.23 Similar to Greg I installed two Duracell 230AH batteries in 2018 at a cost of $115 each for my hous
Life (sailing) after heart attack. dLj at 6:59pm 07.10.23 okay.... I took the bait and got this from uncle google... Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette (DLJ) is a
Perkins 20 Engine (1) jssailem at 6:56pm 07.10.23 Since you are inquiring about something that is found in an engine manual, I am guessing you do not
Starting battery dLj at 6:43pm 07.10.23 Deep discharging, below 50% of capacity (state of charge) allows too much lead sulfate to form. Und
Life (sailing) after heart attack. rgranger at 6:40pm 07.10.23 (Ask me why I know - easy - look up my name - ...) okay.... I took the bait and got this from un
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 rgranger at 6:36pm 07.10.23 Hey @Crazy Dave Condon He did mention that he saw dye in the water after adding dye to the ballast
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jssailem at 6:36pm 07.10.23 Boat companion way doors are a convenience. :plus: with jon regarding the safety of your boat and
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 JoeWhite at 6:24pm 07.10.23 We got fed up messing with the three boards all the time so I cut a sheet of 1/4" plastic (not sure
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 dLj at 6:08pm 07.10.23 The hull and the box containing the swing keel have been thoroughly inspected, cleaned and the keel
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 AndyL at 5:54pm 07.10.23 We got fed up messing with the three boards all the time so I cut a sheet of 1/4" plastic (not sure

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