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Yanmar 2gm overheat alarm jmce1587 at 5:27pm 06.30.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/11709 My engine thermostat Alarm light/alarm buzzer sounded today shortly after departing slip. The engin
Battery connection for bilge pump Ross Gard at 5:26pm 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/886 My batteries for the bilge pump are just under floor, sitting on bottom of bilge. So if water comes
Water on board Tsprosty at 5:12pm 06.30.13 Smaller Boats 3/1113 I have had 86 hunter 23 for 5 years now, and in years past I would get a small amount of water in th
A Moment of Silence... Roger Long at 1:18pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1631 for Ted Hood. Many of the things we take for granted on sailboats today were his inventio
Open CPN DougM at 12:43pm 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3778 I was looking to download Open CPN to my IPad. I already have it on a laptop PC. No issues there. ho
Orego stove Question DAVA390 at 10:32am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1518 How much fuel is needed to fill a new Orego stove canister. Used a quart already, nothing even close
Mast Raising System Corsair at 10:03am 06.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1235 I just purchased a 1976 Oday 25 and would like input on a mast raising system that uses the boom as
331 Engine Cover/Steps arf145 at 9:40am 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1857 The lower companionway steps/engine cover on our 331 must be pulled away and set aside to get to the
Need backup here (3) gpd955 at 8:05am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1576 Friend with Hunter 410 plugs his shoreline in and shortly thereafter he realizes nothing is on and b
Work or Go Sailing? sailingseadragon at 7:56am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2206 Yesterday afternoon after wrapping up things at home I decided to go to the boat. No one was willing
Electrical Wiring Using WAGO Terminal Blocks BigEasy at 7:50am 06.30.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/11959 I am presently wiring four Hella fans to the cabin of my 2006 Beneteau. The fans only draw 0.5 amps
Cockpit table ideas? Rodd at 7:23am 06.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/10823 Maine and the group- Been trying to come up with a reasonable solution for a free standing cockpit t
new owner tallshipengineer at 7:16am 06.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1281 Hello i have just bought a 78 27 cherubini, with that said, the old owner has gutted the engine,glas
Deck Rail Re-finish (1) YVRguy at 6:21am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1763 The deck rails on my boat are pretty weather-worn and have been since I bought her earlier this year
14.5 bilge hose dressler at 5:39am 06.30.13 Day Sailers 2/1465 Noticed the other day that cockpit water is draining into the hull and not out the back. The hose ha
Cetol.....for the backyard deck? Steve Liggett at 5:37am 06.30.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2042 A bit off topic here....but there are always plenty of opinions about Cetol on a boat and so thought
Tattoo lenaperRunner at 11:20pm 06.29.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3600 Hi, all I was wondering has anyone has any news about this new start-up. They were to post photos of
Backing plate trouble (1) Viesail at 10:30pm 06.29.13 Smaller Boats 6/1092 I just got my H22 launched for the season, and noticed that the bottom of the motor mount backing pl
Rain covers for windows Lost Parent at 10:26pm 06.29.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1252 I installed some opening windows in my boat and they are on such an angle that when it rains I have
Montego 19 arlouper at 8:41pm 06.29.13 Trailer Sailors 5/4367 I'm looking at this boat because it's a swing keel, trailer is in good shape and the current owner h

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Sunbird Battery Box (2) Project_Mayhem at 6:42am 04.19.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 6:41am 04.19.23
Doesn't hurt to ask dennisv at 6:35am 04.19.23 BINGO ------- THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANT TO DO
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? Nodak7 at 6:31am 04.19.23 Dave, I had an 09 H33 with vertical flat battens. Never had an issue with furling or unfurling it. I
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 6:30am 04.19.23 Hoe old is your antifreeze? Flushing the entire system and putting in all new coolant might help
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 jssailem at 6:14am 04.19.23 Roger. Last year about this time the freezer was a problem. Did it resolve then? Electrical issues
Hunter 326 Compression post finish JBP-PA at 6:12am 04.19.23 Some very unusual ideas: 1. Polish it then acid etch design into it. Ink the design to make it look
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 6:11am 04.19.23 Resurrecting this old thread with an update. :) Scrapped those batteries. Trojan SCS200's are back
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country jviss at 5:20am 04.19.23 I confess I know nothing about this, but find these situations interesting - like, a "stump the boat
Canadian buying USCG cruiser in another country dlochner at 5:03am 04.19.23 Welcome to SBO. The USCG documentation is only available to US Citizens. Thus, when you purchase th
WHAT TINT FOR FIXED PORTS Castrilper55 at 4:08am 04.19.23 I am just putting the original trim back in. it is in good shape. this picture is what you see whe
Hunter 326 Compression post finish Calif. Ted at 9:15pm 04.18.23 Vinyl cover like a Catalina ? Compression Post Cover, Vinyl w/ Zipper
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity Stu Jackson at 9:15pm 04.18.23 What's your issue with the bar? Why do you need to go on someone elses boat? I did the bar on my
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? Stu Jackson at 9:07pm 04.18.23 Stupid question posed to a questionable source. You were actually expectring something more meaning
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Ralph Johnstone at 9:06pm 04.18.23 Maybe you could put this a little simpler, where is the last place where you can positively detect c
Hunter 326 Compression post finish (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 04.18.23 Is this typical for Hunters? Sorry, but not for a 1999 as shown for mine below : a sore thumb. F
Sunbird Battery Box (1) Joeswift at 8:36pm 04.18.23 Wasn't expecting so many replies so fast. I use a minnkota trolling motor for docking and launching.
More efficient way to clean gears? Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 04.18.23
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 04.18.23
More efficient way to clean gears? thinwater at 8:21pm 04.18.23 I once walked into a masters Biochem final with a broken leg. The prof didn't recognize me and asked

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