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mbaker mbaker at 4:40pm 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1548 I recently purchased a '93 Passage 42. Has anyone come up with a solution for the anchor locker prob
New to sailing Donman at 3:27pm 06.13.13 Com-Pac 2/11966 I just have a question, with a ComPac16 will a 2.5hp Yamaha be enough? I plan on using it in a lake
Beneteau 36.7 Sail Plans Norm House at 2:47pm 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3882 I have recently taken delivery of a 2004 model Beneteau, 36.7. I require extra sails, but cannot fin
Transmission Linkage Concerto at 1:41pm 06.13.13 Catalina 310 9/3400 While motoring out to our Wednesday race when I pulled the shift control back to neutral, it moved f
Mini Main 25yearslater at 1:15pm 06.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5694 So as I continue with the fine points of sail trim, the wind is howling with gusts to 30. This has
Hatch Screens Mike H. at 12:56pm 06.13.13 Big Boats 4/894 Does anyone have a resource for hatch screens for 1994 Lewmar flush mount hatches? I need (3) 15 1/
Mast-ectomy tod.allen at 12:38pm 06.13.13 Catalina 22 6/1164 On a Catalina 22, to "Step the Mast" is there a hinged breakpoint where the mast can be dismantled
safety issue, added/adding a mast raising system centerline at 12:36pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1986 i have owned two sailboats and added a mast raising system to both of them. the system is very sim
Worn Out Main Sail Bolt Rope topcat0399 at 12:23pm 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 15/6548 Our main is worn out - no doubt about it. Patched, baggy, old, boom hangs to low in the rear...etc.
Bleeding Universal 5416 ThomasH. at 11:58am 06.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1804 I have to bleed the fuel system on an Atomic universal 5416 after I changed the fuel filter. I follo
Macgregor 25 1983 POPEYE/WHISKEYTOWN at 11:34am 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1008 I Have A 1983 Mcgregor 25 And Need To Know Where To Get And The Exact Size I Should Be Looking For,
What is the Draft for the Hunter H26? abk at 10:57am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 5/2168 I read 18" somewhere but the manual states 3' 6"? They must be talking about the draft without the w
Instaling Shore Power on a H26. Where to drill? abk at 10:48am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1086 I posted this in error in the "bigger boats forum" sorry for the duplicate posts Instaling Shore Po
Size of rubber plugs for bridle wires to raise the mast? (1) abk at 10:43am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 1/2162 Do these rubber plugs keep the running rigging in the mast I posted this in the larger boats forum
How to rig the boom? 1996 H26 abk at 10:38am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/2617 I haven't raised the mast yet but I need some help on the boom rigging and anything you may have on
Size of rubber plucs for bridle wires to raise the mast? (1) abk at 10:36am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1102 Photo of rubber plugs for bridle wires to raise the mast? Well not having raised the mast yet I see
Instaling Shore Power on a H26. Where to drill? abk at 10:24am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1095 I have re-posted the question as I got a lot of great answers and tips, but I never got an answer as
Boe Thruster carlager at 9:47am 06.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1452 I am replacing the black box (part 559003) on our Lewmar 185TT bow thruster. Wirings on the two bo
Bow Thruster carlager at 9:45am 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/866 I am replacing the black box (part 559003) on our Lewmar 185TT bow thruster. Wirings on the two
Protesting a Race Lookout at 9:24am 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/2377 Hi Everyone. I have an interesting situation. The race director is protesting a race that he par

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Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:50am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea.
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full jviss at 4:52am 05.22.23 I have a 2022 Bavaria CR34. Last week the black water tank was reading 75% full so we pumped it ou
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump davidjpio at 4:48am 05.22.23
1964 islander 32 dLj at 4:46am 05.22.23
Swing Keel Rebuild Gene Neill at 4:30am 05.22.23 I worship you.
Reefing lines jamming RobAL at 1:50am 05.22.23 Thank you, it looks like my issues are illustrated by the middle diagram. I'm not sure about the ful
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 10:06pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 10:05pm 05.21.23
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (1) Ken13559 at 9:07pm 05.21.23 This Yellow arrowed wire should be the "ignition wire". If the cylinder to right is the solenoid and
Black Water Tank Reading 75% Full (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:51pm 05.21.23 I didn't think any new quality boats still used interior holding tank sensors. If yours has an inte
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.21.23 In no particular order : Epoxy has little strength as a plug. I could also tap in a wooden dowel
1964 islander 32 Leeward Rail at 8:17pm 05.21.23 While a few questions about your boat (like the mast step) may be model specific My boat specific
It followed me home Leeward Rail at 7:58pm 05.21.23 At the moment it's very water logged That's totally normal. They usually take leaks everywhere unt
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jssailem at 7:57pm 05.21.23 There are several designs. Critical, in my mind is adequate insulation. You want the hot water to st
Installing a new Halyard Plate and Improved Mast Step pcharn01 at 7:50pm 05.21.23
1964 islander 32 loganmx107 at 7:47pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is s
1964 islander 32 David in Sandusky at 7:42pm 05.21.23 The mast step is quite different, and interesting. Did, or can the prior owner tell you how it is su
Finding ignition Wire: 1993 40.5 (2) svAtargatis at 7:42pm 05.21.23 Oh i think i need R from the original harness ully one of the only 2 unused wires.... 215922
Swing Keel Rebuild pcharn01 at 7:41pm 05.21.23 Yea, many hours of work all hidden under the boat.
Engine Alinement Crusty Ol Salt at 7:39pm 05.21.23 Tis the one job I always hated and dreaded for the matter when I was in the Navy..... The alignment

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