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New headsail... Doug/Karen at 1:18pm 05.20.13 Big Boats 5/1014 Here in the Midwest, the Spring weather has arrived, albeit a little late this year. Last night, 70
Reaching higher RPM jameswelden at 12:23pm 05.20.13 Catalina 30 2/1012 After changing fuel filter and bleeding engine I cannot get past 2200 rpm under load -- what might c
Potable Water deaconwayne at 11:57am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2283 Just purchased my first sailboat, a 1992, 28' Hunter. Thinking the water has been in the 2 tanks a l
kenyon mast and boom martnj32567substitute at 11:39am 05.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1654 Anyone have rigging instructions for oday 23 with kenyon mast and boom
2GMF hoses? (3) nestorph at 11:30am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/1147 I'm a Yanmar newbie, so pardon the question if it sounds simplistic. In looking at the engine the o
Any suggestions on this( front of rudder hummingbirdbassist at 11:26am 05.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1581 I need some assistance on how to tackle this and what to use. I'm thinking some marine -tex to fill
replacing halyards on hunter vision 32 mikewhite7314 at 11:19am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/825 OK, so the boat came out of the shipyard after bottom job and the main halyard is now sitting at the
Missing Impeller Blades 5411 No Heat Exchanger Blue Hull at 9:45am 05.20.13 Catalina 30 10/2414 My engine stopped pumping water during my first time out for the season yesterday. I shut it down as
Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/7535 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1128 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/579 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1683 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2159 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1492 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3808 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2950 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/934 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1879 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4045 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1134 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was

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Bubbles in hot water JamesG161 at 1:17pm 04.29.23 Bubbles may come from your Shore Water supply. Chlorine or Sulphur gases are most common. Jim...
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Crusty Ol Salt at 1:10pm 04.29.23 This one states it is HSA approved https://www.amazon.com/Thrive-Home-Essentials-First-Aid/dp/B00W4
First Aid Training? Crusty Ol Salt at 1:02pm 04.29.23 Although it is not all inclusive, most red cross offices give basic first aid courses.
Bubbles in hot water Crusty Ol Salt at 12:59pm 04.29.23 Do the bubbles disappear as you let the water tun? If they do, you could have small leak. As water e
Mast raising ideas... AaronD at 12:00pm 04.29.23 My experience. Take it for what it's worth: We've always raised and lowered the mast double-handed.
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 11:29am 04.29.23 Why didn't she work the radar and make the security calls while you steered? :stir: Ha, ha! Beca
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot dlochner at 11:22am 04.29.23 My dear wife helmed the boat, with one of those fatalistic grins on her face as I worked the radar
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 11:12am 04.29.23 There were times on my previous boat, a Catalina 36, on which I had an AH4000 wheel pilot, essential
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot Head Sail at 10:23am 04.29.23 I had the EV-100 for 6 or 7 years. I didn't install the rudder position sensor (not require). I kep
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot JohnShannon at 10:06am 04.29.23 My experience with the Ray Marine was that if the electricity wasn't "perfect" it would beep and dis
First Aid Training? Skipper J at 9:44am 04.29.23 Hi JV, I have had friends find value in the Wilderness First Responder course. Maybe you can find o
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot MikeHoncho at 9:05am 04.29.23 I did a lot of research while considering the two. I do coastal cruising with a lot of change of dir
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 8:53am 04.29.23 For a completely standalone pilot with no desire to steer to the wind I think the CPT is the hands-d
Looking for a strut Avi at 8:52am 04.29.23 Thanks again.I just talked to a guy here in Texas (Corpus Christi )that sold me the propeller that
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jssailem at 8:40am 04.29.23 Welcome to the SBO Forum considering will both work on your boat. Beyond that the decision revolves
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 8:37am 04.29.23 Thanks. The marina crane idea was only my off beat sense of humor at work... Will watch the videos c
B and G T41 Display repair jviss at 8:31am 04.29.23 Well, the company in Florida can get to it in a couple of months. They advised buying a new Triton
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot skob1014 at 8:22am 04.29.23 Thank you all for your great comments. If I got the EV100, it would be completely standalone becaus
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (2) SycloneDriver at 8:15am 04.29.23 I had a problem on my new serpentine belt and pulley upgrade where I not only couldn't get proper t
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 8:12am 04.29.23 If you only have one pump and that pump draws water from outside of the boat, then you have a seawa

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