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Amp draw on a marine AM/FM stereo/Ipod player? centerline at 5:19pm 01.20.13 Ask All Sailors 50/36740 I cant seem to find a decent answer on the power consumption for my stereo.... does anyone know wh
O Day Widgeon Rudder evangeline at 4:39pm 01.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4722 My 12 ft O Day Widgeon 1976 is missing its rudder. I propose to make one but I do not have a templa
Trailer setup for 222 anchorclanker at 4:24pm 01.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4080 My 222 didnt come with a trailer, but I am going to get one soon and will have to customize it to fi
West Marine Ron20324 at 4:10pm 01.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1474 I was at the Hillmere/Annapolis West store today. They have alot of stuff placed out and marked down
Deck light bulb replacement (1) kingsailor at 2:44pm 01.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/890 Does anyone know what the specs are on the replacement bulb for this deck light? Picture attached.
Sandblasting a keel (4) rgranger at 2:04pm 01.20.13 Ask All Sailors 16/5032 Well this is going to be a restoration thread. I picked up my new-2-me Balboa 26 last weekend and I
Refig Door hindge (3) kingsailor at 11:44am 01.20.13 Big Boats 4/1085 I have a top loading refrigerator with a front access door on my 2002 456. Does anyone know what the
Removing prop shaft on Hunter30 BAILEY785 at 11:00am 01.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1117 Need to replace cutless bearing, but unable get the prop shaft out of the transmission coupling on H
426 DS Sailing Performance BWagner at 8:49am 01.20.13 Big Boats 11/2692 Hi, This probably is going to seem like a dumb question but I am going to ask it anyway. We bo
yanmar sb8 using a lot of oil kielboatsa at 8:48am 01.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2104 I have a 1978 hunter 27 with its original Yanmar SB8. I have owned the boat for 5 years. For as long
Shore Power margin at 7:56am 01.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3168 I recently purchased 1977 25ft O'day sailboat. I am a first time owner and have a lot to learn. My f
Cabin Deck Lights on Hunter 45CC Viktor Eysselein at 6:42am 01.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1569 One of my cabin deck lights went out - Model T001SU01 Taylorbrigte T091LA01, 6 inch wide. I cont
Removing Replaced Front Hatch rajhnsn at 6:09am 01.20.13 Bigger Boats 7/3005 The smoked glass in the replaced Bomar front hatch unseated from the black beading caulk last season
Overzinced? (1) SteveB at 5:19am 01.20.13 Ask All Sailors 34/9353 Is it possible to "over zinc?" Recently added zinc since old ones were wearing (see photo). Pulled y
Asym spinnaker for Hunter 306 Hannah Quinn at 5:08am 01.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1956 Looking for anyone with a H306 that has an asymetrical spinnaker. Looking to purchase a Doyle with A
offshore sailing Cat-22 John R. Fleming at 3:39am 01.20.13 Catalina 22 9/5226 I am investigating using my cat-22 to travel to a port on the Caribean side of colombia. From Florid
Speed sensor drew Murray at 10:52pm 01.19.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2721 My Ben Oc clipper 311, has the depth and speed sensor located just aft of the water tank beneath the
transom reinforcement pamacm at 7:11pm 01.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1265 my transom is weak. i plan to use a 15 hp 2cycle outboard and want to reinforce the transom. i plan
nw florida-nite moorings Bob Preece at 6:41pm 01.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1236 Fairly new to sailing. I am intending to sail my 27 hunter locally around steinhatchee, fl for two m
Lancer 28 Layout.. Fairwind at 6:12pm 01.19.13 Lancer 3/3901 I have a 1978 Lancer 28 which has an aluminum pole in the cabin supporting the mast..I found this L-

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Installed new batteries, engine still won't start RoyS at 4:59am 06.17.22 Check wiring between starter button and starter solenoid. Common problem of poor connections within
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start SycloneDriver at 4:41am 06.17.22 How many batteries does that Hunter have? The previous owner of my boat replaced the house batterie
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start sailcapt340 at 4:02am 06.17.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Davidasailor26 at 3:05am 06.17.22
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Stephan at 3:01am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pum
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (1) StDilbert at 1:32am 06.17.22 Looks good! Sails cleaned up very well. I too was surprised...And I bought it fully expecting to r
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:46am 06.17.22 Sounds like you have corrosion under control. Thanks to all of you who contributed helpful in
37C Rudder assembly components D_Bosh at 9:33pm 06.16.22 Hi Boomers, Thank you for your info re: rudder bearing reconditioning. When you found the stuffing
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 9:33pm 06.16.22 Apparently the electrician discovered significant problems such as old battery charger with common
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:04pm 06.16.22 Nice work, Mike Thank you!
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:52pm 06.16.22
Removing old Thru-Hull BigEasy at 8:23pm 06.16.22 Grind out old thru Hull fitting from Hull surface using an angle grinder. Takes 5 minutes and no bu
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 8:17pm 06.16.22 Made significant progress today addressing the corrosion problem. Completed installation of a Pro M
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 7:47pm 06.16.22 I forgot about the cool water temps on the west cost. I got in the lake here for the first time th
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation AaronD at 7:43pm 06.16.22 I had a Mutineer - it was a fun little boat. Easy-peasy to rig, low maintenance. Bought it for a so
Main prop strut SycloneDriver at 7:07pm 06.16.22 I forgot about the cool water temps on the west coast. I got in the lake here for the first time th
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 6:51pm 06.16.22 Maybe you could go for a short swim and get that information or hire a diver? I'm not trying to be
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Will Gilmore at 6:47pm 06.16.22 Did they have her on jacks? Maybe the problem was with the way the yard uses their jacks. If the h
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation mermike at 6:29pm 06.16.22 I had a Mutineer - it was a fun little boat. Easy-peasy to rig, low maintenance. Bought it for a son
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 6:29pm 06.16.22 It wasn't to you Dave. :)

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