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Replacing exhaust hose Sutric at 10:38am 04.29.24 Mid-Size Boats 19/716 I need to replace the wet exhaust hose on our 1993 H33.5. I can easily get to the engine and the wat
Prop Shaft runout Sutric at 7:07pm 04.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 14/735 A friend of mine recently had his Catalina 30 pulled from the water and the aft lifting strap was on
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:51pm 04.28.24 Tartan 4/261 Does anyone know the capacity of the Tartan 3800 bow water tank?
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 5:46pm 04.28.24 C&C 7/366
Hurricane Season 2023 Analysis jssailem at 1:59pm 04.28.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/369
07 H-36 front water tank sender seadaddler at 6:55am 04.28.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/436 The gauge reads empty but when take out and move up down it register on gauge works fine but back in
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? (2) ...3TacksontheWater at 8:27pm 04.27.24 Catalina 22 6/492 Long story short - I'm in the process of replacing an inoperable Garmin Striker, paired with an unsi
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs spadaforaj at 7:12pm 04.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/670 Anyone convert those florescent fixtures in their 2004ish hunters to LED ? Pretty sure the ballast
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb MFD at 1:35pm 04.27.24 Big Boats 3/312 When I got the boat, the cabin top clutch for the outhaul was pretty worn. Probably people pulling o
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII (3) Tkman at 1:33pm 04.27.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/364 The manual that came with the boat, ( a photocopy), indicates a system where there are two swivel bl
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 9:26am 04.27.24 Destinations 24/968 Hi all, 42' sailboat, ready to head to NYC next week. First season on the water with a "big' boat. J
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (1) mbefus at 8:17am 04.27.24 S2 12/268
Water tank replacement on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:07am 04.27.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Can you get the ta
Replacing Water Tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 8:03am 04.27.24 Big Boats 0/12 Our starboard 47-gallon water tank has bulged and is pushing up the floor boards. Is there a way to
Replacing water tank on Passage 420 tfatland at 7:53am 04.27.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/378 Our 47-gallon water tank has started to bulge and pushed up the floor boards. How do you replace thi
a runaway diesel destroys a beneteau 50. . MitchM at 7:53am 04.27.24 Ask All Sailors 11/486 check out captain rick's interview with unlucky owner. . . k_wPMQJ_nNI curiously, the
How do we find out if a sailboat has a Mexican TIP? Davey J at 7:55pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 2/302 My friend bought a boat in Santa Barbara. The seller wasn't sure if the boat had a TIP. Is there a s
The Great Lakes.... (1) Tally Ho at 4:13pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 11/482
Oday 192 outboard bracket Tawas Bay Sailor at 3:48pm 04.26.24 Day Sailers 3/448 Greetings, I just joined this group. Last fall I purchased a 1984 Oday 192, nice clean boat. It ca
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation xavpil at 2:39pm 04.26.24 Ask All Sailors 4/292 Hi all. I installed the inverter / charger, 3 mppts, 2 Dc to Dc charger's near my battery bank, in t

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Dogs Onboard Forum? (5) Foswick at 10:39am 07.11.24 Clever plank solution. I sail with a service dog who is ... a tad larger. He is able to go up and
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 8:52am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
P42 radar mount Windpilot at 8:50am 07.11.24 If you are trying to do this yourself, go up there and try to drop a small line with a weight inside
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:41am 07.11.24 I doubt there's a kill switch as to an electrical solenoid. Follow the cable back to the small leve
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues jssailem at 8:34am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
Dogs Onboard Forum? (1) ethanknox at 8:00am 07.11.24 225946 Waiting for the plank to drop
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:51am 07.11.24 If the crimper isn't adjusted properly for the connector that'll happen. Or if you use poor quality
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:49am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this? Thankfully no. I had my boat mechanic troubleshoot it as I
What are these screw things called jviss at 7:36am 07.11.24 How do you get the inside surface of the mast? You feel the Tef-gel does that? So from a productio
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 7:34am 07.11.24 Anyone have an idea as to where one can find drawings for the Arch? Looking at the possibility of ma
Fresh water pump jviss at 7:33am 07.11.24 I have a Par 36800-1000 3.3GPM 40PSI pump. It's old school, a belt driven diaphragm pump. They las
What are these screw things called dLj at 7:32am 07.11.24 No, I just use the brush that comes with Tef-Gel to thoroughly coat the hole with it. How do you g
Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 7:25am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
Fresh water pump Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:03am 07.11.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumu
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:59am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure sw
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:57am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure swi
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:53am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:44am 07.11.24 Are you wrapping the rivets in the tape then inserting and riveting? dj No, I just use the brush
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:42am 07.11.24 I've done a lot stainless to aluminum attachments, and using thin white tape between them, and Tef-

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