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Fuel tank sending unit 87Jayhawk at 12:09pm 01.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1733 Thanks for the advice on my leaking thru hull. All repairs made by the boatyard. Now I am moving o
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 9:06am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1319 I am planning a three-night cruise and considering purchasing a flexible solar panel and charger kit
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 8:27am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/551 As title says, wondering if anybody has experience installing a Code Zero sail on a Sabre 34?
Considering sonar stickinthemud57 at 8:27am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1536 I sail a MacGregor 26S with a swinging centerboard. WIth plans to sail in unfamiliar and potentially
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 2:59am 01.27.23 Big Boats 19/2041 Hi everyone, we're in Tunisia for winter and attempting to get some urgent John's done before crossi
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. Orcas Bob at 5:25pm 01.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1490 After several months of zero use, the single lever faucet, once turned on, won't shut off. Guessing
Made it to Mexico! (3) MarkHejtmanek at 3:55pm 01.26.23 Smaller Boats 0/1328 Last Spring, I decided to jump into sailing for 3 reasons: 1) I used to sail (and race) small sailbo
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 2:59pm 01.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1543 My Oceanis 40.1 galley fiddles took some heavy use last summer, anyone had to re-paint or touch up t
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 1:37pm 01.26.23 Catalina 22 13/2242 Been away from the forum for awhile....that said, wth was Catalina thinking putting cleats on a C22
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 11:40am 01.26.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1742 I am looking to get back into sailing and have found some great information on these forums. I had
Need a "double" block at the mast base (2) Justin_NSA at 11:39am 01.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2607 Pictures aren't so great, but I think they work. I'd like to replace one of these single blocks with
Remove Maxwell 1000 fron 320mk2 Brahmany at 8:36am 01.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/766 The maxwell 1000 anchor winch has siezed on my 320 mk2. Wondering if anybody had to remove the unit
Universal 5411 2 cyl Diesel RBilly at 6:33am 01.26.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/740 I have an '83 O'day 28 with the above engine. A Kubota block. I have a thin metal plate 2 1/8 in lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:34pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 50/4872 I'm considering a portable dual-fuel inverter-type generator as a backup power generation source - a
Crack on rudder (2) Mclovin at 7:31pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3164 I hauled my boat this winter to check things out. We have 2001 hunter 460 and have had it for about
Line routing to cockpit (1) tenacity31 at 3:13pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 18/4926 I've read a lot of general guidance about this topic on this forum. Seeeking some specific advice/pr
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 2:35pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1946 I just installed lithium batteries on my sailboat and have a lead acid starter battery and separate
New NOAA Marine Product dlochner at 2:00pm 01.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1333 Saw this post in today's Noonsite email: uTube video of weather analysis for the Caribbean and trop
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 1:46pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2497 We are going to purchase a new Main sail for our 2003 Hunter 356. We have had several jams when fur
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 11:43am 01.25.23 Big Boats 36/3971 Hello everyone. Does somebody knows where the solenoid that cuts the fuel to the yanmar is located?

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Merit 22 owners Los at 8:27am 05.13.25 Hi Digger1. If the loop falls down, do you somehow put it back up when lowering the mast? or do you
CNG Moon Dytuck at 8:26am 05.13.25 Hi, I just got my CNG stove working. I went to Trillium in Florida and you can fill the tank there.
Prop Walk dlochner at 8:14am 05.13.25 A while back I started watching TimBatSea YouTube channel. Tim is a tug boat captain who videos show
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Johann at 8:09am 05.13.25 PLEASE delete this recommendation. It is highly unsafe! Using a cable with dual male connectors ex
Prop Walk D Swanson at 8:03am 05.13.25 For a decent explanation and demonstration of how to use prop walk, Leo's most recent video is timel
Prop Walk Michael Davis at 7:54am 05.13.25
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Don S/V ILLusion at 7:32am 05.13.25
B&R rig tuning take 1 SteveHughessails at 7:28am 05.13.25 Fingers crossed, thanks for the positivity :) I am going to lift her this weekend and check the ce
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore fred1diver at 7:19am 05.13.25 Ok, so I looked at all my boat pictures, managed to find one with the inverter. It is a Xantrex X po
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Captain Larry-DH at 7:11am 05.13.25 Which inverter do you have? I've never seen one that large that did not have wiring outputs in add
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration BigEasy at 7:02am 05.13.25 I replaced engine mounts a few months ago on my 3YM30 Yanmar. Excessive vibration in neutral idle,
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore fred1diver at 6:34am 05.13.25 I do not remember which brand or model we have, next time on the boat I will look it up. Thank you a
B&R rig tuning take 1 jssailem at 5:32am 05.13.25
Stereo drawing from both house and starter battery banks? colemj at 5:32am 05.13.25 Do you have a 1-2-Both switch on the batteries? If so, is it on 2? Mark
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore colemj at 5:30am 05.13.25 Which inverter do you have? I've never seen one that large that did not have wiring outputs in addi
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore dLj at 5:23am 05.13.25 What inverter do you have? It's unusual for a 3Kv inverter to only have one outlet. I'm wondering if
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms colemj at 5:18am 05.13.25 Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
37c fuel tank cleaning shemandr at 5:17am 05.13.25 There are services that will come to your boat and polish your fuel, and/or clean your tank. No fus
Hunter 28 seacock info needed kappykaplan at 4:36am 05.13.25 Thank you! De nada
Hunter 28 seacock info needed skob1014 at 4:35am 05.13.25 Thank you!

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