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Universal diesel engine wiring harness jcb2 at 9:44am 04.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1363 I have an O'Day 31 and just pulled my Universal diesel (M18) out to remove the prop shaft. In doing
Convert Jabsco Manual Head to Electric robfmcc at 9:38am 04.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2219 I am thinking of converting my manual Jabsco head to an electric head on a 1998 Beneteau 352. I've
Ditching the Salon Table (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:04am 04.15.13 Catalina 310 13/3420 We are ditching our salon table. The area just feels so much bigger with the table gone. For now
Battery Isolation Nrmlspeed at 7:26am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 20/2625 I may be overdoing it but my technique for putting the boat away is to disconnect the battery. Is th
Commissioning my first time. Stormydog at 6:01am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1177 Hello all, this will be our first time commissioning our boat. Our boat is a 28' Catalina MKII. We d
swing keel removal (3) ancbob at 5:48am 04.15.13 Catalina 22 28/9287 Ok, so I have the sled built and under the boat. 3 of the 4 keel bolts loosened just fine. For the f
Fitting a life raft on a Hunter 33 Bertus at 5:29am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/968 Does anyone know where a life raft is supposed to be fitted on a Hunter 33?
Electric Head seadaddler at 4:13am 04.15.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1920 Anyone put a electric head on a 2007 H-36,my wife talking to our friends with a raritan electric hea
Aircon & Genset Ken13559 at 4:11am 04.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1704 I've a 12000BTU Cruiseair Zephyr ZF12K aircon. Borrowed a friend's Elemax SHX2000 genset just for tr
Deck Recore Ajay73 at 3:14am 04.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/3526 Last week I cut into my deck under a turning block because of some wet plywood when drilling out one
Need to buy sail(s) airshac at 8:45pm 04.14.13 Trailer Sailors 11/2919 I just bought a Mac 22 and need sails for it. Looking mostly for the main sail to get started, I'm
need some help identifying Nosidamt at 7:42pm 04.14.13 Balboa 1/1239 I just purchased a Balboa Sailboat. It measures 24' LOA. I am not able to find a hull plate on it
Hull make up Tom Joad at 6:21pm 04.14.13 Newport 3/2826 Can anyone tell me about the makeup of the hull of a 1974 newport 27? Specifically thickness, mat
Asymetrical Spinnaker halyard on 35.5 Barquito at 5:45pm 04.14.13 Big Boats 0/794 Has anyone run a new spinnaker halyard in a 35.5. We are now the proud new owners of a 1992 Hunter L
What's the 1st thing you should do... (4) rgranger at 5:24pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2297 ... when you buy a 35+ year old sailboat? :troll: Remove the 10 layers of bottom paint to see w
Water supply pump dmwais305 at 5:16pm 04.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/782 We purchased a Hunter 50C/C with a/c and have concern that the water supply pump may not have enough
O'Day 25, helm support Isla-Mae at 5:13pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/936 I am in the final stages of rebuilding my '77 P'Day 25. There are cracks in the gel coat at the lowe
Where/How do you attach fender lines? Ward H at 4:54pm 04.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 25/7213 I ordered new fenders and I am learning to splice by using some extra Trophy Braid to make 6 foot fe
Life of bottom paint out of water mdsdurango at 4:52pm 04.14.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1289 Second post from new member searching for a great sailboat up to 30'. I'm looking at a boat that has
Cockpit and Courtesy lights always on PDReynolds at 4:50pm 04.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4222 This may be real easy to answer. I have just purchased my 2006 Beneteau 423 and I am still getting t

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bridge clearance question John T1594 at 7:58am 02.07.23 We sail our Hunter 340 in the Barnegat Bay region of New Jersey (NOAA Chart 12324). There are two f
Meet your new Forum Administrator dlochner at 7:58am 02.07.23 Thank you all for the supportive comments and humorous jabs. They are appreciated. A question was
Why??? Will Gilmore at 7:49am 02.07.23 So he was bass-ackwards? Was it the front porch or the back porch? -Will
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:36am 02.07.23 If there is one take home message from this thread, it is to understand what you need for what you
Engine Model dlochner at 7:28am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowin
Miami boat show 2023....you goin? dLj at 7:24am 02.07.23 I've never gone to the Miami show. I go to the Annapolis show in October. I've been going there for
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 7:24am 02.07.23 Yes, but then you have to have all the instruments you are looking at that can A) send a signal you
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams flightlead404 at 7:19am 02.07.23 Thanks TWalker H260. Looks like the same document as I referenced above; however, the expanded lis
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:07am 02.07.23 Just to clarify for newcomers who are reading the thread, chart plotters can range in price from $7
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 6:59am 02.07.23 Modern chart plotters are much more than a navigation device. Ours is an AP controller, radar disp
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (2) tfox2069 at 6:13am 02.07.23 On our 2005 H38 an automatic extinguisher was factory installed. Upon activation (a simple glas tub
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? ice breaker at 6:01am 02.07.23 It should just slide out. The first time I pulled mine there was some calking attached to it from w
Oday 302 keel surface Tin Kicker at 5:51am 02.07.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Tin Kicker at 5:47am 02.07.23 Just to clarify for newcomers who are reading the thread, chart plotters can range in price from $7
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips fero at 5:30am 02.07.23 Thanks for all the input.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators dlochner at 5:12am 02.07.23 Tip: All 60Hz, singe phase 120VAC Generators, Run at 1800 rpm. Most, not all. http://www.ne
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (1) dlochner at 5:08am 02.07.23 I reflect on the Polynesian sailors that use no instruments at all. And I compare to our western mo
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 5:02am 02.07.23 Thanks for the reply, and for the picture. Yes, we found those 4 screws are removed them. There's
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